John Finch🇺🇸
@jbird1848.bsky.social
Historian. Educator. Advocate for democratic constitutionally based government, public education, national health care, social security, women’s rights, and human rights.🇺🇸 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇦🇺🇦🦋☮️🇺🇳🏳️🌈🇫🇷🇿🇦🇳🇿
These are the times that will test our fortitude (Thomas Pain, 1776).
These are the times that will test our fortitude (Thomas Pain, 1776).
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John Finch🇺🇸
@jbird1848.bsky.social
· Feb 21
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There are so many distractions from so many bad actors it’s hard to keep track. Once the MAGA boss is removed the the MAGA era will wither away. Until then be vigilant. Accept no excuses!
If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.
February 18, 2026 at 11:48 PM
There are so many distractions from so many bad actors it’s hard to keep track. Once the MAGA boss is removed the the MAGA era will wither away. Until then be vigilant. Accept no excuses!
NEW: Rock band U2 just released “American Obituary,” which honors slain Minneapolis mom Renee Good. The lyrics both honor Good’s memory and call out the Trump regime for labeling her a “domestic terrorist.” Bono sings: “Renee Good, born to die free. American mother of three. Seventh day, January…”
Raw America (@rawstory)
NEW: Rock band U2 just released “American Obituary,” which honors slain Minneapolis mom Renee Good. The lyrics both honor Good’s memory and call out the Trump regime for labeling her a “domestic terro...
substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: Rock band U2 just released “American Obituary,” which honors slain Minneapolis mom Renee Good. The lyrics both honor Good’s memory and call out the Trump regime for labeling her a “domestic terrorist.” Bono sings: “Renee Good, born to die free. American mother of three. Seventh day, January…”
Statement by King Charles on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson
February 18, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Arizona explores how to disenfranchise the wrong people at the voting polls.
Arizona GOP Pushes 'Fascist' Bill Requiring ICE at the Polls on Election Day
It comes shortly after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went to Arizona and said her agency would "make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders."
It comes shortly after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went to Arizona and said her agency would "make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders."
Arizona GOP Pushes 'Fascist' Bill Requiring ICE at the Polls on Election Day
It comes just days after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem went to Arizona and said her agency, which oversees ICE, would "make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders."
www.commondreams.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Arizona explores how to disenfranchise the wrong people at the voting polls.
This morning began with a notable fracture inside the Trump regime. Tricia McLaughlin, the spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving. Her departure comes at a moment when scrutiny of those agencies has intensified and as public opinion has firmly turned against them. 🇺🇸
February 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This morning began with a notable fracture inside the Trump regime. Tricia McLaughlin, the spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving. Her departure comes at a moment when scrutiny of those agencies has intensified and as public opinion has firmly turned against them. 🇺🇸
Unhinged wrath or compassion? Which path do you choose for the future of your country?
Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer (@brcremer)
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Unhinged wrath or compassion? Which path do you choose for the future of your country?
BREAKING: Anderson Cooper quits CBS after nearly 20 years. Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News after nearly two decades at 60 Minutes. He has declined to renew his contract with the network, choosing to leave rather than submit to the editorial control of new CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
Mairy (@heavenlight)
BREAKING: Anderson Cooper quits CBS after nearly 20 years as Bari Weiss takes control
Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News after nearly two decades at 60 Minutes. He has declined to renew his contract...
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
BREAKING: Anderson Cooper quits CBS after nearly 20 years. Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News after nearly two decades at 60 Minutes. He has declined to renew his contract with the network, choosing to leave rather than submit to the editorial control of new CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
Cancel Culture Attacked: “Tump is so scared they’re going to flip that Senate seat in Texas, even after he won the state by 14 points, so he is trying to cancel culture his way out of failure.”
Stephen Colbert Hands CBS Bosses Their Asses AGAIN, With An Assist From James Talarico
That's entertainment!
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Cancel Culture Attacked: “Tump is so scared they’re going to flip that Senate seat in Texas, even after he won the state by 14 points, so he is trying to cancel culture his way out of failure.”
Campaign Censorship 2026:
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.
Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.
SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.
Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.
SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
Krassenstein (@krassenstein)
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.
Trump is worried that democrats ar...
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Campaign Censorship 2026:
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.
Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.
SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules.
Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas.
SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
In which state in 2026 do you think Trump will try to disrupt the election process as a test case? How about sending ICE surge back to Minnesota to check voting identification so no “immigrants” try to vote.
February 17, 2026 at 7:07 AM
In which state in 2026 do you think Trump will try to disrupt the election process as a test case? How about sending ICE surge back to Minnesota to check voting identification so no “immigrants” try to vote.
Go Canada 🇨🇦
Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Go Canada 🇨🇦
Be aware: The claim of election voter fraud is a big fraud in itself.
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Be aware: The claim of election voter fraud is a big fraud in itself.
Thank God for Canada🇨🇦!
Canada FM: Canada is unwavering in our support for Ukraine. On the margins of #MSC2026, Minister Anand reaffirmed this to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Thank God for Canada🇨🇦!
🚨 THIS IS BIG: A new UK investigation finds that Trump has released just 2% of the material the FBI seized from Epstein’s properties. Epstein’s hard drives and servers are largely missing from the files made public. What’s been released represent only a fraction of what authorities possess. 🇬🇧
Raw America (@rawstory)
🚨 THIS IS BIG: A new UK investigation finds that Trump has released just 2% of the material the FBI seized from Epstein’s properties. Epstein’s hard drives and servers are largely missing from the fil...
substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 AM
🚨 THIS IS BIG: A new UK investigation finds that Trump has released just 2% of the material the FBI seized from Epstein’s properties. Epstein’s hard drives and servers are largely missing from the files made public. What’s been released represent only a fraction of what authorities possess. 🇬🇧
BREAKING: New billboard in Manchester, UK 🇬🇧
Clear. Bold. Unapologetic. When people have to rent billboards to say what leaders won’t, that tells you everything. Well done, Manchester. Share widely!
Clear. Bold. Unapologetic. When people have to rent billboards to say what leaders won’t, that tells you everything. Well done, Manchester. Share widely!
Raw America (@rawstory)
BREAKING: New billboard in Manchester, UK 🇬🇧
Clear. Bold. Unapologetic. When people have to rent billboards to say what leaders won’t, that tells you everything. Well done, Manchester. Share widely!
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
BREAKING: New billboard in Manchester, UK 🇬🇧
Clear. Bold. Unapologetic. When people have to rent billboards to say what leaders won’t, that tells you everything. Well done, Manchester. Share widely!
Clear. Bold. Unapologetic. When people have to rent billboards to say what leaders won’t, that tells you everything. Well done, Manchester. Share widely!
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Tell the Senate: Save Democracy. Defeat the SAVE Act!
Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Tell the Senate: Save Democracy. Defeat the SAVE Act!
Happy Sunday to all those living under the Blue Sky in the UK.
February 15, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Happy Sunday to all those living under the Blue Sky in the UK.
Reposted by John Finch🇺🇸
February 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Reposted by John Finch🇺🇸
Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees' constitutional rights
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees’ constitutional rights
A federal judge in Minnesota found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isolated detainees in Minnesota from seeing their attorneys, ruling the action likely violated their constitutional…
thehill.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Obama SPEAKS: Urges Dems to unify against Trump ahead of midterms youtu.be/PYziv5xQ6d8?... via @YouTube
February 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Obama SPEAKS: Urges Dems to unify against Trump ahead of midterms youtu.be/PYziv5xQ6d8?... via @YouTube
BREAKING: Mark Kelly just slammed Donald Trump for blowing up the world order as we knew it. KELLY has the kind of toughness I would like to see in the WH; not the stab in the back sneak around at night internet assassin we currently have. Incidentally, we all can see there is something wrong w/him.
Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia)
BREAKING: Mark Kelly just slammed Donald Trump for blowing up the world order as we knew it. This is fire.
substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
BREAKING: Mark Kelly just slammed Donald Trump for blowing up the world order as we knew it. KELLY has the kind of toughness I would like to see in the WH; not the stab in the back sneak around at night internet assassin we currently have. Incidentally, we all can see there is something wrong w/him.
A clear lesson from current events. Will this be an example of where we learned from “history” or dropped the ball when we had a chance to score?
"It is a stark example of how, during Trump’s second term, the Department of Justice has eroded long-standing norms, weaponized prosecutorial power, and turned the courtroom into a stage for political theater," write @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and Troy Edwards.
'When Life Gives You Lemons': A Minnesota Case Study in How the Trump Administration Warps Justice
The bizarre saga that unfolded in the weeks leading up to Don Lemon’s indictment illustrates just how far the Justice Department has fallen.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A clear lesson from current events. Will this be an example of where we learned from “history” or dropped the ball when we had a chance to score?
The contrast was striking. Trump was consumed by his latest petty grievances and online feuds at a moment when the international community was grappling with war, security, and the future of alliances. The United States has become an international joke. A dangerous one, at that. All thanks to Trump!
Saturday Afternoon News Updates — 2/14/26
Hi everyone, and Happy Valentine’s Day!
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The contrast was striking. Trump was consumed by his latest petty grievances and online feuds at a moment when the international community was grappling with war, security, and the future of alliances. The United States has become an international joke. A dangerous one, at that. All thanks to Trump!
Facts: A viral claim that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated Jesus wrote the Bible in English is false and originated from a satirical Facebook page.
The Old Testament was primarily written in Hebrew, with small portions in Aramaic, while the New Testament was written entirely in Greek.
The Old Testament was primarily written in Hebrew, with small portions in Aramaic, while the New Testament was written entirely in Greek.
Disgusted (@ellenmitchell2)
substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Facts: A viral claim that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated Jesus wrote the Bible in English is false and originated from a satirical Facebook page.
The Old Testament was primarily written in Hebrew, with small portions in Aramaic, while the New Testament was written entirely in Greek.
The Old Testament was primarily written in Hebrew, with small portions in Aramaic, while the New Testament was written entirely in Greek.
“Through its third-country deportation deals, the Trump administration is putting millions of taxpayer dollars into the hands of foreign governments, while turning a blind eye to the human costs."
Trump Has Spent $40 Million in Secretive Deals Deporting Hundreds of People to Third Countries
The Trump administration's secretive deportation deals with human rights-abusing countries are costing taxpayers millions and putting migrants at risk. How can we stand by as our government prioritizes appearance over human lives? Demand transparency and accountability now. #EndDeportationDeals
www.commondreams.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM