Jim Watts
jimwatts.bsky.social
Jim Watts
@jimwatts.bsky.social
Texan. Retired journalist. Independent Company USA. I’m not as stupid as I look
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Trump's strongly disapprove numbers have soared, with an 11-point increase in respondents who strongly disapprove of the president from the beginning of his term to recent weeks... and a 9-point drop in respondents who say they strongly approve
August 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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In early 1933, after taking power, Hitler warned that protests threatened national security and would be treated as crimes against the state.
Trump threatens to use “heavy force” against anyone who protests his military parade this weekend, and note that he makes no exception for peaceful protesters
June 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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SecDef Hegseth is on a rampage against Blacks, women, Hispanics and Jews... He wants to make clear that this is a white man's Navy, full stop. www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-ne...
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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leading the fight against woke ... St Jude's Children's Research Hospital
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Americans are being told to stock up on canned food like the apocalypse is coming; meanwhile Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg & Ellison alone have $1.1 trillion. Are Americans ever going to rise up against their oligarchs or is hurting trans people too big a priority?
February 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Inappropriate and absurd.
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner suggests that Jill Biden is having an affair with Donald Trump: "Clearly she gravitates towards power."

After co-host Emily Compagno starts oohing and ahhing, Faulkner doubles down.

"I will just say it, because it is the truth."
December 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Fun fact: If you shop at Home Depot, some portion of your money is going to Trump. #LowesIsAcrossTheStreet www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
Home Depot’s Billionaire Founder Says He’ll Fund Trump... Even If He’s Convicted
Bernie Marcus suggested he won’t let a conviction get in the way of his support for the Republican front-runner.
www.huffpost.com
November 29, 2023 at 6:16 PM
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Congratulations to Home Depot which has officially donated $1,000,000 to support the members of Congress who voted not to certify the results of the 2020 election.

Bankrolling the Sedition Caucus is a choice, and Home Depot has doubled down!
November 29, 2023 at 7:12 PM
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Also, anyone suggesting that we raise the age of eligibility for SS/Medicare bc life expectancy has risen is oblivious to the grim reality of US society: those gains are for the affluent, and have largely bypassed the people who need these programs most 4/
November 24, 2023 at 2:36 PM
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Using the power of the state to go after a group for reporting something that hurt the richest person in the country.
NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton says he's opening an investigation into Media Matters
November 21, 2023 at 2:20 AM