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I make content about discontent. Producer at More Perfect Union, publisher of ProgressReport.news. Mets fan, Liverpool FC supporter, Scunthorpe United shareholder.

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I guess occupying cities, kidnapping children, executing people in the streets, and starting unprovoked wars is bad for job creation and the economy?

06.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Markwayne Mullin is a failed cage fighter who inherited his dad’s plumbing business, which makes him one of Trump’s most qualified appointees.

05.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We’re in it’: Democrats won’t rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

They knew their war powers resolution would fail, and now Democrats can go pretend that they just *have to* fund a pointless, illegal, and disastrous war
www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Josh Gottheimer is the worst Democrat in Congress, especially given his district. I will work for virtually anybody who challenges him in a primary.

28.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has invaded Venezuela and launched a war on Iran since β€œwinning” the FIFA Peace Prize.

It would be an irrelevant farce, but the corrupt organization is extracting billions of dollars from a dozen American cities this summer.

28.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The independent media was fun while it lasted

27.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's now three months since I underwent my sixth open-heart surgery.

I spent two years worried about dying; now, living is the challenge.

I'm back at work, but my brain is foggy, anxiety is crippling, and the world is bleak. Cherish your health and time.

Please subscribe to my newsletter.

25.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love Bluesky because I can check it after unambiguously good news and learn the million ways why it actually portends doom

20.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

James Van der Beek, one of the most iconic TV actors of his generation, had to sell the mementos from his career just to pay for his cancer treatment.

His death is a tragedy and a shameful indictment of our broken, cruel "healthcare" system.

11.02.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I took down Andrew Cuomo, now I'm running for City Council to take on the cost of living crisis.

09.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 1258 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 36

Week keeps getting worse for billionaires connected to sex trafficking in Florida

09.02.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bad Bunny put on the splashiest stage show since Charlie Kirk’s grand finale in Utah

09.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sister Mary Ellen Burns of Apostle Immigrant Services in New Haven agreed that ICE is β€œrotten to the core” and questioned whether β€œbargaining with the devil” was the right course of action.

β€œDo we want to stand on principle and then let the Republicans pass a bill with no changes?” Burns said. β€œBecause they're not going to vote to abolish ICE.”

β€œWe need an exorcism of our government, and I don’t know what position is best,” Burns said.

Sister Mary Ellen Burns of Apostle Immigrant Services in New Haven agreed that ICE is β€œrotten to the core” and questioned whether β€œbargaining with the devil” was the right course of action. β€œDo we want to stand on principle and then let the Republicans pass a bill with no changes?” Burns said. β€œBecause they're not going to vote to abolish ICE.” β€œWe need an exorcism of our government, and I don’t know what position is best,” Burns said.

Shout out to the nun who told Rep. Rosa DeLauro to vote to abolish ICE because "we need an exorcism of our government." www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...

07.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The one foreigner I wouldn't mind seeing kidnapped by ICE

07.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They’re obviously lying and Trump is just an addled old racist, but best case scenario, the White House employs staffers who stay up late night reposting blatantly bigoted internet trash

06.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh god no, it was a bleak joke, sorry for any confusion

04.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Joss Whedon directing a doc about Barron Trump for Paramount+, documenting a week with the president's son as he tortures animals and watches drone bombing footage

04.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Addendum: I'm not complaining! I started a newsletter years and years ago and I'm doing okay (it's my side thing). But growth has definitely stagnated and while that is probably somewhat of a reflection on my abilities, the massive influx of Substacks no doubt plays a big role.

04.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's also an incredibly saturated space because so many laid off journalists are trying to start paid newsletters to make rent. If you're not a brand name or subsidized by a VC or platform, real growth is almost impossible. I know from experience!

04.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeff Bezos laying off hundreds of journalists days after debuting his $75 million fluff documentary about Melania Trump (directed by a sex pest) is craven but instructive: billionaires are not saviors and should not exist.

04.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A poster that calls Bret Stephens a β€œgenocide supporter,” β€œwar monger,” and β€œcomplete disgrace”

A poster that calls Bret Stephens a β€œgenocide supporter,” β€œwar monger,” and β€œcomplete disgrace”

The resistance is sweeping the Upper East Side

02.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Back to work at @moreperfectunion.bsky.social today, just over two months after undergoing my sixth (!) open-heart surgery.

I live to make content.

So hit me with any tips or ideas you have about corrupt politicians, bad corporations, abusive bosses, or good policy.

Jordan@perfectunion.us

02.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans gerrymandered Texas based on the assumption that they had permanently won over Hispanic voters.

Then they sent the secret police to harass Hispanic voters, which based on tonight is looking like a bad electoral strategy.

01.02.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans gerrymandered Texas based on the assumption that they had permanently won over Hispanic voters.

Then they sent the secret police to harass Hispanic voters, which based on tonight is looking like a bad electoral strategy.

01.02.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teens with anti-ICE signs in Union Square, Manhattan

Teens with anti-ICE signs in Union Square, Manhattan

Stumbled upon a whole lot of high school kids protesting ICE in Union Square yesterday

31.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teens with anti-ICE signs in Union Square, Manhattan

Teens with anti-ICE signs in Union Square, Manhattan

Stumbled upon a whole lot of high school kids protesting ICE in Union Square yesterday

31.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I simply cannot believe how many emails Jeffrey Epstein and his rich pedo friends sent one another. Who emails that much??

30.01.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The most millennial thing about me is that I have related to The Format songs whenever they’ve been released

30.01.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t believe I’m listening to a new The Format album a full two decades since I downloaded the last one.

30.01.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0