John Schiltz "Jr"
@jrssamples.bsky.social
Lumber guy in Northern Minnesota
Long suffering Chicago Bears fan
Long suffering Chicago Bears fan
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As an American living in the UK, I wonder if most Americans realize just how much Trump has irrevocably torched opinions of the US. People are afraid to visit, see the country increasingly as an adversary, and that’s *before* the tariffs. This is doing long term damage—and that’s in our closest ally
April 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As an American living in the UK, I wonder if most Americans realize just how much Trump has irrevocably torched opinions of the US. People are afraid to visit, see the country increasingly as an adversary, and that’s *before* the tariffs. This is doing long term damage—and that’s in our closest ally
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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Yeah, this is a perennial truth -- landmark struggles over free speech typically involve people who are saying and doing things that are *unpopular*
That's, uh, why they need the protection of the First Amendment. It's sort of the whole point.
That's, uh, why they need the protection of the First Amendment. It's sort of the whole point.
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Yeah, this is a perennial truth -- landmark struggles over free speech typically involve people who are saying and doing things that are *unpopular*
That's, uh, why they need the protection of the First Amendment. It's sort of the whole point.
That's, uh, why they need the protection of the First Amendment. It's sort of the whole point.
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Who'd thunk that the guy who went broke with a casino may not be that good at economics.
"The Dow is 1,500 points below where it was when Trump took office. That's not a good look" -- when you've lost Fox News ...
March 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Who'd thunk that the guy who went broke with a casino may not be that good at economics.
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The criminal who led a violent insurrection, refuses to accept he lost the 2020 election, called himself a King & quoted Napoleon & Hitler, wants to undo birthright citizenship, is ignoring court orders - how could he detain & try to deport a green card holder?
Because this is what fascists do.
Because this is what fascists do.
March 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The criminal who led a violent insurrection, refuses to accept he lost the 2020 election, called himself a King & quoted Napoleon & Hitler, wants to undo birthright citizenship, is ignoring court orders - how could he detain & try to deport a green card holder?
Because this is what fascists do.
Because this is what fascists do.
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Voodoo economics --> Unicorn economics
New in PN: MAGA's Big Lie budget
"Trump has said he wants to do three things:
1. Balance the budget
2. Extend tax cuts
3. Keep Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid fully funded
But doing all these simply isn’t possible. And Republicans know it."
"Trump has said he wants to do three things:
1. Balance the budget
2. Extend tax cuts
3. Keep Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid fully funded
But doing all these simply isn’t possible. And Republicans know it."
MAGA's Big Lie budget
Trump’s economic agenda is about fooling the American people.
www.publicnotice.co
March 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Voodoo economics --> Unicorn economics
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March 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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There is no administration in modern history that has so vehemently and rapidly expressed its disdain for veterans and if Democrats were doing even a fraction of this every newspaper in the country would be calling for resignations
1. EXCLUSIVE
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
The Veterans Administration is requiring therapists to return to the office full time, but does not have enough space for them
As a result, they are forced to provide mental health counseling to veterans in open cubicles
It is an unethical and likely illegal practice
Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles
As part of the Trump administration's frenzied push to end remote work arrangements for federal government workers, the Veterans Administration (VA) is forcing therapists to provide mental health coun...
popular.info
March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There is no administration in modern history that has so vehemently and rapidly expressed its disdain for veterans and if Democrats were doing even a fraction of this every newspaper in the country would be calling for resignations
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"Our farmers are going to have a field day right now. To our farmers, have a lot of fun."
Fun isn't your family farm going out of business or your grocery prices being driven up.
All because Trump sold out farmers for his friends at Mar-a-Lago.
Fun isn't your family farm going out of business or your grocery prices being driven up.
All because Trump sold out farmers for his friends at Mar-a-Lago.
Federal funding cuts hitting Illinois farmers, foodbanks
The most recent round of cuts from the Trump Administration are hitting Illinois farmers and foodbanks.
www.sj-r.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Our farmers are going to have a field day right now. To our farmers, have a lot of fun."
Fun isn't your family farm going out of business or your grocery prices being driven up.
All because Trump sold out farmers for his friends at Mar-a-Lago.
Fun isn't your family farm going out of business or your grocery prices being driven up.
All because Trump sold out farmers for his friends at Mar-a-Lago.
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A massive assault on the first amendment is well underway. The GOP pretends to stand for free speech even as they take unprecedented steps to undermine it.
New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Real chilling effects
A extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A massive assault on the first amendment is well underway. The GOP pretends to stand for free speech even as they take unprecedented steps to undermine it.
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Schiff: "I was just listening to your guest [Hassett] trying to explain that these on-again off-again tariffs are not about trade. It's a drug war, but next month it's a trade war, but now it's a drug war. It was incomprehensible ... they're destroying the economy. That's where we need to focus."
March 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Schiff: "I was just listening to your guest [Hassett] trying to explain that these on-again off-again tariffs are not about trade. It's a drug war, but next month it's a trade war, but now it's a drug war. It was incomprehensible ... they're destroying the economy. That's where we need to focus."
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Here’s the secret on Trump and tariffs: he gets to look tough by threatening them but he’s scared to death to use them or honestly, to actually do anything. This is why he only picks on our friends because he looks tough but isn’t.
Also:
Also:
March 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Here’s the secret on Trump and tariffs: he gets to look tough by threatening them but he’s scared to death to use them or honestly, to actually do anything. This is why he only picks on our friends because he looks tough but isn’t.
Also:
Also:
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Trump Recession Timeline:
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
March 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump Recession Timeline:
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
1. This will be a Golden Age on Day 1! Prices will come down and economy will boom!
2. These policies won’t cause a recession. We know what we’re doing.
3. Ok, it will cause short-term pain but will be good in long term.
4. This is Biden’s recession!
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This was his exact sales pitch for people to attend Trump University. Right before he ripped all of them off.
March 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This was his exact sales pitch for people to attend Trump University. Right before he ripped all of them off.
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⬇️ Dow drops over 400 points on Monday as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persist, while investors brace for a slew of economic data reports this week that are fueling recession fears.
Dow drops 400 points as market sell-off gains steam on recession fears: Live updates
Stocks dropped as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persisted, while investors braced for a slew of economic data reports this week.
www.cnbc.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
⬇️ Dow drops over 400 points on Monday as the selling pressures that dragged Wall Street last week persist, while investors brace for a slew of economic data reports this week that are fueling recession fears.
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Maria Bartiromo is priming her audience for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid (and perhaps Social Security too)
March 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Maria Bartiromo is priming her audience for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid (and perhaps Social Security too)
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WOW. Read this entire affidavit.
This affidavit, filed by a former Social Security employee in one of the DOGE cases, reveals a shocking exposure of personal info to DOGE operatives & possible compromise of parts of the system. Everyone should read this. Start at para 9. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
WOW. Read this entire affidavit.
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"How do you 'smash truth'? You go after universities. You punish those who speak out. You disappear people. You lie and lie and lie and lie. And then, once the public is sufficiently confused, you grab ‘em by the pussy." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/this-is-am...
This is America, Literally and Seriously
The thing about fascism is that the word itself holds no intrinsic definition, which is why we have such a hard time identifying what it is/what it isn’t.
michaelianblack.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"How do you 'smash truth'? You go after universities. You punish those who speak out. You disappear people. You lie and lie and lie and lie. And then, once the public is sufficiently confused, you grab ‘em by the pussy." michaelianblack.substack.com/p/this-is-am...
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For those supporting this obscene violation of due process and expansion of governmental overreach to detain and deport legal residents without due process, please research authoritarian regimes.
Today they'll use it against a group you don't like, but it will be turned on you tomorrow.
Today they'll use it against a group you don't like, but it will be turned on you tomorrow.
March 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
For those supporting this obscene violation of due process and expansion of governmental overreach to detain and deport legal residents without due process, please research authoritarian regimes.
Today they'll use it against a group you don't like, but it will be turned on you tomorrow.
Today they'll use it against a group you don't like, but it will be turned on you tomorrow.
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"Overturning Roe was never just about sending abortion back to the states. It was a necessary step on the path to allowing pre-existing state bans to take effect, and to banning abortion nationwide." - @susanrinkunas.com
Republicans Prove There Was a Big Catch About 'Leaving Abortion to the States'
Opinon | To say the 2024 election was a mixed bag for abortion rights would be a gigantic understatement.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Overturning Roe was never just about sending abortion back to the states. It was a necessary step on the path to allowing pre-existing state bans to take effect, and to banning abortion nationwide." - @susanrinkunas.com
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😳 this dude ran the FSB [KGB]!
February 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
😳 this dude ran the FSB [KGB]!
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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
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Last year, law enforcement intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the US-Canada border. At the southern border, agents seized 9,600 kilograms.
The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.
The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.
February 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Last year, law enforcement intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the US-Canada border. At the southern border, agents seized 9,600 kilograms.
The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.
The idea that Canada is a major source of drugs is a lie, and this admin is hoping you’re stupid enough to believe it.