Jim Reilly
@jamesjreilly.bsky.social
Retired, Opinionated Curmudgeon
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NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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EPSTEIN FILES
@jentaub.bsky.social & @lincolnsbible.bsky.social break down when Russia became Donald Trump's piggy bank... underwriting him when no US bank would.
Full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__o...
@jentaub.bsky.social & @lincolnsbible.bsky.social break down when Russia became Donald Trump's piggy bank... underwriting him when no US bank would.
Full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__o...
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
EPSTEIN FILES
@jentaub.bsky.social & @lincolnsbible.bsky.social break down when Russia became Donald Trump's piggy bank... underwriting him when no US bank would.
Full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__o...
@jentaub.bsky.social & @lincolnsbible.bsky.social break down when Russia became Donald Trump's piggy bank... underwriting him when no US bank would.
Full episode:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__o...
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SENATOR REVEREND NO ONE IS BETTER AT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS HE CREATES THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?
November 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
SENATOR REVEREND NO ONE IS BETTER AT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS HE CREATES THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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How do you make a documentary about a subject that predates the invention of photography? @kenlburns.bsky.social, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on what it took to film “The American Revolution”:
How Do You Film the Revolution?
What we learned making a documentary about a war so distant in time
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How do you make a documentary about a subject that predates the invention of photography? @kenlburns.bsky.social, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on what it took to film “The American Revolution”:
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The State Department is required to publish “a thorough, accurate, and reliable” history of U.S. foreign policy within 30 years of the events.
But it deleted documents about the risk of inadvertent nuclear war. https://wapo.st/49TiRY4
But it deleted documents about the risk of inadvertent nuclear war. https://wapo.st/49TiRY4
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The State Department is required to publish “a thorough, accurate, and reliable” history of U.S. foreign policy within 30 years of the events.
But it deleted documents about the risk of inadvertent nuclear war. https://wapo.st/49TiRY4
But it deleted documents about the risk of inadvertent nuclear war. https://wapo.st/49TiRY4
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"Trump will likely respond to his declining popularity by accelerating efforts to immunize himself against accountability, and by attempting to distract via foreign wars and domestic repression. He will also likely escalate his and allies’ looting of America..." plus.flux.community/p/democratic...
Democratic performance in off-year elections demonstrates Trump and MAGA's weakness
A key challenge for Democrats in the coming year will be to sharpen public defiance into a force powerful enough to foil Trump's authoritarian responses to his growing unpopularity
plus.flux.community
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Trump will likely respond to his declining popularity by accelerating efforts to immunize himself against accountability, and by attempting to distract via foreign wars and domestic repression. He will also likely escalate his and allies’ looting of America..." plus.flux.community/p/democratic...
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WATCH — @milestaylor.bsky.social : “The average 🇺🇸 family saved $1,600 a year from tax cuts, but spent $4,000 a year on Trump’s price increases — now he's realizing what conservative economists have known for centuries: Tariffs are taxes. And he's having to walk it back.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
WATCH — @milestaylor.bsky.social : “The average 🇺🇸 family saved $1,600 a year from tax cuts, but spent $4,000 a year on Trump’s price increases — now he's realizing what conservative economists have known for centuries: Tariffs are taxes. And he's having to walk it back.”
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TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
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Once wasn’t enough. Trump pardons a J6 rioter for a SECOND time.
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Once wasn’t enough. Trump pardons a J6 rioter for a SECOND time.
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Updated: Our tracker on the military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, with 20th strike disclosed by Southcom, the Pentagon outpost in Miami.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Military Killings in Boat Attacks
In two months, the Trump administration has killed dozens of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged strikes so far.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Updated: Our tracker on the military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, with 20th strike disclosed by Southcom, the Pentagon outpost in Miami.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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FACT CHECK: TRUE
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
FACT CHECK: TRUE
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BIG redistricting news out of Indiana:
State Senate Rs say that they do NOT have the votes to redraw maps, and thus will NOT convene in December to do so.
Stay vigilant, Indiana Dems.
Who knows what they’ll pull.
But right now this is looking like a HUGE win.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
State Senate Rs say that they do NOT have the votes to redraw maps, and thus will NOT convene in December to do so.
Stay vigilant, Indiana Dems.
Who knows what they’ll pull.
But right now this is looking like a HUGE win.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
'Not enough votes' | Indiana Senate will not meet to vote on redistricting
Indiana State Senate President Rod Bray says there are not enough votes in the Senate and so they will not meet in December.
www.wthr.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
BIG redistricting news out of Indiana:
State Senate Rs say that they do NOT have the votes to redraw maps, and thus will NOT convene in December to do so.
Stay vigilant, Indiana Dems.
Who knows what they’ll pull.
But right now this is looking like a HUGE win.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
State Senate Rs say that they do NOT have the votes to redraw maps, and thus will NOT convene in December to do so.
Stay vigilant, Indiana Dems.
Who knows what they’ll pull.
But right now this is looking like a HUGE win.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
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Had 4 years of outrage media coverage of Hunter Biden having a board seat but not quite as much energy directed to what is basically legalized bribery. Need your tariffs cut? Just hand Trump a <checks notes> $130,000 solid gold bar and a bespoke Rolex desk clock. Media shrugs.
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Had 4 years of outrage media coverage of Hunter Biden having a board seat but not quite as much energy directed to what is basically legalized bribery. Need your tariffs cut? Just hand Trump a <checks notes> $130,000 solid gold bar and a bespoke Rolex desk clock. Media shrugs.
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President Trump said he no longer endorsed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), his former staunch ally, and that he would support a conservative challenge against her in the next Republican primary election if it were the right candidate.
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene in breakup of MAGA allies
In response, Greene accused the president of lying about her due to her stance on the release of more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
President Trump said he no longer endorsed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), his former staunch ally, and that he would support a conservative challenge against her in the next Republican primary election if it were the right candidate.
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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State lawmakers can fight the influence of big money in politics by passing trigger laws that would go into effect if the Supreme Court’s misguided Citizens United ruling is reversed. bit.ly/3Xsczat
State Legislatures Can Push Back Against Citizens United
State lawmakers can fight the influence of big money in politics by passing trigger laws that would go into effect if the Supreme Court’s misguided ruling is reversed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
State lawmakers can fight the influence of big money in politics by passing trigger laws that would go into effect if the Supreme Court’s misguided Citizens United ruling is reversed. bit.ly/3Xsczat
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How do you make a documentary about a subject that predates the invention of photography? Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on what it took to film “The American Revolution”: https://theatln.tc/kzsjSfJ1
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How do you make a documentary about a subject that predates the invention of photography? Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on what it took to film “The American Revolution”: https://theatln.tc/kzsjSfJ1
Ep 182 — Fat Elvis Revenge Tour | Free
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Ep 182 — Fat Elvis Revenge Tour | Free
Epstein emails; BBC editing fiasco; Lindsey Halligan v James Comey and Letitia James
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November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ep 182 — Fat Elvis Revenge Tour | Free
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