JohnnyB~resistance
@johnbenthal.bsky.social
Professional guitarist in NYC.
Very much pro democracy 💙💙
Very much pro democracy 💙💙
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Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
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For over 5 years, Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of the people in Congress most disliked by Democrats.
No death threats.
It was only when she turned on Donald Trump that she got death threats.
Just like Senators only received threats of violence after they wavered on Trump's cabinet nominations.
No death threats.
It was only when she turned on Donald Trump that she got death threats.
Just like Senators only received threats of violence after they wavered on Trump's cabinet nominations.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
For over 5 years, Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of the people in Congress most disliked by Democrats.
No death threats.
It was only when she turned on Donald Trump that she got death threats.
Just like Senators only received threats of violence after they wavered on Trump's cabinet nominations.
No death threats.
It was only when she turned on Donald Trump that she got death threats.
Just like Senators only received threats of violence after they wavered on Trump's cabinet nominations.
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.
…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.
…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.
The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.
…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.
…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.
The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.
…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.
…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.
The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.
…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.
…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.
The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.
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Stay Weird Portland! 🔥 Today Portland had an emergency naked bike ride to the ICE facility. IN THE RAIN.
It was around 50°. Thousands were fully nude, half nude, or wearing costumes.
Portland is VERY dedicated to exposing the absurdities of injustice.
Here are some photos & videos. 🧵👇🏼
It was around 50°. Thousands were fully nude, half nude, or wearing costumes.
Portland is VERY dedicated to exposing the absurdities of injustice.
Here are some photos & videos. 🧵👇🏼
October 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Stay Weird Portland! 🔥 Today Portland had an emergency naked bike ride to the ICE facility. IN THE RAIN.
It was around 50°. Thousands were fully nude, half nude, or wearing costumes.
Portland is VERY dedicated to exposing the absurdities of injustice.
Here are some photos & videos. 🧵👇🏼
It was around 50°. Thousands were fully nude, half nude, or wearing costumes.
Portland is VERY dedicated to exposing the absurdities of injustice.
Here are some photos & videos. 🧵👇🏼
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Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
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October 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on rural hospital closures: “We’re the wealthiest country in the world. Every community—rural, suburban, urban, Black, white, rich, poor—deserves world-class healthcare. That’s the bare minimum.”
October 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on rural hospital closures: “We’re the wealthiest country in the world. Every community—rural, suburban, urban, Black, white, rich, poor—deserves world-class healthcare. That’s the bare minimum.”
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🚨Trump’s in the Epstein Files Parody Song!
🤣 We can’t let this story die!
🔥Lyrics by @jimdrastic.bsky.social
🤣 We can’t let this story die!
🔥Lyrics by @jimdrastic.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🚨Trump’s in the Epstein Files Parody Song!
🤣 We can’t let this story die!
🔥Lyrics by @jimdrastic.bsky.social
🤣 We can’t let this story die!
🔥Lyrics by @jimdrastic.bsky.social
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At least the UK papers are reporting the truth. US media is afraid to anger Trump www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
September 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
At least the UK papers are reporting the truth. US media is afraid to anger Trump www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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Three days after the UN inquiry declares "genocide" in Gaza the Carney government says they are still waiting for "all the evidence" before taking a stand.
What an epic moral failure.
What an epic moral failure.
September 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Three days after the UN inquiry declares "genocide" in Gaza the Carney government says they are still waiting for "all the evidence" before taking a stand.
What an epic moral failure.
What an epic moral failure.
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
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So they haven’t caught the guy and you don’t have a ton of leads? Maybe sending all your federal law enforcement agents to help ICE and dismantling the JTTF and firing the head FBI field office for political reasons wasn’t the best idea.
September 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So they haven’t caught the guy and you don’t have a ton of leads? Maybe sending all your federal law enforcement agents to help ICE and dismantling the JTTF and firing the head FBI field office for political reasons wasn’t the best idea.
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I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
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Yes, the regime sending the military into US cities is a terrifying escalation toward dictatorship, but never forget how incompetent they are.
Pete Hegseth couldn't organize a parade.
Now he's going to oversee military operations in multiple US cities, all at the same time?
The people will win.
Pete Hegseth couldn't organize a parade.
Now he's going to oversee military operations in multiple US cities, all at the same time?
The people will win.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yes, the regime sending the military into US cities is a terrifying escalation toward dictatorship, but never forget how incompetent they are.
Pete Hegseth couldn't organize a parade.
Now he's going to oversee military operations in multiple US cities, all at the same time?
The people will win.
Pete Hegseth couldn't organize a parade.
Now he's going to oversee military operations in multiple US cities, all at the same time?
The people will win.
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You all know that the shit Florida is doing won’t just affect Florida, right? The invisible border of the state won’t keep diseases contained, any outbreaks will spread & because so many tourists go there, it will be a nightmare for everyone.
September 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
You all know that the shit Florida is doing won’t just affect Florida, right? The invisible border of the state won’t keep diseases contained, any outbreaks will spread & because so many tourists go there, it will be a nightmare for everyone.
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This is on you Republican senate. You knew he wasn’t fit for the job and you approved him anyway. Now people are going to die.
"Long the envy of the world for its capabilities and expertise, the CDC finds itself no longer able to advocate for what its scientists believe the best available research shows." This is very bad!
This Is What—and Who—We’re Losing in RFK’s Purge
The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.
www.thebulwark.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This is on you Republican senate. You knew he wasn’t fit for the job and you approved him anyway. Now people are going to die.
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Trump has given ICE access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps, including Signal.
The Trump administration’s contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ever invented.
Spread the word!
The Trump administration’s contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ever invented.
Spread the word!
September 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Trump has given ICE access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps, including Signal.
The Trump administration’s contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ever invented.
Spread the word!
The Trump administration’s contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons ever invented.
Spread the word!
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By far my favorite part of January 6.
September 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
By far my favorite part of January 6.
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Florida and Texas are leading the way to bankruptcy, drowning in debt and defaults.
Louisiana has the highest rate of credit forbearance in the U.S.
All under Trump.
All run by Republicans.
All lying to your face about “economic success.”
Trump’s Golden Age means you're broke while he's golfing.
Louisiana has the highest rate of credit forbearance in the U.S.
All under Trump.
All run by Republicans.
All lying to your face about “economic success.”
Trump’s Golden Age means you're broke while he's golfing.
Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the US — topped only by Texas, Google helps reveal
They also ranked sixth in the change in number of bankruptcy filings from 2025 to 2025.
finance.yahoo.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Florida and Texas are leading the way to bankruptcy, drowning in debt and defaults.
Louisiana has the highest rate of credit forbearance in the U.S.
All under Trump.
All run by Republicans.
All lying to your face about “economic success.”
Trump’s Golden Age means you're broke while he's golfing.
Louisiana has the highest rate of credit forbearance in the U.S.
All under Trump.
All run by Republicans.
All lying to your face about “economic success.”
Trump’s Golden Age means you're broke while he's golfing.
You want a “reasonable chance of ending the war”?
*Collectively give Ukraine funds and munitions.
*Impose strong sanctions with NO exceptions to cut off Russia’s income.
*Use the $300 billion seized from Russian banking assets and stop sitting on it! Give it to Ukraine.
*Ignore Putin’s BS
*Collectively give Ukraine funds and munitions.
*Impose strong sanctions with NO exceptions to cut off Russia’s income.
*Use the $300 billion seized from Russian banking assets and stop sitting on it! Give it to Ukraine.
*Ignore Putin’s BS
August 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
You want a “reasonable chance of ending the war”?
*Collectively give Ukraine funds and munitions.
*Impose strong sanctions with NO exceptions to cut off Russia’s income.
*Use the $300 billion seized from Russian banking assets and stop sitting on it! Give it to Ukraine.
*Ignore Putin’s BS
*Collectively give Ukraine funds and munitions.
*Impose strong sanctions with NO exceptions to cut off Russia’s income.
*Use the $300 billion seized from Russian banking assets and stop sitting on it! Give it to Ukraine.
*Ignore Putin’s BS
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Did you know that the Founders were so vehemently against having a standing army that might do what Comer is calling for that they explicitly wrote into the Constitution that Congress has to reauthorize the existence of the Army every two years or the entire thing has to disband?
![ArtI.S8.C12.1 Overview of the Army Clause
Article I, Section 8, Clause 12:
[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; . . .
The Army Clause1 provides Congress with authority to raise and support armies—an essential element of the federal government’s suite of war powers.2 The Clause’s structure reflects the Framers’ efforts to balance two competing concerns in the Founding era: a widespread mistrust of peacetime standing armies and the new nation’s desire to ensure security through military protection.3 The Framers sought to address both issues by authorizing Congress to raise and maintain armies, while requiring renewal of appropriations for that purpose every two years to ensure democratically elected representatives continued to support the army.4 Although congressional power to raise and support armies has sometimes come into tension with other constitutional rights and principles,5 the Supreme Court has described this power as broad and sweeping,6 and it has rejected some claimed limits on Congress’s authority under the Army Clause.7](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreicixd3f7kjyqpqfpdq5dqvkwbypf5l2prdpiist2px7rreyva65y4@jpeg)
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Did you know that the Founders were so vehemently against having a standing army that might do what Comer is calling for that they explicitly wrote into the Constitution that Congress has to reauthorize the existence of the Army every two years or the entire thing has to disband?