karlkoons3
@karlkoons3.bsky.social
Contemporary American History-Northwestern 1982 Indiana University School of Law Bloomington 1985 Retired litigation attorney Blue dot red state #Resist NO DMs
created November 6, 2024
16,078 followers 16,642 following 10,023 posts
view profile on Bluesky Posts
Saul Staniforth (@saulstaniforth.bsky.social) reposted
IDF spokesperson: "we are doing everything we can to keep civilians out of harms way" Like dropping 2,000lb bombs on densely crowded refugee camps, killing 15 medics in cold blood, firing 355 bullets into a car to slaughter a family, double tap strikes to murder journalists etc?
Rob Reiner Fan (@rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social) reposted
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr has called for the retraction of a Danish study that found no link between aluminium in vaccines and chronic diseases in children โ a rare move... โKennedy has demonstrated that he wants the scientific literature to bend to his willโ, says Oransky. Scientific American
sher12.bsky.social (@sher12.bsky.social) reposted
Get Out The Mid Term Vote (@gotmtv.bsky.social) reposted
Jorge A. Caballero, MD (@datadrivenmd.social) reposted
Has anyone confirmed the authenticity of the video floating around of someone dumping items from the White House? Not that it would surprise me if it were real but I haven't seen a verifiable source and the notion that someone could get a line-of-sight angle to the POTUS Residence seems sus
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Thou shalt not end vaccines. God will not save you from plague. The Middle Ages shouldโve made that very clear.
Ravensdance (@feral-child.bsky.social) reposted
Bill๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐๐โฝ (@bblaze19.bsky.social) reposted
Why is Stephen Miller and Tom Holman not in custody! They are putting 5-10 year old minor on a plane to Guatemala! Somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 children are being deported with no adults
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism (@thinkingautism.com) reposted
"[RFK Jr.] is not a 'vaccine skeptic.' He is virulently anti-vaccine because he took that stand many years ago, made bank and reputation on it, and resists all updates to his stance." @ejwillingham.bsky.social on that public health pox, in the latest TPGA newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
flip.it/Ix0vqg THE FILES ARE TOXIC & WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. THEY ARE MOST GUARDED & SECURED STATE SECRETS SINCE THE MAHATTAN PROJECT. MANY POWERFULL BILLIONAIRE PLAYBOYS & PEDO POLITICIANS ENJOYED THE "SWEET YOUNG TREATS" EPSTEIN & MAXWELL SOLD. EPSTEIN WAS KILLED OVER THE JUICY TAPES.
๐๐ฆmaddie๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (@hehastogo.bsky.social) reposted
Last month Trump's PAC sent a fundraising email with the subject line "I want to try and get to Heaven". PATHETIC.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
Babbitt died for tRump, not America tRump lured her to DC from California on J6 with lies about a "stolen election" and promise it would "be wild" and she wanted to be part of "the wild": a domestic terrorist But for tRump, Babbitt would still be alive at home in California But for tRump...
midnightsun49.bsky.social (@midnightsun49.bsky.social) reposted
What the actual fck is this bs? She didn't die defending the U.S. Constitution. She died trying to overthrow it! How dare you! This is like a fuking slap on the faces of every veteran. You dishonor our military traditions! You sorry sack of putrid whale blubber you didn't even serve his country ๐
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
tRump is responsible for Babbitt's death tRump lured her to DC from California on J6 with lies about a "stolen election" and promise it would "be wild" and she wanted to be part of "the wild": a domestic terrorist But for tRump, Babbitt would still be alive at home in California But for tRump...
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
"Blueskyism"?๐ค๐คซ๐
billkittle.bsky.social (@billkittle.bsky.social) reposted
Grudgie the Whale (@grudgie.bsky.social) reposted
The United States had one of the worst COVID outcomes in the entire world from a body count standpoint. Anyone who argues with a straight face we were TOO cautious is an unserious imbecile.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
lyndapole (@lyndapole.bsky.social) reposted
Heโs going try to bankrupt America, but weโve got to continue to fight for our democracy.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) reposted
The United States has seen 291 mass shootings in 2025. Thatโs more than one mass shooting every day. This isnโt normal. Weapons of war donโt belong on the streets. We need real action to save lives.
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
The country is being run by drug addicts, reality tv stars and fox news hosts.
George Conway ๐๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Skyrise (@skyrise19.bsky.social) reposted
This isn't 45
Bexin Fletcher โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ (@bexinfletcher.bsky.social) reposted
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
Only about one-quarter of us say tRump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks on the economy, immigration, government spending and health care www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Annie C (@anet2111.bsky.social) reposted
Iโm working today, but so far things are quiet. So, finding my mind wandering to the protests I saw and wondering โฆ no, confirming โฆ that Trump would have to be one cold-hearted POS to know that the majority of Americans (not just Dems) donโt want what heโs selling. And yet โฆ
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
Medicare for all. Paid leave. Universal childcare. Break up corporate monopolies. Take on Wall Street greed. Get big money out of politics. Support unions. Raise wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
Donald tRump Says $15 Trillion Investment In US Will Be 'Immediately Cancelled!' If Courts Strike Down Tariffs: 'Would Become A Third World Nation' Lies Annual foreign direct investment over the last few years brought total FDIUS to $5.4 trillion through 2023 globalbusiness.org/foreign-dire....
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
That would mean that the poor/middle class paid $8 trillion more for stuff than they would've without tRump's tariffs The average effective tariff rate is estimated to be around 18.6% as of August 2025 So tRump says Americans bought about $43 trillion worth of tariffed stuff That's insane
Dennis (@jedclampett.bsky.social) reposted
Such a sad day. ๐
๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐.๐๐ค๐๐ช.๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ (@dogsaresocool.bsky.social) reposted
We know that his corruption knows no bounds. He has a lot of corrupt crap up his sleeve. Little Mikey is helping him. Voting suppression. Immunity. No scotus to speak of (except 3) A violent maga mob to keep the cult distracted and angry. Demographic changes they can't handle. They are a cult.
white trash boy (@whitetrashboy.bsky.social) reposted
The focus on "urban crime" is simply a heads up, "Black people are next."
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
substack.com/@ellenmitche... TENS OF MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER MONEY TO HIS RESORTS EVERY HOLIDAY & WEEKEND.
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
Left Of Center Orange Hater (@henshinhal.bsky.social) reposted
A Republic If You Can Keep It (@arepublicif.bsky.social) reposted
Affording Ashli Babbit military honors would be like honoring the pilots from 9/11.
Bob Lawrence ๐ (@trumpluvsobama.bsky.social) reposted
The Governor speaks.
The Borowitz Report (@borowitzreport.bsky.social) reposted
Instead of posting the Ten Commandments in public places letโs post the 25th Amendment
Rebecca ๐ฆ (@rebecca79903973.bsky.social) reposted
Buzzard Soul (@buzzardsoul.bsky.social) reposted
If he is alive or he dies, where are the unredacted Epstein Files?
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
Happy Labor Day from Donald J. tRump! Thank you for your attention to this matter Trump Celebrates Labor Day as the Most Anti-Union President Ever "His unbound union busting is one front of his war on democracy" prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
Happy Labor Day from Donald J. tRump! Thank you for your attention to this matter Trump Celebrates Labor Day as the Most Anti-Union President Ever "His unbound union busting is one front of his war on democracy" prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: "By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a Labor Day statement. It will no doubt offer an effusive tribute to Trump, who in his infinite beneficence has delivered workers a utopia of prosperity. But back on Earth, he's the most anti-labor president in modern history."
bombaycrone.bsky.social (@bombaycrone.bsky.social) reposted
We must not let anyone forget what happens after, AFTER the 2026 midterms. H.R.1 will be in play the day after the results of the midterms come in. Make sure you vote for your own security and welfare.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
I bet the White House staff is busy setting up a bunch of cardboard cutouts in the Oval Office like in Home Alone
southerngirlraven7.bsky.social (@southerngirlraven7.bsky.social) reposted
Tracy B. (@tracybrihyacinth.bsky.social) reposted
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Anyway, Iโm glad to know the president is still technically alive so he can watch this tomorrow www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Your pissed off grandma (@anomaly100.bsky.social) reposted
Deal!
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
What few pics there are about tRump leaving the WH to go golfing weren't taken anywhere near him and suggest they may be "Weekend at Bernie-ing" him for public display
Republicans R Evil ๐ฟ (@republicansrevil.bsky.social) reposted
Dr. K (@katekaynak.bsky.social) reposted
LillianDCA (@lillianorlando.bsky.social) reposted
The Epstein Files: She was 17. A ballerina. Her mom was battling a brain tumor. Danielle Bensky was recruited into Jeffrey Epsteinโs network, where she says there were eyewitnesses everywhere โ housekeepers, security, friends, even a maid who walked her upstairs. #EpsteinTrump
Sheepstealer (@sheepstealers.bsky.social) reposted
One of civilisationโs most profound and revolutionary ideas didnโt come from an oligarch elite it came from inside the dark and miserable turquoise mines of ancient Egypt The illiterate IMMIGRANT miners reduced the glyphs to individual symbols for sounds ultimately creating the alphabet FUK ICE
Covid cave dweller (@mariablack.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
The American people lost another 8 trillion in wealth. Total annual federal taxes are 4 trillion. How long can anyone survive increased prices on every needed item equal to 2x their entire tax burden EVERY FEW MONTHS? ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐คฌ
Rich (@magicdj1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Fight 4 Democracy Continues (@politically.bsky.social) reposted
I like Presidents that know that the Mail-In Ballots and the Paper Ballots are the same thing.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
tRump has fired/laid off 12% of the 2.4 million civilian federal workers, about 288,000 people That alone cancels and claim of job growth under tRump
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
The White House posts that the US has now taken in $8 Trillion in tariff revenue so far. Preposterous insane lies on an hourly basis.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
tRump has fired/laid off 12% of the 2.4 million civilian federal workers, about 288,000 people That alone cancels and claim of job growth under tRump
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
That would mean that the poor/middle class paid $8 trillion more for stuff than they would've without tRump's tariffs The average effective tariff rate is estimated to be around 18.6% as of August 2025 So tRump says Americans bought about $43 trillion worth of tariffed stuff That's insane
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
That would mean that the poor/middle class paid $8 trillion more for stuff than they would've without tRump's tariffs The average effective tariff rate is estimated to be around 18.6% as of August 2025 So tRump says Americans bought about $43 trillion worth of tariffed stuff That's insane
Joe Segal (@joesegal.bsky.social) reposted
THIS! Is the plain spoken truth telling I was posting about the other day here, the sort that everyone from White House press corps reporters to the person on the street needs to see, here and say. Quite an excellent op-ed. Coudn't have written it better myself! @velshimsnbc.bsky.social
Ela Bambust ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ (@ela-bambust.bsky.social) reposted
Me: "I just think if it hasn't happened yet it's weird that he hasn't made a public appearance yet." The ghost of Johnny Cash: "Hi I'm Johnny Cash"
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
I donโt normally ask to hear from the president but itโd be nice to see if he can still complete a sentence
Not Leon Tusk (@the-bigger-picture.bsky.social) reposted
The RIGHT ear of supreme leader was struck by a bullet and healed up like nothing happened in a jiffy because they are God's chosen one. The same person's RIGHT hand had a bruise and has not yet healed up. Did God get tariffed or something this time? The puppet media is not allowed to ask RIGHT?
Mark Clemens (@markclemens.bsky.social) reposted
Itโs September! The leaves are falling, the air is chilled and Congress is back. Ok, letโs see the Epstein files, Mr Speaker.
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
1/ If you are feeling overwhelmed by the fast paced of legal news, remember that itโs deliberate. Itโs a strategy Trump uses, flooding the zone in hopes that people will tune out. Read what you need to know here to get ready for the week: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Savchenko Volodymyr (@savchenkoua.bsky.social) reposted
๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ Macron and Starmer will hold a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" at the Elysee Palace on Thursday, - Le Monde โ๏ธZelensky will also take part in the meeting, which will be held in a hybrid format.
Mariah ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ (@mariahbrown.bsky.social) reposted
youtu.be/y__nUIQwQpw?...
Roman Piso (@romanpiso.bsky.social) reposted
Religion is a mental health issue. Ancient rulers created organized religion as psychological warfare to better control & manipulate the masses with. We CAN & MUST defuse it through education. #Psychology #PsychSciSky #AtheistSky 22 Unique Traits Of Religious People www.academia.edu/98605644/Uni...
Nash Is Here for It (@nashishereforit.bsky.social) reposted
The National Guardners
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubioโs 2016 presidential campaign๐๐ฝ
๐ MaryH ๐ (@maryh58.bsky.social) reposted
midnightsun49.bsky.social (@midnightsun49.bsky.social) reposted
it's Candy Love (@candylovely.bsky.social) reposted
Meet Candon Dahle, Why isn't he not in jail for life? Bingham County Idaho THIS CHILD RAPIST was sentence to 180 days in jail for raping a 7 year old girl for 5 years, part of the plea deal was that he would not have to register as a sex offender. WOW: (white privilege )
๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
This is, of course, false. The United States exported $83 billion in goods and services to India last year alone.
Republicans R Evil ๐ฟ (@republicansrevil.bsky.social) reposted
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while peopleโs lives were destroyed in the name of โsaving money,โ
๐จ๐ฆ l.faraday ๐จ๐ฆ (@mizati.bsky.social) reposted
Is the word hypocrite in their dictionary?
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a โfinancierโ? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. Iโve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Thereโs a special place in hell for morons who get millions of people killed.
Daniel A. Horwitz (@danielahorwitz.bsky.social) reposted
Once more for those in back: They were never going to be able to implement a mass deportation program without prioritizing people like this. Criminals and gang members are too hard to find and apprehend. Regular folks who show up to work, church, and their scheduled immigration appointments are not.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social)
MAGA wants their bread to look like the American demographics they are pursuing: Wonder Bread White
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
MAGA wants their bread to look like the American demographics they are pursuing: Wonder Bread White
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
Does this woman realize she can still buy her bland enriched flour white bread if she wants? More to that matter, does she realize that the bread she thinks is some kind of tradition is itself a very modern invention in historical context?
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
They attack Fauci, an actual doctor and scientist, but praise RFK Jr., whoโs never even seen the inside of a lab. Make it make sense.
George Conway ๐๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ (@kaydeeartist.com) reposted
Heโs as lethal as a loaded AR-15 in a schoolyard.
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
That is actually a pic of tRump in Scotland๐ The source for that pic and caption is allegedly AFP According to AFP, "AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives" Not so fast...
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
Fooled me at first too๐
ANTIFA75 (@antifa75.bsky.social) reposted
EVERY DAMN THING !!!!
Luigi is a folk hero! ๐ต๐ธ (@seriesjunkie.bsky.social) reposted
Michael Clemens (@mclem.org) reposted
This text is quoted accurately. It is also a clarifying lie. Totalitarian governments know that normal people do not have time or resources to research every health, economic, or security issue. Their project of attacking all expertise is a project of seizing trust & thus power for themselves.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
"Nobody wants to be a cop [in DC]. They were abused. They were spit on." "When you when you say they were abused and spit on, I'm assuming you're talking about January 6th, correct?" "All you guys want to do was bring up J6 about the answer to everything."
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
That is actually a pic of tRump in Scotland๐ The source for that pic and caption is allegedly AFP According to AFP, "AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives" Not so fast...
karlkoons3 (@karlkoons3.bsky.social) reply parent
That is actually a pic of tRump in Scotland๐ The source for that pic and caption is allegedly AFP According to AFP, "AFP is a leading global news agency providing fast, comprehensive and verified coverage of the events shaping our world and of the issues affecting our daily lives" Not so fast...