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John Hennigan, an unapologetic liberal

@johnhennigan.bsky.social

Retired , born in Ireland. raised in Chicago. Notre Dame HS and Loyola U. in Chicago. Majored in Political Science, minored in History. 3 children, 3 grandkids. Proud. Avid reader. Opinions formed through life experiences, would not change anything.

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Where Green Bay QB's go to die.

17.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I grew up on the Hardy Boys. Definitely instilled my love of reading. I still read at least 1 or 2 books weekly. Keep those originals.
Several years ago I bought new editions, The Tower Treasure, et al. 55 volumes, and the revisions to story and content made some of the books unrecognizable.

02.05.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Four R senators and four R House members could announce they're caucusing with the Dems for now, and will vote for Schumer for Majority Leader and Jeffries for Speaker, because the threat to the rule of law is dire. Meanwhile, they'll work with Democrats to construct guardrails against dictatorship.

14.04.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9493    πŸ” 2402    πŸ’¬ 859    πŸ“Œ 450

Feel deep in my bones that the backlash to all of this is going to be enormous. Not sure how it will manifest and when it will explode into view, but confident it’s coming.

25.01.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 34016    πŸ” 3280    πŸ’¬ 3178    πŸ“Œ 719
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Thank you, President Biden.
Thank you for your lifetime of public service. Thank you for your kindness, your compassion, your empathy, your character, your love for America and for your leadership.
You have given everything to our nation.
And I shall remain forever grateful.

16.01.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12906    πŸ” 1765    πŸ’¬ 229    πŸ“Œ 64
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JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.

10.01.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 35392    πŸ” 8773    πŸ’¬ 1409    πŸ“Œ 875

Mar A Lardo

06.01.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Sees the U.S. as a β€˜Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story. President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.

For all of his dystopian rhetoric, by many traditional metrics, the America that Trump will inherit from Biden is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since Bush came into office in 2001. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...

05.01.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1850    πŸ” 608    πŸ’¬ 724    πŸ“Œ 288

DT's

31.12.2024 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

trump desperately needs Speaker Johnson The idiot threw him under the bus on debt limit. Now, backtracks. Why?
1/3 Congress is sworn in. Speaker elected.
On 1/6, no speaker, no certification. trump cannot be sworn in unless certified.
Succession 1/20?

President Chuck Grassley. 91 years old. Yikes.

31.12.2024 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, quelle surprise.

29.12.2024 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now isn’t this the truth! #CalvinandHobbes

26.12.2024 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Democrats miss the mark when it comes to messaging.
Mar A Lardo promised prices would drop. Prices will increase as tariff boy works his magic. and proposes idiotic ideas, the media talks about? Canada, Panama, Greenland.
Hammer the tariffs and prices. That's the story line. Every day.

26.12.2024 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tim Snyder has branded this oligarchy shitshow the β€œMump Regime” and it’s fucking perfect.

22.12.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2746    πŸ” 410    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 23

trump lawsuit is to demand fealty from all media. Another step to fascism, every negative must be suppressed. Der Fuhrer uses the power of the presidency to squash you. A chilling effect on an already pliant media. The loser? We the people and truth
Democracy dies in darkness. trump is the darkness.

17.12.2024 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ABC's anticipatory obedience, is the "legacy" media bowing to "Der Leader." Morning Joe anyone?
Similar acquiescence led to Orban's rise as dictator in Turkey, is the method by which Goebbels and Hitler silenced the media in Germany. The media MUST stand against tyranny. It is its raison d'etre.

15.12.2024 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck ABC News, fuck legacy media. They can capitulate to that cocksucker all they want.

It’s well-past time for something new. There are a helluva lot of warriors out there fighting the good fight for what is right.

And we don’t fucking apologize to adjudicated fucking rapists.

15.12.2024 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11750    πŸ” 1916    πŸ’¬ 593    πŸ“Œ 101
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How Trump’s policies will 'disproportionately harm' rural areas that voted for him overwhelmingly Although the 2024 presidential election was close β€” Donald Trump, according to the Cook Political Report, won the national popular vote by roughly 1.4 or 1.5 percent β€” the president-elect had a major ...


The Chickens come home to roost. The cost of voting against your own self interests.

How Trump’s policies will 'disproportionately harm' rural areas that voted for him overwhelmingly www.alternet.org/trump-polici...

14.12.2024 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Trump’s policies will 'disproportionately harm' rural areas that voted for him overwhelmingly Although the 2024 presidential election was close β€” Donald Trump, according to the Cook Political Report, won the national popular vote by roughly 1.4 or 1.5 percent β€” the president-elect had a major ...

"Hospitals and other health providers in rural areas could face the greatest strain from proposals Trump has embraced to slash spending on Medicaid, which provides coverage to a greater share of adults in smaller communities than in large metropolitan areas."

13.12.2024 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They want to crash the economy

So they can declare a crisis and state of emergency

So they can suspend free speech -- and imprison and execute people without charges or trials

This is the fascist playbook -- know it so you can oppose it

13.12.2024 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4428    πŸ” 1590    πŸ’¬ 213    πŸ“Œ 70
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Building the Opposition From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.

"As we head towards January, it is our turn to use this period productively. Hoping that Trump fails is not a plan. We must develop and foster new movements, structures, tactics, platforms and leaders to oppose Trump and articulate a positive vision."

13.12.2024 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 938    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump Is Starting to Walk Back His Vow to Bring Down Grocery Prices Donald Trump didn't seem so sure that he could bring grocery prices down in an interview with Time for his "Man of the Year" cover story.

Andddd..
Some are angry as realization begins to dawn.
Did he lie? Of course he did.
So hard to believe with his track record.

We told you so.

13.12.2024 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spot On.

13.12.2024 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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