Jason Kander
@JasonKander
just your typical truck-drivin, family lovin, baseball playin, g droppin, liberal war vet from middle ‘merica
Operation Bella’s success led us to found The American Rescue Project. ARP went on to help a couple thousand Afghan allies escape the Taliban. Today, the team at ARP assists human beings caught in other international crises, as well, including Ukraine. Support ARP:…
Full @60minutes story of Operation Bella is now up on YouTube. youtu.be/UaVgr4NunUg?si…
As an American its absolutely soul crushing that one of our Nation's two major political parties is gonna let raping children slide because the rapist ALSO hurts other humans that they want hurt.
You’ve probably never heard of Mary Bischoping. But she’s one of the most powerful U.S. officials impacting Afghan lives today. And what she’s doing—or not doing—should alarm everyone. Please read this 🧵 to learn more and share to help amplify. #SomethingAboutMary…
🧵THREAD: @StateDept just fired the entire leadership team working on #Afghan Relocations (CARE). And Mary Bischoping—the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Afghanistan—took the day off.
Tran: House Republicans are pretty scared of what's happening with those files and the public's demand for their release. I truly believe they think that if they wait long enough, this will all just go away. But I don't see it losing any momentum or steam—anywhere—on any of the…
Yes, but in an autocracy, it’s a horror movie, the "pots and pans" are people's lives, and the scene goes on for years and years! Normal people always underestimate how much damage someone like Trump will do to save himself. There’s no limit.
You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
John Rave’s late father, Mike, grew up a Cubs fan. Tonight, @john_rave homered into the Wrigley bleachers. “I tried to talk to him a little bit throughout the game. He’s got the best seat in the house here. This is a pretty special one.” @Royals
Washington Commanders, WNBA All Stars & Barstool Sports x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
.@JasonKander, @RaviMGupta and @ASDem are back at 3:30 ET: - Trump uses the @Commanders to distract from the Epstein Files - The WNBA All Star game turns into a protest - @BarstoolBigCat & @stoolpresidente join Fox Sports - How do religion and superstition impact sports
You probably haven’t heard of #SpencerChretien. That’s by design. He’s not shouting on cable news or trolling on social media. He is behind the scenes doing real, lasting damage. Especially to the people who risked everything to help our troops in Afghanistan. An #AfghanEvac 🧵
“Praise publicly. Criticize privately.” But sometimes public callouts are necessary. @jerod_mayo51 called his team soft—was he in the wrong? 🎧 Full take w/ hosts @JasonKander, @RaviMGupta & @ASDem 🔗 Watch here: youtube.com/live/oxp3cZ0oc…
I was with Jason and Brendan at Tanner’s the night Brendan first gifted a few of us these shirts. DK and I saw “Ted” wear it on the show and said, “Wow, Jason is an awesome friend!” “How Jason Sudeikis made a T-shirt created by a KC teacher famous” kansascity.com/news/local/art…
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.”
Before we jump to conclusions, maybe they were in one of those *secret* fantasy football leagues . . .
This home run derby swing off to decide the All-Star game is exciting and it reminds me that every American deserves healthcare and cutting Medicaid for millions is morally wrong.
Reuters: U.S. APPEALS COURT GRANTS TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE STAY BLOCKING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FROM TERMINATING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS - COURT FILING
BILL ACKMAN, CLUB WORLD CUP & THE BIG UGLY BILL x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
WE'RE BACK AT 3:30 ET🚨 Trump’s planning a UFC fight on the South Lawn, stole the Club World Cup trophy, and might’ve just broken the gambling industry. How did @BillAckman piss off @andyroddick and pro tennis. And should coaches be calling their players soft on live TV?