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Jim Gaines

@jim-g.bsky.social

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Translation: "Whatever, we're just making it up."

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Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds

A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I don't know if I count as a bookworm, but I'm definitely some sort of book vermin.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Wearing my Murder Kroger shirt to the Murder Kroger.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is not anyone you'd hire if your intent is to actually enforce the law. If your goal is to brutalize brown people and terrorize the general public, however, it's exactly who you'd want. apnews.com/article/ice-...

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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

News media should be: - decentralized - collaborative - nonprofit - employee- and/or community-owned.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The Qin Dynasty operated on Legalist theory, instituting uniformly harsh punishments for every offense. It was overthrown because when the penalty for the slightest dissent is the same as the penalty for rebellion, there is no disincentive for rebellion.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

As a professor at Boston U., Isaac Asimov was praised for standing up to an obnoxious department head. He said he didn't have courage, he had outside income. A big part of people not publicly opposing Trump is the knowledge that they (and their families) are only one paycheck away from the street.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I keep seeing "impeach, convict, remove" posts after the Iran strike. Much as I want Trump gone, few reasons why that's not a great idea: - He's already twice-impeached. A third without conviction will just look silly. - Republicans still won't convict. - If he goes we get ... J.D. Vance. Woo.

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Remember 1989, when Ceaucescu called in the army to deal with massive protests in Bucharest? People pleaded with soldiers, and the army switched sides. When the Guard hits L.A. streets, they need to be faced by their friends, neighbors and family, all saying "We're not here to fight you. Join us."

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Jim Gaines @jim-g.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Chuck Schumer overboard.

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