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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 · 9h
Yet, somehow we can't afford to protect children's developing brains
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 10h
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 11h
This is why whenever I hear reporters talk about how "Congress" is broken, I want to punch a hole in a wall
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12h
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he is moving forward with a plan to revive a prohibition on House votes to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson moves to again block House from voting on Trump tariffs
Opposition from as few as two Republicans could derail the effort.
www.politico.com

Reposted by Mark D. White, James Goodwin

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 12h
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he is moving forward with a plan to revive a prohibition on House votes to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson moves to again block House from voting on Trump tariffs
Opposition from as few as two Republicans could derail the effort.
www.politico.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 12h
Now would be a great time to recommit ourselves to the precautionary principle

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Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 12h
Chat bots give the wrong medical advice more than half the time. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Again, it is amazing that people can claim without justification that cost-benefit analyses are "useful information." It's long past time that we dispense with that unexamined assumption. www.theregreview.org/2026/02/09/c...
The Opposite of Smart Regulation | The Regulatory Review
The federal government is moving backwards in its regulatory analysis and decision-making.
www.theregreview.org

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Imagine believing that the Tea Party was about shrinking government. These fucking people.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
"There could be — a libertarian can still dream — a grass-roots movement to shrink government that doesn’t end up co-opted by one of the major parties, as the Tea Party was." This is the most hilarious sentence in the history of the human language.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | Libertarians: We Told You So
www.nytimes.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
"The Pentagon told vendors in recent weeks that it is seeking to acquire cutting-edge 'agentic' AI systems.... One potential use for such systems is to weigh various 'constraints' that govern when units can initiate or continue combat and the risk of killing or injuring civilians."😱

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
"Hundreds of those uses were marked as “high impact,” meaning they are being used as the main basis for making significant decisions or have implications for people’s rights or their safety, according to federal standards." 😬

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
"The Department of Homeland Security has adopted new, more sophisticated facial recognition tools. The FBI has purchased novel systems to sift through reams of images and text to generate leads for investigators." 😵‍💫 www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump set off a surge of AI in the federal government. See what happened.
The Trump administration is accelerating AI adoption across government, embedding the technology in policing, health care, defense and science.
www.washingtonpost.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Henceforth, the best hockey team will be awarded the FIFA Stan Cup

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13h
Fun fact: We're co-hosting the World Cup with Canada this summer
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 14h
The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by the NYT

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Reposted by James Goodwin

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CNN @cnn.com · 15h
Elon Musk's ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. https://cnn.it/46sbAMm

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
This counts www.youtube.com/watch?v=np6v...
Yub Nub (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Ending)
YouTube video by someperson42
www.youtube.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Post a banger that isn't in English (can't limit myself to 1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkPs...

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17h
Post a banger that isn't in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7TC...

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
A multi-fucking-volume treatise

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
I could write an entire fucking book about 2
karlbode.com Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart

1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks

2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
New York Times headline: Libertarians: We Told You So With an image of a big black boot stomping a snake

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18h
Amazing

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Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 18h
👀🫢

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19h
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart

1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks

2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
New York Times headline: Libertarians: We Told You So With an image of a big black boot stomping a snake

Reposted by James Goodwin

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19h
TrumpRx Unveils $1 Million Citizenship Pill

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
Meanwhile, we can't afford to protect children from lead poisoning bsky.app/profile/reic...
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 19h
Please buy my new paradigm-shifting service: Punch Yourself in the Throat. I will now spend $100 million on ads convincing you that you -- yes, you -- must buy this service.

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Cape Cod Demon Hunter @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 19h
The panic over Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast was blown massively out of proportion by newspaper owners trying to tank the reputation of radio as a medium, which is a lesson in how many problems attributed to flaws in human nature are actually five rich guys lying.