Jim Richardson
@jim19146.bsky.social
Retired. Progressive. Astonished at what the US has become. Ashamed and angry.
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Jim Richardson
@jim19146.bsky.social
· Mar 4
Jim is my name, 19146 is my zip code. Philadelphia. Born in San Antonio, traveled to most of the world.
We have one job - the biggest and most important ever: Achieve universal human rights and save the planet. Really.
You have something better or more important to do? Rethink it, friend.
We have one job - the biggest and most important ever: Achieve universal human rights and save the planet. Really.
You have something better or more important to do? Rethink it, friend.
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
How can America ever be great when the President and his cabinet are pillaging and looting the whole federal government, when self-enrichment is the ONLY GOAL, the ONLY POLICY??!!
How can America ever be great when the President and his cabinet are pillaging and looting the whole federal government, when self-enrichment is the ONLY GOAL, the ONLY POLICY??!!
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo
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November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
How can America ever be great when the President and his cabinet are pillaging and looting the whole federal government, when self-enrichment is the ONLY GOAL, the ONLY POLICY??!!
How can America ever be great when the President and his cabinet are pillaging and looting the whole federal government, when self-enrichment is the ONLY GOAL, the ONLY POLICY??!!
Watched the first half of Ken Burns' film The American Revolution last night. May be the best Burns yet, and I learned A LOT that I didn't know before.
It's a must-watch for anyone who wants a richer understanding of how the US came to be.
It's a must-watch for anyone who wants a richer understanding of how the US came to be.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Watched the first half of Ken Burns' film The American Revolution last night. May be the best Burns yet, and I learned A LOT that I didn't know before.
It's a must-watch for anyone who wants a richer understanding of how the US came to be.
It's a must-watch for anyone who wants a richer understanding of how the US came to be.
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How Many People Die in India From Hot Weather? Nobody Really Knows. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
I have a favorite science-fiction author who described this in prescient and excruciating detail. Kim Stanley Robinson in The Ministry of the Future. India is home to incredible suffering.
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Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok. n.pr/478XSOb
Who is Larry Ellison, the billionaire Trump friend who's part of the TikTok takeover?
Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok. n.pr/478XSOb
Trump is busy enriching himself and his very crooked cabinet members. It is now the national priority - and it's destroying our country.
Every single thing he's doing now is insane, and most of it is highly illegal.
There is no other term for this than a fascist takeover. In America!!
Every single thing he's doing now is insane, and most of it is highly illegal.
There is no other term for this than a fascist takeover. In America!!
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump is busy enriching himself and his very crooked cabinet members. It is now the national priority - and it's destroying our country.
Every single thing he's doing now is insane, and most of it is highly illegal.
There is no other term for this than a fascist takeover. In America!!
Every single thing he's doing now is insane, and most of it is highly illegal.
There is no other term for this than a fascist takeover. In America!!
What’s More Dangerous Than India’s Frequent Heat Waves? Heat Stress. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
This is as deadly as a pandemic. Worse, actually. The US is criminally absent from climate negotiations. Trump and family are busy doing land and resort deals with the oil barons of Saudi Arabia.
This is as deadly as a pandemic. Worse, actually. The US is criminally absent from climate negotiations. Trump and family are busy doing land and resort deals with the oil barons of Saudi Arabia.
What’s More Dangerous Than India’s Frequent Heat Waves? Heat Stress.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
What’s More Dangerous Than India’s Frequent Heat Waves? Heat Stress. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...
This is as deadly as a pandemic. Worse, actually. The US is criminally absent from climate negotiations. Trump and family are busy doing land and resort deals with the oil barons of Saudi Arabia.
This is as deadly as a pandemic. Worse, actually. The US is criminally absent from climate negotiations. Trump and family are busy doing land and resort deals with the oil barons of Saudi Arabia.
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
China is kicking our ass in technology and global relations...while Trump and company are pulling us back to coal and the dark ages. And while working full time to enrich themselves at our expense.
China is kicking our ass in technology and global relations...while Trump and company are pulling us back to coal and the dark ages. And while working full time to enrich themselves at our expense.
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
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November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
China is kicking our ass in technology and global relations...while Trump and company are pulling us back to coal and the dark ages. And while working full time to enrich themselves at our expense.
China is kicking our ass in technology and global relations...while Trump and company are pulling us back to coal and the dark ages. And while working full time to enrich themselves at our expense.
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Large crowds of protesters have begun gathering outside the White House demanding Trump’s resignation because of the ongoing Epstein scandal.
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Large crowds of protesters have begun gathering outside the White House demanding Trump’s resignation because of the ongoing Epstein scandal.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
The truth of Trump's takeover...
1. The implementation of the draconian Project 2025 agenda. The whole of the administration is devoted to this. Distilled evil.
2. Brazen wealth accumulation by all in Trump's circle. Unprecedented. Criminal on a global scale.
All to the detriment of our country.
1. The implementation of the draconian Project 2025 agenda. The whole of the administration is devoted to this. Distilled evil.
2. Brazen wealth accumulation by all in Trump's circle. Unprecedented. Criminal on a global scale.
All to the detriment of our country.
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The truth of Trump's takeover...
1. The implementation of the draconian Project 2025 agenda. The whole of the administration is devoted to this. Distilled evil.
2. Brazen wealth accumulation by all in Trump's circle. Unprecedented. Criminal on a global scale.
All to the detriment of our country.
1. The implementation of the draconian Project 2025 agenda. The whole of the administration is devoted to this. Distilled evil.
2. Brazen wealth accumulation by all in Trump's circle. Unprecedented. Criminal on a global scale.
All to the detriment of our country.
Epstein Part 2
Much of the political energy and resources of the Republican MAGA party are focused on protecting Trump from Epstein scandals.
As long as the truth of his involvement in pedophilia and sexual abuses is contained, he is free to literally destroy the foundations of or country.
Much of the political energy and resources of the Republican MAGA party are focused on protecting Trump from Epstein scandals.
As long as the truth of his involvement in pedophilia and sexual abuses is contained, he is free to literally destroy the foundations of or country.
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Epstein Part 2
Much of the political energy and resources of the Republican MAGA party are focused on protecting Trump from Epstein scandals.
As long as the truth of his involvement in pedophilia and sexual abuses is contained, he is free to literally destroy the foundations of or country.
Much of the political energy and resources of the Republican MAGA party are focused on protecting Trump from Epstein scandals.
As long as the truth of his involvement in pedophilia and sexual abuses is contained, he is free to literally destroy the foundations of or country.
Epstein Part 1
We thought that all of the administrations atrocities were a distraction from the Epstein horrors and Trump's involvement.
The truth is that Epstein IS the distraction. It serves Trump by focusing our attention away from the horror which is his destruction of, well, everything.
We thought that all of the administrations atrocities were a distraction from the Epstein horrors and Trump's involvement.
The truth is that Epstein IS the distraction. It serves Trump by focusing our attention away from the horror which is his destruction of, well, everything.
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Epstein Part 1
We thought that all of the administrations atrocities were a distraction from the Epstein horrors and Trump's involvement.
The truth is that Epstein IS the distraction. It serves Trump by focusing our attention away from the horror which is his destruction of, well, everything.
We thought that all of the administrations atrocities were a distraction from the Epstein horrors and Trump's involvement.
The truth is that Epstein IS the distraction. It serves Trump by focusing our attention away from the horror which is his destruction of, well, everything.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
The hatred of immigrants and lust for cruelty and deportation are evil in themselves. But an added tragedy is distraction of energy and resources from urgently needed human services. Total dictatorship.
The hatred of immigrants and lust for cruelty and deportation are evil in themselves. But an added tragedy is distraction of energy and resources from urgently needed human services. Total dictatorship.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
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November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
The hatred of immigrants and lust for cruelty and deportation are evil in themselves. But an added tragedy is distraction of energy and resources from urgently needed human services. Total dictatorship.
The hatred of immigrants and lust for cruelty and deportation are evil in themselves. But an added tragedy is distraction of energy and resources from urgently needed human services. Total dictatorship.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"Humanity’s great ethical and spiritual traditions converge around love and mercy as core values."
I no longer participate in religion, but I'm convinced that a conscious turn to human rights as a core value is the only hope for humanity.
"Humanity’s great ethical and spiritual traditions converge around love and mercy as core values."
I no longer participate in religion, but I'm convinced that a conscious turn to human rights as a core value is the only hope for humanity.
Opinion | Liberals and conservatives shy away from this core Catholic teaching
Cruelty is ravaging politics. What happened to mercy?
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November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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"Humanity’s great ethical and spiritual traditions converge around love and mercy as core values."
I no longer participate in religion, but I'm convinced that a conscious turn to human rights as a core value is the only hope for humanity.
"Humanity’s great ethical and spiritual traditions converge around love and mercy as core values."
I no longer participate in religion, but I'm convinced that a conscious turn to human rights as a core value is the only hope for humanity.
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The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.
It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!
Repost if you agree.
#BlueCrew
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Remember when Trump said he grabbed women by the p**sy? And that he would get away with shooting someone on Fifth Ave? Never has there been such flagrant profiteering by a US president.
Remember when Trump said he grabbed women by the p**sy? And that he would get away with shooting someone on Fifth Ave? Never has there been such flagrant profiteering by a US president.
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
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November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Remember when Trump said he grabbed women by the p**sy? And that he would get away with shooting someone on Fifth Ave? Never has there been such flagrant profiteering by a US president.
Remember when Trump said he grabbed women by the p**sy? And that he would get away with shooting someone on Fifth Ave? Never has there been such flagrant profiteering by a US president.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
This is so obviously crooked and dangerous. It demeans the FBI, the DOJ, the rule of law and the country.
He's such a slug. Disgusting.
This is so obviously crooked and dangerous. It demeans the FBI, the DOJ, the rule of law and the country.
He's such a slug. Disgusting.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
This is so obviously crooked and dangerous. It demeans the FBI, the DOJ, the rule of law and the country.
He's such a slug. Disgusting.
This is so obviously crooked and dangerous. It demeans the FBI, the DOJ, the rule of law and the country.
He's such a slug. Disgusting.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
This woman is so unfit for public service. Her costume drama is some kind of sickening appeal to low-intelligence TV zombies. She's WAY over her head in the job. AND she's a serial abuser of taxpayer funds. She's the queen of graft. (Barf emoji here)
This woman is so unfit for public service. Her costume drama is some kind of sickening appeal to low-intelligence TV zombies. She's WAY over her head in the job. AND she's a serial abuser of taxpayer funds. She's the queen of graft. (Barf emoji here)
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
This woman is so unfit for public service. Her costume drama is some kind of sickening appeal to low-intelligence TV zombies. She's WAY over her head in the job. AND she's a serial abuser of taxpayer funds. She's the queen of graft. (Barf emoji here)
This woman is so unfit for public service. Her costume drama is some kind of sickening appeal to low-intelligence TV zombies. She's WAY over her head in the job. AND she's a serial abuser of taxpayer funds. She's the queen of graft. (Barf emoji here)
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
I truly don't get it. Why, oh why do we keep this awful, evil administration in office? How can we, as a nation, tolerate this reaching into history - for gosh sake - to erase Black contributions/participation in our lives and history?! Insane! Cruel! Stupid!
I truly don't get it. Why, oh why do we keep this awful, evil administration in office? How can we, as a nation, tolerate this reaching into history - for gosh sake - to erase Black contributions/participation in our lives and history?! Insane! Cruel! Stupid!
U.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops
The Netherlands American Cemetery previously had two displays honoring Black American soldiers’ experiences in World War II.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
I truly don't get it. Why, oh why do we keep this awful, evil administration in office? How can we, as a nation, tolerate this reaching into history - for gosh sake - to erase Black contributions/participation in our lives and history?! Insane! Cruel! Stupid!
I truly don't get it. Why, oh why do we keep this awful, evil administration in office? How can we, as a nation, tolerate this reaching into history - for gosh sake - to erase Black contributions/participation in our lives and history?! Insane! Cruel! Stupid!
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I graduated from A&M in 1971. It was always a pretty conservative place. Now it is intolerable to be associated with. Such a shame. It's a huge school - over 40,000 undergrads.
I graduated from A&M in 1971. It was always a pretty conservative place. Now it is intolerable to be associated with. Such a shame. It's a huge school - over 40,000 undergrads.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
I graduated from A&M in 1971. It was always a pretty conservative place. Now it is intolerable to be associated with. Such a shame. It's a huge school - over 40,000 undergrads.
I graduated from A&M in 1971. It was always a pretty conservative place. Now it is intolerable to be associated with. Such a shame. It's a huge school - over 40,000 undergrads.
The destruction of the East Wing and preparation for a HUGE gilded ballroom are perfectly emblematic of Trump's disastrous stewardship of the federal government: destructive, illegal, greed-ridden, unAmerican, permanent damage. Carnage for the needy, billions for Trump and the rich. Nero fiddled...
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The destruction of the East Wing and preparation for a HUGE gilded ballroom are perfectly emblematic of Trump's disastrous stewardship of the federal government: destructive, illegal, greed-ridden, unAmerican, permanent damage. Carnage for the needy, billions for Trump and the rich. Nero fiddled...
In 1964, Lyndon Johnson signed a bill to launch his War on Poverty. 60 years later, Trump is waging outright war on the poor.
The administration, both houses of Congress and SCOTUS are aggressively cutting vital support for the needy and giving huge tax breaks to the very wealthy. DISASTER!
The administration, both houses of Congress and SCOTUS are aggressively cutting vital support for the needy and giving huge tax breaks to the very wealthy. DISASTER!
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In 1964, Lyndon Johnson signed a bill to launch his War on Poverty. 60 years later, Trump is waging outright war on the poor.
The administration, both houses of Congress and SCOTUS are aggressively cutting vital support for the needy and giving huge tax breaks to the very wealthy. DISASTER!
The administration, both houses of Congress and SCOTUS are aggressively cutting vital support for the needy and giving huge tax breaks to the very wealthy. DISASTER!
Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
What utter, inexcusable scum. Pure hate and self-aggrandizement. Killing America.
What utter, inexcusable scum. Pure hate and self-aggrandizement. Killing America.
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
What utter, inexcusable scum. Pure hate and self-aggrandizement. Killing America.
What utter, inexcusable scum. Pure hate and self-aggrandizement. Killing America.
Affordability Part 2
Minimum wage in EVERY state is below the POVERTY LEVEL. Fighting for higher minimum wages distracts us from the real problem.
If a business cannot pay a true living wage, it should not exist in the first place.
When you hear "affordability" you should smell a scam.
Minimum wage in EVERY state is below the POVERTY LEVEL. Fighting for higher minimum wages distracts us from the real problem.
If a business cannot pay a true living wage, it should not exist in the first place.
When you hear "affordability" you should smell a scam.
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Affordability Part 2
Minimum wage in EVERY state is below the POVERTY LEVEL. Fighting for higher minimum wages distracts us from the real problem.
If a business cannot pay a true living wage, it should not exist in the first place.
When you hear "affordability" you should smell a scam.
Minimum wage in EVERY state is below the POVERTY LEVEL. Fighting for higher minimum wages distracts us from the real problem.
If a business cannot pay a true living wage, it should not exist in the first place.
When you hear "affordability" you should smell a scam.