John Wilson
@desertedge.bsky.social
I spent a quarter century teaching people about the environment and then I retired. Dogs, plants, ecosystems, cheeses, some whisky, some whiskey, electric cars.
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TW ⚠️
The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
Crystal clear message. The facts about American democracy or a paranoid dystopian horror show.
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The Killing of Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Crystal clear message. The facts about American democracy or a paranoid dystopian horror show.
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AOC: If you can keep people divided, then you can continue to loot the economy.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
AOC: If you can keep people divided, then you can continue to loot the economy.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
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DHS is telling us not to believe our own eyes. They are counting on the fact that some new outlets will air this disinformation without pointing out the contradictory evidence, and plenty of viewers will never learn the truth. We deserve better from our government.
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
DHS is telling us not to believe our own eyes. They are counting on the fact that some new outlets will air this disinformation without pointing out the contradictory evidence, and plenty of viewers will never learn the truth. We deserve better from our government.
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Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
Watch this. Take notes. And, yes, this will be on the final exam.
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Today in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Watch this. Take notes. And, yes, this will be on the final exam.
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"Trump, on the other hand, just wanted to swagger, whine, and mostly hear himself talk. And all he accomplished was to turn suspicions that he’s gone off the deep end into certainty."
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Courageous Carney vs. Demented Donald
Canada’s leader is a sane adult. America’s leader isn’t.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Trump, on the other hand, just wanted to swagger, whine, and mostly hear himself talk. And all he accomplished was to turn suspicions that he’s gone off the deep end into certainty."
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"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
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Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment
Thanks, Brett Kavanaugh.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
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Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
Law firm representing Renee Good's family releases findings from independent autopsy
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Renee Good was shot 3 times by ICE
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
The first two shots were non lethal. One to her left forearm & another to right breast
The final shot entered the left side of her head & exited the right side
He didn’t have to keep shooting. He was out of the vehicle’s path before the kill shot
That’s murder
Remember the Bill of Rights? Those were good times. Good times.
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ICE Says It Doesn't Need A Judicial Warrant
It’s been a long time since we took a night off.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Remember the Bill of Rights? Those were good times. Good times.
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Heather Cox Richardson includes this passage:
...journalist Garrett Graff wrote: “A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.”
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...journalist Garrett Graff wrote: “A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.”
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January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Heather Cox Richardson includes this passage:
...journalist Garrett Graff wrote: “A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
...journalist Garrett Graff wrote: “A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.”
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The Totally Transactional Pay-to-play Presidency.
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More pardon madness
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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January 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The Totally Transactional Pay-to-play Presidency.
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Be inspired.
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Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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January 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Be inspired.
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
Their impatience for a totally fascist state may be their undoing if Paul Krugman is right.
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The Minneapolis Crucible
Will we forge democracy anew?
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January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Their impatience for a totally fascist state may be their undoing if Paul Krugman is right.
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“Do you believe deadly force was necessary?”
TRUMP: “They were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Apparently being disrespectful is punishable by death now
TRUMP: “They were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Apparently being disrespectful is punishable by death now
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
“Do you believe deadly force was necessary?”
TRUMP: “They were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Apparently being disrespectful is punishable by death now
TRUMP: “They were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Apparently being disrespectful is punishable by death now
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And I’m gonna "like" this post every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
And I’m gonna "like" this post every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
Is there a hint of dawn at the end of a long and dreadful night? Maybe. Maybe.
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January 8, 2026
On MS NOW today, columnist Philip Bump broke down when talking about the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Is there a hint of dawn at the end of a long and dreadful night? Maybe. Maybe.
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Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, historian, looks at a War Department publication from WW2 that describes FASCISM. Apparently the Miller/Trump administration read that pamphlet as well.
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, historian, looks at a War Department publication from WW2 that describes FASCISM. Apparently the Miller/Trump administration read that pamphlet as well.
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