John Ragosta
@johnaragosta.bsky.social
Historian, lawyer, scientist, beekeeper, keynote speaker.
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A little bit of good news. Do any other Republicans have any integrity left? www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Louisiana Republican bucks 'America’s sorest loser'
“I'd like to extend heartfelt congratulations to my friend Chasity Martinez on her win tonight. I look forward to working with you for the good of the people in District 60. And to every voter, regard...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A little bit of good news. Do any other Republicans have any integrity left? www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Masked, armed, poorly-trained agents told that they can ignore the law and Constitution (search warrants) are simply Trump's Gestapo. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing.
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Masked, armed, poorly-trained agents told that they can ignore the law and Constitution (search warrants) are simply Trump's Gestapo. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing.
The vast majority of the people being disappeared off the streets are hard-working people just trying to get ahead. ICE is acting as Trump's Gestapo. Obama and Biden were effectively removing violent criminals but w/out these fascist tactics. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The vast majority of the people being disappeared off the streets are hard-working people just trying to get ahead. ICE is acting as Trump's Gestapo. Obama and Biden were effectively removing violent criminals but w/out these fascist tactics. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Once again, you would think that Republicans would at least want to investigate UNLESS they put loyalty to their orange-tinted false god above our country's national security. www.cbsnews.com/news/dni-whi...
DNI whistleblower complaint includes details about intercept of call between foreign nationals discussing person close to Trump, sources say
A whistleblower complaint includes highly-classified details about a National Security Agency intercept of a call between two foreign nationals who discussed a person close to President Trump, two sou...
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Once again, you would think that Republicans would at least want to investigate UNLESS they put loyalty to their orange-tinted false god above our country's national security. www.cbsnews.com/news/dni-whi...
What they are doing to children is inhumane. Republicans know this and do nothing. Apparently this is what they want. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
What they are doing to children is inhumane. Republicans know this and do nothing. Apparently this is what they want. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Ask yourself: Is it possible that Trump engaged in odd sexual behavior at the Moscow Ritz? Is it possible Russia had cameras in rooms occupied by wealthy Americans? Why wouldn't Republicans at least want to investigate???? www.alternet.org/trump-russia...
Ex-KGB official says 2 countries have copies of compromising Trump video
Former KGB officer Alnur Mussayev, who once headed Kazakhstan’s security services, said both Kazakhstan and the Kremlin are in possession of an incriminating video of U.S. President Donald Trump, amon...
www.alternet.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Ask yourself: Is it possible that Trump engaged in odd sexual behavior at the Moscow Ritz? Is it possible Russia had cameras in rooms occupied by wealthy Americans? Why wouldn't Republicans at least want to investigate???? www.alternet.org/trump-russia...
Illegal and dangerous -- Trump and his henchmen are trying to create a cult of personality (sort of like Hitler did...).
Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'
An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady.
www.businessinsider.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Illegal and dangerous -- Trump and his henchmen are trying to create a cult of personality (sort of like Hitler did...).
More importantly, why do Republicans in Congress seem utterly uninterested in the fact that Putin may have Epstein provided blackmail material on Trump and other officials???
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WHY THE ABSOLUTE FUCK DIDN’T WE DISCOVER THIS 10 YEARS AGO!!!!!! WHERE WAS THE CIA/THE FBI????
WHY THE ABSOLUTE FUCK DIDN’T WE DISCOVER THIS 10 YEARS AGO!!!!!! WHERE WAS THE CIA/THE FBI????
Epstein's Top Secret Relationship With Trained Russian Spy Revealed (The Daily Beast)
Jeffrey Epstein had a years-long relationship with an FSB-trained Russian official who sought his help connecting with a...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
More importantly, why do Republicans in Congress seem utterly uninterested in the fact that Putin may have Epstein provided blackmail material on Trump and other officials???
Street crime continues the strong decline that started under Biden. BUT fraud and financial crimes are way up, and Trump has cut-back dramatically on enforcement. Government of billionaire fraudsters for fraudsters. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Amid Trump's relentless criminality, he's desperate you don't learn this truth
Notwithstanding Donald Trump’s criminalization of the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, with their avalanche of state-organized violations of the first, fourth, and tenth amendments as wel...
www.rawstory.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Street crime continues the strong decline that started under Biden. BUT fraud and financial crimes are way up, and Trump has cut-back dramatically on enforcement. Government of billionaire fraudsters for fraudsters. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Read Heather Cox Richardson's latest: They have doubled detainees and are often denying medical care. Trump and his henchmen went judge shopping to get two circuit judges to okay it (after scores of judges have said clear constitutional violation). Republicans in Congress do nothing.
It only took them 12 months to build massive concentration camps all over the USA. You’d think there would be more uproar, but no. No one cares unless it’s in their backyard.
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Read Heather Cox Richardson's latest: They have doubled detainees and are often denying medical care. Trump and his henchmen went judge shopping to get two circuit judges to okay it (after scores of judges have said clear constitutional violation). Republicans in Congress do nothing.
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They are trying to cover-up murder. Patel, Noem, Vance and Trump are all responsible.
February 7, 2026 at 10:42 PM
They are trying to cover-up murder. Patel, Noem, Vance and Trump are all responsible.
Perhaps Republicans would do something good for the country and support legislation to end gerrymandering! Now is the time. We could improve voter participation, reduce partisanship, encourage real discourse,...
VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Perhaps Republicans would do something good for the country and support legislation to end gerrymandering! Now is the time. We could improve voter participation, reduce partisanship, encourage real discourse,...
Wait... A Trump official lied about how close his ties with Epstein were??? Trump must be furious. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Wait... A Trump official lied about how close his ties with Epstein were??? Trump must be furious. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Members of Congress are supposed to have open access. Trump and his henchmen are running a Gestapo system of arrests and imprisonment.
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Members of Congress are supposed to have open access. Trump and his henchmen are running a Gestapo system of arrests and imprisonment.
It has been an extended cover-up to protect a pedophile and rapist who they worship. www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
Missing records from Bondi and Patel draw scrutiny in Epstein release
The complaint calls it "deeply troubling" that no communications from Bondi or Patel appear in the ream of documents.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It has been an extended cover-up to protect a pedophile and rapist who they worship. www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
Thank you Minnesota!!!
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail
A native son explains why attempts to permanently undo the last half-century of societal change are destined to fail because the people who live here just won’t allow it.
newrepublic.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Thank you Minnesota!!!
Where are Republicans? How can an African American continue to support the Trump regime when he considers them animals and his henchmen (led by Miller) are clearly white supremacists?
This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Where are Republicans? How can an African American continue to support the Trump regime when he considers them animals and his henchmen (led by Miller) are clearly white supremacists?
Trump blackmails NY. Republicans do nothing. NBC: "The Trump administration asked...for Washington’s Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station to be named after the president in exchange for releasing the federal funds required for the Hudson River tunnel project."
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Trump blackmails NY. Republicans do nothing. NBC: "The Trump administration asked...for Washington’s Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station to be named after the president in exchange for releasing the federal funds required for the Hudson River tunnel project."
Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing. Call/write your rep. And remove all of them in the next election.
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing. Call/write your rep. And remove all of them in the next election.
"serious threat to the rule of law": a good summary of the entire Trump regime. Thomas Paine explained during the American Revolution that "in America, the law is king." Trump wants to end that. lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
More than 300 ex-DOJ lawyers urge Bondi to allow local investigations into DHS killings
"Under well-established principles of dual sovereignty, both federal and state authorities may investigate and prosecute the same incident under their respective laws," the ex-DOJ attorneys write.
lawandcrime.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"serious threat to the rule of law": a good summary of the entire Trump regime. Thomas Paine explained during the American Revolution that "in America, the law is king." Trump wants to end that. lawandcrime.com/high-profile...
Trump has repeatedly lied about the extent of his relationship w/ Epstein and how long it lasted. You would hope a few Republicans would investigate, but led by Mike Johnson they simply try to cover-up for the pedophile and rapist. What about your congressman? www.rawstory.com/epstein-trum...
Epstein's 2016 Christmas Day email batters president's denials: 'With all the Trump boys'
A newly released email from the Justice Department's Epstein Files reveals that convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein claimed to be in Palm Beach with "all the trump boys" on Christmas Day 2016...
www.rawstory.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump has repeatedly lied about the extent of his relationship w/ Epstein and how long it lasted. You would hope a few Republicans would investigate, but led by Mike Johnson they simply try to cover-up for the pedophile and rapist. What about your congressman? www.rawstory.com/epstein-trum...
The entire Trump regime is openly corrupt, illegally using their government position for profit. Corporations are using the corruption to buy influence, at the expense of taxpayers. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Activists demand details on Trump official’s appearance in jewelry ad
The head of the Energy Department’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation appeared in a jewelry ad that used her official title.
www.yahoo.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The entire Trump regime is openly corrupt, illegally using their government position for profit. Corporations are using the corruption to buy influence, at the expense of taxpayers. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Begs the question: Why did Trump officials violate regulations and cut her a sweetheart deal sending her to a country club prison? Her attorney said it was a quid pro quo. Contradicting sworn testimony, she suddenly had nothing to say about Trump. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing.
Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Begs the question: Why did Trump officials violate regulations and cut her a sweetheart deal sending her to a country club prison? Her attorney said it was a quid pro quo. Contradicting sworn testimony, she suddenly had nothing to say about Trump. Republicans in Congress know this and do nothing.