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Mike Johnston

@mikejohnst.bsky.social
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Retired, amateur Historian. Please no dms , porn or other nonsense. I'm a veteran who's concerned about our democracy.

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design3.bsky.social @design3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump-Republicans have done in 18 months- Food Aid programs cut Medicare cuts Medicaid cuts No fixes for Social Security Women's healthcare shuttered Medical Science programs cut VA care cut Warrantless arrests No Due Process Extrajudicial killings Voter role purges Ballot confiscation
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This keeps happening.
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Luna 🌙🌟 @headingwest.ca · 30/09/2026
The geese: We can read, you assholes
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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"If Warren G. Harding had kept his hands off Teapot Dome, gas would be under two dollars a gallon."
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It is horrifying to watch the daily psychiatric emergency that is Donald Trump and the relative silence that follows. The media must confront this ongoing reality and we the people must demand his removal. www.americaamerica.news/p/america-we...
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We Are Facing a Psychiatric Emergency
The media needs to step up. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office.
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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE.
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Tom Powell Jr @tompowelljr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“There’s no genocide” Look at Gaza, virtually nothing has been left untouched, the coastline, completely flattened, and you expect Palestinian people survive here? Pro-Israel supporters cheering this on belong in Hell.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Don't send your sons to finish what politicians start." When asked by a reporter what message he would send to future generations, this young soldier delivered a raw, haunting truth about the human cost of war.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/09/2026
More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict.
motherjones.com
What else is the Pentagon hiding from us?
Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth's DOD has admitted, new reporting reveals.
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Child-Rapist Trump Lies About Absolutely Everything. Here's the Truth:
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kraft funding Friends of the IDF & AIPAC. This tracks.
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Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu & Donald Trump: corrupt, dishonest men who only care about themselves and pander to domestic terrorist in their countries, kill innocent people without conscience, and ruin the reputations of their countries—and any goodwill/sympathy the international community once had for them.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A photo of JD Vance speaking at a lectern with his hands raised. Text overlaid along the bottom reads: "Please give me and my team of pedophiles and thieves another chance to ruin everything."
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Lady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This!
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Does anyone else assume at this point that Putin now has XXX tapes of all of Trump's kids? If Putin's oligarch, Umar Kremlev, paid for the island and handled all of the setup for the "entertainment," then that means Putin's FSB had the ability to bug and setup cameras in every room.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We aren’t just Settling this time!
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I was trying to figure out why Trump banned Politico from the White House along with CNN and MSNOW. Now I get it. This fascist regime can't have media outlets in the building that reveal to voters how Trump and Hegseth gifted our military technology to the Chinese.
politico.com
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
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Mike Johnston @mikejohnst.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More journalism grit! Thanks Kelly O'Donnell!
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Will @willgarcia820.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mike Johnston @mikejohnst.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More of this type of journalism!
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📌Now that you soft-ballers in the press FINALLY understand this felon is playing hardball, it's time for you to band together and refuse to cover the WH. Start calling it the way WE see it. The way it IS: A lawless regime hellbent on destroying this country. Get your heads out of your asses.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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𝘋 𝘌 𝘌 ❧❦🌹❦❧ @trinigyal247.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That NARCISSIST in the White House has DESTROYED the country and the people in more ways than one while he and his children are making money hands over fist.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The response to Trump’s attacks on these outlets should be for every news outlet to boycott the Trump White House. They don’t need to stand there to do their reporting. See how Trump likes it when no legitimate news outlet shows up for his tantrums and lies.” www.americaamerica.news/p/is-trump-c...
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Is Trump Collapsing?
A Saturday Prompt
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“There were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms). Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
This is Eugenics. Couple amping up the libido of their chosen specimens with their bid to lower the standards on human research subjects’ informed consent and mass deportation, and what other conclusion can be reached?
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The fraud is coming from the right. Just like the corruption. And the cheating. And the violence. And the lying.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
French Foreign Ministry responds to Musk
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Dorinda @dorindadel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Another worthless pos!
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mitch McConnell could not speak. He could not comprehend the events happening around him. He clearly voted for the Democratic Bill, then someone - Told Him How To Vote! Elder Abuse. He is being manipulated to gain one vote. He Must Retire Immediately
Mitch McConnell was recorded yesterday struggling to speak and unaware of what was going on. Two people had to tell him repeatedly it was his turn to vote, (and apparently also told him how to vote), but he was struggling to make a coherent sound. Not a joke.
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Mike Johnston @mikejohnst.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Vote out the crooks!
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
While others said enough is enough, Ashley Hinson, Iowa’s least bipartisan member of Congress, voted to continue the war in Iran for a 7th time.
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Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exactly two months ago, the White House Correspondents Association honored this man at its fancy black-tie gala banquet in celebration of the First Amendment. Everyone who attended must be so proud.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 18/09/2026
Ashley Hinson has hugged Trump tightly for the last 6 years. Now she wants to distance herself from Trump for the next 6 weeks. That ain’t how it works, Ashley. #IASen www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
nytimes.com
Ashley Hinson, a Republican ‘Minivan-Driving Mom,’ Steers Away From Trump in Midterm Elections (Gift Article)
Representative Ashley Hinson is hoping to keep a crucial Senate seat red in Iowa, where the president has created major headwinds for her party.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Looks pretty bad to me
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WSJ follows @propublica.org @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026
🚨 USPS was once again blocked from implementing its anti-mail voting rule...by a Trump-appointed judge. This is important. As SCOTUS weighs lifting a separate block, the Trump-friendly court may find the conservative jurist's ruling compelling. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Quick question. I thought it wasn’t a war and I thought we already won the war that’s not really a war…
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy Birthday, Pope Leo!
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: We just won in the United States Supreme Court to protect your right to vote by mail.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How about this ... When he's actually back in the office, then tell the media ... This political shell game by the GOP is nauseous 🤢 and illegal. everyone knows they are lying 🤥
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Mitch McConnell’s Long Senate Absence May Finally Be Nearing an End
Mitch McConnell could return to the Senate after months away, with his staff reportedly targeting September 14 for his comeback.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years after the horrific terror attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember the New Yorkers we lost and honor the extraordinary heroism and selflessness that carried our city forward.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 10/09/2026
Netanyahu faces storm over report he ignored warning ahead of Oct. 7 attacks
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Netanyahu faces storm over report he ignored warning ahead of Oct. 7 attacks
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander who has emerged as Netanyahu’s main rival in the Oct. 27 election, accused him of evading responsibility for security lapses.
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