@judarg.bsky.social
Copy editor, gardener, would-be welder/metal artist, sometime knitter, annoying convert to strength training, even tho I hate exercise. If I follow you and you get "follow back," no obligation; I just haven't figured out how to neutralize that feature yet.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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Federal Judges have a very real and well-established reason to fear doxing and violence and yet I doubt anyone thinks it would be acceptable for them to preside from the bench in a hood.
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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This behavior is below the dignity of the presidency, or the dignity of any self-respecting person in society frankly.
Republicans back a president they would never tell their own children to behave like.
Republicans back a president they would never tell their own children to behave like.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
This behavior is below the dignity of the presidency, or the dignity of any self-respecting person in society frankly.
Republicans back a president they would never tell their own children to behave like.
Republicans back a president they would never tell their own children to behave like.
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Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Audre Lorde, in a 1989 commencement address, said, "Remember this, despair is a tool of your enemies. That rumor, 'You can’t fight City Hall,' is circulated by City Hall. Facing the realities of our lives gives us the motivation for action, it gives us the power to change. You are not powerless."
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This trend is giving me life. College is cool, knowledge is great. The liberal arts is rad. Being well rounded is the GOAT.
Fund all colleges and universities. We should be throwing money at them. Make it affordable for all. Let people take underwater basket weaving if they choose.
Fund all colleges and universities. We should be throwing money at them. Make it affordable for all. Let people take underwater basket weaving if they choose.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM
This trend is giving me life. College is cool, knowledge is great. The liberal arts is rad. Being well rounded is the GOAT.
Fund all colleges and universities. We should be throwing money at them. Make it affordable for all. Let people take underwater basket weaving if they choose.
Fund all colleges and universities. We should be throwing money at them. Make it affordable for all. Let people take underwater basket weaving if they choose.
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MAGA people lining up wanting the taxpayers to give them money. Trump wants $10 billion. Lindsey wants $1 million. J6ers want money. Farmers want money. Of course CEOs want their contracts,
subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.
subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.
January 30, 2026 at 5:18 PM
MAGA people lining up wanting the taxpayers to give them money. Trump wants $10 billion. Lindsey wants $1 million. J6ers want money. Farmers want money. Of course CEOs want their contracts,
subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.
subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.
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This is how “straight” reporting distorts the news. Trump says he wants an “honest” investigation. But the DOJ is not doing an independent investigation, and, instead, CBP will be investigating its own officers. Sounds like it could be a rigged inquiry. Trump’s “vow” is worthless PR.
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This is how “straight” reporting distorts the news. Trump says he wants an “honest” investigation. But the DOJ is not doing an independent investigation, and, instead, CBP will be investigating its own officers. Sounds like it could be a rigged inquiry. Trump’s “vow” is worthless PR.
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Authors of a big new study on teens and social media say that Australia-style bans won't help. But that misses the mounting evidence of direct harms that platforms cause countless kids: www.platformer.news/social-media...
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Authors of a big new study on teens and social media say that Australia-style bans won't help. But that misses the mounting evidence of direct harms that platforms cause countless kids: www.platformer.news/social-media...
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Now would an excellent time for military leaders that actually stand for the constitution to make their voices heard.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Now would an excellent time for military leaders that actually stand for the constitution to make their voices heard.
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A battle over consent erupts between Jeffrey Epstein and fifteen-year-old child.
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A battle over consent erupts between Jeffrey Epstein and fifteen-year-old child.
VA folx: GOP reps voted yes for ICE funding
Wittman District 1
Kiggans District 2
John J. McGuire District 5
Morgan Griffith District 6
Ben Cline District 9
votes a done deal but call them anyway, say why you don't support their vote and if they continue to fund ICE you'll work to unseat them. 1/
Wittman District 1
Kiggans District 2
John J. McGuire District 5
Morgan Griffith District 6
Ben Cline District 9
votes a done deal but call them anyway, say why you don't support their vote and if they continue to fund ICE you'll work to unseat them. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
VA folx: GOP reps voted yes for ICE funding
Wittman District 1
Kiggans District 2
John J. McGuire District 5
Morgan Griffith District 6
Ben Cline District 9
votes a done deal but call them anyway, say why you don't support their vote and if they continue to fund ICE you'll work to unseat them. 1/
Wittman District 1
Kiggans District 2
John J. McGuire District 5
Morgan Griffith District 6
Ben Cline District 9
votes a done deal but call them anyway, say why you don't support their vote and if they continue to fund ICE you'll work to unseat them. 1/
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Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
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Time to ban the US team from the winter Olympics because of our country's flagrant human rights abuses?
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Time to ban the US team from the winter Olympics because of our country's flagrant human rights abuses?
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The package with ICE funding will be in the Senate this week and will need Democratic votes to advance.
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The package with ICE funding will be in the Senate this week and will need Democratic votes to advance.
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Out of the rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain,
All, all the stretch of these great green states
And make America again.
~Langston Hughes
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain,
All, all the stretch of these great green states
And make America again.
~Langston Hughes
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Out of the rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain,
All, all the stretch of these great green states
And make America again.
~Langston Hughes
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain,
All, all the stretch of these great green states
And make America again.
~Langston Hughes
poets.org/poem/let-ame...
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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BREAKING: The House passed a bill renewing ICE and CBP's already record-high budget — with no strings attached.
The Senate must reject this bill and rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
The Senate must reject this bill and rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed a bill renewing ICE and CBP's already record-high budget — with no strings attached.
The Senate must reject this bill and rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
The Senate must reject this bill and rein in ICE’s abuses in our communities.
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Trump was obviously so freaked out by what was released in December that he ordered them to stop releasing stuff. They started releasing. Stuff got deleted. Then it stopped.
We know what happened. Next up - a terrible fire, a flood, rats ate it all and OMG it's all gone.
We know what happened. Next up - a terrible fire, a flood, rats ate it all and OMG it's all gone.
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Trump was obviously so freaked out by what was released in December that he ordered them to stop releasing stuff. They started releasing. Stuff got deleted. Then it stopped.
We know what happened. Next up - a terrible fire, a flood, rats ate it all and OMG it's all gone.
We know what happened. Next up - a terrible fire, a flood, rats ate it all and OMG it's all gone.
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The big lesson from Davos this week - appeasement never works, only strength. And Dems must focus on getting stronger to more effectively fight the regime.
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
Appeasement Never Works, Only Strength - Lessons From An Ugly Week (New Video, Analysis)
We must remember at all times that Trump has chosen not to govern with us, or for us, but against us - for they are scared of us, of the power of the people
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The big lesson from Davos this week - appeasement never works, only strength. And Dems must focus on getting stronger to more effectively fight the regime.
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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Lots of things worry me about Trump.
One of them is that, aside from his very personal narcissism, he's the distillation of a powerfully anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-institutional strand of American politics that has taken root in the GOP and has been evident for decades.
One of them is that, aside from his very personal narcissism, he's the distillation of a powerfully anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-institutional strand of American politics that has taken root in the GOP and has been evident for decades.
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Lots of things worry me about Trump.
One of them is that, aside from his very personal narcissism, he's the distillation of a powerfully anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-institutional strand of American politics that has taken root in the GOP and has been evident for decades.
One of them is that, aside from his very personal narcissism, he's the distillation of a powerfully anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-institutional strand of American politics that has taken root in the GOP and has been evident for decades.
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It’s a losing game to try to win over diehard Trumpers. After all, they don’t mind pathological lying and a mob beating up cops. They’re lost to us. Better to go after the not-paying-attention crowd. It’s easier to cure ignorance than evil.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 AM
It’s a losing game to try to win over diehard Trumpers. After all, they don’t mind pathological lying and a mob beating up cops. They’re lost to us. Better to go after the not-paying-attention crowd. It’s easier to cure ignorance than evil.
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All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 AM
All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.