David Cay Johnston
@davidcayjohnston.bsky.social
Rochester Institute of Technology professor of practice: law, criminal justice, journalism & political science; Pulitzer Prize for NYTimes tax reporting; 4 NYT best sellers; DCReport.org co-founder; 8 grown children; AKA Mr. Jennifer Leonard since 1982.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
I get notices from Trump and Vance every day in a similar theme to the one I'm copying here, so they must work as fundraising devices even though you'd have to be a ranked idiot to believe what it says.
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I get notices from Trump and Vance every day in a similar theme to the one I'm copying here, so they must work as fundraising devices even though you'd have to be a ranked idiot to believe what it says.
Your thoughts?
Your thoughts?
Florida GOP lawmakers embrace a blatantly unconstitutional proposal that offends both the First Amendment and simple decency:
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Florida GOP lawmakers embrace a blatantly unconstitutional proposal that offends both the First Amendment and simple decency:
Good news, via The WashPost, from SCOTUS:
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Good news, via The WashPost, from SCOTUS:
It's not often that a headline writer gets to mix irony and bigotry, as with this from @nydailynews.com:
October 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It's not often that a headline writer gets to mix irony and bigotry, as with this from @nydailynews.com:
From the excellent nonprofit @sfpublicpress.bsky.social, polling shows California Latinos are souring on Trumponomics and favor the ballot measure to redraw congressional districts.
Expect more of this from various demographic groups.
Expect more of this from various demographic groups.
October 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
From the excellent nonprofit @sfpublicpress.bsky.social, polling shows California Latinos are souring on Trumponomics and favor the ballot measure to redraw congressional districts.
Expect more of this from various demographic groups.
Expect more of this from various demographic groups.
An excellent question posed by Prem Thakker, a son of North Dakota, who is politics correspondent for Medhi Hasan's ZETEO news and commentary service:
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An excellent question posed by Prem Thakker, a son of North Dakota, who is politics correspondent for Medhi Hasan's ZETEO news and commentary service:
Donald just started an anti-communist club, his latest scheme to siphon money from the underpaid and poorly educated.
So, how many Commies in America today?
Almost 0.000006% of Americans.
Great focus on the big issues, Donald.
So, how many Commies in America today?
Almost 0.000006% of Americans.
Great focus on the big issues, Donald.
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Donald just started an anti-communist club, his latest scheme to siphon money from the underpaid and poorly educated.
So, how many Commies in America today?
Almost 0.000006% of Americans.
Great focus on the big issues, Donald.
So, how many Commies in America today?
Almost 0.000006% of Americans.
Great focus on the big issues, Donald.
So much for Donald's claim - less than a week ago - that he had brokered a whole new golden era of peace in the Middle East:
October 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So much for Donald's claim - less than a week ago - that he had brokered a whole new golden era of peace in the Middle East:
An assembly of peaceful patriots in Santa Cruz, my hometown:
October 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
An assembly of peaceful patriots in Santa Cruz, my hometown:
Unkown creator, but smart political art:
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Unkown creator, but smart political art:
Exactly - and it's not bigger in the news because it's not news that JD Vance won't criticize American Nazis.
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Exactly - and it's not bigger in the news because it's not news that JD Vance won't criticize American Nazis.
The Republican nominee for Virginia governor wants to ban abortions without exceptions for rape and incest.
Given all the unnecessary deaths of women suffering spontaneous abortions in Florida, Texas, and Idaho how can any decent human being support this anti-life candidate?
Given all the unnecessary deaths of women suffering spontaneous abortions in Florida, Texas, and Idaho how can any decent human being support this anti-life candidate?
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Republican nominee for Virginia governor wants to ban abortions without exceptions for rape and incest.
Given all the unnecessary deaths of women suffering spontaneous abortions in Florida, Texas, and Idaho how can any decent human being support this anti-life candidate?
Given all the unnecessary deaths of women suffering spontaneous abortions in Florida, Texas, and Idaho how can any decent human being support this anti-life candidate?
Trump's this is what you voted for - zip-tying toddlers in the middle of the night in Chicago.
October 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Trump's this is what you voted for - zip-tying toddlers in the middle of the night in Chicago.
File under do, as I say, not as I do, Trump division:
October 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
File under do, as I say, not as I do, Trump division:
Trump cares so much about reducing federal spending that he's wasting money on "diesel therapy," a technique used to get federal prisoners to give in to Bureau of Prisons/DoJ demands by flying them around as unpleasantly as possible.
In this case, to agree to be deported despite lack of cause:
In this case, to agree to be deported despite lack of cause:
September 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump cares so much about reducing federal spending that he's wasting money on "diesel therapy," a technique used to get federal prisoners to give in to Bureau of Prisons/DoJ demands by flying them around as unpleasantly as possible.
In this case, to agree to be deported despite lack of cause:
In this case, to agree to be deported despite lack of cause:
