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Rick Cooley
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Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 1m
Trump Must Go 2.0 --- rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
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Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 14m
This Is Democracy? rcooley123.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 15m
Religious leaders speak out about being attacked while protesting ICE in their communities www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi... | Anyone protesting is fair game for Trump's Goon Squad, er, ICE
Religious leaders speak out about being attacked while protesting ICE in their communities
Reverend David Black, Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago who was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility and Reverend Quincy Worthington, Pastor ...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 24m
Why a jury may never hear the case against Letitia James www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... | Why do you think Trump had to hire a puppet to prosecute her?
Opinion | Why a jury may never hear the case against Letitia James
The New York state attorney general was indicted on charges related to alleged mortgage fraud — but the case looks like an unconstitutional selective prosecution.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 30m
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 31m
The Chicago ICE raids prove Trump doesn't care about keeping the country safe www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... | ICE has become Trump's goon squad, committing more crimes than they prevent.
Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America
The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 41m
Democrats can use the government shutdown to thwart Trump's authoritarianism www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats' shutdown wager might be paying off — but can they stick the landing?
Now that Democrats have gained some traction during the governmental shutdown, they must bring into sharp focus the true challenge of this moment.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 46m
THE CRISIS IS UPON US
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THE CRISIS IS UPON US
Broadview ICE protest October 10, 2025
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 1h
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 2h
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 2h
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 2h
Large Majorities Of Americans Think Trump Has Abused Power, Harmed US | Crooks and Liars crooksandliars.com/2025/10/larg... | Trump has done nothing to improve our lives and we know it.
Large Majorities Of Americans Think Trump Has Abused Power, Harmed US
It’s very bad news for Trump and his fascist posse.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
Earth Day, A Green New Deal & Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/e...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
As Trump Champions Fossil Fuels, the World Bets on Renewable Energy - Truthdig www.truthdig.com/articles/as-...
As Trump Champions Fossil Fuels, the World Bets on Renewable Energy - Truthdig
Despite the U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 6h
Ice Fears Put Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies at Risk - Truthdig www.truthdig.com/articles/ice...
Ice Fears Put Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies at Risk - Truthdig
Fear of deportation is deterring pregnant immigrants from seeking critical care. Doctors are worried for their health.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 7h
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 8h
Is ICE Today’s Klan? - Truthdig www.truthdig.com/articles/is-... | Yes. Only worse. Time to jail some of these jailers.
Is ICE Today’s Klan? - Truthdig
From concealed identities to sanctioned violence, the echoes between ICE raids and Klan terror are too loud to ignore.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 14h
In Trump and Christian Nationalism the Racism, and the Ghosts of the Confederacy Return | The Inglorius Padre Steve's World rcooley123.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/i...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 20h
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript --- rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 20h
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 20h
Criminal charges against Bolton expected as early as next week www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...
Criminal charges against John Bolton expected as early as next week
Federal prosecutors are considering filing charges against the former Trump national security adviser as either a rushed complaint or an indictment.
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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 21h
While Ripping Trump Authoritarianism, Over Half of Senate Dems Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/2026-nd...
While Ripping Trump Authoritarianism, Over Half of Senate Dems Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill | Common Dreams
Senate Democrats are blasting Trump's increasingly authoritarian behavior and congressional Republicans for shutting down the US government to preserve devastating healthcare cuts, but over half of ...
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