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James Goodwin
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I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · Nov 7
Now that we're staring down the barrel of Project 2025, I guess it's a good time to re-up this essay I wrote a few months ago exploring its plans for an authoritarian administrative state www.bostonreview.net/articles/ins...
Inside Project 2025 - Boston Review
Backed by the Heritage Foundation, the initiative seeks to undermine longstanding safeguards against abuses of executive power.
www.bostonreview.net

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 26m
Schumer seems predictably unprepared for this bsky.app/profile/eric...
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 47m
Chuck Schumer puts out a statement saying "Let me be clear: Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is reckless"
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following statement after President Trump launched military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization and his announcement that he plans for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela. “Let me be clear: Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is reckless. “The administration has assured me three separate times that it was not pursuing regime change or taking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they are not being straight with Americans. “The idea that Trump plans to now run Venezuela should strike fear in the hearts of all Americans. The American people have seen this before and paid the devastating price. “The administration must brief Congress immediately on its objectives, and its plan to prevent a humanitarian and geopolitical disaster that plunges us into another endless war or one that trades one corrupt dictator for another. “To distract from skyrocketing costs Americans face and the historic cover up of the Epstein files, Donald Trump is attempting to the throw Americans into more international chaos and uncertainty.”

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 35m
Or, hell, the US

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 35m
Free question idea for the press: Bring unlabeled world map and ask Trump to identify Venezuela

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 46m
Chuck Schumer puts out a statement saying "Let me be clear: Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is reckless"
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following statement after President Trump launched military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization and his announcement that he plans for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela. “Let me be clear: Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. But launching military action without congressional authorization and without a credible plan for what comes next is reckless. “The administration has assured me three separate times that it was not pursuing regime change or taking military action in Venezuela. Clearly, they are not being straight with Americans. “The idea that Trump plans to now run Venezuela should strike fear in the hearts of all Americans. The American people have seen this before and paid the devastating price. “The administration must brief Congress immediately on its objectives, and its plan to prevent a humanitarian and geopolitical disaster that plunges us into another endless war or one that trades one corrupt dictator for another. “To distract from skyrocketing costs Americans face and the historic cover up of the Epstein files, Donald Trump is attempting to the throw Americans into more international chaos and uncertainty.”

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 50m
I'm starting a private military company fuck it

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 51m
Today is like the Super Bowl and Oscars all wrapped into one for the "are you surprised?!" crowd

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 53m
Just to cut to the chase: There are no answers to those questions that make any of this okay.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 54m
Old and cold: Sen. Collins' "concerns"
The new hotness: Rep. Jeffries' "questions remain unanswered"
dbernstein.bsky.social David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 1h
… Speaker Jeffries statement:

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
After this regime change, Trump will need a diaper change
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Q: The US has something of a mixed record of ousting dictators without necessarily a plan for what comes after---

TRUMP: Not with me. That's when we had different presidents. With me, we've had a perfect track record of winning.

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Michael Stahlke @michaelstahlke.bsky.social · 1h
JD Vance: This is a law enforcement operation to bring a narco terrorist to Justice

The President:

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 1h
… Speaker Jeffries statement:

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
I'm glad we got the books about racism out of the Naval Academy library, because those were threatening the integrity of our armed forces

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Q: The US has something of a mixed record of ousting dictators without necessarily a plan for what comes after---

TRUMP: Not with me. That's when we had different presidents. With me, we've had a perfect track record of winning.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
The administration seems predictably unprepared for this

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
I'm glad you don't share birthdays (happy early birthday)

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
Ordinarily, Wolves winning would be the most fucked up thing to happen in a day

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
When you get right down to the core of it, this is all because they desperately, desperately want to be cool
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Hegseth on Maduro: "He effed around, and he found out"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Hegseth on Maduro: "He effed around, and he found out"

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
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clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1h
he's back to confusing "asylum seekers" with people in mental asylums

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1h
he's back to confusing "asylum seekers" with people in mental asylums

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
I'm still waiting for Grok to apologize for this

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
There are people who can stop this whenever they want to.

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
But at least his email servers were secure

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 1h
The press seems shockingly unprepared for this

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 2h
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h
the president is doing a press conference FROM HIS FLORIDA COUNTRY CLUB about launching an illegal war

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 2h
I thought US Big Pharma was responsible for the fentanyl crisis

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 2h
Libertarians are awfully quiet, too. I'm sure they're just busy putting the finishing touches on their latest op-ed attacking Biden's energy efficiency regulations, and *then* they'll be all over this.
mirandayaver.bsky.social Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 2h
Constitutional conservatives, u up?

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 2h
Constitutional conservatives, u up?

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 2h
So when does Trump pardon him?