Brother Jonathan
@brotherjonathan.bsky.social
Advocate for a free and independent Republic of New England
Quick, while there's no federal government watching! #NationalDivorce
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Quick, while there's no federal government watching! #NationalDivorce
Threatening to withhold funds Massachusetts sends to the federal government unless Massachusetts complies with the federal government raises a serious, legitimate question:
Why does Massachusetts need a federal government?
Why does Massachusetts need a federal government?
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Threatening to withhold funds Massachusetts sends to the federal government unless Massachusetts complies with the federal government raises a serious, legitimate question:
Why does Massachusetts need a federal government?
Why does Massachusetts need a federal government?
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Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dear Smithsonian.......send your historical records to Canada before they're destroyed.
What are we even doing anymore
Russians are advancing in Zaporizhzhia oblast under the American flag.
August 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What are we even doing anymore
It is very difficult to think that we should give up public broadcasting, investments in science and innovation, and affordable college - things that New England can do on its own by clawing back federal funding.
#NationalDivorce #NewEnglandIndependence
#NationalDivorce #NewEnglandIndependence
August 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is very difficult to think that we should give up public broadcasting, investments in science and innovation, and affordable college - things that New England can do on its own by clawing back federal funding.
#NationalDivorce #NewEnglandIndependence
#NationalDivorce #NewEnglandIndependence
The only alternative to a #NationalDivorce is to do stuff like this. Gerrymandering is bad, but it is a weapon we have to use to stop authoritarianism.
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The only alternative to a #NationalDivorce is to do stuff like this. Gerrymandering is bad, but it is a weapon we have to use to stop authoritarianism.
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Yes! You can! You should!
August 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Yes! You can! You should!
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Yes, you are so right, Mr. Vice President. Proportional representation would be a much better system.
August 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yes, you are so right, Mr. Vice President. Proportional representation would be a much better system.
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We are very far over the cliff here folks
August 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We are very far over the cliff here folks
The alternative to partition (the so-called #NationalDivorce) amounts to a new constitution, which is only possible with these kinds of heavy tactics. I'm not opposed to this. It would be uncomfortable to root for gerrymandering, but the alternatives are worse.
@marcelias.bsky.social: We "need to tell Republicans that if they take 5 seats, we're going to put 30 seats on the table... When people say to me 'don't bring a knife to a gunfight,' I don't even want to bring a gun to a gunfight. I want to bring missiles to the gunfight."
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The alternative to partition (the so-called #NationalDivorce) amounts to a new constitution, which is only possible with these kinds of heavy tactics. I'm not opposed to this. It would be uncomfortable to root for gerrymandering, but the alternatives are worse.
This kind of capitulation does not serve the public interest.
EXCLUSIVE: Brown University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to restore the university’s federal research funding and address allegations that it failed to do enough to stop the harassment of Jewish students. @bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/30/m...
Brown University reaches agreement with Trump administration to restore federal research funding - The Boston Globe
The deal settles three open investigations into the university, and does not require the Ivy League institution to admit any wrongdoing or make a payment to the federal government.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This kind of capitulation does not serve the public interest.
@billmckibben.bsky.social penned this and I could not have said it better myself:
"I’d much prefer the former. I love our vast country precisely for its geographical and cultural diversity. But if that’s not going to be our story, I’m also content to live a New England life."
"I’d much prefer the former. I love our vast country precisely for its geographical and cultural diversity. But if that’s not going to be our story, I’m also content to live a New England life."
Will Trump force America to break up?
He seems determined to try.
www.motherjones.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
@billmckibben.bsky.social penned this and I could not have said it better myself:
"I’d much prefer the former. I love our vast country precisely for its geographical and cultural diversity. But if that’s not going to be our story, I’m also content to live a New England life."
"I’d much prefer the former. I love our vast country precisely for its geographical and cultural diversity. But if that’s not going to be our story, I’m also content to live a New England life."
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This is why we need a #NationalDivorce - it’s irreconcilable.
McGovern: "For those Republicans who think it's okay to give Jeff Bezos a tax cut and at the same time cut food benefits for struggling families, let me say clearly: We don't share the same values... I believe there's a special place in hell for people who take food away from veterans, seniors..."
July 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This is why we need a #NationalDivorce - it’s irreconcilable.
Then let's let them go
About 85% of federal detainees held in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody at the Plymouth County detention center this year have been classified as “no ICE threat” by the agency, according to federal data analyzed by WBUR.
The vast majority of men in ICE custody in Mass. are classified as 'no threat'
About 85% of federal detainees held by ICE in Plymouth County this year have been classified as “no ICE threat” by the agency. That category began exploding by the last half of President Joe Biden's t...
www.wbur.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Then let's let them go
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goddamn this guy is good
Mamdani: I would say that for the former governor to have spent an entire day speaking almost exclusively about me and barely about the New Yorkers who have been killed is indicative of the very politics New Yorkers want to leave in the past.
July 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
goddamn this guy is good
A common refrain about secession is that it's "abandonment," but the truth is that New England has stronger economic and cultural ties to Canada than it does to many parts of the U.S., but no one says we abandoned Quebec in the revolution.
#NewEnglandIndependence
#NewEnglandIndependence
July 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A common refrain about secession is that it's "abandonment," but the truth is that New England has stronger economic and cultural ties to Canada than it does to many parts of the U.S., but no one says we abandoned Quebec in the revolution.
#NewEnglandIndependence
#NewEnglandIndependence
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I can't fucking believe it, these idiots exempted 700 goods from the 50% tariffs on Brazil—orange juice, nuts, iron ore, gas, etc etc—BUT THEY SPECIFICALLY LEFT THE 50% TARIFFS ON COFFEE, OUR 2ND LARGEST IMPORT FROM BRAZIL. They're genuinely trying to kill me for drinking coffee.
July 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I can't fucking believe it, these idiots exempted 700 goods from the 50% tariffs on Brazil—orange juice, nuts, iron ore, gas, etc etc—BUT THEY SPECIFICALLY LEFT THE 50% TARIFFS ON COFFEE, OUR 2ND LARGEST IMPORT FROM BRAZIL. They're genuinely trying to kill me for drinking coffee.
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Seems like a problem that this racist crackpot has been cited by the Vice President of the United States as an influence.
Some utter nonsense, really just drivel, the conclusion of which is edgy racism - this is the essence of Curtis Yarvin, the purest distillation of who he is as a person.
July 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seems like a problem that this racist crackpot has been cited by the Vice President of the United States as an influence.
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Great to know we basically have Aaron Rodgers running the FDA
"I know of one friend who lost a parent from the covid vaccine" -- FDA Commissioner Makary
July 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Great to know we basically have Aaron Rodgers running the FDA
Our institutions are not going to protect us. We need new institutions. #NewEnglandIndependence
Emil Bove has been confirmed to a lifetime federal judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
July 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our institutions are not going to protect us. We need new institutions. #NewEnglandIndependence
In the absence of federal action or guidance, the states are making up their own rules. Why would we continue to adhere to a federal system that abandons us?
Dozens of state laws take aim at food dyes amid a wave of support for MAHA
Fueled by MAHA, state lawmakers are moving to remove dyes and other additives from food. A wide range of state laws could make it difficult for manufacturers and could spur further federal regulation.
www.npr.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In the absence of federal action or guidance, the states are making up their own rules. Why would we continue to adhere to a federal system that abandons us?
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It would make a lot of sense for Maine to shift into being Canada's southernmost province.
Making the case for Maine as Canada’s 11th province | Letter
Think about it, please!
www.pressherald.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It would make a lot of sense for Maine to shift into being Canada's southernmost province.
It's not! It is not necessary, actually
Rep. Katherine Clark characterized Harvard's reported deal with Trump as "troubling but might be necessary." bit.ly/4f96eIW
Congresswoman says Harvard's reported deal with Trump is troubling, but might be necessary
As Harvard reportedly considers a $500 million settlement with the Trump administration, U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark expressed concern over institutions “bending the knee” to Trump but Harvard might be ...
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July 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's not! It is not necessary, actually