Rick Cooley
@rcooley123.bsky.social
Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
It’s About Time rcooley123.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/i...
It’s About Time
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It’s About Time rcooley123.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/i...
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Trump Must Go rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/t...
Friday Afternoon News Updates as the World Ditches the U.S. — 1/16/26
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Friday Afternoon News Updates as the World Ditches the U.S. — 1/16/26
As Trump spirals at home, global leaders are cutting deals that leave the United States weaker, poorer, and more isolated.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Friday Afternoon News Updates as the World Ditches the U.S. — 1/16/26
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Demand Governmental Transparency rcooley123.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/d...
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Demand Governmental Transparency rcooley123.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/d...
Hold the DOJ Accountable: Tell House Oversight Republicans to Insist on Full Disclosure | PFAW act.pfaw.org/sign/hold-do...
Hold the DOJ Accountable: Tell House Oversight Republicans to Insist on Full Disclosure
Congress must force the Department of Justice to make the Epstein files public within 30 days. The truth belongs to the people – not to politicians trying to bury it. Add your name now to demand your ...
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January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Hold the DOJ Accountable: Tell House Oversight Republicans to Insist on Full Disclosure | PFAW act.pfaw.org/sign/hold-do...
Let's Be Honest. Anti-Abortion Doesn't Make You Pro-Life | Crooks and Liars rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/l...
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Let's Be Honest. Anti-Abortion Doesn't Make You Pro-Life | Crooks and Liars rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/l...
MomsRising.org | Tell Congress to save lives by ensuring access to mifepristone! action.momsrising.org/sign/mife202...
MomsRising
Where moms and people who love them go to change our world
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January 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM
MomsRising.org | Tell Congress to save lives by ensuring access to mifepristone! action.momsrising.org/sign/mife202...
Trump says he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose his goal of acquiring Greenland www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... | Anything to raise taxes on the non-millionaires among us.
Trump says he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose his goal of acquiring Greenland
Officials from Greenland and Denmark, which controls the semi-autonomous territory, as well as a host of major U.S. allies, have rejected Trump’s push.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Trump says he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose his goal of acquiring Greenland www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... | Anything to raise taxes on the non-millionaires among us.
Fact check: Trump’s Detroit economic speech | CNN Politics rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/f...
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Fact check: Trump’s Detroit economic speech | CNN Politics rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/f...
We Need A Government For Us rcooley123.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/w...
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
We Need A Government For Us rcooley123.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/w...
How The Democrats Can Win In November
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How The Democrats Can Win In November
there is a way, if they listen to the public
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January 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM
How The Democrats Can Win In November
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Trump’s Moral Depravity Nearly Kills Infant in Minneapolis
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Trump’s Moral Depravity Nearly Kills Infant in Minneapolis
Nearly all Republicans are allowing Trump's immoral and illegal terror campaign against Americans, which has killed a mother of three and put an infant in critical care.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Trump’s Moral Depravity Nearly Kills Infant in Minneapolis
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Democrats Won't Allow Trump To Rig The Midterm As They Take A Big Step Toward Redistricting In Virginia
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Democrats Won't Allow Trump To Rig The Midterm As They Take A Big Step Toward Redistricting In Virginia
Trump's plan to rig the 2026 midterm might have been dealt a fatal blow as Democrats in Virginia has cleared the way for redistricting.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Democrats Won't Allow Trump To Rig The Midterm As They Take A Big Step Toward Redistricting In Virginia
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The time to melt ICE is long overdue.
Wow, they really are tracking down the most hardened criminals in America, even the bloodthirsty monsters who work at ... toy stores?
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The time to melt ICE is long overdue.
Trump DOJ Opens Sham Criminal Investigation Of Tim Walz And Jacob Frey In Minnesota
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Trump DOJ Opens Sham Criminal Investigation Of Tim Walz And Jacob Frey In Minnesota
Trump has backed off invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota, but his DOJ is criminally investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Trump DOJ Opens Sham Criminal Investigation Of Tim Walz And Jacob Frey In Minnesota
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Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 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 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
'No draft-dodging president will intimidate me': Dem targeted by Trump Pentagon & DOJ speaks out www.ms.now/the-last-wor...
'No draft-dodging president will intimidate me': Dem targeted by Trump Pentagon & DOJ speaks out
Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania says the Justice Department is investigating his participation in a video reminding U.S. troops that they are not required to follow illegal orders. Rep. ...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
'No draft-dodging president will intimidate me': Dem targeted by Trump Pentagon & DOJ speaks out www.ms.now/the-last-wor...
Minneapolis unrest could be the excuse Trump's been waiting for to invoke Insurrection Act www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
Opinion | Trump is close to unleashing the state violence he's always wanted
Philip Bump: The president suggested on Thursday that unrest in Minneapolis might prompt him to invoke the Insurrection Act. He’s wanted to do that for years.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Minneapolis unrest could be the excuse Trump's been waiting for to invoke Insurrection Act www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
To Tell the Truth rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/t...
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
To Tell the Truth rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/t...
Trump's offensive investigation of Renee Good www.ms.now/opinion/trum... | If Trump's nose grew everytime he lied, would it reach the moon yet?
Opinion | Trump's latest smear of Renee Good
Jarvis DeBerry: It shouldn't have to be said, but activism is not a crime.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Trump's offensive investigation of Renee Good www.ms.now/opinion/trum... | If Trump's nose grew everytime he lied, would it reach the moon yet?
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
How a fight over ICE could sink a deal to fund the government www.ms.now/opinion/dhs-...
Opinion | Congressional Democrats need to bring a knife to an ICE fight
Letting Congress fully fund the Department of Homeland Security without at least trying to rein in ICE would be a major mistake for Democrats.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
How a fight over ICE could sink a deal to fund the government www.ms.now/opinion/dhs-...
President Out-of-Control rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/p...
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
President Out-of-Control rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/p...