Jim O'Hara
@jimohara.bsky.social
Classicist/Latinist/Vergilian, UNC-Chapel Hill, retired. Dad, Democrat, Red Sox fan, Holy Cross grad. Climate change is real, caused by humans, & dangerous. Trump is a criminal & a rapist. Caring about others is the American way. jimohara.web.unc.edu
If you want Social Security to be there when you retire after paying into it your entire life, stop voting for Republicans who only want to kill it.. Simple as that. Any Questions?! 😎✨
The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful
Trump is so evil. Stolen valor. My dad was in WWII; when a fascist bullet went through his shoulder they told his parents he was dead before they found him. Trump is a draft dodger whose rich dad got a crooked doctor to say Donnie had bone spurs. No Trump has ever served, over 5 generations.
"[Trump's] rant yesterday about the Reflecting Pool ...was a warning that the president has encased himself in the hard amber of irrationality that inevitably surrounds authoritarian leaders. He has become detached from reality—and that detachment is extremely dangerous."
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 19h agoTrump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl
“The Reflecting Pool mess is different from other Trump obsessions because it reveals just how immune to evidence and logic his beliefs have become, even when a trusted lieutenant wheels an entire box of supporting evidence into the Oval Office.”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 19h agoTrump’s outburst over the Reflecting Pool is a sign of dangerous dysfunction in the Oval Office, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OMivBxpl
Trump: Rep Max Miller (R-OH) did nothing that I didn't do myself...
Max Miller has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins
New Mexico is suing the DOJ and Todd Blanche saying they blocked its Epstein probe at a ranch there. The lawsuit seeks judicial intervention to force the federal government to turn over relevant materials. I’d like commentary from anyone who voted to confirm Blanche
El-Sayed on Islamophobia: "That's the only play they got. They're gonna point at me, they're gonna point at my name, like, 'Wow, he's different.' That's the best you got? You can't actually talk about what you want to do? My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is now taking us to war."
A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
TAPPER: The story says when you were picked up for drunk driving, you have ecstasy in your system. When is last time you used illegal drugs? MILLER: I mean, the last time -- I don't know, several years ago? TAPPER: Two? 20? MILLER: This is testosterone replacement theory. Secretary Hegseth ...
2/2 1/2 The context for Capital One and Trump's money laundering: 2015: "FinCEN Fines Trump Tai Mahal Casino Resort $10M for Significant & Long Standing Anti-Money Laundering Violations" https:/fincen.gov/news/news- releases/fincen-fines-trump-taj-mahal-casinoresort-10-million-significant-and-long
1/2 The context for Capital One cancelling all Trump's bank accounts for money laundering concerns: 1998: "The Trump Tai Mahal casino broke anti-money laundering rules 106 times in the early 1990s," according to the IRS in a 1998 settlement agreement.
House fascist republican Max Miller is refusing to resign and isn’t ending his re-election bid after being accused of violently abusing his wife and child as well as threatening to murder his wife. Another prime example of those family values we’ve been hearing all about.
I am a golfer. No 80 year old golfer can shoot a score of 70 on any legitimate golf course…..not even one that played on the PGA tour. And certainly not an old man with rotting hands. Trump is a liar and a cheater.
I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I have friends and family in Texas that I wish had access to affordable healthcare, clean water and had opportunities to afford their day to day lives — @ginafortexas.bsky.social is giving Texans hope. LET’S GO! Break Rank!
Couldn’t agree more. Dr. Fauci is an American hero.
It was all lies. They arrested an innocent American and lied about him to hide Trump’s incompetent handling of the reflecting pool www.facebook.com/share/v/1cyt...
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sorry to be repetitive: Joyce Carol Oates says a graphic novel of the "Odyssey" “would” be a good idea. It is! There is a great one with gorgeous watercolors by Gareth Hinds. "The Odyssey: a graphic novel" -- at GarethHinds.com www.garethhinds.com/odyssey.php
Gareth Hinds Illustration
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Paxton Crawford in July 2000 right after pitching a 7-inning no-hitter for the PawSox rolled or fell out of his hotel bed and landed on a drinking glass left on the floor that shattered, and he required eight stitches in his back/shoulder area, which delayed his call-up to Boston until September
JoyousPanther@joyouspanther.bsky.social · 6d agoBoston Red Sox pitcher Dustin Hermanson injured his elbow in July 2002 after slipping on a wet floor while washing dishes in his bare feet, causing a cut that swelled up and landed him on the disabled list.
Big news: DOJ hands over key, unredacted Epstein files to a judge. They wanted these private. Blanche's nomination in trouble. Europe boycotts World Cup. USA soccer blasts FIFA President. Emily Moreno files restraining order against Republican Rep. Max Miller. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Justice Department Hands Over Key, Unredacted Epstein Files, Europe Boycotts World Cup, Blanche in More Trouble, Melania/Epstein
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GOOD TROUBLE: We could be a couple days from Judge Sullivan making a bombshell ruling in the Epstein Files redactions case brought by @katiephang.bsky.social. Everyone call your senator and tell them to VOTE NO on Blanche, or at least WAIT for Judge Sullivan.