John James Dillard
@johnjamesdillard.bsky.social
Retired social sciences librarian. Liberal progressive democrat; happily married for 30+ years. Pro-education, pro-democracy, pro-science, pro-truth, pro-health, and pro-happiness. No kings, no autocrats, no KKKs, and no delusional fascist dictators.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Tariffs are taxes.
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves.
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied.
By Margherita Stancati and Gavin Bade.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves.
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied.
By Margherita Stancati and Gavin Bade.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Tariffs are taxes.
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves.
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied.
By Margherita Stancati and Gavin Bade.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves.
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied.
By Margherita Stancati and Gavin Bade.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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A loan shark and convicted drug trafficker who was freed from prison by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 27 months in prison for repeatedly violating the terms of his federal release.
Loan Shark Freed by Trump Gets Another 27 Months in Prison
A loan shark and convicted drug trafficker who was freed from prison by President Donald Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 27 months in prison for repeatedly violating the terms of his federal release.
bloom.bg
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A loan shark and convicted drug trafficker who was freed from prison by Trump in 2021 was sentenced to 27 months in prison for repeatedly violating the terms of his federal release.
Beef Industry Faces Tight Supplies, Policy Fights, and Global Trade Strains.
Tight cattle supplies keep prices high for ranchers, but policy shifts, export barriers, and packer losses signal a volatile road ahead for the beef supply chain.
By Tony St. James.
www.rfdtv.com/beef-industr...
Tight cattle supplies keep prices high for ranchers, but policy shifts, export barriers, and packer losses signal a volatile road ahead for the beef supply chain.
By Tony St. James.
www.rfdtv.com/beef-industr...
Beef Industry Faces Tight Supplies, Policy Fights, and Global Trade Strains
Tight cattle supplies keep prices high for ranchers, but policy shifts, export barriers, and packer losses signal a volatile road ahead for the beef supply chain.
www.rfdtv.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Beef Industry Faces Tight Supplies, Policy Fights, and Global Trade Strains.
Tight cattle supplies keep prices high for ranchers, but policy shifts, export barriers, and packer losses signal a volatile road ahead for the beef supply chain.
By Tony St. James.
www.rfdtv.com/beef-industr...
Tight cattle supplies keep prices high for ranchers, but policy shifts, export barriers, and packer losses signal a volatile road ahead for the beef supply chain.
By Tony St. James.
www.rfdtv.com/beef-industr...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months.
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months.
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Argentina first
Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'.
Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.
www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy...
Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'.
Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.
www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy...
Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'
Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.
www.batimes.com.ar
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Argentina first
Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'.
Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.
www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy...
Argentina’s US ambassador says trade deal is 'practically complete'.
Alec Oxenford says US-Argentina trade deal is “practically complete”; Only finishing touches remain, says envoy.
www.batimes.com.ar/news/economy...
Fueled with hate seems to be much of the Republican right wing brand.
GOP senator condemns ‘hateful’ Fuentes rhetoric.
By Sarah Fortinsky.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP senator condemns ‘hateful’ Fuentes rhetoric.
By Sarah Fortinsky.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Fueled with hate seems to be much of the Republican right wing brand.
GOP senator condemns ‘hateful’ Fuentes rhetoric.
By Sarah Fortinsky.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP senator condemns ‘hateful’ Fuentes rhetoric.
By Sarah Fortinsky.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Yikes
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national.
By Marissa Greene and Cecilia Lenzen fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national.
By Marissa Greene and Cecilia Lenzen fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national
Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture Church aims to get more conservative Christians elected through its online Campaign University.
fortworthreport.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yikes
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national.
By Marissa Greene and Cecilia Lenzen fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national.
By Marissa Greene and Cecilia Lenzen fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
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Historically the term Republican has usually referred to someone in favor of a republican form of government instead of a monarchy.
How interesting that our Republicans have gone all the way back to wanting to reinstate the monarchy again.
How interesting that our Republicans have gone all the way back to wanting to reinstate the monarchy again.
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Historically the term Republican has usually referred to someone in favor of a republican form of government instead of a monarchy.
How interesting that our Republicans have gone all the way back to wanting to reinstate the monarchy again.
How interesting that our Republicans have gone all the way back to wanting to reinstate the monarchy again.
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war.
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war | Fortune
Farmers could lose $109 an acre for this year’s crop, according to the president of the American Soybean Association.
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war.
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez.
fortune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax. Some of that tax is falling on rural communities.
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
President Trump’s trade war is leaving US farmers with a bitter harvest.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax. Some of that tax is falling on rural communities.
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
US farmers issue urgent warning, ‘farmageddon’ if Trump doesn’t help with harvest — America’s heartland on edge of ruin?
By James Havers.
www.aol.com/finance/us-f...
Trump pardons another truly disgusting person: Cade Cothren
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November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
Yikes
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yikes
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown.
Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.
By Enjoli Liston.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
tRump's Tariffs are stealth national sales tax.
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
tRump's Tariffs are stealth national sales tax.
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump’s Tariffs Appear to Have Reached Their Economic and Political Peak.
Trump’s tariff case before the Supreme Court looks wobbly, and Democrats are playing the ‘affordability’ card against him.
By Shawn Donnan.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Do postmarks mean anything?
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do postmarks mean anything?
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws.
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
By Abbie VanSickle.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Reposted by John James Dillard
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
Tariffs are taxes. So, this would be a tax refund?
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tariffs are taxes. So, this would be a tax refund?
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support.
Congressional approval would probably be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated before.
By Marina Dunbar.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax.
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans
Trump calls tariff critics "fools" and promises $2,000 dividend for Americans from tariff revenue as his trade policies face Supreme Court challenge.
www.foxbusiness.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tariffs are a stealth national sales tax.
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Trump calls tariff opponents 'fools,' promises $2K dividend payments for Americans.
Supreme Court currently hearing arguments on president's tariff authority.
By Amanda Macias of FOXBusiness.
www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
Reposted by John James Dillard
BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by John James Dillard
Reposted by John James Dillard
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration.
'First signs are visible': Republican ex-lawmaker flags evidence of 'migration' from GOP
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration. The shift started slowly within the party, but now it's picking up speed, according to Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, former U.S. senator, representative and the former U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2022 to 2024...
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A former Republican lawmaker says that people are fleeing the GOP in a great migration.
Reposted by John James Dillard
Jeff Flake: GOP 'migration' away from Trump has started
thehill.com
Jeff Flake: GOP ‘migration’ away from Trump has started
twp.ai
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Jeff Flake: GOP 'migration' away from Trump has started