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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings warns of "increasing political tensions and military presence" ahead of the next peaceful protest — of no kings. Hmm.

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NO MORE KINGS - Schoolhouse Rock!

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Will Pollock 🏳️‍🌈🌻🐶🫘 ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 6d

UPDATE 3: Portland police officer threatens ICE goons with arrest

let’s see MORE of THAT please.

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · 6d

And so it begins

C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · 8d

Fascists always start by turning soldiers against citizens. Always. If a sitting president tells the military to “handle” his political enemies he’s not talking about democracy — he’s talking as a traitor.

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State leaders clash with Trump administration over National Guard deployments

The escalation sparked sharp rebukes and legal action from Democrats.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 27d

A coordinated effort to silence critics and free speech.

Must be a coincidence.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 27d

California is rejecting RFK Jr.'s baseless vaccine restrictions and issuing our own recommendations as part of the West Coast Health Alliance — rooted in evidence, safety, and shared by doctors across the nation.

We won't let the Trump Administration jeopardize our health.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26d

David Letterman to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.” #TAF25

David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’

The comedian spoke about Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV at The Atlantic Festival.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27d

Former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump on Tuesday for attacking political rivals after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. While speaking at an educational summit, Obama said that Trump’s threats to stifle his opposition after the killing had exacerbated tensions in the country.

After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’

Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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CNN @cnn.com · Sep 6

The Federal Reserve must be relieved of its duties regulating the nation’s banks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote in an essay published Friday.

Bessent calls to take power away from the Fed | CNN Business

The Federal Reserve must be relieved of its duties regulating the nation’s banks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote in an essay published Friday.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 6

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday defended the Trump administration’s decision to block a nearly completed $6.2 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island by saying offshore wind increases electricity prices and by downplaying the jobs at stake.

Energy Secretary Attacks Offshore Wind and Dismisses Climate Change

Chris Wright, who travels to Europe next week to promote American gas, called climate change “not incredibly important.”

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Sep 2

It’s corruption, plain and simple.

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Sep 3

(Just how RFK likes it.) This goes hand in hand with Trump’s EPA so there’s that

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Sep 2

“So, it’s clear that in secret they’re planning this — well, it’s an invasion with US troops, if they in fact do that.”
- Gov. Pritzker

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Chicago braces for ICE raids, possible troop deployment

Expanded and accelerated immigration raids could start this week.

www.axios.com

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Sep 1

Can’t tell which one’s which

C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 30

Trump is piece of shit who has no shame

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 30

And that’s how it’s done

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/30/m...

Mayor Brandon Johnson executive order urges law enforcement against wearing masks amid impending immigration crackdown

While extensive, the “Protecting Chicago” initiative was also a tacit acknowledgment that the mayor and city cannot stop any White House efforts to follow through on Trump’s threats on the na…

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · Aug 30

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 30

JD Vance is a fraud — a butcher of history who dresses-up conspiracy as scripture. But his smallness doesn’t make him harmless, it makes him dangerous. From the sidelines, he amplifies Trump’s hatred in ways Trump doesn’t have to answer for it.

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 30

It began by firing the lesser known — targeting election oversight officials, and the civil rights arm of fair voting. Now openly targeting political rivals includes firing the head of CDC — where RFK’s anti-vax ideology will kill kids by the thousands if not stopped.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · Aug 30

'Ugly tradition': Paul Krugman drops bombshell concern of being targeted in bogus Trump probe

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'Ugly tradition': Paul Krugman drops bombshell concern of being targeted in bogus Trump probe

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 30

What’s missing in recent reporting is the how. How does Trump know about Fed Gov Cook’s mortgages? Meanwhile, AG Letitia James is under investigation for trumped-up mortgage fraud, too? Trump is using the office to hunt down political rivals — just as fascists do.

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Fed Governor Cook's mortgages: What's known and what's not

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for "cause," citing what he said were "false statements" on two mortgages she took out in 2021, about a year before the Senate confirmed her appointment to the Fed.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don’t look away

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 29

Do tell

“The supreme leader of the world's largest superpower is objectively a Soviet or Russian asset.”

— President of Portugal

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 27

Welcome to pure unadulterated fascism — never speak truth to the strongman — or else

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 27

Breaking news: The Trump administration placed some FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent about the agency’s leadership, according to documents reviewed by The Post.

FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter

About 180 current and former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of Congress and other officials protesting the agency’s leadership and direction.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · Aug 26

Trump steps up his war on wind, canceling a Rhode Island wind farm that was 80% complete and would have provided electricity to 350,000 homes—potentially wasting billions of dollars. From @ryanlcooper.com: trib.al/qxAZQ82

Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind

A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks.

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C. James @mymybluesky.bsky.social · Aug 21

Advisory Committees are for losers

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