Jonathan Soll
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Jonathan Soll
@juando82.bsky.social
Conservation biologist, husband, dad, wannabe poltico, gardner
Why Trump cares so much about renaming things

One could guess that he has a small mishapen body part, but more likely just another egotist who hopes to live forever, even though most of the world cant wait to forget him

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Why Trump cares so much about renaming things
Newspapers and other media outlets will have to decide whether to comply or refuse to fall in line.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Rich and voiceless: How Putin has kept Russia's billionaires on side in the war

Wow. I wish I could say it was different in the USA - but the similarities are striking

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Rich and voiceless: How Putin has kept Russia's billionaires on side in the war - BBC News
Western sanctions have failed to turn the uber-rich into opponents, and Putin's policies have turned them into silent backers.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: "Embarrass them"

I believe he signed a bill into law to release all the files. Am I wrong? Every day - he finds a way to disappoint and disgust

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Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: "Embarrass them"
As prosecutors contend with a massive trove of Epstein files, President Trump suggested Friday the Justice Department is spending too much time on the issue — but said Democrats should be named.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Dear keader says “I have Zelenskyy and I have Bibi coming. They’re all coming. They all come,” Trump said. “They respect our country again.””

Fear is not respect and desperation isnt appreciation. Every day the Trump fubds a new way ti disgust me.
December 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’

I tend towards more moderate language in general but i basically agree

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UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
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December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

If only “Christians” actually acted Christ-like.

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The pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The President says to a small child “Coal is clean and beautiful, please remember that at all costs.”
He is like the drunk Uncle at the holiday party but with a lot of power.
December 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The President says
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind receive lease suspension orders from US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

So outrageous - but if you think GCC is a hoax…

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Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind receive lease suspension orders from US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The criticim of Heritage Foundation staffers who left to work for Mike Pence’s AAF as “disloyal” is just more scary fascist stuff. Not a surpise though.
December 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Trump’s new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons

The man’s ego has no limit. If only his ambitions were aimed for something decent

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Trump’s new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons
The president wants to outfit new surface ships with weapons that haven't been deployed since the Cold War.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to memorial Congress created for JFK

Truly disgusting egotism. The man has an unquechable thirst.

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PHOTOS: Kennedy Center adds Trump's name to memorial Congress created for JFK
Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial to Kennedy in 1964, the year after he was assassinated. The law explicitly prohibits the board of trustees from making the center into a ...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
What’s missing from the Epstein files release.

Anything meaningful. Im more sure than ever they are hiding something Trumpy

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What’s missing from the Epstein files release
A lot of information that would help the public understand the case is still under wraps.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House

The man truly has no bottom

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Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House
President Trump took personal swipes at his top presidential foes in new plaques installed along the White House's "Presidential Walk of Fame."
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December 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Trump announces 'TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers

Help me understand why the obsession w Venezuela

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Trump announces 'TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday what he called a "blockade" of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, ratcheting up American pressure on the Venezuelan regime.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela

Yes, because it is Venezuela not Russia or China that is the real threat. Yeesh

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Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Ive been seeing videos suggesting Russia’s economy is teetering and that they may even have to import gasoline!
Perfect time to ramp up the pressue - give Ukraine long-range missiles and missile defense. Forget venezuela - regime change in Russia
December 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war

What’s next, The free press is terrorist organizing?
Fentanyl trafficking is horrible but come on

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Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war
Trump has already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a WMD. Experts on street drugs and fentanyl...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
4 Defendants Arrested for Alleged ….Plot to Bomb U.S. Companies on New Year’s Eve

So 1. I dont believe anything Bondi or Patel says. 2. I do not condone violence, but Trump and Co violent suppression of opposition is going to have consequences. Law of nature

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Four Defendants Arrested for Alleged Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Government Plot to Bomb U.S. Companies on New Year’s Eve
Four members of an anti-capitalist and anti-government group that calls for violence against U.S. officials have been arrested for allegedly plotting to attack two U.S. companies with improvised explo...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Cacophony of grifters": MAGA infighting erodes real-world power

Perfect description. One can only hope (and fight)

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"Cacophony of grifters": MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
"There's no focus on anything philosophical or even ideological right now."
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December 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announces a campaign for Minnesota governor

If he wins, the apocalypse is truly coming.

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell announces a campaign for Minnesota governor
Lindell, a Trump backer who promoted debunked allegations about the 2020 elections and has been embroiled in defamation suits, joins a crowded Republican field.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’

How long have we been waiting for Trump- care? I believe he promised it (better and cheaper) early in his first term. Still waiting.

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GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
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December 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Bessent says U.S. will finish the year with 3% GDP growth, sees 'very strong' holiday season

But minimum wage hasnt changed, and Trumps taxes punish the poor and middle class so who cares?

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Bessent says U.S. will finish the year with 3% GDP growth, sees 'very strong' holiday season
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the economy will end the year on strong footing and said the president was disappointed in economic coverage in the media.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties after pardon

You know who else requires absolute loyalty? The mafia.

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Trump calls Democratic Rep. Cuellar 'disloyal' for not switching parties after pardon
Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspir...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are not America First

They are if you are a rich American or hate non-white immigrants.

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Former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are not America First
The relationship between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of President Trump's most loyal backers, soured over the Epstein files and disagreements over MAGA policies.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM