Jes
@jessimo.bsky.social
Them They / She Her
Just trying to keep up.
I don't practice speciesism.
I know very little but love a lot
and I'm rooting for the underdog.
Just trying to keep up.
I don't practice speciesism.
I know very little but love a lot
and I'm rooting for the underdog.
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NEW: Alina Habba has finally stepped down as New Jersey’s lead federal prosecutor after a three-month court challenge found her appointment without Senate confirmation illegal.
Alina Habba will stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor—for now
Trump's former lawyer has quit the New Jersey US attorney's office after losing an appeal.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW: Alina Habba has finally stepped down as New Jersey’s lead federal prosecutor after a three-month court challenge found her appointment without Senate confirmation illegal.
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Alina Habba was first ruled to be playacting as US Attorney on August 21 (though she had already been playacting at that point since July 1).
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Alina Habba was first ruled to be playacting as US Attorney on August 21 (though she had already been playacting at that point since July 1).
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
So taxpayers have paid for Alina to pretend she's US Attorney for 109 days.
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Style guide:
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Style guide:
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
Alina Habba is not STEPPING DOWN.
She is ending her unlawful charade that she is US Attorney.
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"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
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Thanks to Trump's pardons, the GOP is the party of terrorists, drug dealers and child rapists.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thanks to Trump's pardons, the GOP is the party of terrorists, drug dealers and child rapists.
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And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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"We've always been on the same side of every issue," Trump says as he fawns over Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.
The murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one of the issues they were on the same side on.
The murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one of the issues they were on the same side on.
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"We've always been on the same side of every issue," Trump says as he fawns over Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.
The murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one of the issues they were on the same side on.
The murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one of the issues they were on the same side on.
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The message behind “quiet, piggy” was not subtle.
I decide who speaks. I decide what truth is. I decide whose pain persists and whose gets erased. I decide what women are allowed to ask me. I decide which crimes survive and which get swallowed in smoke.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
I decide who speaks. I decide what truth is. I decide whose pain persists and whose gets erased. I decide what women are allowed to ask me. I decide which crimes survive and which get swallowed in smoke.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The message behind “quiet, piggy” was not subtle.
I decide who speaks. I decide what truth is. I decide whose pain persists and whose gets erased. I decide what women are allowed to ask me. I decide which crimes survive and which get swallowed in smoke.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
I decide who speaks. I decide what truth is. I decide whose pain persists and whose gets erased. I decide what women are allowed to ask me. I decide which crimes survive and which get swallowed in smoke.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids
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“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman…”
- Trump, defending the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Crown Prince MBS.
- Trump, defending the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Crown Prince MBS.
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman…”
- Trump, defending the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Crown Prince MBS.
- Trump, defending the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Crown Prince MBS.
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The Trump administration is going to make it harder for the public to learn about wrongdoing by withdrawing protections for whistleblowers.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Trump administration is going to make it harder for the public to learn about wrongdoing by withdrawing protections for whistleblowers.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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“I’ve got a country to run!”
- 11/14/25
- 11/14/25
Trump does not take questions from reporters as he boards Air Force One to head to another weekend getaway at his private club in Florida
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“I’ve got a country to run!”
- 11/14/25
- 11/14/25
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BUT HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE TEXTS WHERE BANNON AND EPSTEIN AGREED TO A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT AND MET ON THE ISLAND REPEATEDLY?
HAVE YOU?
OR ARE YOU DEFLECTING FROM THE MOST CULPABLE ACTORS?
HAVE YOU?
OR ARE YOU DEFLECTING FROM THE MOST CULPABLE ACTORS?
Breaking news: Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that he appeared to be texting a member of Congress during a congressional hearing investigating Donald Trump, and that those texts may have influenced the lawmaker’s questions.
Epstein appeared to text with House member during Cohen hearing, documents show
Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender’s estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker’s questions to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney at a 20...
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
BUT HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE TEXTS WHERE BANNON AND EPSTEIN AGREED TO A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT AND MET ON THE ISLAND REPEATEDLY?
HAVE YOU?
OR ARE YOU DEFLECTING FROM THE MOST CULPABLE ACTORS?
HAVE YOU?
OR ARE YOU DEFLECTING FROM THE MOST CULPABLE ACTORS?
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this is horrifying. if this is true (and it looks like there is ample evidence that it is), she needs to resign. full stop.
Breaking news: Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that he appeared to be texting a member of Congress during a congressional hearing investigating Donald Trump, and that those texts may have influenced the lawmaker’s questions.
Epstein appeared to text with House member during Cohen hearing, documents show
Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender’s estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker’s questions to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney at a 20...
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
this is horrifying. if this is true (and it looks like there is ample evidence that it is), she needs to resign. full stop.
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So basically under Trump our closest allies are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Israel, Hungary, Pakistan, and Argentina. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Homan: "I don't think the UK is a friend to this country and friend of the president"
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So basically under Trump our closest allies are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Israel, Hungary, Pakistan, and Argentina. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Man, look: The regularity with which Trump defends his relationship with Epstein by noting that he never went to Epstein's island makes me think 1) that the island is where the really heinous shit went down and 2) that Trump knows that very, very well.
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Man, look: The regularity with which Trump defends his relationship with Epstein by noting that he never went to Epstein's island makes me think 1) that the island is where the really heinous shit went down and 2) that Trump knows that very, very well.
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Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Published yesterday: The Trump Organization requested a record 184 foreign workers this year.
me, for @forbes.com
me, for @forbes.com
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And it got her an unprecedented transfer as a sex offender to a minimum security Club Fed where she has laptop access, individual meals delivered, a puppy, and yoga class. For a habitual liar and child trafficker to get a deal like that from DOJ is pretty sweet.
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
And it got her an unprecedented transfer as a sex offender to a minimum security Club Fed where she has laptop access, individual meals delivered, a puppy, and yoga class. For a habitual liar and child trafficker to get a deal like that from DOJ is pretty sweet.
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It’s been filed. 🎉🎉🎉
All it takes is one card, in Trump’s house of cards, to fall. This will be the sweetest “I told you so” in my lifetime, and it can’t come soon enough.
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
All it takes is one card, in Trump’s house of cards, to fall. This will be the sweetest “I told you so” in my lifetime, and it can’t come soon enough.
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It’s been filed. 🎉🎉🎉
All it takes is one card, in Trump’s house of cards, to fall. This will be the sweetest “I told you so” in my lifetime, and it can’t come soon enough.
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
All it takes is one card, in Trump’s house of cards, to fall. This will be the sweetest “I told you so” in my lifetime, and it can’t come soon enough.
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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I’m framing this and hanging it next to my emergency whiskey.
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m framing this and hanging it next to my emergency whiskey.
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Not being fired; just redeploying the racist to be "to become deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration"
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Ingrassia says he is moving to a new job within the administration.
The conservative activist withdrew his nomination to oversee a govt. watchdog agency last month after POLITICO reported he made racist comments in a group chat.
The conservative activist withdrew his nomination to oversee a govt. watchdog agency last month after POLITICO reported he made racist comments in a group chat.
Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal
Paul Ingrassia, who withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel last month, says in a farewell email that he’s moving to the GSA.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Not being fired; just redeploying the racist to be "to become deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration"
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“$170 BILLION for ICE. $40 BILLION for Argentina. $1 BILLION for Trump’s Qatari jet. $230 MILLION for Trump’s DOJ “compensation”. $200 MILLION for Noem’s jets… But nothing for health care?
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“$170 BILLION for ICE. $40 BILLION for Argentina. $1 BILLION for Trump’s Qatari jet. $230 MILLION for Trump’s DOJ “compensation”. $200 MILLION for Noem’s jets… But nothing for health care?
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”
This isn’t a question about what 🇺🇸 can or can’t afford — it’s about priorities.”