John
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perspective and context from Heather Cox Richardson on reconstruction, the 13th and 14th Amendments, presidential pique, and, if you have access to Netflix but haven't yet watched, Death by Lightning, a biopic of James Garfield's brief presidency... heathercoxrichardson...
November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
perspective and context from Heather Cox Richardson on reconstruction, the 13th and 14th Amendments, presidential pique, and, if you have access to Netflix but haven't yet watched, Death by Lightning, a biopic of James Garfield's brief presidency... heathercoxrichardson...
imagine waking up in ICU and knowing this person thinks nursing isn't a profession...
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
imagine waking up in ICU and knowing this person thinks nursing isn't a profession...
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
😂🤣
Don Jr. and Eric watching the presser between Zohran Mamdani and their dad:
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
😂🤣
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
#1A yesterday, today, and tomorrow…
Two #Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech under the First Amendment. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/t... via @sun-sentinel.com
Two FAU faculty members return to work after Charlie Kirk comments found to be protected speech
Two Florida Atlantic University faculty members returned to work Tuesday after a university investigation concluded that comments they made about Charlie Kirk were protected speech.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#1A yesterday, today, and tomorrow…
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
"I'm ICE, boys" — should have been followed by face on the pavement, boot on his neck, hands behind his back...
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"I'm ICE, boys" — should have been followed by face on the pavement, boot on his neck, hands behind his back...
this, and Blue Lights — can not wait...
Jesus, Mary, & the Wee Donkey - #LineofDuty is returning for a seventh series
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
this, and Blue Lights — can not wait...
the sooner, the better...
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
the sooner, the better...
a visual reminder of Felon 47's daily record of attributable massive failures at trying to act human...
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
a visual reminder of Felon 47's daily record of attributable massive failures at trying to act human...
today marks 120 score and 9 — will the experiment, government of the people, by the people, for the people — survive, or will the dead from Lexington in 1775 to January 6th, 2024 have died in vain... heathercoxrichardson...
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and through the fields around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
today marks 120 score and 9 — will the experiment, government of the people, by the people, for the people — survive, or will the dead from Lexington in 1775 to January 6th, 2024 have died in vain... heathercoxrichardson...
because The Free State of Florida is just a suggestion…
#Florida leads the nation with sky-high foreclosure rates. www.wftv.com/news/local/f... via @wftv.bsky.social
Florida leads nation with sky-high foreclosure rates
Florida had the highest foreclosure rates among all states
www.wftv.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
because The Free State of Florida is just a suggestion…
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
every time I see "thrive" injected into the conversation by republicans galloping to find another tax loophole or eliminate another social safety net, I see frank luntz's infamous focus groups at work... #PR
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
every time I see "thrive" injected into the conversation by republicans galloping to find another tax loophole or eliminate another social safety net, I see frank luntz's infamous focus groups at work... #PR
Heather Cox Richardson on where we are today: "Yesterday Arian Campo-Flores of the Wall Street Journal reported the net worth of the top 0.1% of households in the U.S. reached $23.3 trillion this year, while the bottom 50% hold $4.2 trillion." heathercoxrichardson...
November 16, 2025
On Thursday, November 13, Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have sex with him.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Heather Cox Richardson on where we are today: "Yesterday Arian Campo-Flores of the Wall Street Journal reported the net worth of the top 0.1% of households in the U.S. reached $23.3 trillion this year, while the bottom 50% hold $4.2 trillion." heathercoxrichardson...
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Cleveland, Ohio today.
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Cleveland, Ohio today.
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One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.
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Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Malcolm Nance said these sound like the titles of porn movies.
here's a thought: if SCOTUS is again asked to opine on whether or not there are limits to presidential power, can a president sell off Grand Canyon mining rights to a foreign entity? or level the White House because he doesn't like the architecture? because we're well past hypothetical...
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
here's a thought: if SCOTUS is again asked to opine on whether or not there are limits to presidential power, can a president sell off Grand Canyon mining rights to a foreign entity? or level the White House because he doesn't like the architecture? because we're well past hypothetical...
at some point, the comparison to Mad King George becomes inevitable...
Trade of Switzerland’s largest exports—luxury jewelry, coffee and chocolate—was disrupted by Trump’s tariffs.
U.S. And Switzerland Reach Trade Agreement—Lowering Tariffs To 15%
Trade of Switzerland’s largest exports—luxury jewelry, coffee and chocolate—was disrupted by Trump’s tariffs.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
at some point, the comparison to Mad King George becomes inevitable...