John D. Corbett
@pictographer.bsky.social
Someone determined to fight for representative government.
I block boring self-promoters.
I block boring self-promoters.
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The greedy MFer in the WH is screwing w everyone's financial security (except that of his fellow corrupt bastards, of course), but we knew that already😡
However, a big Kudos to the EU for being done w trying to pacify a corrupt bully. Past time for them to make plans to hit the AH where it hurts.
However, a big Kudos to the EU for being done w trying to pacify a corrupt bully. Past time for them to make plans to hit the AH where it hurts.
BREAKING: Canada And The EU Exploring "Nuclear Option" To Stop Trump/Putin's Attempt To Pillage Ukraine
If Trump Sells Out Ukraine, Allies Are Ready To Hit America Where It Hurts
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The greedy MFer in the WH is screwing w everyone's financial security (except that of his fellow corrupt bastards, of course), but we knew that already😡
However, a big Kudos to the EU for being done w trying to pacify a corrupt bully. Past time for them to make plans to hit the AH where it hurts.
However, a big Kudos to the EU for being done w trying to pacify a corrupt bully. Past time for them to make plans to hit the AH where it hurts.
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
Making LLMs say, "I don't know," 30% of the time will make no difference. Sugar coating the verbiage doesn't fix their inability to meaningfully check their own work.
September 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Making LLMs say, "I don't know," 30% of the time will make no difference. Sugar coating the verbiage doesn't fix their inability to meaningfully check their own work.
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🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
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CIA approved tactics for populations under hostile occupation
August 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
CIA approved tactics for populations under hostile occupation
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My country is doing great evil. There is no other word for it.
It is being done on purpose, with malevolent intent to harm other human beings. And we know it is happening.
It is being done on purpose, with malevolent intent to harm other human beings. And we know it is happening.
July 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My country is doing great evil. There is no other word for it.
It is being done on purpose, with malevolent intent to harm other human beings. And we know it is happening.
It is being done on purpose, with malevolent intent to harm other human beings. And we know it is happening.
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We live in a nation where I am now sending out alerts about what the U.S. attorney general is doing in our name.
It’s a lot to sit with.
It’s going to get a lot darker before it starts getting lighter, but I will keep doing what I do. And, it will get lighter again.
It’s a lot to sit with.
It’s going to get a lot darker before it starts getting lighter, but I will keep doing what I do. And, it will get lighter again.
ALERT: Attorney General Pam Bondi is apparently threatening some of those providing medical care to their minor transgender patients.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
If you receive one of these subpoenas, please reach out, have your lawyer do so, or send me a copy. My email is in bio, as is my Signal.
July 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We live in a nation where I am now sending out alerts about what the U.S. attorney general is doing in our name.
It’s a lot to sit with.
It’s going to get a lot darker before it starts getting lighter, but I will keep doing what I do. And, it will get lighter again.
It’s a lot to sit with.
It’s going to get a lot darker before it starts getting lighter, but I will keep doing what I do. And, it will get lighter again.
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I recall, not so long ago, when liberals would get laughed at by fellow liberals if they even suggested that Donald Trump would build concentration camps.
Not so funny now, is it?
Not so funny now, is it?
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I recall, not so long ago, when liberals would get laughed at by fellow liberals if they even suggested that Donald Trump would build concentration camps.
Not so funny now, is it?
Not so funny now, is it?
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And why do people still refuse COVID19 vaccines even though their safety and effectiveness have been proven many times over? I published a paper about this. It’s because people are misinformed, and this is because of Prasad, RFK Jr., and others who constantly fabricate lies about COVID19 vaccines.
Understanding low COVID-19 booster uptake among US adults - PubMed
Improvement in booster uptake is necessary for optimal public health in the United States. The development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 occurred at an unprecedented speed, but vaccine uptake remains...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
And why do people still refuse COVID19 vaccines even though their safety and effectiveness have been proven many times over? I published a paper about this. It’s because people are misinformed, and this is because of Prasad, RFK Jr., and others who constantly fabricate lies about COVID19 vaccines.
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Vinay Prasad overrode the recommendations of a panel of scientists who said that 2025-2026 COVID19 vaccines should be recommended for everyone over the age of 12 years.
COVID19 remains a serious public health threat. He will get people killed. He doesn’t care. His ego wins, always.
COVID19 remains a serious public health threat. He will get people killed. He doesn’t care. His ego wins, always.
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines
abcnews.go.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vinay Prasad overrode the recommendations of a panel of scientists who said that 2025-2026 COVID19 vaccines should be recommended for everyone over the age of 12 years.
COVID19 remains a serious public health threat. He will get people killed. He doesn’t care. His ego wins, always.
COVID19 remains a serious public health threat. He will get people killed. He doesn’t care. His ego wins, always.
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NEW: The United States paused weapons supplies to Ukraine, including critical air defense interceptors, artillery shells, missiles, and rockets. isw.pub/UkrWar070225
Key takeaways from our assessment🧵⬇️(1/7)
Key takeaways from our assessment🧵⬇️(1/7)
July 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
NEW: The United States paused weapons supplies to Ukraine, including critical air defense interceptors, artillery shells, missiles, and rockets. isw.pub/UkrWar070225
Key takeaways from our assessment🧵⬇️(1/7)
Key takeaways from our assessment🧵⬇️(1/7)
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The Trump administration deports people without due process to a foreign concentration camp where they are tortured, as it asks for millions to do it more. If democracy is to survive, the people responsible need to suffer consequences and be kept from power.
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
July 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Trump administration deports people without due process to a foreign concentration camp where they are tortured, as it asks for millions to do it more. If democracy is to survive, the people responsible need to suffer consequences and be kept from power.
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NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland.
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland.
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
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Good for Senator Van Hollen.
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Good for Senator Van Hollen.
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
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Under grilling by Jon Ossoff, Russ Vought repeatedly refuses to admit that it was a mistake to fire the federal employees who oversaw the safety of the nuclear stockpile (a mistake the administration acknowledged when they had to scramble to hire them back)
June 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Under grilling by Jon Ossoff, Russ Vought repeatedly refuses to admit that it was a mistake to fire the federal employees who oversaw the safety of the nuclear stockpile (a mistake the administration acknowledged when they had to scramble to hire them back)
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MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
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Kristi Noem really doesn't want to tell us how many people have died in her concentration camps. But records of 911 and EMS responses to calls from the camps show a surge in health emergencies, suicide attempts, severe pregnancy complications, and sexual assaults by staff on the prisoners
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Kristi Noem really doesn't want to tell us how many people have died in her concentration camps. But records of 911 and EMS responses to calls from the camps show a surge in health emergencies, suicide attempts, severe pregnancy complications, and sexual assaults by staff on the prisoners
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Truly horrified by this order in way that is deeper and darker than I have felt over many truly awful merits decisions.
"SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice"
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice
Justice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media.
www.lawdork.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Truly horrified by this order in way that is deeper and darker than I have felt over many truly awful merits decisions.
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Fire crews are stretched thin as a result of Trump’s illegal National Guard deployment. He’s pulled personnel from critical firefighting missions just to stage his political theater.
@calfire.bsky.social is stepping in to fill the gaps, but this is senseless and dangerous.
@calfire.bsky.social is stepping in to fill the gaps, but this is senseless and dangerous.
June 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Fire crews are stretched thin as a result of Trump’s illegal National Guard deployment. He’s pulled personnel from critical firefighting missions just to stage his political theater.
@calfire.bsky.social is stepping in to fill the gaps, but this is senseless and dangerous.
@calfire.bsky.social is stepping in to fill the gaps, but this is senseless and dangerous.
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NEW FROM CBO: brutal distributional analysis of House GOP "Big Beautiful Bill"
On avg the bottom 30% of households get poorer under the GOP bill
Avg gets little - and are worse off if you include tariffs
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
On avg the bottom 30% of households get poorer under the GOP bill
Avg gets little - and are worse off if you include tariffs
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEW FROM CBO: brutal distributional analysis of House GOP "Big Beautiful Bill"
On avg the bottom 30% of households get poorer under the GOP bill
Avg gets little - and are worse off if you include tariffs
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
On avg the bottom 30% of households get poorer under the GOP bill
Avg gets little - and are worse off if you include tariffs
This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history
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“This is intimidation. It’s authoritarianism. And it’s a betrayal of our Constitution.” — USMC Veteran Keegan Evans
He served in Iraq. He helped fight wildfires in California.
Now he’s sounding the alarm as Troops are deployed into U.S. cities over the will of local officials.
He served in Iraq. He helped fight wildfires in California.
Now he’s sounding the alarm as Troops are deployed into U.S. cities over the will of local officials.
June 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“This is intimidation. It’s authoritarianism. And it’s a betrayal of our Constitution.” — USMC Veteran Keegan Evans
He served in Iraq. He helped fight wildfires in California.
Now he’s sounding the alarm as Troops are deployed into U.S. cities over the will of local officials.
He served in Iraq. He helped fight wildfires in California.
Now he’s sounding the alarm as Troops are deployed into U.S. cities over the will of local officials.
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Newsom: I told the president, just get it over with. Arrest me. Move on. If you need someone’s head to scalp, then do it with me. But stop messing with these kids. Stop messing with four-year-olds. Kids in elementary school
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Newsom: I told the president, just get it over with. Arrest me. Move on. If you need someone’s head to scalp, then do it with me. But stop messing with these kids. Stop messing with four-year-olds. Kids in elementary school