Jim McWilliams
@jim85716.bsky.social
Retired English professor & former underground journalist
And then Trump appoints Bove, Cannon, Bondi, Gaetz? (It can always get worse?)
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
And then Trump appoints Bove, Cannon, Bondi, Gaetz? (It can always get worse?)
Yes, that’s the truth.
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Yes, that’s the truth.
And need bandages to cover IV holes.
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And need bandages to cover IV holes.
Agree. It’s finally dawning on the EU & Ukraine that at best Trump will be disinterested—not withstanding that a clear majority of Americans support helping Ukraine—so they better prepare to go it alone.
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Agree. It’s finally dawning on the EU & Ukraine that at best Trump will be disinterested—not withstanding that a clear majority of Americans support helping Ukraine—so they better prepare to go it alone.
We had huge block party in Nov. 2020 after Biden was finally declared the winner. Deep blue neighborhood, though, but yes, I can imagine some MAGA attacks.
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We had huge block party in Nov. 2020 after Biden was finally declared the winner. Deep blue neighborhood, though, but yes, I can imagine some MAGA attacks.
Don't insult RFK Jr.!
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Don't insult RFK Jr.!
It's not just water. If Project Blue is approved, electricity rates will shoot up as residential customers pay to subsidize the data centers.
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's not just water. If Project Blue is approved, electricity rates will shoot up as residential customers pay to subsidize the data centers.
If he knows it's "horseshit," then he should do the honorable thing and resign and then tell the truth.
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If he knows it's "horseshit," then he should do the honorable thing and resign and then tell the truth.
They’ll be released on the day Trump releases his tax returns.
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
They’ll be released on the day Trump releases his tax returns.
So if we don't say "climate change," then it doesn't exist? I seem to remember my infant daughter covering her eyes and saying "I'm invisible!"
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
So if we don't say "climate change," then it doesn't exist? I seem to remember my infant daughter covering her eyes and saying "I'm invisible!"
And why would they risk losing it all through free and fair elections? (Hint: They won’t.)
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And why would they risk losing it all through free and fair elections? (Hint: They won’t.)
I've named a common household item for Charlie Kirk.
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I've named a common household item for Charlie Kirk.
Perfectly normal-looking face of a wax figure.
December 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Perfectly normal-looking face of a wax figure.
Keeping that headline “handy” would be a good idea.
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Keeping that headline “handy” would be a good idea.
When I worked on a small-town newspaper a generation ago, a veteran reporter wanted me to make an appointment under a false name with a doctor under investigation who had said repeatedly "no comment" when I called. Seemed unethical to me, so I declined.
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
When I worked on a small-town newspaper a generation ago, a veteran reporter wanted me to make an appointment under a false name with a doctor under investigation who had said repeatedly "no comment" when I called. Seemed unethical to me, so I declined.
“Two dolls max for thee, $400 million jet for me.”
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“Two dolls max for thee, $400 million jet for me.”
It’s a 487-word brain drivel from a senile, old man.
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s a 487-word brain drivel from a senile, old man.
Why isn’t the supposedly objective media pounding on this story? Oh, I know: Because Trump can kill their corporate overlords.
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why isn’t the supposedly objective media pounding on this story? Oh, I know: Because Trump can kill their corporate overlords.
I love how the justices keep isolating the Fed from executive authority. Gotta protect their financial interests, I guess.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I love how the justices keep isolating the Fed from executive authority. Gotta protect their financial interests, I guess.
GOP? Who cares? Why isn’t the supposedly objective media pounding on this story?
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
GOP? Who cares? Why isn’t the supposedly objective media pounding on this story?
Doesn’t Cruz know that Qatar has no greater friend than Donald Trump?
December 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Doesn’t Cruz know that Qatar has no greater friend than Donald Trump?
So was he a brilliant young attorney or an arrogant asshole attorney who thinks he knows better than the established senior attorneys?
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So was he a brilliant young attorney or an arrogant asshole attorney who thinks he knows better than the established senior attorneys?
Oh, yes, the dudes with the whips overseeing the migrant workers.
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Oh, yes, the dudes with the whips overseeing the migrant workers.
And just think: The U.S. Army trusted Cotton to lead men into combat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And just think: The U.S. Army trusted Cotton to lead men into combat.
What’s the latest speculation about Trump’s hand—that bruising and weird bandages?
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
What’s the latest speculation about Trump’s hand—that bruising and weird bandages?