Andrew Jones
@prof-rhys.bsky.social
Sociologist, husband, artist, philosopher, cat servant. Politically opposed to fascism (MAGA), conservative ideology, and intolerant people in general.
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Glad to see North Carolina is part of this new Public Health Alliance filling the gap left by federal agencies being forced to abdicate their responsibilities in this arena.
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Glad to see North Carolina is part of this new Public Health Alliance filling the gap left by federal agencies being forced to abdicate their responsibilities in this arena.
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"Many older progressives, for example, may know a great deal about the brigades of heroic foreign citizens who volunteered to fight against fascist takeover in Spain in the late 1930s—particularly the American battalions, known collectively as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade."
Bravery on The Front Lines in the Face of Fascism
A new comics collection from Raymond Tyler and Paul Buhle tells the stories of unsung partisan heroes who fought fascism across Europe.
progressive.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Many older progressives, for example, may know a great deal about the brigades of heroic foreign citizens who volunteered to fight against fascist takeover in Spain in the late 1930s—particularly the American battalions, known collectively as the Abraham Lincoln Brigade."
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This is what Israel did to Greta.
October 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is what Israel did to Greta.
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Andrew Cuomo has lost the Italian Jewish vote
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Andrew Cuomo has lost the Italian Jewish vote
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A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Exhibit one billion of the "fringe" on the right now being the mainstream www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...
All the Pretty Little Nazis
The shape of things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Exhibit one billion of the "fringe" on the right now being the mainstream www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...
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Citing the misuse of National Guard units and alarming comments about the "enemy from within,'' a U.S. Marine Corps veteran walked away from his 24-year career rather than take orders from Donald Trump.
Marine ends 24-year career with warning that Trump has 'little connection to reality'
Citing the misuse of National Guard units and alarming comments about the “enemy from within,’’ a U.S. Marine Corps veteran walked away from his 24-year career rather than take orders from Donald Trump.In a column published by the Washington Post, veteran Doug Krugman wrote that he had already decid...
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Citing the misuse of National Guard units and alarming comments about the "enemy from within,'' a U.S. Marine Corps veteran walked away from his 24-year career rather than take orders from Donald Trump.
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Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s President Javier Milei?
We speak to Argentine journalist Pablo Calvi about the U.S. government’s multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, which could grow from $20 billion to $40 billion as Argentina is rocked by an ongoin...
www.democracynow.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina’s President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?
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The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.
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While Andrew Cuomo’s busy calling Trump for career advice, Zohran Mamdani’s out here calling out corruption and fighting for working New Yorkers. The vibes? Immaculate.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Watch Mamdani brave Fox News to deliver biting message to Trump
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared on Fox News Wednesday as part of his campaign against disgraced—and clearly compromised —former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.� Mamdani ...
www.dailykos.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
While Andrew Cuomo’s busy calling Trump for career advice, Zohran Mamdani’s out here calling out corruption and fighting for working New Yorkers. The vibes? Immaculate.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Ted Cruz says a bill he's introduced in Congress will allow the DOJ to "prosecute" those who "fund" No Kings protests, claiming they could turn into "riots." Data shows that past protests have been virtually all peaceful despite millions of participants.
Ted Cruz Says His Bill Will Allow DOJ to 'Prosecute' Those Who Fund No Kings Protests
"They want to ban protests," warned journalist Mehdi Hasan. "They want to kill the First Amendment."
www.commondreams.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ted Cruz says a bill he's introduced in Congress will allow the DOJ to "prosecute" those who "fund" No Kings protests, claiming they could turn into "riots." Data shows that past protests have been virtually all peaceful despite millions of participants.
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Trump just revealed what he has planned for us
Trump just revealed what he has planned for us
Last weekend, Donald Trump ordered another summary execution of people on a fishing boat off the Venezuelan coast. The administration claims the dead were engaged in drug trafficking. Despite international outcry over the violence, Trump officials have provided no intel, no intercepted communication...
bit.ly
October 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Trump just revealed what he has planned for us
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Mahmoud Khalil and the Israelification of the US: Wake Up!
Mahmoud Khalil and the Israelification of the US: Wake Up!
Palestinian human rights advocate, Mahmoud Khalil, knows authoritarianism when he sees it. “I lived under the Assad regime [in Syria]. I know how that feels.”
www.commondreams.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mahmoud Khalil and the Israelification of the US: Wake Up!
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Don't 'have any other choice': Outrage grows in the midwest as political crisis spirals
Don't 'have any other choice': Outrage grows in the midwest as political crisis spirals
Amid all the ominous signs for the unraveling of our constitutional republic — and the 50 state governments contained therein — one last month struck me as particularly bleak.The Atlantic first reported that Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz would be leaving the National Governors ...
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don't 'have any other choice': Outrage grows in the midwest as political crisis spirals
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Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because the jobs report made him look bad. Next up: canceling thermometers that say he has a fever.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump's solution to latest bad jobs report: Shoot the messenger
In a move you'd expect from a tinpot dictator and not the leader of the world's most esteemed democracy, President Donald Trump on Friday fired the commissioner of labor statistics after the latest…
www.dailykos.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because the jobs report made him look bad. Next up: canceling thermometers that say he has a fever.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Decades after sending him to death row, Nashville prosecutors admitted he shouldn’t be executed. Tennessee plans to kill him anyway.
Tennessee Is About to Execute Byron Black — Despite His Intellectual Disability
Decades after sending him to death row, Nashville prosecutors admitted he shouldn’t be executed. Tennessee plans to kill him anyway.
interc.pt
August 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Decades after sending him to death row, Nashville prosecutors admitted he shouldn’t be executed. Tennessee plans to kill him anyway.
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So much for Trump saving manufacturing jobs
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8...
“here we are, half a year into his term, and manufacturing jobs are being lost at the same rate as the government jobs that Trump has been intentionally eliminating.”
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8...
“here we are, half a year into his term, and manufacturing jobs are being lost at the same rate as the government jobs that Trump has been intentionally eliminating.”
So much for Trump saving manufacturing jobs
I will never stop marveling at President Donald Trump’s uncanny ability to surgically hurt the very people who put him in office.
www.dailykos.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So much for Trump saving manufacturing jobs
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8...
“here we are, half a year into his term, and manufacturing jobs are being lost at the same rate as the government jobs that Trump has been intentionally eliminating.”
www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8...
“here we are, half a year into his term, and manufacturing jobs are being lost at the same rate as the government jobs that Trump has been intentionally eliminating.”
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International tourism has dropped by a lot. Canadian visitors are down 58%! A big issue not mentioned is the risk of being locked up by ICE or being turned back by border patrol at the airport.
August 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
International tourism has dropped by a lot. Canadian visitors are down 58%! A big issue not mentioned is the risk of being locked up by ICE or being turned back by border patrol at the airport.
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Deriving pleasure from this video means you’re a… haha haha haha.
Naw. Get a good laugh. Everyone was warned.
Naw. Get a good laugh. Everyone was warned.
July 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Deriving pleasure from this video means you’re a… haha haha haha.
Naw. Get a good laugh. Everyone was warned.
Naw. Get a good laugh. Everyone was warned.