Justin Gibson

@JGibsonDem
135 Followers
391 Following
21.8K Posts
ProgDem | #BlackLivesMatter | Cards, Blues, Arsenal, Steelers, STL City SC, #USA, Bears, Illini, Mizzou, Bayern, + US Soccer fan
PronounsHe/Him/His
Political ViewsProgressive
LinksLinktree: https://linktr.ee/jgibsondem

Extortionist-in-Chief wants to bribe energy companies to stop providing wind energy just to sooth his fragile anti-wind energy ego.

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-wind-farm-settlements

Trump wants to bribe energy companies to kill wind energy

Burn, baby, burn.

Public Notice

Good on JeffCo Public Schools for not caving into the Trump Regime’s bullshit transphobic demands.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/jeffco-public-schools-in-colorado

JeffCo Public Schools In Colorado Defies Trump: "No Basis" To Ban Trans Students From Bathrooms, Sports

Colorado's second largest public school district joins a growing list of schools refusing Trump's anti-transgender demands.

Erin In The Morning

This is insane from the GOP-controlled Idaho House of Representatives: The House passed extreme anti-trans bathroom bill HB752 that criminalizes trans bathroom use for facilities aligned with their gender identity.

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/idaho-house-passes-trans-bathroom

Idaho House Passes Trans Bathroom Ban With 5 Year Prison Sentence

The bill is one of the harshest bills criminalizing trans people in the nation, and it will now move to the Senate.

Erin In The Morning

Awful in Vermont: Anti-LGBTQ+ parents allowed to foster kids again, thanks to settlements appeasing right-wing groups such as Alliance Defending Freedom.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/anti-lgbtq-parents-allowed-to-foster-kids-again-in-victory-for-right-wing-groups/

Anti-LGBTQ+ parents allowed to foster kids again in victory for right-wing groups - LGBTQ Nation

The groups sued on behalf of three religious couples.

LGBTQ Nation

Trump-friendly Nexstar claims its merger with Tegna has been closed and greenlit by the FCC and DOJ, even as lawsuits from 8 AGs and DirecTV are still ongoing.

This merger is a murderous assault on American values, and must be halted.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nexstar-closes-tegna-deal-doj-fcc-approvals-lawsuits-1236694538/

Nexstar Claims Its $6.2 Billion Deal for Tegna Has 'Closed' After DOJ, FCC Approvals — After Eight States, DirecTV Sued to Block It

Nexstar Media Group said it "has closed its acquisition" of Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal that would following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the Department of Justice. The deal would augment Nexstar, already the biggest TV station group in the U.S., with Tegna's footprint -- resulting in a company with nearly 260 full-power stations. Nexstar's announcement comes the same day eight state attorneys general and DirecTV filed federal lawsuits seeking to block the Tegna takeover.

Variety

Christian nationalist “pastor” Dale Partridge’s sexist quest to repeal the 19th Amendment is anti-Christian.

https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/good-christian-sexism-dale-partridge-seeks-repeal-19th-amendment-next-decade

'Good Christian Sexism': Dale Partridge Seeks To Repeal The 19th Amendment In The Next Decade

Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge is releasing a book that he hopes will lead to the repeal of the 19th Amendment within the next decade: "If we can repeal Roe v. Wade, then I think we can overturn the 19th Amendment."

People For

If you predicted that Abughazaleh would finish second and come within a few percentage points of defeating a giant in Biss a year ago, it would’ve been dismissed as far-fetched fantasy. #IL09

https://www.readtpa.com/p/what-if-we-didnt-suck

"What if We Didn't Suck?"

Kat Abughazaleh lost. What she built is what the Democratic Party is missing.

The Present Age

A well-written piece by @parkermolloy on her fellow former Media Matters For America colleague @katabu's run for #IL09 and close 2nd place finish.

Abughazaleh, even though she came within a few percentage points of defeating Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and beat out several prominent names such as Laura Fine and Mike Simmons for runner-up spot, brought dynamism to the race and bringing mutual aid to the fore. The Democratic Party needs more people like her.

https://www.readtpa.com/p/what-if-we-didnt-suck

"What if We Didn't Suck?"

Kat Abughazaleh lost. What she built is what the Democratic Party is missing.

The Present Age

Yet another Duggar caught molesting children: This time, it’s Joseph Duggar, joining the infamous Josh on the list.

They learned it from a fellow depraved man: Bill Gothard.

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/another-duggar-has-been-arrested

Another Duggar has been arrested for sexually abusing a child

Joseph Duggar was arrested for what he did to a nine-year-old girl in 2020, when he was 26

Friendly Atheist

This is depraved nonsense: Immigration Judge John Burns orders the halt of asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family and orders their removal from the USA.

The family is expected to appeal.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/18/judge-orders-removal-of-liam-conejo-ramos-family-after-asylum-denial

Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal

The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.

MPR News