John T. Fox
@johntfox.bsky.social
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Fundraising, Public Affairs, & Campaigns, based in Tampa Bay | Madeleine & Marin's Dad | Gin Enthusiast | Power, Politics, Sports, & Beagles
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johntfox.bsky.social
Yeah, a familiar (& confounding) sight every time I visit!
johntfox.bsky.social
Maybe having a lawless, militarized police force running around masked, w/o identification, abducting folks off the streets has some negative externalities no one* could have forseen! 🤷🏻‍♂️

*actually, anyone
johntfox.bsky.social
He represents my brother's lake house in the NEK, so.... Not entirely shocking?

Newport is a cool town, tho 😢
johntfox.bsky.social
Looked up this VT state senator and yikes!
johntfox.bsky.social
He who pays the piper calls the tune
johntfox.bsky.social
Can't decide whether I love them, or they're a little too UGA/3rd Reich mash-up.

Either way, standing Buffalo throwbacks are the best!
johntfox.bsky.social
He's just seething abt it lol
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tusk81.bsky.social
“He said that Leo had urged U.S. bishops in particular to ‘speak with one voice’ on the issue. Cupich said he expected the November meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would make immigration a top agenda item.”
tusk81.bsky.social
“Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, who accompanied the labor leaders, said that Leo was well aware of the situation on the ground.”

“‘I really didn’t have to tell him much at all, because he seemed to have a handle on what was going on,’ Cupich told the AP afterward.”
tusk81.bsky.social
“Pope Leo XIV urged labor union leaders from Chicago on Thursday to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks, weighing in as the Trump administration crackdown on immigrants intensifies in the pontiff’s hometown.” chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...
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kjephd.bsky.social
Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic
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kjephd.bsky.social
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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stevehofstetter.bsky.social
More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.
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jsweetli.bsky.social
Blaise Ingoglia, DeSantis’ handpicked CFO, was asked about the postcard and if his DFS officers should have treated it as a threat. He said he never saw it but then said “I’m sure that’s not the only thing” when a reporter told him what it said.

Ingoglia also has ties to Susie Wiles.
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bunnibytz.bsky.social
via @youranonnews.bsky.social

CHICAGO: Trump's lawless goons (ICE) make a U-turn and smash into a woman's car, then proceed to arrest her by dragging her out of the vehicle.
johntfox.bsky.social
Can't pardon for state crimes!
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costasamaras.com
Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
jael.bsky.social
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
johntfox.bsky.social
Lol

Minimum Trump +46 in all precincts surrounding Mountain Home
johntfox.bsky.social
America[s] First!*

*outpost of sharia law? Lol
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mikenellis.bsky.social
Remember kids, “America First” means Trump took a $400 million bribe from Qatar—then signed an executive order saying an attack on them is an attack on us, and let them build an Air Force base on American soil.
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logicallyjc.bsky.social
I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.
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costasamaras.com
We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.
washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms
The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.
www.washingtonpost.com
johntfox.bsky.social
A take so bad the Pope had to weigh in

ngl, impressive
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idgordon.bsky.social
Chain-link cages. Flooded tents. Clouds of mosquitoes. Malfunctioning AC. Scarce food. Zero recreational time: Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz. (1/x)
Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz
Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.
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