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Jon Hyman
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Lawyer (management-side employment & labor, and beer), blogger, podcaster, husband, dad (humans and dog), alt and indie music lover. I believe in democracy. I hate fascists.
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For all of the new people who've found me here, let me introduce myself. I’m a(n):
⚖️ Employment & labor lawyer for employers
🍺 Beer lawyer
👩‍❤️‍👨 Husband
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Dad
🐕 Dog dad
🎙️ Podcaster
🎶 Alt/Indie music fan
🏈 Philly/Cleveland sports fan
💰 Failed game show contestant
🟦 Democracy rules
☠️ Fascism sucks
George Santos just told Dana Bash that prison “left a bad taste in [his] mouth.” I bet it did!
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
At my local #NoKings rally, I saw peace, unity, and love — not the “hate America” Republicans claim. There are tens of millions of us who still believe in this country … and that gives me hope. 🇺🇸 open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...
What I Saw and Felt at "No Kings"
At the "No Kings" Rally, I Found Hope
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October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I am proud to have been 1 of 3,500(!) to show up and protest #NoKings in Strongsville, Ohio — a red city that Trump won in 2024 with 58% of the vote.
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered.” Orwell intended 1984 to be a dire warning, not an instruction manual. jonhyman.substack.com/p/trumps-smi...
Trump’s Smithsonian Purge: Rewriting History, One Gallery Label at a Time
From my 8th grade class trip to walking the halls with my own kids, the Smithsonian has been a national time capsule of truth. Now, the White House is demanding curators replace history with ideology.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When my kids were little, one of my favorite books to read to them was “He Came With the Couch” by David Slonim. It’s a hilarious story about a family that brings home a new couch, only to discover it comes with a mysterious blue creature already sitting on it. I think it’s time for a sequal.
July 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
POTUS is a pedo. Pass it on.
July 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
See Orbán. See Putin. The road to authoritarianism is paved with criminal charges against your the opposition. open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...
This is Authoritarianism 101: Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Indict Barack Obama
The road to dictatorship is paved with criminal charges against your predecessor
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July 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
As we debate whether the Epstein files will or won’t end Trump’s presidency and make JD Vance the next POTUS, let’s never forget…

JD Vance fucked a couch.
July 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
White Christian Nationalism isn’t fringe—it’s a growing political ideology that threatens democracy from within. It's about power, not faith.

And history has a warning: Hitler used religion the same way—to sanctify authoritarian rule.

I break it down here ⬇️
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The Cross and the Flag: How White Christian Nationalism Threatens American Democracy
History warns us what happens when religion becomes a tool of political power. We are fools not to listen.
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July 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Hey LinkedIn — a post about the Gestapo-like tactics that ICE is currently deploying is neither bullying nor harassment. Please don’t give in to those who want to hide the truth of what’s really happening in America.
July 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
SCOTUS: “The Government cannot sever its relationship to the people by taking away their citizenship.”

TRUMP: “Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.”

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In Trump’s America, Dissent Is Dangerous
When the President threatens to strip citizenship for speaking out, freedom itself is on the line.
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July 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tom Homan said that ICE officers don’t need probable cause to detain—they just need the right skin color.

The past doesn’t repeat itself note for note. But it rhymes. And right now the rhymes are getting clearer.

ICE in 2025 looks a lot like the Gestapo in 1933.

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ICE is Trump's Gestapo
ICE is a chilling historical echo to Nazi Germany that we cannot ignore
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July 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
America is officially in the concentration camp business.
July 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Unhappy 4th of July, America. It’s time to start over. I re-wrote the Declaration of Independence to reflect our 2025 grievances. Please like and share if you agree, and then click the link to sign my new Declaration of Independence. jonhyman.substack.com/p/a-modern-d...
A Modern Declaration of Independence
Because liberty still demands a defense
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July 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
On July 4, 1776, our founders declared independence from a king.
In 2025, we must declare independence from a would-be one.

I've updated the Declaration of Independence for the autocracy now threatening to swallow our republic. jonhyman.substack.com/p/a-modern-d...
A Modern Declaration of Independence
Because liberty still demands a defense
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July 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First they changed the laws. Then they changed who counts as American. Stripping birthright citizenship. Targeting naturalized Americans. Rewriting “We the People” to mean fewer of us. Sound familiar? Nazi Germany did this in 1935. This is how it starts. jonhyman.substack.com/p/first-they...
First They Came for the Citizens
What Nazi Germany’s 1935 Citizenship Law Can Teach Us About Trump’s Attack on Citizenship
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July 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Florida is building a migrant detention camp in the middle of the Everglades—surrounded by swamps, snakes, and alligators.

They’re calling it Alligator Alcatraz. The Florida GOP is even selling merch to celebrate it.

This isn’t policy. It’s dystopian cruelty.

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Alligator Alcatraz: When Detention Becomes Dehumanization
A dystopian experiment in immigration enforcement, where human rights are swallowed by the swamp.
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June 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Welcome to the new legal regime: one where rights exist until the president says otherwise, and the courts are forbidden to stop him. Because a right you can’t enforce is no right at all.

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June 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Finding out Zohran is an Arsenal supporter
June 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We've become everything we've fought against for 249 years open.substack.com/pub/jonhyman...
June 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The story behind the most romantic song ever written. open.substack.com/pub/rhettmil...
I’ve Got a “Question” For You
25 years of ”Once in your life…”
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June 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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The Dr. Strangelove sequel no one asked for.
June 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This week delivered a one-two punch to transgender youth: SCOTUS gave states the green light to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapy, and HHS announced it will shut down the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program of the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline on 7/17. It's cruelty disguised as policy.
June 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM