James McCrone
@jmccrone.bsky.social
Author of political thrillers, Faithless Elector, Dark Network, Emergency Powers and Bastard Verdict. Lives in South Philly.
http://jamesmccrone.com
http://jamesmccrone.com
Pinned
You don't have to win. Just don't lose. A second referendum on independence looms, but there are questions about the first...
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RFK Jr takes another step on his eugenics path to Make America Dead. He was also very clear that he wants any struggling with addiction or suffering with mental illness to be rounded up & put in concentration camps to generate revenue for corporations as slave labor.
“Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants” via @npr.org:
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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
RFK Jr takes another step on his eugenics path to Make America Dead. He was also very clear that he wants any struggling with addiction or suffering with mental illness to be rounded up & put in concentration camps to generate revenue for corporations as slave labor.
The implacable foe: thriller writing for a new era.
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The Implacable Foe
Cold War era thrillers and provisional wins
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January 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The implacable foe: thriller writing for a new era.
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This was the plan
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This was the plan
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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Amnesty Transactional washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/14/a...
My brother-in-law wrote this piece and i think it’s very good
My brother-in-law wrote this piece and i think it’s very good
Amnesty Transactional
Donald Trump has stretched the pardon power beyond any precedent, turning a constitutional safeguard into a tool of personal abuse.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Amnesty Transactional washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/14/a...
My brother-in-law wrote this piece and i think it’s very good
My brother-in-law wrote this piece and i think it’s very good
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An American citizen shared that after ICE agents jailed him for eight hours, they dangled cash to get names of relatives and protest leaders.
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ICE Goons Accused of Offering Cash to Rat Out Family Members
A U.S. citizen says agents dangled money and legal status if he named names.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
An American citizen shared that after ICE agents jailed him for eight hours, they dangled cash to get names of relatives and protest leaders.
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trib.al/JRLL3HO
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A fun Review: "Stories and myth are the currency in this world, as Erica journeys to find the Legioness, the power of the city. But it may already be too late, and it is too late for some…To say much more would spoil the discovery! " chosenwordsmccrone.blog/2025/10/31/a...
Ants Waking, by RJ Huneke – Review
Ants Waking is a surprising story about the power of myth and identity.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A fun Review: "Stories and myth are the currency in this world, as Erica journeys to find the Legioness, the power of the city. But it may already be too late, and it is too late for some…To say much more would spoil the discovery! " chosenwordsmccrone.blog/2025/10/31/a...
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The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily. https://to.pbs.org/3NrSoaU
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily. https://to.pbs.org/3NrSoaU
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ICE abducted and injured (bruised cheek) a 1-year old who is the daughter of a US citizen detained as part of a Kavanaugh Stop.
"Federal agents allegedly drive off with baby in car after father detained in Cypress Park raid."
Federal agents allegedly drive off with baby in car after father detained in Cypress Park raid
The father, who is a U.S. citizen, was detained for allegedly throwing rocks at agents. He says agents then drove off in his car, with his 1-year-old daughter in the backseat.
abc7.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
ICE abducted and injured (bruised cheek) a 1-year old who is the daughter of a US citizen detained as part of a Kavanaugh Stop.
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Amy Pease, author of Northwoods, appeared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social to discuss the sequel, Wildwood. Signed copies can be ordered. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. tinyurl.com/55nuhbfs
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Amy Pease, author of Northwoods, appeared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social to discuss the sequel, Wildwood. Signed copies can be ordered. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. tinyurl.com/55nuhbfs
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This is going to be a horrible year for layoffs and jobseekers, probably the worst in nearly 20 years or more. This is because the CEO class have been persuaded that a technology that will confidently tell you that "gravity does not exist because it's only a theory" can replace a skilled employee.
January 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This is going to be a horrible year for layoffs and jobseekers, probably the worst in nearly 20 years or more. This is because the CEO class have been persuaded that a technology that will confidently tell you that "gravity does not exist because it's only a theory" can replace a skilled employee.
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TW ⚠️ —- SANTA ANA: Trump’s goons shoot an unarmed 21 year-old protestor in the eye at point blank range with a non-lethal round, blinding him in it forever… then drag him on the ground like an animal.
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
TW ⚠️ —- SANTA ANA: Trump’s goons shoot an unarmed 21 year-old protestor in the eye at point blank range with a non-lethal round, blinding him in it forever… then drag him on the ground like an animal.
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
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32 people died in ICE custody last year — the agency’s deadliest year in over two decades.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
32 people died in ICE custody last year — the agency’s deadliest year in over two decades.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
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In a stunning repudiation of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron just made clear Greenland must not be taken. Wow.
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
In a stunning repudiation of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron just made clear Greenland must not be taken. Wow.
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🚨 Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen just drew a hard line:
“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark, we choose Denmark.
We choose NATO.
We choose the Kingdom of Denmark.
We choose the EU.”
Clear. Sovereign. No ambiguity.
“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark, we choose Denmark.
We choose NATO.
We choose the Kingdom of Denmark.
We choose the EU.”
Clear. Sovereign. No ambiguity.
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
🚨 Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen just drew a hard line:
“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark, we choose Denmark.
We choose NATO.
We choose the Kingdom of Denmark.
We choose the EU.”
Clear. Sovereign. No ambiguity.
“If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark, we choose Denmark.
We choose NATO.
We choose the Kingdom of Denmark.
We choose the EU.”
Clear. Sovereign. No ambiguity.
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Pam Bondi lectures about “protecting women”… meanwhile, the DOJ still hasn’t released 99% of the Epstein files she’s legally supposed to.
Bondi keeps delaying.
NO accountability.
Show the damn documents!
#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A6Kb_PXSrTYy...
Bondi keeps delaying.
NO accountability.
Show the damn documents!
#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A6Kb_PXSrTYy...
Pam Bondi reignites demand for Epstein files with dramatic brag about protecting women — Raw Story
Attorney General Pam Bondi reawakened cries to release the Jeffrey Epstein files in compliance with the law after she posted a dramatic video on social media.
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Pam Bondi lectures about “protecting women”… meanwhile, the DOJ still hasn’t released 99% of the Epstein files she’s legally supposed to.
Bondi keeps delaying.
NO accountability.
Show the damn documents!
#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A6Kb_PXSrTYy...
Bondi keeps delaying.
NO accountability.
Show the damn documents!
#EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A6Kb_PXSrTYy...
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. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching
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Jamie Dimon says pressure on chair Jerome Powell could ultimately push up borrowing costs
JP Morgan boss says Trump attacks on Federal Reserve risk eroding central bank independence
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Jamie Dimon says pressure on chair Jerome Powell could ultimately push up borrowing costs
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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein even as Republican lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them.
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigatio…
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January 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein even as Republican lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them.
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“The President of the United States is a criminal. He’s not just a convicted criminal. He should have been convicted for the crimes he led on January 6th. He is running the government like a mob operation.“
January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“The President of the United States is a criminal. He’s not just a convicted criminal. He should have been convicted for the crimes he led on January 6th. He is running the government like a mob operation.“
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Inflation remains at 2.7%. Prices for groceries, insurance and other necessities are much higher than they used to be.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer-price-index-inflation-december-2025-5e292092?mod=hp_lead_pos4
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer-price-index-inflation-december-2025-5e292092?mod=hp_lead_pos4
Pace of Inflation Held Steady in December; Consumer Prices Up 2.7% on Year
Groceries and restaurant meals had large price increases over the month, while gasoline costs and used car prices declined.
www.wsj.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Inflation remains at 2.7%. Prices for groceries, insurance and other necessities are much higher than they used to be.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer-price-index-inflation-december-2025-5e292092?mod=hp_lead_pos4
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumer-price-index-inflation-december-2025-5e292092?mod=hp_lead_pos4
That's not what happened, Mike. And you know it.
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
That's not what happened, Mike. And you know it.
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