Big John
@longmanworc.bsky.social
Grandfather, married 47 yrs. Retired labor lawyer,
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Now it's on us
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Reminder that Rob Reiner talked the talk and walked the walk.
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Now it's on us
💚🙏🏼💪🏼🇺🇸✊🏼
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
DAY 14 DECEMBER 2025
Sandy Hook 13 years ago😪
Now Brown University & Bondi Beach
Children that have had to witness this all the time
STOP
We have Lost So Many
When will it eve end
Always just thoughts and prayers
THIS WILL ASTOUND YOU
PLEASE WATCH THE WHOLE CLIP⬇️⬇️
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Trump is blatantly weaponizing the justice system to attack his political enemies while handing out pardons to his crooked allies and those who will commit violence on his behalf. So much for “law and order.” [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump is blatantly weaponizing the justice system to attack his political enemies while handing out pardons to his crooked allies and those who will commit violence on his behalf. So much for “law and order.” [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
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Unconstrained and emboldened, Donald Trump has learned from years of experience how to make the machinery of Washington give him what he wants—whether it’s legal or not. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/qe4MTk
The Curse of Trump 2.0
What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane and radical views anymore?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Unconstrained and emboldened, Donald Trump has learned from years of experience how to make the machinery of Washington give him what he wants—whether it’s legal or not. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/qe4MTk
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Thanks for the mention, Bab.
Much appreciated. 🙏👍😃💙 allie-froglegs
Much appreciated. 🙏👍😃💙 allie-froglegs
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thanks for the mention, Bab.
Much appreciated. 🙏👍😃💙 allie-froglegs
Much appreciated. 🙏👍😃💙 allie-froglegs
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Now there's a big surprise. The IRS has cut way back on tax prosecutions under the current administration. Let the rich guys off the hook before it even starts. So much for fighting fraud and abuse...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
Exclusive: Tax prosecutions plunge as Trump shifts crime-fighting efforts
Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue thos...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Now there's a big surprise. The IRS has cut way back on tax prosecutions under the current administration. Let the rich guys off the hook before it even starts. So much for fighting fraud and abuse...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
www.reuters.com/world/tax-pr...
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SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
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#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
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He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
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And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
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They arrived ready to celebrate. Suits pressed, children in tow, hearts full of hope. They had jumped through every hoop, passed every test, paid every fee, followed every rule. They were Americans in every way that counted except for one: the zip code on their birth certificate.
'Unspeakable cruelty': Oath ceremonies canceled for immigrants on verge of gaining citizenship
Immigrants who have already been thoroughly vetted are being turned away from naturalization ceremonies because of where they were born.
www.boston.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They arrived ready to celebrate. Suits pressed, children in tow, hearts full of hope. They had jumped through every hoop, passed every test, paid every fee, followed every rule. They were Americans in every way that counted except for one: the zip code on their birth certificate.
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He won’t stop helping drug dealers
Dice come up 7, 11, or doubles: congratulations, here's your pardon
All other rolls: blow 'em up, finish off any survivors
All other rolls: blow 'em up, finish off any survivors
Trump grants clemency to Baltimore drug trafficker who ran multimillion-dollar ring
A Baltimore drug kingpin who built a multimillion-dollar narcotics empire and lived a lavish lifestyle before his arrest was granted clemency by President Donald Trump.
www.baltimoresun.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
He won’t stop helping drug dealers
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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All of this, right here…👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
All of this, right here…👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
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December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Monday Friends #2
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December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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"I have never seen the line this long at this food bank, This is 4x the size of every previous year...the line wraps around the building a second time..Everyone is freezing and an older lady in line had to be taken inside because she looked like she was about to pass out from being too cold..."
December 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"I have never seen the line this long at this food bank, This is 4x the size of every previous year...the line wraps around the building a second time..Everyone is freezing and an older lady in line had to be taken inside because she looked like she was about to pass out from being too cold..."
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So relevant in today's world.
Bob Marley ✊🏾✌🏾
Bob Marley ✊🏾✌🏾
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So relevant in today's world.
Bob Marley ✊🏾✌🏾
Bob Marley ✊🏾✌🏾
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It feels like we’re living in a time when the very things that make us human compassion, empathy, basic decency are being treated like weaknesses instead of virtues. And every time a policy like this comes down, something that should be unthinkable,
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It feels like we’re living in a time when the very things that make us human compassion, empathy, basic decency are being treated like weaknesses instead of virtues. And every time a policy like this comes down, something that should be unthinkable,