CLJohnson
@cjenergy.bsky.social
Economist and expert witness. 40 years in energy regulation. AEA member. Long time consumer advocate, and interested in civil rights, environment, government. Also, an Astros baseball fan.
No, "can we talk to each other" is not the question. Where is the truth and reality in the show? Where is the fact checking? Just exchanging lies isn't a conversation. Just another version of the Howard Beal show in "Network."
Beal: "We will tell you any shit we want."
youtu.be/0LLyVNOWmPc?...
Beal: "We will tell you any shit we want."
youtu.be/0LLyVNOWmPc?...
Network (1976) - The Mad Prophet of the Airwaves Scene | Movieclips
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December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
No, "can we talk to each other" is not the question. Where is the truth and reality in the show? Where is the fact checking? Just exchanging lies isn't a conversation. Just another version of the Howard Beal show in "Network."
Beal: "We will tell you any shit we want."
youtu.be/0LLyVNOWmPc?...
Beal: "We will tell you any shit we want."
youtu.be/0LLyVNOWmPc?...
The Caine Mutiny starring Donald Trump as Capt. Queeg.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Caine Mutiny starring Donald Trump as Capt. Queeg.
They took our Canal, don't you know. Oh, Dear Leader doesn't know the difference between Panama and Venezuela.
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
They took our Canal, don't you know. Oh, Dear Leader doesn't know the difference between Panama and Venezuela.
The buck stops there. Trump is the antithesis of Harry Truman.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The buck stops there. Trump is the antithesis of Harry Truman.
What could go wrong?
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December 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
What could go wrong?
DOJ likes their errors.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
DOJ likes their errors.
At one time, television news would have made this the top story on the evening network news. The real sycophants are the national news networks who cower in fear of the mad king.
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
At one time, television news would have made this the top story on the evening network news. The real sycophants are the national news networks who cower in fear of the mad king.
Trump lie about the law? Heaven forbid. Peters is probably pounding on the prison bars and telling the guards: "but I was pardoned."
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December 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump lie about the law? Heaven forbid. Peters is probably pounding on the prison bars and telling the guards: "but I was pardoned."
A tanker fell off the back of the truck? Trump has turned the military into a force for larceny ahd theft. This is sickening. I'm tired of the mobbed up government.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
A tanker fell off the back of the truck? Trump has turned the military into a force for larceny ahd theft. This is sickening. I'm tired of the mobbed up government.
Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Highly relevant today, given the military operations against Venezuela. (Unfortunately Jack Ryan isn't here to stop the president.)
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Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Highly relevant today, given the military operations against Venezuela. (Unfortunately Jack Ryan isn't here to stop the president.)
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Clear and Present Danger (1994) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
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December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Clear and Present Danger
Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Highly relevant today, given the military operations against Venezuela. (Unfortunately Jack Ryan isn't here to stop the president.)
youtu.be/TuYb6ZNQaZo?...
Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan. Highly relevant today, given the military operations against Venezuela. (Unfortunately Jack Ryan isn't here to stop the president.)
youtu.be/TuYb6ZNQaZo?...