he/him/it. Old white bi guy. Currently in Raymore, MO. Looking to move back to #Arizona Retired. Former PR pro. Former state level PIO (Nebraska). Thick skin wearing thin online, but still hanging on.
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Last Notes npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal If you're feeling hopeless, just do one little thing today. Share this link. It might result in someone who has tried hard not to pay attention to do exactly that. Minds CAN be changed. Heather Cox Richardson rounds up everything Americans need to know about what just happened in #minneapolis. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-24-2026 npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I don't know how to pull this video and post it directly here, but you do need to see this. Aaron Ruper has posted a CNN video that shows what Noem says is happening in #minneapolis vs what really is happening. Using a split screen, we get to see and hear her bullshit, while watching an ICE agent USING A SCISSORS LOCK ON A PERSON'S NECK. And based on that person's totally white hair . . . https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mckit34v3o2q npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Actually, no. The screengrab you posted makes it clear "Captured" is to be used only as a reference to the U.S.' own description of the operation, that for original reporting, it's often going to be just fine to say "siezed." Yes, "Kidnapped" is considered out of bounds, but nothing in the screengrab references "intervention," which I'd say falls somewhere between "kidnapped" and "captured." npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal California Attorney General asks the public to help identify federal agents engaging in misconduct. And yes, you can submit video. Here's the link. https://oag.ca.gov/ReportMisconduct npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that Trump had criminally conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by AP. 1/2 npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal If only I'd bothered to look, I would have known he already went there. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal The University of Oklahoma has removed a second instructor in connection with a controversy that erupted after a student was given a zero grade for a paper on gender that cited the Bible as its primary source. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal While that may be true, in this case there's a wee bit of a flaw. Despite what Trump and Pulte say, the evidence strongly suggests the people he's accusing of mortgage fraud are only guilty of pissing him off. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115684423177335238 npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Trump on Wednesday announced he is granting a "full and unconditional PARDON" to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who was indicted last year on conspiracy and bribery charges, which he denied. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Not sure how many of the countries he's apparently fingering have an unwritten "push out the window" policy with regards to troublesome people. Perhaps it's better named the "misfortune" policy. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Reminder to all who just set up a Mastodon account. Following accounts is the LAST order of business. The First order is to fill out your profile. The Second order of business is to write an #introduction that lets everyone know more about you than the profile itself. Put the hashtag #introduction in it and you're waving hello to millions of strangers who might just wave back. Know if yon't do these things, some folk, including me, might think you're a 'bot & won't approve your follow request. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Hey kids! You a Republican farmer or wannabe farmer and think your problems stem from Joe Biden's "lawfare" program? Don't you worry, friend. The partisan U.S. Department of Agriculture now gives you a way to complain about the libs! npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Rodríguez, 30, is among the more than 600,000 Venezuelans who have, as of Friday, lost temporary protected status. . . Overnight, some lost the jobs they’d held for years; others closed shops, walked away from leases & left homes standing empty. Many have also lost their licenses, health insurance and access to routine care. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal So I watched the election results roll in on ABC Live and I was struck by how often the Republican "contributors" really - didn't. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal It's happened. If we had pumpkins, there would be frost on them. Certainly if there are still any peppers or tomatoes left on the plants, they'd be turning to mush fast after last night. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I know, it's insane, but we have people in charge of our country that consider disappearing people based on the color of their skin more important than making sure kids don't go hungry. But you know, blame the libs. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Now down to 2 Qs: npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Judge Immergut - Since you're going to keep trying to get around my order by pulling National Guard from other states, this order encompasses ALL states. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Yes, and then in front of a room full of the military's top brass, he repeated his claim about #portland . He wants it to be bad there. He needs it to be bad there. (They're line dancing in front of the ICE building BTW. )He also still believes he was shorted 11,000 votes. in Georgia. As he said at the time, "Give me a break." npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal "However, Oz pledged to divest his shares of the company and HHS said that the approved drug was only for prescription leucovorin, not versions sold over the counter, and therefore he would not profit. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Seeing a video of a grocery shopper grabbing a single green pepper for $2, caused me to ponder the value of #Gardening I've always looked at it as therapeutic, and a way to guarantee freshness and variety in our diets. But to think of it as a way to save money? Apparently so. Here's just a couple of plates, pulled from the refrigerator, holding some of what we've harvested in the last week. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal The claim that he had used “transgender ideology” was apparently a misreading of the headstamp “TRN” that marks ammunition as the product of Turkish manufacturer Turan. - Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-12-2025 npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal CBS could still turn themselves around. They just need to make certain everyone they put on from the Trump administration is sitting across from someone who knows their shit and will call them on it. Forget "interviews." Just force them to confront - in real time - an expert. Yes, "that's a lie," but more than that. Give us the truth. Expose what they're really trying to do. I'm not hopeful, since it would mean totally revamping their shows, but hey, other countries seem able to do it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Here's the thing - In what world would Donald Trump have not admited months ago o having worked as an FBI informant to take down Epstein if it were true? This is Trump. Hell, if he'd even thought to say he was an informant, he would have said it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal NYT gets a scoop, reveals a secret op that failed and killed a boat full of North Koreans in the process - Trump approved it. It takes a deep bench to do this. "This account is based on interviews with two dozen people, including civilian government officials, members of the first Trump administration and current and former military personnel with knowledge of the mission. All of them spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the mission’s classified status." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Yes, and the illustration of him on a $250 bill was done by Elena Lacey andRicky Carioti of The Washington Post; using a photo from iStock. It's a safe bet the photo he'd approve would make him look 40 years younger and fifty pounds lighter. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies and trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios. https://www.axios.com/2025/08/15/white-house-rating-big-beautiful-bill npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal (june 21,2025) A $250 bill and ‘WMAGA’: GOP lawmakers push legislation honoring Trump. Political experts say the bills, which include renaming Dulles Airport and Washington’s Metro after Trump, are unprecedented because they honor a sitting president. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal IRS plans to bring back workers it pushed out but now needs https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/irs-workers-rehire-buyouts/ npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Local NBC station is doing a piece on rural hospital closures and making the point that Trump's pulling money intended to bolster rural health care, not kill it. THIS is how the message gets over the wall, by local news spreading it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I make it a rule not to go around calling guys who ride choppers, "stupid," even though I know the stereotype is often inapplicable. OK, actually I make it a rule not to call pretty much anybody "stupid," because I think it's stupid to do so. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal So we're about to get a real world test of the theory that an AI can be created that will create a very plausible alternate reality and spoon feed it to the masses. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Admit it. If Trump hadn't started talking tariffs on Mexican tomatoes, you might never have learned the reason those of us in the U.S., in addition to the Mexicans themselves, prefer their fruit to DeSantis' is Mexico rightly vine ripens theirs, while DeSantis tells 'em to pick 'em green and let them ripen - or wither - on the way to the store. Why this reminds me of the rise of Japanese auto makers in the 70's and 80's is beyond me . . . npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Well, y'know Mamdani has a point. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal (Politico) A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan on Monday accused the Trump administration of “appalling” and “palpably clear” discrimination against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ Americans. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Suspect in this case his "I don't think he's there" is a reference to where Putin's head is at with respect to laying down arms and getting the fuck out of Ukraine. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Sleeper agent tasked with throwing home grown hot peppers into "mild" dishes and feeding them to unsuspecting white folks who have no idea the dangers of cajun cooking. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal #journalists still aren't doing a decent job of explaining why "Medicaid work requirements" = fewer people on the program NOT because they don't qualifiy, but because (1) the systems to verify don't exist (state level- no funding); (2) verification needs to be provided every SIX MONTHS; (3) online verification only; (4) not everyone on Medicaid has easy access to the internet. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I dunno. Tortoises are so slow I worry we'd have to keep it up for a week or something. I don't think my blood pressure could handle it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Already finding what it takes to get attention, too. The Larry Elder Show. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Fed. officers entered Rep. Nadler’s office Wednesday, handcuffed & briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Guess that strategy of having all the protests at Harris rallies (where it was safe) and none at Trump rallies (where it would have been anything but) really worked out well. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-working-plan-move-1-million-palestinians-libya-rcna207224 npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Just some #garden photos taken during this morning's tour. Planting was completed just a few days ago, about two weeks later than normal, due to low overnight temperatures. Everythng's looking good, although some plants could use a little liquid iron. #gardening #vegetables #tomatoes #peppers #cucumbers #okra #eggplant #zucchini npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal This might be the first administration that can pick up the ball at the five yard line, get it across the goal and manage to convince a lot of the crowd it carried it all the way down the field on their own. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I'm not really into conspiracy theories, but I'm starting to wonder if the oil & gas lobby isn't behind AI. I mean, in a few years it might be the nuclear lobby, but for now, damn, AI is sure looking like one of big fossil's most promising big, new customer. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I'd just add that helping "people" in circles like Sanders' is a ideologically, racially tinged subgroup. Even in her home state there are clearly people she doesn't want to help. That she ever thought her allegience to Trump was anything other than a one-way street? Well a lot of his backers thought that when they voted in November and a lot of them learned in their own way what Sanders just did - he just doesn't give a shit about anyone other than himself. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Another chapter from the book, "I liked that dog 'till it up and bit me in the ass." npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal If you've never heard the phrase, "stairstep down" as it relates to the stock market . . . well, the AAPL chart, year to date, is better than a thousand words. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal you were a very tall child npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal "It's not like we're deporting or putting tariffs on the Pittsburg Penguins' foreign players." npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal He's going to need to provide confirmable details regarding steps taken to secure his personal devices in his absence. Hopefully more secure than when I forget my iPhone at home, since my wife has full access to it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal No, I don't post every random thought in my head. A lot of them need to stay right where they are for my own safety. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal just to clarify for anyone who thinks RFK just did a total about-face, that's what former HHS Sec. Alex Azar said in 2019. It'd be nice if RFK went that far, but - nope. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal none taken. "Fun" i suppose is an emotion, a feeling, something that gives pleasure - so long as it's not at someone else's expense. With respect to the OP, I if I keyed on on a particular culprit, it would be at their expense (which is why I don't do it). "You won't see this in the MSM" has become a go-to way to grab the attention of people who are predisposed to believe "MSM" never reports on "things that matter." I started checking years ago. Most of the time, "MSM" did report it. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I enjoy many flavors of fun. This one comes from being a #journalist's son. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal I don't care what search engine you use, but if you want to expand your horizons, every time you see a post that says "the MSM isn't talking about this (or some variation thereof), do a search to see if that statement is true. More fun: keep a running tally of the results. More, more fun: keep score for the accounts that routinely use the phrase. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal (WaPo) experts say placebo-controlled trials — where one group of people gets a medicine or treatment and the other does not — would be irresponsible to apply to most vaccines because it could deprive people of immunizations already proved to prevent infectious disease. npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Monument Valley, shot so long ago all I can say for certain is it was after 2002, as we drove down in my 2002 Forerunner. 35mm transparency, digitized using a Nikon SuperCoolscan 4000ED. #Photography npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Tonight Donald J. Trump put out a message to every major exporter in Canada, Mexico and China. The message: npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/280/082/621/365/703/original/597515fa2ea9b334.png npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal #LindaRonstadt npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal Pete Buttigieg: "He’s really doubling down on the crazy uncle vibe this evening." npub1jd5sxtqqqma2f3v730dxtf7s8p757zqkmymtlu7yyyk3quvdpasst7jx6s JamesWNeal #TwitterMigration Yeah, me too. I've been on this platform for only a few hours, have already put up some background on me, just because (because I'm not famous so there's no Wiki), a bit about why I'm here, but in the event anyone's listening, I'll do some background in pictures, starting obviously with this one. #introduction
