Happyjim
LightNews LightNews
happyjim.bsky.social
Happyjim
@happyjim.bsky.social
120 followers 6 following 4.2K posts
Former screenwriter and director; member WGA and DGA. Retired university professor. Photographer, writer, traveler. Progressive Democrat; pro-LGBTQ; pro-environment; anti-fascist and anti-Christo-fascists.
Posts Replies Media Videos
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media
Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
Trump’s Prescription Drug Website Exposed as a Big Fat Scam - The New Republic
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post - The Verge
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism | Jason Stanley
Fascism feeds on the arbitrary killings that have long plagued the US. Ending the horror starts with abolishing ICE
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Reposted by Happyjim
georgetakei.bsky.social
Comer runs interference for his boss. Plain as day to see.
Screenshot of an X.com post by Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) arguing that Hillary Clinton is mentioned zero times in the Epstein files while Trump is mentioned over 38,000 times, questioning why Trump and Melania are not being asked to testify. Below is a composite image with a TV news split screen showing a male commentator speaking and, alongside it, a photo of Bill and Hillary Clinton walking hand in hand outdoors.
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
WTF!!!!!!!!!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump says he’ll free infrastructure funds for New York if Penn Station is renamed after him
Trump also demanded Dulles airport be given his name in exchange for funding NY-NJ tunnel and subway extension
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live
Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | An Elegy for My Washington Post
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy
Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Republicans are the party of separating and destroying families | Moira Donegan
Their ‘pro family’ rhetoric is a cynical and hollow sham
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
We Are Witnessing the Imperial Presidency on Steroids - Rolling Stone
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
The Real Reason Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post - Slate
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
Face it: Trump’s losing his mind - The New World
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can reverse America’s decline | Bernie Sanders
It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why haven’t American elites stood up for Minnesota? | Daniel Altschuler
If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
happyjim.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Reposted by Happyjim
anntelnaes.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
Opinion | I’m a doctor. ICE agents at hospitals makes our jobs a lot harder. - MS NOW
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
The US Government Is Trying to Make Coal Cute. It Isn’t. - Mother Jones
February 5, 2026 at 1:13 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
Trump Uses Black History Month to Issue Proclamation Erasing Black History - The Daily Beast
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 AM
happyjim.bsky.social
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post - The New Yorker
February 5, 2026 at 1:08 AM