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John Cooper
@johncooper314.bsky.social
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Cell biologist / biochemist. WashU. Central West End. Saint Louis, MO. USA.
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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 10h
Nothing says America first like 300 federal agents descending on a Chicago apartment complex at 3:00AM on a Tuesday morning, zip tying its residents (some of them CHILDREN) and denying them the opportunity call a lawyer.

Government sanctioned domestic terrorism is all you can call it.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 19h
"But thou, when thou prayest, set up thine camera, and when thou hast chosen a flattering filter, pray unto thy Father which is in the cloud; and thy Father which seeth thy engagement shall bless thee with many subscribers"
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1d
Kristi Noem praying before sending her secret, masked goons out to harass the people of Portland
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Rationalist Society St Louis @rsslmo.bsky.social · 8h
We do too... @darrigomelanie.bsky.social
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 7h
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October 8, 2025
Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h
No he can’t. No he didn’t. And shame on anyone who believes this.
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 22h
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October 7, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 2d
Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d
Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 2d
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Brian H @harrb2.bsky.social · 2d
This is true!👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 2d
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October 6, 2025
If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 2d
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October 5, 2025
On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 3d
Republicans Are Making Health Care Unaffordable for Young Americans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/o...
Opinion | Republicans Are Making Health Care Unaffordable for Young Americans
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John Cooper @johncooper314.bsky.social · 4d
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October 3, 2025
Although President Donald J.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlgnews.bsky.social · 22d
Remember:

You do not have to let them into your house without a warrant.

You have no obligation to speak to law enforcement or answer their questions, and it can be dangerous to do so.

It is a crime to lie to federal agents.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 6d
Worth a read...but very disheartening.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlgnews.bsky.social · 22d
Instead, you can invoke your Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, and your Sixth Amendment right to counsel, by saying “I cannot answer any questions without my lawyer. Please leave your name and number, and a lawyer will call you.”
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Lily says, "F*ck you, make me" to all fascists @lily77.bsky.social · 5d
There is no war in Portland.

Medicaid pays only providers.

Undocumented people are NOT on Medicaid.

Republicans are responsible for the government shutdown.

Republicans ARE enjoying harming others.

ICE = Gestapo.

FACTS.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d
Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
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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Kyle @kyleshivers.bsky.social · 5d
It is your American duty to mention the president’s age every time you talk about him.

It’s clear he’s deteriorating quickly and he doesn’t have the mental ability to lead for the next 3 years.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d
This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.

But consider this...

Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.

Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 5d
The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.
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