Jason Pye

Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.

BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.

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JUST IN: Fed judge in Seattle strikes down several provisions in Trump executive order on election integrity. Judge John Chun (Biden) says the Constitution assigns the president no role in election administration. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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We're three former newspaper people who couldn't sit by and watch Trump destroy this country. So we're helping to call attention to what he's doing and, we hope, rally support to stop him.

I'd love to see a reporter ask rank-and-file ICE agents if they understand that the administration is clearly hoping one of them gets killed out there.

"Are you ready to give your life to become a meme pushed by incels on Twitter for a couple days?"

E.U. and South America to Form Free-Trade Zone With 700 Million People

And the world moves forward to greater peace & prosperity, without 🇺🇸. Thank you, Donald Trump, for this Golden Age… 🫠 cc @dpounder.bsky.social @fergdawg.bsky.social @frashure.org @tylerharris.bsky.social @jasonpye.bsky.social @aaronrosspowell.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/b...

US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8 | CNN Politics The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern Command.

No declaration of war. No congressional oversight. No accountability. 'At least 95 people have now been killed in strikes on suspected drug boats as part of a campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear' via @cnn.com Welcome to the Golden Age. www.cnn.com/2025/12/15/p...

Lee Introduces Safer Supervision Act to Reduce Repeat Crime and Waste WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Safer Supervision Act to improve efficiency of supervised release programs and reduce repeat crime and government waste. The bipartisan legisla...

"The Safer Supervision Act is a responsible, data-driven approach to improving federal probation and supervised release... it delivers smarter justice, supports victims, and keeps communities secure." - @jasonpye.bsky.social, Vice President

Press release: www.lee.senate.gov/2025/11/lee-...

'President Trump early Tuesday threatened to send more troops to cities amid his crackdown on crime, telling U.S. service members in Japan that *** some places may need “more than the National Guard ***”' via @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/sta... @radleybalko.bsky.social @billybinion.bsky.social

My stepdaughter is trying to explain the “6-7” thing to me. No, I didn’t ask for her to explain it.

#NoKings in Leesburg, Virginia

On the Death of Conservative-Libertarian Fusionism Classical liberals and libertarians need to seek new allies

From @jasonpye.bsky.social: “The fusionist experiment is dead.” https://www.exiledpolicy.com/p/on-the-death-of-conservative-libertarian

Crime Dropped Significantly in 2024 Rhetoric About Crime Doesn’t Meet Reality

Despite the political rhetoric surrounding crime, the violent crime rate in the United States dropped to its lowest level since 1969.

@jasonpye.bsky.social analyzes the most recent crime data and explains how public perception continues to lag behind the facts: idueprocess.org/blog/f/crime...

“It’s a self-licking ice cream cone of crazy” former Congressman @denverr.bsky.social explains why Trump’s $10 billion dollar lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over the Epstein story may come back to haunt him.

I don’t know exactly what happened. I’ve inferred things. Doug was a good and smart guy. Some people just have demons they can’t shake.

“Populism is a Cancer.” Due Process & the Big Budget Bill, with special guest, Jason Pye

NEW! @biodoss.bsky.social @frashure.bsky.social & I spoke w @jasonpye.bsky.social w. @dueprocess.bsky.social & discussed the erosion of due process rights & Constitutional protections under the Trump admin.➕hyper-partisanship, the budget bill, authoritarianism & more open.spotify.com/episode/4NTP...

“Populism is a Cancer.” Due Process & the Big Budget Bill, with special guest, Jason Pye Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast · Episode

Special guest @jasonpye.bsky.social from @dueprocess.bsky.social joined us on the podcast to discuss due process and the One Bad Behemoth Bill.

CBO published the estimated interest costs of the House-passed OBBBA. The estimate is $551 billion. Brings the deficit impact to $3 trillion. There are 16 provisions that could be extended before they expire. If all are extended, the deficit impact would be around $4.3 trillion.

🤩 Huge news as Vice President Jason Pye (@jasonpye.bsky.social) is now a member of the Council on Criminal Justice!

👏 Join us in congratulating Jason as he continues to be an outstanding advocate and voice for criminal legal reform!

"More than 70 million Americans have a record — either of an arrest or a conviction. Sealing a record is the key to providing someone with a meaningful opportunity to move forward."

Read @jasonpye.bsky.social's op-ed on why Congress should support the Clean Slate Act: thehill.com/opinion/5241...

This potentially looming recession is a policy choice.

Your $1,000 iPhone is now a $1,540 iPhone.