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John Allen, Sr.

@jjaesqffc.bsky.social

Pragmatic Democrat. Semi-retired attorney. Former legislative counsel NYS Senate Democrats. Supports Fulham Football Club, NY Mets, NY Giants, Rangers, Knicks. Second place in NY Giants batboy for a day contest 1954. French Quarter Festival in NOLA.

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Air travel seriously contracted during the covid years. Airlines parked planes in the western deserts. Business meetings were conducted remotely. Vacations were postponed. Things all returned to normal after people were vaccinated. The airlines did not collapse and the economy survived.

12.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Pitchers & Catchers Report Day to those who celebrate! #MetsSky #LGM #SpringTraining

11.02.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Vintage black-and-white portrait of a young boy smiling, dressed in a dark jacket with striped collar.

Vintage black-and-white portrait of a young boy smiling, dressed in a dark jacket with striped collar.

10 February 1940 | A Hungarian Jewish boy, GΓ‘bor Neumann, was born in BΓ©kΓ©scsaba.

In June 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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β–Ά Watch our webinar about deportations of Jews from Hungary to Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/M42znxofU5Q

10.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 419    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4

Millions of grassroots Democratic donors are holding back until primary elections determine who the Democratic candidates for congress will be in the general election. They will contribute directly to the candidates, partially because money going to PACs often is wasted, by and on "consultants".

10.02.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

10.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 53172    πŸ” 16848    πŸ’¬ 1163    πŸ“Œ 1342

This administration is a criminal administration.

10.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13157    πŸ” 4278    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 73
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

Where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

10.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.

10.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4457    πŸ” 1546    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 35
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Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."

09.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6427    πŸ” 1856    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 69
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

09.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 56227    πŸ” 18220    πŸ’¬ 1294    πŸ“Œ 971
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Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.

"The Epstein class" is a global rot

In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments

In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...

09.02.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1976    πŸ” 542    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 15
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Jonah Tong, Nolan McLean, and Freddy Peralta are all in Port St. Lucie!

#NewYorkMets #MetsNation #LGM

07.02.2026 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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07.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Name them
shame them

05.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 40290    πŸ” 11566    πŸ’¬ 612    πŸ“Œ 399

"More controversially a rare miscommunication between RaΓΊl and Harry led to a big let-off for Everton." It looked more like a bad decision by Jimenez to take a difficult shot rather than to pass the ball to an unmarked Harry Wilson who would have had an easy shot at an open goal.

09.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A well said summary of recent problems at Craven Cottage. Mere bumps in the road? #FFC #COYW #Fulham

09.02.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Benito! Halftime

Benito! Halftime

Oh, so very much yes.

09.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1379    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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RIP Terrance Gore

#Mets
#LGM

07.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO β€œFor 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Concentration camps:

β€œFor 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

08.02.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6379    πŸ” 3559    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 203
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Pritzker forms independent commission to document misconduct of federal agents The Illinois Accountability Commission will seek public input of misconduct by federal agents

Every state needs an accountability commission. www.nprillinois.org/illinois/202...

07.02.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Body cameras always seem to "malfunction" or just get turned off when a cop is doing something atrocious.

05.02.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9
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Judge Blackwell had ordered the SHOW CAUSE hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Ms. Le said that govt lawyers just cannot keep up.
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Paul Blume @PaulBlume FOX9 β€’ 1h SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9 Q 39 1οΌ‰419 β€’ 1.3K Ill 124K 贝企 Paul Blume *β€’ @PaulBlume_FOX9 Judge Blackwell had ordered the SHOW CAUSE hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Ms. Le said that govt lawyers just cannot keep up. 3:37 PM β€’ Feb 3, 2026 β€’ 13.3K Views

I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.

If you have more information about the District of Minnesotaβ€”either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Officeβ€”and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

03.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3197    πŸ” 1021    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 73
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

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BREAKING:

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler held a town hall tonight in Rockland County…and proceeded to have VETERANS thrown out of the venue.

#NY17

02.02.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4897    πŸ” 2448    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 192

CoreCivic (formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America or CCA) is the private prison company that manages the day-to-day operations of ICE's Dilley Detention Center in Texas. Privatization is the corruption and ultimate destruction of an accountable government.

02.02.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A separate "block party" style blockade has popped up in a different part of town from the filter blockade at 34th and Cedar. People dancing, kids playing soccer, having fun while defending the neighborhood against ICE.

31.01.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

No wonder he was first to capitulate to Trump's demands early on, selling out the lawyers who worked for him and making it more dangerous for the rest of the bar to oppose Trump's extortion.

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Correction. The story was buried in the Saturday, January 31st print edition.

02.02.2026 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today the editors buried what should have been a front page story about protests erupting all over the country. The story ran at the bottom of page 14 of the print edition. The story was important enough to have bylines for 4 #NYTimes reporters.

02.02.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CBS
Fox News
Newsmax
CNBC
TikTok
Twitter
CNN
Telemundo
Amazon Prime
Facebook
Instagram

Are all under GOP control. So when the mid-terms, which should be a blow out - are a close call - you’ll know why.

They are all in the tank for the clown.

29.01.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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