Jake
@jhammy1.bsky.social
hoping to make a positive impact in a crazy world.
As a lifelong Raiders fan, I put in a lot of effort into fantasy football. 🏈
As a lifelong Raiders fan, I put in a lot of effort into fantasy football. 🏈
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EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future ahead of Trump-Putin summit
EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty endorsed by all European Union leaders except for Hungary’s Viktor Orbán
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All but one of the European heads of state and government have said that Ukrainians must have the freedom to decide their future, ahead of a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
“Meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities,” the leaders said, adding that “we share the conviction that a diplomatic solution must protect Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
EU leaders say Ukraine should have freedom to decide its future ahead of Trump-Putin summit
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August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Not only will we continue to demand the release of the unredacted (other than that of the victims), Epstein files, we demand the victims be heard!
We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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We don't care what a convicted sex trafficker has to say. The only voices that matter are those of the victims.
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Every Democratic state that can do this, should do this.
Then, when we control the levels of power in DC, we ban gerrymandering for the entire country. Once and for all. Everyone playing by the same rules.
Then, when we control the levels of power in DC, we ban gerrymandering for the entire country. Once and for all. Everyone playing by the same rules.
August 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Every Democratic state that can do this, should do this.
Then, when we control the levels of power in DC, we ban gerrymandering for the entire country. Once and for all. Everyone playing by the same rules.
Then, when we control the levels of power in DC, we ban gerrymandering for the entire country. Once and for all. Everyone playing by the same rules.
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Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
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I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
January 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
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It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
August 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
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My law firm is currently litigating 48 voting and election cases in 23 states including 7 redistricting cases in AL, GA, LA, NC TX, & WI.
August 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 48 voting and election cases in 23 states including 7 redistricting cases in AL, GA, LA, NC TX, & WI.
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Do you ever just get sad about how many people have fully embraced anti-intellectualism?
July 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Do you ever just get sad about how many people have fully embraced anti-intellectualism?
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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I am sounding less like a loon
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I am sounding less like a loon
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It’s all one long sick joke
July 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It’s all one long sick joke
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A primer for the civically ill-informed.
July 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A primer for the civically ill-informed.
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Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
July 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
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Some early morning thoughts on what is happening in the world.
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some early morning thoughts on what is happening in the world.
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.