John Smith

@johnsmith1882.bsky.social

Portland book nerd. 🌹📚 Proud ILWU and ACLU member. ✊

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Florida Advances First-Ever Bill to Name a US Airport After a Convicted Felon, Self-Admitted Sexual Predator and Adjudicated Rapist; Airport Used By Epstein to Traffick and Rape Minors to Be Named After His Longtime Wingman Donald Trump

Trump Organization trademark raises suspicions that family could profit from Florida airport name change | CNN Politics

A recent trademark filing has some state lawmakers wondering if the Trump family is looking to profit off the renaming of the Palm Beach International Airport.

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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution. Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.

Two days ago, signing a petition to release the Epstein files was a treasonous act. Only 4 House Republicans were willing to do it. They were pressured, threatened and harassed by Trump to remove their name. Tomorrow, they are all going to vote for it. Spineless cowards.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

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Why is Trump waging a war on the Department of Education? Because he knows that his biggest enemies are educators and younger generations of learners who are unafraid to speak truth to power. Attacks on education are central to the fascist playbook.