John H Richardson
@jhr54.bsky.social
Third-culture kid. Wrote a lot of stories for Esquire, some for other magazines, and a few books.
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If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If ICE can threaten arrest for filming, then journalists, watchdogs, and protesters can all be silenced the same way. You don’t have freedom of the press if recording police is treated as terrorism. #holdfast
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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Meiselas: Are there any FBI or DOJ whistleblowers who may be on the horizon—people upset about how this was handled and who may have information?
Khanna: We’ve had some approach our office and the committee. There are people who are upset about the noncompliance with the law
Khanna: We’ve had some approach our office and the committee. There are people who are upset about the noncompliance with the law
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Meiselas: Are there any FBI or DOJ whistleblowers who may be on the horizon—people upset about how this was handled and who may have information?
Khanna: We’ve had some approach our office and the committee. There are people who are upset about the noncompliance with the law
Khanna: We’ve had some approach our office and the committee. There are people who are upset about the noncompliance with the law
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Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
“It's a Wonderful Life” Tried to Warn Us
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is this one of the greatest scenes in movie history?
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
I think so — that’s why “It’s a Wonderful Life” is my all-time favorite.
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The DOJ identified at least 10 co-conspirators who worked with Epstein and Maxwell. It’s obvious to anyone with two eyes that Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in organized crime, yet NO ONE ELSE involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has faced criminal charges. Why?
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The DOJ identified at least 10 co-conspirators who worked with Epstein and Maxwell. It’s obvious to anyone with two eyes that Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in organized crime, yet NO ONE ELSE involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has faced criminal charges. Why?
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Is a New "New Deal" About to Wipe Out the Old Political Order?
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
Is a New "New Deal" About to Wipe Out the Old Political Order?
The commons, unions, and a livable wage built the first mass middle class. Now younger voters want to reboot that machine at full throttle…
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Is a New "New Deal" About to Wipe Out the Old Political Order?
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
And his detectives in Hawaii are about to produce amazing stuff about Obama’s birth certificate …
President Trump spent part of his Sunday telling reporters, once again, that he’s sitting on “truckloads” of evidence proving Democrats “rigged” the 2020 election, a claim he’s been making for years despite having never produced anything that stands up to scrutiny.
Trump Revives ‘Rigged Election’ Fantasy, Claims Evidence Is Coming in 'Truckloads'
President Trump spent part of his Sunday telling reporters, once again, that he’s sitting on “truckloads” of evidence proving Democrats “rigged” the 2020 election, a claim he’s been making for years despite having never produced anything that stands up to scrutiny.
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And his detectives in Hawaii are about to produce amazing stuff about Obama’s birth certificate …
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REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
December 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
REP. @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “The biggest ‘welfare queens’ in 🇺🇸 are corporations that don’t pay a penny in federal taxes, and CEOs who get a tax deduction for flying on a private jet — not hungry kids, or working parents who work multiple jobs.”
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My law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. This is an insanely large number for this point on the election cycle.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
December 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. This is an insanely large number for this point on the election cycle.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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“When this administration calls you a criminal illegal alien, what do you say?”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
“When this administration calls you a criminal illegal alien, what do you say?”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
karoline leavitt’s Nephew’s mom: “I’m heartbroken. I’m heartbroken for my son. I don’t even have a parking ticket… it doesn’t make any sense. I’m just as lost as you are.”
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“We chose Karoline Leavitt to be his godmother over my own sister- just because you went to Catholic school doesn’t make you a good Catholic. I’m not the first, I won’t be the last, they’re separating kids from moms every day. Where does it end?”
She hasn’t heard from her😳
She hasn’t heard from her😳
December 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“We chose Karoline Leavitt to be his godmother over my own sister- just because you went to Catholic school doesn’t make you a good Catholic. I’m not the first, I won’t be the last, they’re separating kids from moms every day. Where does it end?”
She hasn’t heard from her😳
She hasn’t heard from her😳
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Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what Repro Uncensored call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what Repro Uncensored call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.
I would like a reporter to ask, “So, does this mean America is giving up free markets and capitalism and becoming a socialist country?”
Trump: I will probably be involved in the Netflix WBD deal, the people who have run CNN are a disgrace, no one watches, they're spreading poison and lies, they don't have too much money, CNN should be sold, the people running it are either corrupt or incompetent.
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I would like a reporter to ask, “So, does this mean America is giving up free markets and capitalism and becoming a socialist country?”
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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I fully agree.
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I fully agree.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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NASHVILLE JUDGES request heightened security from @GovBillLee after Rep Andy Ogles posts their pics with the phrase “we are at war”
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NASHVILLE JUDGES request heightened security from @GovBillLee after Rep Andy Ogles posts their pics with the phrase “we are at war”
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
A sitting congressman putting judges in danger. Pinocchiogles is going get people hurt. A disgrace to the office. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
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Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
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Trump "is maneuvering key agencies to be utilized to challenge results that don't go his way, and his executive orders suggest a willingness to use federal muscle — even that of the military — to seize control both of election processes and of ballot boxes."
#USA #Voting #Military
#USA #Voting #Military
Trump Militarized Cities in ICE Crackdowns. Is Militarizing the Ballot Box Next?
Trump has put election deniers in charge of overseeing "election integrity" for the 2026 midterms.
truthout.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM