Paul Hampton
@jphampton.bsky.social
Retired journalist living on the Mississippi Coast, a blue dot in a red tide. Origin story takes place in a small town in Southern Illinois. Press Sec for state Rep. Jeramey Anderson
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I reject every current argument for why we "need ICE."
No...we don't. That's bullshit. What we need...is someone who respects the United States Constitution in the White House.
No...we don't. That's bullshit. What we need...is someone who respects the United States Constitution in the White House.
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I reject every current argument for why we "need ICE."
No...we don't. That's bullshit. What we need...is someone who respects the United States Constitution in the White House.
No...we don't. That's bullshit. What we need...is someone who respects the United States Constitution in the White House.
This is why Trump and his minions lie about almost everything no matter how trivial. If they lie about something significant there’s a good chance it will be lost in the din
Exactly right. Miles just laid it out plainly and suddenly the story snapped into focus. When the facts line up this cleanly, the denial doesn’t matter. This is why independent reporting still scares the hell out of them.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This is why Trump and his minions lie about almost everything no matter how trivial. If they lie about something significant there’s a good chance it will be lost in the din
Thank you
JD Vance you said not to "suppress every masculine urge” & not to “cast aside everything that makes you a man.”
For me, that means standing up to powerful men who abused young girls. It means respecting moms, wives, daughters and sisters.
Stand up to the Epstein class.
For me, that means standing up to powerful men who abused young girls. It means respecting moms, wives, daughters and sisters.
Stand up to the Epstein class.
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thank you
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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THIS IS A REAL EMAIL ELON MUSK SENT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN 2012...
... FOUR YEARS AFTER EPSTEIN WAS CONVICTED FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
... SO MUCH FOR ELON'S STORY THAT HE "DECLINED INVITATIONS" TO THE ISLAND.
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
#EpsteinClientListFelonElon
... FOUR YEARS AFTER EPSTEIN WAS CONVICTED FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
... SO MUCH FOR ELON'S STORY THAT HE "DECLINED INVITATIONS" TO THE ISLAND.
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
#EpsteinClientListFelonElon
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
THIS IS A REAL EMAIL ELON MUSK SENT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN 2012...
... FOUR YEARS AFTER EPSTEIN WAS CONVICTED FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
... SO MUCH FOR ELON'S STORY THAT HE "DECLINED INVITATIONS" TO THE ISLAND.
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
#EpsteinClientListFelonElon
... FOUR YEARS AFTER EPSTEIN WAS CONVICTED FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
... SO MUCH FOR ELON'S STORY THAT HE "DECLINED INVITATIONS" TO THE ISLAND.
Location: near Tesla's flagship London store in Tottenham
#EpsteinClientListFelonElon
He have moved to strike “snap my fingers and” from the record
FOSTER: You agree it's a historic fact that during Republican presidencies without exception manufacturing employment dropped and the dollar got weaker?
BESSENT: I haven't seen the data
FOSTER: I presented it to you in a graph
BESSENT: I can't snap my fingers and create factories
BESSENT: I haven't seen the data
FOSTER: I presented it to you in a graph
BESSENT: I can't snap my fingers and create factories
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
He have moved to strike “snap my fingers and” from the record
With his last breath he’ll utter, I’m not dying
February 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
With his last breath he’ll utter, I’m not dying
This is not acceptable
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
February 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This is not acceptable
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More people not in the Epstein Files:
- Joe Biden
- Barack Obama
- Kamala Harris
- Tim Walz
- Bernie Sanders
- AOC
- Zohran Mamdani
- You
- Me
- Everyone who isn’t a greedy disgusting money hoarding pedo
- Joe Biden
- Barack Obama
- Kamala Harris
- Tim Walz
- Bernie Sanders
- AOC
- Zohran Mamdani
- You
- Me
- Everyone who isn’t a greedy disgusting money hoarding pedo
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
More people not in the Epstein Files:
- Joe Biden
- Barack Obama
- Kamala Harris
- Tim Walz
- Bernie Sanders
- AOC
- Zohran Mamdani
- You
- Me
- Everyone who isn’t a greedy disgusting money hoarding pedo
- Joe Biden
- Barack Obama
- Kamala Harris
- Tim Walz
- Bernie Sanders
- AOC
- Zohran Mamdani
- You
- Me
- Everyone who isn’t a greedy disgusting money hoarding pedo
Shut it down
Mike Johnson on unmasking ICE agents: "It would create further danger ... taking the mask off and putting their names and addresses on their uniforms -- I don't think the president would approve it and he shouldn't"
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Shut it down
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Happy Black History Month, Illinois.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Happy Black History Month, Illinois.
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
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I love this. Fight the fire: Spoiler alert: The giant loses open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
Spoiler alert: The giant loses
Cartoon by Shields
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I love this. Fight the fire: Spoiler alert: The giant loses open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
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Sanity prevaiis. Thank God.
Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Gets Tossed
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Gets Tossed
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Gets Tossed
Boasberg, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama, declined to comment.
www.huffpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Sanity prevaiis. Thank God.
Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Gets Tossed
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Gets Tossed
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
They tried to get out but the allure of raping children kept pulling them back
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
They tried to get out but the allure of raping children kept pulling them back
Yes. Let’s run that by a jury. Any mitigating circumstances? Yes, your honor, he brutally assaulted the murderer’s taillight before he was shot in the back
MIKE JOHNSON: We've seen now that Mr Pretti was involved in inciting law enforcement. If local law enforcement had been involved, would he still be alive right now?
WELKER: But you don't think kicking a tail light amounts to something that's punishable by death?
JOHNSON: Of course not
WELKER: But you don't think kicking a tail light amounts to something that's punishable by death?
JOHNSON: Of course not
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Yes. Let’s run that by a jury. Any mitigating circumstances? Yes, your honor, he brutally assaulted the murderer’s taillight before he was shot in the back
Unless I’ve been redacted …
At this point, who’s NOT on the Epstein list.
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Unless I’ve been redacted …
Let’s make sure we circle back to this
Someone remind me. How many days since all of the Epstein files were finally released?
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Let’s make sure we circle back to this
He needs to have his memory checked. It’s failing
Trump: Elections have consequences. We have a silent majority of people. They don’t go and riot.
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
He needs to have his memory checked. It’s failing
Release the Trump/Epstein files
Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Release the Trump/Epstein files
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No parent should ever be denied the chance to bury their child. This is not enforcement. It is cruelty. I will continue to use my voice and oversight authority to demand accountability and a system rooted in basic humanity.
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
No parent should ever be denied the chance to bury their child. This is not enforcement. It is cruelty. I will continue to use my voice and oversight authority to demand accountability and a system rooted in basic humanity.
The good ol’ days. When there was a middle
The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road ft. Iggy Pop, Shirley Manson, Kings of Leon, Incubus
YouTube video by ViBVish
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January 30, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The good ol’ days. When there was a middle
Earie, isn’t it
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Earie, isn’t it