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Jon DeVaan

@jondevaan.bsky.social

Former Microsoft executive, Excel, Office, Windows. Now working to fix our broken political system. https://represent.us

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At SOTU he said, "The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens"

He both lied and was wrong. The Declaration of Independence says the purpose of government is to secure our unalienable rights.

06.03.2026 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I oversaw counterterrorism at DHS for two years in the first Trump administration.

I’ve never seen DHS less prepared to defend the U.S. against a terrorist attack.

And Trump took us to war five days ago β€” with a country that is hellbent on retaliating.

04.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Top two open primaries are better than closed partisan primaries because then a tiny fraction of voters decide the choices for everyone else, disenfranchising independent and minor party voters.
Top two open primaries do have this potential defect, which is why the Alaska top 4 system is better.

03.03.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These commanders are insane and need to be removed immediately.

03.03.2026 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone needs to ask DOD and Anthropic if Claude targeted the elementary school. That's just one part of the questioning of why a school was attacked.

01.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œLet them eat liver!”

28.02.2026 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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States Across the Country Are Rushing to Ban It. But a Shocking, Little-Known Success Story Shows There’s a Better Way. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel here.

slate.com/life/2026/02...

22.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Will Ferrell appears on SNL to play George W. Bush
YouTube video by Washington Post Will Ferrell appears on SNL to play George W. Bush

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc0N...

16.02.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The, β€œShow us your papers!” administration.

15.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If ICE and CBP don't want to be called secret police, then don't wear masks.Β 
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If they don't want to be accused of kidnapping, then don't drag people out of cars & houses without warrants.
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And if they don't want to be accused of being lawless, then start following the law.

14.02.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1884    πŸ” 562    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 14

Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

14.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 25516    πŸ” 8386    πŸ’¬ 649    πŸ“Œ 339

Read the entire thread.

Justice will come for these clowns, but we have to make it happen.

12.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman in a jersey that reads Impeach 45

A woman in a jersey that reads Impeach 45

Signs that say β€œthe only thing more powerful than hate is love”

Signs that say β€œthe only thing more powerful than hate is love”

Good morning from Godless Heathen Liberal Seattle Super Bowl Champion Parade

11.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Wrong question.
Voting is a right. Why does the GOP want to interfere with the right to vote? They can't answer that question.
They know that it is poor people who typically cannot provide the documents. They know poor people vote for Democrats. That's why they want to interfere with voting rights.

10.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime I glimpsed the monks on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America – their message of loving-kindness had me in tears

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

10.02.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The GOP is pushing their voter suppression bill called the SAVE Act based on the lie that non-citizens are voting in large numbers. Utah knows it is a lie.

09.02.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone should show Ted the Texas gerrymander skew.
Harris won 42.5% of the presidential vote and the new Texas gerrymander will give Ds 20% of the seats.
Why, it's a brazen abuse of power & an insult to democracy!

07.02.2026 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come on Super Bowl crowd! You can do it!

05.02.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is awesome!

05.02.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be a shame if right after the national anthem Super Bowl fans started chanting, "Abolish Ice! Impeach Trump!"

03.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions | Sidney Blumenthal State resolutions are under-utilized right now and could be a significant mobilizing factor for the Democratic party

Interesting. Ds should look carefully at the list of ICE and DHS restrictions in here:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.02.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

02.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5949    πŸ” 2142    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 43
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Consider this for all the loved ones in your life: both of us r getting new birth certificates & my wife is going to have all legal name change documents & marriage certificates.

We are planning on being challenged at our polling places in Nov and want to be ready.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social

01.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7
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Why the Super Bowl is inextricable from politics As the Seahawks prepare for the Super Bowl, the NFL stands as the preeminent cultural force in an America that seems to be tearing itself apart at the seams.

It would be a shame if right after the national anthem Super Bowl fans started chanting, "Abolish Ice! Impeach Trump!"
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

01.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 97512    πŸ” 40904    πŸ’¬ 4302    πŸ“Œ 5367
Jay Inslee @JayInslee
X.com
In the midst of ICE horror, the Senate needs to prohibit Trump from using ICE as a voter suppression tool. Senate Dems need to put into the approps bill a prohibition on ICE agents being near polling places. This is a must have.
Last chance to do this.

Jay Inslee @JayInslee X.com In the midst of ICE horror, the Senate needs to prohibit Trump from using ICE as a voter suppression tool. Senate Dems need to put into the approps bill a prohibition on ICE agents being near polling places. This is a must have. Last chance to do this.

This needs to happen at the very least

28.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2455    πŸ” 767    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 77

Two important points:
1. The rhetoric from the GOP incited this poor dude to violence.
2. @repilhan.bsky.social is demonstrating real courage to hold a town hall. Note that GOP reps are too afraid to do the same.

28.01.2026 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good were not just tragedies – they were atrocities. And instead of ensuring accountability, senior administration officials have blocked it.

27.01.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What I said yesterday. Trump will throw ANYONE under the bus. The best time to get out from under Trump is right now.
bsky.app/profile/papo...

27.01.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviorsβ€”just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back."

27.01.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0