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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez

@mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 30/04/2026
Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In the 24 hours since the Supreme Court's majority ruled to demolish the Voting Rights Act's remaining protections, Louisiana and Tennessee have already signaled that they'll redraw their congressional maps with the clear effect of shutting Black voters out.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
DeSantis’ attempt to remove childhood vaccine requirements for school entry has been defeated in Florida…by Republicans, of all things. I think polls showing that most Americans do, in fact, support vaccination and will, in fact, vote against people who are anti-vax are starting to sink in.
arstechnica.com
Florida Republicans reject plan to weaken childhood vaccine requirements
DeSantis had called for a special session to take up the proposed changes.
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Already vetted as a Biden Cabinet member with the experience for the job, we need to start the Becerra Era!!!
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Let's usher in the #BecerraEra! Follow @xavierbecerra.bsky.social @becerraforca.bsky.social
Black and white image of Xavier Becerra in shades with Sacramento Capitol behind - top caption in pink BECERRA ERA 

With pink right bending arrow below 

Caption below BECERRA ERA

CALIFORNIA,  NOT CHAOS
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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Over the past 50 years, the Republican trifecta has been cutting taxes for the ultra wealthy, economic collapse and ultimately unpopular and undemocratic wars abroad. I guess this president is working on the third part of the Republican brand right now.
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“A series of video projections on large screens of the artist drawing the faces of disappeared persons with water on hot stones in the tropical heat. The faces emerged from his hand, then they slowly disappeared as the water evaporated.” open.substack.com/pub/biennial...
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Biennial Nomad: Musings on journeys to art biennials worldwide
Remembering my first biennial
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
In Charlotte, hundreds of outraged and concerned community members crowded the pews of Dilworth United Methodist Church to learn how to use whistles to alert their immigrant neighbors of the unwelcome presence of mass deportation agents👇🏽 open.substack.com/pub/americas...
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Americans Stood Up and Stood Strong for Their Immigrant Neighbors In 2025
Americans refused to give in to the Trump administration’s hate and stepped up to defend immigrant community members. Let’s carry that energy into the new year.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The economy is severely undermined, causing long-term damage
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Honestly we're never more than an hour away from a story built on "escalation" as the news hook.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech. If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
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Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
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The 51st @51st.news · 27/12/2025
"I’m frustrated around the macro level, but on the micro level I really do believe this is what true organizing looks like: neighbor to neighbor, family to family, person to person.” @maustermuhle.bsky.social's story on how D.C. fought back against ICE was one of our team's favorites this year:
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With cellphone cameras and tip lines, D.C. residents find small ways to fight ICE
How neighbors and school communities are organizing against the immigration crackdown.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Context you rarely hear: global stocks are up about 30% over the past year. U.S. stocks? Around 18%. That means American investors underperformed the world by about 12 percentage points, even while headlines called it a “fantastic year.”
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 05/12/2025
Masked thugs knocked out a peaceful protester outside the ICE facility in Portland then dragged his unconscious body away on a utility cart. Witnesses screamed, “He is not moving!” Another woman was tackled. This is state violence. We document it so no one can deny it. Share it everywhere.
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Updates coming soon! This project needs your support — Please consider donating and sharing this project. Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
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Pardon Tracker
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven) projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
My response to @edsecmcmahon.govpeeps.us on twitter
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
At a recent presentation at Cambridge, (prince) Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claims Epstein and Melania Trump were in a relationship before he introduced her to Trump. When his biography on Andrew was released, Trump forced the publisher to redact those portions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=62j0...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Pete Hesgeth is getting our warfighters ready for the impending invasion of giant radial tires. WATCH THE HIGHWAYS, CITIZEN!!!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/11/2025
Sometimes I wonder if they’re stupid or complicit. They have to know that deportation, wealth hoarding, isolationism, and tariffs are bad for the economy. How many times to republican policies have to cause a recession before they get it?
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Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In the 60-year history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, it’s never run out of money. Here are the states suing the federal government over it.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The Founders knew Congress - especially the House - was the backbone of U.S. democracy. It should be a huge story that Mike Johnson, serving Trump, has all but shut it down From the Reichstag Fire to Putin's toothless Duma, this is what dictators do. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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It didn’t take a Reichstag Fire to burn down Congress | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, what’s troubling about Maine’s Nazi tattoo flap.
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I wrote about how Border Patrol taking the lead in immigration operations mirrors a shift that happens often in concentration-camp regimes, including Nazi Germany, and some ways we can respond.
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When bad things get worse
Border Patrol, ICE, and the repetition of grim history.
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Immigration agents remove license plates on cars during arrests "Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois," said Giannoulias in the video, “No one, including a federal agent, is above the law." www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
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Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/10/2025
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website. Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Breaking WaPo: The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This is ALSO a war on comedy and on comedians…
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
It sure how I feel about this: “Colombia is a critical listening post in the Andes region for U.S. intelligence… between January 2024 and June 2025, 85 percent of all information acted on by a Pentagon task force in Key West, Fla., originated in Colombia.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Trump’s Feud With Colombian Leader Threatens U.S. Antidrug Efforts
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Is SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or WIC important for your family or community? How are these programs helping you make ends meet and care for your family right now? action.momsrising.org/survey/snap-...
action.momsrising.org
Is SNAP (Food Stamps) and/or WIC important for your family or community?
How are these programs helping you make ends meet and care for your family right now?
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Nan Warshaw @nanwarshaw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Tell Congress to use every available mechanism to keep SNAP funded in November, right as Thanksgiving approaches. action.momsrising.org/sign/fund-sn...
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Tell Congress: Act Quickly to Keep SNAP Funded in November!
Tell Congress to use every available mechanism to keep SNAP funded in November, right as Thanksgiving approaches.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/10/2025
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The President just announced he is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to bail out Argentina. That’s outrageous. If he was willing to spend that money in America - to keep American health premiums from skyrocketing, the shutdown would be over tomorrow.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 27/10/2025
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months. That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/10/2025
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It is legit the case that the ballroom is partially funded by Palantir, so Peter Thiel, who DID fund Epstein. Also, Microsoft, so Bill Gates.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
BREAKING: Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public. In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I am guessing the Republican Party skipped over the part where the president is expected to be a “faithful executor of the laws” passed by Congress. 19thnews.org/2025/10/east...
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First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.
The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right?? www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Views from the softball fields built to to honor East Side Chicano Parks & Rec activist/advocate Roy Guerrero … stay gold, pony boy…
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
more ebullience : “Chicago says, No ketchup, no kings.” I left the parade full of the pleasure of being a part of a vast humanity. It’s a feeling that may soon be extinguished if we do not exercise our power of free assembly.” The Rise of Inflatable Resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o...
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Opinion | The Rise of the Inflatable Chicken Resistance
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This filing, from the lawyer for Miramar Martinez, is pertinent to IL's bid to sustain their TRO on ICE/CBP at SCOTUS today. It shows that FBI's own evidence shows Tricia McLaughlin lied in her public statement about the event. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
 Through official Government press releases issued the same day as the shooting, the
Government attempted to justify this shooting claiming that BPA 1 shot “an armed U.S.
citizen” who the Agents were “forced to deploy their weapons and fire[] defensive shots at.”
Seehttps://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/04/vehicles-again-used-weapon-attack-against-dhslaw-enforcement-officers-forced-fire (last accessed October 19, 2025). Based on recently
received discovery this description of Ms. Martinez as “an armed U.S. citizen” is
demonstrably false. The Government provided the defense with a photograph of Ms.
Martinez’s purse in the condition it was found inside the Martinez Vehicle clearly depicting
her firearm, for which she had a valid CCL license for, at the bottom of her purse, inside a
snapped closed bright pink holster.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The networks took the much smaller Tea Party movement so seriously they broadcast a Tea Party rebuttal to Obama’s 2011 SOTU on top of the normal GOP one.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
See the difference? 👀 #NoKings
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The only king in ABQ - Dino Rex
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John Mckiernan-Gonzalez @mckiernangonzalez.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
ABQ Pollito Pollo
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.
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