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James Richards

@jmrichards3.bsky.social
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He/him; sixstringdad (dad of twins); KY born songwriter/folk-rocker. Atlanta, Bklyn and the Carolina mtns. are home. PR + voiceovers are the day gigs.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon's apparent cutting off of Ukraine's Starlink access underscores the dangers of the U.S. contracting with an unstable Nazi. There is no way a deranged civilian (or any civilian) should have that much power over an ostensible American partner.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
My name is not the reason we're paying $5/gallon for gas. My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can't afford your mortgage or rent. My name is not the reason you can't see a doctor. Their policies are the reason.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
👀 Obama in Mississippi
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Also, the Alberta independent movement basically disappeared after the Yandex site was bombed. Fancy that.
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Anne @eaaube.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Please everyone 👇👇👇thanks
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Masked federal thugs on our streets killing and terrorizing immigrants & citizens. And now live-streaming public executions. Trump’s America. A dark, ugly, fearful, cruel place. Please American voters, in November, tell the world this is not who we are.👇
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
the funniest thing here is it's not even his main point. it's just a casual backhand as he thumps him for supporting data centers.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can't think of a single non-malevolent reason they would do this.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This right here…
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James Richards @jmrichards3.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mamdani is a master at amplifying these moments to show the impact of his administration’s approach and polices.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17/09/2026
When will the people who argued in April 2025 that Democrats should stay silent on immigration own up to being frankly just disastrously wrong about the politics of mass deportations? Their punditry basically bordered on enablement
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
I pushed for independent oversight. Now, for the first time, we have an official glimpse at the damage—and it’s still an underestimate. Resources drained. Munitions depleted. Diplomacy wrecked. Troops exhausted. The American people deserve the full truth. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases, watchdog says
The report by the Pentagon's inspector general also detailed the extent of munitions shortfalls in the first comprehensive public accounting of the cost and military impact of the war with Iran.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
With 50 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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MtcRace @mtcrace.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
vote.org
Early Voting Calendar - Vote.org
When does early voting start and end in your state? Find out now.
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you understand that other people experience well-known problems only when you yourself experience those same problems, you haven’t discovered empathy. Everyone else has discovered you’re a sociopath.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: You don't see this everyday. Wyoming GOP voters rejected a ton of Republicans who wanted to crack down on voting. They ousted nearly all members of House Elections Committee, incubator of new restrictions. And: SoS primary was won by a man who rejects fraud claims + defends election workers.
boltsmag.org
Wyoming Voters Oust GOP Faction that Wants to Crack Down on Elections  - Bolts
In a break with the Trump era, the winner of the secretary of state primary strongly defends election systems, and the far-right Freedom Caucus lost a lot of ground in the legislature.
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James Richards @jmrichards3.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Truly awful.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Nor will it end at ethnic cleansing. A machine built to eat people will keep eating people. Those who run it will always find a new category of unwanted humans.
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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
(1/3) With Dolly Parton's passing, I want to put good words on the wind for her. Feel free to quote reply with your own. Dolly became the single largest donor for the Moderna COVID vaccine because of a chance encounter and friendship with a Vanderbilt researcher Dr. Naji Abumrad years earlier. She
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
COMMENTARY: A whole lot of celebrities are loved. Dolly Parton loved you back.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/08/2026
The fucking audacity Doris “Dorie” Miller was a Black mess attendant in a segregated Navy who grabbed an anti-aircraft gun he had NEVER been trained to use and fought back during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a war hero. Trump’s 1/ A draft dodger 2/ Started a war that we’re losing
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James Richards @jmrichards3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Awesome news!
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For the umpteenth time: He’s a sociopath. He’s humanly incapable of caring about our sailors. He’s humanly incapable of caring about anyone or anything but himself. In a weird way, it’s almost not his fault. He’s. Humanly. Incapable. Of. Empathy.👇
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 13/08/2026
“Moldy showers, broken toilets, laundry down for weeks…half a cup of rice and two tortillas.” This admin is failing our troops, fueling a mental health crisis during one of the longest carrier deployments in modern history. Suicide attempts thwarted. Our troops deserve better. Bring them home.
forbes.com
Mental Health Crisis Brewing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Amid Near Record-Breaking Deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln is supporting military operations in the Middle East against Iran.
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James Richards @jmrichards3.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The President of the United States continuing to bring the full force of the federal government down on a guy *everyone knows is innocent*, just like he did with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and so many others, is absolutely 1,000% impeachable IMHO. This is just straight up tyranny
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/08/2026
For a president who talks endlessly about deal-making, giving away one of the crown jewels of American technology and getting nothing in return is a remarkable achievement:
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How Iran Blew Up Trump’s Gulf AI Deals
Literally.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/07/2026
What will DJT do with this information
Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володи... & -3h
I will instruct our intelligence to share with our partners the information we have regarding Russia's new assistance to the Iranian regime.
Since the beginning of July, we have recorded active Russian satellite surveillance of the Gulf states and U.S. military facilities located there.
These images subsequently appear in Iran. At the same time, there is a clear correlation between Russia's satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes - both before the attacks, in preparation for them, and afterward, to assess the damage inflicted.
On July 19 and 20 alone, four air bases fell within the area of interest of Russian satellites - two in Bahrain, one in Jordan, and one in Kuwait. The purpose is clear. None of us in the world should turn a blind eye to one very simple fact: evil always seeks ways to make things worse and spread further. Russia must be stopped. This war must be stopped. Pressure on the aggressor must work.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Massie is _exactly correct_ and US corporate media have decided this is a taboo subject.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
BREAKING: The Trump admin's subpoenas against NYT reporters will be withdrawn "at this time." The court, for its part, appears to hope the government does both the necessary factual and legal work *before* coming back to court, if it does so. Fantastic work from @innercitypress.bsky.social —>
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
You might get sick of hearing this but if he keeps doing it I'm gonna keep saying it: this is an unconstitutional impoundment, violating both Congress' Article I spending authority and the 1974 Impoundment Control act, and immediately impeachable.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/07/2026
*taps sign*
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“Fear divides. Nashville unites.” Mayor oconnell responds to @MarshaBlackburn’s racist Chinese restaurant ad in a new ad for his re-election campaign👇🏽 (Filmed in Ellison Place Soda Shop — the same restaurant that let Marsha film her racist ad there)
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
So important.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Three witnesses were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Per their attorney: no ramming, no danger to agents & no reasonable basis to open fire Unreasonable force opens these agents to liability This is becoming another national outrage & it should be👇 -TN
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This is the secret main essential true 250th anniversary event: the brave voice of democracy and justice; the brutal forces of silencing; it's all here.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
substack.com
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I just genuinely don't understand why we're being asked to buy a book with important information about Trump when that information could have already been reported in the newspaper employing the two journalists who wrote said book.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Amazing. A family of fraudsters. Eric Trump is trying to make money off UFC fights, assuming they were rigged. Cormer has since deleted the posts.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/06/2026
(5/5) In effect, the USPS would be regulating elections and who gets to vote. The result: If YOU rely on mail voting, you could be disenfranchised. The USPS is accepting public feedback until July 2, 2026. Check out the link below for more information on how to fight back ⤵️
federalregister.gov
Federal Register :: Request Access
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/06/2026
Credit where it’s due: Steyer did the right thing. He conceded, endorsed Xavier Becerra, and urged his supporters to unite against Trump’s handpicked candidate. That’s what putting California first looks like. Now it’s time to win November. 💥
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We’re the bad guys.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
How it started How it’s going MSG canceled @nyknicks watch parties for the narcissist-in-chief, so @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani set one for Bryant Park This is how you mayor 💪🏽
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