Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
Choose passion over indifference and apathy, compassion over cruelty, love over all. Life and the lives of others are gifts. Pronouns: Not Trump / Not Republicans.
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Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
· Jan 23
In the very wee hours four years ago today I lost my beautiful, precious Russian Blue bud. I still miss him every day. See you on the other side, Pushkin.
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"U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted..."
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US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist
U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted..."
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Hard to argue otherwise. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hard to argue otherwise. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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“The unprecedented post from a US president – spiteful even by Trump’s standards contradicted extensive research showing irrefutably that immigrants to the US commit fewer crimes than people born there, and have done so for more than a century.”
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Trump’s hate-filled rant ignores facts on immigrant crime and economic benefits
In the wake of the deadly Washington DC shooting, Trump claimed immigrants are ‘destroying everything America stands for’. Here’s what the data shows
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“The unprecedented post from a US president – spiteful even by Trump’s standards contradicted extensive research showing irrefutably that immigrants to the US commit fewer crimes than people born there, and have done so for more than a century.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
Like magic, it was all Biden's fault. These serial liars could use some new material. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Kristi Noem claims suspect in national guard shooting was ‘radicalized’ in US
Homeland security secretary also blamed ‘activist’ judges for defying court order to halt deportation flights
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Like magic, it was all Biden's fault. These serial liars could use some new material. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
One of the most enlightening and provocative books I've ever read... it gives me satisfaction to gain a better understanding of racial politics, social currents, and the MAGA mind, while attacking my hope that we will have a better America someday. The obstacles and challenges are formidable.
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One of the most enlightening and provocative books I've ever read... it gives me satisfaction to gain a better understanding of racial politics, social currents, and the MAGA mind, while attacking my hope that we will have a better America someday. The obstacles and challenges are formidable.
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America Abroad: Just as lawless.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
America Abroad: Just as lawless.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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HE THINKS HE'S KING OF THE ENTIRE WORLD!
WHEN THE FUCK IS SOMEONE GOING TO STOP HIM????????
WHEN THE FUCK IS SOMEONE GOING TO STOP HIM????????
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HE THINKS HE'S KING OF THE ENTIRE WORLD!
WHEN THE FUCK IS SOMEONE GOING TO STOP HIM????????
WHEN THE FUCK IS SOMEONE GOING TO STOP HIM????????
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Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump’s Pardon of Fmr. Honduran President Who Brought Over 400 Tons of Cocaine Into US: “This is a disgusting and incomprehensible decision…” ("And Trump claims he's trying to fight narco-trafficking?" Riiiiight.) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sen-...
Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump’s Pardon of Fmr. Honduran President Who Brought Over 400 Tons of Cocaine Into US: “This is a disgusting and incomprehensible decision…”
From Sen. Tim Kaine on one of the latest outrages by the utterly corrupt Donald Trump - this time, pardoning "Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison s...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump’s Pardon of Fmr. Honduran President Who Brought Over 400 Tons of Cocaine Into US: “This is a disgusting and incomprehensible decision…” ("And Trump claims he's trying to fight narco-trafficking?" Riiiiight.) bluevirginia.us/2025/11/sen-...
Hesgeth generously leaves yet another written missive that can and will be used against him when we oust this immoral terrorist regime.
I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hesgeth generously leaves yet another written missive that can and will be used against him when we oust this immoral terrorist regime.
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Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
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Trump is taking us into a war so he can steal Venezuela's oil. The U.S. doesn't have a presidency. It has a Mafia-style criminal gang occupying the White House.
Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Trump is taking us into a war so he can steal Venezuela's oil. The U.S. doesn't have a presidency. It has a Mafia-style criminal gang occupying the White House.
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ICYMI:
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
ICYMI:
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
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MAGA thrives on fear. They offer bans instead of proof, borders instead of truth. The data is simple: immigrants harm less than those who are born here. So when trump targets “third world countries” it isn’t safety he’s chasing, it’s fear weaponized for power. #SarahBeckstrom 😢
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
MAGA thrives on fear. They offer bans instead of proof, borders instead of truth. The data is simple: immigrants harm less than those who are born here. So when trump targets “third world countries” it isn’t safety he’s chasing, it’s fear weaponized for power. #SarahBeckstrom 😢
Horrifying. Israel is a beastly pariah nation that my country should not support. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men who appeared to have given themselves up, saying ‘terrorists must die’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Horrifying. Israel is a beastly pariah nation that my country should not support. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I hope my American friends soon get to enjoy similar headlines. 🙏🏼
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I hope my American friends soon get to enjoy similar headlines. 🙏🏼
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Be thankful you aren’t this reporter.
Be thankful you aren’t this reporter.
Turns out what turkeys REALLY like is a good laugh, at my expense. Sound up…
YouTube video by Ray Chan
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November 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Be thankful you aren’t this reporter.
Be thankful you aren’t this reporter.
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You're a high ranking government official and you shouldn't make things up.
Your 70% number is just a fabrication.
And it's TOTALLY not true that "every single" person you detained is here illegally. For instance, many were allowed in so they could apply for asylum.
Your 70% number is just a fabrication.
And it's TOTALLY not true that "every single" person you detained is here illegally. For instance, many were allowed in so they could apply for asylum.
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
You're a high ranking government official and you shouldn't make things up.
Your 70% number is just a fabrication.
And it's TOTALLY not true that "every single" person you detained is here illegally. For instance, many were allowed in so they could apply for asylum.
Your 70% number is just a fabrication.
And it's TOTALLY not true that "every single" person you detained is here illegally. For instance, many were allowed in so they could apply for asylum.
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Munch mode activated
November 28, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Munch mode activated
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This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)