Rick Cooley
@rcooley123.bsky.social
Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o...
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o...
The Trump Doctrine in Venezuela by Richard Haass - Project Syndicate www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
The Trump Doctrine in Venezuela
Richard Haass explains why the US military intervention and arrest of Nicolás Maduro will play well in Beijing and Moscow.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Trump Doctrine in Venezuela by Richard Haass - Project Syndicate www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
Fitness To Serve rcooley123.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/f...
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Fitness To Serve rcooley123.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/f...
Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?
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Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?
Mad kings rarely stop themselves: they’re stopped when the people around them decide the country matters more than the crown…
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January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Is Mad King Trump Losing His Sanity?
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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 7, 2026 at 6:58 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 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
Fact-Checking the Trump Effect - Dispatch #53 — January 6 Was a Day of Love.”
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Fact-Checking the Trump Effect - Dispatch #53 — January 6 Was a Day of Love.”
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Fact-Checking the Trump Effect - Dispatch #53 — January 6 Was a Day of Love.”
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Transcript Of Trump's Speech At Rally Before Capitol Riot : NPR rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/t... | Trump is an insurrectionist and a traitor who belongs in jail - not the White House he has been demolishing.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Transcript Of Trump's Speech At Rally Before Capitol Riot : NPR rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/t... | Trump is an insurrectionist and a traitor who belongs in jail - not the White House he has been demolishing.
The Erasure of January 6 – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The Erasure of January 6 – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Mitch McConnell votes not to impeach, then blasts Donald Trump | Lexington Herald Leader rcooley123.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/m...
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Mitch McConnell votes not to impeach, then blasts Donald Trump | Lexington Herald Leader rcooley123.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/m...
Mitch McConnell votes not to impeach, then blasts Donald Trump | Lexington Herald Leader rcooley123.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/m...
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Mitch McConnell votes not to impeach, then blasts Donald Trump | Lexington Herald Leader rcooley123.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/m...
Snapshot: Accountability and Telling the Truth
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Snapshot: Accountability and Telling the Truth
On this fifth anniversary of the J6 Capitol attack, let's resolve that we will hold the criminals accountable when our current dark chapter is over
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January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Snapshot: Accountability and Telling the Truth
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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 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Jack Smith's closed-door testimony released by House Republicans after Judiciary Committee deposition rcooley123.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/j...
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
President Out-of-Control rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/p...
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 AM
President Out-of-Control rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/p...
We Are Standing With Mark Kelly Against Hegseth’s Attacks, Refusing To Let Trump Rewrite Jan 6 History, and Calling Out Dangerous Russian Propaganda
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We Are Standing With Mark Kelly Against Hegseth’s Attacks, Refusing To Let Trump Rewrite Jan 6 History, and Calling Out Dangerous Russian Propaganda
They picked a fight with the wrong folks
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January 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
We Are Standing With Mark Kelly Against Hegseth’s Attacks, Refusing To Let Trump Rewrite Jan 6 History, and Calling Out Dangerous Russian Propaganda
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Attacking the Social Safety Net rcooley123.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/a...
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Attacking the Social Safety Net rcooley123.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/a...
Trump's Brain Breaks And He Admits His Plan Is To Reduce Healthcare
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January 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Trump's Brain Breaks And He Admits His Plan Is To Reduce Healthcare
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To Tell the Truth rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/t...
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
To Tell the Truth rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/06/02/t...
Democrats Combat Trump's Lie-Filled 1/6 Website With Uplifting Hearing
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Democrats Combat Trump's Lie-Filled 1/6 Website With Uplifting Hearing
The White House continued to try to rewrite history with a brazen North Korea-like 1/6 website that Democrats countered with an uplifting 1/6 Committee hearing.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Democrats Combat Trump's Lie-Filled 1/6 Website With Uplifting Hearing
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Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 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 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Fact Sheets: The Harmful Effects of Project 2025, by State - Center for American Progress rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/f...
The President Who Poisons All He Touches: Donald Trump, the First American Dictator rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/08/17/t...
The President Who Poisons All He Touches: Donald Trump, the First American Dictator
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January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The President Who Poisons All He Touches: Donald Trump, the First American Dictator rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/08/17/t...
Trump Shows He's Terrified With Empty Threat To Cancel The Election
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Trump Shows He's Terrified With Empty Threat To Cancel The Election
Trump can't do anything to cancel or stop the midterm election, but his floating of the idea reveals that he is terrified, and should be taken seriously.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Trump Shows He's Terrified With Empty Threat To Cancel The Election
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