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Jim Verquist

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Innovator. Changemaker. Entrepreneur. Brookline, MA. Founder of Citizensgov. https://citizensgov.org/

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Trump is launching a new worldwide war of ideology.

This time itโ€™s Far Right vs Democracy. And America is on the losing side.

16.11.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bodycam and security footage shows Border Patrol agent fighting Long Beach police
YouTube video by CBS LA Bodycam and security footage shows Border Patrol agent fighting Long Beach police

Those who side with the fascists have nothing but betrayal and defeat waiting for them.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=HvUs...

15.11.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love how Charlie Angus covered this topic today!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Og...

@charlieangus104.bsky.social

13.11.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When the anti-fascists remove the fascists from power in America, we will need a special task force to round up and prosecute the fascists that were members of CBP, ICE, and other federal and state agencies.

I can't wait for these Nazi fascists to be hunted down and brought to justice!!

11.11.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I look forward to watching it!

Canโ€™t help but think of the movie, โ€œBuck and the Preacher.โ€

06.11.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œChaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered.โ€
โ€”Josรฉ Saramago

06.11.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThe old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.โ€
โ€”Antonio Gramsci

06.11.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is women who tear down fascism.

05.11.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The folks in red states who will be devastated by SNAP cuts do deserve compassion. No matter how they voted.

But when folks see blue states step up to help out while red states revel in the misery, people may finally start to appreciate just how heartless MAGA policies are.

03.11.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most effective boycott against Amazon is to boycott all the companies that use AWS.

AWS is where Amazon makes it billions. Everything else mostly loses money.

02.11.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most effective boycott against Amazon is to boycott all the companies that use AWS.

AWS is where Amazon makes it billions. Everything else mostly loses money.

02.11.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, that sounds like heaven. I love Japan. I miss Japan.

23.10.2025 11:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love how he pleads for humanity when it is clear he has no humanity when it comes to the people's lives he ruins.

21.10.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Don't Be a Sucker - 1947
YouTube video by Weirdo Video Don't Be a Sucker - 1947

In 1947, the U.S. military was not confused about what fascism looked like.

Now we have a full-fledged fascist at the head of the U.S. military, serving his fascist leader.

Yet I believe the U.S. military is not confused about what fascism looks like still today.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=23X1...

20.10.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a point we canโ€™t make enough. If we want nice neighborhoods, make it easy to build the neighborhoods we love. And if we let people build this type of housing, we will reduce the cost of housing.

20.10.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Funny how the โ€œLaw and Orderโ€ politicians are always the biggest criminals.

16.10.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stop saying, "We need to save our democracy."

Our democracy is broken. People don't want to save it. They want something better. This message is why Kamala Harris lost the election.

Say instead, "We want to live in a democracy." That's a much more powerful message against a fascist Trump regime.

09.10.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If this isn't fascism, I don't know what is.

08.10.2025 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the PoliticalHumor community on Reddit: ICE fishing! Explore this post and more from the PoliticalHumor community

Thatโ€™s not ICE. Itโ€™s Toronto police during the G20 protests in 2010.

Great photo though!

www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalH...

08.10.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the PoliticalHumor community on Reddit: ICE fishing! Explore this post and more from the PoliticalHumor community

Thatโ€™s not ICE. Itโ€™s Toronto police during the G20 protests in 2010.

Great photo though!

www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalH...

08.10.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tucker & Dale vs Evil
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
The Old Dark House
Calibre

05.10.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letterboxd feature request: Prominently mark movies with AI โ€œactorsโ€ so people can easily identify which movies to boycott.

@letterboxd.social

04.10.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Old Dark House (1932) is one of my favorites!

01.10.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No need to wait. Trump wants to use the military to blow up small Venezuelan boats and violently attack cities. He won't use it to stop any of the world's baddies.

01.10.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Email Title: How the government shutdown impacts VA

Email Body: As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning.

President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administrationโ€™s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands.

During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA. Here is what you need to know:
...

Email Title: How the government shutdown impacts VA Email Body: As you may be aware, funding for some government agencies, including portions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, expired at midnight this morning. President Trump opposes a lapse in appropriations, and on September 19, the House of Representatives passed, with the Trump Administrationโ€™s support, a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21. Unfortunately, Democrats are blocking this Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate due to unrelated policy demands. During the current lapse in funding, the vast majority of VA benefits and services will continue uninterrupted, but the government shutdown is not without consequences to VA. Here is what you need to know: ...

I remember the days when messages from government agencies were professional and nonpartisan.

Not anymore. Here's an email I received from the VA today.

01.10.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pitch perfect explanation. Don't understand why our elected leaders in the Senate and Congress can't do the same.

01.10.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump is a fascist.

But what form of government is he creating?

Some call it autocracy. Some call it oligarchy.

The most accurate term is kleptocracy.

Kleptocracy is a form of autocracy. But the goal of the autocracy is personal enrichment. Pure and simple.

28.09.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotta love the โ€œposter childrenโ€ for white supremacy. Musk. Trump. Vance. Miller.

Some of the most disgusting specimens of the human species.

28.09.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In dark times such as these, Jeffersonโ€™s ideals are needed more than ever.

Post 2/2.

28.09.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reading a fabulous biography of Thomas Jefferson.

While far from perfect, Jefferson gave America our enduring ideals of freedom and liberty. He was the Aristotle of the founding era.

We are lucky he played such an outsized role in defining what America aspires to be.

Post 1/2.

28.09.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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