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JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · Feb 20

"National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst."

Wallace Stegner, 1983

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 7h

I still own 99 VHS tapes (that I know of).

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 3d

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy - Pieces of the Past REVIEW #starwars #legostarwars #rebuildthegalaxy #legostarwarsrebuildthegalaxy #piecesofthepast youtu.be/hsjTNPGBh14?...

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy - Pieces of the Past REVIEW

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 4d

Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders - 10th Anniversary Review #starwars #starwarsrebels #thelostcommanders youtu.be/Umiz1_dTtkU?...

Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders - 10th Anniversary Review

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 9d

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: New Life and New Civilizations Review #startrek #strangenewworlds #startrekstrangenewworlds youtu.be/UuGj6CXEzP0?...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 3 Review

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

Trump also ordered the GOP not to negotiate w/ the Democrats.The GOP has lied about what the Democrats are trying to fund, its just existing the ACA & other health care already authorized, nothing new and not extending coverage to people not already covered.

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

FYI: Democrats have on hard line, which is to ensure health care funding to support the ACA & keep premiums down. The GOP could have offered a clean CR continuing FY25 funding levels to give more time to negotiate, but have elected not to.

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

Fell free to share what other gov webpages are & aren't messaging propaganda. We need to document & call out the propaganda for what it is. I can't imagine Republicans being silent if a Democrat Administration did this & blamed the GOP for a shutdown. So why should we be silent. Be Loud for America.

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

As of posting: The Treasury, USDA, USFS, & State Dept. webpages have done this. NOAA, NWS, DOI and DOI agency pages are not yet impacted.

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

Several US Government websites since the Shutdown began have started displaying propaganda messages blaming the Democrats, when in fact the Republics have a trifecta in the Federal Government. #governmentshutdown

www.reddit.com/r/nottheonio...

From the nottheonion community on Reddit: US Government sites are blaming the shutdown on “The Radical Left”

Explore this post and more from the nottheonion community

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 17d

Han Solo #starwars #hansolo youtu.be/3ydzQuy2LdE?...

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Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov · 17d

This shutdown was avoidable.

Republicans in Washington refused to negotiate and demanded that Democrats rubber-stamp every reckless order from a wannabe dictator in the White House—they own every bit of pain this shutdown will cause.

Here in Illinois, more than 153,000 federal workers and their families will feel the immediate impact. These are real people with paychecks on the line—people who keep our airports safe, protect our communities, and deliver essential services every single day.

This crisis was deliberate: they tried to ram through devastating cuts to health care for working families. Democrats rejected that false choice, and the fallout rests squarely shoulders of Congressional Republicans and President Trump.

The contrast couldn’t be clearer. The Pritzker-Stratton administration has delivered seven balanced budgets in a row, expanding access to health care and education while living within our means and putting people first.

Illinois will keep showing what responsible, compassionate governance looks like—and we’ll keep fighting for working families no matter what dysfunction comes out of Washington.

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NPR @npr.org · 17d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 23d

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Terrarium Review #startrek #startrekstrangenewworlds #strangenewworlds youtu.be/Fn-WvOnQmuI?...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Terrarium Review

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 23d

Star Wars: Starfighter Promo Image Thoughts #starwars #starwarsstarfighter youtu.be/KrEyzTnyJCI?...

Star Wars: Starfighter Promo Image Thoughts

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 25d

The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official Trailer | REACTION & REVIEW #starwars #themandalorian #themandalorianandgrogu youtu.be/k3KtkoJIJ6I?...

The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official Trailer | REACTION & REVIEW

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 25d

My Governor Quoted Nemik! #starwars #andor #starwarsandor youtube.com/shorts/OaWGK...

My Governor Quoted Nemik! #starwars #andor #starwarsandor

YouTube video by The Jedi Ranger

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26d

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday

Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

JonBerry555 @jonberry555.bsky.social · 25d

If Disney/ABC has the guts (they don't), they should threaten to not allow Sinclair-owned ABC-affiliates to use the ABC branding, unless they air Kimmel.

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · Sep 18

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.
As a Guild, we stand united in opposition to anyone who uses their power and influence to silence the voices of writers, or anyone who speaks in dissent. If free speech applied only to ideas we like, we needn't have bothered to write it into the Constitution. What we have signed on to - painful as it may be at times - is the freeing agreement to disagree.
Shame on those in government who forget this founding truth. As for our employers, our words have made you rich.
Silencing us impoverishes the whole world.
The WA stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 18

What’s at stake here is free speech.

Across the board, we’ve seen the Trump administration use the power of government to go after anybody who’s criticized them — and in this case, Jimmy Kimmel.

We need to all stand up and speak out.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 18

Union that reps the musicians on Kimmel: “This is not complicated — this is State censorship, happening in 🇺🇸… a direct attack on free speech… we stand with all those who will be out of work because of government overreach.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 18

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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23:

Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.

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The Star Wars Underworld @theswu.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thinking about this quote today.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 17

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker @nomads.bsky.social · Sep 17

We need to seize our party from the Starmeronians, and implement Midwestern Progressivism with Big Boy Characteristics.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 17

trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism