John Watts
@flocculus1.bsky.social
Just a guy (he) watching the news and still being shocked at the fascist spiral. 🌈 🇺🇦 🔬 🩺
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Who’s gonna tell ‘em
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
No, Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism—Here’s the Proof Parents Need to See
Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. But some parents still hold onto that belief.
www.parents.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.
Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
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Jeffries: "Thune is divorced from reality. It's a clown show over in the Senate. 15 times you bring the same partisan Republican spending bill to the Senate floor expecting a different result? That's the classic definition of legislative insanity. Has no ability to actually negotiate in good faith."
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Jeffries: "Thune is divorced from reality. It's a clown show over in the Senate. 15 times you bring the same partisan Republican spending bill to the Senate floor expecting a different result? That's the classic definition of legislative insanity. Has no ability to actually negotiate in good faith."
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
MAGA is threatened by large numbers turning out for No Kings. So they want to create fear of a crackdown. But a crackdown would threaten them even more. They won't do it. Join us!
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
MAGA is threatened by large numbers turning out for No Kings. So they want to create fear of a crackdown. But a crackdown would threaten them even more. They won't do it. Join us!
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“YOU hit HER.”
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
October 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“YOU hit HER.”
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
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I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
It's especially for journalists covering this story!
Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.
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Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
September 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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The King is ordering the prosecution of particular individuals, and threatening to fire AG Bondi if DOJ doesn't go after them. We fought a revolution to prevent this. We don’t bow down to Kings. Patriots must stop this.
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The King is ordering the prosecution of particular individuals, and threatening to fire AG Bondi if DOJ doesn't go after them. We fought a revolution to prevent this. We don’t bow down to Kings. Patriots must stop this.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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An apology is insufficient. Everyone email foxfeedback@foxnews.com and tell them Kilmeade must be fired immediately. #GoodTrouble
“I apologize for that extremely callous remark”
Fox’s Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying “just kill them” with “involuntary lethal injection” re: mentally ill homeless people
Fox’s Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying “just kill them” with “involuntary lethal injection” re: mentally ill homeless people
September 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An apology is insufficient. Everyone email foxfeedback@foxnews.com and tell them Kilmeade must be fired immediately. #GoodTrouble
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Good expose of a big problem. And it's totally true it's deeply intertwined with DNC/DCCC etc. But it's important to understand how this is a result of bad party-weakening reforms, producing a collective action problem where there is no locus of accountable power with the ability to shut it down.
If you work in/adjacent to Democratic politics, or even if you are an occasional Democratic donor, this new @adambonica.bsky.social piece is the most important thing you can read today.
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
The Democratic Party cannot build power if it allows scam pacs to thrive
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
August 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Good expose of a big problem. And it's totally true it's deeply intertwined with DNC/DCCC etc. But it's important to understand how this is a result of bad party-weakening reforms, producing a collective action problem where there is no locus of accountable power with the ability to shut it down.
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If you really want to understand how power works today, it’s not controlled by ballots—it’s driven by algorithms. This is worth a watch. It shows why billionaires are an existential threat to democracy—and what some of them really think about progressives.
July 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If you really want to understand how power works today, it’s not controlled by ballots—it’s driven by algorithms. This is worth a watch. It shows why billionaires are an existential threat to democracy—and what some of them really think about progressives.
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“I am allowed to do it.” So says the President of the United States about pardoning a vicious child predator who lured hundreds of children into sexual depravity. This should be a unifying moment for our country to turn against such a depraved President. Enough!
July 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“I am allowed to do it.” So says the President of the United States about pardoning a vicious child predator who lured hundreds of children into sexual depravity. This should be a unifying moment for our country to turn against such a depraved President. Enough!
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Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Trump Voters Wanted Relief From Medical Bills. For Millions, the Bills Are About To Get Bigger. - KFF Health News
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
kffhealthnews.org
July 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules, and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Brave #NASA workers speak out -
🔻 Trump’s gutting science
🔇 Silencing experts
🧨 Undermining safety
This is the Voyager Declaration. Support the signatories here ➡️ zurl.co/tCU2Z
zurl.co/Sh6n0
🔻 Trump’s gutting science
🔇 Silencing experts
🧨 Undermining safety
This is the Voyager Declaration. Support the signatories here ➡️ zurl.co/tCU2Z
zurl.co/Sh6n0
Hundreds of Nasa workers rebuke ‘arbitrary’ Trump cuts in scathing letter
Nearly 300 current and former employees signed the letter criticizing the ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at the agency
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Brave #NASA workers speak out -
🔻 Trump’s gutting science
🔇 Silencing experts
🧨 Undermining safety
This is the Voyager Declaration. Support the signatories here ➡️ zurl.co/tCU2Z
zurl.co/Sh6n0
🔻 Trump’s gutting science
🔇 Silencing experts
🧨 Undermining safety
This is the Voyager Declaration. Support the signatories here ➡️ zurl.co/tCU2Z
zurl.co/Sh6n0
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USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data, to “validate the accuracy of eligibility, determination and strengthen SNAP and government program integrity”
If that sounds like bs to you, let them know in the link below. So far there are less than 50 comments. And the window closes on the 23rd.
If that sounds like bs to you, let them know in the link below. So far there are less than 50 comments. And the window closes on the 23rd.
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data, to “validate the accuracy of eligibility, determination and strengthen SNAP and government program integrity”
If that sounds like bs to you, let them know in the link below. So far there are less than 50 comments. And the window closes on the 23rd.
If that sounds like bs to you, let them know in the link below. So far there are less than 50 comments. And the window closes on the 23rd.
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Sunday, 7/20, 2-6 PM at EISENHOWER MEMORIAL PARK we will be having a peaceful protest to show support for NASA. Please share with your networks! More information can be found here: sites.google.com/view/nasanee...
NASA Needs Help
We're fighting for science, engineering, and exploration. Tell Congress to push back on the 2025 Presidential Budget Request that cuts NASA Science by 47%, STEM education by 100%, and NASA's full b...
sites.google.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Sunday, 7/20, 2-6 PM at EISENHOWER MEMORIAL PARK we will be having a peaceful protest to show support for NASA. Please share with your networks! More information can be found here: sites.google.com/view/nasanee...