John Bailin
@johnbailin.bsky.social
Former English teacher at Columbia Grammar and Prep School in NYC. Newly minted psychotherapist at the Philadelphia Consultation Center. LSW, MSW, MA.
RESISTING THE TSUNAMI OF INTOLERANCE AND HATRED
RESISTING THE TSUNAMI OF INTOLERANCE AND HATRED
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They're raiding a toy store.
A. F**KING. TOY. STORE.
A. F**KING. TOY. STORE.
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 1:13 AM
They're raiding a toy store.
A. F**KING. TOY. STORE.
A. F**KING. TOY. STORE.
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NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.
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For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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559. 11/18/25 – Trump warmly welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years, dismissing US intelligence findings that bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: November 2025: Atrocities 530-580
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration. We...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
559. 11/18/25 – Trump warmly welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on his first White House visit in seven years, dismissing US intelligence findings that bin Salman likely had some culpability in the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
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You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
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Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
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🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - FLORIDA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 90🚨
Democrat: Rob Long
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH🗓️
Area: Boynton Beach, FL
Notes: This race is to keep this seat blue, but every vote counts, and it would be nice to rack up some Dem overperformances in Florida ahead of 2026.
Democrat: Rob Long
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH🗓️
Area: Boynton Beach, FL
Notes: This race is to keep this seat blue, but every vote counts, and it would be nice to rack up some Dem overperformances in Florida ahead of 2026.
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - FLORIDA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 90🚨
Democrat: Rob Long
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH🗓️
Area: Boynton Beach, FL
Notes: This race is to keep this seat blue, but every vote counts, and it would be nice to rack up some Dem overperformances in Florida ahead of 2026.
Democrat: Rob Long
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH🗓️
Area: Boynton Beach, FL
Notes: This race is to keep this seat blue, but every vote counts, and it would be nice to rack up some Dem overperformances in Florida ahead of 2026.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington🍎 state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.
Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington🍎 state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington🍎 state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.
Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington🍎 state said Wilmer Toledo-Martinez suffered “horrific” injuries while ICE agents detained him in November.
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Russia failed to conquer Ukraine. So Trump is handing Putin what he couldn’t win on the battlefield. Territory. Limits on Ukraine’s military. And $300B in assets. Shameful. Dangerous. Unacceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Ukraine Is Winning — So Why Is America Ready to Force a Surrender?
The Hidden Agenda Behind Trump’s “Peace Plan”
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Russia failed to conquer Ukraine. So Trump is handing Putin what he couldn’t win on the battlefield. Territory. Limits on Ukraine’s military. And $300B in assets. Shameful. Dangerous. Unacceptable.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.
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Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Once again
Do you know someone in Tennessee Congressional District 07
Tomorrow special election for TN07
TELL THEM TO VOTE AFTYN BEHN..!
This ruby red district is on the chopping block
AFTYN polling just a couple points down
Go to
iwillvote.com
Once again
Do you know someone in Tennessee Congressional District 07
Tomorrow special election for TN07
TELL THEM TO VOTE AFTYN BEHN..!
This ruby red district is on the chopping block
AFTYN polling just a couple points down
Go to
iwillvote.com
Democrats hope for off-year House upset in Tennessee Maga stronghold
Even a close second could be a bellwether of Republican loss of control of House of Representatives in midterms
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Once again
Do you know someone in Tennessee Congressional District 07
Tomorrow special election for TN07
TELL THEM TO VOTE AFTYN BEHN..!
This ruby red district is on the chopping block
AFTYN polling just a couple points down
Go to
iwillvote.com
Once again
Do you know someone in Tennessee Congressional District 07
Tomorrow special election for TN07
TELL THEM TO VOTE AFTYN BEHN..!
This ruby red district is on the chopping block
AFTYN polling just a couple points down
Go to
iwillvote.com
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“He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.”
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.”
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
Now Trump set him free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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As holiday travel picks up, we have heard reports of travelers being detained by DHS.
If you are a NY-14 constituent worried about detention, consider filling out an ICE privacy release form. This form allows my office to contact ICE on your behalf ⬇️
bit.ly/dhsprivacyform
If you are a NY-14 constituent worried about detention, consider filling out an ICE privacy release form. This form allows my office to contact ICE on your behalf ⬇️
bit.ly/dhsprivacyform
DHS Privacy Release Form
If you or a loved one has an open order of removal or are worried about getting picked up by ICE, consider filling out this
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As holiday travel picks up, we have heard reports of travelers being detained by DHS.
If you are a NY-14 constituent worried about detention, consider filling out an ICE privacy release form. This form allows my office to contact ICE on your behalf ⬇️
bit.ly/dhsprivacyform
If you are a NY-14 constituent worried about detention, consider filling out an ICE privacy release form. This form allows my office to contact ICE on your behalf ⬇️
bit.ly/dhsprivacyform
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MTG needs to tell us what she knows about Trump and members of Congress leading up to January 6th. Have any reporters catering her media tour asked that question?
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
MTG needs to tell us what she knows about Trump and members of Congress leading up to January 6th. Have any reporters catering her media tour asked that question?