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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

I feel bad for farmers but, I'm sorry, the U.S. government is either shut down or it isn't. It can't be both.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to Release Farm Aid Frozen by Shutdown

The Trump administration is planning to release more than $3 billion in aid to U.S. farmers that had been frozen as a result of the government shutdown, as the agriculture sector grapples with the fal...

www.wsj.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

As I have said before and will continue to say over and over, this administration has no soul. Over at the Meidias Touch network, they always say "the cruelty is the point" and I have to agree:

ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’

Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.

www.chicagotribune.com

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

And now we have our poorly trained ICE agents accidentally shooting U.S. Marshalls.

ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault

Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.

www.latimes.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

Of course Trump is lying about things like "50% of U.S. Presidents have used the Insurrection act" (38%). And "one particular President used it 28 times" (6 times). And "no more court cases" (not true).

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/p...

Fact check: Trump’s false claims about the Insurrection Act | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump has made a series of inaccurate claims in recent days about the Insurrection Act, the old law he has mused about invoking to deploy troops to some US cities.

www.cnn.com

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

Good insights here into the overall FOIA (freedom of information act) process.

"On that March day, MPD showed a disturbing willingness to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to the president’s will. "

www.thehandbasket.co/p/dc-metro-p...

I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid

The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

www.thehandbasket.co

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

How is this not a violation of U.S. law and the rights of Congress People to investigate the military? How is this not cuckolding the House Armed Services committee?

www.axios.com/2025/10/21/h...

After leaks, Hegseth limits Pentagon staff's interaction with Congress

The new directive could limit congressional oversight of department activities.

www.axios.com

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

Happy Day!!! Honestly -- I'd dance on this man's grave. Good for you John Thune:

"John Thune had said he hoped the White House would withdraw Ingrassia’s nomination and several GOP senators said they would not support him."

Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency has withdrawn from consideration after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

apnews.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 5h

In case you ever thought that the President needed more power, think again. Trump has decided that not only is he "owed" $230 million for the work of Biden's Justice department but that he gets to simply decide that. Why $230 million? Why not a billion? Why not everything for King Trump?

Trump says he'd have final say on money he seeks over past federal investigations into his conduct

President Donald Trump says the federal government owes him “a lot of money” for prior Justice Department investigations into his actions and insists that any decision on a payout would “have to go ac...

apnews.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

A tank on the streets of New York City:

"Agents responded, sending an armored tank to patrol streets and agents with tactical weapons to confront New Yorkers as the protests grew. "

Fscking absurd. Fscking inexcusable.

Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors

Spontaneous protests were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.

www.thecity.nyc

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

Given the size of Harvard's endowment, the fact that they are cutting PHD seats is inexcusable. Sure they are losing some degree of federal funding but isn't Harvard's mission education??? And isn't granting PHDs a key part of that???

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...

www.thecrimson.com

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

And don't forget that since this will count as a capital expenditure or "capex", Amazon will be able to deduct from their taxes what they spend on robots to NOT HIRE AMERICANS.

Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

This is the very definition of gerrymandering:

The map targets the district of Democratic US House Rep. Don Davis, which has been represented by a Black member of Congress for more than three decades, shifting it from a district that Trump won by 3 points in 2024 to 12 points under the new lines.

Republicans are making one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation even more rigged

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

www.motherjones.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

Good job Arizona!!!

Arizona sues over Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in democrats’ newest congresswoman | CNN Politics

Arizona’s attorney general has sued the US House of Representatives over Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat an Arizona member of Congress – who was elected in late September – due to th...

www.cnn.com

Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 13h

JFC!!! WHAT THE HELL? Now Trump is shaking down the U.S. Government -- and let me point out that Trump is essentially asking EVERY U.S. citizen to pay him about 75 cents each.

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 14h

Yep. I went out and picked up Bernie's new book on the day of release!

bookshop.org/p/books/figh...

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

As someone with strong ties to Maine, I do like what I hear about Platner.

Maine’s Platner says the worst is behind him

The besieged Democratic Senate candidate said he doesn’t expect more damaging social media posts to resurface.

www.politico.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

Apparently only Vanderbilt and University of Texas at Austin are signing up for Trump's "education compact". Come on Vanderbilt -- even University of Arizona won't sign onto this crap -- have some self respect.

www.reuters.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

Good overview of No Kings #NoKings

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...

The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’

The turnout and character of the weekend’s No Kings demonstrations speak for...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

The U.S. Army's budget is:

"The US Army's budget for fiscal year 2026 is $197.4 billion, a slight increase from the fiscal year 2025 budget of $185.9 billion. "

Why the hell are they going to private equity? Why do they need $150 billion more???

US army taps private equity groups to help fund $150bn revamp

Apollo, KKR, Carlyle and Cerberus among investors that held talks with federal government

www.ft.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

Bernie's new book is out today. Once upon a time, I'd have posted an Amazon link without out thinking. Now? FSCK THAT and FSCK AMAZON.

Fight Oligarchy

Check out Fight Oligarchy - <b>“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in whic...

bookshop.org

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

By my look at the 2028 elections, we will see Shapiro and Pritzker as two candidates. Shapiro releasing a book is a good step in that direction.

apnews.com/article/josh...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's memoir is coming out in January

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's memoir is coming out in January. It touches on his political rise and the trauma of his home being set on fire.

apnews.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

And this is WHY WE VACCINATE!!!

More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

Sigh. Whatever the right criticizes the left for is always what they are either doing or about to do.

"Host often criticized Hunter Biden’s business on her show and said he capitalized on his father’s presidency for deals"

Fox News host Laura Ingraham joins business venture with Donald Trump Jr

Host often criticized Hunter Biden’s business on her show and said he capitalized on his father’s presidency for deals

www.theguardian.com

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Scott Johnson @fuzzygroup.bsky.social · 23h

Important statement here:

"Trump’s increasingly desperate attempts to incite a civil war within the United States in advance of the midterms and the rejection of his party’s healthcare evisceration each demonstrate growing vulnerabilities of the nascent MAGA tyranny."

A rickety dictatorship

Trump's hand of cards is weaker than it appears.

www.publicnotice.co

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