Jim McClain
@jimmcclain.bsky.social
Here for news and politics. Progressive | Independent | Atheist/Humanist | Northern California
Marijuana reclassification was the easiest win Democrats could have taken before the 2024 election, but noooo, they let Trump have it instead.
December 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Marijuana reclassification was the easiest win Democrats could have taken before the 2024 election, but noooo, they let Trump have it instead.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
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Most people think that economics is about money, that government spending is constrained by tax, and that public services must always come second to “balancing the books”. All of that is wrong.
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Economics is not about money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Most people think that economics is about money, that government spending is constrained by tax, and that public services must always come second to “balancing the books”. All of that is wrong.
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...
The United States is on clearance! Get it before it's gone!
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The United States is on clearance! Get it before it's gone!
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Gavin Newsom is wrong, we need to tax the rich.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Gavin Newsom is wrong, we need to tax the rich.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The Democratic Party must stand for something.
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Trump murders people he accuses of being drug traffickers, even if they don't receive a trial by jury. But one who did get a trial by jury, and was found guilty of flooding the United States with cocaine, Donald Trump claims was the victim of a witch hunt, and pardoned him.
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump murders people he accuses of being drug traffickers, even if they don't receive a trial by jury. But one who did get a trial by jury, and was found guilty of flooding the United States with cocaine, Donald Trump claims was the victim of a witch hunt, and pardoned him.
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It is wrong for one person, the president, to have authority to decree, based on his own racist opinions, which people are allowed into this country.
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It is wrong for one person, the president, to have authority to decree, based on his own racist opinions, which people are allowed into this country.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
I'm guessing the proof was approved on a phone
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm guessing the proof was approved on a phone
This doesn't make me want to eat the chicken.
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This doesn't make me want to eat the chicken.
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STILL NOTHING?
(cartoon from 2019)
(cartoon from 2019)
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
STILL NOTHING?
(cartoon from 2019)
(cartoon from 2019)
Brutal accuracy from @deadder.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Brutal accuracy from @deadder.bsky.social
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An Oregon district court judge sided with California on Friday, issuing a permanent injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s deployment of state National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., including California’s. bit.ly/4qSFQsk
📸 Ted Soqui
📸 Ted Soqui
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
An Oregon district court judge sided with California on Friday, issuing a permanent injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s deployment of state National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., including California’s. bit.ly/4qSFQsk
📸 Ted Soqui
📸 Ted Soqui
There is total incompetence in charge of elections in Shasta County. anewscafe.com/2025/11/09/r...
Letter to the Editor: Things I can’t unsee from Shasta County’s Elections Office – anewscafe.com
anewscafe.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There is total incompetence in charge of elections in Shasta County. anewscafe.com/2025/11/09/r...
Fast work from @garthtoons.bsky.social
Republicans PROMISE they’ll take a vote on health care subsidies if Democrats end the shutdown. Uh huh. Sure.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
Reliably gullible Democrats
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reliably gullible Democrats
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Human laundromats love to fold
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Human laundromats love to fold
I got a couple ICE warning whistles. Made in the USA by American Whistle Corporation!
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I got a couple ICE warning whistles. Made in the USA by American Whistle Corporation!
This is satire, but it sums up the local reaction to Prop 50 passing.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is satire, but it sums up the local reaction to Prop 50 passing.
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Of course the president can’t subvert the Constitution by lying that there’s an emergency. If lying that there’s an emergency is a magic loophole granting the executive branch the powers of Congress, there’s no point to Article I.
The fact that this is even a question is a sign of degradation.
The fact that this is even a question is a sign of degradation.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Of course the president can’t subvert the Constitution by lying that there’s an emergency. If lying that there’s an emergency is a magic loophole granting the executive branch the powers of Congress, there’s no point to Article I.
The fact that this is even a question is a sign of degradation.
The fact that this is even a question is a sign of degradation.