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Bill Johnson
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Former rocket scientist and professional photographer who is passionate about nature, critters, music, art, hockey, helping kids be the best they can be and saving our democracy ...

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Bill Johnson @counterpoint4.bsky.social · May 13
Welcome to Democracy 2025 Perhaps I can’t fix all the problems going on … but I come from a bygone era when a single candle could light up the darkness … so here’s a journal to empower you with the facts to help you decide if it really should matter. I come from a bygone era when ignorance was not an excuse for hiding from the truth … when morals and integrity were not just hollow words … and when complacency implied consent. I come from a bygone era when the news media objectively reported the real facts and let the viewers/readers develop their own opinions. I come from a bygone era when we tried to have mutual respect for one another regardless of our political, ideological, racial, religious or sociological differences. I come from a bygone era when left-wing and right-wing referred to two wings of the same national bird who through mutual respect and compromise found a way to synchronize their agendas and allow our country to soar rather than flap around aimlessly in the muck. It’s too bad ignorance isn’t painful …
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Poignant tribute to slain ICU nurse, Alex Jeffery Pretti, carrying Lady Liberty in distress with Alex saying "Don't worry, I've got you."
Poignant tribute to slain ICU nurse, Alex Jeffery Pretti, carrying Lady Liberty in distress with Alex saying "Don't worry, I've got you." Outstanding artwork by MJ Hiblen @mjhiblenart
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty The presumption of innocence is a fundamental legal principle meaning that the accused is viewed as innocent … and the government bears the entire burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Image of Alex Pretti, 37, VA Nurse Yet … here we are again with the Department of Homeland Security instantly smearing Alex Pretti as a “domestic terrorist” who arrived at the scene of an immigration enforcement action with a gun to "inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement“ Where is the proof that he obstructed federal agents in any way … that he brandished any weapon … that he posed any viable threat while being beaten and held down on his hands and knees by six agents … before being murdered by multiple shots in the back Where is the government’s actual proof of his guilt?
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Something’s Not Right … Image of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The primary ICE processing facility for the Minneapolis area is at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Reports indicate that they have specific designated detention cells “Reserved for U.S. citizens” Strange … I thought Operation Metro Surge was supposed to be all about masses of immigrants in the country unlawfully?
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Image of daybreak at the Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur, California showing the rugged coastline and mountains with the sunrise to the east. Daybreak It's good to see a sunrise every now and then, if only as a reminder that the world doesn't revolve around us ...
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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CNN’s State of the Union with Host Dana Bash & Kristi Noem Image of CNN’s State of the Union program with host Dana Bash interviewing Kristi Noem where Noem states "We can't trust the government anymore" ... then Bash states "Well, you are the government." ... and Noem responds "Yes. That's what I'm saying." Finally a few words of truth from Nazi Noem!!!
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Lest there be any doubt … Image of Kristi Noem giving a speech on January 9th. Kristi Noem gave a speech in New York City on January 9th shortly after the ICE murder of Renee Good in Minnesota. A placard on her podium read: “ONE OF OURS, ALL OF YOURS” The phrase comes from World War II when an SS soldier was killed in a Czech village and the Nazis retaliated by killing every single resident of the village … What NAZI NOEM wants us to fear!!!
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Stupid Is ... As Stupid Does ... Image of a cartoon by Dave Whamond @ Cagle.com/whamond Depicting Donald Trump with his quote on Greenland stating that "The fact that they had a boat land there 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land!" ... and the Mayflower ship in the background with two Native Americans in the foreground stating "Isn't it ironic?" and "Don't you think?"
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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It Doesn’t Take Any Facts to Gaslight a Murder Victim Images of Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and Renee Good, ICE murder victim Hunt’s audacious statement hours after an ICE agent in Minnesota murdered Renee Good: “The bottom line is this … when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and you get to keep your life … and it is clear that she tried to use her vehicle as a weapon, mow over an ICE agent, and now she is dead … and her death is tragic, but at the end of the day it was completely avoidable if she would have simply followed the commands of the ICE agents.” The Facts: One ICE agent ordered her to “Get out of the f___ing car” and simultaneously a second agent told her to “Get out of here” … and while maneuvering her car clear of the agents and away from the scene she was murdered with point blank range bullets to her head …
January 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Trump’s Viscious Lies About the Minnesota Murder by ICE Image of ICE agent murdering Renee Nicole Good at point blank range through the side window of her car. Trump’s Truth Social post included “… the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital …” Multiple images clearly show her driving away from the ICE agents, not towards them … the ICE agent who killed her was not run over … he shot her in the head at point blank range through her side window … he sustained no injuries and calmly walked to her crashed car and returned to request a 911 call … a doctor at the scene was denied permission to provide treatment and arriving paramedics were blocked from access by ICE vehicles.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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This deserves a hearty WTF!!! Image of U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R - TN) Statement by Rep. Andy Ogles (R – TN): "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Trump’s War on Science Continues Image of NASA’s largest research library at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland On January 2nd, NASA’s largest research library at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland permanently closed its doors. Over the last 30+ years, the library had accumulated tens of thousands of reference books, scientific journals, documents and space mission data providing a centralized hub of vital design and operations information for researchers. The library shutdown is just a part of a larger reorganization by the Trump administration that includes closure of 13 main buildings and more than 100 science and engineering laboratories on the 1,270-acre GSFC campus by March 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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The FIFA Peace Prize Image if the FIFA Peace Prize trophy awarded to Trump in December Trump simply misinterpreted the symbolism of his FIFA Peace Prize … it was not awarded for grabbing as much of the world as he could … sorry Venezuela!!!
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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In case you missed it … Image of The Watchman, Zion National Park, Utah A new Executive Order has eliminated free entry into National Parks on two federal holidays, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth because of their association with DEI … but added a free entry day in honor of Donald J. Trump’s birthday …
December 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Blocking Release of Epstein Again Statement of Attorney General Pamela Bondi: "Thank you, Mr. President. SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton is one of the most capable and trusted prosecutors in the country, and I've asked him to take the lead. As with all matters, the Department will pursue this with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American People." Earlier statement of Donald J. Trump: Now that the Democrats are using the Epstein Hoax, involving Democrats, not Republicans, to try and deflect from their disastrous SHUTDOWN, and all of their other failures, I will be asking A.G. Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice, together with our great patriots at the FBI, to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him. This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats. Records show that these men, and many others, spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his 'Island.' Stay tuned!!! My commentary: Accusing the Democrats of his own pedophilia is not just a deflection tactic … it is a legal move where DOJ can’t release documents involved with an ongoing investigation …
November 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Simplifying the Arrest Warrant for ICE … Cartoon depicting an ICE agent holding up a skin color chart and handcuffs while towering over a terrified little girl and her ragdoll. Cartoon by Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Obliterating our American Heritage Our forefathers weren’t smart enough to anticipate a tenant like Trump … who would not even think of asking his landlord for permission prior to demolishing a house he didn’t own!!! Legally there are established consultation and review processes with the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts for the construction phase of a White House renovation project … but Trump has not yet even submitted any ballroom architectural plans for review … Surprisingly, the commissioners don’t have any jurisdiction over the demolition phase and no lengthy zoning approvals or permits are required … so Trump just called in the excavators!!! Yes, Trump lied when he said, “It won't interfere with the current building … it'll be near it but not touching it and pay total respect to the existing building”
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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U.S. Code Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure Section 1361: Government property or contracts Image of the East Wing of the White House being demolished without prior review and approval “Whoever willfully injures or commits any depredation against any property of the United States, or of any department or agency thereof, or any property which has been or is being manufactured or constructed for the United States, or any department or agency thereof, or attempts to commit any of the foregoing offenses, shall be punished as follows: If the damage or attempted damage to such property exceeds the sum of $1,000, by a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both …”
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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A simple truth in the words of Barton Dalton: An image of Barton Dillon wearing a 'Appalachians Against Fascism' hat “Hey Mike Johnson and other *men* of the House and Senate … I’m a straight, white, Christian, southern man who loves beer, burgers, Bama football, real country music, AND my country. I’ll be at this weekend’s No Kings March and the next and the next until y’all find your manhood and either defend our constitution alongside us, your fellow Americans, or you step aside. Cowards, collaborators, or conmen. All of you. Prove me wrong.”
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Persistence Is Portland Image of Portland, Oregon citizens dressed up in frog costumes protesting ICE detentions in their city Caption: United we ribbit ... divided we croak!
October 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Hiding Behind the Badge Image of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) badge. On January 20th, Trump revoked President Biden’s Executive Order #14074 in order to decommission the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD). Established in 2023, it was a central repository for current and former federal law enforcement officers’ records regarding criminal convictions and civil judgements … sustained complaints of serious misconduct … suspensions and terminations … resignations or retirements while under investigation for serious misconduct … etc. At the time, it didn’t make sense why neither the White House or Department of Justice offered any explanation or rationale as to why the NLEAD was deleted. It now appears that it was a very conscious and calculated strategy to remove any permanent record of accountability for the ruthless and lawless behavior of Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Now, if an agent is unlucky enough to get caught and disciplined in their current role or jurisdiction … they can easily hide their misconduct history when applying for a new job elsewhere ... how convenient!!! Just another way that Trump, Bondi & Noem have chosen to aid & abet their criminal intent
October 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Impact of ACA Premium Tax Credits Expiring The Affordable Care Act (ACA) included a provision that allows states to create a Basic Health Program for low-income residents who don't qualify for Medicaid. Over 24 million Americans are enrolled in an Essential Plan that takes advantage of these ACA premium tax credits which are set to expire on December 31st : Image of a table listing each state, the current average annual health insurance premium, what the 2026 average annual premium is expected to be, the average annual cost increase in dollars and the average annual cost increase as a percentage. Why did the Democrats want to jointly negotiate an extension of the ACA premium tax credits before the government shutdown? We’re now in the open enrollment period for 2026 health insurance plans and people need to make their decisions based on what they are going to be able to afford … but Republicans (who get their own free healthcare) don’t seem to be concerned with that impact to their constituents …
October 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Californians Must Make Their Vote Count Image of a USPS mailbox The US Postal Service has revised rules such that if you mail your ballot on Tuesday, November 4th at a mailbox or post office more than 50 miles from one of their hub centers in Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, San Diego, Richmond or Sacramento … it will not be postmarked until November 5th making it invalid to be counted >>>>> MAIL EARLY!!! Image of a California secure ballot drop-box Secure ballot drop-boxes have already been placed in local locations. Early in-person voting centers will open on Saturday, October 25th where you may drop off your ballot or vote in-person. Image of an 'I Voted' sticker Make your vote count with a YES on Proposition 50!!!
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM