CJ
@cjr1967.bsky.social
Engineer, Runner, Husband, Dad, Grandad!
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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First line of 39-page opinion from Judge Amir Ali in DC:
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
First line of 39-page opinion from Judge Amir Ali in DC:
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
"The Constitution forbids government officials from using their power to retaliate against people for their speech.. even when the speech is critical of the government"
Judge restores security clearance to whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid
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If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If only we had an amendment to the Constitution that protected speech . . .
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How embarrassing it is to watch our once-esteemed Department of Justice behave like this.
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
How embarrassing it is to watch our once-esteemed Department of Justice behave like this.
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UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
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"Even Putin doesn't name classes of ships after himself. Kim Jong-un doesn't name — I mean this is crazy," Tom Nichols tells Tim Miller. "We're gonna run around in circles because this unhinged old man, you know, wants to have a ship with his name on it."
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"Even Putin doesn't name classes of ships after himself. Kim Jong-un doesn't name — I mean this is crazy," Tom Nichols tells Tim Miller. "We're gonna run around in circles because this unhinged old man, you know, wants to have a ship with his name on it."
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I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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The federal government should support the development of fusion energy, but the President of the United States should not personally benefit from it.
Ethics watchdogs are alarmed by $6 billion marriage of Trump’s social media platform and nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
The Trump business empire’s expansion into nuclear fusion is alarming ethics experts who warn it poses glaring conflicts of interest and risks the federal government playing favorites in what has been...
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The federal government should support the development of fusion energy, but the President of the United States should not personally benefit from it.
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The Trump administration will begin seizing the pay of people in default on their student loans early next year, marking the first wave of new wage garnishments since the pandemic.
Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans to resume early next year
The Education Department had stopped collecting wages to repay defaulted loans during the coronavirus pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Trump administration will begin seizing the pay of people in default on their student loans early next year, marking the first wave of new wage garnishments since the pandemic.
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Pot, meet kettle.
December 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Pot, meet kettle.
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SCOTUS tells Trump no on deployment of Illinois Nat’l Guard, finding a valid exception to the Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t exist. Huge loss for the Trump Administration. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
SCOTUS tells Trump no on deployment of Illinois Nat’l Guard, finding a valid exception to the Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t exist. Huge loss for the Trump Administration. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Good to know...
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Good to know...
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
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Community. Note.
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Community. Note.
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Statement from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul:
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Statement from Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul:
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It’s never about alignment of values. It’s about alignment of needs.
And the Republican Party have shown themselves time and again to be the party willing to ignore the law, pardon lawbreakers and sweep debts under the rug in exchange for support.
I mean, it’s the deal Trump has with Russia.
And the Republican Party have shown themselves time and again to be the party willing to ignore the law, pardon lawbreakers and sweep debts under the rug in exchange for support.
I mean, it’s the deal Trump has with Russia.
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s never about alignment of values. It’s about alignment of needs.
And the Republican Party have shown themselves time and again to be the party willing to ignore the law, pardon lawbreakers and sweep debts under the rug in exchange for support.
I mean, it’s the deal Trump has with Russia.
And the Republican Party have shown themselves time and again to be the party willing to ignore the law, pardon lawbreakers and sweep debts under the rug in exchange for support.
I mean, it’s the deal Trump has with Russia.
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Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.
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AAG Blanch: "We removed all the photos with victims in them."
Why did all the photos of Trump have victims in them?
Does that mean none of the photos of Bill Clinton had victims in them?
Why did all the photos of Trump have victims in them?
Does that mean none of the photos of Bill Clinton had victims in them?
December 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
AAG Blanch: "We removed all the photos with victims in them."
Why did all the photos of Trump have victims in them?
Does that mean none of the photos of Bill Clinton had victims in them?
Why did all the photos of Trump have victims in them?
Does that mean none of the photos of Bill Clinton had victims in them?