Writer and speaker of words about politics. Find me @coloradopols.com and @getmoresmarter.com. Strange women hanging out in ponds and distributing swords is looking like a solid form of government.https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mvivdtj3as2lWell, then I guess we're screwed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/trump-ai-regulation-anthropic-dario-amodei.html14 Sep 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvivdtj3as2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3muqct3asyk2rI’m truly baffled that Trump and Vance think they can just say the Iran War is not a war…and everybody will nod and say, “yeah, okay.” It’s not like any reputable media outlet calls it a “conflict” or “disagreement” instead. It’s very silly.05 Sep 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqct3asyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3munk472g2k23Tell us again, Mike Johnson, about how this Congress is one of the most successful in history... https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/congress-house-republican-cancel-work-schedule-midterm-elections03 Sep 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3munk472g2k23https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mul5lshi2c25#NotTheOnion https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/trump-bike-lanes-funding-dei.html03 Sep 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul5lshi2c25https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mt53czraxs2yhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-dodging-responsibility-buck-stops-here-truman-305caf9eaeee3d479f099e2423de874115 Aug 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt53czraxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mt356vjh3k2j👀 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/opinion/trump-health-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.UU0Y.WqBrESUhhFav&smid=url-share14 Aug 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt356vjh3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3msxvzzydf227What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/opinion/kansas-anti-trans-laws-drivers-license.html?smid=bs-share13 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxvzzydf227https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mri74cxfck23The Problem With Middle-Class Socialism https://newrepublic.com/article/213121/democratic-socialists-america-problem-middle-class-socialism via @newrepublic.com25 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri74cxfck23https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mq7zoyqlqk2qI be having the most experiences. #copolitics09 Jul 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7zoyqlqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mpper4wwvc2zhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/europe/trump-world-leaders-corruption-wealth.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share03 Jul 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpper4wwvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mnsej46sdk22Welcome to America. Oy. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7340272/2026/06/07/kansas-city-shooting-england-world-cup-base/08 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsej46sdk22https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mmcjvuotkk2iI guess we're just going to go ahead and invade Cuba now. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/raul-castro-cuba-doj-indictment.html?smid=url-share20 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcjvuotkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mmaazvs6tc2zOh, good: Tina Peters will get money from Trump’s new slush fund. https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/224690/trumps-outrageous-and-unprecedented-1-8-billion-slush-fund19 May 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmaazvs6tc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mi7on2ji6s2iIn these difficult times, it’s important to celebrate, um, diversity. Who could have thought that one day we would send a Canadian into space? “Artemis reflects more of society, with a woman, person of color and Canadian rocketing away.” https://apnews.com/article/nasa-moon-apollo-artemis-astronauts-c3bb9888b75e67574a1b66e643b8762129 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7on2ji6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mhyc7hqaz22qHere's a sentence nobody in the government ever uttered until Trump's second term: "Perhaps we should turn the White House into a bed and breakfast." #copolitics https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/trump-eyes-white-house-treaty-room-for-latest-renovation-project.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share26 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyc7hqaz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonbane.bsky.social/post/3mht4p3iplk2aI remember the days when we used to take field trips to Shotgun Willie's. 😐 https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/03/20/house-republicans-advance-bill-to-ban-strippers-in-schools-despite-no-evidence/24 Mar 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:pu5eerem2asujtclfvrrooh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht4p3iplk2a