David Beard
@dabeard.bsky.social
Writer, editor, newsletterer. Pro-clarity, accuracy, peace, love, understanding.
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Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
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When the government demands that an institution provides a list of all the Jewish employees, the outcome is never a good one
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Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
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January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
When the government demands that an institution provides a list of all the Jewish employees, the outcome is never a good one
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If you read these headlines from today’s Wizard of Oz Daily, you begin to believe the man behind the curtain is very powerful indeed! @nytimes
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If you read these headlines from today’s Wizard of Oz Daily, you begin to believe the man behind the curtain is very powerful indeed! @nytimes
Trump administration employees shared Social Security information via a nonsecure server. The Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared or whether it still exists there. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u... #ThanksTrump
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
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January 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Trump administration employees shared Social Security information via a nonsecure server. The Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared or whether it still exists there. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u... #ThanksTrump
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Pool report timed 11:53pm:
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Pool report timed 11:53pm:
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
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Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
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The Associated Press has pulled its slug promising pool video of Trump changing planes
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The Associated Press has pulled its slug promising pool video of Trump changing planes
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This morning NYT used a one-word description for his overnight social media run through the neighborhood, peeing on the welcome mats and baying at the moon.
And…
The word was “heckled.” #sanewashing
And…
The word was “heckled.” #sanewashing
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This morning NYT used a one-word description for his overnight social media run through the neighborhood, peeing on the welcome mats and baying at the moon.
And…
The word was “heckled.” #sanewashing
And…
The word was “heckled.” #sanewashing
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sometimes pretending a gross bribe isn’t a gross bribe just makes it grosser
$40 million deal:
"...the majority of theaters have sold fewer than 10 tickets per screening" www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
"...the majority of theaters have sold fewer than 10 tickets per screening" www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Melania Trump Promotes New Film Amid Reports of Low Theater Turnout
The red carpet is being rolled out, and the Kennedy Center is prepped. Yet Hollywood insiders are whispering that Melania Trump’s highly anticipated documentary might ... Read More
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January 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM
sometimes pretending a gross bribe isn’t a gross bribe just makes it grosser
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Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
$1,408,500,000 billion.
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Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
$1,408,500,000 billion.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
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This is the school in my Seattle neighborhood currently under lockdown because ICE is threatening to kidnap students.
Aki Kurose middle school is named after a US concentration camp survivor.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This is the school in my Seattle neighborhood currently under lockdown because ICE is threatening to kidnap students.
Trump's neo-Nazi Thanksgiving dinner companion on Minnesotans. "Please kill them, Mr. President."
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Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Trump's neo-Nazi Thanksgiving dinner companion on Minnesotans. "Please kill them, Mr. President."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
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Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
Why does Trump want his alma mater yo give him a list of its Jewish employees? (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
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January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Why does Trump want his alma mater yo give him a list of its Jewish employees? (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
A succinct Danish response to the Trump adventure opposed by 85% of Americans, too
Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, speaks for all of us!
January 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A succinct Danish response to the Trump adventure opposed by 85% of Americans, too
No support at home.
Poll finds 70% of Republicans against Trump using military force to take control of Greenland. Among Democrats and independents, that figure was 97% and 90%. Overall, 86% of U.S. adults opposed military force against the U.S. ally.
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Poll finds 70% of Republicans against Trump using military force to take control of Greenland. Among Democrats and independents, that figure was 97% and 90%. Overall, 86% of U.S. adults opposed military force against the U.S. ally.
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Republican blasts "immoral" Trump actions after issuing impeachment warning
Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, has called Trump's Greenland push "immoral" and previously "utter buffoonery."
www.newsweek.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
No support at home.
Poll finds 70% of Republicans against Trump using military force to take control of Greenland. Among Democrats and independents, that figure was 97% and 90%. Overall, 86% of U.S. adults opposed military force against the U.S. ally.
www.newsweek.com/republican-b...
Poll finds 70% of Republicans against Trump using military force to take control of Greenland. Among Democrats and independents, that figure was 97% and 90%. Overall, 86% of U.S. adults opposed military force against the U.S. ally.
www.newsweek.com/republican-b...
JIMMY OLSON: How do write that the old man escaped last night, wandered around the neighborhood with his fly open, baying at the moon, and pissed on all the welcome mats?
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
JIMMY OLSON: How do write that the old man escaped last night, wandered around the neighborhood with his fly open, baying at the moon, and pissed on all the welcome mats?
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
Popular in Denmark: Red caps spoofing the bellicose and wildly unpopular American president. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Make America Go Away’: spoof Maga caps soar in popularity amid Greenland crisis
Red caps are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as Donald Trump ratchets up the pressure on Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Popular in Denmark: Red caps spoofing the bellicose and wildly unpopular American president. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Now might be a good time to watch this excellent series about a Russian takeover of Norway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupie...
Occupied - Wikipedia
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January 20, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Now might be a good time to watch this excellent series about a Russian takeover of Norway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupie...
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Some Americans hoped the gravity of the job might straighten up the 34-time convicted criminal. It did not.
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Some Americans hoped the gravity of the job might straighten up the 34-time convicted criminal. It did not.
America has never seen so many world nations express pity for our people, had so many notes like: “Our thoughts and prayers are with you as we hope you can get the appropriate medical attention for your president.”
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
America has never seen so many world nations express pity for our people, had so many notes like: “Our thoughts and prayers are with you as we hope you can get the appropriate medical attention for your president.”
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
Trump bets on oil, hedge funders and your 401k on AI, while China knows its batteries will rule the world www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Trump is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Trump bets on oil, hedge funders and your 401k on AI, while China knows its batteries will rule the world www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...