Jim McManus
@jimlmcmanus.bsky.social
Artist. Designer. Storyteller. Founder of www.complexstories.com. Big fan of Star Trek, cool comics, old movies, great music, the wonders of science, and smart, interesting, creative people.
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75 percent.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
75 percent.
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Retweet this if Cory Booker is making you cry with pride and hope right now.
April 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Retweet this if Cory Booker is making you cry with pride and hope right now.
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Booker's team just told MSNBC they’ve gotten 14,000 voicemails from people supporting Cory’s filibuster and sharing their stories—and another 280 million people have liked his speech on TikTok alone.
A masterclass in capturing attention.
Well done.
A masterclass in capturing attention.
Well done.
April 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Booker's team just told MSNBC they’ve gotten 14,000 voicemails from people supporting Cory’s filibuster and sharing their stories—and another 280 million people have liked his speech on TikTok alone.
A masterclass in capturing attention.
Well done.
A masterclass in capturing attention.
Well done.
That’s a great quote. Powerful.
Booker on Strom Thurmond: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here in spite of his speech. I'm here because as poweful as he was, the people were more powerful."
April 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
That’s a great quote. Powerful.
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Where we are:
"What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?"
...is one of the top stories on the CNN homepage tonight
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...
"What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?"
...is one of the top stories on the CNN homepage tonight
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...
Analysis: What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one right now? | CNN Politics
The issue du jour is deportations, but the question has been a constant of Donald Trump’s presidencies: Is the president acting withing the Constitution?
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Where we are:
"What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?"
...is one of the top stories on the CNN homepage tonight
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...
"What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?"
...is one of the top stories on the CNN homepage tonight
www.cnn.com/2025/03/17/p...
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Tragic and heinous
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tragic and heinous
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Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
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America First—a complete lie. Silencing Voice of America is yet another way the Trump regime diminishes America and strengthens his authoritarian buddies.
Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).
March 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
America First—a complete lie. Silencing Voice of America is yet another way the Trump regime diminishes America and strengthens his authoritarian buddies.
We’re going to hear more and more of these kinds of stories. Hope it will add up to an appetite for change.
CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…
February 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We’re going to hear more and more of these kinds of stories. Hope it will add up to an appetite for change.
Stepping away from politics for a moment, trying to decide whether to see the new #CaptainAmerica movie today. Thoughts?
And maybe some politics is involved in that decision. Want to support the success of the new Cap.
And maybe some politics is involved in that decision. Want to support the success of the new Cap.
February 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Stepping away from politics for a moment, trying to decide whether to see the new #CaptainAmerica movie today. Thoughts?
And maybe some politics is involved in that decision. Want to support the success of the new Cap.
And maybe some politics is involved in that decision. Want to support the success of the new Cap.
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Now that @pkrugman.bsky.social is free, his work is soaring. Some people (me too) do better when mama is not telling us what to do. www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Now that @pkrugman.bsky.social is free, his work is soaring. Some people (me too) do better when mama is not telling us what to do. www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Much to my surprise, it seems that 50 folks have decided to follow me without me having done much here. And I’ve been finding plenty of interesting people to follow. So I’m optimistic about building a community here.
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Much to my surprise, it seems that 50 folks have decided to follow me without me having done much here. And I’ve been finding plenty of interesting people to follow. So I’m optimistic about building a community here.
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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
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Ignorance won this battle.
Love will win the war.
Love will win the war.
November 27, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Ignorance won this battle.
Love will win the war.
Love will win the war.
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$120,000,000,000 to be cut from veterans healthcare under the new Republican Regime.
November 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM
$120,000,000,000 to be cut from veterans healthcare under the new Republican Regime.