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Doug Porter

@douglasporter.bsky.social

No DMs Pls. Writes about politics; based in San Diego. Find me at dougporter@substack. Lost vocal cords to cancer. My keyboard is my voice. Words & Deeds Substack. Indivisible is one of my jams.

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Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV

"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

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Iran Things that Got Memory Holed, Including the So-Called Negotiators, Steve and Jared - emptywheel Among the things that have gotten forgotten about Trump's Iran invasion is that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were purportedly negotiating peace, which of course they weren't.

Reup, on the forgotten claim that Jared and Steve were purportedly seeking peace.

emptywheel.net/iran-things-...

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They went to war with Iran (which nobody in America was asking for) so they could conjure an excuse to allow ICE to keep murdering Americans and teargassing schools here at home with impunity (which nobody in America was asking for).

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This aged well. Note the author.

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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

β€œHelsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

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The thing about the U.S. and Israel is that both of their leaders are trying to stay out of prison.

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Why Attack Iran? Our Authoritarianism and Our Corruption

Why Attack Iran?
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On the State of Protests in San Diego and the US A San Diego Resistance Calendar. Every Protest Counts.

Times & Locations for all local #NoKings protests. On the State of Protests in San Diego and the US open.substack.com/pub/dougport...

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Big protest at the Lincoln Monument. Seven D.C. high schools walked out to come here.

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A Laser, a Shutdown of Airspace and Signs of Government Agencies at Odds

Noem's DHS launched another drone ($$$) which was promptly shut down by Hegseth's DOD resulting in the closure of airspace once again. Only the best work in the Epstein administration

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

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Agreed. He’s not kidding. He’s means every damn word of it. He’s everything our Founders feared. We must recognize that he’s serious so we can defeat him.

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The SAFE Act Is Dead. Trump Still Wants to Control Voting Also: Will CNN Anchors Be Wearing Jaunty MAGA Berets?

The SAFE Act Is Dead. Trump Still Wants to Control Voting open.substack.com/pub/dougport... Folks, it's time to move on. The Senate won't even give it a hearing.

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The SAFE Act Is Dead. Trump Still Wants to Control Voting Also: Will CNN Anchors Be Wearing Jaunty MAGA Berets?

open.substack.com/pub/dougport...

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Good. Hold the line.

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Hilary Clinton with words, β€œBring it Bitches”

Hilary Clinton with words, β€œBring it Bitches”

Exactly!

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On the State of Protests in San Diego and the US A San Diego Resistance Calendar. Every Protest Counts.

open.substack.com/pub/dougport...

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ICE "should be abolished, but also it should be prosecuted" - Democratic Rep. @sethmoulton.bsky.social, from the centrist wing of the party, tells me he wants his party leadership to go further than just reforming ICE. Doing that is "no longer believable."

Full interview: zeteo.com/p/moulton-ic...

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🚨🚨🚨🚨

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Credit Where Credit's Due Dept.-
The nickname "Presidementia" is from the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! NO KINGS PROTEST SIGN NICKNAME GUIDE. Many thanks to @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social & his writers! Save this chart for the upcoming NO KINGS DAY on March 28 next month. What's YOUR favorite nickname?
#PedoPrez

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Nationwide Resistance to ICE Concentration Camps Part Three: Local governments find a way to help

open.substack.com/pub/dougport...

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Fact checking President Trump's State of the Union address We fact-checked the State of the Union address with Hearst Television's National Investigative Unit and our partners at PolitiFact.

We fact-checked the State of the Union address with Hearst Television's National Investigative Unit and our partners at PolitiFact.

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Part 2-Twenty-first Century USA Concentration Camps: The What and Where Cruelty and terror, not deportation, is clearly the aim of the ICE/Trump enforcement facilities for ridding the nation of those they believe are the β€œothers.”

Part 2-Twenty-first Century USA Concentration Camps: The What and Where
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San Diego in the Time of Fascism: A Few Thoughts β€œWhat did San Diego do to fight fascism in America? Complain about taxes? Make life easier for vacation rentals? Clear out the homeless? Rail against ADUs?”

San Diego in the Time of Fascism: A Few Thoughts
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ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers The first year of President Trump's push to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants was a financial boon for two companies that own and operate private detention centers.

www.wtkr.com/investigatio...

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Ooops The Epstein connection thickens

BREAKING
Just released Epstein emails prove King Charles and senior palace aides knew back in 2010-2011 that Prince Andrew was secretly feeding Jeffrey Epstein confidential UK trade and investment documents.

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Not enough people are asking the question: if deportations are the goal, why are we building prison camps?

Not enough people are asking the question: if deportations are the goal, why are we building prison camps?

Nothing about this makes any sense unless you follow the money. They’re building for profit camps that’ll benefit Trump’s wealthy friends.

It’s a pay to play resulting in no bid contracts to groups like CoreCivic and GEO. Check out their 2025 revenue. They donated millions to Trump’s campaign.

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So glad to see this.
This must be challenged.

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Concentration Camps, USA Style Part One: The mad rush to warehouse more humans

Concentration Camps, USA Style
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