Dana Pico
@danapico.bsky.social
Republican, conservative, libertarian (not Libertarian), Catholic. Proud descendant of Mayflower white, Christian, colonialist settlers, with a farm on conquered Indian land! Parish CCD teacher.
Website: The First Street Journal https://journal14.com
Website: The First Street Journal https://journal14.com
It ain't just the illegals who f(ornicate) around and get in trouble with the law.
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‘A Perfectly Good White Boy’
Citrus County, Florida, is a scenic place if you like trees draped with Spanish moss. Although it sits on the west coast of Florida, about 75 miles north of Tampa, Citrus County isn’t a place…
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February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It ain't just the illegals who f(ornicate) around and get in trouble with the law.
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My half-hearted defense of Jeff Bezos. He really is trying to save the Washington Post, but his own decisions have cost the newspaper a lot.
I even included the link for people to subscribe, at just $40 a year!
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I even included the link for people to subscribe, at just $40 a year!
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A half-hearted defense of Jeff Bezos
I have frequently said that I appreciated billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for buying The Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013. The family didn’t really want to sell the newspa…
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February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
My half-hearted defense of Jeff Bezos. He really is trying to save the Washington Post, but his own decisions have cost the newspaper a lot.
I even included the link for people to subscribe, at just $40 a year!
journal14.com/a-half-heart...
I even included the link for people to subscribe, at just $40 a year!
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Oregon is considering yet another way to raise taxes on its people without it seeming like the state is raising taxes. Adding pollution penalties to oil companies simply means they'll be passed on to consumers.
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Oregon Senator Plans To Give “Polluters Pay” Legislation A Try Again
Give it a shot, the courts will kill it Southern Oregon senator revives bill to make big oil pay for disasters driven by climate change A bill that would require some of the largest, most profitabl…
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February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Oregon is considering yet another way to raise taxes on its people without it seeming like the state is raising taxes. Adding pollution penalties to oil companies simply means they'll be passed on to consumers.
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"Is there such a thing as a moderate Democrat? Most of them are actually what used to be extremists, but, what the ones that used to be considered extremists are now ultra-far left wackos."
If Dems talk tough on crime, will anyone believe them?
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If Dems talk tough on crime, will anyone believe them?
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“Moderate” Dems Push For Talking Tough On Crime
Is there such a thing as a moderate Democrat? Most of them are actually what used to be extremists, but, what the ones that used to be considered extremists are now ultra-far left wackos Moderates …
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February 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"Is there such a thing as a moderate Democrat? Most of them are actually what used to be extremists, but, what the ones that used to be considered extremists are now ultra-far left wackos."
If Dems talk tough on crime, will anyone believe them?
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If Dems talk tough on crime, will anyone believe them?
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As the reports of who was reassigned to the unemployment line, it has become obvious that the Washington Post was overfull of dead weight. Fourteen people reporting just on #climate change?
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Bummer: Washington Post Gutted Its Climate (scam) Division
Man, what a shame From that Climate Colored Goggles link in the first tweet The Washington Post produced some of America’s finest climate journalism over the last decade, aggressively covering Pres…
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February 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
As the reports of who was reassigned to the unemployment line, it has become obvious that the Washington Post was overfull of dead weight. Fourteen people reporting just on #climate change?
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"Oh, honey child, bless your heart: Mayor Wu aims to shield Boston from federal immigration tactics through executive order."
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LOL: Boston Mayor Thinks She Can Shield Boston From ICE With An EO
Oh, honey child, bless your heart Mayor Wu aims to shield Boston from federal immigration tactics through executive order In the aftermath of heavy federal immigration enforcement nationwide, Mayor…
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February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"Oh, honey child, bless your heart: Mayor Wu aims to shield Boston from federal immigration tactics through executive order."
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I know how to save The Washington Post! Have Jeff Bezos, net worth $248 billion, give it to MacKenzie Scott, net worth $30.1 billion. Mr Bezos’ ex-wife and noted philanthropist has no problem in giving away her money. Just a straight-up reassignment! She can handle decades of $100 million losses!
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I know how to save The Washington Post! Have Jeff Bezos, net worth $248 billion, give it to MacKenzie Scott, net worth $30.1 billion. Mr Bezos’ ex-wife and noted philanthropist has no problem in giving away her money. Just a straight-up reassignment! She can handle decades of $100 million losses!
The solution to a backlog of immigration cases due to #illegals being detained is to simply deport them all first, and then allow them to file appeals at American embassies in their home countries.
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NY Times: All Those Illegal Alien Cases In Minnesota Are Pushing The System To The Brink
I wasn’t intending to do another immigration piece today, but, this is the web headline story from the Fish Wrap, and I wonder if they could possibly come to the smart conclusion as to how th…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The solution to a backlog of immigration cases due to #illegals being detained is to simply deport them all first, and then allow them to file appeals at American embassies in their home countries.
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"All it took was having state, county, and local authorities work with federal authorities: Trump administration to withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota."
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Trump Admin Looking To Slowly Wind Down Minneapolis Immigration Operations
All it took was having state, county, and local authorities work with federal authorities Trump administration to withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota The Trump administration will withdr…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"All it took was having state, county, and local authorities work with federal authorities: Trump administration to withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota."
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The looming failure of the @washingtonpost.com says more about the canceling subscribers than it does about the newspaper itself. Jeff Bezos sought to increase readership by appealing to normal people, and the left couldn't stand that.
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The subscription losses at The Washington Post say more about the subscribers than the newspaper itself
As would be expected, the whole of the professional media have been reacting to the significant layoffs at The Washington Post. I do not normally read Frank Luntz, but, lazing in bed this frosty mo…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The looming failure of the @washingtonpost.com says more about the canceling subscribers than it does about the newspaper itself. Jeff Bezos sought to increase readership by appealing to normal people, and the left couldn't stand that.
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According to the @nytimes.com at 6:07 PM EST, the layoff notices have gone out, but somehow, some way, at least as of 6:05 PM EST, there's nothing on the layoffs on the @washingtonpost.com's website home page.
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Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists
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February 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
According to the @nytimes.com at 6:07 PM EST, the layoff notices have gone out, but somehow, some way, at least as of 6:05 PM EST, there's nothing on the layoffs on the @washingtonpost.com's website home page.
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It looks like those who took the earlier buyouts were smart to get away from the @washingtonpost.com when the getting was good.
It's sad to see the impending cuts at one of our nation's great newspapers. If the Post can't survive, how can smaller papers?
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It's sad to see the impending cuts at one of our nation's great newspapers. If the Post can't survive, how can smaller papers?
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The losses at The Washington Post
As someone who has a great fondness for newspapers — I delivered them when I was a teenagers, and, being mostly dead now, I have to read the news, not watch it on television — I was gre…
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February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It looks like those who took the earlier buyouts were smart to get away from the @washingtonpost.com when the getting was good.
It's sad to see the impending cuts at one of our nation's great newspapers. If the Post can't survive, how can smaller papers?
journal14.com/the-losses-a...
It's sad to see the impending cuts at one of our nation's great newspapers. If the Post can't survive, how can smaller papers?
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"The program would lower monthly electric bills in the long term." Translation: you'll pay much more in the immediate future!
It's easy for people who already have money to say you'll save money in the future. For most of us, not so much.
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It's easy for people who already have money to say you'll save money in the future. For most of us, not so much.
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People’s Republik Of Virginia Passes Bill To Rejoin Climate Cult Agreement
Virginia’s energy prices are already spiking. I’m sure this will help Virginia House passes bill to rejoin controversial climate change agreement Virginia is one step closer to rejoinin…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"The program would lower monthly electric bills in the long term." Translation: you'll pay much more in the immediate future!
It's easy for people who already have money to say you'll save money in the future. For most of us, not so much.
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It's easy for people who already have money to say you'll save money in the future. For most of us, not so much.
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"This has caused much gnashing of moonbat teeth, as American Sovereignty (never heard of them) ran ads. 😀 Pro-ICE Ad Appears in San Fran Before Super Bowl: ‘Defensive Player of the Year’"
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LOL: Someone Ran A Pro-ICE Billboard In San Francisco Before Super Bowl
This has caused much gnashing of moonbat teeth, as American Sovereignty (never heard of them) ran ads Pro-ICE Ad Appears in San Fran Before Super Bowl: ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ A new ad in Sa…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"This has caused much gnashing of moonbat teeth, as American Sovereignty (never heard of them) ran ads. 😀 Pro-ICE Ad Appears in San Fran Before Super Bowl: ‘Defensive Player of the Year’"
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Can we please not have the government trying to 'fix' private housing? Housing in the United States has always been a matter for individuals, private contractors, and private developers.
Government doesn't do this stuff well.
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Government doesn't do this stuff well.
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Please, leave the government out of trying to ‘fix’ the ‘affordable housing’ problem
As people yell about the lack of “affordable housing” I see an interesting difference between my good friend — OK, OK, I’ve never actually met him in real life! — Arch…
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February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Can we please not have the government trying to 'fix' private housing? Housing in the United States has always been a matter for individuals, private contractors, and private developers.
Government doesn't do this stuff well.
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Government doesn't do this stuff well.
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Even Alex Flint and the Washington Post understand that the #climate cultists have to understand that people are not going to give up on better lifestyles if they want to succeed.
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Washington Post: The Climate Cult Must Adapt
This opinion piece by Alex Flint ignores one huge problem If the climate movement wants to succeed, it must adapt The global climate movement recently experienced its biggest setbacks to date. The …
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February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Even Alex Flint and the Washington Post understand that the #climate cultists have to understand that people are not going to give up on better lifestyles if they want to succeed.
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"How could a federal court do so? The Constitution and numerous laws give Los Federales the power to conduct immigration enforcement. And then there’s the idiocy that was argued: Judge denies Minnesota’s request for immediate end to immigration crackdown."
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Federal Judge Refuses To End Minnesota Immigration Operation
First, how could a federal court do so? The Constitution and numerous laws give Los Federales the power to conduct immigration enforcement. And then there’s the idiocy that was argued Judge d…
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February 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"How could a federal court do so? The Constitution and numerous laws give Los Federales the power to conduct immigration enforcement. And then there’s the idiocy that was argued: Judge denies Minnesota’s request for immediate end to immigration crackdown."
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I was watching a special on the space program, and they covered the Apollo VIII astronauts reading from Genesis as they orbited the moon, and I couldn't help thinking that if it had happened today, the left would holler bloody murder.
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Apollo 8 - Book Of Genesis Reading (December 24, 1968)
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January 31, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I was watching a special on the space program, and they covered the Apollo VIII astronauts reading from Genesis as they orbited the moon, and I couldn't help thinking that if it had happened today, the left would holler bloody murder.
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Robert Stacy McCain notes that #FreedomOfThePress doesn't shield journalists when they break the law.
#DonLemon in Minneapolis was doing the same thing as the #Hamas thugs wearing "Press" jerseys to try to shield them from the IDF. There is no free pass!
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#DonLemon in Minneapolis was doing the same thing as the #Hamas thugs wearing "Press" jerseys to try to shield them from the IDF. There is no free pass!
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THIS! THIS! I VOTED FOR THIS! 100%
If the Trump administration never accomplished anything else, this would be sufficient cause to call it an overwhelming success: The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged former CNN host Don Lemon wi…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Robert Stacy McCain notes that #FreedomOfThePress doesn't shield journalists when they break the law.
#DonLemon in Minneapolis was doing the same thing as the #Hamas thugs wearing "Press" jerseys to try to shield them from the IDF. There is no free pass!
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#DonLemon in Minneapolis was doing the same thing as the #Hamas thugs wearing "Press" jerseys to try to shield them from the IDF. There is no free pass!
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"It took two Fish Wrap writers, Greg Jaffe & Thomas Gibbons-Neff, to do this 'news analysis', for which they are upset by the term insurgency. I don’t remember anyone at the Times complaining about term 'insurrection' when a different incident happened."
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NY Times Apoplectic Minnesota Mostly Peaceful Protest Called “Insurgency”
It took two Fish Wrap writers, Greg Jaffe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, to do this “news analysis”, for which they are upset by the term insurgency. I don’t remember anyone at the Time…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"It took two Fish Wrap writers, Greg Jaffe & Thomas Gibbons-Neff, to do this 'news analysis', for which they are upset by the term insurgency. I don’t remember anyone at the Times complaining about term 'insurrection' when a different incident happened."
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"Good news, since the US central bank really shouldn’t be focused on cult beliefs: Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From #ClimateChange"
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Bummer: Trump’s Fed Pick Could Move Fed Away From Climate Scam
Good news, since the US central bank really shouldn’t be focused on cult beliefs Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From Climate Change The fight over control of t…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"Good news, since the US central bank really shouldn’t be focused on cult beliefs: Trump’s Pick to Lead the Federal Reserve Could Steer Bank Away From #ClimateChange"
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Democrat governors try to do everything but the one thing that works to reduce violence during immigration enforcement actions. If they COOPERATED with ICE, there'd be very few problems. Instead they'd rather be on the side of criminals.
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Dem Governors Erect Wall Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
I’d go with the old “so, walls work, eh”, but, this one is about as good as a 6 foot wall to contain Malinois dogs Democratic governors scramble to build a legal wall against Trum…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Democrat governors try to do everything but the one thing that works to reduce violence during immigration enforcement actions. If they COOPERATED with ICE, there'd be very few problems. Instead they'd rather be on the side of criminals.
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