JSamples

JSamples

@jsamples.bsky.social

Facts are free, but thoughts and opinions are my own.

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I don’t care for UFC personally, but I’m not a hater. However, the whole thing is trashy and self-serving for an audience of one. I just hope the turn out sucks by UFC standards.

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The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.

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The president is currently trying to steal 10 BILLION DOLLARS from the American people and it’s not the main news story in the country… not even close

I mean there HAS to be something big coming for her to get out in front of it.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Melania Trump: The lies linking me with Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. I've never been friends with Epstein. I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, Maxwell. My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence.

Seems like an odd time to have this press conference. 🤔

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

First lady Melania Trump held a rare news conference to deny allegations that she had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The White House declined to comment on the timing of her statement.

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If you ever meet an Air Force PJ, buy them a drink. They’re some of the bravest MFs you’ll ever meet. They’ve been at this all day trying to find the WSO, despite taking fire every time they go out. “These Things We Do, That Others May Live”

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BREAKING: U.S. job growth for February revised sharply lower — from -92,000 to -133,000 jobs, marking the largest monthly job loss since December 2020.

Arguing with “Christians” on X has been thrilling. I’m not surprised how many performative people rallying around this story are deep MAGA. No one should use their religion as a shield for their bigoted views.

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Tr*mp is named in the Epstein files over 1 million times. The FBI & members of Congress KNOW he raped children. So, those with the power to do something about it are either being threatened not to or theyre complicit. Either way, the fact that he’s not being held accountable is beyond unacceptable.

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The U.S. just lifted sanctions on Russian cargo ships and multiple high-profile narcotics figures. Dozens of names were removed from the Specially Designated Nationals list—including vessels tied to major Russian leasing operations and individuals linked to Mexican and Colombian drug networks.

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Oldschoolrailroader@ssiderod.bsky.social

I’m trying to find the ad Kat Abughazaleh just dropped on MSNBC. Holy shit it’s FIRE. It has the song “Going the distance” by Cake. Dem party, take note! These are the folks we want! Fighters for US. No corporate or foreign donations. Grass roots! Fighting for the people! I gotta find the ad!

This is fucking nuts. This is the leader of our Country. No reassurance. Nothing. These people do not care about you. When will the rest of us wake up?

The people in this administration are going to leave nothing but damage and destruction behind them. Don’t let them fool you into believing we’re there to help the Iranian people. I hope they are prosecuted for their crimes.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the United States would “bitterly regret” attacking an Iranian warship in international waters without warning. Read more live updates:

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A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000 miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

reuters.comU.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zoneA U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

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BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%

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"By killing [Khamenei], the US and Israel didn’t just strike Iran’s government. They struck a spiritual leader with transnational religious authority – and created exactly the kind of martyr that galvanizes movements for generations." - fascinating and important piece by Iran scholar Narges Bajoghli

zeteo.comBy Killing Khamenei, the West Created a Martyr – and Mainstream Media Is Ignoring the Muslim BacklashAli Khamenei was not Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi. Killing him will have religious reverberations throughout the Muslim world for years to come.

“You depend on our protection Yet you feed us lies from the tablecloth” “Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they always send the poor?” God bless our Troops, but fuck this regime.

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It’s wild how Republicans went from: “Obama is using Jade Helm to set up secret FEMA death camps and is going to turn the US into a police state and take our guns!!!” To: “Surveil me harder, daddy. 🥵”

Dems have to stop supporting his nominees no matter what.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Trump’s surgeon general pick, Casey Means, still lacks the votes needed for confirmation Two Republican senators told POLITICO they were undecided after Means faced tough questions on her vaccine views at a nomination hearing.

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Here’s a thought for James Comer. There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton. It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein. You know, just to see what she knows.

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A number of months ago, many Americans online—myself included—began telling foreign nationals to stop coming to the United States (for now) for their own safety. The events described below are exactly why. Stay away from America, friends. Don't come here.

theguardian.com‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeksKaren Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

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The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M, to detain 4k people of whom only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Plus two citizens murdered. ~ Veterans for Peace

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Thank you to Greenland for providing emergency medical care to a US sailor on board the submarine, since we did not have adequate resources in the area to treat him. I’m sorry that our president felt the need to cover up our shortcomings with a deranged ghost hospital ship post.

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Recent CBS News news: 1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades 2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem 3. Producer says politics dictating what airs 4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table. 5. Not firing Epstein pal.

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If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.

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Americans should review the D&D Alignment Chart—it helps to understand what we're up against. LAWFUL EVIL: Mike Johnson NEUTRAL EVIL: Lindsay Graham CHAOTIC EVIL: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and the orc army that attacked Gondor Now tell me how elections will fix this.

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Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats

Anyone else feel like it’s surreal to just…be working like everything’s normal right now? Like the world’s on fire in the background but I still have to be on camera in this Teams meeting.

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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.