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James Goodwin
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I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · Nov 7
Now that we're staring down the barrel of Project 2025, I guess it's a good time to re-up this essay I wrote a few months ago exploring its plans for an authoritarian administrative state www.bostonreview.net/articles/ins...
Inside Project 2025 - Boston Review
Backed by the Heritage Foundation, the initiative seeks to undermine longstanding safeguards against abuses of executive power.
www.bostonreview.net

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Guided By Voices lyrics @gbvlyrics.bsky.social · 1h
“Wished I Was a Giant” said “Man, get off the street”
Spoken like a traffic cop
Cronies at his feet
He turned on his radio
And picked up the noise

from “”Wished I Was a Giant”” by Guided By Voices, Vampire On Titus (1993)

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h
Paul Robeson biopic
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If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h
Even Cincinnati chili?
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 3h
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mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h
Unprecedented presidency-ending scandals & crimes now happening twice a day
bloomberg.com Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 8h
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 4h
It's beautiful

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 4h
Republican senator now publicly defending Mark Kelly
Lisa Murkowski : Senator Kelly valiantly served our country as an aviator in the U.S. Navy before later completing four space shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut. To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong. The Department of Defense and FBI surely have more important priorities than this frivolous investigation.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 4h
I would love it, though. For the record.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 4h
There should be a Cincinnati pie that really revolts everyone

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 4h
You forgot the brown M&Ms

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h
I guess their Supreme Court doesn't have a Chief Justice Juaninho Robertos

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h
Wait. That's an option? Did any of you know about this?
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 5h
Gloria Estevao and Miami Sound Machine
meninblazers.bsky.social Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 5h
Chelsea have a new starboy, and for Brazil the future is now 🌟🇧🇷

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 5h
The #NWSL championship game’s TV audience has finally topped 1 million viewers.

1.184 million, CBS says, also making it the most-watched NWSL game in league history.

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 5h
Chelsea have a new starboy, and for Brazil the future is now 🌟🇧🇷

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h
The 6 most hilarious words in the English language: "Jim Jordan is on the case"

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 6h
The 5yo made pumpkin bread at school

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6h
Unprecedented presidency-ending scandals & crimes now happening twice a day

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
Follow up question idea: If it's just about efficiency, why not merge the Departments of Interior, Labor, and Health and Human Services into one big Super Department of Education?

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
Would be great if an enterprising reporter could ask the Trump administration to explain how any of this returns power to the states over education -- and to explain it to us like we're 8 years old. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Five Things to Know About McMahon’s Plan to Break Up ED
Four federal agencies will administer dozens of grant programs at the Education Department—a move that Trump officials are touting as a key step toward their goal of shutting down the agency.
www.insidehighered.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
In normal times, etc. etc.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 7h
Did you know that nearly every resident in Philadelphia lives less than 10 minutes from a public park?

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 8h
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h
"You'll be visited by three spirits"

The three spirits:

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h
"Long before federal or state governments existed, Indigenous nations practiced forms of governance rooted in reciprocity, balance, and collective well-being." progressivereform.org/cpr-blog/hon...
Honoring Native American Heritage Month - Center for Progressive Reform
This November, we honor the leadership, knowledge, and resilience of America’s first peoples, who have safeguarded the land, water, and air that sustain us all. Long before federal or state government...
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h
Is this right-sizing government?
bruzzone.bsky.social Mario Bruzzone @bruzzone.bsky.social · 1d
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 9h
Beef-fed turkeys = Turfucken

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 9h
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.

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John Walke @johndwalke.bsky.social · 9h
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths.

“The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.”

The worst EPA ever.
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Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com