Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Framing indeed. All three accounts are factually accurate, but first two misrepresent the truth by omission. 110
Reposted by Jim PorterThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Why independent media is so needed, in one post👇🏽 Framing matters 532148766
Reposted by Jim PorterKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13449141041
Reposted by Jim Porter𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sunday, September 27, 2026 fully homily by Cardinal McElroy (standing ovation at end) youtu.be/8mm2CVY12BQ?...youtu.be112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Mass | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of WashingtonYouTube video by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington 032
Reposted by Jim Porter𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐎'𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐒.𝐉. @kohsj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cardinal Robert McElroy yesterday. Gospel clarity! ✝️ 2136
Reposted by Jim PorterJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/09/2026Reporters stood at the White House gate this morning holding a federal judge’s order that said let them in, & were turned anyway. No explanation. No comment. Just a president ignoring a court like it’s beneath him. This is an unprecedented, fascist assault on free speech. Free the press! 53772359
Reposted by Jim PorterShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It is a profound indictment of most media coverage of Big Tech that your best bet for getting an informed understanding of AI and its dangers is following a decently curated list of Bluesky shitposters 930686
Reposted by Jim PorterBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026White House is violating court’s order with impunity, and CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are heading back to court. DOJ’s options are to admit incompetence or confess contempt of a court order and the rule of law. 1001511466
Reposted by Jim PorterCatholics for Choice @catholic4choice.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You cannot call yourself Catholic and turn a blind eye to the inhumane treatment and detention of immigrants in this country. 033
Reposted by Jim PorterVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I didn't hold back. These centers are a blight on higher education and we should say so. dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u... 9615133
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Again, for the eight billionth time, self-regulaion is NOT regulation. 010
Reposted by Jim PorterKnight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 03/09/2026And here's their memo—@knightcolumbia.org published in June—to Yale's leadership urging it to reject a Trump administration settlement, noting its likelihood to chill freedom of expression and academic inquiry on campus. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-ful...knightcolumbia.orgMemo to Yale's President and General Counsel Opposing a Trump-Yale Deal 076
Reposted by Jim PorterHeidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The long-overdue shift is noticeable, even to people outside the church. My most recent piece in Commonweal: www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumpf-hei...commonwealmagazine.orgCatholic Social Teaching Is Having a MomentSuddenly, a lot of folks are taking the Church’s social teaching seriously. The shift is noticeable even to those outside the Church. 1268
Reposted by Jim PorterYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 30/08/2026There are people in Ohio who don’t like what’s going on. I’m with them— and so many others from Ohio and elsewhere—to be in solidarity with the Haitian community of Springfield. 540269
Reposted by Jim PorterJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026stop treating Trump accusations with any presumption of credibility. He is proven, serial liaropen.substack.comFacts? Trump Doesn’t Need No Stinkin’ Facts!Trump stooges can’t deliver. 731578
Reposted by Jim PorterJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Democrats’ mandate will not be to find “common ground” with a decrepit autocrat bent on destroying congressional power. For now, Ds must focus on victory to hold Kushner, Trump et al accountable for their incompetence, malfeasance, and illegality. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comJeffries Never Should Have Met With KushnerWrong person, wrong premise — eventually the right tone 46516116
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Writing IS thinking ... means that writing is not merely the *recording* of thinking (the fallacy of the LLM designers ... well, one of them). 110
Reposted by Jim PorterShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Vanderbilt joins the growing list of US universities where one can’t teach ethics 2274
Reposted by Jim PorterJames Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Happy Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus! May you always find God in all things. 319122
Reposted by Jim PorterAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 28/07/2026In case you were wondering what has happened in the time since the trump administration threw a ton of resources to try to ruin this guy’s life and disappear him, he’s still in Ohio. He tells me tonight: “I'm back to work as chaplain at TriHealth” 71802460
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Knowing what you don’t know, and being willing to say that, is a pretty important intellectual skill. thenextweb.com/news/ai-advi...thenextweb.comAI advice made people three times less accurate but twice as confident, researchers foundA study found that access to AI advice collapsed people's willingness to say "I don't know" from 44% to 3%, while accuracy dropped from 27% to 9%. 000
Reposted by Jim PorterDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026NEW: The list of ICE and DHS lies about their agents’ use of violence and deadly force keeps growing. You can’t believe anything they say. That means they can’t be trusted to investigate the officer-involved shootings that keep happening. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comICE and DHS's growing record of deceptionWhen their agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn't be allowed to run the investigation. 14378139
Reposted by Jim PorterDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS 59792281802
Reposted by Jim PorterSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma. 844222183625
Reposted by Jim PorterRita 🫛🌱v 📎🐸 @ritapeas1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Corporations don't self regulate! 301538408
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 10/07/2026www.comicsands.com/hilliard-wwi...comicsands.com101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Goes Viral With His Blistering Rant About 'Fascist' Trump—And We're CheeringBravo, sir! 000
Reposted by Jim PorterBrad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is who Trump's immigration crackdown is actually targeting. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. No criminal record. A work permit application in progress. 35 years of building homes and raising a family. Shot and killed by ICE in his van. Remember his name. 33911324
Reposted by Jim PorterShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026At a time when organisations say that what they desperately need isn't more coders or exam takers but young people with critical thinking and independent reasoning skills, it's a profound injury to the future to allow the closure of Philosophy programmes across the UK and US, including Dundee's.c.orgSign the PetitionSave the Philosophy Programme at Dundee University 05720
Reposted by Jim PorterSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Mother Nature has joined the resistance. 582481331
Reposted by Jim PorterFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 30/06/2026DC: KNOW YOUR OCCUPIERS State governors are helping Trump and have sent more than 4,900 National Guard soldiers to DC. This includes the Democratic governors of Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and (NEW) Maryland—all mistakenly believing their troops are on the National Mall and nowhere else.🧵 39355
Reposted by Jim PorterGay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A petition has been launched, stating, "We, the Irish dancing community, voice our unequivocal support for transgender dancers". Read 👉 buff.ly/rIn57fX #GCNnews 1299104
Reposted by Jim PorterJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 03/07/2026People who are unfamiliar with the UCMJ may not realize that for an active duty major to do this in uniform, the consequence can be court martial and incarceration. All of it is prohibited, but the wearing of the uniform was an intentional choice, and a likely forfeit of both his career and freedom.cnn.comUS service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment | CNN PoliticsA US Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. 14742551189
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 03/07/2026“Clearly. a terrible mistake was made”—agreed, but let’s not hide whose mistake behind passive voice. 010
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 30/06/2026How to turn lies into (alternate false) reality. Thorough analysis of false narratives about #SpringfieldOH Haitians, spread mainly by JD Vance and fascist supporters—with assists from SCOTUS, Fox News, and social media. #rhetoric #ethics snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...snyder.substack.comEthnic Cleansing in Ohio (updated)Thanks to the Supreme Court 010
Reposted by Jim PorterLiberation Theology @liberationtheology.bsky.social · 27/06/2026As the Trump administration moves to seize a Roman Catholic diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for Mass on the mountain.ncronline.orgBishops plan Mass on pilgrimage mountain Trump administration seeks to seizeAs the Trump administration moves to seize a diocesan pilgrimage site for the border wall, bishops from New Mexico and Texas are calling on the faithful to join them for Mass on the mountain. 022
Reposted by Jim PorterCommonSense @comminsense.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Dear Knicks, Stay away from the WH. Your fans. 16990301346
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Finally. Somebody nails it, says it out loud, what we have been thinking for years but were too fucking polite to say. 000
Reposted by Jim PorterNathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I don't like Newsom to begin with, but this disqualifies him all by itself. Anyone who leave a brick standing that Trump put in place is just inviting the next authoritarian to do the same thing. Destruction in this case is cleansing. 1661735348
Reposted by Jim PorterDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/06/2026NEW: Last week, over 100 FBI agents targeted a voting rights group that helps Ohioans register to vote. While its drawn far less attention than probes involving high-profile figures, it's just as important to defend the under-the-radar groups doing the daily work of democracy, Marc Elias writes.democracydocket.comThe FBI’s raid on free and fair electionsWhat we are witnessing now, however, is a second and more insidious track of that same weaponization — one aimed not at famous individuals who can fight back, but at the unglamorous, under-the-radar g... 18554289
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 15/06/2026www.cleveland.com/news/2026/06...cleveland.com100 FBI agents raided a small Ohio voting rights group — and the state's own secretary of state says Ohio has no meaningful voter fraudThe raids on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative sent 100 federal agents into homes and offices of a tiny nonprofit — Today in Ohio says the intimidation message was loud and clear. 110
Reposted by Jim PorterHeidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Religious leaders and communities cannot become complacent on immigration. As the midterm elections approach, the Church must embrace more explicitly political strategies to combat Trump’s war on immigrants. My latest with Dylan Corbett of Hope Border: www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumpf-ice...commonwealmagazine.orgChanging the Calculus of PowerAs the midterm elections approach, the Church must embrace more explicitly political strategies to combat Trump's war on immigrants. 033
Reposted by Jim PorterGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Examples of this kind of moral courage are sorely lacking in our nation today. As Americans, we must recommit ourselves to honor them, to encourage them—and, ourselves, to live them. 1990498
Reposted by Jim PorterPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A President ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate a woman who won a sexual assault lawsuit against him makes Watergate look like an unpaid parking ticket. 207143083857
Reposted by Jim PorterJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026It's good that universities are making six-figure payouts to people who got fired for their comments about Charlie Kirk, but now the universities need to do some new firing, of administrators who carried out those illegal actions. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...nytimes.comFired for Criticizing Charlie Kirk, They’re Now Getting Big Payouts 293208687
Reposted by Jim PorterMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Nothing promotes individual liberty quite like a state-mandated indoctrination.kcrg.comIowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollmentA last minute Republican legislative push could force University of Iowa college students to take classes at the newly-created Center for Intellectual Freedom. It's exactly what a report highlighted w... 401008323
Jim Porter @porterje.bsky.social · 19/05/2026New report from Ohio Immigrant Alliance: ICE detainees are NOT violent criminals. They are community members, our neighbors. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/ice-act...ohioimmigrant.orgNearly 8,000 Ohioans Detained for ICE in Trump's First 15 Months — Ohio Immigrant AllianceThe Ohio Immigrant Alliance released the first and only statewide analysis of immigration detention in Ohio during the first fifteen months of the second Trump administration. ICE detention capacity... 000
Reposted by Jim PorterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Every step taken by the federal government to promote and advance scientific research in the US, which has been the mainstay of US economic growth and strength since roughly 1870, is now being reversed in order to retard or suppress scientific research. This is a conscious policy.washingtonpost.comMIT president blames federal policy shifts for big drop in research on campusFederal funding cuts have curtailed research at elite universities such as MIT, dulling America’s competitive edge globally. 23530230