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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trump is trying to do to Canada what Putin has been doing to Ukraine. Neither Canada nor Ukraine is likely to give in.

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

More than 500 scholars agree: "We write to urge Congress to do what most democracies have already done: adopt proportional representation." proud to be among them. medium.com/@scholars-re...

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Letter to Congress: End the Redistricting Wars by Adopting Proportional Representation

Gerrymandering persists because single-member districts allow it.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

You might say that people should develop some political credibility at the local level before running for the goddam U.S. Senate.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/06/2026

Here are Italian PM Meloni's remarks about Trump, translated to English: "Donald Trump's statements are completely made up. I am frankly stunned. I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies..."

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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/05/2026

The Trump administration continues to try to weaponize immigration law against Mahmoud Khalil, so we need them to know that the world is watching. Add your name to our petition to the Board of Immigration Appeals demanding they re-open and terminate the sham immigration case against Mahmoud.

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Tell the BIA: Justice for Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil has been harassed, targeted, punished, and denied his right to a fair and full trial in immigration court. The Trump administration has had its thumb on the scale the whole time. Demand justice for Mahmoud Khalil.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I'm sure there are 2 other permanent members of the Security Council taking notes on what you can get away with when starting an unprovoked war on the civilian population of another country.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

If this were Biden, the press would be talking about nothing else.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Why is #NASA still using English conventional measurements for an international scientific endeavor?

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

He's still trying to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's really quite amazing. Every single day Trump and his flunkies find another way to be evil.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s not just that they are murdering people who are peacefully protesting, it’s that they then stand in front of the cameras and slander the victims by telling us that what we see on the videos didn’t happen.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

All my life we've heard explanations and justifications from the police after an "incident." For most of that time it was their word against the victims'. For the past 10 or 15 years we've had video from multiple angles, but the police keep telling us the same stories. They think we can't see it.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 24/01/2026

BREAKING: Trump’s thugs just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis. Eyewitnesses are describing it as an execution. We cannot keep living like this and people can’t keep dying like this. Stop funding DHS. Impeach Kristi Noem. Hold these agents accountable.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/01/2026

If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If only the U.S. #Constitution stipulated who has the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to declare war ... 🤷‍♂️

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17/01/2026

It’s weird that Trump can stand up to allies but not Russia

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If the US takes #Greenland, does it become a state with two senators? Pretty sure they won't be Republicans. 😆

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Trump is doing everything he can to destroy #NATO. He is making #Putin’s dreams come true. Over the past 11 years Trump has never done anything to show he is not Putin’s puppet.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Trump Announces New European Tariffs in Greenland Standoff; Allies Outraged www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u... It’s well past time to invoke the 25th Amendment before a lot of people get killed

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Trump Announces New European Tariffs in Greenland Standoff; Allies Outraged

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Is there a more ridiculous term in air travel than “pre-boarding”?

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

There is an international arrest warrant for #Putin, but did Trump arrest him when he came to Alaska? Spare us the pleading about law enforcement.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Tom Friedman nails it with this commentary on Trump's surrender "deal" for Ukraine. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Trump has always acted as Putin's agent and will continue to do so. It was never a "hoax."

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#NoKings in Boston. Tens of thousands showed up and we didn’t get paid 😏.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

FIFA should take the entire World Cup away from the US. Too many fans and players from abroad are going to be denied visas or otherwise have problems.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/10/2025

The right has declared that although Trump’s political prosecutions are regrettable, the “Democrats brought it on themselves,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social writes. But “Trump was no victim of the legal system. If anything, he received preferential treatment”:

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Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour

Defending Trump’s lawfare as just deserts misremembers what actually happened.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

It's not socialism. It's national socialism.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I've been expecting something like this to happen. It's only going to get worse.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The last time I looked, the Constitution still gave the power to declare #war to the Congress, not to the President. #Iran has not attacked the U.S.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Wait... is this the best meme ever made?

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Imagine what the press would have said if President Biden had given such a speech. I know, it's pointless. You could say that every day about whatever Trump says, but instead we get more reports about how old Biden is.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Just when you think it couldn't get any stupider or more malevolent

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The attack on America's libraries continues.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This kind of thing didn't happen when Biden was President.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Trump to America's kids: "Suck it!"

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So now it looks like it's only the incompetence of the government that kept Harvard from caving in to their demands?

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This is a betrayal of everything our country should stand for.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/04/2025

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

The gates of Harvard University. The text reads: "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands." Photo by Sophie Park for The New York Times.

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I propose swapping the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador with the man mistakenly elected president of the United States

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Watching the main German evening news program, and the word that keeps coming up in relation to US policies is "unberechenbar" (capricious, erratic, unpredictable). Europeans have had it with #Trump. The reputation of the US is damaged for a long time to come.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The rule of law is the basis for real freedom. This ranking by @thewjp shows how strong those who govern are bound by the law. The Land of The Free ranks 29th.

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John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This is why we have an experienced businessman in the White House

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com

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Hands Off!

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 29/03/2025

Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies. In Denmark: - Health care and college are free. - The starting wage is $22/hr. - Paid parental leave is 1 year. - Paid vacation is 6 weeks. - All workers get pensions.

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