John B Des Moines
@john-b-des-moines.bsky.social
Unlike the WaPo of Jeff Bezos, I believe that democracy dies in darkness. The billionaires are not our friends. Tenth generation working to build a better America. Won't lie down for authoritarians.
Worth a watch. Insightful commentary on the psychology of MAGA, their current tendency to say the quiet parts out loud, ending with a hopeful reality. If we keep pushing back against fascism, we will prevail. www.youtube.com/shorts/cekQH...
A year from pitching my #ExtinctionBurst theory, #maga confirms it. #obama #trump
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November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Worth a watch. Insightful commentary on the psychology of MAGA, their current tendency to say the quiet parts out loud, ending with a hopeful reality. If we keep pushing back against fascism, we will prevail. www.youtube.com/shorts/cekQH...
Elevation of ICE to full Gestapo status and subversion of all federal law enforcement to them isn't about immigration. It's all about establishing a white supremacist, apartheid government in the United States. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
A U.S. citizen was detained by ICE twice — now he’s fighting back
American-born Leo Garcia Venegas was assaulted, handcuffed and treated like a criminal by ICE agents while at work — not once, but twice.
www.ms.now
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Elevation of ICE to full Gestapo status and subversion of all federal law enforcement to them isn't about immigration. It's all about establishing a white supremacist, apartheid government in the United States. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
The biggest US employer in the 1950s was General Motors. Now it's WalMart. Unionizing service industries just makes sense. It's the only way half of working Americans will ever have any chance at a fair wage, benefits, and decent working conditions.
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The biggest US employer in the 1950s was General Motors. Now it's WalMart. Unionizing service industries just makes sense. It's the only way half of working Americans will ever have any chance at a fair wage, benefits, and decent working conditions.
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When did pedophilia become a partisan issue?
The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him.
Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.
The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him.
Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
When did pedophilia become a partisan issue?
The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him.
Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.
The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him.
Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.
We know the corruption is real...they aren't even trying to hide it.
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We know the corruption is real...they aren't even trying to hide it.
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Roots Are Important
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November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Roots Are Important
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Lake Superior Michigan
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This 14yo child speaks with more strength of moral clarity than any adult defending Trump by minimizing Epstein. May she grow up without being exploited and be able to fulfill her highest, best aspirations...and may we all see the proof of why Trump is so desperate to minimize Epstein. He is guilty.
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This 14yo child speaks with more strength of moral clarity than any adult defending Trump by minimizing Epstein. May she grow up without being exploited and be able to fulfill her highest, best aspirations...and may we all see the proof of why Trump is so desperate to minimize Epstein. He is guilty.
By the time you're pardoned twice, you're just a criminal.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
By the time you're pardoned twice, you're just a criminal.
It's only going to increase the pressure on Trump.
Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's only going to increase the pressure on Trump.
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
This is where citizenship and faith meet. Coming together with people of all faiths and none at all to stand up for the common cause of freedom and justice. Christian Dominionism is something different, the American Taliban, a threat to all of us and the idea of freedom and justice.
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 4:30 PM
This is where citizenship and faith meet. Coming together with people of all faiths and none at all to stand up for the common cause of freedom and justice. Christian Dominionism is something different, the American Taliban, a threat to all of us and the idea of freedom and justice.
Trump's involvement with Epstein goes deeper than, say, Dershowitz, who "didn't take off (his) underwear." The MAGA base would buy that. No, Trump's involvement has to be deeper, darker, and more central than has been proven so far. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/jasmine-cr...
Jasmine Crockett Calls Out Trump For Hiding Epstein Files As Top Oversight Dem Calls Him Desperate, Chicago Refuses To Invest In The Regime, and State Fake Electors Cases Move Forward
Hope rising through resistance
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump's involvement with Epstein goes deeper than, say, Dershowitz, who "didn't take off (his) underwear." The MAGA base would buy that. No, Trump's involvement has to be deeper, darker, and more central than has been proven so far. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/jasmine-cr...
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
If there's one thing we can see now, Trump wasn't "a friend of Epstein." He was INVOLVED. Deeply involved. More than those who simply visited one of his refuges to engage in depravity. Epstein and Trump were partners in this business until the feds started to catch up and Trump distanced himself.
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If there's one thing we can see now, Trump wasn't "a friend of Epstein." He was INVOLVED. Deeply involved. More than those who simply visited one of his refuges to engage in depravity. Epstein and Trump were partners in this business until the feds started to catch up and Trump distanced himself.
Trump is flailing, he's failing, and his close association with Jeffrey Epstein is closing in faster than he can dodge away from it. In fact, was he actually part of the conspiracy? New revelations this week make that question more relevant than ever. contrarian.substack.com/p/frightenin...
Frightening Wake-up for MAGA
Scandal, corruption, chaos, and cruelty define the Trump regime
contrarian.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump is flailing, he's failing, and his close association with Jeffrey Epstein is closing in faster than he can dodge away from it. In fact, was he actually part of the conspiracy? New revelations this week make that question more relevant than ever. contrarian.substack.com/p/frightenin...
Ultimately, this only highlights attention on Trump's corruption and the increasingly obvious question...how involved was Trump in the perverse activities of Jeffrey Epstein? It's starting to look like he could have been a central player in the conspiracy. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ultimately, this only highlights attention on Trump's corruption and the increasingly obvious question...how involved was Trump in the perverse activities of Jeffrey Epstein? It's starting to look like he could have been a central player in the conspiracy. www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
The Housing First policy is a proven success...so of course it has to die. And we're criminalizing homelessness at the same time. No one is better off except the for-profit prison companies...a pretty good argument against privatizing prisons. www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness
The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Housing First policy is a proven success...so of course it has to die. And we're criminalizing homelessness at the same time. No one is better off except the for-profit prison companies...a pretty good argument against privatizing prisons. www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
It's TACO Friday, with Trump trying to weasel out of the realization his policies have been a disaster and the economy plunging. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump reverses course and cuts tariffs on US food imports
Order exempting coffee, beef, bananas and other items comes as White House fights off concerns about rising costs
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It's TACO Friday, with Trump trying to weasel out of the realization his policies have been a disaster and the economy plunging. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Moving past the ridiculously phallic avatar, the more important point is that Long Termism is an incredibly dangerous secular religion with a shocking hold on the ultra wealthy of Silicon Valley. aeon.co/essays/why-l...
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Moving past the ridiculously phallic avatar, the more important point is that Long Termism is an incredibly dangerous secular religion with a shocking hold on the ultra wealthy of Silicon Valley. aeon.co/essays/why-l...
Seems to me the Epstein/Trump question is expanding. It's morphing into a question of how involved Trump was in Epstein's trafficking ring. www.thewrap.com/jeffrey-epst...
Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Says Trump Is 'Full of S--t' After Email Release: 'At What Point Is There Going to Be a Reckoning?' | Video
Jeffrey Epstein's brother is waiting for Trump's "reckoning" after the latest release of emails appeared to shed light on their friendship.
www.thewrap.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seems to me the Epstein/Trump question is expanding. It's morphing into a question of how involved Trump was in Epstein's trafficking ring. www.thewrap.com/jeffrey-epst...
Punished for calling in sick. One of the consistent trends of MAGA is the creation of toxic workplaces. www.businessinsider.com/air-traffic-...
Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers who stopped working before missing pay could face consequences
Duffy said he was concerned about the "dedication" and "patriotism" of controllers who stopped working before missing their pay.
www.businessinsider.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Punished for calling in sick. One of the consistent trends of MAGA is the creation of toxic workplaces. www.businessinsider.com/air-traffic-...
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Black history is American history. It always has been. It always will be.
Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Black history is American history. It always has been. It always will be.