John Raftery
@johnraftery.bsky.social
I coach, mentor and advise leaders. VC/ CEO 🇮🇪 in 🇺🇸 “ I cannot be pessimistic, I’m alive.”
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
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I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
February 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I guess they are pretty upset.
For some reason.
For some reason.
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Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center because artists are boycotting. It also sounds like he's going to physically tear it down. That's what powerful losers do: Anything they can't have, they destroy.
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center because artists are boycotting. It also sounds like he's going to physically tear it down. That's what powerful losers do: Anything they can't have, they destroy.
Just like gun safety, health insurance and immigration, dthe US could fix it if it wanted to, but it doesn’t.
The US could tax the rich, the US could tax unrealized gains, the US could close tax loopholes, the US could enforce current tax law, the US could simply document the extent of tax fraud that occurs. Instead this smelly idiot is demanding $10b in retribution for being correctly identified as a cheat
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Just like gun safety, health insurance and immigration, dthe US could fix it if it wanted to, but it doesn’t.
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
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“How many times, then, will Western journalists allow themselves to be fooled by Israeli propaganda – by military denials that later collapse under the weight of evidence?”
Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long?
I have spent the past two years debating the credibility of the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers with supporters of Israel. It turns out the Israeli military agrees with me, not them.
zeteo.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“How many times, then, will Western journalists allow themselves to be fooled by Israeli propaganda – by military denials that later collapse under the weight of evidence?”
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C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’
C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’
Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to ‘culture of impunity’ in the occupied territory
Three prominent Church of England bishops have accused the UK government of contributing to a “culture of impunity” in which Israel has accelerated its de facto annexation of the West Bank.
Guli Francis-Dehqani, the bishop of Chelmsford, Rachel Treweek, the bishop of Gloucester, and Graham Usher, the bishop of Norwich, visited Palestinian Christian communities in the occupied West Bank last week. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
C of E bishops criticise UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’
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👉 Trump claimed E. Jean Carroll said she enjoyed being raped by him. Deposition in rape trial, 10/19/22. Found guilty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
👉 Trump claimed E. Jean Carroll said she enjoyed being raped by him. Deposition in rape trial, 10/19/22. Found guilty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
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And in the least surprising plot twist in history… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Melania director Brett Ratner pictured cuddling woman in Epstein files
The images of Ratner with Epstein and unidentified women were released the same day as his documentary about the US first lady.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
And in the least surprising plot twist in history… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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As of Jan 31,2026, this isn’t about safety or guns. It’s about suppressing protest, press, and speech. Rights aren’t abolished; they’re selectively redistributed. Firearms remain,permission doesn’t. History marks this not as policy,but transition. They don’t ban rights; they decide who wields them.
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
As of Jan 31,2026, this isn’t about safety or guns. It’s about suppressing protest, press, and speech. Rights aren’t abolished; they’re selectively redistributed. Firearms remain,permission doesn’t. History marks this not as policy,but transition. They don’t ban rights; they decide who wields them.
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“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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👉 Brett Ratner ('Melania' movie director $40 Million)
with his buddy Jeffrey Epstein & two victims
with his buddy Jeffrey Epstein & two victims
January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Newly released files show a sworn FBI tip alleging Trump threatened a girl with “disappearing” and said he could have her entire family killed. Signed under penalty of perjury.
Why isn’t this front page news?
#EpsteinFiles
#Trump #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Why isn’t this front page news?
#EpsteinFiles
#Trump #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AwMacA1UYTiy...
Witness told FBI Trump threatened to ‘disappear’ girl and have her ‘whole family killed’ — Raw Story
Under penalty of perjury, a witness told the FBI back in 2016 that they had “personally witnessed” President Donald Trump threaten to “disappear” a girl and have her entire family killed, according to...
apple.news
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Newly released files show a sworn FBI tip alleging Trump threatened a girl with “disappearing” and said he could have her entire family killed. Signed under penalty of perjury.
Why isn’t this front page news?
#EpsteinFiles
#Trump #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AwMacA1UYTiy...
Why isn’t this front page news?
#EpsteinFiles
#Trump #Accountability
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AwMacA1UYTiy...
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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The democrats once again miss the opportunity, continuing to never fail to miss the opportunities delivered to them on a silver platter. Now is the time to stop ICE, and dissolve DHS as we know it. Not to give them 2 weeks to lay low and try not to get caught killing anyone
January 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The democrats once again miss the opportunity, continuing to never fail to miss the opportunities delivered to them on a silver platter. Now is the time to stop ICE, and dissolve DHS as we know it. Not to give them 2 weeks to lay low and try not to get caught killing anyone
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Seeing that photo of Obama putting the Medal of Freedom on Tom Homan circulate again. It's fake. Homan did get a civil service award during the Obama administration, but it wasn't the Medal of Freedom, it wasn't a medal (it was a certificate), and Obama didn't present it to him in person.
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Seeing that photo of Obama putting the Medal of Freedom on Tom Homan circulate again. It's fake. Homan did get a civil service award during the Obama administration, but it wasn't the Medal of Freedom, it wasn't a medal (it was a certificate), and Obama didn't present it to him in person.
For three years Mark Regev (who will be remembered in infamy) relentlessly pressured media not to use those numbers. Now the Israeli’s accept the Palestinians Ministry ‘ numbers were correct all along.
Let us be clear , The Israeli’s have lied and lied and lied.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Let us be clear , The Israeli’s have lied and lied and lied.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long?
I have spent the past two years debating the credibility of the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers with supporters of Israel. It turns out the Israeli military agrees with me, not them.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
For three years Mark Regev (who will be remembered in infamy) relentlessly pressured media not to use those numbers. Now the Israeli’s accept the Palestinians Ministry ‘ numbers were correct all along.
Let us be clear , The Israeli’s have lied and lied and lied.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Let us be clear , The Israeli’s have lied and lied and lied.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Human rights violations in corporate speak is disgusting.
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help #ICE
“Capgemini leveraged supply chain best practices to help ERO (Enforcement & Removal Operations) become more efficient …”
#spéirghorm
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help #ICE
“Capgemini leveraged supply chain best practices to help ERO (Enforcement & Removal Operations) become more efficient …”
#spéirghorm
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help ICE in US
Revelation that subsidiary of Capgemini is to help trace and expel migrants in US provokes outrage in France
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Human rights violations in corporate speak is disgusting.
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help #ICE
“Capgemini leveraged supply chain best practices to help ERO (Enforcement & Removal Operations) become more efficient …”
#spéirghorm
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help #ICE
“Capgemini leveraged supply chain best practices to help ERO (Enforcement & Removal Operations) become more efficient …”
#spéirghorm
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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In 2013, Jeffrey Epstein invited Elon Musk to hang out with him and Woody Allen, of all people!, in the Caribbean.
Musk said ‘Yes.’ (Per DOJ files).
He has so much explaining to do.
Musk said ‘Yes.’ (Per DOJ files).
He has so much explaining to do.
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 PM
In 2013, Jeffrey Epstein invited Elon Musk to hang out with him and Woody Allen, of all people!, in the Caribbean.
Musk said ‘Yes.’ (Per DOJ files).
He has so much explaining to do.
Musk said ‘Yes.’ (Per DOJ files).
He has so much explaining to do.
Israel has carried out some of its deadliest airstrikes on Gaza in months, killing at least 30 Palestinians, some of whom were sheltering in tent cities for displaced people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill at least 30, with death toll expected to rise
Attacks, which killed women and children, come day before border crossing is due to open in Gaza’s southern most city
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Israel has carried out some of its deadliest airstrikes on Gaza in months, killing at least 30 Palestinians, some of whom were sheltering in tent cities for displaced people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...