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James Frederick Stephens, J.D.

@jamfste.bsky.social
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Historian, lawyer, philosopher, and writer. #Progressive defender of the #RuleOfLaw. Lover of #virtue, #beauty, #wisdom, #humor, and #joy. Born to learn and share, but aren't we all? Motto: "Feed your head."

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Mikal 🫀 @mikalvi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That’s a great take, and I wholeheartedly agree. Trump is this span-of-times’ manifestation of Mammon. If you follow Trump, you cannot serve God too.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Trump is Mammon. Despite their claims of being the very best Christians, they are not the best or even Christian. They are frauds, although most probably don't know that they are counterfeits. This is how I know #MAGA isn't Christian. They made a choice and it wasn't #Jesus, but Mammon-Trump. #evil
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Setting up for another January 6th situation, I see. #TreasonSeason never ends for Trump's slaves. You sold your souls for a little bit of temporary power. The demon with whom you made your unholy bargain laughs at you. He hates you and easily convinced you to turn away from #Christ to serve Mammon.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are all still waiting for your debunking of the "provable, verifiable, documentable lie." You can't rest a case until you put on a case. You #FakeChristians of the #MAGA movement are as dishonest as your idiotic, disgusting, foul-smelling, orange-makeup-wearing, hog-faced, rapist false messiah.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This one is my favorite so far. #Kidlitartpostcard day. Oct 1, 2026 😊
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Brian Condra (he/him) @briancondra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #blackandwhite So a #black #cormorant with some white around the beak And A #white #swan with some black around it's beak! I wonder what they are talking about
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anymore, when I hear or read a statement from the #GOP or anyone friendly to it, I assume it's an attempt at deception. I'm so tired of the lying. I can't be the only one. I'm glad Collins and a few others bravely expose the abuses of power and the absurd dishonesty of #TeamDirtbag aka #Republicans
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Larry 😊🌴🍍 (Not indicted)💥 @larrydolphin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Apathy plays a large part in why we are here now, with a convicted felon and rapist as president. Everyone must vote! #8647
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Hearing a nonstop barrage of messages about how all of our potential representatives are monstrous crooks or incompetent clowns reinforces the deep cynicism that #Americans already feel about our #politicalparties and #institutions." Ads became a self-fulfilling prophecy. #Elections are broken.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Democrats #Republicans #Elections #USA #politics Why do this? Ads are a #Stupid waste of money. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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What Do Political Ads Actually Do?
Hint: it’s not what they are made to do
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Today’s Beauty @todaysbeauty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today’s Beauty September 30, 2026 #flowers #nature #beauty #bloomscrolling #photography
A yellow sunflower bloom in detail
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peparinfante.bsky.social @peparinfante.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#originalphoto #photography #beauty #naturephotography #naturephoto #nature #seascape #seascapephoto #seascapephotography #nikonphotography #sunset
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I dare you to present such documentable lies, demon. Let go of this poor man.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I doubt the faith in God part. "Trust in Trump" would never come from a person who actually knows #Jesus and is a loyal follower. You are a fraud, whether you know it or not, and you are leading others astray. Follow Trump if you must, but don't try to claim your wicked choices are pleasing to God.
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Cersei Lannister's Walk of Shame
ALT: Cersei Lannister's Walk of Shame
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I chose my words very carefully when replying to your demonic post, keeping the spiritual welfare of #Trump followers in mind, with precisely and appropriately used admonitions. #MAGA stays pridefully stubborn about choosing evil to gain power over others, but there will be hell to pay. #QuitTheCult
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Pengu Rings Shame Bell
ALT: Pengu Rings Shame Bell
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Warren A @firewall0011010.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Pedo47's #MAGA is now recognized as the world's most notoriously white, overtly privileged, in-bred, racist, nazi loving, Ignorant, uneducated, domestic violence, Pro-Pedophile movement. Stay trashy #MagaMorons! #Pedo47Protectors! 🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽 - Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is nothing Christian about following #Trump, a (maybe even THE) man of perdition. Putting your faith in him is #evil and smells of brimstone. It is #idolotry. What good is it for #MAGA to gain the whole world but lose their souls? Be done with this snake, repent, and seek God's forgiveness.
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Pengu Rings Shame Bell
ALT: Pengu Rings Shame Bell
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The majority of them would do it again. They need to be utterly defeated and never allowed to regain any political influence at any level of government. There is something wrong with them, and it is severe enough to disqualify them from democratic participation for the rest of their lives.
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Patrick Drooling Patrick Star
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Jack Diddly Squat - Distinguished Fellow @mrmucketymuck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@axidentaliberal.bsky.social, you have to keep in mind that the target audience is #MAGA. The rest of us understand the importance of requiring relevant evidence when we make judgments. Not so for those dolts. They will not understand why we are laughing at "the proof" offered at the hearing.
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Brian Hull as Batman: Don't Bring Logic Into This
ALT: Brian Hull as Batman: Don't Bring Logic Into This
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He might be too stupid to know he failed.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Senator Dirtbag Schmitt-head, even Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post is mocking his “perjury gotcha” moment. This is the only thing he’ll ever be remembered for. nypost.com/2026/09/29/u...
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just can't stop laughing.😂 That #JackSmith hearing was the funniest, most satisfying thing I've seen in politics in years. Seems the stupid, always-lying #GOP will go down in history as #TeamDirtbag, but Smith will be remembered as a classy, competent, patriotic hero. youtu.be/uT2BGYa6RSc?...
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GOP senator's perjury trap for Jack Smith backfires
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This Halloween season, keep this caveat in mind. 😆Hanging around the Trump regime kills brain cells. Schmitt is the latest example. Keep your distance from #MAGA dolts, or you could become one yourself. ⚰️#BrainDeadandLovingIt🦇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF1kxoEHGS0
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She will become one herself!
YouTube video by cristinam87
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That is a good program.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#MAGA religion isn't remotely #Christian. The spread of the #TrumpCult is among the most threatening things that have ever happened to the USA. youtu.be/l_FNFciljCE?...
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MAGA Prophet wants Republicans to shut up about their problems and support their Messiah
YouTube video by Rev Ed Trevors
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Keep this in your "No Shit?" file. #Republicans sold their souls and are surprised and whining when the public is taken aback by the hideous dangerous demons hovering over them.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 28/09/2026
Talarico's devoted, deeply thoughtful and studied christianity is very recognizable to Black christians, most of whom are Democrats, who take their faith practices seriously, too. Jimmy know ball. Folks see and respect that.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Don't get overconfident, #Democrats. There are still millions of dimwitted #MAGA who, despite the evidence of their own eyes, ears, and bank accounts, have decided to believe that Trump has LOWERED 😖 grocery and gas prices from imaginary highs hit during the Biden administration. #MidTermElections
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 29/09/2026
American kids and teens who suffer the highest rates of gun violence are competing for access to the dwindling violence prevention programs designed to reach them, thanks in part to funding cuts from the Trump administration. Memphis is a ground zero.
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‘No One Is Born a Killer’
As the National Guard prowls city streets and federal funding for violence interruption dries up, a small but mighty team in Memphis works to stop teen gun violence before it happens.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Renovator www.democracyrenovator.com?r=6ifgwd&utm...
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The Renovator | Danielle Allen | Substack
The Renovator is a Substack for everyone who wants to help renovate our democracy. Click to read The Renovator, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 21/09/2026
We often assume that our memories are stored in our brains, just like a hard drive stores data. bit.ly/4AfiMbS In this talk, philosopher Victoria Trumbull argues this is a radical mistake: she argues that the brain enables memory without containing it, and that time itself stores memory.
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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 26/09/2026
The rise of populism has been lauded as the defeat of neoliberalism. So what does the new world that is struggling to be born look like? bit.ly/422Xj6q Join Wendy Brown to discuss how antidemocratic politics intertwine with neoliberal economics to create today's political climate.
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Democracy in the ruins of neoliberalism
The rise of populism has, in turn, been lauded as the defeat of neoliberalism. But while the old world may be dead, what does the new world that is struggling to be born look like? Join philosopher We...
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are you an AI idealist, alarmist, or skeptic? - Harvard Law School | Harvard Law School hls.harvard.edu/today/are-yo...
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Are you an AI idealist, alarmist, or skeptic? - Harvard Law School
A Harvard Law course will explore the values, incentives, and anxieties driving artificial intelligence.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 25/09/2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants."
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Justice Jackson says Supreme Court intervenes too quickly on Trump's side
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants."
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu hasn't exactly made the world a safer place for jewish people or anyone else.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Art.com This painting, "Ulysses and Calypso" by Arnold Böcklin, depicts the Greek hero Odysseus standing on a rocky shore while the nymph Calypso sits on a red cloth, holding a triangular object. Created in 1882, the work is housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel and reflects Böcklin’s Symbolist style.
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brad is wearing the cursed amulet @bradicality.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
gift link
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U.S. Government Airs Pro-Trump, Anti-Communism Ad
The unusual ad, which said it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Certainty would require action.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nope. They won't. And we'd better be ready to take bold and decisive action when they don't. Whatever it takes. But I'm concerned we've become too soft to stand up for ourselves as a society overall.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Me too. That decision effectively created a legalized dictator. Incompetence at SCOTUS along with Biden's delusions that it's still 1997 and his Attorney General's outright cowardice. Never forget that #MerrickGarland could have put an end to it once and for all.
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John Wares @johnwares.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He violates federal law every single day. And then nothing happens.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Trump regime doesn't care whether it violates the #law if it is something they want to do or not. There are no duties for Trump, and there are no prohibitions. He does what he wants, and those with the power to do something about it won't take the risk of trying to stop him. #ruleoflaw broken
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Temptation to Forget by @evalunes medium.com/thought-thin...
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The Temptation to Forget
Under Calypso’s Spell
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loreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pay attention to certification at the county level before, during and after Nov 3-- the midterm election. Especially for members-elect to the House of Representatives. Delay, deny, disrupt will be the Trump minion agenda. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... @democracydocket.com
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How rogue counties could help Trump and throw the midterms into chaos after Election Day
Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MAGA zealots at local post offices might prove to be a problem as well.
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They believe Trump and his absurd state propaganda rather than their own experiences and memories. They take pride in overcoming the doubts raised by their own eyes and ears and the admonitions of the people who love them. #Trump has completely possessed them in body, mind, and spirit #demonic #evil
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Witch's Evil Smile
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I infiltrated a big LinkedIn MAGA group. #MAGA copes with the delusion that #Trump has LOWERED #gas prices from "nearly $7.00 a gallon during the Biden presidency". The weird part is that they actually believe they paid that much during the Biden years. #MinistryOfLove: "How many fingers, Winston?"
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Hypnotoad Frog
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Progressive Power @progressivepower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump team now wants to put his name on Ford’s Theatre site of the Lincoln assassination: report #Trump #FordTheatre
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Trump team now wants to put his name on Ford’s Theatre site of the Lincoln assassination: report
White House officials apparently pitch renaming buildings in Trump’s honor to get on the president’s good side, according to a report
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James Frederick Stephens, J.D. @jamfste.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This makes a little more sense than the #KennedyCenter, in that #Trump did lead a MAGA conspiracy to assassinate the now-dead #PartyofLincoln and destroy Honest Abe's legacy. #Ford’sTheatre is famous for the horrendous act of treason that occurred there. #PartyOfJWBooth www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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