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Kent L Johnson

@writerkentljohnson.bsky.social

1.5K followers 1.2K following 180 posts

www.KentLJohnson.com Published three books, published numerous short stories, creative. BS in Biology, world traveler, fisherman, humorous, I got lots of life experience. Retired if I want.

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Reposted by Michael Wagner, Benjamin Mason Meier, Steven S. Smith , and 8 more Michael Wagner, Benjamin Mason Meier, Steven S. Smith, Lesley A. Hall, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman, Erin O’Donnell, Kent Johnson, Richard M. Carpiano, Jason Williams, Timothy D. McBride

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 12h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 15h

Release the Epstein Files.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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Reposted by Michael H. Whitworth, Kent Johnson, Henry Jones , and 1 more Michael H. Whitworth, Kent Johnson, Henry Jones, Dan Immergluck

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Abby @abbywinters.bsky.social · 1d

This 👇🏻

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Kent L Johnson @writerkentljohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Healthcare has seen double digit increases in costs, yearly since the 1980's. Congress should have been working on this long before it became a crisis.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

it’s all just a grift

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Kent L Johnson @writerkentljohnson.bsky.social · 4d

Since 2011, the republicans have voted 67 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The vote to Repeal never carried. This year, the One Big Beautiful Bill stripped the Federal subsidies the Affordable Care Act needs to operate effectively killing the ACA.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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Malcolm @mdpb53.bsky.social · 4d

EPSTEIN FILES NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 4d

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4d

There’s just not enough attention being paid to how unqualified, psychologically unfit, and dangerous so many of these new ICE hires potentially are.

If we had a Congress, there’d be investigations & oversight into this.

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Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Joe R. Feagin, Juliet B. Schor , and 2 more Nandita Sharma, Joe R. Feagin, Juliet B. Schor, W. Andy Knight, Kent Johnson

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Kent L Johnson @writerkentljohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Problem is Mitch doesn't know where he's at half the time now and once out of the Senate, he probably won't have staff to tell him. He more than likely doesn't understand what is happening around him,

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

It’s of note that during tonight’s hearing the DoJ didn’t even try to make the case that changing conditions on the ground in Portland warranted the CA National Guard. Instead they relied on legal technicalities. Proving again that what they say in court is different than lies they tell the public.

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

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Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Jonathan A. Eisen, Steve Peers , and 3 more Nandita Sharma, Jonathan A. Eisen, Steve Peers, W. Andy Knight, Kent Johnson, Harvey J. Kaye

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 6d

She just heard him say he wasn't bothered by children being taken naked from the building into custody.

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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 6d

#TemuGeobbels believes the rule of law is “legal insurrection” and an “organized terrorist attack” on the fed gov.

#PeeWeeGerman does not believe in the Constitution. He does not believe in checks & balances. He is openly advocating for a dictatorship.

I’m not afraid of this unpatriotic ass. You?

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Steve Burgess @steveburgess53.bsky.social · 6d

The more we see of Kristi Noem, the more we realize her dog was probably lucky she only shot it.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7d

ABOLISH ICE.

Pass it on.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 7d

FYI this is going around seeming to be from me and Liz.

This is not from us.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 7d

Oklahoma's state slogan is "Oklahoma is OK" because they can't spell "mediocre."

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Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Daniel W. Drezner, Kent Johnson , and 2 more Nandita Sharma, Daniel W. Drezner, Kent Johnson, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Dunlap

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 7d

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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