James Rasmussen
@murraykempton.bsky.social
Follower of Jesus. Play piano and bass. Michigan sports fan. Toronto resident
Dual Citizen US and Canada
#NoKings
Dual Citizen US and Canada
#NoKings
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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@benniethompson.bsky.social confronts Kristi Dog Killer Noem with the truth.
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
@benniethompson.bsky.social confronts Kristi Dog Killer Noem with the truth.
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Let Rep. Thompson give a lesson in Reporting 101 to about half the DC press corps.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Let Rep. Thompson give a lesson in Reporting 101 to about half the DC press corps.
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BREAKING: Judge Xinis orders ICE’s release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “immediately.”
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BREAKING: Judge Xinis orders ICE’s release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “immediately.”
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
December 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#GVerse #FuckICE detain U.S. citizen for "looking" Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
The incident occurred at the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis. #DemsUnited
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Students at Burnsville High School in Minnesota STAGED a WALKOUT while chanting:
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Students at Burnsville High School in Minnesota STAGED a WALKOUT while chanting:
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
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This isn't a Supreme Court, it's just six Republican operatives imposing law on the rest of us in order to help Trump and MAGA destroy the Constitution and impose authoritarian rule.
BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with Texas Republicans in fight over congressional map. The new gerrymandered map will be used in the 2026 midterms. The vote is 6–3, with the Republican appointees siding with Texas.
December 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This isn't a Supreme Court, it's just six Republican operatives imposing law on the rest of us in order to help Trump and MAGA destroy the Constitution and impose authoritarian rule.
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
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Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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"The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"The Roots Of Moral Resistance
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
"We Ain't Buying It" is more than a boycott; it's the fruit of investment in real community
WILLIAM J. BARBER, II AND JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE
NOV 28"
link:
open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
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Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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We Ain’t Buying It
People have the power
People have the power
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We Ain’t Buying It
People have the power
People have the power
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“Dear retailers who’ve decided you don’t like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here’s the thing. We ain’t buying it. I mean, for real, for real, we ain’t buyin’ it.."
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Dear retailers who’ve decided you don’t like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or you really love ICE and you have no problem with them busting into your establishments to drag people away: Here’s the thing. We ain’t buying it. I mean, for real, for real, we ain’t buyin’ it.."
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On October 28, DHS's social media account claimed that on October 23, "rioters" had "shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks," thus forcing agents to deploy tear gas and riot munitions.
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
On October 28, DHS's social media account claimed that on October 23, "rioters" had "shot at agents with commercial artillery shell fireworks," thus forcing agents to deploy tear gas and riot munitions.
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
Judge Ellis reviewed the video. This was completely false. The explosions were DHS's flashbangs!
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It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
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#VeteransDay Reminder:
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#VeteransDay Reminder:
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
As General Smedley Butler noted almost a century ago, #WarIsARacket.
As a veteran, three word advice to young people: #DoNotEnlist
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👀 “Hey Matt, Aftyn says Speaker Johnson’s plan is to stall seating @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social until you cancel out her vote to the release the Epstein files. Is that true?”
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
👀 “Hey Matt, Aftyn says Speaker Johnson’s plan is to stall seating @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social until you cancel out her vote to the release the Epstein files. Is that true?”
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
We bumped into Matt Van Epps at BNA ✈️- He again stayed silent 🤐when we asked about what @aftynbehn.bsky.social told us🤷🏼♀️
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
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Obama always said don’t boo, VOTE but everyone needs to see this compilation of the videos being posted where Trump is being booed/flicked off by so many in the Commander’s stadium. He is not popular in DC with so many who are laid off, furloughed, hungry, sick, & harrassed by his regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Obama always said don’t boo, VOTE but everyone needs to see this compilation of the videos being posted where Trump is being booed/flicked off by so many in the Commander’s stadium. He is not popular in DC with so many who are laid off, furloughed, hungry, sick, & harrassed by his regime.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.