The Middler
@jmiddle.bsky.social
Semi Retired Sports Broadcaster. Fan of pretty much all sports… Competitive tennis player…. Closeout specialist during business hours. Fan of Democracy!
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Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
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This is disgusting. There’s nothing clever or patriotic about it. It’s cruel, it’s un American, and it tells you everything you need to know about the people who think this is acceptable.
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is disgusting. There’s nothing clever or patriotic about it. It’s cruel, it’s un American, and it tells you everything you need to know about the people who think this is acceptable.
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NEW — RFK Jr.’s HHS sent out a survey asking employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration, and the Dept. of Labor announced its inaugural prayer service. These are just the latest instances of Trump’s extreme Christian creep within the federal government.
RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS...under Biden
Employees received a survey Monday asking them to rat on each other.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
NEW — RFK Jr.’s HHS sent out a survey asking employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration, and the Dept. of Labor announced its inaugural prayer service. These are just the latest instances of Trump’s extreme Christian creep within the federal government.
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Trump has found a terrifyingly effective way to eliminate bad news: delete the data.
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Trump has found a terrifyingly effective way to eliminate bad news: delete the data.
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
From hunger and poverty stats to foreign investment numbers, federal agencies are being gutted—making it harder to measure the impact of his policies.
@crampell.bsky.social reports:
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Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.
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We remain in the dumbest timeline.
open.substack.com/pub/logicall...
open.substack.com/pub/logicall...
America’s Economy Is Not a Reality Show
Trump keeps mistaking policy for spectacle, and this one could cost us trillions.
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We remain in the dumbest timeline.
open.substack.com/pub/logicall...
open.substack.com/pub/logicall...
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Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.
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“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem threatens to double down on Portland & Chicago
October 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem threatens to double down on Portland & Chicago
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They didn’t infiltrate. They were invited in by the Admin. And the mainstream WH press corps didn’t stand up for their own (Yamiche Alcindor, AP).
How Maga cheerleaders have infiltrated the White House press corps
How Maga cheerleaders have infiltrated the White House press corps
Trump administration has transformed tone and tenor of media interactions by centering rightwing voices and reporter sycophancy
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
They didn’t infiltrate. They were invited in by the Admin. And the mainstream WH press corps didn’t stand up for their own (Yamiche Alcindor, AP).
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With ICE and the FCC (and the takeover of gov't data), Trump can undermine democracy without touching one vote. www.editorialboard.com/with-persona...
With ‘personal paramilitary army,’ expect Trump to disappear critics
“People with large public platforms who continue to be outspoken will be in far more danger than the average person,” Jemar Tisby tells me.
www.editorialboard.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
With ICE and the FCC (and the takeover of gov't data), Trump can undermine democracy without touching one vote. www.editorialboard.com/with-persona...
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“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” said David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies.”
She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.
Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“The hiring of an election conspiracy theorist with no election knowledge or expertise is the culmination of this reversal,” said David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research. “DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies.”
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It’s time we all recognized that this is complete nonsense. We have to let go of the idea that he might have some grand strategy in mind. Or a master plan.
August 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s time we all recognized that this is complete nonsense. We have to let go of the idea that he might have some grand strategy in mind. Or a master plan.
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It's time to recognize he's a sympton, not the disease. He may think he's in charge and he has rights as president to do great damage, but the puppeteers pulling his strings know he won't be around forever and have long-range plans that don't include him.
Get rid of Trump, but be ready for worse.
Get rid of Trump, but be ready for worse.
August 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
It's time to recognize he's a sympton, not the disease. He may think he's in charge and he has rights as president to do great damage, but the puppeteers pulling his strings know he won't be around forever and have long-range plans that don't include him.
Get rid of Trump, but be ready for worse.
Get rid of Trump, but be ready for worse.
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I try to be understanding, but jesus christ, the whole story is about how infiltration (which I’ve also covered for years) is not necessary when agencies are openly recruiting them, and they’ve volunteering, and their missions are now the same
The "new" Proud Boys? Um… hate to break it to you, but many of these federal agents are literally Proud Boys, as are many local police officers. Proud Boy infiltration of law enforcement is no secret.
Federal Agents Are the New Proud Boys
It used to be far-right groups who flooded cities wearing masks and military gear, looking for a fight. Now it’s anonymous federal agents who are violently attacking people on the street.
newrepublic.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I try to be understanding, but jesus christ, the whole story is about how infiltration (which I’ve also covered for years) is not necessary when agencies are openly recruiting them, and they’ve volunteering, and their missions are now the same
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This is exactly--and I mean exactly--how Holocaust deniers have long discredited the Final Solution being a concerted effort & high-level order. "The Jews in the camps all died of typhoid outbreaks"
I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.
August 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is exactly--and I mean exactly--how Holocaust deniers have long discredited the Final Solution being a concerted effort & high-level order. "The Jews in the camps all died of typhoid outbreaks"
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Texas Gov Greg Abbott recently called a Special Session of the Legislature
Not to address issues such as gun safety-so shootings like the one in Austin don’t happen
But to gerrymander Texas as much as possible-and he vowed to keep doing it
Folks-this will keep happening until Texas votes him out
Not to address issues such as gun safety-so shootings like the one in Austin don’t happen
But to gerrymander Texas as much as possible-and he vowed to keep doing it
Folks-this will keep happening until Texas votes him out
BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot & killed at a Target in Austin, Texas. Others are injured, including a child.
We don’t even have time to grieve in between mass shootings in America. Our hearts are with all those impacted in yet another tragedy.
We don’t even have time to grieve in between mass shootings in America. Our hearts are with all those impacted in yet another tragedy.
LIVE: 3 dead, suspect arrested in shooting at North Austin Target
Three people are dead after a shooting at a Target in North Austin. A suspect is now in custody.
www.kvue.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Texas Gov Greg Abbott recently called a Special Session of the Legislature
Not to address issues such as gun safety-so shootings like the one in Austin don’t happen
But to gerrymander Texas as much as possible-and he vowed to keep doing it
Folks-this will keep happening until Texas votes him out
Not to address issues such as gun safety-so shootings like the one in Austin don’t happen
But to gerrymander Texas as much as possible-and he vowed to keep doing it
Folks-this will keep happening until Texas votes him out
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1/Even with the Epstein drama still unfolding, MAGA Republicans are making plans to consolidate their hold on the American psyche. They have to reframe the January 6 insurrection, Trump’s role in it, and their role in it, to ensure Trump’s place in history. And they’re ready to do it.
July 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
1/Even with the Epstein drama still unfolding, MAGA Republicans are making plans to consolidate their hold on the American psyche. They have to reframe the January 6 insurrection, Trump’s role in it, and their role in it, to ensure Trump’s place in history. And they’re ready to do it.
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For my friends, anything. For my enemies, the law.
Trump claims that Adam Schiff committed mortgage fraud, says he “needs to be brought to justice”
July 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
For my friends, anything. For my enemies, the law.
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Trump and his cronies claim they support immigration as long as it’s done legally.
But today, thousands of Afghans in the U.S. lose their Temporary Protected Status. They’re here legally and would be targeted by the Taliban if they had to return home.
The cruelty is the point.
But today, thousands of Afghans in the U.S. lose their Temporary Protected Status. They’re here legally and would be targeted by the Taliban if they had to return home.
The cruelty is the point.
July 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump and his cronies claim they support immigration as long as it’s done legally.
But today, thousands of Afghans in the U.S. lose their Temporary Protected Status. They’re here legally and would be targeted by the Taliban if they had to return home.
The cruelty is the point.
But today, thousands of Afghans in the U.S. lose their Temporary Protected Status. They’re here legally and would be targeted by the Taliban if they had to return home.
The cruelty is the point.
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Piece on this from WABC-TV:
Youth baseball coach intervenes after ICE agents in NYC approach members of his team during practice
A coach for youth baseball in Manhattan says a group of ICE agents approached members of his team while they were practicing in Riverside Park.
abc7ny.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Piece on this from WABC-TV:
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1. Leigh McGowan, who does the Politics Girl podcast, was on CNN recently and as I watched, I found my admiration growing.
July 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
1. Leigh McGowan, who does the Politics Girl podcast, was on CNN recently and as I watched, I found my admiration growing.
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Everywhere you look, under our emergent Christian fascism, you'll see the most grotesque cruelty.
NEW: A South Carolina woman has been arrested for “desecration of human remains” after losing her pregnancy and placing fetal remains in the trash. The 31-year-old is facing up to ten years in prison for the felony charge.
For her pregnancy.
For her pregnancy.
Another Woman Arrested For Her Pregnancy Loss
A South Carolina woman has been charged for “desecration of human remains”
jessica.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Everywhere you look, under our emergent Christian fascism, you'll see the most grotesque cruelty.