📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
@phidipdbq.bsky.social
“I am here, that I may wonder!” Goethe
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
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Today, local authorities confirmed the victims of the Stockton shooting were just 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old — and that the attack was likely targeted. Our hearts break for their families and the entire Stockton community.
America HATES its children. HATES them. We let them get slaughtered at schools, stores, and birthday parties. We think educating them wastes money that could go to deserving billionaires, instead of being an investment in our future. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds even refused funds to FEED children. HATES
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There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
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Meanwhile, while 400 more Iowans are losing their jobs, legislators have introduced school dress code bills that are dictated to every corner of Iowa.
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Meanwhile, while 400 more Iowans are losing their jobs, legislators have introduced school dress code bills that are dictated to every corner of Iowa.
“I don’t want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world and opted for the Home Shopping Network instead)…“ Stephen King, On Writing, summing up the Boomers with a casual aside.
February 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“I don’t want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world and opted for the Home Shopping Network instead)…“ Stephen King, On Writing, summing up the Boomers with a casual aside.
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Every unsolicited text from a company or political party, when reported, should result in a $50 payment to each complainant.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Every unsolicited text from a company or political party, when reported, should result in a $50 payment to each complainant.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
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Detainees leave Whipple shaken, cold, and exhausted after ICE detention.
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Detainees leave Whipple shaken, cold, and exhausted after ICE detention.
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
@tedlieu.bsky.social torches Trump and Todd Blanche over what he’s seen in the Epstein files He tells the media to cover the allegations.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
February 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
@tedlieu.bsky.social torches Trump and Todd Blanche over what he’s seen in the Epstein files He tells the media to cover the allegations.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
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Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
There’s no satisfaction in being right if your warnings of imminent danger are ignored and the predicted calamity happens -or keeps happening. Ask James Hansen or Al Gore about climate change, too.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
"People ask if I feel vindicated. It’s an evil question. I wanted justice, not approval. No one needed to vindicate me. I knew I was right: I wanted the world to make me wrong."
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sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...
Shipwreck on Zombie Road
Vindication means nothing without justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There’s no satisfaction in being right if your warnings of imminent danger are ignored and the predicted calamity happens -or keeps happening. Ask James Hansen or Al Gore about climate change, too.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
As somebody else said, this happens to memorials to Emmett Till with some regularity. Sadly, there are enough assholes out there to make this kind of thing a common occurrence. Wish we had cameras at every memorial, to catch these troglodytes in the act, and publicly shame them.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline www.startribune.com/renee-good-m...
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage from a burning pile of wood was minimal but police are investigating.
www.startribune.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
As somebody else said, this happens to memorials to Emmett Till with some regularity. Sadly, there are enough assholes out there to make this kind of thing a common occurrence. Wish we had cameras at every memorial, to catch these troglodytes in the act, and publicly shame them.
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Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesda...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
“Just as images from Birmingham undercut segregationist defenses, today’s photos and videos undermine claims used to justify aggressive federal actions. The camera remains a corrective political instrument.”
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
I wrote a Presidents’ Day roundup: moral rupture, political images, and the presidency we built on purpose.
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Presidents’ Day: A Small Republic of Things
Four, to be exact.
alexiscoe.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“Just as images from Birmingham undercut segregationist defenses, today’s photos and videos undermine claims used to justify aggressive federal actions. The camera remains a corrective political instrument.”
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
“Jennifer Drake, who owns an English-style pub called the Crown and Thistle, says others in her party first lashed out at her in 2020 for participating in a charity drive to provide sanitary pads to needy women.”
Sigh. These troglodytes…
Sigh. These troglodytes…
A year ago, men in black dragged a woman out of a GOP town hall in Idaho. The video went viral. Here's the rest of the story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“Jennifer Drake, who owns an English-style pub called the Crown and Thistle, says others in her party first lashed out at her in 2020 for participating in a charity drive to provide sanitary pads to needy women.”
Sigh. These troglodytes…
Sigh. These troglodytes…
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4 corporations. $315B in profits. Just 4.9% in federal taxes. Tesla paid $0.
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
February 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
4 corporations. $315B in profits. Just 4.9% in federal taxes. Tesla paid $0.
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
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They are either lying, mistaken or they’ve voted for something they didn’t read or understand.
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
They are either lying, mistaken or they’ve voted for something they didn’t read or understand.
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Really good thread on law, discrimination, and awareness by "normies."
My introduction to the law took place when I was a child & discovered my being gay was a crime with a jail sentence [or worse, walled up in the Central Mental Hospital to be experimented on]. As a result, like many minorities, I realised that the law was about oppression & not rights [1]
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Really good thread on law, discrimination, and awareness by "normies."
Join @profgalloway.com's movement. #ResistAndUnsubscribe. It's gaining traction. Grow the momentum.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
Here’s some actual ‘cancel culture’ — the kind that might make you worried about the US consumer.
(via Pantheon)
(via Pantheon)
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Join @profgalloway.com's movement. #ResistAndUnsubscribe. It's gaining traction. Grow the momentum.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
@unduemeddebt.bsky.social says a $10 donation retires about $1000 in medical debt.
Americans owe > $220B in medical debt.
There are about 1,000 billionaires in the US. If each one donated $2.5M, they'd all remain billionaires, goose the US economy and revive our social contract. Chicken feed.
Americans owe > $220B in medical debt.
There are about 1,000 billionaires in the US. If each one donated $2.5M, they'd all remain billionaires, goose the US economy and revive our social contract. Chicken feed.
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
@unduemeddebt.bsky.social says a $10 donation retires about $1000 in medical debt.
Americans owe > $220B in medical debt.
There are about 1,000 billionaires in the US. If each one donated $2.5M, they'd all remain billionaires, goose the US economy and revive our social contract. Chicken feed.
Americans owe > $220B in medical debt.
There are about 1,000 billionaires in the US. If each one donated $2.5M, they'd all remain billionaires, goose the US economy and revive our social contract. Chicken feed.
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"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now."
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We’re All Minnesotans Now
Let the North Star State give us direction.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"That’s why it’s important that Minnesota be not just a shining example of what can be done. It needs to be a harbinger of what’s going to be done. It needs to be a model not just admired but emulated. We should all be Minnesotans now."
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Excellent idea. Didn't Trump invite Gennifer Flowers or others who had accused Bill C of sexual assault to one of T's debates with Hillary? This would be an indictment of Trump and every complicit member of Congress. They should all wear matching shirts saying "SHAME" or something.
If Democrats attend the State of the Union, they should invite an Epstein survivor as a guest.
If they skip the speech, they should invite an Epstein survivor to sit in their seat.
If they skip the speech, they should invite an Epstein survivor to sit in their seat.
February 18, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Excellent idea. Didn't Trump invite Gennifer Flowers or others who had accused Bill C of sexual assault to one of T's debates with Hillary? This would be an indictment of Trump and every complicit member of Congress. They should all wear matching shirts saying "SHAME" or something.
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Eye-popping amounts from crypto now pouring into Illinois
So you can keep the Super PACs straight:
IL-02: AIPAC (pro-Donna Miller), AI (pro-Jesse Jackson Jr.), crypto (anti-Robert Peters)
IL-07: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Conyears-Ervin), crypto (anti-LaShawn Ford)
IL-08: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Bean), AI (pro-Bean)
IL-09: AIPAC (pro-Laura Fine)
IL-02: AIPAC (pro-Donna Miller), AI (pro-Jesse Jackson Jr.), crypto (anti-Robert Peters)
IL-07: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Conyears-Ervin), crypto (anti-LaShawn Ford)
IL-08: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Bean), AI (pro-Bean)
IL-09: AIPAC (pro-Laura Fine)
February 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Eye-popping amounts from crypto now pouring into Illinois
Imagine how much more we could retire, if billionaires like yourself stepped up. A $1B donation would retire $100B in medical debt. Get a friend to match your donation, and we could retire almost all medical debt by our 250th birthday. And you'd STILL be a billionaire. unduemedicaldebt.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Imagine how much more we could retire, if billionaires like yourself stepped up. A $1B donation would retire $100B in medical debt. Get a friend to match your donation, and we could retire almost all medical debt by our 250th birthday. And you'd STILL be a billionaire. unduemedicaldebt.org
Newsom is an obsolete style of Dem.
We need a new style of Dem – or someone else, if no Dem is up to the task – for this era of crises. Those who see clearly and lead boldly. We need HUNDREDS of them, not just one. We need to stop fixating on the top of the heap to the exclusion of all else.
We need a new style of Dem – or someone else, if no Dem is up to the task – for this era of crises. Those who see clearly and lead boldly. We need HUNDREDS of them, not just one. We need to stop fixating on the top of the heap to the exclusion of all else.
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Newsom is an obsolete style of Dem.
We need a new style of Dem – or someone else, if no Dem is up to the task – for this era of crises. Those who see clearly and lead boldly. We need HUNDREDS of them, not just one. We need to stop fixating on the top of the heap to the exclusion of all else.
We need a new style of Dem – or someone else, if no Dem is up to the task – for this era of crises. Those who see clearly and lead boldly. We need HUNDREDS of them, not just one. We need to stop fixating on the top of the heap to the exclusion of all else.
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Simply horrific. What are we becoming?
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Simply horrific. What are we becoming?