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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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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
I had a hell of a time parsing that one

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
These are all Heritage Foundation talking points

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
"There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs." What a shocking thing to write. The Post is unrecognizable now. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach
If the federal government wants to more heavily regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Congress needs to pass a new law.
www.washingtonpost.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Johnson continues to lose the plot
fritschner.bsky.social Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.

Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.

The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
fritschner.bsky.social Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.

Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.

Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.

The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
fritschner.bsky.social Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 14h
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.

Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open

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Corbin Hiar @corbinhiar.bsky.social · 14h
Bad Bunny gets RESULTS

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h
Short track speed skating relays are the best Winter Olympics events. I won't be taking any questions at this time. Thank you.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h
In case you're wondering how critical juries are to the health of democracy.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 14h
Consistent with Project 2025, the Trump administration has managed to capture, commandeer, or corrupt every important social institution -- every important social institution except juries, that is. Project 2025 didn't have a plan for juries.
allinwithchris.bsky.social All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 15h
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.

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Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 15h
I heard y'all wanted a thread on "El Apagón"

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 15h
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 15h
"'The elimination of 271,000 federal jobs has likely had a severe impact on Black workers, who are disproportionately represented in the federal workforce, as reflected in the sharp rise in Black unemployment in 2025,' the report said."

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 16h
Straight out of Project 2025. Worsening racial stratification.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 16h
"A new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds that Black unemployment has reached recession-level territory, with joblessness among young Black people more than four times the national average." www.stlamerican.com/business/bla...
Black workers fall further behind in Trump’s second term.
When President Donald Trump took office for a second time last year, experts warned that Black Americans could face ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, pointing to Project 2025 proposals calling for deep government sp...
www.stlamerican.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 16h
Are they fattening?

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 16h
Just showed my 9 yo the US bobsled team video, and now she's wearing a Che shirt =(

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
If only Democrats weren't financially beholden to Wall Street

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Occurs to me that CFPB could be a really powerful messaging vehicle for Democrats. Affordability. Anti-corruption. Anti-elites. Pro-democracy. It's all in there. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
'This Is Your Money': Trump Assault on CFPB Has Cost Consumers $19 Billion | Common Dreams
"When you're counting the way that costs have gone up for American families over the last year, be sure to include the cost of getting cheated," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.commondreams.org

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
Carnac is grossly underused on this social media platform in my opinion

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 18h
TL/DR: Philanthropic funding won’t support organizing, confrontational tactics, front-line decision making—what builds real power over time. Funders want immediate deliverables (ie “reports” and “strategies”) that perform non-partisan academic competence. 😭

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I Said Environmentalism Was Out of Ideas. I Was Wrong. It's Worse.
How the people fighting for the planet lost touch with the people living on it
drlennecefer.substack.com

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We Left With All Of My Popehats @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18h
“Who is buying ‘Melania’ tickets?”

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
My 9 yo is in cooking club but doesn't bring me back anything
a man wearing a blue jacksonville jaguars shirt covering his face
ALT: a man wearing a blue jacksonville jaguars shirt covering his face
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
Are you sure you're tilting your laptop right?

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
Unitary Executive Theory 🤝 Corruption lpeproject.org/blog/the-ris...

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
I haven't watch much Olympics yet, but in nearly event I've seen, there's been at least one competitor who missed events 4 years ago because they tested positive for COVID. Imagine working so hard to qualify for the Olympics, and that happens. It would be foolish for them *not* to mask.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
If you tilt your laptop just right, though, it looks like growth

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
Okay. If we can't abolish ICE, maybe we can deport it?
cingraham.bsky.social Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 19h
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
mnhousedfl.bsky.social Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 20h
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**

He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
I'm more convinced than ever that Trump doesn't actually understand how percentages work
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!

KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir

TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 19h
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
mnhousedfl.bsky.social Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 20h
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**

He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.

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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 19h
Laila Edwards becomes the first Black woman from USA to score a goal in Olympic hockey. #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026