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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2h

Been saying all that since he rode down the escalator. No one cared. They crave entertainment and permission to act badly in the now. Burnett. Trump. Cohn. Reagan. Murdoch. Entertainers, all.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2h

The whole "deal" smacks of fakery.

We Are Elated by the Gaza Ceasefire News. Now, the World Must Hold Israel to Account for 2 Years of Genocide
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We Are Elated by the Gaza Ceasefire News. Now, the World Must Hold Israel to Account for 2 Years of Genocide

In an emotional essay, former Palestinian negotiator Diana Buttu reacts to the ceasefire announcement, what it means for Palestinians, and what still worries her.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 17h

That’s only because it can’t escape from Stephen Miller’s bald dome.

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 18h

Weird how Antifa never asks me for money. Everyone else does, but Antifa is very quiet.

James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 21h

Yes. That’s the battle line.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 21h

Finally! An elected official standing directly up to felon47.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 21h

Forget the Hague. She’ll be indicted in a US court.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 23h

She doesn’t want to blatantly commit perjury, but you have plenty enough on her already, for when the time comes for accountability.

James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 23h

The people are with you. We will defeat these foes of democracy and begin the long process of getting big money out of politics.

James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Buffoons and boot lickers. All of them from Johnson to Bondi to Patel to Hegseth and on down.

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. Good suggestion.

jacks-brokenheart.bsky.social @jacks-brokenheart.bsky.social · 1d

Could you not instead recognize that every governor unopposed to waging war on any American cities obviously should get kicked out of the National Governors' Association, considering they are refusing to properly associate?

The governors that are betraying America should be the disqualified ones.

James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

I have doubts about this platform’s future because it’s a “for profit” corporation, though operating in the gray area of a “public benefit” one. Eventually it might succumb to the ugly fate of the others.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Hilarious because truth acts that way.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"We separate people from their kids. Tackle as many of them as possible. Zip-tie their toddlers and grandparents. And stand around looking tough. We look so tough. Increasingly, we also really need to take dumps."

Please Let Our Warfighters Use Your Restroom

By now, you’ve noticed our brave patriots—ICE, the National Guard, police officers, select local mall cops, rando bodyguards, weird little incels, ...

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Thiel has $10 billion in his Roth IRA. That’ll generate $10 million/week in income. Meanwhile, 1 in 5 American children don’t know where their next meal will come from, and many will go to bed hungry tonight.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇

(Published 2022)

Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

This. Is. The. Whole. Problem.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

They’re emboldened by Trump’s rhetoric and immunity.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Lol

James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

Trump or Biden could have stopped the genocide at any moment with one phone call. A hideous lapse of humanity and morality.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

He is a very sick man, as shown by his lust for cruelty and absolute power over people. Hence his penchant for girls “on the young side.”

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 1d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov have the Illinois State Guard commander meet with the Texas troops immediately. You must also do so.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has made a budget deal impossible because he’s shown he’ll override any spending agreements made by either Democrats or Republicans in Congress. Someone very powerful on the right will have to defy him and his cabal to restore the Constitutional balance of powers.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2d

Propaganda on full display

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2d

It’s the videotapes in the Epstein file dossier that he’s been desperately blocking. Just to be clear.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2d

When the Insurrectionist invokes the Insurrection act he will also pardon his fellow pedophile.

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James McGowan @jamesmcgowan.bsky.social · 2d

And yet, some think of him as Rambo, and strive to imitate his imitation of a tough guy.

Hansel Krankepantzen @krankepantzen.bsky.social · 3d

I love hearing Stolen Valor Specialist First Class, wealthy General Bonespurs, who bragged about serving his country during war by taking drugs and womanizing, who previously called those in the US military suckers and losers, who heaped scorn on American POWs, discussing his military values, ideas.

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