Jim McWilliams
@jimmcwilliams.bsky.social
Public Interest Activist: Politics, Climate, Energy, Water, Social Justice. X refugee. Make Accountability Great Again.
Really? "More than 100 courses have been flagged for removal from the core curriculum, primarily ones relating to slavery, race, gender, sexuality, and the environment." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas
The state now controls what professors can teach.
theatlantic.com
"Major freeways in North Dallas are adorned with billboards proclaiming that First Baptist Church of Dallas is “built on the Bible.” If that’s so, why does the church’s pastor not seem to understand what the Bible teaches?" baptistnews.com/article/robe...
Robert Jeffress should not be trusted with a Bible
Fresh off his campaign to declare Talarico “not a Christian” the pastor is on a campaign to support Hegseth’s plan to livestream an execution
baptistnews.com
Thanks trump. "Anonymous letters and screen names can be hard to track. The sheer volume of threats can make hunting down those responsible virtually impossible." America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
Threats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear (Gift Article)
A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.
nytimes.com
A crude oil pipeline spill in the Detroit suburbs has gotten little public attention but has caused federal regulators to initiate a nationwide investigation into the safety of all the hazardous liquid pipelines operated by the Dallas-based industry giant Energy Transfer.
Michigan Spill Prompts Federal Probe of Energy Transfer Pipelines’ Safety - Inside Climate News
The spill just north of Detroit, similar to a jet fuel leak last year in Pennsylvania, comes as Republicans face political peril in Michigan.
insideclimatenews.org
Before you cast your midterm ballot, look at this graph and think about what Republicans are letting Trump get away with.
“I just got assaulted!“ KNOXVILLE man sucker-punched outside the white nationalist group meeting Greg Bovino and others are attending today — we are told no arrest has yet been made by knoxville police. (From @votegloriaj.bsky.social )
“When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching with torches and pictures of a leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the end has come.” youtu.be/2NUHKa4SFUA?...
LESSON 6: Be Wary of Paramilitaries
YouTube video by Timothy Snyder
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The Miramar ICE sub-office was built for check-ins and interviews. Now it's a de facto detention center where the elderly and sick are shackled for days without toothbrushes or clean clothes. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social visited. Here's what he saw:
The ‘Clandestine Detention Center’ in the Miami Suburbs
Behind the manicured hedges of a Florida ICE office, routine compliance can lead to squalid confinement—and an agonizing wait for families outside.
lnk.thebulwark.com
Two chumps. "Analysts, however, have questioned whether Russia is capable of providing that quantity of diesel and the extent to which doing so will ease prices for American consumers." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
bbc.com
“A person..who.. (1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for— (A) registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote..shall be fined..or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both” 52 U.S. Code § 20511
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝@sundaedivine.lol · 2d agoThis is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident.
During the Reagan administration, Congress slashed the top income-tax rate from 70 percent to 28 percent... www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
The Biggest Source of Inequality That No One Talks About
Progressives are focused on the wrong tax loophole.
theatlantic.com
We aren’t getting $5000 checks, but even if we did, it’s not enough to make up for how much we’ve lost.
He has been better to ranchers and farmers than any other president in history. So there you go... youtube.com/shorts/ipnLQ...
WOW: Trump ADMITS Americans are facing skyrocketing prices under his administration
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
youtube.com
Listen to the good senator, he speaks the truth.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 4d agoThe Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.
Good god. "The Trump administration declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms, blocking monitors from the regional security group for the first time in more than two decades." www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
ms.now
Someone please tell Natalie to keep the incoherent ranting to 500 characters or less.
and the rug really ties the room together
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 6d agoThe SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
Thanks for your input, @rahmemanuel.bsky.social have you lost your mind?
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 6d agoFormer White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel calls on Democratic lawmakers to set aside plans to impeach President Trump if they win a majority in the House, pushing them instead to pass an ethics reform package.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
