Peter Johnstone
@petersjohnstone.bsky.social
Political moderate.
UK National living in Topeka,Kansas,USA.
UK National living in Topeka,Kansas,USA.
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Newsom: "This is what he does. He creates a problem and then he tries to be a hero in his own Marvel movie ... he initiated those raids. He significantly increased the scale and scope of those raids. That's why he wants the National Guard."
June 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Newsom: "This is what he does. He creates a problem and then he tries to be a hero in his own Marvel movie ... he initiated those raids. He significantly increased the scale and scope of those raids. That's why he wants the National Guard."
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Once fascism is here, it's here to stay. 4 year terms don't apply to dictatorships.
June 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Once fascism is here, it's here to stay. 4 year terms don't apply to dictatorships.
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Clearly, Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military trans ban has NOTHING to do with equal standards or military readiness — it’s about bigotry.
WATCH: Rep. Jacobs Stumps Pete Hegseth on Military Trans Ban
YouTube video by Rep. Sara Jacobs
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Clearly, Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military trans ban has NOTHING to do with equal standards or military readiness — it’s about bigotry.
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Motherhood — once seen as a political liability — has become part of campaign messaging for a new crop of Democratic candidates: Mothers with young kids.
Meet the candidates hoping their mom credentials give them the edge in the 2026 midterms 👇
Meet the candidates hoping their mom credentials give them the edge in the 2026 midterms 👇
A new wave of candidates is putting motherhood front and center
Political moms are getting a boost from Vote Mama, a PAC focused on mothers of young children.
www.politico.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Motherhood — once seen as a political liability — has become part of campaign messaging for a new crop of Democratic candidates: Mothers with young kids.
Meet the candidates hoping their mom credentials give them the edge in the 2026 midterms 👇
Meet the candidates hoping their mom credentials give them the edge in the 2026 midterms 👇
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The U.S. has moved destroyers closer to Israel as the country braces for retaliation from Iran after Friday’s airstrikes on Iranian military targets.
US moves warships closer to Israel
The move comes as Israel braces for a retaliatory attack from Iran.
www.politico.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The U.S. has moved destroyers closer to Israel as the country braces for retaliation from Iran after Friday’s airstrikes on Iranian military targets.
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
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Noem is in a power trip and out of control. If the GOP says nothing about this incident with Sen Padilla then they are too far gone and enemies of the state.
June 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Noem is in a power trip and out of control. If the GOP says nothing about this incident with Sen Padilla then they are too far gone and enemies of the state.
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Trump calls the Canadian border an artificial line. Doesn't that same logic also apply to the Southern border?
June 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump calls the Canadian border an artificial line. Doesn't that same logic also apply to the Southern border?
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HOW DID HE END UP BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE⁉️
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
HOW DID HE END UP BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE⁉️
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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
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For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For those of us in America......that actually READ some of the books they want destroyed......
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🇫🇷 A tireless defender of animal rights, Brigitte Bardot launched an appeal to Emmanuel Macron on Monday, for the abolition of hunting with hounds and sent him a hearing aid, to make herself heard. "I'm going to war. I want hunting with hounds abolished. It's a horror (...)".
May 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
🇫🇷 A tireless defender of animal rights, Brigitte Bardot launched an appeal to Emmanuel Macron on Monday, for the abolition of hunting with hounds and sent him a hearing aid, to make herself heard. "I'm going to war. I want hunting with hounds abolished. It's a horror (...)".
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A renowned economist with a PhD from Oxford meets with a doddering old tangerine Caligula.
May 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A renowned economist with a PhD from Oxford meets with a doddering old tangerine Caligula.
Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts defends independent judiciary as Trump officials criticize courts.
Speaking in Buffalo, the Supreme Court justice said judges sometimes have to "check the excesses" of the president and Congress.
Chief Justice John Roberts defends independent judiciary as Trump officials criticize courts.
Speaking in Buffalo, the Supreme Court justice said judges sometimes have to "check the excesses" of the president and Congress.
May 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts defends independent judiciary as Trump officials criticize courts.
Speaking in Buffalo, the Supreme Court justice said judges sometimes have to "check the excesses" of the president and Congress.
Chief Justice John Roberts defends independent judiciary as Trump officials criticize courts.
Speaking in Buffalo, the Supreme Court justice said judges sometimes have to "check the excesses" of the president and Congress.
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The crazy on full display today.
Trump is speaking like Carney isn't sitting right there.
Trump is speaking like Carney isn't sitting right there.
May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The crazy on full display today.
Trump is speaking like Carney isn't sitting right there.
Trump is speaking like Carney isn't sitting right there.
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No matter what, how bad it is, you won’t harsh my vibe. Life’s simply too short for negativity.
Even Nazis. Fúck Nazis.
Even Nazis. Fúck Nazis.
May 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
No matter what, how bad it is, you won’t harsh my vibe. Life’s simply too short for negativity.
Even Nazis. Fúck Nazis.
Even Nazis. Fúck Nazis.
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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - Israel’s latest moves on Gaza, corruption in Trump White House, disastrous local elections for U.K. main parties, but great news for Albo in Oz alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/401-...
401. Trump’s Corruption Machine, Israeli Settlers, and the Rise of Reform UK
How has Donald Trump transformed his political power into a money-making machine, and what does it mean for American democracy? How did Israel’s settler movement shift from the extremist fringes into ...
alastaircampbell.org
May 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - Israel’s latest moves on Gaza, corruption in Trump White House, disastrous local elections for U.K. main parties, but great news for Albo in Oz alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/401-...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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