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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud)
@iddybud.bsky.social
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Many know me as Iddybud, part of the online convo for 25 years. | Sick of lies & misinformation | Optimist | Honest to a fault | No one's ever paid me for my honest opinion | Independent voter | Well read | Comedy fan | We need #Art #Photography #Music
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · Nov 23
This is my advice for my friends here on Bluesky.
It's going to be a long four years. Pace yourself.
The troll-presidency is a sad thing to behold. I pity journalists who have to cover it. I haven't turned away or turned news off completely but, intuitively, I must separate the wheat from the chaff. Lord, there's so much chaff! The next 4 years will be little more than a daily barrage of insulting headlines that are an erosion for the soul. The key to being an effective citizen is to know what is in your control to change and not be swayed by the dreck with which you're going to be confronted.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 1h
President Lyndon Johnson invoked the insurrection law in Alabama,1965 to PROTECT civil rights activists.

Trump would do so to make war ON Americans for NO GOOD REASON.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 1h
President Lyndon Johnson invoked the insurrection law in Alabama,1965 to PROTECT civil rights activists.

Trump would do so to make war ON Americans for NO GOOD REASON.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 1h
Every accusation by these authoritarians is a confession of their own undeniable bend toward social violence.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1h
My friend Lorraine Forte wrote this fine piece about what it's like living in Chicago "under a president eager to turn the military against us.” ​​
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Dispatch from Chicago: This is not a 'war zone'
A week after the outrage of a military-style raid on a Chicago apartment building, the city is bracing for a National Guard deployment ordered by President Trump.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 1h
It's so contrived, and at the same time so perilous.
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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 9h
live stream from war torn Portland

#pdx #portland #musicfestival #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h
The suspect accused of igniting the fire that destroyed LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood allegedly used a ChatGPT prompt to show "a burning forest and a crowd fleeing from it," months prior, officials say
Man arrested, faces federal charge in connection with Palisades Fire: DOJ
The fire caused widespread destruction in Los Angeles County and killed a dozen people earlier this year.
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1h
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h
Justin Pearson, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, announced on Wednesday that he planned to challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Memphis Democrat. Pearson was briefly expelled in 2023 after leading a gun control protest from the chamber floor.
Justin Pearson, Tennessee Democrat Known for Activism, to Run for Congress
Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2023, will challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Democrat.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 2h
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 2h
He's barking up an illogical tree. It's a sign of healthy progressivism to recognize the world of difference between support for diversity in society and sensing the difference in political opinions among diverse individuals.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 3h
It's Lisa McClain, who pretends to think it's preposterous to hear a journalist ask the guy who's 2nd in the line of succession about the state of our nation.
It's sickening to see this kind of behavior from her.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 3h
Who's the idiot on the right who's laughing about a deadly serious topic?
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 3h
Link
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 3h
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is releasing a county-by-county breakdown today of how health insurance premiums will increase in New York without an extension of Obamacare. [Politico]
See pdf:
www.gillibrand.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is releasing a county-by-county breakdown today of how health insurance premiums will increase in New York without an extension of Obamacare enhanced tax credits. At least 1.6 million New Yorkers will face an average yearly increase of $1,360 in the amount they pay for their premiums, Gillibrand said. The Democrat’s chart shows an individual earning $65,000 in Tompkins County could see a 314 percent hike in monthly premiums — from $194.81 to $806.31 — between this year and next.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
Oppose the completely unnecessary and unprecendented federal occupation of your city and get sh*tty headlnes from Reuters.
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 4h
A free press allows us to dismantle the lies of this regime.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h
#WarRavagedPortland
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
Powerful writing, Meredith.
There's a clear absence of authenticity in Democratic messaging. They see what our communities and people are going through, yet their leadership is falling horriby short of meeting the moment in much-needed defense of self-government and civil liberties.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
"The rise of right-wing extremism in the corridors of the Capitol aligned almost perfectly with the rapid ascent of social media. And yet Democrats struggle to accept that the information environment has changed into a Hobbesian wilderness, even now."
- Meredith Shiner
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 6h
Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 4h
“…the president of the U.S. wants to turn that heavily funded, extramilitary military into a force to be unleashed against the American people, to do war crimes against us. Who authorized and appropriated that funding? Was it Congress? (Spoiler alert: It was.)”
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 6h
Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
newrepublic.com
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 4h
While bad, worse is the fact that this sheriff is helping ICE arrest people through their 287g program. (Some of these southern raids are not getting much attention.) The video shows deputies beating up a man on the side of the road.
www.al.com/news/2025/10...
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
"The public can be extraordinarily powerful when it pushes back."

"Those who oppose authoritarianism have to play a different game, creating solidarity among an unwieldy coalition, which knows that if everyone holds together, they will surely succeed."
[Gift link]
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
I hadn't heard Joan's version before now. Wow!
I always liked the Crash Test Dummies cover and video.
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Crash Test Dummies - Androgynous (Official Video)
YouTube video by CrashTestDummiesVEVO
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 4h
A good thread about Christopher Caldwell, who wrote an opinion in defense of "Hegseth’s rabidly bigoted, sexist speech in the New York Times."
Thomas Zimmer says that Caldwell "wrote a whole book about how the Civil Rights Act constitutes an illegitimate departure from the Constitution." 🧵
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5h
Even the “respectable” thought leaders on the Right are clearly not arguing from within a consensus that America should exist as a pluralistic democracy. To Caldwell, that’s a dangerous pipe dream, lacking the necessary national cohesion; and more importantly, it’s an affront to the “natural” order.
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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 5h
"We can go when we want to
Night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise them with a victory cry!"

Safety Dance
Men Without Hats
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