Jim Steele

Jim Steele

@jimsteele.bsky.social

Politics junkie, dog lover, editorial cartoonist in a former life.

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Jim Steele
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Wealth and comfort breeds softness. Softness breeds weakness. Weakness breeds radicalism. Radicalism breeds authoritarianism. Authoritarianism breeds rebellion. Rebellion breeds good governance. Rebel at every level.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanmn.bsky.social

The pedophile protection party’s president is laundering right-wing conspiracy theories through the most corrupt DOJ in American history. Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine. So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.

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Michael Clemens
@mclem.org

Lying to incite hatred and potentially violence against an ethnic group is neither Conservative nor Liberal. But it is filthy, reckless, illegal, and an anti-American perversion of our White House.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

Most corrupt administration in our history. Hands down, and it's not close.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

“the boss wants this money" from @wsj.com, a deep dive into the extortion operation run out of the White House gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.comExclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising OperationMeredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.

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Dr. Todd Arrington
@btarrington.bsky.social

Emmett Till would have been 85 today (b. 7/25/1941). The 14-year-old Chicagoan was brutally murdered by white men while visiting relatives in Miss. in 1955. His murder & the acquittal of the killers made Till an icon of the civil rights movement. Image: Public domain photo taken by Till’s mother.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
@gtconway.bsky.social

“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” Fleeing. The vehicle was driving away. That’s murder. A legal resident of the United States is now dead. The threat to public safety is ICE. It must be eliminated.

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joannwhit.bsky.social
@joannwhit.bsky.social

@maddow.bsky.social, @hcrichardson.bsky.social Hello (taps mic) is this thing on? Hello?? As of just now there are 54 Iowa events for No Kings 3 (and a couple places even have 2 events.) Louder for the folks in the back: 54! NoKings!! IOWA!!! Don’t count Iowa out! Visit NoKings.org to join!

nokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

I've been remiss, partly because of how bad it hurts to think about, but Lou Holtz has brought me back to it. Losing Jesse Jackson was a massive hit for humanity. That man did as much for the black cause as any other, including MLK and anyone else you can name. Jesse was a FORCE of humanity.

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Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

Both of them treated me with utmost respect, and used my efforts in a respectful way. I've always loved and respected them both for that. Trump not allowing Jesse Jackson to lie in state is a travesty that I will never forgive any Republican for. To hell with every single one of these charlatans.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

Trump is not, nor will he ever be, one third of the man Jesse Jackson was. Or Ramsey Clark, either. As to Lou Holtz, he was a very nice man. Went to high school with his son Skip, who's a good egg. Lou was an excellent coach. RIP to them both, and it seems fitting to do so together.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

I've been remiss, partly because of how bad it hurts to think about, but Lou Holtz has brought me back to it. Losing Jesse Jackson was a massive hit for humanity. That man did as much for the black cause as any other, including MLK and anyone else you can name. Jesse was a FORCE of humanity.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

I had the honor of working with Jesse and Ramsey Clark on a project back in the early 90s. Both were incredibly impressive human beings, but Jesse Jackson was off the charts. When he entered a room some sort of molecular change happened. Every person could feel his presence immediately.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

I've never seen anything like it, and I've been around many powerful people. Jesse Jackson was simply on another plane. On that project, I was a late 20s Army officer. Everyone else saw me as some sort of asset, piece of meat, but Jesse, and Ramsey, treated me like a human being.

Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

This is outrageous. Unbelievable. Abandoning our own citizens in the face of a war of choice that we started. Every damn one of these people should be impeached yesterday.

Anna Kramer@annackramer.bsky.social

NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East — but the State Dept is not helping them do it. We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

notus.orgAmericans Stranded in the Middle East Aren’t Getting Help from the State Department“Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation,” a State department hotline said when NOTUS called Tuesday afternoon.
Jim Steele
@jimsteele.bsky.social

My guess is they want to use these on the border at first. Autonomous drones surveilling the border and calling in the kill drones if anything moves. Automatic killing of anyone crossing the border. Won't be long before this gets turned inward. "AI, find and kill all homeless encampments."