James Thompson
@jasthompson2.bsky.social
Cat aficionado, husband, father, grandfather. OH 26, MA 33, IL 18. McGovern Dem. I was haunting the news stands when the 1st episode of Dune appeared. 30 yrs later, I discovered mysteries. Breast cancers. Pace/defib wearer. Boris above. Loonie swimming.
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The price fossil fuel forces on everyone else.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The price fossil fuel forces on everyone else.
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Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
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This is who Moscow Mike Johnson is!
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is who Moscow Mike Johnson is!
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I investigate.
How “Hardcore” is Pee-Wee German?
I investigate.
www.borowitzreport.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I investigate.
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Since taking office earlier this year, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice have dedicated significant resources to undermining states’ abilities to run free and fair elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
DOJ’s Anti-Democratic Demand for State Voter Rolls Threatens Fair Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Since taking office earlier this year, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice have dedicated significant resources to undermining states’ abilities to run free and fair elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
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Elizabeth Holmes deserves so much worse. She was only ever convicted of defrauding her investors even though she also defrauded thousands of patients.
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Elizabeth Holmes deserves so much worse. She was only ever convicted of defrauding her investors even though she also defrauded thousands of patients.
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80 people. Basically, Trump and Hegseth are prolific serial killers. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
80 people. Basically, Trump and Hegseth are prolific serial killers. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
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A former career DOJ guy told me a few weeks ago that prior to Trump, the FBI was the varsity team, DHI and ICE were junior varsity, and Border Patrol were like a drunken office softball team. And under Trump, the drunk softball guys are now in charge.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A former career DOJ guy told me a few weeks ago that prior to Trump, the FBI was the varsity team, DHI and ICE were junior varsity, and Border Patrol were like a drunken office softball team. And under Trump, the drunk softball guys are now in charge.
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Second, I instructed our diplomats to fully brief our partners on the Russian attacks – their nature and their chosen targets.
Third, overnight our warriors successfully used “Long Neptunes” against targets on Russian territory – and this is our entirely just response to Russia’s ongoing terror.
Third, overnight our warriors successfully used “Long Neptunes” against targets on Russian territory – and this is our entirely just response to Russia’s ongoing terror.
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Second, I instructed our diplomats to fully brief our partners on the Russian attacks – their nature and their chosen targets.
Third, overnight our warriors successfully used “Long Neptunes” against targets on Russian territory – and this is our entirely just response to Russia’s ongoing terror.
Third, overnight our warriors successfully used “Long Neptunes” against targets on Russian territory – and this is our entirely just response to Russia’s ongoing terror.
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All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.
Jeffrey Epstein claimed he gave Russians insight into Trump
Newly released emails show the late convicted sex offender’s extensive network of foreign contacts, whom he corresponded with about Trump’s policy decisions.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
All of the times I’ve wondered what Putin had on Trump, and now we find out Jeffrey Epstein was talking to Putin’s ambassador about Trump.
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This is, unfortunately, the opinion of the Republican Party.
#Pathetic‼️ How
un-American of them‼️🤔
un-American of them‼️🤔
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is, unfortunately, the opinion of the Republican Party.
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This statement by JD Vance is no different from the people who claimed it’s “totally reasonable and acceptable” for white folks to not want Black people in their neighborhoods
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This statement by JD Vance is no different from the people who claimed it’s “totally reasonable and acceptable” for white folks to not want Black people in their neighborhoods
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
Or to enact covenants which exclude Jews and Italians
It’s blatant racism-coming from the very top of the US government
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A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
The DEA said they arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true. - The Boston Globe
A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.
trib.al
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
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The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.
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The biggest reason we're in this mess is the six Republicans on the Supreme Court. And Trump's strategy to exploit the Fox News bubble they exist in has been pretty flawless.
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The biggest reason we're in this mess is the six Republicans on the Supreme Court. And Trump's strategy to exploit the Fox News bubble they exist in has been pretty flawless.
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Today, I hosted the fourth shadow hearing in my series Kidnapped and Disappeared focusing on Trump’s assault on Chicago.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Today, I hosted the fourth shadow hearing in my series Kidnapped and Disappeared focusing on Trump’s assault on Chicago.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
We must continue to shine a light on the unlawful and inhumane way this administration is treating immigrants across the country.
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ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons.
It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.
Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?
It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.
Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons.
It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.
Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?
It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.
Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?
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Donald Trump's masked agents believe that their actions are immune from investigation or accountability — they're not.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Donald Trump's masked agents believe that their actions are immune from investigation or accountability — they're not.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
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Trump got paid. And in exchange, he is rewarding a criminal who will use his new freedom to make every single American less safe. Get furious. I sure as hell am, and wish we had a single Republican who was willing to support ANY oversight. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump crypto company.
www.wsj.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump got paid. And in exchange, he is rewarding a criminal who will use his new freedom to make every single American less safe. Get furious. I sure as hell am, and wish we had a single Republican who was willing to support ANY oversight. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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The easy shorthand in the headlines is a central part of the problem. It normalizes the lawless authoritarianism, over & over:
Again, this matters, not only on the substance of the agreement, but because the lazy reporting using "normal" shorthand terms normalizes the lawless authoritarianism of everything Trump does.
DOGE is not a "department"
These aren't trade "agreements"
EOs are not "laws"
Etc.
We need to do better.
DOGE is not a "department"
These aren't trade "agreements"
EOs are not "laws"
Etc.
We need to do better.
One reason the public is not more worked up about the lawless authoritarianism is that the media systematically covers the lawless authoritarianism as if it is legal regular politics. The headline story here is that the president is violating all of our int'l trade agreements & abusing US trade law.
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The easy shorthand in the headlines is a central part of the problem. It normalizes the lawless authoritarianism, over & over: