Jack Young
@jackgyoung.bsky.social
Public Health😷| Researcher🧐 | Social & Racial Equality & Justice⚖️ | Performing/ Visual Arts🎭 | Literature📚 | Travel🛫 | Food🍳| SF Bay Area🌉 #INFJ😌 | #BLM👊#StopAsianHate | #Warriors🏀
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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Q: You described the Iranians you're dealing with as 'crazy.' How do you get a deal done with the counterparts are crazy and irrational? TRUMP: Maybe you blow them up. Maybe you blow them up. We have to make that decision. We blow them up. The time is coming.
Eric Schmitt is a complete idiot… and a doofus too, for doubling down on his initial error of confusing the NBA Atlanta Hawks with the NCAA Women’s Iowa Hawkeyes basketball program. He could have said, “Oops, my, my bad.” Instead he loses all credibility for his obvious sloppiness. 🤦🏻♂️
Senator Amy Klobuchar@klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d agoBefore calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
oh my fucking god, you have to watch this. eric schmitt just made himself the main character.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d agoA phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump. The charges against Trump were the result of the evidence. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results
I texted my daughter in Chicago… but when she got back to me, she said they were in upstate NY, “hiking and exploring”. I reminded her to stay safe, since they like climbing rocks… the 1st photo being high in the Rockies some mos. ago, and the 2nd where she is now. She said it only “looks” sketchy.😬
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
theatlantic.com
Nobody in Europe wants a war, but Russia appears to be instigating on multiple fronts. NATO countries are preparing — with the obvious exception of the U.S. The increasingly unreliable Trump is in his puppetmaster Putin’s pocket and failing erstwhile allies everywhere. 🤦🏻♂️
Olga Lautman 🇺🇦@olgalautman.bsky.social · 2w agoOver the past 48 hours, European officials have been sounding the alarm about Russia, with some beginning to prepare for war. Something is up. My latest…
Texas Senate race — the spin is already spinning. 👀🔥 Skip the talking points. Follow the money and open the sources. 🧾 Meet the candidates. Follow the money. Check the record. Then decide for yourself. 🗳️🔎 #SheShed texas-candidate-connection.netlify.app/texas/senate/
U.S. Senate — Texas | Texas Candidate Connection
U.S. Senate — Texas 2026 Race Connection with certified candidates and primary sources.
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Nobody in Europe wants a war, but Russia appears to be instigating on multiple fronts. NATO countries are preparing — with the obvious exception of the U.S. The increasingly unreliable Trump is in his puppetmaster Putin’s pocket and failing erstwhile allies everywhere. 🤦🏻♂️
Olga Lautman 🇺🇦@olgalautman.bsky.social · 2w agoOver the past 48 hours, European officials have been sounding the alarm about Russia, with some beginning to prepare for war. Something is up. My latest…
Yes. That is the EXACT message I've been screaming at you since 2018.
Borrowing from Zaina B. Sana on another platform: **in a dressing room with my 5 year old son *** Him: “mama, why is your tummy SO big? Are you having a baby?” Me: “I keep it big in case I need to put you back in there for a time out” Other dressing rooms: ~*giggles hysterically*~
The Trump administration continues to downplay the U.S. war with Iran, as new images obtained appear to show the damage and destruction to U.S. military assets.
The cost of the war with Iran on our military
YouTube video by ABC News
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🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
meidasnews.com
"All of it was real, which means AI isn’t ruining our world. Real people are doing just fine in that role." -- @candacedbuckner.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/759...
Did Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian and cackling reporters act this way? It can’t be real (Gift Article)
Hard to say which is worse: The phony clip depicting violence against Holly Rowe or the actual behavior of Manning, Sarkisian and the media.
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I didn't recommend the #Netflix documentary below before -- inadvertent mistake on my part -- I do recommend watching it. Meanwhile, in breaking news, OpenAI has disclosed "concerning" instances where AI systems hid mistakes, made up data, and moved files onto the Internet WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Jack Young@jackgyoung.bsky.social · 2w ago(First, don’t listen to Trump, because he’s stupid, ignorant, narcissistic.. and he lies, a lot.) AI is confusing, from concept to its nebulous objectives. It’s GOOD and will elevate the world as we know it. It’s also BAD and will destroy humanity. Here’s a documentary that asks questions. #Netflix
(First, don’t listen to Trump, because he’s stupid, ignorant, narcissistic.. and he lies, a lot.) AI is confusing, from concept to its nebulous objectives. It’s GOOD and will elevate the world as we know it. It’s also BAD and will destroy humanity. Here’s a documentary that asks questions. #Netflix
THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters March 27
YouTube video by Focus Features
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Growing up, I remember our family having one of these, which I used on occasion. Did anybody else have one?
It gets scarier and scarier… 🤦🏻♂️
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3w agoSeptember 12, 2026
Oops… about 2 hours after the power was restored, it’s conked out again. PG&E has texted that they are (again) investigating the outage Good news is that I saw the women’s final in the U.S. Open to its conclusion.
Jack Young@jackgyoung.bsky.social · 3w agoAbout Noon, my TV went off. Mins later, I got a text from PG&E they were investigating a power outage. 15 mins later, I was texted that ETA on power restoration would be 4:30PM. I got dressed and went out to a nearby restaurant. Loco Moco spoke to me. At 1:45PM, I was texted that power is back on.
The post below attracted a lot of attention. I think it was the trigger for 40 ppl blocking me that day. At any rate, the NCAA granted Kate Koval special exemption to sign w/ another college BB program and play this season. She has announced signing w/ Baylor Univ., where Mulkey coached before LSU.
Jack Young@jackgyoung.bsky.social · 4w agoUkrainian center Kate Koval details leaving LSU after recruitment of Russian player. Some ppl think LSU women’s BB coach Kim Mulkey is a POS — and it would be hard to argue against that point. www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
About Noon, my TV went off. Mins later, I got a text from PG&E they were investigating a power outage. 15 mins later, I was texted that ETA on power restoration would be 4:30PM. I got dressed and went out to a nearby restaurant. Loco Moco spoke to me. At 1:45PM, I was texted that power is back on.
Bulgaria is a member of NATO, and by all appearances, Russia is at the center of these targeted attacks. Meanwhile Trump sent the milquetoast Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff as special envoys to kowtow to Putin at the Kremlin. Trump is not only failing NATO, he is failing America.
Olga Lautman 🇺🇦@olgalautman.bsky.social · 3w agoThere was another explosion at a weapons facility in Bulgaria. It belongs to EMCO which has a long history of being targeted by Russia. Also this is the second EMCO facility hit in the past month. My latest… olgalautman.substack.com/p/another-ex...
It's disgraceful enough of Donald Trump to skip the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, but to go golfing in Ireland instead—just to promote one of his properties—shows Trump's contempt not just for this solemn anniversary, but also for decency itself.
Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺@maxbrockbank.com · 3w agoFive C-17s delivered King Donald the Mad’s Secret Service motorcade to Ireland: Cadillac SUVs, anti-drone systems, assault vehicles and emergency equipment – all for a 2-day trip including the Irish Open at his own Doonbeg golf resort. And US taxpayers pick up the bill for his private event.
JD Vance has demonstrated his ignorance of national security, ineptitude, and lack of moral judgement in his duplicity. His milquetoast advice on the Iran war (it’s NOT a “military conflict”) has yielded zero influence, certainly much less than Netanyahu. Our national security isn’t in good hands. 
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.
nytimes.com
For those keeping track, today is the 176th anniversary of California being admitted as a state to the U.S. When I was a kid, CA Admission Day was a holiday — no school! It’s also been 100+ years since a Grizzly bear was last seen in CA.
Free California
ALT: Free California
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