James Rasmussen
@murraykempton.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus. Play piano and bass. Michigan sports fan. Toronto resident
Dual Citizen US and Canada
#NoKings
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#NoKings
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"The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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We Ain’t Buying It
People have the power
People have the power
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We Ain’t Buying It
People have the power
People have the power
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“Dear retailers who’ve decided you don’t like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here’s the thing. We ain’t buying it. I mean, for real, for real, we ain’t buyin’ it.."
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Dear retailers who’ve decided you don’t like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here’s the thing. We ain’t buying it. I mean, for real, for real, we ain’t buyin’ it.."
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On October 28, DHS's social media account claimed that on October 23, "rioters" had "shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks," thus forcing agents to deploy tear gas and riot munitions.
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
On October 28, DHS's social media account claimed that on October 23, "rioters" had "shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks," thus forcing agents to deploy tear gas and riot munitions.
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
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It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
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#VeteransDay Reminder:
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#VeteransDay Reminder:
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
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👀 “Hey Matt, Aftyn says Speaker Johnson’s plan is to stall seating @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social until you cancel out her vote to the release the Epstein files. Is that true?”
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
👀 “Hey Matt, Aftyn says Speaker Johnson’s plan is to stall seating @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social until you cancel out her vote to the release the Epstein files. Is that true?”
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
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Obama always said don’t boo, VOTE but everyone needs to see this compilation of the videos being posted where Trump is being booed/flicked off by so many in the Commander’s stadium. He is not popular in DC with so many who are laid off, furloughed, hungry, sick, & harrassed by his regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Obama always said don’t boo, VOTE but everyone needs to see this compilation of the videos being posted where Trump is being booed/flicked off by so many in the Commander’s stadium. He is not popular in DC with so many who are laid off, furloughed, hungry, sick, & harrassed by his regime.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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Ah yes, we all know that the Irish conquered the United States. As did the Italians, the Germans, the Ashkenazim, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Mexican, the Norwegians, the Swedes, and so many others.
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ah yes, we all know that the Irish conquered the United States. As did the Italians, the Germans, the Ashkenazim, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Mexican, the Norwegians, the Swedes, and so many others.
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Interesting how when someone criticizing Musk or Trump hits on something real, they try to counter by calling the person (usually a woman) "mean" or "nasty."
Such weak little men. Some of history's most pathetic "can dish it out but can't take it." Can practically hear them going "mods! mods!"
Such weak little men. Some of history's most pathetic "can dish it out but can't take it." Can practically hear them going "mods! mods!"
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Interesting how when someone criticizing Musk or Trump hits on something real, they try to counter by calling the person (usually a woman) "mean" or "nasty."
Such weak little men. Some of history's most pathetic "can dish it out but can't take it." Can practically hear them going "mods! mods!"
Such weak little men. Some of history's most pathetic "can dish it out but can't take it." Can practically hear them going "mods! mods!"
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Look at the documents
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Look at the documents
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In the American judicial system (2025 edition), federal court orders count only when all of the following criteria are met:
1) A judge issues a direct ruling
2) The president likes the ruling
3) The ruling comports with recent or possible future Supreme Court disregard for legal statutes
1) A judge issues a direct ruling
2) The president likes the ruling
3) The ruling comports with recent or possible future Supreme Court disregard for legal statutes
BREAKING:
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In the American judicial system (2025 edition), federal court orders count only when all of the following criteria are met:
1) A judge issues a direct ruling
2) The president likes the ruling
3) The ruling comports with recent or possible future Supreme Court disregard for legal statutes
1) A judge issues a direct ruling
2) The president likes the ruling
3) The ruling comports with recent or possible future Supreme Court disregard for legal statutes
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🔥 @agiftfromtodd.bsky.social : "Y’all get it now?? Do you understand what’s possible? I don't wanna hear no more 'my vote doesn't matter. Nothing ever changes.' Look what happens when you participate. We win everything. There are more of us… for the rest of your damn life, you gotta vote.”
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Judge McConnell tells the Trump admin that failing to fully fund November SNAP is a direct violation of his court order.
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Judge McConnell tells the Trump admin that failing to fully fund November SNAP is a direct violation of his court order.
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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Since Greg Abbott made Houston remove the rainbow crosswalk. Rainbows are being painted on homes and businesses all over the city.
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Since Greg Abbott made Houston remove the rainbow crosswalk. Rainbows are being painted on homes and businesses all over the city.
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"[A]s for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear ... that they are US citizens or otherwise legally in the United States" 🙄 #KavanaughStop
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"[A]s for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear ... that they are US citizens or otherwise legally in the United States" 🙄 #KavanaughStop
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Police say one suspect in custody, but ‘hero’ train staff member still in life-threatening condition.
UK train stabbing attack – how it unfolded and what we know now
Police say one suspect in custody, but ‘hero’ train staff member still in life-threatening condition.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Police say one suspect in custody, but ‘hero’ train staff member still in life-threatening condition.
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Brian Straw is one of ours. He's a longtime reader/listener/Michigan twitter-sky interaction. He listens to our podcasts with his 11yo. He serves his local community as a village trustee.
They're trying to jail him for it.
www.oakpark.com/2025/10/29/o...
They're trying to jail him for it.
www.oakpark.com/2025/10/29/o...
Oak Park trustee Brian Straw indicted on federal charge over ICE protest - Wednesday Journal
A sitting Oak Park trustee Brian Straw has been indicted on federal conspiracy charges over a Sept. 26 protest at the Broadview ICE facility
www.oakpark.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Brian Straw is one of ours. He's a longtime reader/listener/Michigan twitter-sky interaction. He listens to our podcasts with his 11yo. He serves his local community as a village trustee.
They're trying to jail him for it.
www.oakpark.com/2025/10/29/o...
They're trying to jail him for it.
www.oakpark.com/2025/10/29/o...