John W Farrell

Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of 'seditious' act - Roll Call Democrats stood by their call for troops to disobey unlawful orders after Trump suggested they could be executed for "seditious behavior."

Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...

November 19, 2025 Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

"Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act." November 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."

Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.

#Speirgorm #IrishPol

Quote of the Day, from the marvelous new book by @rbratten.bsky.social

November 18, 2025 For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...

"On November 19, 1863, about fifteen thousand people gathered in Gettysburg for the dedication ceremony." November 18, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

November 17, 2025 (Monday) President Donald J.

"On Thursday, November 13, the people behind the White House social media account seemed to be trying to combat the Epstein story by pushing the image of Trump as a happily married family man." November 17, 2025 (Monday) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Congratulations to Carla Kaplan! Kirkus just named her biography, TROUBLEMAKER: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year! bit.ly/3LMwJte @harperbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @cktroublemaker.bsky.social

Originalism was always a mirage. A Fed Soc marketing tactic designed to give cover to “do whatever the fvck we want” rulings by Leonard Leo’s extreme Catholic Supreme Court. As originalism falls out of favor, watch it be replaced by Aquinas/Catholic natural law.

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@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning:

November 16, 2025 On Thursday, November 13, Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have ...

"Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have sex with him." November 16, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle

The current #water crisis in Iran is the most severe on the planet at the moment, threatening not just the people but the legitimacy of the government.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech Pope Leo XIV Talks Movies To A-List Crowd At Vatican: Read His Speech

"Do not be afraid to confront the world’s wounds. Violence, poverty, exile, loneliness, addiction and forgotten wars are issues that need to be acknowledged and narrated. Good cinema does not exploit pain; it recognizes and explores it."

deadline.com/2025/11/pope...

@glennkenny.bsky.social

link.motherjones.com/public/42451...

November 14, 2025 In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.

"President Donald J. Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Democrats whose names appeared in the documents." November 14, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Has anyone asked lip-reading experts to decipher what Trump was whispering to his BFF Epstein as the pair was ogling those underaged babes to the loud disco music?

Krugman this morning.

November 13, 2025 We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.

"We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality..." November 13, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

November 12, 2025 It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews.

"It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews." November 12, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

November 11, 2025 In 1918, at the end of four years of World War I’s devastation, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month...

'Wilson said that a return to engagement with international affairs was “inevitable”; the U.S. eventually would have to take up its “true part in the affairs of the world.”'November 11, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Does it get any better than a blurb from @raskin.house.gov?
bit.ly/43SBMOY @cktroublemaker.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social 11/25/25

Trump Gives Away Game on Food Stamp Funding With Supreme Court Request It was never about the shutdown.

It was never about the shutdown.

Welcome to Tesla Capitalism Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.

“What is new is the confluence of three trends:

The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.

The untethering of compensation from performance.

The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.

All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Extremism has become the Republican mainstream, and they are now purging anyone reasonable from their ranks. LP Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens examines this on MSNBC:

November 10, 2025 Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.

"Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S. history." November 10, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Kevin Roberts and the Opus Dei connection The president of the Heritage Foundation is a regular at the Opus Dei hub in DC

@garethgore.bsky.social : Kevin Roberts and the Opus Dei connection open.substack.com/pub/garethgo...

November 9, 2025 In order to pressure the Democrats to cave to Trump’s demands that they sign on to the House Republicans’ continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration has been refusing to fund the...

"... the administration has been refusing to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that 42 million Americans depend on to eat." November 9, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?

David French on the revolt against Kevin Roberts inside the Heritage Foundation. Roberts, no surprise, is a major patron of the Opus Dei cult, and takes his 'spiritual direction' from its priests.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...

Marc Elias breaks down how death by a thousand inconveniences is the new GOP strategy. #crookedcon2025

November 7, 2025 The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo.

"The repercussions from Tuesday’s vote, in which Democratic candidates were victorious across the country, continue to echo." November 7, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...