Jon Scott
@jonscott60.bsky.social
Film, book, and music nerd. Former journalist. Pro-democracy, anti-fascist progressive.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday
Solid week of fun, informative and fascinating films. Nice to be able to return to Bluesky after our state imposed draconian age-verification requirements that apparently convinced Bluesky to block access to its site.
Solid week of fun, informative and fascinating films. Nice to be able to return to Bluesky after our state imposed draconian age-verification requirements that apparently convinced Bluesky to block access to its site.
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday
Solid week of fun, informative and fascinating films. Nice to be able to return to Bluesky after our state imposed draconian age-verification requirements that apparently convinced Bluesky to block access to its site.
Solid week of fun, informative and fascinating films. Nice to be able to return to Bluesky after our state imposed draconian age-verification requirements that apparently convinced Bluesky to block access to its site.
As an atheist/agnostic, I find this Christian outlet column notable: "If evangelical supporters of Trump value the Bible more than their political allegiances, they should be outraged and repulsed, and publicly voice their disapproval over Trump’s behavior."
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/02/trum...
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/02/trum...
Trump’s Racist Post Deserves Outrage - Christianity Today
Evangelicals who back the president should no longer contort themselves to support a morally bankrupt leader.
www.christianitytoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
As an atheist/agnostic, I find this Christian outlet column notable: "If evangelical supporters of Trump value the Bible more than their political allegiances, they should be outraged and repulsed, and publicly voice their disapproval over Trump’s behavior."
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/02/trum...
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/02/trum...
Racist Administration Protects Murdering Racists
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Racist Administration Protects Murdering Racists
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
As a professional journalist for decades, arresting Don Lemon & other journalists is extraordinarily concerning. This is another undeniable example of how the Trump administration is a fascist regime.
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Arrested Over Church Protest www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Arrested Over Church Protest www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Arrested Over Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
As a professional journalist for decades, arresting Don Lemon & other journalists is extraordinarily concerning. This is another undeniable example of how the Trump administration is a fascist regime.
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Arrested Over Church Protest www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Arrested Over Church Protest www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump is clearly begging Congress to use the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
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Trump ties Greenland takeover bid to Nobel Prize in text to Norway leader
Trump’s push to take over Greenland and unleash a trade war with European nations has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations.
wapo.st
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Trump is clearly begging Congress to use the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
wapo.st/4a0DeSK
wapo.st/4a0DeSK
Springsteen has never hesitated to raise his voice in support of democracy & to help those being marginalized in the United States, whether veterans returning home from Vietnam, those in low-income populations, or many other groups. It's time for more to speak out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/a...
Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Springsteen has never hesitated to raise his voice in support of democracy & to help those being marginalized in the United States, whether veterans returning home from Vietnam, those in low-income populations, or many other groups. It's time for more to speak out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/a...
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Here, fixed it.
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here, fixed it.
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"It’s a nation that’s poorer, meaner, dumber, and armed with nukes manned by Christian nationalists who believe that the Second Coming is imminent. All of this because Texas is redrawing their Congressional maps? Actually, yes." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/fuckery-of...
Fuckery of the Highest Order
I hate this Texas redistricting thing.
michaelianblack.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"It’s a nation that’s poorer, meaner, dumber, and armed with nukes manned by Christian nationalists who believe that the Second Coming is imminent. All of this because Texas is redrawing their Congressional maps? Actually, yes." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/fuckery-of...
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Expands With a 9th Episode and 4th Volume www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/a...
Here's a little ray of sun to counter all the darkness we must encounter these days!
Here's a little ray of sun to counter all the darkness we must encounter these days!
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Expands With a 9th Episode and 4th Volume
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Expands With a 9th Episode and 4th Volume www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/a...
Here's a little ray of sun to counter all the darkness we must encounter these days!
Here's a little ray of sun to counter all the darkness we must encounter these days!
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If you voted for a racist for president, that means you’re a racist.
This has been a public service announcement.
This has been a public service announcement.
August 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you voted for a racist for president, that means you’re a racist.
This has been a public service announcement.
This has been a public service announcement.
Federal judge blocks Mississippi's DEI ban law indefinitely mississippitoday.org/2025/08/19/f...
“It is an enormous relief that the court has sided with academic freedom, free speech, and due process in its recent decision,” said Deanna Kreisel, UM professor and member of the United Campus Workers.
“It is an enormous relief that the court has sided with academic freedom, free speech, and due process in its recent decision,” said Deanna Kreisel, UM professor and member of the United Campus Workers.
Federal judge blocks Mississippi's DEI ban law indefinitely - Mississippi Today
U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate granted a preliminary injunction in the case on Monday, which prevents the law from being enforced until there’s a final ruling.
mississippitoday.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Federal judge blocks Mississippi's DEI ban law indefinitely mississippitoday.org/2025/08/19/f...
“It is an enormous relief that the court has sided with academic freedom, free speech, and due process in its recent decision,” said Deanna Kreisel, UM professor and member of the United Campus Workers.
“It is an enormous relief that the court has sided with academic freedom, free speech, and due process in its recent decision,” said Deanna Kreisel, UM professor and member of the United Campus Workers.
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Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path.
Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.
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This.
Dear news media,
You keep making the same mistake, which is presenting the claims of the Trump regime as if you think there's a good chance they're true. Instead, present them as the claims of people who have lied to us thousands of times.
You can do better if you choose to.
Sincerely,
Mark
You keep making the same mistake, which is presenting the claims of the Trump regime as if you think there's a good chance they're true. Instead, present them as the claims of people who have lied to us thousands of times.
You can do better if you choose to.
Sincerely,
Mark
August 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This.
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LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy
www.advocate.com/new...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.advocate.com/new...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy
The changes involve edits to LinkedIn’s Professional Community Policies, specifically the “Hateful and Derogatory Content” and “Harassment and Abusive Content” sections.
www.advocate.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy
www.advocate.com/new...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.advocate.com/new...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's new DEI ban mississippitoday.org/2025/07/21/m...
This is encouraging! This cruel, hateful effort to ban DEI in public education and elsewhere has to be stopped. Thanks to all those challenging this ban in the courts!
This is encouraging! This cruel, hateful effort to ban DEI in public education and elsewhere has to be stopped. Thanks to all those challenging this ban in the courts!
Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's new DEI ban - Mississippi Today
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educ...
mississippitoday.org
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's new DEI ban mississippitoday.org/2025/07/21/m...
This is encouraging! This cruel, hateful effort to ban DEI in public education and elsewhere has to be stopped. Thanks to all those challenging this ban in the courts!
This is encouraging! This cruel, hateful effort to ban DEI in public education and elsewhere has to be stopped. Thanks to all those challenging this ban in the courts!
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If you think ICE is bad now, just wait till they hire 10,000 more agents and open more concentration camps.
June 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
If you think ICE is bad now, just wait till they hire 10,000 more agents and open more concentration camps.
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June 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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This is SPOT ON…👇
Any Questions?!
Any Questions?!
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is SPOT ON…👇
Any Questions?!
Any Questions?!
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1 in 4 nursing homes will shut down. Who will take care of all those people? Are you ready to do 24/7 home heath care for your aging parents and grandparents? This is what the Republicans are putting on us.
If Trump’s Big Ugly Bill passes, 1 in 4 nursing homes will shut down.
That’s thousands of vulnerable seniors displaced—no care, no beds, nowhere to go.
All so the rich get richer.
This isn’t budgeting—it’s abandonment. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
That’s thousands of vulnerable seniors displaced—no care, no beds, nowhere to go.
All so the rich get richer.
This isn’t budgeting—it’s abandonment. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
June 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1 in 4 nursing homes will shut down. Who will take care of all those people? Are you ready to do 24/7 home heath care for your aging parents and grandparents? This is what the Republicans are putting on us.
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The usual press reach-around every fucking time someone affluent chooses to advocate for a common good is at least as old and calcified as calling Franklin Roosevelt a "traitor to his class." Sometimes, and routinely, men and women are capable of being governed by more than self-interest. Go figure.
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth.
Here’s How Much New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Is Worth
Despite his own privileged path to power, or perhaps because of it, the son of a Columbia University professor and a movie director is campaigning as a socialist intent on redistributing New York’s wealth.
www.forbes.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The usual press reach-around every fucking time someone affluent chooses to advocate for a common good is at least as old and calcified as calling Franklin Roosevelt a "traitor to his class." Sometimes, and routinely, men and women are capable of being governed by more than self-interest. Go figure.
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Read it, I agree 💯% with Courtney.
“Stuff it, swallow it, choke on it…”
“Stuff it, swallow it, choke on it…”
June 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Read it, I agree 💯% with Courtney.
“Stuff it, swallow it, choke on it…”
“Stuff it, swallow it, choke on it…”
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America: “we need to regime change you you don’t do things right”
Also America:
Also America:
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
America: “we need to regime change you you don’t do things right”
Also America:
Also America:
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Guardian slideshow juxtaposing #nokings with DC “parade” makes Army look pathetic www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
‘No Kings’ protests stir US as Trump celebrates birthday with military parade – in pictures
Millions of people march in more than 2,000 events amid Washington parade celebrating 250 years of US army
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Guardian slideshow juxtaposing #nokings with DC “parade” makes Army look pathetic www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
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#OTD in 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, MS. He fought for civil rights and equality in a state determined to deny both. His legacy is with us still. #TheMarchContinues
June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#OTD in 1963, Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, MS. He fought for civil rights and equality in a state determined to deny both. His legacy is with us still. #TheMarchContinues