John Ragosta
@johnaragosta.bsky.social
Historian, lawyer, scientist, beekeeper, keynote speaker.
They are acting like the Gestapo. This starts at the top: Trump, Noem, Bovino. Republicans in Congress are silent. They all need to be removed.
December 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
They are acting like the Gestapo. This starts at the top: Trump, Noem, Bovino. Republicans in Congress are silent. They all need to be removed.
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This is the way.
Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses.
newrepublic.com/post/204204/...
Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses.
newrepublic.com/post/204204/...
Governor Pritzker Makes It Easier for People to Sue ICE
The Illinois governor has signed a major bill to rein in ICE agents.
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is the way.
Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses.
newrepublic.com/post/204204/...
Gov. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for Illinois residents to sue federal immigration agents for up to $10,000 if they believe their rights have been violated, and also restricts those agents from enforcement outside courthouses.
newrepublic.com/post/204204/...
A series of talks, and I'm kicking it off. I hope that you'll join us! www.vermonthumanities.org/programs/att...
Vermont 250
Vermont Humanities is delighted to support history, arts, and culture projects commemorating the 250th anniversary of the historic events associated with the American Revolution in Vermont.
www.vermonthumanities.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A series of talks, and I'm kicking it off. I hope that you'll join us! www.vermonthumanities.org/programs/att...
Trump and his henchmen are siding w/ these people and abandoning a nation attacked by a tyrant (all in the hope of making a buck).
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Trump and his henchmen are siding w/ these people and abandoning a nation attacked by a tyrant (all in the hope of making a buck).
Ignore Constitution with new taxes w/out congressional consent; ignore War Powers Act killing people clinging to a sinking vessel; destroy our alliances; align w/ Russia; endanger children's health, ... all OK, but Tuberville finally finds a backbone on "football." www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberv...
'We're not changing football!' Senate Republican draws red line over Trump's latest demand
President Donald Trump's recent remarks on football have enraged one of his strongest supporters in the Senate.During the FIFA World Cup draw last week, Trump suggested in a stream-of-consciousness mo...
www.rawstory.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Ignore Constitution with new taxes w/out congressional consent; ignore War Powers Act killing people clinging to a sinking vessel; destroy our alliances; align w/ Russia; endanger children's health, ... all OK, but Tuberville finally finds a backbone on "football." www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberv...
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
More than an isolated example. Their cruelty is encouraged from the top -- Trump, Noem, Bovino. Republicans in Congress are silent, abandoning their constitutional duties. They all need to be removed. www.whio.com/news/local/o...
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More than an isolated example. Their cruelty is encouraged from the top -- Trump, Noem, Bovino. Republicans in Congress are silent, abandoning their constitutional duties. They all need to be removed. www.whio.com/news/local/o...
They are committing murder (if this was a war, war crimes): 12/3, Trump said he would release the boat strike video: “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.” Yesterday, “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that.... This is ABC fake news.”
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
They are committing murder (if this was a war, war crimes): 12/3, Trump said he would release the boat strike video: “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.” Yesterday, “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that.... This is ABC fake news.”
Trump has sold pardons, given them to dictators and those who kiss his ass. He is running a crime syndicate w/ our government and tax dollars. www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-...
Honduras seeks arrest of ex-President Hernández after Trump pardon
Hernández had been sentenced in U.S. federal court last year to 45 years in prison for helping move tons of cocaine to the United States.
www.nbcnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump has sold pardons, given them to dictators and those who kiss his ass. He is running a crime syndicate w/ our government and tax dollars. www.nbcnews.com/world/latin-...
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
We could cut our insurance costs in half, insure all Americans, end medical bankruptcies, improve results and life expectancy.... The only thing holding us back: Insurance companies and the politicians who serve them.
Every other high-income country looked at the U.S. model and said, “Absolutely not.”
They studied it.
They compared outcomes.
They saw:
✅highest costs in the world
✅worst equity
✅mediocre health outcomes
✅massive administrative waste
✅medical bankruptcy as a normal life event
And they said, No!
They studied it.
They compared outcomes.
They saw:
✅highest costs in the world
✅worst equity
✅mediocre health outcomes
✅massive administrative waste
✅medical bankruptcy as a normal life event
And they said, No!
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We could cut our insurance costs in half, insure all Americans, end medical bankruptcies, improve results and life expectancy.... The only thing holding us back: Insurance companies and the politicians who serve them.
A remarkable number of those Trump has pardoned have committed new crimes. This is because he is pardoning criminals based on their willingness to kiss his ass, not reform.
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A remarkable number of those Trump has pardoned have committed new crimes. This is because he is pardoning criminals based on their willingness to kiss his ass, not reform.
This may be just bureaucratic, or it may be Trump once again trying to suppress official statistics that he doesn't like. Keep an eye on it.... www.rawstory.com/bureau-of-la...
Trump refuses to share pre-holiday inflation report — first skipped month in 12 years
The Bureau of Labor Statistics won't be publishing a delayed report on wholesale price inflation this month.The federal agency will skip the postponed October report on the Producer Price Index and in...
www.rawstory.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This may be just bureaucratic, or it may be Trump once again trying to suppress official statistics that he doesn't like. Keep an eye on it.... www.rawstory.com/bureau-of-la...
They're not simply defending this woman; they are promoting racism and saying that you can profit from it in Trump's America. Sad day. A violation of what America is supposed to stand for. meidasnews.com/news/maga-pu...
MAGA Pushes Racist Cinnabon Worker’s Fundraiser Past $100,000
Donors echo Trump’s rhetoric as they boost fired employee
meidasnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
They're not simply defending this woman; they are promoting racism and saying that you can profit from it in Trump's America. Sad day. A violation of what America is supposed to stand for. meidasnews.com/news/maga-pu...
If a public library, after a complaint, removed all books mentioning Christianity, that's okay - just librarians deciding what to include? Until right-wing extremists took over the Supreme Court, content discrimination was understood to violate the 1st Amendment. www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...
US Supreme Court turns away appeal of Texas library book ban
The justices let stand a lower court's decision allowing the removal of books including ones dealing with themes of race and LGBT identity, from its public library system.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If a public library, after a complaint, removed all books mentioning Christianity, that's okay - just librarians deciding what to include? Until right-wing extremists took over the Supreme Court, content discrimination was understood to violate the 1st Amendment. www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...
This is a disgrace. This is the result of the type of anti-science and anti-government BS being promoted by Trump and his henchmen.
Because
1. they aren't being vaccinated
2. they aren't being fed
3. when they are fed, it's a lot of crap
4. they're being shot
5. diseases are allowed to run rampant through their schools
6. one by one, their safety nets are being dissolved
1. they aren't being vaccinated
2. they aren't being fed
3. when they are fed, it's a lot of crap
4. they're being shot
5. diseases are allowed to run rampant through their schools
6. one by one, their safety nets are being dissolved
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is a disgrace. This is the result of the type of anti-science and anti-government BS being promoted by Trump and his henchmen.
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Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“
And by extension, a Supreme Court
And by extension, a Supreme Court
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“
And by extension, a Supreme Court
And by extension, a Supreme Court
Republicans in Congress are too afraid to do their constitutional duty because of Trump and his henchmen's threats of political violence. This is fascism. They all need to be removed. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
Republicans Made Fun Of Trump Behind His Back: MTG Tells 60 Minutes
Greene, who is set to retire from Congress next month, accused Trump of fueling death threats against her and her son.
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Republicans in Congress are too afraid to do their constitutional duty because of Trump and his henchmen's threats of political violence. This is fascism. They all need to be removed. www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
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But Trump won't protect competition or be concerned about consumers. He will use this as just another opportunity to blackmail corporations. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a 'problem' and he will be involved in approval
Netflix said Friday it would purchase Warner Bros. Discovery's film studio, HBO and streaming service.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
But Trump won't protect competition or be concerned about consumers. He will use this as just another opportunity to blackmail corporations. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov