Jones Murphy

@jonesmurphy
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Scientist, progressive, businessman

"Government cannot do child care"--Trump<--During my years in Paris, I lived next to a government child care. It's a national system that helps France to the highest birth rate in Europe. Even stay-at-home moms make heavy use of that system so they can exercise, get education and job training, and just take care of their lives and families.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/18/mamdani-3k-expansion-plans-doubled-seats/

A state prosecutor said the agent fired through the front door of a residence, with the bullet going through the man’s leg and lodging in the wall of a child’s bedroom.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-agent-charged-four-counts-assault-minnesota-shooting-venezuelan-im-rcna345732

ICE agent charged with four counts of assault in Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan immigrant

An ICE agent who shot a Venezuelan man and is accused of lying about the incident was charged with assault and falsely reporting a crime in Minnesota on Monday.

NBC News
🚰 Everyone freaking out about water use in data centres, let me tell you something about golf courses…

Oil has risen almost 50% since the US and Israel first attacked Iran at the end of February, with subdued flows through the Strait of Hormuz crimping supply from Persian Gulf producers. Prices have been extremely volatile, however, with steep drops at times when peace seemed more likely.

The market is in “a race against time” as the factors that restrained price rises from the war come under strain if the vital waterway stays closed into June, Morgan Stanley said

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-rises-as-trump-renews-threats-against-iran-with-hormuz-shut-032201629.html

Oil Declines After Report US Proposed Iran Sanctions Waiver

(Bloomberg) -- Oil declined after Iranian media said the US had proposed a temporary waiver on oil sanctions imposed on the country as part of peace talks...

Yahoo Finance

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/116595761663423604

that is not true. They're not worried about people of color in general. They're worried about black people. They know that non-black people of color vote more like white people than like white people.

Putting the end of the civil rights era in historical perspective.

I wrote about the Rise and Fall of the Second Reconstruction, 1964/65 – 2025/26: An attempt to really grasp what a profoundly important - and disturbing - moment in U.S. history we are currently witnessing.

My new piece:

https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/8f16b18f-41d5-41f9-884b-f76a13852986

The Rise and Fall of the Second Reconstruction, 1964/65 – 2025/26

Putting the end of the civil rights era in historical perspective: How it transformed the nation, how it was toppled by a raging reaction, and what comes next.

Steady
In a healthy democracy, this would be front page news and grounds for immediate congressional investigation and impeachment.
https://popular.info/p/the-smoking-guns-in-trumps-new-financial
The smoking guns in Trump’s new financial disclosure

Trump publicly praised companies the same day he bought their stock.

Popular Information

"Independent voters in particular have become unhappier with Mr. Trump. Sixty-nine percent disapproved of his job performance, up from 62 percent in a January Times/Siena poll. Forty-seven percent of independents said his policies had hurt them, up from 41 percent in fall 2025."<--Independents in the USA are covert, dishonest, 2-faced Republican voters. They love the bigotry & hatred which are the GOP's primary attraction.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans-midterms-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jVA.S0PN.05c2Z4IAJ7VE&smid=url-share

Trump’s Approval Sinks Amid Unpopular War, Darkening G.O.P. Prospects

With the midterms nearing, President Trump’s approval rating has hit a second-term low as voters question his handling of the economy, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll.

The New York Times
As he hides the Epstein files and jacks up inflation with tariffs and dumb warfare, Trump continues to dominate Republican primaries. These voters are telling us that they prefer a pedophile rapist. Believe them.
China defeated the USA in North Korea, back when China was far weaker. China can inflict a much heavier beating on the US now that Trump and Netanyahu are weakening America so much.