John McCracken, Washington DC
@johndc.bsky.social
Grandfather, resistor, Proud member of LGBT Community.
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Last week, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. asked to interview me because of a 90-second video that President Trump didn't like.
The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work.
Watch my full response.
youtube.com/shorts/rM4PY...
The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work.
Watch my full response.
youtube.com/shorts/rM4PY...
My response to Jeanine Pirro's investigation:
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Last week, the U.S. Attorney for D.C. asked to interview me because of a 90-second video that President Trump didn't like.
The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work.
Watch my full response.
youtube.com/shorts/rM4PY...
The intimidation *is the point*. And it’s not going to work.
Watch my full response.
youtube.com/shorts/rM4PY...
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Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
open.substack.com/pub/drericdi...
open.substack.com/pub/drericdi...
Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
Anti-vaxxers don't want you to know about off-target benefits.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Unexpected Side Effects: Vaccines Protect the Aging Brain and Heart
open.substack.com/pub/drericdi...
open.substack.com/pub/drericdi...
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JD Vance is in Copenhagen right now, where local newspapers have published detailed psychological profiles ranking his personality as authoritarian and noting his strong proclivity to the firehose of lies technique.
Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
JD Vance is in Copenhagen right now, where local newspapers have published detailed psychological profiles ranking his personality as authoritarian and noting his strong proclivity to the firehose of lies technique.
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Share widely. This is how to handle ICE.
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Share widely. This is how to handle ICE.
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
"Battle Hymn of the Empire" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" about Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
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Lord help us.
It would not surprise me if ICE ends up killing Episcopalian clergy, sadly. Episcopalian ministers go pretty hard in the paint for civil rights.
The story of Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopalian seminary student, pushing Ruby Sayles out of the way of a KKK shotgun blast in Alabama comes to mind.
The story of Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopalian seminary student, pushing Ruby Sayles out of the way of a KKK shotgun blast in Alabama comes to mind.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Lord help us.
The Senator lays out the Republican’s plan for going to war with NATO.
My god, what has become of this once great nation?
My god, what has become of this once great nation?
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
The Senator lays out the Republican’s plan for going to war with NATO.
My god, what has become of this once great nation?
My god, what has become of this once great nation?
If the Democratic party wants to engage voters and lead us into the future, they need to take this to heart
Especially notable is that while some pundits may frame his speech as focusing on "kitchen sink" topics (free buses, etc.), his broader point was to redefine freedom (or reengage with the New Deal definition), and the role of government to ensure it.
January 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
If the Democratic party wants to engage voters and lead us into the future, they need to take this to heart
Listen to this for a hopeful future.
January 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Listen to this for a hopeful future.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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YAY.
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
YAY.
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We’re sleepwalking into a disaster
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We’re sleepwalking into a disaster
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it's December 31, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
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this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
it's December 31, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
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It's been a busy year for Oversight Democrats.
We've launched investigations into Epstein's crimes, misconduct at government agencies, and Trump family corruption. And our work is far from over.
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems.
We've launched investigations into Epstein's crimes, misconduct at government agencies, and Trump family corruption. And our work is far from over.
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems.
December 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It's been a busy year for Oversight Democrats.
We've launched investigations into Epstein's crimes, misconduct at government agencies, and Trump family corruption. And our work is far from over.
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems.
We've launched investigations into Epstein's crimes, misconduct at government agencies, and Trump family corruption. And our work is far from over.
Wishing you a Happy New Year from Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov and Oversight Dems.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Talk about a holiday news dump.
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Talk about a holiday news dump.
Fight,fight,fight for our rights.
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Fight,fight,fight for our rights.
This is well worth the read.
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is well worth the read.
Spotted on capitol Hill DC
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Spotted on capitol Hill DC
I agree.
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I agree.
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who did this
December 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
who did this
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We need to LOWER the retirement age, not raise it. And make the fucking billionaires pay taxes pre Reagan style. Add in universal healthcare and problem solved!
December 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We need to LOWER the retirement age, not raise it. And make the fucking billionaires pay taxes pre Reagan style. Add in universal healthcare and problem solved!
It’s time to wake up voters planning to use mail in ballots.
Of all the dirty tricks: juking USPS rules so that the postmark of mail-in ballots won't reflect the date they were put in the hands of the Postal Service, creating a pretext to throw out the votes.
December 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It’s time to wake up voters planning to use mail in ballots.