Rick Cooley
@rcooley123.bsky.social
Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
January 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... | Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... | Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
People Have Opinions at the Hallowed Grounds of the Beating of Big Balls | Mike the Mad Biologist mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/01/03/p...
People Have Opinions at the Hallowed Grounds of the Beating of Big Balls
Observed at the corner of 14th and Swann Streets, NW, U Street Corridor, D.C.:
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January 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
People Have Opinions at the Hallowed Grounds of the Beating of Big Balls | Mike the Mad Biologist mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/01/03/p...
Rep. Garcia Exposes The DOJ’s Epstein Cover-Up, Trump Changes His Failing Health Story Again, and Federal Employees Fight To Stop Discriminatory Bans
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Rep. Garcia Exposes The DOJ’s Epstein Cover-Up, Trump Changes His Failing Health Story Again, and Federal Employees Fight To Stop Discriminatory Bans
Plus, former NYC mayor sinks further into MAGA hell
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January 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Rep. Garcia Exposes The DOJ’s Epstein Cover-Up, Trump Changes His Failing Health Story Again, and Federal Employees Fight To Stop Discriminatory Bans
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Trump Made A Disastrous Mistake With Military Takeover Of Venezuela
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Trump Made A Disastrous Mistake With Military Takeover Of Venezuela
Trump's military takeover of Venezuela appears to be all about the oil with no thought about the country itself. Trump's international thug move will be a disaster for the United States.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Trump Made A Disastrous Mistake With Military Takeover Of Venezuela
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Trump Screwed America In Venezuela - by Jason Easley www.politicususa.com/p/trump-scre...
Trump Screwed America In Venezuela
America isn't going to get "the oil," or lower prices and reduced inflation. The country will put our troops at risk, an expensive military action, and completely screwed the US in Venezuela.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Trump Screwed America In Venezuela - by Jason Easley www.politicususa.com/p/trump-scre...
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
January 4, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
Trump: U.S. 'locked and loaded' if Iran kills protestors www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
Trump: U.S. 'locked and loaded' if Iran kills protestors
President Trump is issuing a stark warning to Iran, saying if they kill any peaceful protestors the U.S. is "locked and loaded" and ready to come to their rescue. MS NOW White House Reporter Jake Tray...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Trump: U.S. 'locked and loaded' if Iran kills protestors www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
How potential presidential candidates are 'already laying the groundwork' for 2028 www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
How potential presidential candidates are 'already laying the groundwork' for 2028
This year's midterm elections will set the stage for the 2028 presidential campaign. MS NOW White House Reporter Akayla Gardner, former Rep. Charlie Dent, former Special Assistant to President Biden M...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
How potential presidential candidates are 'already laying the groundwork' for 2028 www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
What Jack Smith’s testimony on the 2020 election reveals about Trump and his allies www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
Opinion | Jack Smith made Republicans look foolish — so they dumped his testimony on New Year’s Eve
Austin Sarat: The former special prosecutor’s testimony will help history judge Trump's attempt to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
What Jack Smith’s testimony on the 2020 election reveals about Trump and his allies www.ms.now/opinion/jack...
Trump announces military strike on Venezuela, capture of President Nicolás Maduro www.ms.now/news/trump-a... | What part of the UN Charter made this move legal? When was this run by Congress?
Trump says U.S. 'will run' Venezuela as Maduro arrives in New York under arrest
The U.S. has built up significant military force in the region, but Trump does not appear to have sought permission from or informed Congress of Saturday's military action.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Trump announces military strike on Venezuela, capture of President Nicolás Maduro www.ms.now/news/trump-a... | What part of the UN Charter made this move legal? When was this run by Congress?
Secret memo, public strikes: Trump’s Venezuela gambit tests war powers www.ms.now/news/venezue...
Secret memo, public strikes: Trump’s Venezuela gambit tests war powers
The administration is citing a Department of Justice opinion to justify the strikes, but keeping it classified — fueling a new war powers showdown.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Secret memo, public strikes: Trump’s Venezuela gambit tests war powers www.ms.now/news/venezue...
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
What Has This Endless War Achieved? rcooley123.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/w...
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
What Has This Endless War Achieved? rcooley123.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/w...
'The Actions of a Rogue State': US Lawmakers Demand Emergency Vote to Stop Trump War on Venezuela | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/war-pow... | Doing this when Congress was in recess was no accident. |
'The Actions of a Rogue State': US Lawmakers Demand Emergency Vote to Stop Trump War on Venezuela | Common Dreams
"Trump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal," said Rep. Greg Casar. "Congress should vote immediately on a War Powers Resolution to stop him."
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January 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
'The Actions of a Rogue State': US Lawmakers Demand Emergency Vote to Stop Trump War on Venezuela | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/war-pow... | Doing this when Congress was in recess was no accident. |
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o... | Trump goes further over the edge everyday he remains in office. |
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o... | Trump goes further over the edge everyday he remains in office. |
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-r... | This lunatic thinks the way to win the Nobel Peace Prize is to start World War III! |
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next | Common Dreams
"The 'Trump corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine—applied in recent hours with violent force over the skies of Caracas—is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the Americas confront toda...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-r... | This lunatic thinks the way to win the Nobel Peace Prize is to start World War III! |
Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
January 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
January 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
'This Is State Terrorism': Global Outrage as Trump Launches Illegal Assault on Venezuela | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/global-...
'This Is State Terrorism': Global Outrage as Trump Launches Illegal Assault on Venezuela | Common Dreams
"It is brutal imperialist aggression," said former Bolivian President Evo Morales.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
'This Is State Terrorism': Global Outrage as Trump Launches Illegal Assault on Venezuela | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/global-...
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...