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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 1h

To him it’s not lying; he’s simply telling the story based on treating deception of his opponents (meaning anyone not a Trumpist or not in his circles) as a legitimate method to get his way. He has no ethical discrepancy, in his view.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 6h

I’d like to know if or when I can disregard the dotard’s blathering. This court commentary is not really helpful, since social media shows what’s in his mind. My thought is that if #Trumpovich says it, it’s his decision process there and then, and it’s worth holding him to account.

MAGA Judges Insist You Shouldn't Take Trump's Social Media Too Seriously

Pro-Trump judges made excuses for Trump's bizarre posts.

gizmodo.com

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 18h

This opinion piece from NYT is very insightful. I don’t know what the solution to such bad behavior will be. Gift article.

Opinion | Trump Posted a Video of Himself Dumping Excrement on Our Cities. It’s a Glimpse of His Deepest Drives.

www.nytimes.com

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 18h

Can you speculate?

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 19h

So cruel and violent is what she expects from them.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 19h

He wants to see people grovel and do what he tells them to do, also. Self-abasement, like what his toady Lindsey Graham does.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 19h

I would SO hope that Mr Comey might have a long press conference to detail what he knows. If he counterattacked with some vigor, he could lay #Trumpovich out for the count. We need to stop playing reactively.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 19h

But this GOP surrenders both ethical and moral standards to a man who has neither, in order to get what they want. The complete subjugation of the party formerly known as the GOP has left them with nothing but adoring and fawning; God forbid they object. Just wait for Budapest this week.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 1d

It would be great to have the Epstein contacts revealed by Australia and UK. Let THEM also embarrass #Trumpovich and his pedophiles.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 1d

The tipping point is coming, and it won’t wait for arbitrary goal years (I.e., 2050). Acceleration of extinctions is just around the corner, followed soon thereafter by water shortages and food shortages as crops fail.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 1d

Deeper inquiry will likely show the Russian connections #Trumpovich introduced Epstein to for banking. Recall that #Trumpovich used Russian bankers to pull him out of his insolvency issues in 2005.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 1d

He’s going to end up stimulating terrorism against us with his not-so-subtle threats.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone who voted for #GQP is complicit in this. Shifting costs to families will result in less care, less public health, fewer hospitals in rural areas, and dramatically more bankruptcies. Gift article.

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

www.nytimes.com

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 3d

We knew this was coming when Santos went to prison. #Trumpovich knows his kind.

George Santos: 'Have a great life!' Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-congressman

George Santos was jailed for seven years for stealing identities, including from members of his own family.

www.bbc.com

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

IMO his strategy should revolve around sitting and telling the GJ what he knows, highlighting as ‘this is what #Trumpovich wants me silenced about’ for each item on the list. In that way he’d be able to point out specific areas for which he is being persecuted, while spotlighting Trump’s weaknesses.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

This makes press revelations of unethical, immoral, illegal, or stupid activities or events subject to credential revocation. Hegseth’s stupid use of classified info on Signal, reported by the press as a breach of operational security, becomes unreportable, for example.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

This mass-censorship event should be in the press much more than just this morning cycle. Gift article. This is unprecedented in modern times.

What Do the New Pentagon Press Reporting Rules Say? (Gift Article)

The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.

www.nytimes.com

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

Basic truths:
(3) Governance is a process for the good of the governed populace. Good governance Functions include all, work for the good of society, and exclude corruption, cruelty, illegal and unethical behavior, and provoking speech and behaviors. #Trumpovich gives us the opposite.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

This is never to say that profit-oriented enterprises are universally bad, or that capitalism is bad. It IS to say that guardrails are ALWAYS needed to shape and manage human nature, because otherwise people do not rise to their better nature when it competes with their year-end bonus.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

Basic truths:
(2) Organizations with profit-seeking agendas can easily corrupt their people with bonuses and incentives to achieve profits. This leads to chemical pollution, financial corruption, unfair employee pay/benefits, and illegal behaviors. Human nature is the reason regulation is required.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

There are some basic truths we must remind ourselves are relevant and important.
(1) The public interest - good for society - is a real entity that cannot be disregarded for profit or for small-minded, discriminatory agenda. It helps “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

She missed the opportunity to say (1) the public has rights to clean air/water, (2) profit-oriented organizations NEED regulations to guide them, lest they fall into the ‘profit over all’ greed trap, (3) the role of government is to make governance work for everyone, not just for the wealthy.

johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

They pop up on LinkedIn frequently. Recruiting the morally-bankrupt who can’t find jobs otherwise.

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johnjorgensen84.bsky.social @johnjorgensen84.bsky.social · 5d

The Politico post is a good example. #Trumpovich has made racism safe again.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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