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Rick Cooley
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Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
Make America Fascist Again (MAFA!) - TomDispatch.com rcooley123.wordpress.com/2023/12/05/m...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
Stop Trump’s military takeover! | Demand Progress act.demandprogress.org/sign/stop_in...
Stop Trump’s military takeover!
The Insurrection Act gives the White House extraordinary discretion to declare a domestic “insurrection” is underway and deploy U.S. military forces against the American people.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 7h
Transcript Of Trump's Speech At Rally Before Capitol Riot : NPR rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 12h
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript --- rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 12h
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... Stop Trump from committing crimes. Impeach, convict and remove from office.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 12h
Fitness To Serve rcooley123.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 12h
Allegations against Paul Ingrassia, a key Trump nominee, become even more serious www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Allegations against Paul Ingrassia, a key Trump nominee, become even more serious
Ingrassia’s odds of being confirmed as the next head of the Office of Special Counsel were poor. His chances now appear even worse.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 12h
No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
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No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
When institutions say no, and protesters say never again
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 13h
We Need A Government For Us rcooley123.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/w...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 13h
No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
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No Kings Protests Set To Break Records, JD Vance Gets Booed, While MIT and An 'Anti-Fascist Frog' Reject Trump’s Tyranny
When institutions say no, and protesters say never again
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 13h
Donald Trump's Revenge Tour May Soon Completely Derail
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Donald Trump's Revenge Tour May Soon Completely Derail
Donald Trump's revenge tour of prosecuting those he views as political enemies could soon derail because he accidentally published a DM ordering AG Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 15h
Donald Trump Will Never Win A Nobel Peace Prize
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Donald Trump Will Never Win A Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize in the worst way, but his actions are the opposite of the Nobel Committee's criteria for the award.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 15h
Trump Must Go 2.0 --- rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
This Is Democracy? rcooley123.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
Religious leaders speak out about being attacked while protesting ICE in their communities www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi... | Anyone protesting is fair game for Trump's Goon Squad, er, ICE
Religious leaders speak out about being attacked while protesting ICE in their communities
Reverend David Black, Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago who was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility and Reverend Quincy Worthington, Pastor ...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
Why a jury may never hear the case against Letitia James www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... | Why do you think Trump had to hire a puppet to prosecute her?
Opinion | Why a jury may never hear the case against Letitia James
The New York state attorney general was indicted on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud — but the case looks like an unconstitutional selective prosecution.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
The Chicago ICE raids prove Trump doesn't care about keeping the country safe www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... | ICE has become Trump's goon squad, committing more crimes than they prevent.
Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America
The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
Democrats can use the government shutdown to thwart Trump's authoritarianism www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats' shutdown wager might be paying off — but can they stick the landing?
Now that Democrats have gained some traction during the governmental shutdown, they must bring into sharp focus the true challenge of this moment.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 16h
THE CRISIS IS UPON US
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THE CRISIS IS UPON US
Broadview ICE protest October 10, 2025
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 17h
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 18h
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 18h
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 18h
Large Majorities Of Americans Think Trump Has Abused Power, Harmed US | Crooks and Liars crooksandliars.com/2025/10/larg... | Trump has done nothing to improve our lives and we know it.
Large Majorities Of Americans Think Trump Has Abused Power, Harmed US
It’s very bad news for Trump and his fascist posse.
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