James E. Garcia
@jamesegarcia.bsky.social
Journalist, playwright, comms consultant, husband, father, flaming liberal independent.
Host of Vanguardia America and Vanguardia AZ, editor and publisher of the (soon to come) newsletter Vanguardia America on Substack. Founder of New Carpa Theater Co
Host of Vanguardia America and Vanguardia AZ, editor and publisher of the (soon to come) newsletter Vanguardia America on Substack. Founder of New Carpa Theater Co
"Democracy Dies When Billionaire Weasels Own Newspapers."
- Borowitz
- Borowitz
June 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Democracy Dies When Billionaire Weasels Own Newspapers."
- Borowitz
- Borowitz
Elon Musk has lost about $1 Billion a day since Trump took office, per Ari Melber on MSNBC
Se chingo.
Se chingo.
April 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Elon Musk has lost about $1 Billion a day since Trump took office, per Ari Melber on MSNBC
Se chingo.
Se chingo.
Is "60 Minutes" on life support?
Powerful piece by Marvin Kalb.
Powerful piece by Marvin Kalb.
60 Minutes is Losing Time
By Marvin Kalb
contrarian.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Is "60 Minutes" on life support?
Powerful piece by Marvin Kalb.
Powerful piece by Marvin Kalb.
Apr 17: Jerome “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”
Apr 22: Trump says he never intended to fire Powell.
“The press runs away with things,” he said.
Apr 22: Trump says he never intended to fire Powell.
“The press runs away with things,” he said.
April 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Apr 17: Jerome “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”
Apr 22: Trump says he never intended to fire Powell.
“The press runs away with things,” he said.
Apr 22: Trump says he never intended to fire Powell.
“The press runs away with things,” he said.
Francis taught his followers “to open our hearts to the cry of the poor.” - Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, the Archbishop of Mexico
April 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Francis taught his followers “to open our hearts to the cry of the poor.” - Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, the Archbishop of Mexico
April 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today, President Trump told the U.S. Supreme Court to fuck off.
Now it’s up to us.
The future is in our hands.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Now it’s up to us.
The future is in our hands.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump Administration Updates: U.S. and El Salvador Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Man
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today, President Trump told the U.S. Supreme Court to fuck off.
Now it’s up to us.
The future is in our hands.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Now it’s up to us.
The future is in our hands.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump today, when asked if US citizens can be sent to prisons in El Salvador:
“I don’t know what the law is…” but he’s willing to do it.
“I don’t know what the law is…” but he’s willing to do it.
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump today, when asked if US citizens can be sent to prisons in El Salvador:
“I don’t know what the law is…” but he’s willing to do it.
“I don’t know what the law is…” but he’s willing to do it.
The self-described “world’s coolest dictator,” Nayib Bukele, met today with President Trump, the world’s most incompetent dictator.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
El Salvador’s Bukele, meeting with Trump, says he won't return migrant wrongfully deported
Trump hosted El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, the self-described "world's coolest dictator" who is a key ally in the administration's controversial migrant deportations.
abcnews.go.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The self-described “world’s coolest dictator,” Nayib Bukele, met today with President Trump, the world’s most incompetent dictator.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
"I'm very flexible. I don't change my mind, but I'm very flexible." - President Trump when asked about possible exemptions to his wide-ranging tariffs policy.
REPORTER: You mentioned short-lived tariffs exemptions. Which specific products?
TRUMP: I'm looking at something to help some of the car companies. They need a little bit of time. I speak to Tim Cook.
TRUMP: I'm looking at something to help some of the car companies. They need a little bit of time. I speak to Tim Cook.
April 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"I'm very flexible. I don't change my mind, but I'm very flexible." - President Trump when asked about possible exemptions to his wide-ranging tariffs policy.
In Oct. experts said there would be no post-pandemic recession. The odds now? 60%, says Trump ally Jaime Dimon of JP Morgan and former Obama adviser Larry Summers.
April 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In Oct. experts said there would be no post-pandemic recession. The odds now? 60%, says Trump ally Jaime Dimon of JP Morgan and former Obama adviser Larry Summers.
Reposted by James E. Garcia
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Trump’s pre-legacy legacy.
Corporate quotes are usually pretty dry, but the co-founder of major travel website Kayak wasn’t mincing his words:
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Trump’s pre-legacy legacy.
Reposted by James E. Garcia
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW 🧵
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border.
Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...
Reposted by James E. Garcia
April 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“I told you so…” - Kamala Harris.
Yes, you did.
Yes, you did.
April 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“I told you so…” - Kamala Harris.
Yes, you did.
Yes, you did.
“I told you so…” - Kamala Harris.
Yes, you did.
Yes, you did.
April 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“I told you so…” - Kamala Harris.
Yes, you did.
Yes, you did.
“Liberation Day” apparently liberated us from what the Economist Magazine in October called the “Envy of The World.”
April 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Liberation Day” apparently liberated us from what the Economist Magazine in October called the “Envy of The World.”
Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on China could put droves of US soybean farmers out of business. The head of the American Soybean Association says he doesn’t regret voting for Trump but “sure hopes” the president knows what he’s doing. - BBC News, April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on China could put droves of US soybean farmers out of business. The head of the American Soybean Association says he doesn’t regret voting for Trump but “sure hopes” the president knows what he’s doing. - BBC News, April 11, 2025
Now comes the moment of truth. Will Trump obey the law?
Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant
A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Now comes the moment of truth. Will Trump obey the law?
To Trump, up is down, wrong is right, and black is white, or should be.
Rita Daniels, the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, said she was “devastated” when she saw the National Park Service had softened language on its website.
A federal website watered down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's descendant wants to know why.
Rita Daniels, the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, said she was “devastated” when she saw the National Park Service had softened language on its website.
nbcnews.to
April 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
To Trump, up is down, wrong is right, and black is white, or should be.
Oh, I get it now. When you lose you win. A loss is a profit. A tariff is not a tax. A lie is not a lie. Got it!
Peter Navarro goes full Baghdad Bob about the Dow losing 1,000 points today and being down 5 of the 6: "You had the highest rise in stock market history yesterday. Of course there's gonna be a little pullback ... it's no big deal."
April 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Oh, I get it now. When you lose you win. A loss is a profit. A tariff is not a tax. A lie is not a lie. Got it!