John R
@lotsofstatic.bsky.social
Just some old guy in Area Code 517
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The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
Department of Interior says if you put a sticker over Trump's face on your national park entrance pass, the pass will be invalidated.
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
Meanwhile Trump's decision to put his face on the passes is being challenged in court
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes
Park passes with protest stickers are facing new scrutiny.
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The land of free speech, where disrespecting the Dear Leader’s image gets your pass revoked.
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"they're treating us like we're black lives matter"--is a direct quote from a jan 6 putchist and white woman whining about the kid-glove pushback her lynch mob was receiving from capitol police for trying to murder members of congress and overthrow the republic
I still remember Ma telling me five years ago that if these insurrectionists on January 6th were Black, then they would be dead. Five years later, they are almost all alive, out of jail, and their guy is back in the White House. If that’s not White privilege, then I don’t know what is.
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"they're treating us like we're black lives matter"--is a direct quote from a jan 6 putchist and white woman whining about the kid-glove pushback her lynch mob was receiving from capitol police for trying to murder members of congress and overthrow the republic
Five years after Jan. 6, many implicated Michiganders remain in power, showing lack of consequences
michiganadvance.com/2026/01/06/f...
michiganadvance.com/2026/01/06/f...
Five years after Jan. 6, many implicated Michiganders remain in power, showing lack of consequences • Michigan Advance
Five years after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the culmination of weeks of effort by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, many of t...
michiganadvance.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Five years after Jan. 6, many implicated Michiganders remain in power, showing lack of consequences
michiganadvance.com/2026/01/06/f...
michiganadvance.com/2026/01/06/f...
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An administration that pardons insurrectionists and tells members of Congress that it's unacceptable to say soldiers can refuse to obey illegal orders
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
An administration that pardons insurrectionists and tells members of Congress that it's unacceptable to say soldiers can refuse to obey illegal orders
So, it was only about the oil.
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
So, it was only about the oil.
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The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking. n.pr/4skk4yB
Maduro's ouster on drug charges comes as Trump lets others free
The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking.
n.pr
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking. n.pr/4skk4yB
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also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
also, this happened this year:
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
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Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
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President Trump posts an image and writes “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!”
The image is a dead falcon at an Israeli wind turbine, as seen in this 2017 Haaretz story.
The image is a dead falcon at an Israeli wind turbine, as seen in this 2017 Haaretz story.
December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
President Trump posts an image and writes “Windmills are killing all of our beautiful Bald Eagles!”
The image is a dead falcon at an Israeli wind turbine, as seen in this 2017 Haaretz story.
The image is a dead falcon at an Israeli wind turbine, as seen in this 2017 Haaretz story.
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
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Your president is spending 11% more days at his private company’s properties and 25% more days playing golf than at this point in his first term.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Your president is spending 11% more days at his private company’s properties and 25% more days playing golf than at this point in his first term.
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...
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The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The basic truth is the University of Oklahoma fired an instructor because she had the audacity to do her job while trans. Media like CNN are complicit in simultaneously pushing the anti-trans narrative and covering up the brutal outcomes of this societal purge.
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Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with…
Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with…
Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with obvious corruption mechanisms baked in. Last week, the administration excitedly announced a new "Tech Force"—a program to bring tech talent into government for two-year stints to modernize federal technology. If that sounds familiar, it's because that's precisely what the US Digital Service (USDS) and 18F successfully did for over a decade.
www.techdirt.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump Admin Reinvents US Digital Services Program After Elon Musk Fired All Their Actual Tech Experts
Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with…
Here's a fun game the Trump administration keeps playing: destroy a successful government program, wait a few months, then breathlessly announce you've "invented" the exact same thing but with…
After his appearance this month at Turning Point USA, his next appearance will be in a London court .
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault offences
Russell Brand will appear in court on 20 January 2026 over the new charges.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
After his appearance this month at Turning Point USA, his next appearance will be in a London court .
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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U whiny bitch you u should not be in charge of a Cub Scout troop
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
U whiny bitch you u should not be in charge of a Cub Scout troop
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At least 15 people have died as a result of crashes where Tesla doors didn't open
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
bloom.bg
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At least 15 people have died as a result of crashes where Tesla doors didn't open
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Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
www.ms.now
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last year, one-term Rep. Anthony D’Esposito lost after adding his mistress to his official payroll.
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
This year, Republicans made him the inspector general at the Dept of Labor, where he’ll be expected to investigate ethical lapses — despite his own ethical lapses. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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The hypocrisy is just so blatant.
Mom Who Demanded LGBTQ+ Book Ban Arrested For Plot To Kidnap Her Own Daughter As 'Scare Tactic'
www.comicsands.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The hypocrisy is just so blatant.
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Yes, the TSA's "pat downs" have been unconstitutional for over 20 years.
But, sure, if we're going to finally notice...
But, sure, if we're going to finally notice...
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Yes, the TSA's "pat downs" have been unconstitutional for over 20 years.
But, sure, if we're going to finally notice...
But, sure, if we're going to finally notice...
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🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel's security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country's far-right finance minister said on Sunday was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state ➡️ u.afp.com/S8Ti
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel's security cabinet has approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country's far-right finance minister said on Sunday was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state ➡️ u.afp.com/S8Ti
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"Sorry, but we can't release the Epstein Files. We've been too busy tearing down the White House, causing people's healthcare premiums to skyrocket, attacking trans people, causing hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, and renaming an art center, so we haven't had time to redact them."
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Sorry, but we can't release the Epstein Files. We've been too busy tearing down the White House, causing people's healthcare premiums to skyrocket, attacking trans people, causing hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, and renaming an art center, so we haven't had time to redact them."
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Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Over BBC Doc That Never Aired Here—Using VPN Stats As Evidence
President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so…
President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so…
Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Over BBC Doc That Never Aired Here—Using VPN Stats As Evidence
President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so again. This time, he has sued the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Florida (naturally). For context: the only other president to come anywhere close was Teddy Roosevelt, who sued a Michigan newspaper for calling him a drunk—and that was while campaigning as an ex-president, not while actually holding office.
www.techdirt.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Suit Over BBC Doc That Never Aired Here—Using VPN Stats As Evidence
President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so…
President Trump, who keeps pretending he’s for free speech, but who has filed more defamation lawsuits against more media organizations than any president in history (combined), has done so…
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1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
1. Wow
2. Shocked not shocked
2. Shocked not shocked
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors.
Court blocks Michigan ban on conversion therapy on free speech grounds
A federal appeals court has blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors. In a 2-1 opinion, the court said the 2023 law illegally restricts speech that reflects the moral beliefs of therapists.
www.wilx.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors.
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For 20 minutes, Americans watched Donald Trump address the nation, “drenched in pure panic as he tried to bully an entire nation into admitting he’s doing a great job,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
For 20 minutes, Americans watched Donald Trump address the nation, “drenched in pure panic as he tried to bully an entire nation into admitting he’s doing a great job,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues: