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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD

@jonathanvaughn.bsky.social
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Lamplighter, storyteller, filmmaker. PhD in Depth Psychology, Emphasis in Jungian/Archetypal Studies. All views my own. He, Him, His Ⓥ ✍🏻🖖

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/06/2026
The Tohono O’odham Nation, a reservation the size of Connecticut in southern Arizona, is fighting to stop construction of a border wall on their land. Losing could be a devastating blow to future claims of Indian sovereignty, Geraldo L. Cadava argues:
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The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want
Trump threatens native sovereignty in Arizona.
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OfDragonflies @abitofearth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’m not sure it matters anymore, but the “triumphal arch” project is currently open for public comment. If anyone is inclined to share their feelings: parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm...
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ParkPlanning - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/06/2026
The First Amendment protects our right to record public law enforcement activity, but protestors and observers have faced violence and retaliation for exercising their rights. Demand that congress pass a bill to defend our right to record.
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Protect The Right to Record
The public has a constitutional right to know what our own government is up to. But right now, federal agents are harassing and intimidating people legally recording them in public. Congress must pass the Right to Record Act.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Morning everyone. Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws? You are subject to the law. Now he is not. No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough puts the kibosh on funding ICE through the reconciliation package. "MacDonough advised Wednesday that multiple sections of the package are subject to a sixty-vote point of order under the Byrd Rule." www.rawstory.com/senate-dhs-f...
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'Significant blow': Senate rules referee blows up key piece of Trump's immigration plan
Republicans were dealt a severe setback as the top Senate rule keeper called foul on an immigration enforcement funding package.Migrant Insider reported that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonoug...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
House Democrats secured the necessary signatures to bypass Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a package of Russia sanctions and billions of dollars in Ukraine aid. This is the eighth time in the last three years that a discharge petition has been used to do an end-run around GOP leadership.
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House Democrats bypass Mike Johnson on Ukraine aid bill with Republican help
This is the eighth time in three years a discharge petition has reached 218 signatures.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New wave of ICE deployments could impact more than 40 states
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New wave of ICE deployments could impact more than 40 states
Hundreds of new ICE officers are deploying across the U.S. as records show staffing changes at co-working style offices.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Trump is spending more than $6 million of our money to paint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool blue, using a no-bid contract to spend funds intended for urgent needs. His emergency? July 4 celebration. Meanwhile, 35 million Americans live in poverty. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...
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The No-Bid Contract That Is Turning Washington’s Reflecting Pool Blue
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
SEN. SARA KYLE: “This is the most important vote we will ever take. We know where we stand - we stand on the right side of history. This IS about race.” #Memphis #JimCrow @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn @SenJohnson
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 07/05/2026
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New Orleans must immediately plan evacuation after terrifying finding: experts
A study published Monday warns that New Orleans must immediately begin planning and gradually implementing its permanent evacuation to avert a dangerously rushed exodus later, because it has passed a “point of no return” as climate-driven sea-level rise slowly swallows the storied city.“With global ...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/05/2026
We’re deeply grateful to all of the Tennessee Indivisibles and everyone else across the state who showed up in defense of democracy. We the People — especially Black and Brown Americans — have opposed tyranny in the past. The road may be longer than we hoped, but we will win. Again.
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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD @jonathanvaughn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Good Trouble for Tennessee! ✊
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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD @jonathanvaughn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
To be clear, the demographics are different but the TN GOP did the same thing to my hometown, Nashville, in 2022–split a district that had existed for over 200 years + carved into 3 pieces, so Democrats in a Democratic city couldn’t elect a Democrat to Congress. Enraging. ✊
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Amazing 📸 by @apnews George Walker IV — Sen. Oliver on her desk protesting a racist map behind Brent Taylor, who helped strip majority-Black Memphis of power then announced for TN-9 minutes later Raw political ambition. Brent never cared about Memphis “mattering”, just himself
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“This was the work of Dr. King and John Lewis, and they tore that apart… this was not race-neutral.” CNN shows our footage from the Capitol today as @RepCohen talks to @kaitlancollins about the racist Republican map passing, stripping majority-Black Memphis of representation.
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 6/6
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 5/
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 4/
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 3/
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 2/
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 08/05/2026
Scenes from the last day of Tennessee’s gerrymandering special session. 1/
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
How the fuck does the GOP explain this? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Jim Crow on steroids’: Tennessee gerrymander included nixing rule that voters must be notified about new districts
County election commissions will no longer be required to directly notify voters when their polling place or precinct changes.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Both the NEH ruling and the tariff ruling are important pushback against the proposition that statutes, Congressional appropriations, and the Constitution don't bing the executive if he doesn't feel like it, because he can just move fast and break stuff and who's gonna stop him?
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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD @jonathanvaughn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 04/05/2026
NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)
Crescent Earth and some delicious lens flareCrescent Earth seen beyond the MoonCrescent Earth behind the MoonThe Moon eclipsing the Sun, with the corona and zodiacal light forming a diffuse glow behind the satellite
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Julia Ringma @juliaringma.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
They can draw lines wherever they want, but if everyone still votes Dem everywhere, Dems will be elected.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Lots of talk about SCOTUS’s decision in Callais, but not many people have actually read it. This piece goes to the text of the opinion & pulls key language. If you only read one thing about Callais, read the actual words of the justices here. joycevance.substack.com/p/what-the-c...
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What the Court Did in Callais—And Why It Matters
Absentee-by-mail voting was already underway in Louisiana’s primary elections when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Callais case on Wednesday.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Katie Phang sued Todd Blanche this week, alleging his failure to turn over the Epstein Files interferes with her ability to report. Read her explanation of the lawsuit, what she hopes to accomplish & what comes next: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Five Questions with Katie Phang
My friend Katie Phang sued acting Attorney General Todd Blanche earlier this week.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
🔥 @timmiller.bsky.social : “You can’t tell me it’s a real democracy if by exec order the governor can nullify your vote… in Tennessee — the idea that NASHVILLE & MEMPHIS would not have representation? How is that democracy? That’s preposterous.” @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Trump's war in Iran has already cost Americans $21.7 billion more on gas alone. Let that sink in.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
🏳️‍🌈 We're not going back in the closet 🏳️‍⚧️
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Texas Tech Just Banned The Teaching Of All LGBTQ+ Topics In Classrooms—And Critics Are Sounding Off
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refugeepat.bsky.social @refugeepat.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It’s starting in the US now. It’ll only get worse nz.news.yahoo.com/climate-scie...
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Climate Scientists Shake Their Heads as First US City Running Completely Out of Water
"We have no precedent to follow. There's no manual, there's no video."
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
If you’re a vet that wants to step up and run like Seth, we want you. Check out www.IndependentVeteransOfAmerica.org. I’ll have more coming up next on Morning Joe at 740AM ET. And every day on Independent Americans: www.IndependentAmericans.us Join the movement.🇺🇸🐺
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Independent Veterans of America | Leave the Herds. Run with the Pack.
IVA is organizing the millions of politically independent veterans in America to defend and strengthen our democracy. Join the pack today.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/04/2026
How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law
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Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable
If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war. Art of the deal, baby.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I love this photo of astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Artemis II. She's the first woman to see the full sphere of our beautiful planet. Welcome home to the crew, and thank you for reminding us of all we can discover together.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The public DOES have a right to know.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This is powerful, if true. More of this. Refuse. Stand on principle.
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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Firing the Chief of Chaplains on Holy Thursday is a look, I guess.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published October 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/04/2026
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.
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Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
The defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B...
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hegseth’s Thursday night purge of Generals continues. The Armed Services Commitee must demand he and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll answer questions immediately. And, see if their stories match. This is all very unprecedented and alarming. Especially in a time of war.🚨🇺🇸
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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD @jonathanvaughn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional
The DOJ concluded that a law requiring presidential records preservation is unconstitutional, setting the path to potentially upend decades-old legal precedent.
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Jonathan Vaughn, PhD @jonathanvaughn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
So now they think they’re the Supreme Court too… WaPo: “Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional”
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/04/2026
People born in this country are Americans, as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. That's the principle we defended before the Supreme Court this week.
Photo of Cecillia Wang smiling speaking into a mic with text on the graphic as a quote attributed to her: "I left the courtroom thinking about my parents and so many families who came here seeking refuge, opportunity, and the American way of life. We couldn’t be more confident that this unlawful, un-American executive order will be struck down. -Cecillia Wang, ACLU National Legal Director on arguing our defense of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court"
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