JR
@irrationaljr.bsky.social
I draw whimsically grotesque faces with pen and ink... sometimes. He/Him š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļø Ally and Defender Here to post my drawings, resist tyranny, and spread love recklessly. NC Dem. My "WORLD FAMOUS" drawings here: https://www.deviantart.com/irrationaljr
created February 1, 2025
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Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) reposted
This is the digital stasi. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want. It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Spencer Kuvin, Epstein's victims' lawyer, says the FBI interviewed 40+ girls, some just 14, and prepared a 54-count indictment. Then came the secret plea deal that let Epstein walk. Those interviews are in the files. Kuvin says Alan Dershowitz scoured the girls' MySpace pages to smear them as liars.
Chris Kluwe (@chriswarcraft.bsky.social) reposted
Itās true, I really would like to save democracy
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
military flyovers disrupt the Epstein victim press conference
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Republican men standing with Trump against the Epstein victims to maintain the cover up.
Luca Migo āš (@victinibcn.bsky.social) reposted
Rep. Stansbury: āWhat we heard today is a cover-up. A cover-up potentially involving foreign countries and foreign actors. As you will find out in coming days and weeks, this goes all the way to the top. Because thereās happen to be a very powerful person who doesnāt want these stories out.ā
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
āThe terror and cruelty are the point.ā Illinois Gov. Pritzker says WH Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller chose a potential federal takeover in Chicago during the month of Mexican Independence Day.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Adam Kinzinger: Karoline Leavitt was speaking in Christian nationalist code flip.it/EujY.y
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Jeffrey Epstein survivors say they haven't had any contact with the DOJ
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced. n.pr/4g7YKqg
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And itās all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax ā it's cruel.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"The GOP is signing on to mass murder of children based on the novel theories of a man who has no party ties except a single Trump endorsement. It is a measure of the partyās utter hollowness, brokenness, and evil that even in this case, it can barely find the resources to demur."
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin. If workers stand together, they will win. Solidarity.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
I remember early November 2023. I think I was the first person on US mainstream media, while at MSNBC/Peacock, to say the G-word on TV. On my show. It was seen as hugely controversial then. It's controversial no longer. It's undeniable, irrefutable, the consensus view.
the Juice Media (@thejuicemedia.com) reposted
The Norwegian Government has made a new tourism ad, and it's surprsingly honest and informative! š³š“
Biggie (@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social) reposted
Speak Truth.....before selling your soul......
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
Why donāt you send everyone proof of life first? (Either way, Chicago doesnāt want you here)
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA be likeā¦
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
Lol what an ignoramus!
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
"I had never seen anyone virtue-signal so gracefully, so effortlessly. I was like, 'I have to work with this guy.'" šššš Meet Cory Booker's (fake) political consultant, played by Zeteo's very own @heycapello. "No one does it like Cory." zeteo.com/subscribe
Jenn Burrill (@jennburrill.bsky.social) reposted
Investigation into ICE facilities led by Sen. @ossoff.bsky.social finds: āŖļø41 cases of physical & sexual abuse āŖļø14 involving pregnant detainees āŖļø18 involving children "the most harrowing: a pregnant woman reportedly bled for days before being taken to a hospital, only to miscarry alone"
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
If you're listening to the GOP's narrative around the MN shooter's gender identity and getting dĆ©jĆ vu, you're not alone. Right-wingers tried to claim that "Guns donāt kill people. Trans people do." after a 2023 mass shooting in Nashville, too.
Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted
No words. This is⦠a) ā¦laughable b) ā¦dangerous c) ā¦damaging
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : āFacts are stubborn things⦠Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansasā¦. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? ā He isnāt focused on crime & violence. Itās about an expression of authoritarianism.ā (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey JUST CALLED FOR a statewide and federal ban on assault weapons. Whoās with him?
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Q: āAre you worried all this pushback could provoke Trump to follow-through with sending the National Guard?ā MAYOR @brandon4chicago.bsky.social Johnson: āAs a descendant of slaves, can you imagine if my ancestors had that same rationale?ā
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
I would hate to be the maintenance tech for that fountain
butterflygirl24 (@butterflygirl24.bsky.social) reposted
General Milley reminded everyone the militaryās oath after Taco claimed we want a dictator! I think that is grounds to arrest MF Taco! #arresttrump
Mark, Rick, or Steve (@rickyreads.bsky.social) reposted
I don't live there any more, but still very proud of the work being done in Sylva to promote LGBTQ+ visibility. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) reposted
The richest of the rich are driving record-breaking contributions to the main super PAC backing President Trump. Hereās a look at some of the biggest donors ā and what they stand to gain: bit.ly/4olWjE6
Punish the Villains (@internethippo.bsky.social) reposted
No amount of appearing reasonable and trying to avoid provoking them will stop them from escalating against you. The only thing you'll do is inspire revulsion in everyone else: if you won't even stand up for yourself how can you stand up for anyone else
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
A wave of authoritarianism is reshaping the world. Donald Trump isnāt leading itāheās learning from it. See how heās borrowing from his peers, such as Orban, Putin, Netanyahu, and Modi, in Zeteoās new breakdown of the Global Authoritarian Playbook. Watch the full video: zeteo.com/p/the-global...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
every damn time!
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: āNever lose hope. Promise me youāll continue fight for freedom ā not just for me, for everybody.ā He was just taken into ICE custody.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
ARREST ME DADDY š
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
HOUSTON: āAn investigation is underway after two men wearing ski masks and claiming to be police were shot and killed at a home in southeast Houston Friday nightā¦ā It was only a matter of time. Trumpās masked Gestapo makes everyone unsafe. www.khou.com/article/news...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
āI was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island⦠and I was not the only girl on that island⦠Ghislaine must die in prison, because Iāve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.ā Listen to the survivors.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
š„ CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON: "We're not gonna surrender our humanity to this tyrant⦠Chicago has a long history of standing up against tyranny-- resisting those who wish to undermine the interests of working people. We're not gonna back down.ā
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
š š„ some beautiful, creative resistance
WhiskeyTangoAlphaFoxtrot (@interrogaomnia.bsky.social) reposted
ššš www.yahoo.com/news/article...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
Game on.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
These are the āCareer criminalsā Trump is talking about. Sickening.
Senator Chris Larson (@senchrislarson.bsky.social) reposted
The federal government has taken over the policing of Washington, D.C. by flooding it with multiple federal law enforcement agencies and even military personnel, and they've stopped publishing the incident reports the the D.C. police typically release to the public.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
See how this works?
GLAAD (@glaad.bsky.social) reposted
LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives theyāve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
We are very far off the cliff, folks. šŗšø
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
Here, fixed it.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
āI want to try to get to heaven, if possible." Amid starvation imposed by Israel on Gaza and deadly bombings in Ukraine, Trump's narcissism is reaching a crescendo as he seeks to convince the public that peace is within grasping reach because he specifically stepped in.
Bill Grueskin (@bgrueskin.bsky.social) reposted
In my lifetime, I have read probably 10,000 stories about municipal government in some place or other⦠and this is easily in the top 5. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Watch this. Apparently, police followed Rep Collier into the bathroom and threatened her with a FELONY for being on a press call with Senator Corey Booker and Governor Newsom.
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
HUD to only distribute materials in English under Trump EO: report ground.news/article/hud-...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
Google pays $30M to settle lawsuit over children's YouTube data ground.news/article/goog...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
Malaria case in New Jersey resident who hasnāt traveled under investigation ground.news/article/mala...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
Humanitarian aid cuts leave victims of sexual violence in global conflicts without help, UN says ground.news/article/huma...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
This is Cowboy country, we don't get down with masked intruders kidnapping folks from our communities.
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
That's an incredible idea, I love it!
Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) reposted
We really deserve a better class of villains.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
If youāre under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, theyāre not hiding it:
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
Shameful
Elbows Up, eh šØš¦ (@abunchofmalarkey.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
A bald eagle with FOX News hair makeup š¤£
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
one reason it is especially frustrating that centrist writers keep doing this "well crime is a problem" two-step is that the administration's approach to "fighting violent crime" is basically guaranteed to make actually reducing violent crime even more difficult
butterflygirl24 (@butterflygirl24.bsky.social) reposted
YAY!!!! šš¼ Abbott! #texas
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
This is what's going on in DC. This is insane š¤¬
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
The Trump administration is using Predator drones to conduct aerial surveillance over these protesters and publicly releasing the footage. This is wrong and dangerous. I'm demanding answers from DHS on these authoritarian tactics.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Fox News Reporter Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steam rolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
Operation āGet him to stroke outā is in full swing.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
ICE is really going all-out to attract its core demographic of potential recruits.
Shawn Patrick Farrell (@shawnfarrell.bsky.social) reposted
Quiznos? Cosi? Subway? Jimmy John's? Jersey Mike's? Any sub shop I visit from this day forward will be judged not only on the taste & value of its sandwiches, but their weight, velocity, & stability of their wrapping.
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social)
Well said
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
šØBREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a special election to authorize state redistricting, making good on his threat to redraw maps in response to a Republican redistricting scheme in Texas that could add five GOP seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Chris Ahuja for Congress (@chrisahuja.bsky.social) reposted
ICE kidnapped Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero CruzāReseda Charter High seniorātied his dog to a tree, laughed about a $2,500 bounty. Brad Sherman did nothing. When our rights are ashes, ICE will have my permission to be abolished. #CD32 #ChrisAhuja #AhujaCongress2026 #Ahuja #ChrisAhuja
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
On the first day of school, teachers and Roosevelt High community members across the LA Unified School District rallied to defend students and say ICE OUT OF SCHOOLS!
Gabi éŖ (@gabimccauley.bsky.social) reposted
Sandwich Guy was a paralegal at the DOJ? That's poetry.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Reporter: Whatās going on with those posts on X that are clearly trolling the president? Newsom: I hope itās a wake up call for the president. Iām just following his example. If you have issues with what Iām putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns with what heās putting out
The Onion (@theonion.com) reposted
Stephen Miller Tears Up As Son Says First 14 Words
RandomWhiteGuy (@thereelrandom.bsky.social) reposted
My wife shared this with me and Iām tellin you⦠itās worth the read.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"
Race Bannon (@racebannon.bsky.social) reposted
This from Heather Cox Richardson might give you some hope. Keep resisting. youtube.com/watch?v=263F...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Timeline Cleanser from our friends Mr George and Mr Rigo Elpatron š«¶
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
š„WATCH: āThis is not a TV show. This is real life.ā Turns out Dean Cainās kryptonite is @thebulwark.comās @timmiller.bsky.social āspend the 2 minsšš½ The policy is self-defeating. The tactics un-American. Big difference between controlling the border vs. making this a place nobody wants to come šŗšø
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
I canāt help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
How did 3Mās āforever chemicalsā end up in all of us? The inside story of the corporate scientists who discoveredāthen helped to concealāthe dangers of its chemicals.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
MILLER: āDean, if you show up at the door of someoneās home as an ICE agent ā youāre an ICE agent now⦠do you know what rights they have?ā DEAN CAIN: āIām not an ICE agent yet.ā @timmiller.bsky.social : āOh ok.ā
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
Ok this is my laugh for the night.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@hcrichardson.bsky.social) reposted
August 11, 2025
the Mountain Goats (@themountaingoats.bsky.social) reposted
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless ā a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class ā is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you donāt like the results, put it back
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
well done!
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
So the conservative host on NewsNation, Leland Vittert, lost it when I brought up January 6th and Trump's failure to prevent violent crimes that day, and his refusal to send in the National Guard that day. He cut me off and then ended the interview! Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bR...
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, I represent that statement!
Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal.bsky.social) reposted
Shocked not shocked
Wiley Nickel (@wileynickel.com) reposted
Lost in the debate: Democrats have been totally screwed by Republican gerrymandering nationwide. Republicans **currently** have a 16 seat gerrymandering advantage according to the non-partisan @brennancenter.org. Gerrymandering handed the GOP majorities in the House in ā22 and ā24.
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
anti- š§ *concert* in Los Angeles
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Trump shows off to the Azerbaijan dictator a section in the White House dedicated to Trump 2028 merch, as they discuss Trump unlawfully pursuing another term
JR (@irrationaljr.bsky.social) reply parent
Fire