Rick Cooley
@rcooley123.bsky.social
Progressive, antiwar, humanitarian, environmentalist, civil liberties, human rights, Down Syndrome. #ConnectTheLeft.
'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v... | Congress needs to rein in Trump's desire to murder people.
'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion | Common Dreams
US Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) discussed President Donald Trump's
potential military invasion of Venezuela on Fox Business, and said that it "will be a field day" for the American oil companies.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v... | Congress needs to rein in Trump's desire to murder people.
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life
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November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It Begins Again: Trump Supporters Embrace Life Unworthy of Life rcooley123.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/i...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden | Common Dreams
In a policy advocates have called "unspeakably cruel," the Trump administration has frozen the distribution of Green Cards to more than 230,000 people approved for refugee status under Biden, who have...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
In Trump and Christian Nationalism the Racism, and the Ghosts of the Confederacy Return | The Inglorius Padre Steve's World rcooley123.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/i...
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In Trump and Christian Nationalism the Racism, and the Ghosts of the Confederacy Return | The Inglorius Padre Steve's World rcooley123.wordpress.com/2022/08/22/i...
Trump's Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to 'Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists' | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i... | Um, Isn't that his base?
Trump's Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to 'Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists' | Common Dreams
Trump pledged on Thanksgiving Day to "permanently pause migration from all Third World countries" and expedite the removal of people his administration doesn't see as "a net asset" to the United State...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump's Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to 'Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists' | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i... | Um, Isn't that his base?
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Final Report on the Special Counsel's Investigations and Prosecutions Volume One rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/f...
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/t...
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump Must Go 2.0 rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/t...
'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/immigra... | Quite different from Trump's claims of terrorists and murderers and drug cartels invading from Venezuela and Mexico.
'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions | Common Dreams
The libertarian Cato Institute further undermined the Trump administration's claims that it is targeting "the worst of the worst" with its violent immigration operations by publishing data about the c...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/immigra... | Quite different from Trump's claims of terrorists and murderers and drug cartels invading from Venezuela and Mexico.
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Inhumane Treatment of Prospective Immigrants Is Unacceptable rcooley123.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/i...
After 9 Months of 'Israel's Abuse,' US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/mohamme... | Sounds like something Trump would have ICE to him if he returns to the US.
After 9 Months of 'Israel's Abuse,' US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention | Common Dreams
After over nine months in Israeli detention, 16-year-old Palestinian-American Mohammed Ibrahim has finally been released.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
After 9 Months of 'Israel's Abuse,' US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/mohamme... | Sounds like something Trump would have ICE to him if he returns to the US.
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t... | Could he have given a worse speech?
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t... | Could he have given a worse speech?
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o...
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Over the Edge with Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/o...
What If Trump Wants Goliath to Win? open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... If? Is there any doubt?
What If Trump Wants Goliath to Win?
A guest essay on Ukraine from Nataliya Gumenyuk
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What If Trump Wants Goliath to Win? open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... If? Is there any doubt?
Earth Day, A Green New Deal & Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/e...
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Earth Day, A Green New Deal & Donald Trump rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/e...
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis | Truthout truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis
Corporate actors have shed any pretense of climate action and now openly back Trump’s doubling down on fossil fuels.
truthout.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump’s Second Term Dispels Any Notion of CEOs Saving Us From Climate Crisis | Truthout truthout.org/articles/tru...
Grand Theft Corruption rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/g...
November 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Grand Theft Corruption rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/g...
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Trump's United Nations Speech: Read Full Text Transcript rcooley123.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... | Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Read Jack Smith's unsealed court filing - POLITICO rcooley123.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/r... | Hold Trump accountable for his crimes.
Grand Theft Corruption rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/g...
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Grand Theft Corruption rcooley123.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/g...
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump and his family 'have gained billions' since January due to crypto www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump and his family 'have gained billions' since January due to crypto
The Trump family's crypto ventures are under scrutiny after a new report from House Democrats. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins Ana Cabrera to share more details, saying Trump has turned the White House...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump and his family 'have gained billions' since January due to crypto www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
Rep. Smith: Trump admin giving Putin 'a pass' and putting 'pressure' on Zelenskyy www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat... | Ya think? He ambushed Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska.
Rep. Smith: Trump admin giving Putin 'a pass' and putting 'pressure' on Zelenskyy
President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine has been criticized as heavily favoring Russia. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) joins Katy Tur to share his thoughts on how Trump has handled negotiations and the globa...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Rep. Smith: Trump admin giving Putin 'a pass' and putting 'pressure' on Zelenskyy www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat... | Ya think? He ambushed Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska.
Trump pretends he's immune to aging. He's not. www.ms.now/opinion/dona...
Opinion | President Trump’s battery is running low
Despite his wild bravado about his stamina, recent reporting from The New York Times highlighted just how much Trump's age is showing.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Trump pretends he's immune to aging. He's not. www.ms.now/opinion/dona...
Democrats bet pricey holidays spoil Trump’s economic messaging www.ms.now/news/democra...
Democrats bet pricey holidays spoil Trump’s economic messaging
Even GOP lawmakers, who generally blame Joe Biden for the economy, are voicing concerns that their own party could pay at the polls in 2026.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Democrats bet pricey holidays spoil Trump’s economic messaging www.ms.now/news/democra...
Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him www.ms.now/inside-with-... | He picked them and his puppets in the Senate confirmed them.
Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him
The president said he assembled the “most talented and impressive Administration in history.” But a series of recent embarrassments from Trump officials suggests otherwise.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Trump’s clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him www.ms.now/inside-with-... | He picked them and his puppets in the Senate confirmed them.