James McGowan
@jamesmcgowan.bsky.social
Proponent of self-governance. Opponent of poisoning the air, water and land. Those things go together. Comedy and satire could save us. #EndCitzensUnited
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
Keep excellent records of all federal agents and officers involved, including actions taken by each.
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Keep excellent records of all federal agents and officers involved, including actions taken by each.
As in, now.
The most dangerous moment in every authoritarian regime is when it realizes that its power has crested and is now falling. This is when they realize that if they are to achieve their maximalist ambitions, now they have to throw the dice — because no matter how bad the odds, their odds are best now.
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
As in, now.
A war crime was captured on videotape. Prosecution should not be difficult.
I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A war crime was captured on videotape. Prosecution should not be difficult.
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I see fascist Leader / crime boss / conservative, Republican president Lord Dampnut is really jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, isn't he? Well, I guess all the criminals, drug dealers, warlords, foreign despots go for that because of complications tracking their transactions, so it fits.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I see fascist Leader / crime boss / conservative, Republican president Lord Dampnut is really jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, isn't he? Well, I guess all the criminals, drug dealers, warlords, foreign despots go for that because of complications tracking their transactions, so it fits.
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Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
yes.
Members of Congress should be banned from ever becoming lobbyists.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
PERIOD.
That’s why I’m leading an effort with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to enact that exact prohibition into law.
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
yes.
Real news that the 7 sisters don’t want you to know.
Arctic sea-ice extent on November 30th was about 400,000 square kilometers below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Real news that the 7 sisters don’t want you to know.
Trump put tariffs on the American people when they make purchases
from Ukraine, but not from Russia. Those are tax free.
from Ukraine, but not from Russia. Those are tax free.
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Trump put tariffs on the American people when they make purchases
from Ukraine, but not from Russia. Those are tax free.
from Ukraine, but not from Russia. Those are tax free.
He has the concept for a plan.
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
He has the concept for a plan.
Facts
If Kamala Harris were President today Sarah Beckstrom would still be alive and Andrew Wolfe would not be in a Washington DC hospital ICU fighting for his life.
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Facts
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
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Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
News on this Thanksgiving is a stark reminder that non-Indians owe tribal peoples a debt they can never repay. But they should try.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
News on this Thanksgiving is a stark reminder that non-Indians owe tribal peoples a debt they can never repay. But they should try.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Almost like they were hoping for something bad to happen.
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Almost like they were hoping for something bad to happen.
Place the blame where it belongs.
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Place the blame where it belongs.
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precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Craziness still ramping up even as MAGA goes down.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Craziness still ramping up even as MAGA goes down.
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DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Sick folks.
The Department of Government Efficiency is claiming that it is still operational, despite reports that the agency has disbanded. trib.al/R5b8Fx6
DOGE Kills Shutdown Rumors, Vows to Continue Terrorizing Americans
The “Department of Government Efficiency” says it’s not going anywhere.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Sick folks.
Everything he touches turns to sh!t.
Palestinians face renewed killings, raids and settler attacks as Israel pushes past agreed ceasefire lines.
Israel kills four Palestinians as attacks continue despite Gaza ceasefire
Palestinians face renewed killings, raids and settler attacks as Israel pushes past agreed ceasefire lines.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Everything he touches turns to sh!t.
We the People have gotten lucky this time with such incompetent fools in charge.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We the People have gotten lucky this time with such incompetent fools in charge.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Recording all crimes now in progress is a monumental but crucial task.
Trump recently pardoned many people involved in his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, including the fake electors.
We fought to expose the truth and these pardons can’t erase that. We were the first to obtain the fake elector certificates.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
We fought to expose the truth and these pardons can’t erase that. We were the first to obtain the fake elector certificates.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
American Oversight Obtains Seven Phony Certificates of Pro-Trump Electors - American Oversight
The phony electoral vote certificates from seven states were submitted to Congress as part of the failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
americanoversight.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Recording all crimes now in progress is a monumental but crucial task.
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.