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John P. Needham

@johnpneedham.bsky.social
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Naples, FL based retired expert in exchange traded and OTC derivatives; foodie and vinophile; formerly a devoted but lousy golfer, currently boating a lot and working on fitness, but I'm still cool. Find me down at Keywaydin Island.

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 10h
‘If you want to know where inflation is heading, look at the price of diesel. Diesel moves the trucks, trains, tractors, and construction equipment that everything else depends on, so its cost works its way into final goods prices across the economy.’ sarmayakar.substack.com/p/rock-and-a...
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 13h
Huh, the founding father of republican pedophiles has passed away and now rots in hell. At one time in my life, this "affable wrestling coach" was my rep in the western suburbs of Chicago, and was second in line for the presidency. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
The Illinois Republican, the longest-serving GOP speaker in U.S. history, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after leaving Congress for scheming to cover up child molestation accusations.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.' - C. S. Lewis
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well this seems....unusual.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Bet against me.” (via Macropaper) 🇺🇸
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The other agents without the training can still shoot people through the driver's side window though, right? I assume that's what the Trump administration ordered.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Republican Texan voters support rape and rapists, that is plainly obvious to everyone paying attention at this point. Republican Texan voters elected this person to statewide office repeatedly and then nominated him for the US Senate over a sitting incumbent.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAGA / MAHA weirdos. She should be prosecuted for jeopardizing and eventually ending the life of her unborn child. That's what republicans want for people who cause abortions, isn't it?
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pro tip: unless you want to self-identify as a weirdo MAGA loser, it is Artificial Intelligence, not super intelligence, it is AI, not SI, it is Lake Ontario, not Lake America, and it is the Gulf of Mexico, not the Gulf of America. Only douchebags use the wrong names to suck up to a felon rapist.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It isn't far from "I was on her like a bitch, when you're famous you can do anything, I just grab 'em by the pussy"... to.... "Free pussy in alum pu" and "like you can walk in and whip it out." 77,000,000 Americans made the 1st one president (twice). 57 men are responsible for the second part.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republican elected officials are not serious people. Republican voters are the ones who keep electing unserious people.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well this is an admission that makes most Americans want to vote for the other party.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Kash Patel should resign in disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Ciaran Martin, the former head of Britain’s cyberdefense agency, said the F.B.I. hack likely had “huge impact on the operational capability” of the bureau and could rank as one of the most consequential data breaches in history — graver even than the Office of Personnel Management burglary.

“Losing the data on 20 million federal employees to the Chinese was bad,” Mr. Martin said. “But you knew the Chinese weren’t going to sell or publish it.”
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🐻 ⬇️ 🐻🐻
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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A New Reconstruction @burleyzack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
40m people rely on the Colorado River, which year after year shows less water in it. Denver Water has declared drought conditions and restricts residential use. You’re saying we shouldn’t care about the new water use equal to 16000 people? www.governing.com/finance/denv...
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Denver’s New Data Center to Use as Much Water as 16,000 People
As city leaders try to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water amid a 20-year drought, a proposed tax break for a new, water-intensive data center is drawing scrutiny.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yeah, they're not "erroneously" kicking eligible voters off voting rolls. Not in Texas. They're *deliberately* doing that. To people with dark skin, people with "unusual" names, and people in Harris County.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is a friendly reminder that the federal agent who murdered Renee Goode, and the federal agents who murdered Alex Pretti, are still at large, are still being paid with taxpayer dollars, and are still out there chasing other American citizens and legal migrants.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Under Trump we'll never ever see an immigration ankle monitor like this on a caucasian ankle. Never. Ever.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yesterday we visited the.Clew Bay Heritage Centre in Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland. This little museum right on the water was really pretty cool.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A republican (Susan Collins) taking bribes? An FBI investigation spiked by Trump? Little about this is surprising. It is relatively common, even expected, under republicans.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
$JOBY Aviation flew a pilotless plane from California to North Carolina.
Joby Aviation autonomous flight across the U.S. Joby Aviation autonomous flight across the U.S.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Westport in County Mayo, Ireland, way out on the west coast, is a magical place. We stopped at Matt Molloy's Pub for a pint after dinner, and saw some live music.
Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.A pint of Guinness at Matt Molloy's Pub in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To his credit, Karl makes clear at the end of this clip that Scalise’s claim about Biden is bullshit.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
War crimes upon war crimes, perpetrated by American armed forces. I hope everyone who participated in these crimes is prosecuted, everyone, from the ones giving orders to the ones pulling triggers.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Let's hope for a serious cold snap in red states from mid-October through election day, as a firm reminder of what republican voters chose two years ago.
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Vandy, C.A. @cavandy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
there is no earthly way he has accepted the problem is of his own making not in a million years
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mandatory Morning Wood examinations coming soon to troop barracks ASAP. 🙄
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
60 Minutes under Barri seems to be taking a run at Dateline NBC now. How emBARRIssing. (h/t @brianstelter.bsky.social in the CNN Reliable Sources newsletter.)
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Slanté.
Two pints of Guinness taken at the Gravity Bar at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I criticize voters who support Trump too. They are the reason that the United States is becoming a failed nation. They did this. It really is just their fault.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you expect to retain your independence, you must do exactly what we tell you to do.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Remember Don Jr’s wedding ceremony? In the Bahamas… Fireworks, dancers… “Just really close friends,” Don Jr. said. Well, guess who paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars of it? A Russian oligarch who is close to Putin. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One of the underrated parts of this election cycle is finding out what huge pieces of shit formerly safe elected officials are because they're finally vulnerable enough to get raked over the coals
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is so awesome to see.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am flying from MCO to DUB on Tuesday evening (arriving Wednesday morning). If they are still protesting then, I'll happily join them.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I saw quite a bit.of lightning out there over the Gulf of Mexico this morning while walking my dog. #GulfOfMexico
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/09/2026
Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story?
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Literally
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Republicans in #UMich: (via @weisenthal.bsky.social)
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Otto von Biz Markie @donachaidh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lol my buddy just sent me another angle and it's somehow even more ridiculous
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It wasn't "out of sight, out of mind" for me yesterday when I had to get gas for my car. What a damned ghoul she is.
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is there a @kalshiofficial.bsky.social market in which "large" bank will be "sanctioned?"
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John P. Needham @johnpneedham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love this. And next week I'll be in Ireland for the first time in my life. Slainté.
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