Retired news columnist (Military Update); book author (Glory Denied) Coast Guard vet. Directing folks off the bird to you-know-where to fight Trump-led fascism.

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Joined October 2012
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I’ve always respected @Trevornoah so much but this closing speech from the White House correspondents’ dinner is particularly spectacular.
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Tucker Carlson, the host of the most-watched show on prime-time cable news, uses a simple narrative to instill fear in his viewers. To understand how he promotes extremist ideas and conspiracy theories, we analyzed 1,150 episodes. Here’s what we found. nyti.ms/3y8DfBF
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Quote someone when disparaging them, you say? The NYT, in disparaging Carlson, quote him endlessly. Please read and listen to the links before reacting with ignorance. That ignorance is what propagandists like Carlson count on.
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This could be any legacy Republican leader commenting on the quality of current GOP lawmakers:
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I’d laugh at this but you might be handicapped in some way. So read: President Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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I’m delighted to see this lousy investment in a lying autocrat lose value daily. Protect democracy instead.
We are hoping to get verified. But you know the anti free speech Twitter will try to suppress our voice on their platform. They could only do that because they are bigger and have a way bigger following and better platform but we have good ole 45! #TRUMP2024
No thought unspoken.
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Please, take a breath! My ears are ringing from the non-stop chatter! You paid by the word?
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These Apple announcer WON’T SHUT UP, not for a second!
Apple TV Mets-Nats: early returns: pxp has potential but has yet to take a breath and sounds like radio. Analyst referred to Pete Alonso's helmet face shield as a "chin strap." And turning the walk-up music into a promo for Apple Music reeked of the Home Shopping Network: C-
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Nats game only available tonight through Apple + TV. Female announcer,well, different but just fine. However, she must believe she gets paid by the word, like Charles Dickens. Because she will not shut up! Not for a second. I’m actually enjoying ads, to give my ears a rest.
I see, Gaetz, that you’re a star in the large and growing Moron Wing of the GOP. Thank you for your ‘service.’ As a nation, we are dumber for it.
.@RepMattGaetz COMPLETELY takes down the WOKE @SecDef Austin!
Ronna, there are enough dirtbags in the world. We don’t need to return one of the worst — Trump — to the White House. Follow your uncle’s good example and work against that malignant narcissist. Oh, and read a book once in a while. You’ll learn stuff.
The Biden White House has now repeatedly said there was nothing wrong with Hunter selling influence to Communist China. Maybe that’s because Joe Biden is the “big guy” who was getting 10%?
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The worst of the worst, the lowest of the low.
Don Jr. says that pedophiles are rejoicing at the prospect of Judge Jackson being confirmed to SCOTUS.
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Putin got fooled. He thought a nation that elected Trump had lost its moral compass and its ability to rally world democracies against a murderous tyrant. We bounced back, however. We’re still America; we tossed out Putin’s useful idiot, despite Sean’s cheering.
Putin got fooled. He thought a nation that elected Trump had lost its moral compass and its ability to rally world democracies against a murderous tyrant. We bounced back, however. We’re still America; we tossed out Putin’s useful idiot. He acted late to restore the evil empire.