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Jim Murphy

@jimmurmac.bsky.social

An old retired software engineer, who loves literature and people.

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It seems obvious to me that the ICE thugs have been trained to castigate anyone that defies them as doing assualt. This is ridiculous and shows that they really are not a police unit but rather a political fear force.

04.11.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I take Speaker Johnson by his statements, he is the most clueless Speaker ever to hold the position.

04.11.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is just normal Republican scare tactics. In Massachusetts, when they had a wealth tax on the ballot, they said all the rich people would leave. It passed and they did not leave.

04.11.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While I agree that SCOTUS reform is needed, we should also look at the GOP SCOTUS that said that stopping someone becuase they looked hispanic or spoke Spanish which is in violation of the fourth amendment. They should be impeached.

04.11.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are correct. It is not just Joen Roberts but the entire GOP SCOTUS. When the GOP SCOTUS said that it was OK to stop people because they looked hispanic or spoke Spanish, they disregarded the fourth amendment. This alone should result in impeachment of the GOP SCOTUS.

04.11.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately, the US media has been completely compromised. I get my news from the Irish Times and the BBC. There you will at least find some stories that mention this.

04.11.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder when a maritime court will indict the US for this illegal activities.

04.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is a flag pole operation. I think the Republicans know that IF there are midterm elections they will lose. One way to deal with that would be to not swear in any Democrats. If you think this is over the top, you have not been paying attention.

04.11.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While Mr De Niro is 100% correct, it misses the point. We have a government for billionaires by billionaires. Trump is just a figurehead. The government is run by those billionaires. This is easily seen by Trumps inability to keep two things in his head. We need to vote out EVERY Republican!

04.11.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He is a figurehead for the billionaires that are truly running our country. He has dementia but hey, who cares.

04.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At every opportunity, we must vote out EVERY Republican from all levels of government. They are a criminal organization that bleeds working Americans dry.

04.11.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has created a govnernment for billionaires by billionaires. Working Americans especially the indigent have no standing. There really is no question about how bad our income inequality is. When Democrats regain power, they MUST stop being corporatist and tax the rich to a very large extent.

04.11.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Health care is not affordable because we have a for-profit based system that uses insurance. Insurance companies only profit when they deny care. What Americans need is what every other industrialized nation on earth has which is single payer universal healthcare. In all cases it cost less.

04.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When TV was mostly broadcast (yes, I'm that old), there were many rules about ownership and what and when things could be broadcast. Now that the majority of the TV comes from the internet, all the rules are gone. I have to ask why? Maybe, just maybe we should add these rules backs for all TV.

04.11.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has created a government for billionaires by billionaires. No working American has any standing with this administration. By 'get tougher' he means that he has not seen enough suffering yet. The billionaires see themselves as lords of the manor and the serfs have not shown the proper respect

04.11.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my opinion, when the GOP SCOTUS allowed stops based upon if someone looked hispanic or spoke Spanish, they went against the fourth amendment of the consitution. Beyond being on the take, this action should be impeachable. When Democrats have the house they need to impeach the GOP SCOTUS!

04.11.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is Trump's arm for poltical violence! The cognitive dissoance that must ring in the heads of these guys must be deafening!

04.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the federal government can put up videos at airports, the states can and should put up notices like the one in this post. Bravo!

04.11.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whe you have a government for billionaires by billionaires, this is what you get. The minimum wage in this country needs to be raised to at least $18. Corporation profits above a billion dollars need to be taxed at 85%. This would force reinvestment in the business to avoid the taxes.

04.11.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have to file this under DUH!

04.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At every opportunity, today being one of those opportunities, we MUST vote out every Republican at every level of government. The Republican party has shown they only care for billionaires. Working Americans are not considered at all. Vote them ALL out.

04.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I though there was a judge's ruling saying he could not do that. Is that like other decrees that are being ignored?

04.11.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Either that means Trump has dementia, or he is not really the President. Neither of those things are good for the nation.

04.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To understand this malevolent behavior, one needs to understand that what your are seeing is the manifestation of the fear that white people have about losing their majority. They know how they have treated women and minorities and fear they will receive the same treatment when they're the minority

04.11.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One wonders what far enough would look like to Trump. Do the ICE agents need to just start shooting people?

03.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We do not have a President that is beholden to the consitution. We have 'dear leader' that is an autocrat.

03.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While I appluad this effort, what American really need is what every other industrialized nations on earth have which is single payer universal health care. Our for profit system is killing us and is the cause of the most bankruptcy in the US. No more half measures we must move to universal care!

03.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tracking the ICE tactics used in Trump's mass deportation drive BBC Verify has gathered more than 70 videos to track how President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown has unfolded so far.

I doubt you will find this kind of media coverage in American media. If you want real news look to the BBC.

www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

03.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump tells military to plan for 'action' over his claim that Nigeria allows killing of Christians The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians - though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.

Trump is threatening another country that is rich in oil.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.11.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says it would be 'hard for me' to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor Left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani is leading many opinion polls in Tuesday's mayoral race.

This really has nothing to do with Mamdani as much as it is about Trump wanting to kill the Democratic party.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.11.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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