John

John

@skipper60601.bsky.social

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Congrats to team Europe for winning the Ryder Cup. Historic and well deserved. Our fans were disgraceful. An embarrassment to the US team and the game of golf. No class, dignity or grace…just like their cult leader in the White House.

I was disgusted to see a Department of Homeland Security TV commercial encouraging Chicago police officers to quit and go to work for ICE for $50,000. I doubt many will give up secure union jobs with protections under state labor law to be at the mercy of deranged people like Trump and Noem.

Kilmeade’s statement calling for homeless mentally ill people to receive lethal injections overshadowed the lie told by Lawrence Jones earlier that there is plenty of help available to them. We don’t have enough homeless shelters. Nor are there sufficient facilities to treat the mentally ill.

Trump has been wearing a hat saying he’s been right about everything. That can’t be the case in light of the Bolton raid. He was either wrong about hiring Bolton or wrong about investigating him.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

In case anyone is still wondering why Bolton was raided

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The AAP is strongly recommending COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 6 months to 2 years. Vaccination is also recommended for older children who have chronic lung diseases or other conditions that put them at higher risk for severe disease, or any older child for whom vaccination is desired.

boston25news.comUS pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC adviceFor the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations

The NFL preseason has begun. The college and high school football season starts soon. It is the most popular sport in the US even though it shortens lives and destroys the health of many participants. It’s time to stop supporting this barbaric sport. No More Football.

Poor people mostly vote for Democrats. That’s why Republicans want fewer poor people around. That’s why they’re about to pass a bill that will kick many poor people out of Medicaid and SNAP. Fewer poor people means fewer Democratic votes.

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I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers. Easy money, no risk. Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.

I highly recommend John Green’s book, Tuberculosis is Everything, for its excellent discussion of the disease’s history and the social factors that have allowed it to remain deadly in so much of the world.

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“It doesn’t matter who you are, you’re going to be prosecuted," said Attorney General Pam Bondi. Unless, of course, you are a violent insurrectionist who assaults police officers, smears shit in the US capitol, and tries to overthrow an election on behalf of Donald Trump.

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I stand with the trans community. I stand with immigrants. I stand with survivors. I stand with people who have already been targeted by this administration. And I plan to be loud about it.

Trump says we need to have control over Greenland because Denmark can’t defend it adequately. But Denmark is part of NATO so all NATO nations, including the US, are obligated to defend it from attack. Once again, Trump is disingenuous.

Only in America could a person who emigrated here and stayed unlawfully become the wealthiest man in the world and buy the presidential election for someone who favors mass deportation of immigrants who are here illegally.

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46 years ago today Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide. Two weeks ago tomorrow former President Donald Trump led millions of his followers to reinstall him as president. It’s up to all of us to prevent his presidency from echoing that disaster.

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Hello Bluesky friends: I created a starter pack to elevate the life saving work being done by gun violence prevention advocates. I’d be grateful if you would consider sharing on your feeds. Thanks!

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