James "Wheatbread" Martin
@jamesnotjim.bsky.social
musician • educator • reader • father • husband • left liberal • anti-fascist • ally • friend of birds • https://jamesnotjim.com
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JamesNotJim | Funk & Ambient Music
jamesnotjim.com
When I’m not snarking about politics on the socials, I make instrumental music. You can find it here: https://jamesnotjim.com
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Walz: Minnesotans are witnessing, and we're creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible for this.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Walz: Minnesotans are witnessing, and we're creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible for this.
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Third angle shows Alex Pretti yet more clearly deescalating. As goon attacks woman, Pretti tries to shield, pulling his left arm back so it can't be misconstrued as restraint, raising right hand open. Sprayed in face. Turns away, shielding woman; he's swarmed, on knees trying to curl in protection.
Another angle of the ICE murder shows agents brutally shoving two women who were also acting as peaceful observers before homing in on, tackling and then gunning down Alex Pretti at close range.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Third angle shows Alex Pretti yet more clearly deescalating. As goon attacks woman, Pretti tries to shield, pulling his left arm back so it can't be misconstrued as restraint, raising right hand open. Sprayed in face. Turns away, shielding woman; he's swarmed, on knees trying to curl in protection.
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CW: EXTREME VIOLENCE
I've synced up videos from both perspectives about as well as I can
Audio from both is included
They are both slowed down to ~.5x, zoomed in, and have their colors enhanced
The captions are from the pink lady's video on the left
I've synced up videos from both perspectives about as well as I can
Audio from both is included
They are both slowed down to ~.5x, zoomed in, and have their colors enhanced
The captions are from the pink lady's video on the left
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
CW: EXTREME VIOLENCE
I've synced up videos from both perspectives about as well as I can
Audio from both is included
They are both slowed down to ~.5x, zoomed in, and have their colors enhanced
The captions are from the pink lady's video on the left
I've synced up videos from both perspectives about as well as I can
Audio from both is included
They are both slowed down to ~.5x, zoomed in, and have their colors enhanced
The captions are from the pink lady's video on the left
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The U.S. officially exits the World Health Organization. I know we are beyond asking why the Regime does the awful things they do because the answer is always greed, hatefulness or stupidity but sometimes I just can’t help wondering WTF is wrong with these people.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
US officially exits World Health Organization, accusing agency of straying 'from its core mission'
The U.S. has officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, HHS and the Department of State announced on Thursday.
abcnews.go.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The U.S. officially exits the World Health Organization. I know we are beyond asking why the Regime does the awful things they do because the answer is always greed, hatefulness or stupidity but sometimes I just can’t help wondering WTF is wrong with these people.
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
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Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
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Despite the regime's efforts to end protests, the people of Iran continue to make their voices heard through the streets of Tehran.
This is the truest form of bravery in the face of evil.
This is the truest form of bravery in the face of evil.
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Despite the regime's efforts to end protests, the people of Iran continue to make their voices heard through the streets of Tehran.
This is the truest form of bravery in the face of evil.
This is the truest form of bravery in the face of evil.
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When the rich are buying bunkers, does it not occur to them that that money would be better spent creating a world that doesn’t need bunkers?
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
When the rich are buying bunkers, does it not occur to them that that money would be better spent creating a world that doesn’t need bunkers?
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NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
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I implore you to hit up CVS and get your flu shot. Please don’t game it with whatever else you heard. It’s real serious and we don’t gave any public health allies in the government now.
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I implore you to hit up CVS and get your flu shot. Please don’t game it with whatever else you heard. It’s real serious and we don’t gave any public health allies in the government now.
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Aging like gas station sushi in the blazing hot summer sun.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Aging like gas station sushi in the blazing hot summer sun.
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I finally have time to read books again. What books are you looking forward to this year and which ones are you reading now? I'm excited for @letsgomathias.bsky.social's To Catch a Fascist. www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
To Catch a Fascist
A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist g...
www.simonandschuster.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I finally have time to read books again. What books are you looking forward to this year and which ones are you reading now? I'm excited for @letsgomathias.bsky.social's To Catch a Fascist. www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
Yeah, but Biden was really old, right @nytimes.com? That’s all you could talk about during the election. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches - The New York Times
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Yeah, but Biden was really old, right @nytimes.com? That’s all you could talk about during the election. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2026 would be a good year to start taxing billionaires and churches.
December 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
2026 would be a good year to start taxing billionaires and churches.
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This is how you know a wealth tax is the right thing to do
December 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is how you know a wealth tax is the right thing to do
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Sunday Friends #5
@allie-froglegs.bsky.social
@gentlem.bsky.social
@whatifisaidit.bsky.social
@thoughts-comments.bsky.social
@docmurphydog.bsky.social
@wutsername.bsky.social
@gmoyer17.bsky.social
@srslymagenta.bsky.social
@judithbolyard.bsky.social
@rebelb1ue.bsky.social
@allie-froglegs.bsky.social
@gentlem.bsky.social
@whatifisaidit.bsky.social
@thoughts-comments.bsky.social
@docmurphydog.bsky.social
@wutsername.bsky.social
@gmoyer17.bsky.social
@srslymagenta.bsky.social
@judithbolyard.bsky.social
@rebelb1ue.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The GOP has really leaned in to singling out Somalis for very explicit racism. Ron Johnson and the rest of the party are just loathsome, un-American people.
Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
December 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The GOP has really leaned in to singling out Somalis for very explicit racism. Ron Johnson and the rest of the party are just loathsome, un-American people.
Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump’s Chicago Military Takeover
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Since the Internet Archive has popped back into relevance tonight, just an FYI: It's one of a handful of tech nonprofits that have low-key become super important *in general* over the years, and perhaps especially this year.
I feel like there’s a story to be done on the under-recognized importance of tech nonprofits to modern journalism.
E.g.:
• Signal
• RECAP/Courtlistener
• Internet Archive/Wayback Machine
• Wikipedia/Wikimedia
See also: nonprofit outlets like AP, ProPublica, and RNS, obvi.
E.g.:
• Signal
• RECAP/Courtlistener
• Internet Archive/Wayback Machine
• Wikipedia/Wikimedia
See also: nonprofit outlets like AP, ProPublica, and RNS, obvi.
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Since the Internet Archive has popped back into relevance tonight, just an FYI: It's one of a handful of tech nonprofits that have low-key become super important *in general* over the years, and perhaps especially this year.
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This:
Since the Internet Archive has popped back into relevance tonight, just an FYI: It's one of a handful of tech nonprofits that have low-key become super important *in general* over the years, and perhaps especially this year.
I feel like there’s a story to be done on the under-recognized importance of tech nonprofits to modern journalism.
E.g.:
• Signal
• RECAP/Courtlistener
• Internet Archive/Wayback Machine
• Wikipedia/Wikimedia
See also: nonprofit outlets like AP, ProPublica, and RNS, obvi.
E.g.:
• Signal
• RECAP/Courtlistener
• Internet Archive/Wayback Machine
• Wikipedia/Wikimedia
See also: nonprofit outlets like AP, ProPublica, and RNS, obvi.
December 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This:
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⚠️ | This massive list has now been significantly updated. You'll be shocked by how many violations of federal law the Trump Administration has already been caught in as to its hoax release of—we're now learning—only 1% of the Epstein files.
There's a reason many are talking DOJ impeachments.
There's a reason many are talking DOJ impeachments.
PROOF EXCLUSIVE: Itemizing Every Violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act By the Trump Administration
Major media reports confirm that (a) Trump is personally overseeing the case—and thus all violations of federal law now known—and (b) those running the show day-to-day are all his lawyer-agents.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
⚠️ | This massive list has now been significantly updated. You'll be shocked by how many violations of federal law the Trump Administration has already been caught in as to its hoax release of—we're now learning—only 1% of the Epstein files.
There's a reason many are talking DOJ impeachments.
There's a reason many are talking DOJ impeachments.
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[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
Good. Worth the click-through for the chart. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump's approval rating slips to 39%, economy weighs, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating slipped in recent days to nearly its lowest level of his current term as voters from his Republican Party soured on his handling of the economy, according to a...
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Good. Worth the click-through for the chart. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...