CLJohnson
@cjenergy.bsky.social
Economist and expert witness. 40 years in energy regulation. AEA member. Long time consumer advocate, and interested in civil rights, environment, government. Also, an Astros baseball fan.
Oh, come on. How can Trump find faux-US Attorneys that are this bad? Halligan told the court reporter to go home and then reconvened the Grand Jury to indict Comey. The Judge is unable to review what was said.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Oh, come on. How can Trump find faux-US Attorneys that are this bad? Halligan told the court reporter to go home and then reconvened the Grand Jury to indict Comey. The Judge is unable to review what was said.
What is it with these Trump appointees? They can't do anything but commit friggin' crimes. I owned Pulte stock about 20 years ago. Good thing I sold it, because apparently criming is in the family.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What is it with these Trump appointees? They can't do anything but commit friggin' crimes. I owned Pulte stock about 20 years ago. Good thing I sold it, because apparently criming is in the family.
Very dark humor from The Onion.
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Very dark humor from The Onion.
Of course, if truth is unimportant, Standards are unimportant. That's why Weiss can say she sees no point in Standards at CBS.
this is another data point for “Bari will run this place into the ground in embarrassing fashion”
yes, obviously, her turning CBS into a propaganda rag is terrible, but the main thing this is going to do is lead to humiliating retractions and lawsuits and endless high profile bungling
yes, obviously, her turning CBS into a propaganda rag is terrible, but the main thing this is going to do is lead to humiliating retractions and lawsuits and endless high profile bungling
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Of course, if truth is unimportant, Standards are unimportant. That's why Weiss can say she sees no point in Standards at CBS.
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"I just think when everything is said and done, people are going to have to answer for what we're seeing now, and I don't want to be any part of it."--- National Guard member.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"I just think when everything is said and done, people are going to have to answer for what we're seeing now, and I don't want to be any part of it."--- National Guard member.
Imagine being a Heritage Foundation staffer who is ordered to compose arguments for why we should not remember and honor Black soldiers who died in World War II.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Imagine being a Heritage Foundation staffer who is ordered to compose arguments for why we should not remember and honor Black soldiers who died in World War II.
Feds announce that praying will no longer be allowed inside or outside the Broadview immigration facility. "They are scared of prayer...because what they are doing in that building is evil."
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Feds announce that praying will no longer be allowed inside or outside the Broadview immigration facility. "They are scared of prayer...because what they are doing in that building is evil."
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Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
Oh my god. Sandwich Man's acquittal makes this White House propaganda video about his arrest even more absurd and ludicrous. Karmic delight.
the sandwich guy getting acquitted makes this extremely ridiculous video the white house posted of his arrest even funnier www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpvt...
Nighttime Routine: Operation Make D.C. Safe Again Edition
YouTube video by The White House
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Oh my god. Sandwich Man's acquittal makes this White House propaganda video about his arrest even more absurd and ludicrous. Karmic delight.
DC Jury: Sandwich Guy is Not Guilty. (Another Loss for Ms. Wine Box U.S. Attorney)
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
DC Jury: Sandwich Guy is Not Guilty. (Another Loss for Ms. Wine Box U.S. Attorney)
Judge Ellis in Chicago is not fooling around. The judiciary is our only backstop against ICE abuses.
Ellis is now moves to Oct . 24 in Lakeview:
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
No evidence that anyone tried to deflate the tires of a vehicle carrying federal agents.
Video captured by body-worn cameras recorded one agent mocking the crowd as tear gas was deployed, saying twice, “have fun!” and laughing as they fled, Ellis says
Federal Agents Fired Tear Gas at Lakeview Crowd Protesting Immigration Raids, Videos Show
The incident, which took place in the heart of one of Chicago’s wealthiest and most tourist-friendly neighborhoods, marks the second straight day that federal agents have deployed tear gas against Chi...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Judge Ellis in Chicago is not fooling around. The judiciary is our only backstop against ICE abuses.
I will always love the photo of Nancy Pelosi standing up to Trump in the White House while generals look on sheepishly. Nice NBC news clip from 2019.
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youtu.be/_Le4yfU0a4I?...
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I will always love the photo of Nancy Pelosi standing up to Trump in the White House while generals look on sheepishly. Nice NBC news clip from 2019.
youtu.be/_Le4yfU0a4I?...
youtu.be/_Le4yfU0a4I?...
Bovino's court appearance kinda reminds me of Col. Jessup.
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Bovino's court appearance kinda reminds me of Col. Jessup.
Beautiful sentiment expressed by AOC.
AOC: We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind. It's not about Progressive. It's not moderate, it's not liberal. This is about do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And the assignment is you come together…
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Beautiful sentiment expressed by AOC.
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Making the rounds.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Making the rounds.
Texas state employee fired for promoting No King's Day on his personal social media. As a former state employee I I can tell you that is not OK. As a state employee you work with people of all kinds of political persuasion. It's a free country--supposedly.
www.statesman.com/news/politic...
www.statesman.com/news/politic...
State employee says he was fired for promoting No Kings rally in Austin
The Texas State Employees Union called the dismissal a "blatant attack on protected political speech" and is planning a rally in opposition of the move.
www.statesman.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Texas state employee fired for promoting No King's Day on his personal social media. As a former state employee I I can tell you that is not OK. As a state employee you work with people of all kinds of political persuasion. It's a free country--supposedly.
www.statesman.com/news/politic...
www.statesman.com/news/politic...
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CHICAGO: “My uncle was on his way home from getting groceries on his bike — they grabbed him and choked him and punched him… he’s a kind hardworking man. They’re racially profiling people.”
Trump’s ICE goons put an elderly man in the hospital and nearly choked him to death.
Trump’s ICE goons put an elderly man in the hospital and nearly choked him to death.
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
CHICAGO: “My uncle was on his way home from getting groceries on his bike — they grabbed him and choked him and punched him… he’s a kind hardworking man. They’re racially profiling people.”
Trump’s ICE goons put an elderly man in the hospital and nearly choked him to death.
Trump’s ICE goons put an elderly man in the hospital and nearly choked him to death.
The AI boom is the only thing keeping the economy afloat. This guy is famous for big short bets--and $1 billion is a big bet against AI. Probably leading indicator of recession incoming. He is famed from Michael Lewis' Big Short.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG...
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The AI boom is the only thing keeping the economy afloat. This guy is famous for big short bets--and $1 billion is a big bet against AI. Probably leading indicator of recession incoming. He is famed from Michael Lewis' Big Short.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG...
Sandwich Guy trial in DC. Officer said some mustard and onions leaked out. He testified that fellow officers gave him a Felony Foot Long sticker.
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sandwich Guy trial in DC. Officer said some mustard and onions leaked out. He testified that fellow officers gave him a Felony Foot Long sticker.
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Cartoon by Clay Bennett
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Cartoon by Clay Bennett
American diplomacy: European diplomats at green shipping negotiation are shaken by US threats of personal consequences and visa revocations for their families. What's next--the horse head scene?
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
American diplomacy: European diplomats at green shipping negotiation are shaken by US threats of personal consequences and visa revocations for their families. What's next--the horse head scene?
People magazine engaging in better journalism than WaPo, NYT, and most mainstream media. Good for People, but not a compliment for the mainstream media.
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
People magazine engaging in better journalism than WaPo, NYT, and most mainstream media. Good for People, but not a compliment for the mainstream media.
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it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
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Catholics bishops around the country ought to be doing this.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Catholics bishops around the country ought to be doing this.