John W Creighton
@jwcreighton3.bsky.social
Lawyer and sustainable tree farmer interested in public policy, infrastructure, dogs, the outdoors, @vegasgoldenknights & @seahawksoffical.com
Johns Hopkins SAIS/Columbia Law/UNLV
Johns Hopkins SAIS/Columbia Law/UNLV
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If the House passes a 3 year extension of the ACA tax credits - which they now have the votes to do - then @LeaderJohnThune has to call it up for a vote in the Senate.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If the House passes a 3 year extension of the ACA tax credits - which they now have the votes to do - then @LeaderJohnThune has to call it up for a vote in the Senate.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
So much this.
occurs to me that we might be getting the "there's a problem of lonely males with no friends or romantic partners" and "there's a lucrative industry of toxic male influencers who tell young men to act like assholes" causation arrow backwards
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
So much this.
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Can we get something straight?
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can we get something straight?
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
Putin did influence the Brexit referendum.
That's a fact.
The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective?
Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.
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i wonder what this totally brave soul is doing right now
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
i wonder what this totally brave soul is doing right now
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Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
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The Bush administration conned a majority of the country into thinking Iraq was tied to 9/11 to justify that war, and that came after nearly a year and a half of steady propaganda.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Bush administration conned a majority of the country into thinking Iraq was tied to 9/11 to justify that war, and that came after nearly a year and a half of steady propaganda.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
They worked to build up public support and held it through the early months of the war, before it all turned to shit.
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These people want leftist and liberals to come back to Twitter so badly. They give all kinds of reasons, but the fact is without them the Nazi bar marinates in its own juices and they can't stand it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
These people want leftist and liberals to come back to Twitter so badly. They give all kinds of reasons, but the fact is without them the Nazi bar marinates in its own juices and they can't stand it.
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The only thing worse than a narcissistic sociopath is an unbelievably petty narcissistic sociopath.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The only thing worse than a narcissistic sociopath is an unbelievably petty narcissistic sociopath.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Amy Klobuchar just tore FCC Chair Brendan Chair a new one over his hypocritical stance that Trump supporters deserve all the free speech but liberals shouldn't get any at all
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Amy Klobuchar just tore FCC Chair Brendan Chair a new one over his hypocritical stance that Trump supporters deserve all the free speech but liberals shouldn't get any at all
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Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
Explanation/evidence: The national presidential 2020-2024 swing was 6 points (Biden by 4.5 to Trump by 1.5 points). In the pivotal EC states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, the average swing was only 3.5 points toward Trump. /5
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interpretations of 2016-2024 need to flow from understanding that concrete circumstances and outcomes led Trump to get elected. (And that voters treat Trump too much as a regular nominee, with only a minor penalty for being horrible.) The situation is not a result of messaging or subtle positioning.
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No war with Venezuela.
Americans are exhausted by forever wars and attempts at regime change.
Americans are exhausted by forever wars and attempts at regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
No war with Venezuela.
Americans are exhausted by forever wars and attempts at regime change.
Americans are exhausted by forever wars and attempts at regime change.
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Polar bears at an abandoned Soviet weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea.
Photo by Dmitry Kokh @NatGeoru
Photo by Dmitry Kokh @NatGeoru
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Polar bears at an abandoned Soviet weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea.
Photo by Dmitry Kokh @NatGeoru
Photo by Dmitry Kokh @NatGeoru
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House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Uhmm, so when exactly did Venezuela steal our oil. I been around for a good long time and I don't remember that, oh snap my bad it's because IT NEVER HAPPENED.
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Uhmm, so when exactly did Venezuela steal our oil. I been around for a good long time and I don't remember that, oh snap my bad it's because IT NEVER HAPPENED.
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Remember when he announced a complete closure of Venezulean airspace and then… no one brought it up ever again?
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Remember when he announced a complete closure of Venezulean airspace and then… no one brought it up ever again?
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it's not great that the President makes up so much random bullshit that he can publicly declare acts of war and everyone has to wait and see if they're real or not
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
it's not great that the President makes up so much random bullshit that he can publicly declare acts of war and everyone has to wait and see if they're real or not
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Just want to remind the US Congress, because some of its members have clearly forgotten this, that the President of the United States cannot just go to war with another country because he feels like it. There is very definitely something in the Constitution about this (have a look: I checked).
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Just want to remind the US Congress, because some of its members have clearly forgotten this, that the President of the United States cannot just go to war with another country because he feels like it. There is very definitely something in the Constitution about this (have a look: I checked).
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Saddened by the demise of Joe Ely. From Lubbock to Austin and beyond, he offered a unique voice and style. I’m grateful for the joy, fearlessness, and sense of place he gave us all. My thoughts are with Sharon and his family, his friends, and the countless Texans who loved him and his music.
Texas music icon Joe Ely, who had a deep impact on Austin scene, dead at 78
Texas country music legend Joe Ely has passed away at 78. The singer announced his Parkinson's disease and Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis in September.
www.statesman.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Saddened by the demise of Joe Ely. From Lubbock to Austin and beyond, he offered a unique voice and style. I’m grateful for the joy, fearlessness, and sense of place he gave us all. My thoughts are with Sharon and his family, his friends, and the countless Texans who loved him and his music.
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Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
GOP’s Shutdown Win May Backfire Over Soaring Health-Care Costs
Republicans, still celebrating their US government shutdown victory, are waking up to a health-care hangover that risks upending the balance of power in President Donald Trump’s Washington.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Republicans won the shutdown, but now face a health-care hangover as premiums set to soar for tens of millions heading into an election year (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Europe needs to come to grips with the fact that Donald Trump is a traitor to everything our countries have collectively fought for in the last hundred years.
“Russia needs Donbass to launch its full invasion of larger Europe.”
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Europe needs to come to grips with the fact that Donald Trump is a traitor to everything our countries have collectively fought for in the last hundred years.