@jamesmpope.bsky.social
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Buckle up Dem establishment, because me and my maximum wage tied to the minimum wage proposal are coming for your asses
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Buckle up Dem establishment, because me and my maximum wage tied to the minimum wage proposal are coming for your asses
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when the "concepts of a plan" are going great
Rand Paul: "My plan is this -- let people on the Obamacare market, which is about 4% of America, a small number of people, let them buy their insurance through Costco, Sam's Club, Amazon ... "
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
when the "concepts of a plan" are going great
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Pepper spraying a one year old is called child abuse. 🤬 Police & protective services should have been called
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Pepper spraying a one year old is called child abuse. 🤬 Police & protective services should have been called
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Now the family has to monitor for potential long-term damage to their daughter’s lungs and eyes.
This is just one of the many stories in this article on the horrors US citizens are facing with ICE.
This is just one of the many stories in this article on the horrors US citizens are facing with ICE.
The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Now the family has to monitor for potential long-term damage to their daughter’s lungs and eyes.
This is just one of the many stories in this article on the horrors US citizens are facing with ICE.
This is just one of the many stories in this article on the horrors US citizens are facing with ICE.
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ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
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Wtf is he talking about? 24M people, that’s how many he’s talking about. I want the same healthcare that Rand Paul gets for free, paid for by people like me. As self employed and we do not qualify for subsidies, a plan for 2 on the exchange is twice that of my mortgage payment.
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wtf is he talking about? 24M people, that’s how many he’s talking about. I want the same healthcare that Rand Paul gets for free, paid for by people like me. As self employed and we do not qualify for subsidies, a plan for 2 on the exchange is twice that of my mortgage payment.
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Rand Paul says he wants people on Obamacare to buy their insurance through Costco, Sam’s Club, and Amazon? What do you think about the senator’s plan?
ME: First, cancel Congress' health care and send them to Costco, Sam's Club & Amazon, then report back their success stories.
ME: First, cancel Congress' health care and send them to Costco, Sam's Club & Amazon, then report back their success stories.
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Rand Paul says he wants people on Obamacare to buy their insurance through Costco, Sam’s Club, and Amazon? What do you think about the senator’s plan?
ME: First, cancel Congress' health care and send them to Costco, Sam's Club & Amazon, then report back their success stories.
ME: First, cancel Congress' health care and send them to Costco, Sam's Club & Amazon, then report back their success stories.
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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27% of farmers, including Aaron from Polk County, Iowa, are on the health insurance marketplace.
Because Republicans have voted against extending the health care tax credits 13 times, these farmers could see their premiums double or even triple.
Because Republicans have voted against extending the health care tax credits 13 times, these farmers could see their premiums double or even triple.
December 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
27% of farmers, including Aaron from Polk County, Iowa, are on the health insurance marketplace.
Because Republicans have voted against extending the health care tax credits 13 times, these farmers could see their premiums double or even triple.
Because Republicans have voted against extending the health care tax credits 13 times, these farmers could see their premiums double or even triple.
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Trump is an idiot and his FBI is grossly incompetent.
December 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump is an idiot and his FBI is grossly incompetent.
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Michigan House Republicans slashed funding from programs to support moms and babies, wigs for kids with cancer, mental health services for kids who were sexually assaulted and more.
With no notice. And no good rationale.
With no notice. And no good rationale.
December 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Michigan House Republicans slashed funding from programs to support moms and babies, wigs for kids with cancer, mental health services for kids who were sexually assaulted and more.
With no notice. And no good rationale.
With no notice. And no good rationale.
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Why is @CBSNews using the BBC to cover the Brown shooting?
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Why is @CBSNews using the BBC to cover the Brown shooting?
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We all deserve the same healthcare we provide to Congress…
December 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We all deserve the same healthcare we provide to Congress…
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Congratulations to the people of Chandler, AZ, who — despite a fierce lobbying campaign — defeated a massive AI data center that would have raised utility bills and drained scarce water.
Oligarchs want working Americans to foot the bill while they profit. Not gonna happen!
Oligarchs want working Americans to foot the bill while they profit. Not gonna happen!
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Congratulations to the people of Chandler, AZ, who — despite a fierce lobbying campaign — defeated a massive AI data center that would have raised utility bills and drained scarce water.
Oligarchs want working Americans to foot the bill while they profit. Not gonna happen!
Oligarchs want working Americans to foot the bill while they profit. Not gonna happen!
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Under Gov. Snyder, a data center built promised the creation of 1000 jobs. Actual number created: 26! Yes. 26 jobs. We don’t need lies. We don’t need secret deals.
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Under Gov. Snyder, a data center built promised the creation of 1000 jobs. Actual number created: 26! Yes. 26 jobs. We don’t need lies. We don’t need secret deals.
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I just voted YES on extending the ACA tax credits and preventing health premiums from doubling next year.
I’ve voted to protect these credits over a dozen times because Georgians can’t afford this.
Sadly, Republicans in DC keep voting it down.
I’ve voted to protect these credits over a dozen times because Georgians can’t afford this.
Sadly, Republicans in DC keep voting it down.
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just voted YES on extending the ACA tax credits and preventing health premiums from doubling next year.
I’ve voted to protect these credits over a dozen times because Georgians can’t afford this.
Sadly, Republicans in DC keep voting it down.
I’ve voted to protect these credits over a dozen times because Georgians can’t afford this.
Sadly, Republicans in DC keep voting it down.
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Page One in Milwaukee.
December 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Page One in Milwaukee.
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Here's Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) raging about Missouri's elections being "decided in California" in response to an article about Missourians protesting a gerrymandering petition in California -- except the article is about the town of California in Missouri.
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here's Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) raging about Missouri's elections being "decided in California" in response to an article about Missourians protesting a gerrymandering petition in California -- except the article is about the town of California in Missouri.
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Elon and his crew destroyed hundreds of veteran owned businesses. Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the VA this year were with veteran-owned businesses. Some contracts were helping the VA register cancer patients or provide health care support to vets. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
DOGE had a cutting spree. 550 vet-owned businesses felt it.
Among the contracts DOGE canceled under the Department of Veterans Affairs alone, two-thirds were with veteran-owned businesses.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Elon and his crew destroyed hundreds of veteran owned businesses. Two-thirds of the contracts DOGE canceled at the VA this year were with veteran-owned businesses. Some contracts were helping the VA register cancer patients or provide health care support to vets. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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"The Democrats could have made a better run at veterans in 2024...Wes Moore, Seth Moulton, Jason Crow and Elaine Luria—and Tammy Duckworth and Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin (the CIA counts) and Mikie Sherrill—should lead the charge into 2026 and beyond."
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Learn to Talk to Veterans Again
The gulf between service members and Democrats isn’t good for the military, the party, or the country.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"The Democrats could have made a better run at veterans in 2024...Wes Moore, Seth Moulton, Jason Crow and Elaine Luria—and Tammy Duckworth and Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin (the CIA counts) and Mikie Sherrill—should lead the charge into 2026 and beyond."
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
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Secretary Noem tried to tell me that she hasn’t deported any veterans. I introduced her to one.
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Secretary Noem tried to tell me that she hasn’t deported any veterans. I introduced her to one.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea