Bruce Jones
@graybeard1957.bsky.social
Retired MSN RN, Navy vet. Husband, father. Wife & I are cancer survivors. Sober since 1991. Lifelong Democrat. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally. Unapologetic, unrepentant, patriotic flaming liberal in PA. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽
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Fifteen alarm fire
This SF Chronicle op-ed is right: With a zillion Democrats running to replace Gavin Newsom, we could end up with a MAGA governor. The solution: changing our election law to allow for write-in candidates.
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Could liberal California wind up with a Trumpist governor? Yes. Here’s how
OPINION: California needs an insurance policy: the Legislature must pass a bill to allow write-in candidates to run in our November elections, Joe Mathews writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Fifteen alarm fire
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This is why the President should never use the R slur.
It emboldened his base. I’ve seen a dramatic surge in people calling me that word (and worse).
Walz’s kids shouldn’t have to deal with this.
No one should.
It’s vile ableism & it’s dangerous.
Walz has a disabled son.
MAGA has no bottom.
It emboldened his base. I’ve seen a dramatic surge in people calling me that word (and worse).
Walz’s kids shouldn’t have to deal with this.
No one should.
It’s vile ableism & it’s dangerous.
Walz has a disabled son.
MAGA has no bottom.
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is why the President should never use the R slur.
It emboldened his base. I’ve seen a dramatic surge in people calling me that word (and worse).
Walz’s kids shouldn’t have to deal with this.
No one should.
It’s vile ableism & it’s dangerous.
Walz has a disabled son.
MAGA has no bottom.
It emboldened his base. I’ve seen a dramatic surge in people calling me that word (and worse).
Walz’s kids shouldn’t have to deal with this.
No one should.
It’s vile ableism & it’s dangerous.
Walz has a disabled son.
MAGA has no bottom.
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Great account of how the bus boycott movement, started by Rosa Parks' refusal to leave the whites only section of the bus, eventually succeeded www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is the history the Trumpers don't want you to know
What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it | Jeanne Theoharis
The movement’s success was never a given. It took much longer and required tremendous sacrifice without certainty it would work
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Great account of how the bus boycott movement, started by Rosa Parks' refusal to leave the whites only section of the bus, eventually succeeded www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is the history the Trumpers don't want you to know
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This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
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"Rescuers and volunteers are exhuming the bodies of martyrs from temporary graves inside the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City for reburial in a cemetery."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLk...
#Gaza
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLk...
#Gaza
انتشال جثامين شهداء من قبور مؤقتة داخل المستشفى المعمداني في مدينة غزة لإعادة دفنها في مقبرة
m.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"Rescuers and volunteers are exhuming the bodies of martyrs from temporary graves inside the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City for reburial in a cemetery."
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLk...
#Gaza
m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLk...
#Gaza
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Godfrey Wade came to the US from Jamaica when he was 15 years old.
He served in the Army for 8 years and won multiple awards including a wartime veteran award and a US Army Commendation Medal
ICE grabbed him for failing to use a turn signal, and he’s been held for 70 days.
He served in the Army for 8 years and won multiple awards including a wartime veteran award and a US Army Commendation Medal
ICE grabbed him for failing to use a turn signal, and he’s been held for 70 days.
December 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Godfrey Wade came to the US from Jamaica when he was 15 years old.
He served in the Army for 8 years and won multiple awards including a wartime veteran award and a US Army Commendation Medal
ICE grabbed him for failing to use a turn signal, and he’s been held for 70 days.
He served in the Army for 8 years and won multiple awards including a wartime veteran award and a US Army Commendation Medal
ICE grabbed him for failing to use a turn signal, and he’s been held for 70 days.
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The legislature will repeal the anti-union bill because they’re afraid the pro-labor vote on the referendum would drag down GOP candidates who voted for it. I hope everyone remembers that almost all GOP legislators voted for this very unfair bill
BREAKING NEWS: The Utah legislature will REPEAL the anti-union law they passed earlier this year in Tuesday's special session: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
Repeal of anti-union bill, redistricting on special session agenda
The Utah State Legislature is planning to repeal a controversial bill that bans public employee unions from collective bargaining.
www.fox13now.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The legislature will repeal the anti-union bill because they’re afraid the pro-labor vote on the referendum would drag down GOP candidates who voted for it. I hope everyone remembers that almost all GOP legislators voted for this very unfair bill
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The 75th U.S. deportation flight (EAL8280) to Venezuela this year is currently en route to Maiquetia airport from Phoenix, AZ. These flights have continued twice a week (Wed & Fri) despite ongoing tensions and Trump’s announcement to close the airspace.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The 75th U.S. deportation flight (EAL8280) to Venezuela this year is currently en route to Maiquetia airport from Phoenix, AZ. These flights have continued twice a week (Wed & Fri) despite ongoing tensions and Trump’s announcement to close the airspace.
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Doctor here.
PSA:
A reminder that BY FAR, the worst & deadliest cartel in history was..
The Sackler Cartel.
Billionaires.
Fines, no jail time.
Actual narcoterrorists.
American citizens.
PSA:
A reminder that BY FAR, the worst & deadliest cartel in history was..
The Sackler Cartel.
Billionaires.
Fines, no jail time.
Actual narcoterrorists.
American citizens.
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Doctor here.
PSA:
A reminder that BY FAR, the worst & deadliest cartel in history was..
The Sackler Cartel.
Billionaires.
Fines, no jail time.
Actual narcoterrorists.
American citizens.
PSA:
A reminder that BY FAR, the worst & deadliest cartel in history was..
The Sackler Cartel.
Billionaires.
Fines, no jail time.
Actual narcoterrorists.
American citizens.
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For policymakers, lawmakers, commentators and the public:
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable
A deep dive on the international law applicable to the U.S. military's lethal operations against suspected drug boats
www.justsecurity.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For policymakers, lawmakers, commentators and the public:
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
We provide a detailed review of the international law relevant to lethal operations against suspected drug boats
I teamed up with @mikeschmitt.bsky.social and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social
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Although it is important to knock down the administration’s absurd legal justification for the boats strikes, need to recognize that these theories are just legal backfilling.
The bottom line is that POTUS and others wanted to kill people for entertainment and his lawyers concocted a justification.
The bottom line is that POTUS and others wanted to kill people for entertainment and his lawyers concocted a justification.
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Although it is important to knock down the administration’s absurd legal justification for the boats strikes, need to recognize that these theories are just legal backfilling.
The bottom line is that POTUS and others wanted to kill people for entertainment and his lawyers concocted a justification.
The bottom line is that POTUS and others wanted to kill people for entertainment and his lawyers concocted a justification.
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Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Iowa restaurant drops salads amid national lettuce price spike
The Welcome Inn Bar and Grill in Eddyville dropped salads from its menu after lettuce costs soared from $23 to nearly $80 amid nationwide supply issues.
www.kcci.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
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very useful thread explaining the EU fine against X - for breaking EU law. it's not censorship.
🚨🚨 Politically significant decision by @ec.europa.eu to impose a €120 million fine on Elon #Musk’s #X, the first-ever penalty issued under the EU’s flagship content moderation law, the Digital Services Act. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’
www.politico.eu
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
very useful thread explaining the EU fine against X - for breaking EU law. it's not censorship.
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Biden earmarked billions to revitalize Appalachian mining communities. His successor took it back.
"Demoralizing": How Donald Trump undermined coal country
Biden earmarked billions to revitalize Appalachian mining communities. His successor took it back.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Biden earmarked billions to revitalize Appalachian mining communities. His successor took it back.
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Let's start boosting this far and wide. Reform of the presidential pardon system is LONG overdue, thanks mostly to the abuses of one person. Let's get it moving. Support Rep. Mike Levins @levin.house.gov's amendment for REFORM.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Let's start boosting this far and wide. Reform of the presidential pardon system is LONG overdue, thanks mostly to the abuses of one person. Let's get it moving. Support Rep. Mike Levins @levin.house.gov's amendment for REFORM.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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My mothers family would not be where they are had my grandfather not worked as a lawyer for the Dept of Ag in the 50-70s. I am so enraged that his 2 living daughters, SIL, 2granddaughters and 3 greats all voted for TFG. The willful ignorance and racial hatred is mind blowing.
December 3, 2024 at 9:54 PM
My mothers family would not be where they are had my grandfather not worked as a lawyer for the Dept of Ag in the 50-70s. I am so enraged that his 2 living daughters, SIL, 2granddaughters and 3 greats all voted for TFG. The willful ignorance and racial hatred is mind blowing.
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This is what the democrats of today should be saying, rather than trying to stifle their more liberal members, and condemn socialism.
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This is what the democrats of today should be saying, rather than trying to stifle their more liberal members, and condemn socialism.
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31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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I’m right with you. I call him “orange boy” because the name makes me ill. I won’t start a sentence with his name, instead I’ll start with “The orange boy…”
You may have noticed my omission of capital letters at the beginnings of the words trump, maga, republican, musk, or any of their associates in my posts. This is not a grammatical error. I do it deliberately because I don't believe any of them deserves even that small token of dignity, or respect.
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m right with you. I call him “orange boy” because the name makes me ill. I won’t start a sentence with his name, instead I’ll start with “The orange boy…”
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He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
I’m on it, though I refuse to watch Faux News. I’ll go to their website.
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m on it, though I refuse to watch Faux News. I’ll go to their website.
Whiny little people revere him.
Also, super dumb.
What makes a man strong. Spoiler alert: Trump doesn't have the qualities
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Whiny little people revere him.