Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
Choose passion over indifference and apathy, compassion over cruelty, love over all. Life and the lives of others are gifts. Pronouns: Not Trump / Not Republicans.
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Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
· Jan 23
In the very wee hours four years ago today I lost my beautiful, precious Russian Blue bud. I still miss him every day. See you on the other side, Pushkin.
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Always bring receipts
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Always bring receipts
Indeed an article describing the horrible reality of the Trump cabal's aggressive armed assault on democracy, decency, and humanity.
Please read every word of this article, and please pass it on. We need to understand the day to day reality of what’s happening, and know how to help. It is no exaggeration to say that the United States is under occupation, and we are in the beginning stages of another Underground Railroad.
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Indeed an article describing the horrible reality of the Trump cabal's aggressive armed assault on democracy, decency, and humanity.
"Not surprising" but still sickening. "Sooner or later this will happen to everyone." Life in these United States. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘It’s terrifying, but it’s not surprising’: a Brown University student on surviving her second school shooting
Mia Tretta has advocated for gun-violence prevention since being shot as a high school student in California in 2019
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Not surprising" but still sickening. "Sooner or later this will happen to everyone." Life in these United States. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Jared Kushner is back at the center of Trumpworld, mixing foreign policy, war zone “reconstruction,” and massive media deals. From Middle East negotiations to a bid for CNN, the conflicts of interest are staggering and the stakes could not be higher.
The Disturbing Return Of The Prodigal Son-In-Law
Jared Kushner is so back, and what he's up to should concern us all.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Jared Kushner is back at the center of Trumpworld, mixing foreign policy, war zone “reconstruction,” and massive media deals. From Middle East negotiations to a bid for CNN, the conflicts of interest are staggering and the stakes could not be higher.
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This is what empathy and class looks like. May they rest in peace.
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is what empathy and class looks like. May they rest in peace.
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He's just lost it. Now saying Rob and Michele Reiner caused their own murder because they didn't support him.
So sick.
So sick.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
He's just lost it. Now saying Rob and Michele Reiner caused their own murder because they didn't support him.
So sick.
So sick.
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Trump’s obsession with sabotaging the green transition is setting up the U.S. for a future of economic backwardness in addition to continuing to damage ecosystems and the atmosphere. Some of this damage will be irreparable.
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Indiana may get cleaner by closing two coal plants this month, but the operators expect the Trump administration may stop them from shutting down, as has been done to a plant in Michigan.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other…
The Trump administration has already ordered a Michigan coal plant to run past its retirement date. Two polluting, inefficient plants in Indiana may be…
www.canarymedia.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump’s obsession with sabotaging the green transition is setting up the U.S. for a future of economic backwardness in addition to continuing to damage ecosystems and the atmosphere. Some of this damage will be irreparable.
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Americans only perpetuate their own distinct national and personal limitations by rejecting and holding down the best and brightest among us. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nancy Pelosi calls female US president in her lifetime unlikely: ‘Marble ceiling’
Former House speaker, 85, expects woman to assume Oval Office this generation but concedes she may not live to see it
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Americans only perpetuate their own distinct national and personal limitations by rejecting and holding down the best and brightest among us. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Almost inevitable that the Trump cabal will harass this lovely woman and conscientious Representative into a horrendous personal tragedy at some point. They've long targeted her for the multiple crime of being female, brown-skinned, and Muslim. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son in Minnesota
Representative says her son was let go once he showed ID as Trump ramps up operation targeting Somali population in Minneapolis
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Almost inevitable that the Trump cabal will harass this lovely woman and conscientious Representative into a horrendous personal tragedy at some point. They've long targeted her for the multiple crime of being female, brown-skinned, and Muslim. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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Trump grifters and AI scammers support one another.
AI slop makes the information landscape unusable, which helps hide the various Trump cons; the lack of regulation from an administration too busy lining its own pockets gives the AI slop lords free rein to do whatever they want.
AI slop makes the information landscape unusable, which helps hide the various Trump cons; the lack of regulation from an administration too busy lining its own pockets gives the AI slop lords free rein to do whatever they want.
The titans of artificial intelligence have fired the first shot in a regulatory battle poised to dominate the 2026 midterms, and the industry’s prospects for victory are already looking good.
AI Billionaires' 2026 Intimidation Campaign Is Already Working
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Trump grifters and AI scammers support one another.
AI slop makes the information landscape unusable, which helps hide the various Trump cons; the lack of regulation from an administration too busy lining its own pockets gives the AI slop lords free rein to do whatever they want.
AI slop makes the information landscape unusable, which helps hide the various Trump cons; the lack of regulation from an administration too busy lining its own pockets gives the AI slop lords free rein to do whatever they want.
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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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REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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I can’t understand hating someone for their ethnicity or religion. I don’t know how you even get there, but so many do.
No one should fear existing in public because bullets may come at any moment. Not in Australia, the US, Ukraine, nor in Gaza.
Humanity is in the midst of an unfolding tragedy.
No one should fear existing in public because bullets may come at any moment. Not in Australia, the US, Ukraine, nor in Gaza.
Humanity is in the midst of an unfolding tragedy.
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I can’t understand hating someone for their ethnicity or religion. I don’t know how you even get there, but so many do.
No one should fear existing in public because bullets may come at any moment. Not in Australia, the US, Ukraine, nor in Gaza.
Humanity is in the midst of an unfolding tragedy.
No one should fear existing in public because bullets may come at any moment. Not in Australia, the US, Ukraine, nor in Gaza.
Humanity is in the midst of an unfolding tragedy.
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Good guy (amazing human) *without* a gun.
I read he is having surgery today—unsure of veracity on that or how he was injured. The photo I saw appeared to be left arm.
I read he is having surgery today—unsure of veracity on that or how he was injured. The photo I saw appeared to be left arm.
December 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Good guy (amazing human) *without* a gun.
I read he is having surgery today—unsure of veracity on that or how he was injured. The photo I saw appeared to be left arm.
I read he is having surgery today—unsure of veracity on that or how he was injured. The photo I saw appeared to be left arm.
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You can just act. You don’t need anyone’s permission.
This is our pilot-test little free pantry until we get one in the ground. It isn’t pretty, but it has food and personal care items for my neighbors, or anyone else who drives by.
Just act.
This is our pilot-test little free pantry until we get one in the ground. It isn’t pretty, but it has food and personal care items for my neighbors, or anyone else who drives by.
Just act.
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You can just act. You don’t need anyone’s permission.
This is our pilot-test little free pantry until we get one in the ground. It isn’t pretty, but it has food and personal care items for my neighbors, or anyone else who drives by.
Just act.
This is our pilot-test little free pantry until we get one in the ground. It isn’t pretty, but it has food and personal care items for my neighbors, or anyone else who drives by.
Just act.
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Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or face denial.
The words include "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."
The words include "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications or face denial.
The words include "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."
The words include "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" and "women."
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Trump doesn’t pardon criminals to show mercy. He pardons them because he sees himself in the criminals he pardons.
Self-absolution.
Self-absolution.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump doesn’t pardon criminals to show mercy. He pardons them because he sees himself in the criminals he pardons.
Self-absolution.
Self-absolution.
The Cuban officials are entirely right. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump news at a glance: US seizure of Venezuela oil tanker an act of ‘maritime terrorism’, says Cuba
Cuban officials denounce the US seizure of the Skipper oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Key US politics stories from 13 December 2025
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Cuban officials are entirely right. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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They can spend billions deporting harmless people because of a lie about eating dogs in Ohio, but gosh, nothing we can do about mass shootings
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
They can spend billions deporting harmless people because of a lie about eating dogs in Ohio, but gosh, nothing we can do about mass shootings
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Jon Pelican on Pete Hegseth: “He should be fired, he should be arrested, he should be charged, he should be prosecuted, he should be imprisoned."
Tammy Duckworth on Pete Hegseth: “He should be fired, he should resign. This is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our nation’s history. The only thing he’s good at is sucking up to Donald Trump.”
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Jon Pelican on Pete Hegseth: “He should be fired, he should be arrested, he should be charged, he should be prosecuted, he should be imprisoned."
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I have long understood the US justice system is systemically biased — which is to say, unjust — yet the lack of prosecutions on this makes me feel even that understanding is naive.
It is starkly & concretely clear this is men & money dominating society at the expense of all others.
That must stop.
It is starkly & concretely clear this is men & money dominating society at the expense of all others.
That must stop.
No cherry-picking. No party filter. Just receipts.
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now.
KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?”
REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.”
@repsuhas.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I have long understood the US justice system is systemically biased — which is to say, unjust — yet the lack of prosecutions on this makes me feel even that understanding is naive.
It is starkly & concretely clear this is men & money dominating society at the expense of all others.
That must stop.
It is starkly & concretely clear this is men & money dominating society at the expense of all others.
That must stop.