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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 2h

Next thing you know, the Trump regime will be manufacturing these and planting them on people.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 11h

🤨❓

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 15h

🚨 This is protecting the American people. “Full force” is not defined by the military. More of this!

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 11h

‘Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of…’
The Communist Party (1950s)
The Brotherhood (‘1984’)
Antifa (2025)

Antifa is ideal — as it’s not an organisation, those accused by Trump’s regime can never prove they don’t belong to it.

Also, Bondi endorses summary execution of cartel suspects..

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 12h

“Federal agents have tackled & slammed people to the ground;
they have lobbed flash grenades & tear gas canisters indiscriminately into the crowd. No legitimate purpose exists for this brutality or for these arrests.”

But if the people can be goaded into violent resistance, it’s job done for Trump.

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Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 13h

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 12h

This problem might effectively solve itself.. bsky.app/profile/rbre...

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave).

Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.

James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 12h

Starmer has been taken for a ride, hasn’t he? If so. the people of the UK will pay the price..

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

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hfdmama @hfdmama.bsky.social · 12h

Jimmy Kimmel: "Trump was confused by old footage of the Portland protests from 2020, that were being played on a loop by Fox News, so he sent in the National Guard to stop a protest that ended five years ago. God forbid they ever show him footage of Pearl Harbor — Japan will be in a LOT of trouble."

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 12h

He relishes the notion of people cowering in fear before him.

But - is Trump incriminating himself by suggesting that the lives of state politicians who oppose his unconstitutional actions are genuinely under threat from him and his rogue regime?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 12h

‘It’s coming to an end guys.
I’ve spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they’ve confided that Trump’s movement/support is fading. As one told me, ‘this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no [one] wants to defend a pedo-protector. It’s just a matter of time.’”
thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 13h

Clutching at drinking straws

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 13h

Sadly, the USA thumbs its nose at the ICC, so Noem and the rest of them are safely beyond its reach, no?

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 13h

“If democracy is about how we forge a common life together, then my work focuses on how we equip people with the skills and motivations they need to work with others from all different backgrounds to do the hard work of democracy.”

Hahrie Han @hahrie.bsky.social · 15h

Totally, completely flabbergasted. #MacFellow

hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/08/h...

Johns Hopkins political scientist Hahrie Han receives MacArthur genius grant

Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition

hub.jhu.edu

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 13h

One of the precedents possibly being set by the Trump regime is that legal precedent may no longer carry the force it has traditionally carried. If that is the case, it may have relevance to this matter?

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d

Three key differences between US 2025 & Germany 1935, Trump: (1) really unpopular (2) really incompetent (3) rather than using state to employ & build & pull out of recession/inflation, Trump deliberately undermining employment & infrastructure & pulling US into economic stagnation/inflation.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14h

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

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 14h

The price of …posturing?

“..Any comprehensive effort would saddle taxpayers with costs in the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars, as every sign, logo, uniform, computer system, & piece of official paperwork tied to the Pentagon's identity across the globe would need to be replaced.”

Empathy1st @empathy1st.bsky.social · 15h

"The Pentagon’s website and social media channels were overhauled...to reflect the [DoD's] new 'Department of War' persona."...

www.wired.com/story/depart...

Screenshot from WIRED article: "Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department"

Every prior name change—from the War Department created by Congress in 1789, to the National Military Establishment in 1947, to the Department of Defense in 1949—came through legislation. Allies in Congress quickly introduced a bill to back Friday's change to the so-called Department of War, but the administration appears to be seeking a workaround anyway, as it has done in the past, whether by invoking sweeping emergency powers or withholding congressionally approved foreign aid. Currently, “Department of War” is a “secondary” title after the Department of Defense.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 15h

A civilised political discourse is not Jenrick’s objective.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 17h

‘The church cannot remain silent,’ Pope Leo XIV tells El Pasoans in Vatican meeting on mass deportation fears

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 19h

🙄 She has foot in mouth disease.

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