Defiant Jazz

PhD. Tired mama. Not that kind of Karen.

[Daniel Mendelsohn @DAMendelsohnNYC]

Alexander the Great: “Mission accomplished!”

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@michael_hoerger I check in with you every week, and I really appreciate your data.

But why are you still on X? Have you considered Bluesky?

[The Cobra Chicken🍁 @FrankieSaysNews]

@Angry_Staffer Names and charges brought. That is what over 1,000 victims are demanding.

Is that too much to ask?

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@DonEford @RolandSB13 What do we say for kids ages 6-11? Will they be able to get a Covid vaccination fall 2025?

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

I, like many of you, have been contemplating our predicament since election night.

We are in a losing war for our democracy and I'm not sure we collectively know who our true adversary is.

It's not the voting blocks...white women, Latinos, Gen X. It's not MAGA. It's not even Trump.

It's an insidious power that has been hiding in the shadows for some time...and when the stakes were at their highest in this election, it fully revealed itself.

The American Oligarchy.

They control our Supreme Court, much of Congress, and the flow of information to the masses via legacy, mainstream and social media.

They decide the national conversation, how to keep us at each other's throats while they continue to amass wealth and power completely unchecked.

They put their thumbs on the scale of justice and poured billions into this election. They chose Trump because he was desperate and would capitulate to their demands. They chose a running mate to replace him in case he became too unhinged to control.

Consider how many disqualifying facts about Trump never saw the light of day...or didn't get the attention they deserved...or got drowned out by propaganda. They took a mentally spent buffoon and presented him as a hero to the masses.

Despite Biden successfully steering us out of a global recession and strengthening our economy, they maintained the national tone about the price of groceries being too high. Despite Trump's obvious mental decline, their media outlets remained reticent to press the issue.

We struggle to unite as a nation because they're too good at keeping us divided. We are drowning in disinformation because they control all of it.

They have successfully created imaginary villains for us to fight...each other.

It seems like we are a democracy careening towards fascism, when the reality is they're using the specter of fascism to keep us on edge while they turn America into a compliant oligarchy.

Whether you are a democrat, republican, independent or MAGA, we have a common foe.

Some of us just don't know it yet.

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@DebHaalandNM Nice to hear from you this morning, Sec. Haaland. Thank you for posting this.

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

Today is a hard day. We may be heartbroken & discouraged, but we still have a country to care about.

I want to thank every person who worked their heart out, volunteering & fighting for our future. Take a deep breath, take care — our children & grandchildren are relying on us.

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

And this is why you actually prosecute ALL the crimes -- swiftly and thoroughly -- no matter who the criminal is.

[Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) @cbouzy]

I am sick to my fucking stomach that a convicted felon is this close to the White House after everything that has happened.

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@ohiojesustwink I can’t get over the amount of time, energy, and money we have spent on Trump, instead of on climate change. But maybe the 2021 Biden recovery act will be the first of many big climate bills, and in retrospect signal a green new direction for the country. 🤷‍♀️

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@ohiojesustwink

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

Here are the states with 6-week abortion bans. Would be interesting to look at which ones are redder or bluer than Iowa, and what that would mean for Electoral College….

[Defiant Jazz @karenldr]

@historyinmemes

[Annalise Keating @Ariannnyy_]

Whoever took this photo, thank you.

[John P. Flannery @JonFlan]

I nominate Hillary Clinton for Attorney General in the Harris-Walz cabinet.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant...They didn't do that only to see us submit to the will of another petty tyrant.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

More than 75,000 people. This is what turning the page looks like.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

It is well past time for every American to accept that no decent person would vote for this candidate

NYT:

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Do not obey in advance. Lesson 1, first page, of my pamphlet "On Tyranny."

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

There are only two places where proclaiming "America is the garbage can of the world" would get loudly cheered.

1. At a Putin rally
2. At a Trump rally

This is your chance to wrestle your country back from these crazy fuckers.

Do not squander it.

Vote.