Bob Spence
@bgspence.bsky.social
computer programmer / software developer since 1962 (an LGP-30)
& persistent voter
& persistent voter
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Censorship in Trump’s America. Chilling.
All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Censorship in Trump’s America. Chilling.
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America is an idea. That idea is freedom. And it doesn’t matter what color you are. It doesn’t matter what religion you are. It doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter when you come here. If you come here & embrace the idea of America, you’re American. 💯 American.
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
America is an idea. That idea is freedom. And it doesn’t matter what color you are. It doesn’t matter what religion you are. It doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter when you come here. If you come here & embrace the idea of America, you’re American. 💯 American.
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SHAME, SHAME, SHAME! Under the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, America has devolved into a banana republic. So fearful is the media of the pedophile führer, CBS News cut an upcoming 60 Minutes report at the last minute on Trump's CECOT concentration camp in El Salvador. 😡
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME! Under the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, America has devolved into a banana republic. So fearful is the media of the pedophile führer, CBS News cut an upcoming 60 Minutes report at the last minute on Trump's CECOT concentration camp in El Salvador. 😡
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And do we really have to continue pretending that Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer (Blanche) is the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, when everyone in America knows that he never left the first job and never accepted any of the restrictions or responsibilities of the second?
December 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
And do we really have to continue pretending that Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer (Blanche) is the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, when everyone in America knows that he never left the first job and never accepted any of the restrictions or responsibilities of the second?
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🏛️⚖️ “Under the inherent contempt power the individual is brought before the “House or Senate by the Sergeant-at-Arms, tried at the bar of the body, and can be imprisoned or detained in the Capitol or perhaps elsewhere.” www.congress.gov/crs_external...
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🏛️⚖️ “Under the inherent contempt power the individual is brought before the “House or Senate by the Sergeant-at-Arms, tried at the bar of the body, and can be imprisoned or detained in the Capitol or perhaps elsewhere.” www.congress.gov/crs_external...
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One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career
Soldiers to Congress!
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Soldiers to Congress!
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One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career Soldiers to Congress!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career
Soldiers to Congress!
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Soldiers to Congress!
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"It was Christ’s humble birth that set the stage. It was the first lesson in a series: to oppress others is to oppress Christ, to hate others is to hate Christ, and to love your enemies can be the most dangerous and revolutionary act of them all." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
Opinion | Christianity Is a Dangerous Faith
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"It was Christ’s humble birth that set the stage. It was the first lesson in a series: to oppress others is to oppress Christ, to hate others is to hate Christ, and to love your enemies can be the most dangerous and revolutionary act of them all." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/o...
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Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
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"Where are the countless hours of footage that Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his various homes?! We know Trump’s DOJ possesses numerous hard drives which contain footage taken from Epstein’s homes."
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Where is the footage Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his houses?!
This footage could finally lead to justice for the survivors
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Where are the countless hours of footage that Jeffrey Epstein secretly recorded of people in his various homes?! We know Trump’s DOJ possesses numerous hard drives which contain footage taken from Epstein’s homes."
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Earlier this year the people at 60 Minutes urged me to overcome fear and speak on camera about what it's like being a lawyer being targeted by Trump. When I did, they lavished me with praise -- noting I was the only person willing to do it.
Now it is their turn to show courage.
Now it is their turn to show courage.
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Earlier this year the people at 60 Minutes urged me to overcome fear and speak on camera about what it's like being a lawyer being targeted by Trump. When I did, they lavished me with praise -- noting I was the only person willing to do it.
Now it is their turn to show courage.
Now it is their turn to show courage.
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“Any DOJ official who does not comply with this law will be subject to prosecution for obstruction of justice,” Ro Khanna said in a House speech this week. “If Pam Bondi does not comply with the law, she will be held either in inherent contempt of Congress or subject to impeachment.”
Let’s go.
Let’s go.
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“Any DOJ official who does not comply with this law will be subject to prosecution for obstruction of justice,” Ro Khanna said in a House speech this week. “If Pam Bondi does not comply with the law, she will be held either in inherent contempt of Congress or subject to impeachment.”
Let’s go.
Let’s go.
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So you know how every Republican president in the past 45 years left their Democratic successor a failing economy they had to waste the first 2 years of their presidency fixing? This one is leaving a trail of architectural disasters to erase or restore. Well, finally a republican creating jobs 🤷🏻♀️
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
So you know how every Republican president in the past 45 years left their Democratic successor a failing economy they had to waste the first 2 years of their presidency fixing? This one is leaving a trail of architectural disasters to erase or restore. Well, finally a republican creating jobs 🤷🏻♀️
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"There’s another reason for my sense of relief. Last night’s speech reveals Trump has no sense of how he might save his foundering presidency, or even much of an inclination to try to do so."
A Nothingburger (With Ketchup and Diet Coke)
Let’s just say that Trump’s address Wednesday night was not the height of presidential oratory.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"There’s another reason for my sense of relief. Last night’s speech reveals Trump has no sense of how he might save his foundering presidency, or even much of an inclination to try to do so."
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If you think "they can't do this" - what will stop them? Because SCOTUS will stop them? Because they will respond to outrage over how unjust their immigration actions are? Look around. They don't care. They revel in the injustice.
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Trump's reprehensible attempt to deport courageous Chinese dissident Guan Heng is part of a broader pattern of deporting dissenters/victims of persecution back to their oppressors. The policy is simultaneously evil and stupid: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Trump's Attempt to Deport Chinese Dissident Guan Heng is Part of an Awful Pattern
The Trump Administration's effort to deport Chinese dissident Guan Heng has rightly drawn widespread condemnation. Guan is a hero…
reason.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you think "they can't do this" - what will stop them? Because SCOTUS will stop them? Because they will respond to outrage over how unjust their immigration actions are? Look around. They don't care. They revel in the injustice.
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The Trump era has forced Americans to reconsider and reaffirm first principles about our republic. The same applies to the public understanding of the liberal international order. lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump era has forced Americans to reconsider and reaffirm first principles about our republic. The same applies to the public understanding of the liberal international order. lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
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Buyer's remorse is going beyond disappointment with Trump's second term, and extending to an increasing repudiation among voters of his nativist, protectionist, isolationist policies. lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Buyer's remorse is going beyond disappointment with Trump's second term, and extending to an increasing repudiation among voters of his nativist, protectionist, isolationist policies. lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
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Right-wing figures are escalating their calls for violence to free Tina Peters, the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a voting system data breach. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Far Right Escalates Calls For Violence to Free Tina Peters After Trump’s ‘Pardon’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Right-wing figures are escalating their calls for violence to free Tina Peters, the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a voting system data breach. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, in a closed-door House Judiciary Committee hearing:
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, in a closed-door House Judiciary Committee hearing:
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the
results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power”
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Republicans are saying there was no probable cause to search Mar-a-Lago. That is not true. I explain and provide all the facts in this piece (If you find information like this useful, you can sign up for my newsletter for free): joycevance.substack.com/p/jack-smith...
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Republicans are saying there was no probable cause to search Mar-a-Lago. That is not true. I explain and provide all the facts in this piece (If you find information like this useful, you can sign up for my newsletter for free): joycevance.substack.com/p/jack-smith...
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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"Jim Jordan’s fifteen-year-old talking points aside, House Republicans admitted they aren’t aware of any forthcoming plan with prospects of actual success."
Concepts of Health Care Plans → Humiliation Trying to Pass Them
They still haven’t figured out this health care thing. Don’t hold your breath.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"Jim Jordan’s fifteen-year-old talking points aside, House Republicans admitted they aren’t aware of any forthcoming plan with prospects of actual success."
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When you lose Fox…
December 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
When you lose Fox…
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Lolololololol!
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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Lolololololol!
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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"'Any resources taken away from this just puts us more behind,' says a former FBI agent who, after years of working national security cases, recently left the bureau to avoid being reassigned to immigration enforcement. 'We don’t have the luxury of time.'"
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"'Any resources taken away from this just puts us more behind,' says a former FBI agent who, after years of working national security cases, recently left the bureau to avoid being reassigned to immigration enforcement. 'We don’t have the luxury of time.'"