J Goerdt
@j-goerdt.bsky.social
Avid reader. Passionate progressive. Lover of music, art, Kurt Vonnegut, and Bill Bryson. Retired attorney. Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 / Canada 🇨🇦 / NATO / LGBTQ rights 🏳️🌈 / DEI / Antifa (we should all be anti-fascist!)
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Anne Applebaum’s very negative critique of Trump’s (Russia’s) proposed (big bad - truly horrible) “peace” plan. If Ukraine fails to agree to it by Thanksgiving, Trump will end U.S. arms sales to Ukraine.
Anne Applebaum’s very negative critique of Trump’s (Russia’s) proposed (big bad - truly horrible) “peace” plan. If Ukraine fails to agree to it by Thanksgiving, Trump will end U.S. arms sales to Ukraine.
Cui Bono?
Who benefits from Trump's deals with the Russians and the Saudis? Not us
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November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Anne Applebaum’s very negative critique of Trump’s (Russia’s) proposed (big bad - truly horrible) “peace” plan. If Ukraine fails to agree to it by Thanksgiving, Trump will end U.S. arms sales to Ukraine.
Anne Applebaum’s very negative critique of Trump’s (Russia’s) proposed (big bad - truly horrible) “peace” plan. If Ukraine fails to agree to it by Thanksgiving, Trump will end U.S. arms sales to Ukraine.
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Another excellent essay by Paul Krugman. A health instance primer 101. Easy to understand — even for your MAGA friends and relatives.
Another excellent essay by Paul Krugman. A health instance primer 101. Easy to understand — even for your MAGA friends and relatives.
The Republican Brain Doesn’t Want To Understand Health Care
For 15 years we have heard the same lies and misrepresentations
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November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Another excellent essay by Paul Krugman. A health instance primer 101. Easy to understand — even for your MAGA friends and relatives.
Another excellent essay by Paul Krugman. A health instance primer 101. Easy to understand — even for your MAGA friends and relatives.
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Bring on the entire load of Epstein files!
Bring on the entire load of Epstein files!
BREAKING: “It’s Worse for Trump Than Anyone Could Have Imagined.” The GOP Whisper Network Is Melting Down Over the Impending Epstein Files Drop.
GOP/MAGA are getting ready to cross the floor as the DOJ informs Trump that the Epstein Files are coming and it will be a nuclear disaster.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Bring on the entire load of Epstein files!
Bring on the entire load of Epstein files!
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600,000 Americans died during our 4-year Civil War. Trump has killed 600,000 people in just the first 9 months of his second term through his devastating cuts to USAID. And he has 3+ years remaining. WHO ever thought a U.S. president could be so cruel and heartless.
600,000 Americans died during our 4-year Civil War. Trump has killed 600,000 people in just the first 9 months of his second term through his devastating cuts to USAID. And he has 3+ years remaining. WHO ever thought a U.S. president could be so cruel and heartless.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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600,000 Americans died during our 4-year Civil War. Trump has killed 600,000 people in just the first 9 months of his second term through his devastating cuts to USAID. And he has 3+ years remaining. WHO ever thought a U.S. president could be so cruel and heartless.
600,000 Americans died during our 4-year Civil War. Trump has killed 600,000 people in just the first 9 months of his second term through his devastating cuts to USAID. And he has 3+ years remaining. WHO ever thought a U.S. president could be so cruel and heartless.
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This is an outstanding story (the second in a series) about hunger and homelessness in central Iowa by Bob Leonard and Jason Walsmith. These are our neighbors and fellow human beings. Please listen.
This is an outstanding story (the second in a series) about hunger and homelessness in central Iowa by Bob Leonard and Jason Walsmith. These are our neighbors and fellow human beings. Please listen.
Portraits of Hunger in Iowa--the Camp
A Series
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November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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This is an outstanding story (the second in a series) about hunger and homelessness in central Iowa by Bob Leonard and Jason Walsmith. These are our neighbors and fellow human beings. Please listen.
This is an outstanding story (the second in a series) about hunger and homelessness in central Iowa by Bob Leonard and Jason Walsmith. These are our neighbors and fellow human beings. Please listen.
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Matthew Yglesias provides a dose realism about Mamdani’s agenda and the challenges of a progressive mayor in NYC.
Matthew Yglesias provides a dose realism about Mamdani’s agenda and the challenges of a progressive mayor in NYC.
Now comes the interesting part
Winning in big cities as a progressive is easy; governing is harder.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Matthew Yglesias provides a dose realism about Mamdani’s agenda and the challenges of a progressive mayor in NYC.
Matthew Yglesias provides a dose realism about Mamdani’s agenda and the challenges of a progressive mayor in NYC.
Which Party Is in Trouble, Again?
Thoughts after a very blue night
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sorry, but these fundamentalists make it almost impossible to believe there is a god.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Sorry, but these fundamentalists make it almost impossible to believe there is a god.
The super-rich get richer, while regular workers get laid off. Same as it always was… We need a new Teddy Roosevelt to bust these corporations up.
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The super-rich get richer, while regular workers get laid off. Same as it always was… We need a new Teddy Roosevelt to bust these corporations up.
In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Tariffs on China caused China to stop buying U.S. soybeans, which severely hurts farmers. But hey, Trump will probably send them all bail-out checks. Plus he still owns the Libs, which they love!
Tariffs on China caused China to stop buying U.S. soybeans, which severely hurts farmers. But hey, Trump will probably send them all bail-out checks. Plus he still owns the Libs, which they love!
In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard
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October 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Tariffs on China caused China to stop buying U.S. soybeans, which severely hurts farmers. But hey, Trump will probably send them all bail-out checks. Plus he still owns the Libs, which they love!
Tariffs on China caused China to stop buying U.S. soybeans, which severely hurts farmers. But hey, Trump will probably send them all bail-out checks. Plus he still owns the Libs, which they love!
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My latest Substack post celebrating Bruce Springsteen and great central Iowa musicians!
My latest Substack post celebrating Bruce Springsteen and great central Iowa musicians!
Celebrate Springsteen - and Great Central Iowa Musicians!
Take a break from the chaos, cruelty, and law-breaking of America's Prince of Darkness
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October 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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My latest Substack post celebrating Bruce Springsteen and great central Iowa musicians!
My latest Substack post celebrating Bruce Springsteen and great central Iowa musicians!
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Most people in Iowa do not know that agriculture accounts for just 6.8% of our GDP!
Most people in Iowa do not know that agriculture accounts for just 6.8% of our GDP!
David Thoreson (@davidthoreson1)
Iowa agriculture dominates our landscape and pollutes our water yet contributes only 7% to our overall economy. Why do we allow Big Ag so much sway and power in the Hawkeye State? The manufacturing se...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Most people in Iowa do not know that agriculture accounts for just 6.8% of our GDP!
Most people in Iowa do not know that agriculture accounts for just 6.8% of our GDP!
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Krugman provides the most insightful assessment of Trumps destruction of the east wing of the White House and the architectural — gaudy, gold-laden, pompous— style he’s proposing. You must read this!
Krugman provides the most insightful assessment of Trumps destruction of the east wing of the White House and the architectural — gaudy, gold-laden, pompous— style he’s proposing. You must read this!
Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Krugman provides the most insightful assessment of Trumps destruction of the east wing of the White House and the architectural — gaudy, gold-laden, pompous— style he’s proposing. You must read this!
Krugman provides the most insightful assessment of Trumps destruction of the east wing of the White House and the architectural — gaudy, gold-laden, pompous— style he’s proposing. You must read this!
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM