Jim McGahey
@jamesmcgahey.bsky.social
Dad, Granddad, Husband, Retired New Testament Prof, Philadelphia Sports Fanatic, Lover of Beethoven and the Blues.
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WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
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Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant
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A thread worth considering.
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A thread worth considering.
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War profiteering
Dow rallies 500 points to record as investors see little market risk from Venezuela action, Chevron shares surge: Live updates
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/04/s...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/04/s...
Dow rallies 500 points to record as investors see little market risk from Venezuela action, Chevron shares surge: Live updates
Global markets reacted to the U.S.' attack on Venezuela and capture of leader Nicolas Maduro.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
War profiteering
Incisive analysis: "Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped -- so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is more about regime change in the United States than it was about anything in Venezuela."
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Incisive analysis: "Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped -- so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is more about regime change in the United States than it was about anything in Venezuela."
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Yup and all the talking heads go on Sunday shows and talk about what an excellent military operation without explaining that it was the equivalent of the biggest guy on the playground walking up to a smaller guy and round house kicking him out of nowhere and taking his lunch money.
January 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Yup and all the talking heads go on Sunday shows and talk about what an excellent military operation without explaining that it was the equivalent of the biggest guy on the playground walking up to a smaller guy and round house kicking him out of nowhere and taking his lunch money.
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America does not now have a president bound by or interested in his Oath of Office, the U.S. Constitution, or even American traditions writ large. Anything he does to benefit America is merely incidental—and not the thrust of his mission.
Accept that and you understand this era.
Accept that and you understand this era.
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
America does not now have a president bound by or interested in his Oath of Office, the U.S. Constitution, or even American traditions writ large. Anything he does to benefit America is merely incidental—and not the thrust of his mission.
Accept that and you understand this era.
Accept that and you understand this era.
Tip of the iceberg, indeed.
This is the tip of the iceberg.
As detailed in 2020 bestseller Proof of Corruption, Trump used Erik Prince, Rudy Giuliani and a megadonor to launch clandestine negotiations in Venezuela that would've effectuated some version of the deal. America is being lied to every which way.
As detailed in 2020 bestseller Proof of Corruption, Trump used Erik Prince, Rudy Giuliani and a megadonor to launch clandestine negotiations in Venezuela that would've effectuated some version of the deal. America is being lied to every which way.
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tip of the iceberg, indeed.
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The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
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No American president has ever named ships or institutions after himself—until now. Trump’s gold-plated presidency isn’t about strength. It’s about fear, ego, and unmistakable ignorance.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The President Who Can’t Stop Naming Things After Himself
The Narcissist-in-Chief is Worried We'll Forget Him. I hope we do.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No American president has ever named ships or institutions after himself—until now. Trump’s gold-plated presidency isn’t about strength. It’s about fear, ego, and unmistakable ignorance.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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"Donald Trump calls himself the “Peace President.” But this week, as he outlined his plans to capture Greenland and hijack Venezuelan oil, his real agenda became obvious. It’s not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Donald Trump calls himself the “Peace President.” But this week, as he outlined his plans to capture Greenland and hijack Venezuelan oil, his real agenda became obvious. It’s not peace. It’s extortion, conquest, and theft."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Very well put by David French. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
Opinion | Christianity Is a Dangerous Faith
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Very well put by David French. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
Well said. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/john-f-ken...
John F. Kennedy's stolen honor
I hadn’t given much thought to the meaning of the word “honor,” in years, and now I can’t think of anything else.
luciantruscott.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Well said. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/john-f-ken...
Piracy on the open seas. Unacceptable.
Jason Crow: "I did three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I saw the unedited video of that double tap strike in early September that killed survivors. It was gutting to me because there was just no justification for that second strike. That's not who we are as a country."
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Piracy on the open seas. Unacceptable.
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump's neo-imperialism has got to be stopped.
Denmark’s foreign minister said Monday he was “deeply upset” by US President Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy to Greenland who declared that he wished to see the island become part of the United States. https://cnn.it/4p5V7E4
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump's neo-imperialism has got to be stopped.
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
If this doesn't tell you something, you are willfully obtuse.
Republicans fought release of Epstein materials every step of the way, are now refusing to release the second strike boat video, and won’t let Jack Smith testify in public. They constantly hide everything they are doing from the American people.
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If this doesn't tell you something, you are willfully obtuse.
This.
I don’t think I’m being alarmist. If anything, I worry that we’ve become so inured to Trump’s madness that we’re not alarmist enough.
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-threat-of-trumps-madness
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This.
Yes, Trump is EVIL.
Trump's vile response to Rob and Michele Reiner's murder is simply a reminder of how evil Trump is. And yes the word is EVIL.
December 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, Trump is EVIL.
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just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
just. brutal.