John Tripp
@jptripp.bsky.social
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Humanist, Entrepreneur, Sustainability Professional, Climate Advocate, Swordsman, Gamer, History Nut, Science Nerd, and All-Around Geek, He/Him/His. I read a lot, acquire hobbies, and don’t give space for fascists. NSFW. Neurospicy. 💙🌊🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🖖
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Hi all! I’m John. I post threads about progressive politics, climate & sustainability, geek pop culture, and science fiction and fantasy. I also love learning and play with swords for fun and sometimes profit.
jptripp.bsky.social
To borrow a scene from a certain classic movie:

“I am Antifa.”

Come get me.
jptripp.bsky.social
Has anyone documented what MAGA Mike was up to on January 6th?

I know he wasn’t Speaker, but what was he doing? Was he running and hiding or unlocking doors for the attackers?
atrupar.com
Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."
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dreamweasel.bsky.social
This is the “locker room talk/very fine people” defense of 2025. Like Steve Bannon and Donald Trump before him, Vance understands that the chat-room racists are the Republican Party’s future base of support.
jptripp.bsky.social
Even wannabe Gilead needs its wives and Marthas.
jptripp.bsky.social
Maturing as a progressive is learning how to stand up for your beliefs unapologetically and stop hiding them.

Maturing as a Republican is learning how to seem reasonable and never actually say the things you believe in public where people might find out.

This skeet is about Young Republicans.
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“To be clear, I’ll note that the full saying you’re referring to is: ‘A few bad apples spoils the barrel,’ and I think that has both never been more true, and has serious implications for what it says about the entire Republican party.”

Is how she should have responded.
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Here’s the thing it’s important to realize…

Their superiors aren’t *actually* mad about their views.

What they’re upset about is that these dipshits wrote it all down.

They’re saying the quiet parts out loud, and older Republicans are big mad because these idiots forgot why the KKK wears hoods.
laurenmeidasa.bsky.social
‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies
POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.
www.politico.com
jptripp.bsky.social
Using the military to conduct extrajudicial killings of civilians without submitting any evidence they are combatants is called “a war crime.”

This skeet is about boats.
jptripp.bsky.social
Trump’s the kind of idiot who will brag about how low the prices of corn and soybeans are while he’s President.

And his voters are the kind of idiots who are willing to believe that.
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The John Birch Society were a bunch of authentic whackos who all believed putting fluoride in the water was about government mind control programs, not healthy teeth.

They’re just replaying the greatest hits of the tinfoil hat community.
jptripp.bsky.social
Stephen Miller has taken over the country.
newrepublic.com
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Let’s hope!! 🤞🤞
redhibiscus23.bsky.social
Holy mother of Epstein 🧿🧿
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stat-monkey.bsky.social
People need to be asking their pastors. Themselves. Why do you think this is ok? Where does God or Jesus tell you to do this? Because you are as guilty as this administration if you support this. Not talking is supporting. Not questioning is supporting. These are crimes against humanity. PERIOD.
The picture tells the story of a baby starving to death in a refugee camp that was previously supplied by US AID. The Trump administration did this. Americans did this.
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Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
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atrupar.com
"Trump, with his tacky, mobster-esque authoritarianism, values two things above all else: fealty and malleability. People with core, immutable values, people in public service, people who would sacrifice themselves for a cause — these are not people who can exist within the modern Republican Party."
There are no MAGA heroes
They cannot exist within the modern GOP.
www.publicnotice.co
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: Utah Supreme Court REJECTS Republican legislatures’ motion to continue using existing congressional map. Lawmakers must present a new, fair map by Sept. 25. www.democracydocket.com/cases/utah-c...
🚨 League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
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rmayemsinger.bsky.social
He really is treating him just like a son.
Trump skips Kirk vigil to play golf.
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courtneymilan.com
I feel like the last 48 hours have just been the entire world going full NYT Pitchbot.

"Whether it's the people on the right saying we should shoot everyone on the left as terrorists, or the people on the left saying we should give everyone on the right health care, both sides are---"
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out5p0ken.bsky.social
House Dems should drop a ‘Charlie Kirk Gun Safety Act’ on the floor just to make Republicans go on record voting against it.
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drrenemd.bsky.social
This is Sarah Sanders' AK!

23-year-old Mason Lee Gipson who raped and impregnated a child in Arkansas was sentenced to probation, a small fine and--get this--mandatory PARENTING CLASSES🤬🤯

Fuckin unbelievable.

www.wwnytv.com/2025/07/18/m...
Man accused of impregnating child avoids imprisonment with plea deal
An Arkansas man who blamed alcohol for impregnating a child last year pleaded guilty this week to a lesser charge.
www.wwnytv.com