James Frederick Stephens, J.D.

Decent patriotic people are angry, as we should be. #Republicans, take note. We are done with you and your corruption and lies. You should be scared.

The latest of what? Find out in my analysis of the French Protests. #academicsky #philsky #altruism paulruth.substack.com/p/the-french...

I land on a flower Just to hear What color sounds like… #ButterflyFairytale #Butterfly #Art #photography #nature #ArtInNature

Be wise enough to listen Brave enough to dream And free enough to rise… #Photography #ArtInNature #BloomOnPurpose #Art #Nature

#Trumpcult followers like Ramaswamy's ad. #Degenerates are motivated by evil to do evil. It's hard for the rest of us to understand, but the facts of the past decade play out. I didn't want to believe such an ugly truth about my fellow citizens, and it took me a while to accept. #evilpeople

💪 #VOTE 💪 Democracy is Freedom 🇺🇸 Liberty and Justice For All 🗽 #RuleOfLaw VOTE #ElectDemocrats2026 VOTE #FireTheGOP We have to Prosecute Criminal Politicians & Traitors .. ALL of them. 👈

America's democracy is worth defending. Protect the rule of law, civil liberties, independent journalism & accountable government. Citizens must never surrender their democratic voice. Read Judge Luttig. #Democracy #RuleOfLaw

#Trump and his cult of imbeciles have caused lasting harm to the entire world.

I'm looking forward to the day when this one is craving toilette wine.

#Berkshires tinyurl.com/26oslw48 Halloween at the Clark Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. "Trick or treat at the Clark any time between 10 am–5 pm and pick up a free art mystery box from the Clark Center admissions desk. ...dress up like a work of art in the collection to receive free admission..." #museums

If democracy means only voting every two or four years, it becomes something distant and theoretical. But if you ask people what they see for their future and give them tangible ways to improve their community, it can make democracy feel like something worth saving.

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

Today’s Beauty October 21, 2026 #flowers #nature #beauty #bloomscrolling #photography

Even Warren G. Harding did something good. But we won't find anything good to say about #Trump when he's finally dead and gone.

#Musk knows his disinformation campaign will work on the bigoted dimwits infesting #evangelical congregations, #MAGA, and the #RepublicanParty. #Oligarchs must go extinct for the good of the world. We must rid ourselves of them or perish at their hands.

I do not understand how they think this works. Like... people come and kidnap your kids to do this? It is so completely ridiculous that it is hard to engage with.

Our DOJ has been turned into a law Firm For Pedophiles, Billionaires, Terrorists and republicans A true travesty #vote #VoteBlue #RuleOfLaw #ReturnToJustice

⏰ ⏱️ The #LeapSecond, used to keep clocks aligned with Earth’s rotation, will be phased out starting in 2027. Scripps geophysicist Duncan Agnew helped explain the science behind how our planet became our original clock for @nytimes.com. ⤵️ https://nyti.ms/4i8j1NH

A bit of #beauty for today ✌️

On a positive note, if Trump is the last MAGA Republican President, they'll be no one in the White House to lick Putin's boots . . . Cartoonist: @pinkojoe.bsky.social.

Trump isn't a Republican. Actually, George W. Bush was the last #Republican president. The party died with the rise of Republicans in name only #MAGA. However, Trump will be the last MAGA-approved, treasonous, fascist, rapist, pedophile, mob boss POTUS if we have courage and everything goes well.

Few people pretend he is fit to lead. But most are pretending (with improbable, yet understandable, #hope for #peace and #justice) that the malignancy of Trump, MAGA, Oligarchs, etc., can be remedied by #voting and normal legal processes. Hope for the best, but prepare to crush the worst. #election

“When correction is viewed as portrayed in Fig. 1, one may see similarities to the general dynamics of an adaptive system, such as the immune response or natural selection (e.g., Lewontin, 1970; Plotkin, 1997), sometimes viewed as “corrective” in nature.” #Methodology #PhilSci #MetaSci #AcademicSky

Some notable examples of long-standing errors in science from Douglas Allchin’s new article: “When is science ‘self-correcting’?”: doi.org/10.1016/j.sh... Few quotes follow…

Why #Teach #Philosophy – Interviews with Thoughtful Philosophy #Teachers whyteachphilosophy.org

A brief pause in the very busy life of a Carolina Wren #birds 🌿

Number one, again. #Mapoli #Massachussetts massachusettsintel.substack.com/p/massachuse...

Shawn Oliver, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, was arrested Saturday night in New Bedford on OUI and several other charges after a crash on Dartmouth Street.

LOL😂 Do #Republicans actually think these kinds of tactics are going to gain them a single independent-minded voter in 2026? Of their previous supporters, only the racist core 27% is all they will ever have; everyone else is leaving and ashamed. Notice they aren't talking about the economy anymore?😁

OUR LIVES are much more likely to be threatened by cancer & other diseases (including measles now, thanks to RFK, Jr!)…than the “dangerous hordes” of nannies & landscapers ICE is DETAINING, DEPORTING, & PROFITING from. #CorruptionAndCrueltyIsThePoint

Dancing in the sunlight... #flowers #naturephotography #beauty

#Democrats can expect these kinds of protests if we give them the majority but they become timid and docile and don't aggressively use lawful power to see that #justice is done and abuses of power punished as deserved.

If #Democrats don't do what this treasonous POS is warning his co-conspirators ( great and small ) of, then I will never vote for them again. What would be the point?

The #RuleOfLaw requires that the citizens see that #justice, which includes lawful punishments, be carried out. Doubly so for those who were sought positions of power only to betray the trust the public bestowed on them. A reckoning must occur before healing, or trust in institutions can be restored

First, let there be #justice. May it be sure, swift, and terrible for those #Republicans who have earned punishment for their betrayals of their oaths. Further, let those selfish, cruel, racist citizens who put them in power join them. Second, let the Republic recover, but far better than before.

Trump’s words: America First. Trump’s actions: Russia First.

Be ready to surge up the level of #protest "intensity" and "activity" should #Trump and #Republicans fail to seat duly elected non-maga winners, or other horrible thing to thwart #voting and seize power unlawfully. Commit yourselves to do your duty to enforce our #NoKings Constitution post-election⚔️

And rightly so, although prison is better than many of them deserve. #Justice #RuleOfLaw #Treason #Corruption

Start drying out your beautiful wildflowers, so you can save the seeds to plant in next year's garden. The bees will love you. 🌸🐝 #savethebees #wildflowers #flowers #joy #bloomscrolling #gardening #cosmos

More than 130 "No Kings" events are set for Mass. this Sat., Oct. 17, as part of a nationwide day of action urging people to vote before Election Day on Nov. 3. The "No Kings: Vote Early" events include rallies, block parties, & walks to the polls in Boston, Worcester, and Western Massachusetts.

I voted as left as the ballot allowed earlier this week.

No Kings! @aclu.org @aclupa.org #nokings #aclu #americancivillibertiesunion #pennsylvania

For @booksandthearts.bsky.social, Sarah Chihaya reviews a new biography of the enigmatic Emily Brontë.

And rightly so, although prison is better than many of them deserve. #Justice #RuleOfLaw #Treason #Corruption

I wonder how many ex-soviet bloc territories Daddy #Putin will invade in the spring of 2027 without any pushback from the USA, as agreed, don't you?