Jonathan Huneke
@jonathanhuneke.bsky.social
Guitar-picking beach-comber and dog-walker. Retired communications pro.
I’ve done this type pf training and found it very helpful and empowering. Oregonians can check out the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition for information and training resources!
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I’ve done this type pf training and found it very helpful and empowering. Oregonians can check out the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition for information and training resources!
Farewell David Brooks. Love him or hate him, he always gave us something to think about!
Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Farewell David Brooks. Love him or hate him, he always gave us something to think about!
Bravo Minnesota!
Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Bravo Minnesota!
We don’t need Greenland. What we need is decent, affordable healthcare!
Opinion | Five Americans on Going Broke Paying for Their Health Care
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We don’t need Greenland. What we need is decent, affordable healthcare!
Note to mainstream media reporters: I am sorry you were subjected to this interminable briefing. But please do your job and STOP SANE-WASHING THIS MAN!!! He has pretty clearly slipped into dementia.
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In surprise appearance, Trump discusses Somalia, Columbus Day, binder clips
Donald Trump’s extended, unfiltered appearance in the briefing room reflected a presidency increasingly unburdened by traditional constraints.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Note to mainstream media reporters: I am sorry you were subjected to this interminable briefing. But please do your job and STOP SANE-WASHING THIS MAN!!! He has pretty clearly slipped into dementia.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Happy Polar Opposite of Trump Day to all who celebrate!
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Happy Polar Opposite of Trump Day to all who celebrate!
Excellent look at the “resource curse,” and how Venezuela fits in the global oil market.
No blood for oil? That doesn’t make sense for Venezuela.
Podcast Episode · Reasonably Optimistic · 01/10/2026 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Excellent look at the “resource curse,” and how Venezuela fits in the global oil market.
Disappointing but not surprising…
Trump announces U.S. will leave dozens of international organizations
The White House announced it is withdrawing participation and funding from 66 multilateral bodies on everything from climate to cotton.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Disappointing but not surprising…
As someone who sports a Dwight Yoakum-style cowboy hat every so often, I can’t argue with this.
Opinion | This hat should be America’s national dress
Everyone is dressing as Americans. This calls for action.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
As someone who sports a Dwight Yoakum-style cowboy hat every so often, I can’t argue with this.
Wow, this is a terrific essay! Insightful and incisive.
Opinion | There Is a Way Out of This Mess
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wow, this is a terrific essay! Insightful and incisive.
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Opinion | A Semi-Darwinian Chart Semi-Explaining 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Some good points here. I’d add that doctprs shouldn’t be employed by the hospitals/groups that provide the teats they recommend. If they and their offices could act as navigators to treatment, it would be a big help. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | Why Both Republicans and Democrats Are Wrong About Health Care
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Some good points here. I’d add that doctprs shouldn’t be employed by the hospitals/groups that provide the teats they recommend. If they and their offices could act as navigators to treatment, it would be a big help. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Pretty clear that the impact is positive.
Are Refugees Good or Bad for the Economy? Here’s What the Numbers Say
They have high rates of entrepreneurship and over time produce more in tax revenues than they receive in government benefits, studies show.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Pretty clear that the impact is positive.
I never knew the backstory to my favorite yogurt!
Chuck Kesey, Probiotic Yogurt Pioneer, Dies at 87
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I never knew the backstory to my favorite yogurt!
This is a very solid affordability agenda
What Democrats Must Pledge to America
Ten ways to make America more affordable
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is a very solid affordability agenda
“When compared to human drivers on the same roads, Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91 percent fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes and 80 percent fewer crashes causing any injury.”
Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“When compared to human drivers on the same roads, Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91 percent fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes and 80 percent fewer crashes causing any injury.”
It’s mainly the salt that’ll kill you.
Here’s What’s Really in a Can of Campbell’s Chicken Soup
Campbell’s fired an executive who allegedly said it relies on ingredients that are bad for people’s health. Now, the company is defending its most well-known products.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It’s mainly the salt that’ll kill you.
Does the military have to follow unlawful orders? What the oath says.
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Does the military have to follow unlawful orders? What the oath says.
Democrats urged members of the military to refuse illegal orders — something President Trump called “seditious.” In fact, service members are bound by their oath of enlistment.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Does the military have to follow unlawful orders? What the oath says.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Because we wouldn’t want Nazis and Klansmen to feel bad about themselves, would we?…
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Because we wouldn’t want Nazis and Klansmen to feel bad about themselves, would we?…
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Sensible analysis and recommendations from Dani Rodrik.
Opinion | What Even Is a ‘Good’ Job?
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sensible analysis and recommendations from Dani Rodrik.
Yup.
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Yup.
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Really interesting!
Opinion | A Simple Fix to America’s Soaring Electricity Prices
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Really interesting!
Just when you’ve given up on David Brooks, he comes through with something trenchant like this.
Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just when you’ve given up on David Brooks, he comes through with something trenchant like this.