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James Cook

@jamesmcook.bsky.social
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Sociology is my work deal, love is my life deal. Looking for nonviolent tools to stop fascism -- The King is a Fink. Living in Maine. Realsociology.com fmi.

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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
For the general public, Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca has a completely empty schedule for all of August. Yet, we've learned that Riley has a private meeting - ticket holders only - at Ithaca College Emerson Suites from 8-11 tomorrow morning. Why is Josh Riley only holding private meetings?
Congressman Josh Riley empty events calendar August 2025 does not show Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce meeting of August 28
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The imagery isn’t violent. What is being done to people in Gaza is violent. And Congressman Josh Riley is too cowardly to meet with people who have a problem with his pro-violence agenda.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Ithaca environmentalists take note: The old coal-fired power plant on Cayuga Lake has been taken over by TeraWulf, with deceptive “predominantly zero carbon” language in its lease. In fact, the lease allows for up to 82.74% of the energy to come from burning fossil fuels. This is for generative AI.
The TeraWulf lease allows the company to burn fossil fuels to create 82.74 percent of its energy for its generative AI center on Cayuga Lake. It is not predominantly zero carbon. It is predominantly dirty fossil fuels spewing carbon dioxide pollution. TeraWulf counts on the people of Ithaca not being able to do simple math.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Why won’t Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca talk about the link between cryptocurrency data centers and increased utility bills at NYSEG? Why does he keep scapegoating foreigners instead? #cryptocurrency #nyseg #Ithaca www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/josh...
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Josh Riley Won’t Talk About The Role Of Cryptocurrency In High Utility Bills — Josh Riley Watch
Why won’t Josh Riley talk about the link between cryptocurrency miners, generative AI schemes, and higher utility bills?
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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8/26 Protestors drown out Maine Senator Susan Collins at Searsport ribbon-cutting #maga #trump
YouTube video by Maine Newsroom
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Bruce Bourgoine @brucebourgoine.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Unlike Stalin, it seems Trump has no backstabbers in his politburo let alone individuals dwelling in honest reality. #resist #mepolitics #VoteBlue
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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby. This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday). What the hell is happening to the US? (🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Josh Riley accepted lobbyists’ dirty money to pay for his vacation in Israel to meet the Israeli President at the same time that the Israeli government was assassinating journalists and starving children in Gaza. Josh Riley tried to keep this trip secret, so Ithaca wouldn’t know. #Ithaca
Josh Riley accepted lobbyists’ dirty money to pay for his vacation in Israel to meet the Israeli President at the same time that the Israeli government was assassinating journalists and starving children.
Josh Riley tried to keep this trip secret, so Ithaca wouldn’t know.
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Ithaca, it's time to tell our Democratic member of Congress, Josh Riley, to stop acting like a Republican! On Friday at 7:00 PM, gather in protest of Josh Riley's secret trip to Israel, paid for by lobbyists, to meet with the President of Israel
Friday at 7:00 PM, gather in protest of Josh Riley's secret trip to Israel, paid for by lobbyists, to meet with the President of Israel
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The Ohm @ohmtheohm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The most common response to the revelation that Congressman Josh Riley took a secret trip to Israel while that country was killing journalists and starving children... ...is that Democrats in New York's 19th congressional district want to see a primary challenge in 2026 against Josh Riley.
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
A year ago, Ithacans were putting signs in their lawns supporting Josh Riley's campaign for Congress. Last night, a large group of progressive Ithacans marched down Seneca Street chanting "Fuck Josh Riley!" That's how badly Josh Riley has disappointed Ithaca. ithacavoice.org/2025/08/prot...
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Protestors rally downtown to call for end to U.S. aid to Israel - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — Protestors banged pots and pans as they marched in the streets early Friday evening, temporarily blocking traffic in downtown Ithaca. The event was part of an international […]
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Congressman Josh Riley is representative of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party. Democrats perceive their own party as unwilling to stand up to Donald Trump. The Tompkins County Democratic Committee needs to pay attention to this. #Ithaca #JoshRiley #Democrats apnews.com/article/ap-p...
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‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.”
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Ithaca: Ten square miles of reality, surrounded by fascism #ithaca #fascism www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/It...
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"Ithaca - Ten Square Miles of Reality Surrounded By Fascism" Tri-blend T-Shirt for Sale by irregulargoods
Ithaca is all about keeping it real. While the rest of the country gets overwhelmed by fascist propaganda, Ithacans keep themselves informed supporting freedom and democracy, equality for all under th...
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The Ohm @ohmtheohm.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Why did Congressman Josh Riley of Binghamton vote for Donald Trump's legislation allowing the federal government to bail out failed cryptocurrency crooks? Why is Josh Riley protecting cryptocurrency schemes that defraud working people in Upstate New York?
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Bradford William Davis @bwd.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
ICE arrested Job Garcia while he was running errands in LA. Job is a US citizen, a scholar, and a brilliant photographer. He’s also my friend. But none of that should determine his humanity. ICE must release Job Garcia immediately.
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“People who live outside the city drive cars to work. This is far more dangerous than riding the subway. Last year there were ten murders in the NYC subway system, with well over a billion total rides taken. During the same time period, there were 253 traffic fatalities in New York City.“
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Ithaca New York tells Donald Trump to keep his hands off habeas corpus. If habeas corpus rights are suspended, anybody can be thrown in prison without trial and without explanation. There is no rebellion. There is no invasion. It’s insane to even suggest suspending habeas corpus.
hands off habeas corpus Ithaca New York protest May 2025
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This is what a police state looks like.
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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Listen: Christian nationalism is the source of Trumpism — the true Crisis of Faith is its corrosive effect on democracy and human rights podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Pope Leo XIV Blames Atheists For Christian Nationalist Abuses
Podcast Episode · Stop Christian Nationalism · 05/09/2025 · 32m
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The Ohm @ohmtheohm.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"Mycologists are experts on what is possible when life gets weird. Life under the fascism of Donald Trump is definitely getting weird, but not in a fungal way." - Mycologists against Trump - #Mycology www.stopchristiannationalism.com/who-is-again...
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Mycologists Against Trump — Stop Christian Nationalism
Mycologists are experts on what is possible when life gets weird. Life under the fascism of Donald Trump is definitely getting weird, but not in a fungal way.
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The Ohm @ohmtheohm.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Today, Donald Trump declared that he intends to set up Alcatraz as a new prison designed to defy the orders of federal judges: "We will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals, who came into our Country illegally."
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I’m reflecting tonight on Donald Trump’s order to create a prison on Alacatraz, on US soil, holding people without trial. Congressman Josh Riley is not talking about this. Will he? I think he will when we become the district we want him to represent. www.joshrileywatch.com/josh-rileys-...
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Trump Now Says He Will Set Up Prisons That Defy Judges’ Legal Orders. Will Josh Riley Do Anything? — Josh Riley Watch
This afternoon, Donald Trump declared that he is reopening Alcatraz as a new prison with the intention of keeping prisoners there in defiance of the orders of federal judges.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"We will not be silent," the sign said at the protest in Ithaca New York. The sign cited the White Rose Society, in which Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans Scholl wrote earnest pamphlets against Nazi abuses, and were tortured and executed for it. Protest while you still can. #WhiteRoseSociety
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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
James Cook of Camden in submitted testimony to the Maine State Legislature on LD 380, a bill that outs trans kids to the tormentors in their family youtube.com/shorts/0aGVF... #MEPolitics #transrights
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Testimony of James Cook for the Maine State Legislature on LD 380, a bill targeting trans kids.
YouTube video by The Audacity: Creative Action Together in Maine
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Ithaca New York will not be silent! Join us in protest against Donald Trump and all his fascist crimes and abuses. Noon - Saturday May 10 - Ithaca Commons #Ithaca #fascism #resistance #protest
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Teacher says every time a GOP legislator targeting kids is disappointed, an angel gets its wings. #MEPolitics #Maine #TransRights
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Bruce Bourgoine @brucebourgoine.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Thomas Datwyer was also Collins' PAC Treasurer when this 'pay to play' scheme unfolded funneling $200,000 through a shell company to her 2020 reelection. Fingerprints. #ME02 #mepolitics www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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FBI Probes Defense Contractor’s Contributions to Sen. Susan Collins
A warrant shows the Federal Bureau of Investigation has searched electronic devices belonging to defense executive Martin Kao.
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
#Trump officials are stockpiling food and toilet paper in their homes, preparing for dwindling supplies of daily necessities in the United States. www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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Trump officials hoarding toilet paper and food in anticipation of shortages
Several Trump officials are reportedly panic buying and hoarding rolls of toilet paper and food, fearing a shortage caused by the U.S. president's tariffs might wipe them away
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Exactly why should I be impressed by Senator Angus King's floor speech yesterday? As we've come to expect this year, it was all talk. Senator King is not only failing to act to stop the Trump agenda in the Congress... he keeps voting to speed it along. audacityspace.org/angus-kings-... #MEPolitics
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Angus King’s 4/29 Speech: All Talk Backed up by No Action – The Audacity Space
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The smartest politicians recognize that the simple act of listening goes a long way.
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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
“Because if the Republican politicians won’t stand up to a dictator, then I guess I will.”
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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
People came out to Rockland’s Chapman Park knowing they would stand in a cold, driving Maine rain. Why? Here’s Answer #1. More answers coming in responses to this post. Watch them… if one rings true I hope you’ll join us Saturdays at noon. youtube.com/shorts/P7ZRs... #Resist #Maine #MEPolitics
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Rockland Maine: Why are you in the rain? Answer 1 #maine #resistance
YouTube video by The Audacity: Creative Action Together in Maine
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Angry about what Trump is doing? Get up from your chair! Look up from your phone! Grab a piece of cardboard, make a sign, and ✊join us in protest on the Ithaca Commons Saturday, April 26 at noon. Let others see your anger!
Ithaca protest against Trump April 26 Ithaca Commons New York
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
We’re on the list he’s going down.
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Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
On the bridge on route 13 in Ithaca we stood together in protest against the fascism of Donald Trump. “Save our democracy,” said the sign next to me. “Have courage. It’s contagious!" ✳️This Saturday at noon on the Ithaca Commons we will stand together again.✳️ JOIN US there. #Ithaca
Antifascist protest signs for democracy April 23 2025 Ithaca New York
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I’ll be hammering this: Next week the Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025, H.R. 1664, comes up for a vote in the US House. This is one of the most corrupt pieces of legislation I can remember. Cryptocurrency is the corruption that fuels fascism. Call your rep to say: Vote NO! #crypto #corrupt
Cryptocurrency corruption the Deploying American Blockchains Act H.R. 1664
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Congressman Josh Riley of Ithaca faces a moral test next week. Will he vote for HR 1664, the Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025? #Blockchain = #cryptocurrency = biggest medium for #oligarch #bribery of Donald Trump. Will Josh Riley do the right thing? www.joshrileywatch.com/podcast/will...
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Will Josh Riley Join In Cryptocurrency Corruption Next Week? — Josh Riley Watch
Will Josh Riley vote in favor of H.R. 1664, a bill that will make blockchain the medium for political corruption by oligarchs?
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Last year, Christian Nationalists got their fascism in a twist over Trans Visibility Day taking place on Easter. This year, poke them in the ribs with this: Weed Visibility Day. Easter Schmeaster. Happy 4/20! #Easter #420 #WeedVisibilityDay
easter, weed visibility day, weed, marijuana, bunny, rabbit, pot
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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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My Growing Activist Nihilism
The image you see here is the design of a bumper sticker I just ordered to put on my car. I'm also getting a t-shirt with the same design on...
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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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Fine Is The Enemy Of Freedom
Have you experienced this? You hear a piece of news, and it shocks you. Maybe it's word that a university student you know has been arrested by ICE and sent...
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Bruce Bourgoine @brucebourgoine.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
April 16, 1963 #resist www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
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Jonathan Cook @jonathancookithaca.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It’s been 2 days since Donald Trump declared he will not obey a unanimous decision of the US Supreme Court. It’s been 2 days since Donald Trump announced he is going to deport American citizens to concentration camps. Congressman Josh Riley from Ithaca has done and said nothing about it. #JoshRiley
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James Cook @jamesmcook.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Of course Trump wants more from the law firms. Once you give in to Trump, he won’t stop, not even when he’s fitted you for a collar. There are no deals with Trump. There’s only resistance or capitulation.
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Donald Trump disobeys the Supreme Court & announces he will start sending American citizens to concentration camps in El Salvador. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social has said NOTHING & done NOTHING. Why? Does resisting #fascism not match her talking points? #KirstenGillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is doing nothing to resist fascism while Donald Trump puts the US in a constitutional crisis by disobeying the Supreme Court and announcing that he will send American citizens to concentration camps in El Salvador.
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Darth Liberal @jonathanccook.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Christian Nationalism gives me the creeps. www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Ch...
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"Christian Nationalism Gives Me The Creeps" Sticker for Sale by irregulargoods
Christian Nationalism is the belief that American democracy must be sacrificed in order to placate the ancient spirit of a man from West Asia who died two thousand years ago. It has no respect for fre...
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