J Bellis

politico and lofi viber from Akron, OH • 💙💜💖 • he/him • Masters in Applied Politics

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

Y’all, I’m making lofi now, come support me on my quest to calm our collective climate anxiety 💜 https://t.co/jVKEq8U6WX

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Some Californians will now have to pay for first responder emergency services that have historically been free.

Starting this year, people in San Jose will have to pay $427 to the fire department for providing paramedic services.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Kudos to the NYT for arriving at this revelation 40 years late. Amazing scoop.

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@j03709973 @jacobin It means if you’re unemployed you shouldn’t lose access to basic human rights, others having shelter and food doesn’t make you a second class citizen

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 BOMBSHELL: Federal judges say the U.S. government lied in 35+ court cases, falsified records, fake declarations, sworn statements built on fiction.

This isn’t a paperwork mistake. It’s systemic deception.

When judges and legal scholars are saying it looks intentional, the rule of law is already on life support.

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@natashablue22 @Acyn lol @ the idea that Biden was run out of town for meekly trying to tax the rich. Dude had 99 problems but that wasn’t one

[Asad🗽🍎 @AsadFromNYC]

Bernie Sanders has assumed his signature pose except this time he’s smiling

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

This would be the most corrupt act in presidential history. No complicated schemes, no outside actors, just a straight up looting of the taxpayers to put $230 million in Trump's pocket. https://t.co/lX0tfgMEL9

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

I wish conservatives understood this:

Without blue states, America would look like a developing country — patchy internet, collapsing schools, no tech, no medicine, no future.

Red states cash the checks. Blue states write them.

You don’t fund the nation — you drain it. The loudest shouts come from the emptiest hands.

[Matt Bruenig @MattBruenig]

Suing the government in your personal capacity and then having the government, which you run, settle the lawsuit with you for money is the true infinite money trick.

[The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes) @theserfstv]

There is no information yet on the Charlie Kirk shooter or the political motivation behind it but that hasn't stopped major right wing pundits immediately politicizing his shooting before a single fact is known

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

If this is true, it's beyond sickening. We must all condemn this political violence.

This country is filled with guns and mental illness, exacerbated by people not being guaranteed healthcare, so they are priced out of treatment. These are policy choices, and they are deadly.

[hasanabi @hasanthehun]

america is an insanely violent nation - charlie kirk's shooting is the 46th school shooting this year thus far.

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

When you try to remove a piece of art and accidentally make it better.

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@justjaredsopine @universe_doge @R3mus16 @hasanthehun Based on what? The fact that they were riled up about it? Republicans were claiming Biden was doing “open borders” for years which was wildly false, and people bought it but it’s not like they were actually following the actual policies on this

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@justjaredsopine @universe_doge @R3mus16 @hasanthehun the average voter definitely does not follow any candidate’s political positions closely over 3.5+ years. to give you an example of how informed the average voter is, on election day there was a massive surge in google searches of “did biden drop out”.

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@Free_LosAngeles @GavinNewsom i’m good, you seem pretty excited tho so maybe you should shoot your shot

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@snacklesbian i agree with the premise that we need not to put all our eggs in the electoral basket, and that bernie hasn’t been as effective at building broader movement energy as he should be, but i don’t think we should be disingenuous and act like that’s by some sinister design

[J Bellis @jdbellis]

@snacklesbian this would be a super compelling point except for the fact that many activists did actually create a branch off slack called Not Me Us and at its height was continuing to organize, but after Bernie had dropped out many of the activists dropped off and became inactive

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

This is so embarrassing. Bukele suspended due process, the right to legal counsel & freedom of assembly so he can imprison people indefinitely without charge or trial. It's grotesquely un-American. Amazing how many conservatives now openly detest the Constitution.