Mark Jacob

Pressed by Democrats on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack

If the New York Times wanted to focus on the most relevant aspect of Pam Bondi’s testimony, this headline would say that she dodged questions. Instead, NYT postures as “objective“ and treats Bondi’s appearance as if it’s a pro wrestling match.
This is media cowardice.

This image was posted on X today by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Trump’s government has declared war on the American people — or some of them, based on race.

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.

Here's background on the Tom Homan scandal, which the Trumpsters are trying to shut down.

Pam Bondi won't say what happened to the $50,000 in taxpayer money that border czar Tom Homan pocketed in an FBI undercover investigation that the Trump regime dropped.
We don't even know if Homan paid taxes on the ill-gotten $50,000.
Crime is no longer against the law with these crooks in charge.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

"With local news in a severe tailspin for decades, there was a real question about whether Chicago’s media would meet the moment. But they have indeed," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in Stop The Presses.

Latinos in Chicago are our neighbors. They make our community better. They're not a problem at all.
Texas National Guard troops are not our neighbors. They make our community worse. They're our main problem right now.

YouTube video by MSNBC Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

Remarkable take down by @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com of a @cnn.com anchor who proudly reported on his unverified 'text interview' with Trump. He's not named here but it was Jake Tapper who gave Trump questions in advance & has no idea who actually typed the responses.

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Editorial: We need our leaders to stay cool as ICE-related chaos gets hot Provocateurs on the right and left were the story of a chaotic weekend in Chicago. Our political leaders need to reclaim the narrative and cool things down.

A fascist dictator is ordering armed troops from another state to invade the city of Chicago, and the Chicago Tribune editorial board reacts by warning Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson to avoid injudicious language. Really.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

As I told @markjacob.bsky.social, Chicago journalists are doing a helluva job covering the ICE incursion of our city. The dogged, on-the ground- reporting reveals what's actually happening, not what ICE wants you to believe.

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Very good point. MAGA propaganda would have a better chance of succeeding without the efforts of on the ground journos on this:

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation.
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Democrat accuses Mike Johnson of ‘suspicious’ delay of swearing-in to avoid Epstein vote Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., told MSNBC she’s not a “conspiracy theorist” but said she couldn’t come up with another explanation for the delay.

Still waiting for Speaker Mike Johnson to allow the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, who was elected 2 weeks ago. Grijalva’s vote could pave the way for House action on releasing the Epstein files – which Johnson opposes. In his version of Christianity, they cover up for child sex predators.

The man behind the all-powerful presidency

The New York Times is willing to say we’re “on the brink” of “the all-powerful presidency,” but it’s not willing to say Trump is building a dictatorship. The D word is too much for them.

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look' The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

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🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.

24 hours after Kash Patel releases a statement to “clarify” that the agents went there AFTER the riot was well underway, & Fox reported Trump’s claim was false, Johnson continues to intentionally lie about it on national TV. Maybe he should pray about why he lies constantly. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Trump deleted his bizarre post featuring an AI video of him endorsing “medbeds,” which raises the question of whether he’s so confused that he thought it was a real video of him talking

Giangreco calling Rahm Emanuel “very authentic and real“ made me spit up my coffee.

Rahm Emanuel road-tests populist message in Iowa while ‘thinking’ about 2028 At a Democratic fish fry in Des Moines, the former Chicago mayor hones in on economic fairness, education and fatigue with the status quo.

Please, no. Rahm Emanuel would be the Democrats’ worst possible choice for 2028. (If there even is a real 2028 election.)

What the Trump regime doesn’t want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.

This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting

The names of the dead and wounded

Jose Andres Bordones-Molina

Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez

Norlan Guzman-Fuentes

Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

I plead guilty. Can I get off with a fine?

Jake Tapper gets to ask hard questions.
Mike Johnson gets to dodge those questions and promote his fascist lies.
It’s a collaboration.
If CNN ferociously defended the truth and our democracy, Mike Johnson would never appear there. He does it because it’s to his advantage.

If the political crisis in the U.S. happened in a Third World country, the New York Times would write a story headlined “(Country X) Is Fast Becoming a Dictatorship.”
So why not that headline for the U.S.?

Trump’s moves to tighten power and punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in the...

Here’s the AP story. Despite my quibbles, I applaud this story, which goes further than most mainstream media in warning people that Trump is becoming a dictator.

And you’re fooling yourself if you think the U.S. is a “long way“ from becoming Venezuela.

Trump’s moves to tighten power and punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded

Thanks for writing this, AP. But “died“ would be a better word than “faded.“

Chicago.

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Thats patently false and is exactly what I’m talking about. You just expressed that you don’t believe anything anymore. Which means Trump wins! The Guardian is actually a good, free news source. The Associated Press is almost always accurate.

People don’t have to believe Trump’s lies for them to be effective. If people think, “I don’t know what to believe,” he’s accomplished his aim. That way, people won’t know whether to believe all the factual, documented evidence of his corruption.

Trump aims to make Americans stupider and thus easier to manipulate. That means bathing them in AI slop and conspiracy theories so they don’t notice he’s imposed a dictatorship until it’s too late to stop it. (It’s not too late to stop it, but almost.)