James Stephens, JD
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Rule of Law Enthusiast.
Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries www.goodnewsnetwork.org/former-inmat...
Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries
Reginald Betts was in solitary confinement at 17 when a book changed his life. His nonprofit now installs libraries in prisons nationwide.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries www.goodnewsnetwork.org/former-inmat...
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richard williams, artist
desmond devlin, writer
for mad magazine
2015
#art
#artsy
#arthistory
#americana
#normanrockwell
#blm
#ice
desmond devlin, writer
for mad magazine
2015
#art
#artsy
#arthistory
#americana
#normanrockwell
#blm
#ice
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
richard williams, artist
desmond devlin, writer
for mad magazine
2015
#art
#artsy
#arthistory
#americana
#normanrockwell
#blm
#ice
desmond devlin, writer
for mad magazine
2015
#art
#artsy
#arthistory
#americana
#normanrockwell
#blm
#ice
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Wild Dog, Andrew Wyeth, 1959.
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Wild Dog, Andrew Wyeth, 1959.
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Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) Abstract Interpretation. 1925 (oil on composition board) Yale University Art Gallery
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) Abstract Interpretation. 1925 (oil on composition board) Yale University Art Gallery
I remember when extortion was against the law and extortionists feared prison terms. Ah, those were the days.
Northwestern becomes latest university to reach a deal with Trump administration. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Northwestern University Strikes A Deal With Trump Administration
Northwestern University has reached a $75 million deal with the Trump administration, ending a long dispute involving the freezing of $790 million in research funds.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I remember when extortion was against the law and extortionists feared prison terms. Ah, those were the days.
To be the dumbest president in U.S. history is no small thing, but Trump is making a good case to be included among the most stupid political leaders in all of human history. May he be removed now, I don't care how. He is an enemy combatant and should be treated as such.
Looks like we’re going to war.
I didn’t vote for this, did you?
I didn’t vote for this, did you?
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
To be the dumbest president in U.S. history is no small thing, but Trump is making a good case to be included among the most stupid political leaders in all of human history. May he be removed now, I don't care how. He is an enemy combatant and should be treated as such.
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A positive news story of the day, and very interesting. 😁
19-Year-old Defeats His Former High School Civics Teacher in Local Election: ‘I’m so proud of him’
Cameran Drew recently defeated his former teacher, Kenneth Bell, in a Virginia election that delivered refreshing kindness from both parties.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A positive news story of the day, and very interesting. 😁
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Trump said today he'll be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Trump said today he'll be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
Rejuvenation will come when Stephen Miller, his idiot boss, and the unrepentant leaders of this evil regime are driven out of public life, imprisoned, or in the ground. America can't be great or a force for good while it's afflicted with the rot of fascism. May they face swift and terrible #justice.
AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
America’s civic institutions have to address the full monstrosity of this. So too do democratic governments elsewhere in the world. It’s not happening. It’s being allowed to pass - so as not to rock the boat. Rock the boat, guys, rock it hard, rock it now.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Rejuvenation will come when Stephen Miller, his idiot boss, and the unrepentant leaders of this evil regime are driven out of public life, imprisoned, or in the ground. America can't be great or a force for good while it's afflicted with the rot of fascism. May they face swift and terrible #justice.
We must speak the truth, even if it is disturbing and ugly. The truth is that Trumpers don't deserve suffrage. Committing or condoning treason should have consequences even for the most ordinary voters. They all know the nature of what they're doing by now. There are no more plausible excuses.
a man with long hair and a beard says " you 're unworthy " in a dark room
Alt: a man with long hair and a beard says " you 're unworthy " in a dark room
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November 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We must speak the truth, even if it is disturbing and ugly. The truth is that Trumpers don't deserve suffrage. Committing or condoning treason should have consequences even for the most ordinary voters. They all know the nature of what they're doing by now. There are no more plausible excuses.
A Civil War Hasn't Come to America, a Cold War Has johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-civil-wa...
A Civil War Hasn't Come to America, a Cold War Has
The heralds of disaster are hard at work right now.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A Civil War Hasn't Come to America, a Cold War Has johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-civil-wa...
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Puffin with Sand Eels,
Watercolour painting.
#Puffin #Sandeels #AtlanticPuffin #Birds #BirdsArt #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Puffin #Sandeels #AtlanticPuffin #Birds #BirdsArt #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Puffin with Sand Eels,
Watercolour painting.
#Puffin #Sandeels #AtlanticPuffin #Birds #BirdsArt #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Watercolour painting.
#Puffin #Sandeels #AtlanticPuffin #Birds #BirdsArt #Art #Watercolour #WatercolourArt #Painting #BirdsWallArt #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
Thanksgiving: The Values That Outlast Presidents
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Thanksgiving: The Values That Outlast Presidents
This Thanksgiving feels different.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thanksgiving: The Values That Outlast Presidents
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Every time I see a national high-speed rail map, I’m reminded how far behind the U.S. really is. We could replace short flights, cut emissions, and make travel actually pleasant. Sustainable transportation shouldn’t be a dream; it should be the plan.
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Every time I see a national high-speed rail map, I’m reminded how far behind the U.S. really is. We could replace short flights, cut emissions, and make travel actually pleasant. Sustainable transportation shouldn’t be a dream; it should be the plan.
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"We’re beginning to glimpse what fascism looks like amid the wreckage of history, with all its ironies and absurdities. But an urgent question remains unanswered: what, in that same wreckage, might antifascism look like?"
Surrealism Against Fascism • EQUATOR
A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
www.equator.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"We’re beginning to glimpse what fascism looks like amid the wreckage of history, with all its ironies and absurdities. But an urgent question remains unanswered: what, in that same wreckage, might antifascism look like?"
Who Can Actually Stop Donald Trump? The Constitutional Reality No One Wants to Face
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Who Can Actually Stop Donald Trump? The Constitutional Reality No One Wants to Face
Why the courts, Congress, and impeachment are failing—and why the final responsibility lands on the voters.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Who Can Actually Stop Donald Trump? The Constitutional Reality No One Wants to Face
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End of the road for the last pending criminal prosecution against Trump. The Fani Willis intitiated Fulton County prosecution assigned to a new prosecutor, after Willis ordered off case, and he filed a motion of dismissal that the court accepted this morning. I'll be posting a longer Youtube on it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
End of the road for the last pending criminal prosecution against Trump. The Fani Willis intitiated Fulton County prosecution assigned to a new prosecutor, after Willis ordered off case, and he filed a motion of dismissal that the court accepted this morning. I'll be posting a longer Youtube on it.
I thought the Fani Willis Case was probably irreversibly screwed up. I wanted to be wrong. As a prosecutor, you just can't do edgy things on high-profile cases without it somehow helping the defendant. This is how the guilty go free. Play it straight and let the chips fall where they may. #RuleOfLaw
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I thought the Fani Willis Case was probably irreversibly screwed up. I wanted to be wrong. As a prosecutor, you just can't do edgy things on high-profile cases without it somehow helping the defendant. This is how the guilty go free. Play it straight and let the chips fall where they may. #RuleOfLaw
The Myth of a Rightward Realignment - Democracy Americana democracyamericana.com/posts/7edb91...
The Myth of a Rightward Realignment
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election that are obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment
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November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The Myth of a Rightward Realignment - Democracy Americana democracyamericana.com/posts/7edb91...
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National Guard members were not getting shot in DC under Joe Biden.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
National Guard members were not getting shot in DC under Joe Biden.
I have to admit she never had the kind tone of my Kentucky grannies, and I doubt she can cook like them either.
NARRATOR: "Despite several strenuous efforts at enunciation, Marjorie Taylor Greene's drawl was never remotely sweet."
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have to admit she never had the kind tone of my Kentucky grannies, and I doubt she can cook like them either.
National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
‘America-first’ upcharges introduced for national park passes, reservations
The change in fees dates back to a July executive order to “increase revenue and improve the recreational experience at national parks.”
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November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors | The Seattle Times www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
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"I’d rather my house not get firebombed."
The #Indiana State Senate Republicans are fixing to capitulate to Trump on #gerrymandering / #redistricting out of fear of LITERAL TERRORISM.
That's the Trump-MAGA-GOP message: do what Trump says or your home & family might get LITERALLY FIREBOMBED.
The #Indiana State Senate Republicans are fixing to capitulate to Trump on #gerrymandering / #redistricting out of fear of LITERAL TERRORISM.
That's the Trump-MAGA-GOP message: do what Trump says or your home & family might get LITERALLY FIREBOMBED.
On Monday, I spoke with a GOP Indiana legislator who opposes Trump's redistricting push. He asked that I not publish his name. His fear isn't political—he's not running for reelection. It's safety. My piece on the intimidation campaign in Indiana:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
‘I’d Rather My House Not Get Firebombed’
He opposed gerrymandering. Harassment followed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"I’d rather my house not get firebombed."
The #Indiana State Senate Republicans are fixing to capitulate to Trump on #gerrymandering / #redistricting out of fear of LITERAL TERRORISM.
That's the Trump-MAGA-GOP message: do what Trump says or your home & family might get LITERALLY FIREBOMBED.
The #Indiana State Senate Republicans are fixing to capitulate to Trump on #gerrymandering / #redistricting out of fear of LITERAL TERRORISM.
That's the Trump-MAGA-GOP message: do what Trump says or your home & family might get LITERALLY FIREBOMBED.
For the uninitiated, I point out that it isn't THE Church that is silent or complicit, but is instead those denominations, specific congregations, and individuals that are either doing evil with Trump's régime or are too cowardly to boldly speak against it. Red or Blue location is a primary factor.
I believe history will one day scrutinize the church’s silence or complicity in the face of I.C.E.’s cruelty, racism, and state-sanctioned terror in the United States just as it has judged the church’s response to Nazism in 1930's Germany.
To follow Christ is to resist I.C.E.
#ice #abolishice
To follow Christ is to resist I.C.E.
#ice #abolishice
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For the uninitiated, I point out that it isn't THE Church that is silent or complicit, but is instead those denominations, specific congregations, and individuals that are either doing evil with Trump's régime or are too cowardly to boldly speak against it. Red or Blue location is a primary factor.