Jim Grossman
@socalmidwestguy.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Traveler, Photographer, Climber, Lawyer, Social Worker, West Coaster, East Coaster, Midwestern Native, Restless. Commentary w/occasional photo breaks.
The comments made by Trump today about Rob Reiner do not surprise. They merely confirm the character of the person serving as our president. Morally reprehensible, he is utterly lacking in civility, humanity and compassion.
December 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The comments made by Trump today about Rob Reiner do not surprise. They merely confirm the character of the person serving as our president. Morally reprehensible, he is utterly lacking in civility, humanity and compassion.
As of 10/29, the U.S. has destroyed 14 boats and killed at least 61 people in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
In peacetime, targeting civilians — even suspected criminals — who pose no threat of imminent violence is considered murder. In an armed conflict, it is a war crime. Congress sits by.
In peacetime, targeting civilians — even suspected criminals — who pose no threat of imminent violence is considered murder. In an armed conflict, it is a war crime. Congress sits by.
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As of 10/29, the U.S. has destroyed 14 boats and killed at least 61 people in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
In peacetime, targeting civilians — even suspected criminals — who pose no threat of imminent violence is considered murder. In an armed conflict, it is a war crime. Congress sits by.
In peacetime, targeting civilians — even suspected criminals — who pose no threat of imminent violence is considered murder. In an armed conflict, it is a war crime. Congress sits by.
Trump decided not to surge federal agents to San Francisco because FRIENDS asked him not to. NOT because millions of Americans have opposed this inflammatory approach!
Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump decided not to surge federal agents to San Francisco because FRIENDS asked him not to. NOT because millions of Americans have opposed this inflammatory approach!
Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Now that the U.S. military has expanded its strikes against alleged drug traffickers into the Pacific, when might we see evidence and justification for these extrajudicial actions?
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Now that the U.S. military has expanded its strikes against alleged drug traffickers into the Pacific, when might we see evidence and justification for these extrajudicial actions?
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
U.S. Strikes Boat in Pacific, Expanding Operation Against Drug Running Suspects www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The U.S. has deployed over 4500 sailors & marines & dozens of military assets to the Caribbean. There have been strikes against 7 boats, killing 32 people allegedly carrying illegal drugs. We have seen no evidence. There is no identifiable armed conflict with the U.S. and no author. has been given.
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The U.S. has deployed over 4500 sailors & marines & dozens of military assets to the Caribbean. There have been strikes against 7 boats, killing 32 people allegedly carrying illegal drugs. We have seen no evidence. There is no identifiable armed conflict with the U.S. and no author. has been given.
Reposted by Jim Grossman
Trump, in his Pres. Memo. of 9/25, calls for the investigation and prosecution of domestic terrorism and political violence. In it he
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump, in his Pres. Memo. of 9/25, calls for the investigation and prosecution of domestic terrorism and political violence. In it he
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
Trump, in his Pres. Memo. of 9/25, calls for the investigation and prosecution of domestic terrorism and political violence. In it he
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
October 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump, in his Pres. Memo. of 9/25, calls for the investigation and prosecution of domestic terrorism and political violence. In it he
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
IDs a few beliefs as “animating” this violent conduct: anti-Americanism; anti-Christianity and extremism on migration, race and gender. Vague and biased guidelines?
Don’t be fooled by any so-called “hate speech” exception to our expansive freedom of speech in this country. No such exception to our first amendment protections exists. So let Trump or his underlings be disturbed by speech they don’t like. They’re free to disagree or just move on. And that’s it.
September 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Don’t be fooled by any so-called “hate speech” exception to our expansive freedom of speech in this country. No such exception to our first amendment protections exists. So let Trump or his underlings be disturbed by speech they don’t like. They’re free to disagree or just move on. And that’s it.
We recoil at the inhumanity and immorality of the pervasive, daily immigration stops by masked and unidentified federal agents. Where is the legally required reasonable suspicion that must exist for each of these stops? Are human rights and due process rights being honored?
September 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
We recoil at the inhumanity and immorality of the pervasive, daily immigration stops by masked and unidentified federal agents. Where is the legally required reasonable suspicion that must exist for each of these stops? Are human rights and due process rights being honored?
The Communications Act of 1934, which established the FCC, provides that the Commission doesn’t have censorship power over broadcasters and that it may not interfere with the right of free speech. Carr’s aggressive imitation of a playground bully doesn’t change that.
September 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Communications Act of 1934, which established the FCC, provides that the Commission doesn’t have censorship power over broadcasters and that it may not interfere with the right of free speech. Carr’s aggressive imitation of a playground bully doesn’t change that.
I have questions about last wk’s lethal strike against a Venezuelan boat. What was the legal basis? Where’s the congress. author., ct approval, or even evidence of imminent threat? Where’s the transparency? Eleven people were killed. What is the term for killing w/out justification? Slippery slope?
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I have questions about last wk’s lethal strike against a Venezuelan boat. What was the legal basis? Where’s the congress. author., ct approval, or even evidence of imminent threat? Where’s the transparency? Eleven people were killed. What is the term for killing w/out justification? Slippery slope?
If you’re tired of President Trump throwing shade at everyone that crosses his mind, bask in the sunlight of our beautiful world and dream of better days.
August 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you’re tired of President Trump throwing shade at everyone that crosses his mind, bask in the sunlight of our beautiful world and dream of better days.
In a repudiation of the centerpiece of Trump’s economic policy, a fed. appeals court has ruled that absent a valid delegation by Congress, the President has no authority to impose tariffs. Trump’s well-reasoned and cogent response? This ruling would “literally destroy the United States of America.”
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In a repudiation of the centerpiece of Trump’s economic policy, a fed. appeals court has ruled that absent a valid delegation by Congress, the President has no authority to impose tariffs. Trump’s well-reasoned and cogent response? This ruling would “literally destroy the United States of America.”
In how many more ways can the Trump administration despoil, diminish and devalue our democracy; what is ours, collectively?
theconversation.com/data-that-ta...
theconversation.com/data-that-ta...
Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it
Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.
theconversation.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In how many more ways can the Trump administration despoil, diminish and devalue our democracy; what is ours, collectively?
theconversation.com/data-that-ta...
theconversation.com/data-that-ta...
I just saw a NYT photo of 7 Nat’l Guard members in DC strolling past an ice cream truck. I can’t help but ask: What can they accomplish that the local force can’t? How can their deployment represent an emergency response to serve a fed. purpose, as required by law? Oh yeah, this is just a show.
August 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I just saw a NYT photo of 7 Nat’l Guard members in DC strolling past an ice cream truck. I can’t help but ask: What can they accomplish that the local force can’t? How can their deployment represent an emergency response to serve a fed. purpose, as required by law? Oh yeah, this is just a show.
Your next adventure may be just ahead! Shot in Joshua Tree National Park.
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Your next adventure may be just ahead! Shot in Joshua Tree National Park.
In an expansion of presidential overreach and in violation of DC’s Home Rule Act, Trump’s takeover of DC hardens. Under the law, such an intervention requires “special conditions of an emergency nature” and must be for “federal purposes” only. Trump’s lawless streak continues unabated.
August 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In an expansion of presidential overreach and in violation of DC’s Home Rule Act, Trump’s takeover of DC hardens. Under the law, such an intervention requires “special conditions of an emergency nature” and must be for “federal purposes” only. Trump’s lawless streak continues unabated.
The T admin ordered the incineration of 500 metric tons of life saving biscuits that could have fed for a wk, 1.5M children at risk of starvation. This despite repeated pleas by USAID workers to ship them. The cost of this food? $800,000. The cost to destroy it all? $130,000. A disgrace in our name.
July 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The T admin ordered the incineration of 500 metric tons of life saving biscuits that could have fed for a wk, 1.5M children at risk of starvation. This despite repeated pleas by USAID workers to ship them. The cost of this food? $800,000. The cost to destroy it all? $130,000. A disgrace in our name.
The massive tax & spend bill bestows its greatest benefits on the rich while eroding Medicaid & health insur, for some 11M & food assist. for some 8M of the poorest. It will supercharge often lawless deport. with some $170B earmarked for ICE. This, while add. $3.3T to the debt. Where’s the justice?
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The massive tax & spend bill bestows its greatest benefits on the rich while eroding Medicaid & health insur, for some 11M & food assist. for some 8M of the poorest. It will supercharge often lawless deport. with some $170B earmarked for ICE. This, while add. $3.3T to the debt. Where’s the justice?
Trump said about sending the National Guard to L.A., he made a “great decision”. “If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated.” Yeah right! What an unserious person!
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump said about sending the National Guard to L.A., he made a “great decision”. “If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated.” Yeah right! What an unserious person!
For the 1st time in 60 yrs. a pres. has activated a state nat’l. guard w/out author. from its governor. T’s game-plan is to redirect dissent from his failed policies and from the R’s disgraceful budget bill. Given a chance to escalate and divide, will T’s impulse be to soothe the passions unleashed?
June 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For the 1st time in 60 yrs. a pres. has activated a state nat’l. guard w/out author. from its governor. T’s game-plan is to redirect dissent from his failed policies and from the R’s disgraceful budget bill. Given a chance to escalate and divide, will T’s impulse be to soothe the passions unleashed?
The Trump administration recklessly strives to diminish the strength and independence of our universities and research institutions across the country. These lawless efforts will have profound impacts upon the health and welfare of us all, which will likely reverberate for generations.
June 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Trump administration recklessly strives to diminish the strength and independence of our universities and research institutions across the country. These lawless efforts will have profound impacts upon the health and welfare of us all, which will likely reverberate for generations.
Some 850,000 people who fled war & turmoil and were living and working legally in the U.S. may now have their lives upended thanks to 2 SCOTUS rulings issued within the span of 1 week. This is disastrous and dangerous for the migrants and represents a sizable economic loss for the country.
June 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Some 850,000 people who fled war & turmoil and were living and working legally in the U.S. may now have their lives upended thanks to 2 SCOTUS rulings issued within the span of 1 week. This is disastrous and dangerous for the migrants and represents a sizable economic loss for the country.
Trump has probed the weaknesses in our institutions and our constitutional safeguards and to his satisfaction and our grave peril, has found them woefully inadequate. While we still have our republic, the task ahead is to fortify and protect it from a treacherous and unbridled executive.
May 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Trump has probed the weaknesses in our institutions and our constitutional safeguards and to his satisfaction and our grave peril, has found them woefully inadequate. While we still have our republic, the task ahead is to fortify and protect it from a treacherous and unbridled executive.
Reposted by Jim Grossman
This year, Memorial Day is unlike any we’ve experienced before. Both the veterans we honor & our President took a solemn oath to protect and defend the Const. of the U.S. Appallingly, our pres. dishonors our vets’ service by his flagrant disregard for the constitutional obligations of his office.
May 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This year, Memorial Day is unlike any we’ve experienced before. Both the veterans we honor & our President took a solemn oath to protect and defend the Const. of the U.S. Appallingly, our pres. dishonors our vets’ service by his flagrant disregard for the constitutional obligations of his office.