Dave Johnson
@dcjohnson.bsky.social
Former Sr Fellow, Campaign for America's Future
Silicon Valley, Atari, Imagic, Working Software, Be
US expat living in the UK
seeingtheforest.com
wecanhavenicethings.com
democracyandcommunity.org
governmentcheese.co.uk
Silicon Valley, Atari, Imagic, Working Software, Be
US expat living in the UK
seeingtheforest.com
wecanhavenicethings.com
democracyandcommunity.org
governmentcheese.co.uk
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Dave Johnson
@dcjohnson.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I post on UK issues because I spent much time & effort trying to warn people about the rightward shift of US "conservatives" and what it would lead to.
I moved here and see the same forces now working to capture the UK govt and impose what has been imposed on the US. I give a shit so I post & warn.
I moved here and see the same forces now working to capture the UK govt and impose what has been imposed on the US. I give a shit so I post & warn.
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Anyone who couldn't see the political and historical references it was because they didn't want to, frankly.
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Anyone who couldn't see the political and historical references it was because they didn't want to, frankly.
It is the funding and assistance provided to far-right groups working to take over democracies.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
It is the funding and assistance provided to far-right groups working to take over democracies.
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A lot of Republican voters are not good judges of what Republicans actually believe and want to do. Ie “mass deportation” means “he just wants to deport the criminals”
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
A lot of Republican voters are not good judges of what Republicans actually believe and want to do. Ie “mass deportation” means “he just wants to deport the criminals”
Dear UK, in the US "pro-growth" means cutting taxes and regulations on corporations. It is a lobbyist term. It doesn't bring benefits to the public.
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Dear UK, in the US "pro-growth" means cutting taxes and regulations on corporations. It is a lobbyist term. It doesn't bring benefits to the public.
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3. Then there’s the government’s parroting of Reform UK lines on immigration and small boats, despite all the evidence showing that when centrists ape the extreme right they simply empower it. It even went so far as to mimic Reform’s branding: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour launches ads in Reform-style branding to boast about deportations
Exclusive: Some MPs and activists upset at tone of party’s Facebook campaign aimed at countering Farage
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 AM
3. Then there’s the government’s parroting of Reform UK lines on immigration and small boats, despite all the evidence showing that when centrists ape the extreme right they simply empower it. It even went so far as to mimic Reform’s branding: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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AOC, "Every American should be alarmed at the black box system where ICE disappears migrants and American citizens alike"
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 AM
AOC, "Every American should be alarmed at the black box system where ICE disappears migrants and American citizens alike"
"And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
"And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything."
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Imagine a woman telling other women who were raped as teens "I don't see what the big deal is"
WTF?????
WTF?????
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Imagine a woman telling other women who were raped as teens "I don't see what the big deal is"
WTF?????
WTF?????
Questions with answers that seem obvious to me: WHY won't elected officials outlaw corrupting campaign "donations" from special interests that are obvious bribery?
A second question: WHY won't they outlaw jobs, "consulting" fees, and other obvious ways elected officials & regulators are bribed?
A second question: WHY won't they outlaw jobs, "consulting" fees, and other obvious ways elected officials & regulators are bribed?
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Questions with answers that seem obvious to me: WHY won't elected officials outlaw corrupting campaign "donations" from special interests that are obvious bribery?
A second question: WHY won't they outlaw jobs, "consulting" fees, and other obvious ways elected officials & regulators are bribed?
A second question: WHY won't they outlaw jobs, "consulting" fees, and other obvious ways elected officials & regulators are bribed?
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The *only* response to this is all the other governors drop out.
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) says he was uninvited from a bipartisan White House dinner for governors
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
"As the nation’s only Black governor, I can’t ignore that being singled out for exclusion from this bipartisan tradition carries an added weight — whether that was the intent or not"
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The *only* response to this is all the other governors drop out.
In a few years we will all realize that the worst thing about these last several years was ignoring the coming climate crisis. Everything else will pale in comparison.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 AM
In a few years we will all realize that the worst thing about these last several years was ignoring the coming climate crisis. Everything else will pale in comparison.
The people who run things - esp public discourse - and have been propagandizing that "too woke" killed the Democrats are the same people who were excusing the Epstein networks.
Now we know why they hate "woke."
The halftime show (the best one ever) was bad because it was "woke."
Now we know why they hate "woke."
The halftime show (the best one ever) was bad because it was "woke."
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The people who run things - esp public discourse - and have been propagandizing that "too woke" killed the Democrats are the same people who were excusing the Epstein networks.
Now we know why they hate "woke."
The halftime show (the best one ever) was bad because it was "woke."
Now we know why they hate "woke."
The halftime show (the best one ever) was bad because it was "woke."
This is a very big deal. There were 25 co-conspirators who were let off the hook in a secret settlement. All men. Only Maxwell - female - was prosecuted.
This info - evidence - was concealed from her defense attys.
This info - evidence - was concealed from her defense attys.
“Buried in a footnote of Ghislaine Maxwell’s court filing, she makes the bombshell claim that there are twenty-five accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein who entered into secret settlements and that there are four unnamed employee co-conspirators of Epstein.”
open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bombshell Filing Raises Questions About Epstein’s Hidden Network
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This is a very big deal. There were 25 co-conspirators who were let off the hook in a secret settlement. All men. Only Maxwell - female - was prosecuted.
This info - evidence - was concealed from her defense attys.
This info - evidence - was concealed from her defense attys.
They expect members of Congress to vote yes on a bill to ban the insider trading that is making them very, very rich?
That is as absurd as expecting them to vote to limit campaign donations from moneyed interests -- who then "employ" them (if you know what I mean) after they leave govt.
That is as absurd as expecting them to vote to limit campaign donations from moneyed interests -- who then "employ" them (if you know what I mean) after they leave govt.
At least nine senators reported stock purchases or sales last year involving companies in industries overseen by the committees they serve on. These transactions worry government watchdog groups, as a bipartisan effort to ban the practice has faltered on Capitol Hill. https://cnn.it/4kvq4RE
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
They expect members of Congress to vote yes on a bill to ban the insider trading that is making them very, very rich?
That is as absurd as expecting them to vote to limit campaign donations from moneyed interests -- who then "employ" them (if you know what I mean) after they leave govt.
That is as absurd as expecting them to vote to limit campaign donations from moneyed interests -- who then "employ" them (if you know what I mean) after they leave govt.
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Short version: Racist Pedophile President
Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Short version: Racist Pedophile President
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Watched the TPUSA halftime show on YouTube, and you're not going to believe this but it was basically just a bunch of white Christian identity signaling.
Also, though the audience looked like it was about 100 people, they piped in cheering sounds to make it seem like a crowd of thousands.
Also, though the audience looked like it was about 100 people, they piped in cheering sounds to make it seem like a crowd of thousands.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Watched the TPUSA halftime show on YouTube, and you're not going to believe this but it was basically just a bunch of white Christian identity signaling.
Also, though the audience looked like it was about 100 people, they piped in cheering sounds to make it seem like a crowd of thousands.
Also, though the audience looked like it was about 100 people, they piped in cheering sounds to make it seem like a crowd of thousands.
The #MeToo movement didn't have much effect. Will these Epstein files, exposing the networks of corruption and impunity have an effect on this stuff?
Or will it all remain acceptable?
Or will it all remain acceptable?
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The #MeToo movement didn't have much effect. Will these Epstein files, exposing the networks of corruption and impunity have an effect on this stuff?
Or will it all remain acceptable?
Or will it all remain acceptable?
Dehumanization results in inhumane treatment. It's what you see in Minneapolis. Cameras are not allowed in the detention camps.
“The workers treat the residents unhumanly, verbally and I don’t want to imging how they would act if they where unsupervised.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“The workers treat the residents unhumanly, verbally and I don’t want to imging how they would act if they where unsupervised.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Dehumanization results in inhumane treatment. It's what you see in Minneapolis. Cameras are not allowed in the detention camps.
“The workers treat the residents unhumanly, verbally and I don’t want to imging how they would act if they where unsupervised.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“The workers treat the residents unhumanly, verbally and I don’t want to imging how they would act if they where unsupervised.”
www.propublica.org/article/life...
PLEASE read.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
PLEASE read.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Dr. Oz asks people to consider delaying retiring until after they have died.
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Dr. Oz asks people to consider delaying retiring until after they have died.
The strategic advice to make the decision was bad and the advice-maker is gone. The comms regarding the decision were bad and the comms-maker is gone.
The decision was also bad.
The decision was also bad.
So the strategist and the comms guy have gone.
The government's two biggest problems: strategy and comms.
Morning.
The government's two biggest problems: strategy and comms.
Morning.
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The strategic advice to make the decision was bad and the advice-maker is gone. The comms regarding the decision were bad and the comms-maker is gone.
The decision was also bad.
The decision was also bad.
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Two and a half million tonnes of water to make fake snow for the Winter Olympics - that’s the headline, the story is climate change.
www.ft.com/content/0549...
www.ft.com/content/0549...
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Two and a half million tonnes of water to make fake snow for the Winter Olympics - that’s the headline, the story is climate change.
www.ft.com/content/0549...
www.ft.com/content/0549...
Do I believe violence against fascists is justified?
Yes, I believe the Allied war against fascism known as WW2 was justified.
I believe the use of nuclear weapons was a crime against humanity.
Yes, I believe the Allied war against fascism known as WW2 was justified.
I believe the use of nuclear weapons was a crime against humanity.
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Do I believe violence against fascists is justified?
Yes, I believe the Allied war against fascism known as WW2 was justified.
I believe the use of nuclear weapons was a crime against humanity.
Yes, I believe the Allied war against fascism known as WW2 was justified.
I believe the use of nuclear weapons was a crime against humanity.
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MN terror continues: “We had 2 abductions in my area on Monday and 2 more today. They drew guns on observers in South yesterday and were jumping out of cars today about a mile and a half from us.”
At least eight observers were detained in Minneapolis by ICE on Friday.
No executions though
At least eight observers were detained in Minneapolis by ICE on Friday.
No executions though
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
MN terror continues: “We had 2 abductions in my area on Monday and 2 more today. They drew guns on observers in South yesterday and were jumping out of cars today about a mile and a half from us.”
At least eight observers were detained in Minneapolis by ICE on Friday.
No executions though
At least eight observers were detained in Minneapolis by ICE on Friday.
No executions though
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As bad as what is being seen in public might be, there are hints that what is happening inside the detention centers might be worse.
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account. n.pr/4bHoZDU
Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM
As bad as what is being seen in public might be, there are hints that what is happening inside the detention centers might be worse.