Jim Weingarten
@jimweingarten.bsky.social
Recovering techie. Struggling father. Cook/baker. Progressive. Podcast junkie. Involuntary trivia accumulator. Cyclist and climber of large hills.
Concerned human being. Live your values. Fight injustice. Practice kindness. Be courageous. Pet doggies!
Concerned human being. Live your values. Fight injustice. Practice kindness. Be courageous. Pet doggies!
@nytimes.com, scrutinize #GeorgeZoley, founder of #GeoGroup, a massive private prisons contractor housing detainees in inhumane conditions?! He also runs BI Incorporated, an #ICE vendor for pop-up offices where people get kidnapped. He makes money arresting them, and imprisoning them. #grift #evil
"The vast majority of those at North Lake, 89%, have no criminal record, ICE data shows."
Finally some good reporting on this, thank you MLive.
They're suing. We need faster courts.
Finally some good reporting on this, thank you MLive.
They're suing. We need faster courts.
Massive Michigan ICE facility detains 1,200 immigrants, but growing number fight for release
The number of immigrants detained at Michigan's largest ICE facility has jumped to more than 1,200. But more immigrants are suing the federal government over a new policy that's keeping them locked up...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@nytimes.com, scrutinize #GeorgeZoley, founder of #GeoGroup, a massive private prisons contractor housing detainees in inhumane conditions?! He also runs BI Incorporated, an #ICE vendor for pop-up offices where people get kidnapped. He makes money arresting them, and imprisoning them. #grift #evil
#StephenMiller even looks like #Goebbels. What must it be like to hold beliefs so heinous that you are reviled by your family and everyone in your vicinity, and are forced to abandon your home and move to the protection of a military base? #Resist
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#StephenMiller even looks like #Goebbels. What must it be like to hold beliefs so heinous that you are reviled by your family and everyone in your vicinity, and are forced to abandon your home and move to the protection of a military base? #Resist
I have an unfortunate interest in current events. Based upon a broad survey of the information available, I have concluded that shits really fucked up right now, and it's gonna get worse. But I know we are on the right side of history in this struggle for the soul of America. #Courage #Resist
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#LittleMarco wants to start a war with #Venezuela, and depose #Maduro. He always has. #Asshole-in-Chief will use the war to distract from the #EpsteinFiles. It's already too late for him, but he doesn't know that yet. The knives are out. Such high drama! It's like #AncientRome. #Resist
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#LittleMarco wants to start a war with #Venezuela, and depose #Maduro. He always has. #Asshole-in-Chief will use the war to distract from the #EpsteinFiles. It's already too late for him, but he doesn't know that yet. The knives are out. Such high drama! It's like #AncientRome. #Resist
I CANNOT WAIT until you #ICE fucks are prosecuted for your #racist cruelty. You act as if you'll be protected forever. Okay. Wear your masks. Once this stupidity is over, we'll come visiting with a warrant. There's always a paper trail. #Resist #Courage
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From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: ICE in Chicago once again violated a judge’s order barring them from arresting people on court property. The man was so violently arrested it broke a metal fenc...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I CANNOT WAIT until you #ICE fucks are prosecuted for your #racist cruelty. You act as if you'll be protected forever. Okay. Wear your masks. Once this stupidity is over, we'll come visiting with a warrant. There's always a paper trail. #Resist #Courage
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I can tell already. Things are gonna get juicy. They're done with him. They're throwing him to the wolves. The #oligarchs got what they paid for. He's become a liability. They eat their own #Resist
Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
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November 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I can tell already. Things are gonna get juicy. They're done with him. They're throwing him to the wolves. The #oligarchs got what they paid for. He's become a liability. They eat their own #Resist
Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Gift Article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Let's take a moment to appreciate the horror of the #GOP #Congress. They're going to absurd lengths to protect a #pedophile, all so they can enrich themselves and their billionaire campaign donors. Shutdown the government? Sure!Starve millions? Absolutely! So much evil! #Resist
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Let's take a moment to appreciate the horror of the #GOP #Congress. They're going to absurd lengths to protect a #pedophile, all so they can enrich themselves and their billionaire campaign donors. Shutdown the government? Sure!Starve millions? Absolutely! So much evil! #Resist
Is the #GOP abandoning the #AssholeInChief at this moment? Pressure is increasing to release the #EpsteinFiles. They're out of moves. They've gotten what they wanted out of him. Tax cuts for #oligarchs. Cuts to the #SafetyNet. Destruction of #oversight. Now they can throw him to the wolves. #Resist
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is the #GOP abandoning the #AssholeInChief at this moment? Pressure is increasing to release the #EpsteinFiles. They're out of moves. They've gotten what they wanted out of him. Tax cuts for #oligarchs. Cuts to the #SafetyNet. Destruction of #oversight. Now they can throw him to the wolves. #Resist
How will they try to negate the vote of #AdelitsGrijalva for the #DischargePetition to release the #EpsteinFiles? I'll bet they turn a current #GOP Yes vote to a No to cancel her out. #NancyMace, maybe? It's shameful how they shield a #pedophile from justice just to enrich themselves. #Resist
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
How will they try to negate the vote of #AdelitsGrijalva for the #DischargePetition to release the #EpsteinFiles? I'll bet they turn a current #GOP Yes vote to a No to cancel her out. #NancyMace, maybe? It's shameful how they shield a #pedophile from justice just to enrich themselves. #Resist
The Monday #Bulwark podcast has me reconsidering the #Democratic #shutdown #capitulation. They make great points about the real outcome of the deal. They argue we actually won.
The Bulwark Podcast: Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown
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The Bulwark Podcast: Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown
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Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown
The very online crowd is very upset, but Dems did fight like Republicans. This was a longer shutdown than anything the Tea Party pulled and real pain was being caused. And Democrats have now made the ...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Monday #Bulwark podcast has me reconsidering the #Democratic #shutdown #capitulation. They make great points about the real outcome of the deal. They argue we actually won.
The Bulwark Podcast: Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown
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The Bulwark Podcast: Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown
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Recall Chuck Schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Recall Chuck Schumer.
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Primary every Democratic Senator who votes for this. Every damn one.
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Primary every Democratic Senator who votes for this. Every damn one.
Eight traitorous #Senate #Democrats caved on the #shutdown. All this leverage and all we have is a bunch of fucking cowards in charge! #Schumer is done. He is not a leader for these times. He should step down a minority leader. If not, we should oust him. He has no influence or spine. #Resist
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Eight traitorous #Senate #Democrats caved on the #shutdown. All this leverage and all we have is a bunch of fucking cowards in charge! #Schumer is done. He is not a leader for these times. He should step down a minority leader. If not, we should oust him. He has no influence or spine. #Resist
So, now #AssholeInChief is trying to buy off the American people so he can continue his horrible #tariffs. Why? Is he using the threat as leverage to solicit #payoffs from #billionaires? Is he manipulating the market. He never does anything unless it lines his pockets.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So, now #AssholeInChief is trying to buy off the American people so he can continue his horrible #tariffs. Why? Is he using the threat as leverage to solicit #payoffs from #billionaires? Is he manipulating the market. He never does anything unless it lines his pockets.
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thehill.com/homenews/adm...
The #IRS has killed #DirectFile, because, fuck taxpayers. #Intuit made an investment to buy off #Congress so the #IRS would kill free filing. Now #TurboTax demands its tribute. #Capitalism #Corruption #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
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November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The #IRS has killed #DirectFile, because, fuck taxpayers. #Intuit made an investment to buy off #Congress so the #IRS would kill free filing. Now #TurboTax demands its tribute. #Capitalism #Corruption #Resist
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
Yay, Sandwich Guy!
BREAKING: SANDWICH GUY ACQUITTED. NOT GUILTY!
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yay, Sandwich Guy!
#ErikaKirk using fake tears to appear distraught about the death of her late husband #CharlieKirk before giving a recent speech. Such cynical opportunism. www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikT...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#ErikaKirk using fake tears to appear distraught about the death of her late husband #CharlieKirk before giving a recent speech. Such cynical opportunism. www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikT...
A US Appeals Court just said it's legal to ban Chinese from owning property in Florida?! I know the country has been going backwards, but really?! We're back to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Does the court believe that's the will of the majority?! #Resist
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US court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from buying property
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law restricting real estate and land purchases by Chinese citizens, rejecting claims it violates
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November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A US Appeals Court just said it's legal to ban Chinese from owning property in Florida?! I know the country has been going backwards, but really?! We're back to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Does the court believe that's the will of the majority?! #Resist
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Unregulated #Capitalism is immoral. Billionaires should not exist. Marx predicted greed would topple the system. #Piketty proved there is a fatal flaw in its design. It is truly rigged. Economic Injustice begets anger. Anger leads to #Fascism. And here we are... #Resist
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Unregulated #Capitalism is immoral. Billionaires should not exist. Marx predicted greed would topple the system. #Piketty proved there is a fatal flaw in its design. It is truly rigged. Economic Injustice begets anger. Anger leads to #Fascism. And here we are... #Resist
Let me get this straight. #AssholeInChief is starving 42 million Americans (including children) to force #Democrats to capitulate, end the shutdown, and allow #ACA insurance rates to skyrocket depriving millions of health insurance. That's cartoonishly evil. #Resist www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Says It Will Make Only Partial SNAP Payments This Month
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November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Let me get this straight. #AssholeInChief is starving 42 million Americans (including children) to force #Democrats to capitulate, end the shutdown, and allow #ACA insurance rates to skyrocket depriving millions of health insurance. That's cartoonishly evil. #Resist www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
#Congress is quietly trying to change the age of consent to 14 to protect the people in the #Epstein files. After all, it won't be illegal to rape children anymore. And that's retroactive, right? Of course it is. #Resist #evil
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November 2, 2025 at 5:51 AM
#Congress is quietly trying to change the age of consent to 14 to protect the people in the #Epstein files. After all, it won't be illegal to rape children anymore. And that's retroactive, right? Of course it is. #Resist #evil
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#AssholeInChief has decided we owe him $230M of taxpayer money because we investigated and prosecuted him for his crimes, and that bothers him. Under what authority? Because he says so. #Resist
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From the law community on Reddit: Trump says he has final say on paying himself $230m for past investigations
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October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#AssholeInChief has decided we owe him $230M of taxpayer money because we investigated and prosecuted him for his crimes, and that bothers him. Under what authority? Because he says so. #Resist
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