Earl Jones
@earljones.com
Husband, father, Grandpa, retired techie, Mensan, traveler, sometimes writer, LLama, libertarian, never-Trumper. I follow reasonable, intelligent people. Others need not apply.
Where are the protest songs?
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Where are the protest songs?
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"All this is coming at a pivotal moment, when some congressional Republicans—one year into Trump 2.0—are starting to reconsider the question of whether their bodies contain spines."
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Send It In, Jerome!
The Fed chair finally learns that the only way to deal with Trump is to push back.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"All this is coming at a pivotal moment, when some congressional Republicans—one year into Trump 2.0—are starting to reconsider the question of whether their bodies contain spines."
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"The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend."
Opinion | Protest is moral, change requires strategy
The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend.
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend."
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The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
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Yes!!
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
January 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Yes!!
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Trump: If Iran's leaders order the killing of peaceful protestors, we will bomb them.
Also Trump: Orders killing of peaceful protestors in the USA.
Also Trump: Orders killing of peaceful protestors in the USA.
January 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Trump: If Iran's leaders order the killing of peaceful protestors, we will bomb them.
Also Trump: Orders killing of peaceful protestors in the USA.
Also Trump: Orders killing of peaceful protestors in the USA.
Great observations, Chuck!
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Great observations, Chuck!
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“Renee Good was a mother of three. She was helping protect the civil rights of people because it was the right thing. She was on the scene of an ICE action, as a volunteer observer. Let’s be her volunteer observers, now. Let’s not let them get away with this shit.”
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January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“Renee Good was a mother of three. She was helping protect the civil rights of people because it was the right thing. She was on the scene of an ICE action, as a volunteer observer. Let’s be her volunteer observers, now. Let’s not let them get away with this shit.”
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The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
More Republican lunacy: Sen. Moreno (R-OH) wants to deny Americans the freedom of holding dual citizenship.
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
More Republican lunacy: Sen. Moreno (R-OH) wants to deny Americans the freedom of holding dual citizenship.
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If what Trump and his administration are doing was happening in another country, we'd be sending in troops, weapons, and hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to defend those under attack and to remove the brutal fascist.
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
If what Trump and his administration are doing was happening in another country, we'd be sending in troops, weapons, and hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to defend those under attack and to remove the brutal fascist.
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“Please be on the lookout for the following mothers, who are confirmed to be in possession of dangerous vehicles and should be met with extreme caution,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Circulating a new advisory that highlighted what it called the “worst of the worst,” the Department of Homeland Security released a watchlist Friday warning Americans about the presence of ...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Please be on the lookout for the following mothers, who are confirmed to be in possession of dangerous vehicles and should be met with extreme caution,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
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I just made a connection that seems obvious in retrospect, but maybe I'm just slow.
There's a phrase in speculative fiction called "willing suspension of disbelief", that lets people accept some things without question so they can enjoy the story.
It's not meant for non-fiction but here we are.
There's a phrase in speculative fiction called "willing suspension of disbelief", that lets people accept some things without question so they can enjoy the story.
It's not meant for non-fiction but here we are.
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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I'm spinning out so maybe you have something there.
Not only was there a cold blooded murder but they were at a high school beating up kids and still they are harassing kids trying to leave the school. So I wonder what it is going to take for people to really, really stand up? ICE killing a child?
Not only was there a cold blooded murder but they were at a high school beating up kids and still they are harassing kids trying to leave the school. So I wonder what it is going to take for people to really, really stand up? ICE killing a child?
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I'm spinning out so maybe you have something there.
Not only was there a cold blooded murder but they were at a high school beating up kids and still they are harassing kids trying to leave the school. So I wonder what it is going to take for people to really, really stand up? ICE killing a child?
Not only was there a cold blooded murder but they were at a high school beating up kids and still they are harassing kids trying to leave the school. So I wonder what it is going to take for people to really, really stand up? ICE killing a child?
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Haven't posted a great deal about what's happening in Minnesota because I'm trying to keep in the deadline zone rather than spinning out for three days in a rage, but obviously that was murder and equally obviously our fascist government is spinning hard to pretend it was anyone's fault but theirs.
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Haven't posted a great deal about what's happening in Minnesota because I'm trying to keep in the deadline zone rather than spinning out for three days in a rage, but obviously that was murder and equally obviously our fascist government is spinning hard to pretend it was anyone's fault but theirs.
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"We have been shouting from the rooftops for months: The kind of senseless, tragic killing we’ve just witnessed in Minneapolis is a predictable outcome of the current drive to take over communities, assert government power, and intimidate locals into submission."
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Trump flooded the streets with ICE agents. One just killed an unarmed woman.
Good cops have been shouting from the rooftops that this would happen.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"We have been shouting from the rooftops for months: The kind of senseless, tragic killing we’ve just witnessed in Minneapolis is a predictable outcome of the current drive to take over communities, assert government power, and intimidate locals into submission."
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This tragedy was entirely predictable. Any reasonable person knew that an out-of-control, cruel, and lawless regime openly spouting xenophobic attacks on non-Whites and rushing to flood American cities with armed thugs would invariably hurt and kill innocent people open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
ICE Killed Another Person
Trump is lying about it
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January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
This tragedy was entirely predictable. Any reasonable person knew that an out-of-control, cruel, and lawless regime openly spouting xenophobic attacks on non-Whites and rushing to flood American cities with armed thugs would invariably hurt and kill innocent people open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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This is devastating. We cannot let this just be another outrage that gets forgotten when the next outrage happens. Her death has to mean something. We owe her that.
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
This is devastating. We cannot let this just be another outrage that gets forgotten when the next outrage happens. Her death has to mean something. We owe her that.
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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"I think of Ernesto Zedillo, probably the best president Mexico has had in modern times. He was asked “What three things does Mexico need most?” He answered, “The rule of law. The rule of law. And the rule of law.” This applies to many countries, including our own."
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Diagnosing America
A few notes on the health of our constitutional republic
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December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"I think of Ernesto Zedillo, probably the best president Mexico has had in modern times. He was asked “What three things does Mexico need most?” He answered, “The rule of law. The rule of law. And the rule of law.” This applies to many countries, including our own."
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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If a large share of voters in the political center feel unrepresented by today’s major parties, fusion voting offers them a way to express their true preferences — without wasting their vote. @rickpildes.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If a large share of voters in the political center feel unrepresented by today’s major parties, fusion voting offers them a way to express their true preferences — without wasting their vote. @rickpildes.bsky.social
Sending all the evil thoughts I can muster to the bro sitting in front of me who just HAD to pull a full recline on his seat for our 3+ hour flight.
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sending all the evil thoughts I can muster to the bro sitting in front of me who just HAD to pull a full recline on his seat for our 3+ hour flight.
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An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...