John James Dillard
@johnjamesdillard.bsky.social
Retired social sciences librarian. Liberal progressive democrat; happily married for 30+ years. Pro-education, pro-democracy, pro-science, pro-truth, pro-health, and pro-happiness. No kings, no autocrats, no KKKs, and no delusional fascist dictators.
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war.
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
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Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war | Fortune
Farmers could lose $109 an acre for this year’s crop, according to the president of the American Soybean Association.
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war.
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax. Some of that tax is falling on rural communities.
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
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US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
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US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
President Trump’s trade war is leaving US farmers with a bitter harvest.
www.aol.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax. Some of that tax is falling on rural communities.
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren
YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer
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November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
Yikes
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yikes
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
tRump's Tariffs are stealth national sales tax.
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
tRump's Tariffs are stealth national sales tax.
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Do postmarks mean anything?
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do postmarks mean anything?
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
Tariffs are taxes. So, this would be a tax refund?
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tariffs are taxes. So, this would be a tax refund?
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax.
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans
Trump calls tariff critics "fools" and promises $2,000 dividend for Americans from tariff revenue as his trade policies face Supreme Court challenge.
www.foxbusiness.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax.
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
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BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration.
'First signs are visible': Republican ex-lawmaker flags evidence of 'migration' from GOP
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration. The shift started slowly within the party, but now it's picking up speed, according to Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, former U.S. senator, representative and the former U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration.
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Jeff Flake: GOP 'migration' away from Trump has started
thehill.com
Jeff Flake: GOP ‘migration’ away from Trump has started
twp.ai
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Jeff Flake: GOP 'migration' away from Trump has started
Elect a immoral felon and, of course, there will be a war against all things legal and moral.
DOJ's No. 2 frames legal fight as "war" on judges, state bars.
By Avery Lotz and Andrew Pantazi.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
DOJ's No. 2 frames legal fight as "war" on judges, state bars.
By Avery Lotz and Andrew Pantazi.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Elect a immoral felon and, of course, there will be a war against all things legal and moral.
DOJ's No. 2 frames legal fight as "war" on judges, state bars.
By Avery Lotz and Andrew Pantazi.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
DOJ's No. 2 frames legal fight as "war" on judges, state bars.
By Avery Lotz and Andrew Pantazi.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/d...
Not just cattle. Argentine beef imports could hurt MN dairy, too.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the market should be allowed to self-correct rather than be meddled with.
By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the market should be allowed to self-correct rather than be meddled with.
By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Not just cattle. Argentine beef imports could hurt MN dairy, too.
The Trump Administration is planning to quadruple its Argentine beef imports. It's a move that dairy producers in Minnesota say could harm their bottom line.
www.mprnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Not just cattle. Argentine beef imports could hurt MN dairy, too.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the market should be allowed to self-correct rather than be meddled with.
By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said the market should be allowed to self-correct rather than be meddled with.
By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
Fact check: Trump falsely claims it’s only beef, but dozens of groceries have gotten more expensive this year.
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
By Daniel Dale and Matt Stiles.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
By Daniel Dale and Matt Stiles.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
Fact check: Trump falsely claims it’s only beef, but dozens of groceries have gotten more expensive this year | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Fact check: Trump falsely claims it’s only beef, but dozens of groceries have gotten more expensive this year.
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
By Daniel Dale and Matt Stiles.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
President Donald Trump keeps saying beef is the only grocery product that has gotten more expensive during his second presidency.
By Daniel Dale and Matt Stiles.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
Tariffs= tax.
Trump said in a post that began: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!”
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'.
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
By David Cohen.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump said in a post that began: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!”
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'.
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
By David Cohen.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tariffs= tax.
Trump said in a post that began: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!”
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'.
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
By David Cohen.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump said in a post that began: “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!”
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'.
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
By David Cohen.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social in TEXAS: “Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks & balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy — for all of us.”
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social in TEXAS: “Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks & balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy — for all of us.”
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
Tariffs are taxes.
Trump’s own SCOTUS picks could wind up hurting him on tariffs.
Gorsuch and Barrett press administration on separation of powers concerns over Liberation Day tariffs.
By Breanne Deppisch, Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sup...
Trump’s own SCOTUS picks could wind up hurting him on tariffs.
Gorsuch and Barrett press administration on separation of powers concerns over Liberation Day tariffs.
By Breanne Deppisch, Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sup...
Trump’s own SCOTUS picks could wind up hurting him on tariffs
Supreme Court justices, including President Donald Trump's appointees, expressed skepticism about his use of emergency powers to impose Liberation Day tariffs.
www.foxnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tariffs are taxes.
Trump’s own SCOTUS picks could wind up hurting him on tariffs.
Gorsuch and Barrett press administration on separation of powers concerns over Liberation Day tariffs.
By Breanne Deppisch, Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sup...
Trump’s own SCOTUS picks could wind up hurting him on tariffs.
Gorsuch and Barrett press administration on separation of powers concerns over Liberation Day tariffs.
By Breanne Deppisch, Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sup...
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$40 Billion to Argentina so Milei can dance like Trump at Mar-a-lago but they’re suing not to feed hungry Americans and they’ll let your health care premiums skyrocket
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
$40 Billion to Argentina so Milei can dance like Trump at Mar-a-lago but they’re suing not to feed hungry Americans and they’ll let your health care premiums skyrocket