John Koester
@johnkoester.bsky.social
Motorcycles are good. Dogs are better. I have mixed opinions on humans.
Other things I like, my lovely wife, our sunny and warm straw bale home, the night sky. I hope to get another dog soon so I can add it to the list.
Other things I like, my lovely wife, our sunny and warm straw bale home, the night sky. I hope to get another dog soon so I can add it to the list.
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What will it f*cking take?!
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What will it f*cking take?!
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Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Instead of going through the time and tedium of subpoenas, hearings, and due process, Congress should just do as the Pentagon does: acting on a vague hunch without any evidence, declare that Pam Bondi is a "narco-terrorist" and bust some doors down.
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I'm 100% for Congress using inherent contempt. I'm pretty sure the Supreme Court will require legislation, which is reason 4839505 to take back both chambers of Congress in 2026. Back in 2021, @reptedlieu.bsky.social introduced a bill. Let's do it again. lieu.house.gov/media-center...
REP LIEU REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CONGRESS’ INHERENT CONTEMPT POWER
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) reintroduced the Congressional Inherent Contempt Power Act to enable Congress to independently enforce subpoenas and other Congressio...
lieu.house.gov
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm 100% for Congress using inherent contempt. I'm pretty sure the Supreme Court will require legislation, which is reason 4839505 to take back both chambers of Congress in 2026. Back in 2021, @reptedlieu.bsky.social introduced a bill. Let's do it again. lieu.house.gov/media-center...
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I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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December 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am furious that DOJ ignored the new federal law requiring release of the Epstein Files. I am equally angry that so many in legacy media seem not to care.
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
My latest for Democracy Docket lays out the case. Sign up now to access this and all premium content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
I have a suggestion for Republicans who are worried about their next election.
Help Democrats impeach FOTUS before we get into another war.
It won't absolve them of their sins but it would clearly demonstrate to their constituents they don't support what's going on.
Help Democrats impeach FOTUS before we get into another war.
It won't absolve them of their sins but it would clearly demonstrate to their constituents they don't support what's going on.
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have a suggestion for Republicans who are worried about their next election.
Help Democrats impeach FOTUS before we get into another war.
It won't absolve them of their sins but it would clearly demonstrate to their constituents they don't support what's going on.
Help Democrats impeach FOTUS before we get into another war.
It won't absolve them of their sins but it would clearly demonstrate to their constituents they don't support what's going on.
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Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
Trump just announced his own Hunger Games
In case you needed a reminder that we're living in a fascist hellscape.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
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Rand Paul: "The president also said, 'Be careful Colombia, you could be next.' I mean, if we're gonna go and topple regime after regime in South America, there's no amount of money that could be printed to pay for that and I don't think lives should be lost without a vote by Congress."
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rand Paul: "The president also said, 'Be careful Colombia, you could be next.' I mean, if we're gonna go and topple regime after regime in South America, there's no amount of money that could be printed to pay for that and I don't think lives should be lost without a vote by Congress."
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-Sandy Hook should have ended children being slaughtered in schools, instead Republicans rallied to defend guns.
-Jan. 6, 2021 should have ended Trump, instead Republicans rallied to defend treason.
-The Epstein Files should end rich men's lust for rape, instead Republicans rally to defend scum.
-Jan. 6, 2021 should have ended Trump, instead Republicans rallied to defend treason.
-The Epstein Files should end rich men's lust for rape, instead Republicans rally to defend scum.
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
-Sandy Hook should have ended children being slaughtered in schools, instead Republicans rallied to defend guns.
-Jan. 6, 2021 should have ended Trump, instead Republicans rallied to defend treason.
-The Epstein Files should end rich men's lust for rape, instead Republicans rally to defend scum.
-Jan. 6, 2021 should have ended Trump, instead Republicans rallied to defend treason.
-The Epstein Files should end rich men's lust for rape, instead Republicans rally to defend scum.
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BREAKING: A federal judge again blocks Trump’s effort to keep hundreds of federalized California National Guard members stationed in L.A., saying the ongoing deployment is “contrary to law” and risks “creating a national police force made up of state troops.”
‘Contrary to Law’: Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Occupation of Los Angeles
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge again blocks Trump’s effort to keep hundreds of federalized California National Guard members stationed in L.A., saying the ongoing deployment is “contrary to law” and risks “creating a national police force made up of state troops.”
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NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The price for convenience.
People buying the exact same item from the exact same store are sometimes paying a price as much as 23% higher on the platform Instacart, thanks to AI algorithms that show buyers different prices. sfist.com/2025/12/09/r...
Report: SF-Based Instacart Charging Some Customers as Much as 23% More for the Same Items, Thanks to AI Pricing
People buying the exact same item from the exact same store are sometimes paying a price as much as 23% higher on the platform Instacart, thanks to AI algorithms that show buyers different prices.
sfist.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The price for convenience.
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The “Environment Polluting Agency” erases references to human-caused climate change from its websites.
EPA erases references to human-caused climate change from websites
The agency revamped its webpages to feature natural causes of rising temperatures such as the Earth’s orbit.
www.eenews.net
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The “Environment Polluting Agency” erases references to human-caused climate change from its websites.
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Ex-NASA scientist Kartik Sheth is moving to Aix-Marseille University, but says #Europe will only attract more #US talent if it allows flexible, cross-Atlantic appointments. Senior researchers need mobility, not all-or-nothing moves.
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Ex-NASA scientist poached by France urges European flexibility on appointments
As Europe mulls how best to poach US-based scientists fleeing cuts and hostility from the administration of Donald Trump, one space scientist heading for Marseille has urged funders to allow…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I have more respect for the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at George W Bush than any of the cowards in the current White House press pool.
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A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
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Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
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⚡️Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace
Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace
European countries may have to start shooting down Russian aircraft and drones that violate NATO airspace if Moscow keeps testing the alliance's resolve, Czech President Petr Pavel said in an intervie...
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
⚡️Czech president says Europe may need to shoot down Russian aircraft, drones violating NATO airspace
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Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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Prominent right-wing figures are calling on the military to free election denier Tina Peters from prison after the Colorado Department of Corrections said last week it would not release her into federal custody per the DOJ’s request.
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
Right-Wingers Are Calling For Military Intervention, Violence to Free Tina Peters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Prominent right-wing figures are calling on the military to free election denier Tina Peters from prison after the Colorado Department of Corrections said last week it would not release her into federal custody per the DOJ’s request.
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social
✍️ @mattdcohen.bsky.social