Thomas Jacobs

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A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win

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I couldn’t agree more. Vance is much more ideologically nefarious than Trump. Trump is instinctively authoritarian; but not ideological. Vance supports the Christian nationalist initiatives in Project 2025 and he’s a Peter Thiel techno-authoritarian disciple as well. All around bad news.

Me, to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com last night:

"[Lindsey Halligan] has no more authority than you or I or my two corgis to present an indictment to a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia."

I love James Talarico. I wish more Americans did. You have great taste!

‘Underwater’: Young voters, Black Americans sour on Trump as job market struggles The economy has defied the worst forecasts, but its resilience masks weaknesses that expose elements of his coalition to any slowdown in employment.

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Trump’s shutdown architect: Russ Vought’s plan to deconstruct the government was years in the making | CNN Politics Vought has transformed a role typically focused on the weeds of congressional appropriations into Trump’s primary instrument to dismantle, piece-by-piece, federal agencies and spending plans.

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‘A lot of fight’: Hakeem Jeffries is determined to make a mark on the shutdown standoff The House minority leader has made conspicuous moves to make himself a leading foil to Donald Trump.

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“Shedding his reputation as a cool, careful and sometimes overly calculating leader, Jeffries has staked out a much more aggressive approach in recent weeks as he and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer careened into a confrontation with President Donald Trump.

Yes ma’am. We have to put squabbles on the left aside and come together in full opposition to this authoritarian, kleptocratic regime. Love your posts!

Just wanted to say, love your posts! Keep up the good work!

True!

DOJ nearing decision whether to charge former FBI Director James Comey with lying to Congress, sources say | CNN Politics Federal prosecutors are nearing a decision to bring possible perjury charges against former FBI Director James Comey, with a legal deadline expiring on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the i...

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Hopefully, this momentum persists into the mid-terms next year, 2026. I think it will persist given how pathetic the current occupant of the White House is.

Thune breaks with Trump admin over Tylenol, government role in free speech “I think there are an awful lot of people in the medical community who come to a different conclusion about the use of Tylenol,” Thune said.

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Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’ The president doubled down on his claims that critical media coverage of him is "illegal."

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Mask-off Authoritarianism

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

"Homan indicated he would facilitate securing contracts for them in exchange for money once he was in office...

"On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills..."

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True!

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YouTube video by LUBACH Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been cancelled | The New Disney | LUBACH

The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV
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Love this epic series, the novels and the television show. You have great taste!

Haha! Good work

Pentagon’s crackdown on Kirk comments stirs fears among troops Some troops and Defense Department employees worry they will face politically motivated punishments for social media posts that are seen as disloyal to President Donald Trump.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09... “The overtly political tinge has stunned civilian employees/service members, who pledge an oath to the Constitution and not a political leader. Some worry they will face politically motivated punishments for posts that are seen as disloyal to President Donald Trump”

John Rawls & Civil Disobedience: Is Violence Ever Permissible? | TheCollector It is often held that civil disobedience is permissible if it is non-violent. John Rawls defends this view in his book A Theory of Justice. But is this restriction just?

www.thecollector.com/john-rawls-c... “To engage in violent acts likely to injure or hurt is incompatible civil disobedience as a mode of address. Indeed, any interference with the civil liberties of others tends to obscure the civilly disobedient quality of one’s act.”

ABC Suspends ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ “Indefinitely” Over Charlie Kirk Comments The network’s decision comes after affiliate group Nexstar said it would pull the late-night show, and the chairman of the FCC suggested he might take action against ABC.

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My bully, Georgia decked out for Halloween through AI.

Barack Obama issues political violence warning—"We have to be concerned" "It is anathema to what it means to be a democratic country," the former president said.

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