Hank Mallard
@hankoduck.bsky.social
Improviser, dark humorist, and a half green blooded bastard!
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"No similarity between the clear-thinking, self-governing stocks that sired the American people and this stream of irresponsible and broken wreckage that is pouring into the lifeblood of America the social and political diseases of the Old World."
Sound familiar?
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Sound familiar?
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"No similarity between the clear-thinking, self-governing stocks that sired the American people and this stream of irresponsible and broken wreckage that is pouring into the lifeblood of America the social and political diseases of the Old World."
Sound familiar?
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Sound familiar?
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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NEW: Congress missed its chance to stop the Obamacare premium shock. But it can still undo some of the damage.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains how a retroactive fix could work, who’s standing in the way, and why every delay means more people lose coverage. lnk.thebulwark.com/4segki6?utm_...
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains how a retroactive fix could work, who’s standing in the way, and why every delay means more people lose coverage. lnk.thebulwark.com/4segki6?utm_...
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
NEW: Congress missed its chance to stop the Obamacare premium shock. But it can still undo some of the damage.
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains how a retroactive fix could work, who’s standing in the way, and why every delay means more people lose coverage. lnk.thebulwark.com/4segki6?utm_...
@citizencohn.bsky.social explains how a retroactive fix could work, who’s standing in the way, and why every delay means more people lose coverage. lnk.thebulwark.com/4segki6?utm_...
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Would subscribe
December 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Would subscribe
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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JFK's vision of a country built up through the service of its citizens is fundamentally incompatible with the vulgar cynicism of Trump.
Trump Is Destroying JFK’s America
Kennedy’s vision of a country built up through the service of its citizens is fundamentally incompatible with the vulgar cynicism of the current president.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
JFK's vision of a country built up through the service of its citizens is fundamentally incompatible with the vulgar cynicism of Trump.
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If Donald Trump wants to release the Epstein files, he could just release them, instead of green-lighting the House resolution.
And it's not as if he cares whether he has statutory authority to do a lot of what he's been doing.
But he needs a law for this?
And it's not as if he cares whether he has statutory authority to do a lot of what he's been doing.
But he needs a law for this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If Donald Trump wants to release the Epstein files, he could just release them, instead of green-lighting the House resolution.
And it's not as if he cares whether he has statutory authority to do a lot of what he's been doing.
But he needs a law for this?
And it's not as if he cares whether he has statutory authority to do a lot of what he's been doing.
But he needs a law for this?
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
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Not sure who needs to hear this but we landed on the moon
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but we landed on the moon
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Purges of senior military officers.
If this were happening elsewhere, we'd understand right away what was happening.
It's hard to grasp that it's happening here. But it is...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
If this were happening elsewhere, we'd understand right away what was happening.
It's hard to grasp that it's happening here. But it is...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
Exclusive: Three-star general pushed out amid tensions with Hegseth | CNN Politics
A three-star general serving on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to people famili...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Purges of senior military officers.
If this were happening elsewhere, we'd understand right away what was happening.
It's hard to grasp that it's happening here. But it is...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
If this were happening elsewhere, we'd understand right away what was happening.
It's hard to grasp that it's happening here. But it is...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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Of Kings and Palaces
@jvl.bsky.social with his second Triad on the White House Ballroom @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/of-kings-a...
@jvl.bsky.social with his second Triad on the White House Ballroom @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/of-kings-a...
Of Kings and Palaces
Why Democrats should commit—right now—to restoring the old East Wing of the White House.
www.thebulwark.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Of Kings and Palaces
@jvl.bsky.social with his second Triad on the White House Ballroom @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/of-kings-a...
@jvl.bsky.social with his second Triad on the White House Ballroom @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/of-kings-a...
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Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.
October 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.
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He sang Rod Stewart, danced — and then ICE grabbed him.
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He sang Rod Stewart, danced — and then ICE grabbed him.
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
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"Retreating to the level of numbers and statistics brings neither clarity nor comfort: Only a handful of individuals were detained." In exchange for no meaningful law enforcement activity, we get terror and trauma. Fair trade? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
The Lived Truth Behind Trump’s Deportation Numbers
Statistics tell one story. Trauma, terror, and communities torn apart tell a more complete one.
www.thebulwark.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Retreating to the level of numbers and statistics brings neither clarity nor comfort: Only a handful of individuals were detained." In exchange for no meaningful law enforcement activity, we get terror and trauma. Fair trade? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-depo...
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Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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ICYMI here is a quick explainer on why the strikes in the Caribbean are illegal and why you should care (hint: you might be next) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
So You've Decided to Target Random People with Military Force
Here's why it's illegal.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
ICYMI here is a quick explainer on why the strikes in the Caribbean are illegal and why you should care (hint: you might be next) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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WATCH: Top Oversight Dem @robertgarcia.bsky.social says Sen. Adam Schiff – who many expect Trump might target next – is “unafraid”
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
WATCH: Top Oversight Dem @robertgarcia.bsky.social says Sen. Adam Schiff – who many expect Trump might target next – is “unafraid”
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Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity
October 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity
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Speaker Johnson continues to stall the swearing in of Rep.-elect Grijalva so as to avoid having to deal with the Epstein discharge petition. Why shouldn’t Dems make support for reopening the government contingent on adding to the funding measure a provision mandating release of the Epstein files?
October 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Speaker Johnson continues to stall the swearing in of Rep.-elect Grijalva so as to avoid having to deal with the Epstein discharge petition. Why shouldn’t Dems make support for reopening the government contingent on adding to the funding measure a provision mandating release of the Epstein files?
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"From now on, our fighting men—and I guess women—are going to adhere to the highest male standard, which has been set by our president, Donald J. Trump: Six-foot-six, buck seventy-five!! A-cups, perky!! With a dump truck in the back you wouldn't even believe!
www.mediaite.com/media/entert...
www.mediaite.com/media/entert...
Trump Busts In On Hegseth To Warn SNL In Brutal Cold Open: ‘Daddy’s Watching!’
SNL opened its 51 season with a cold open in which their President Donald Trump cuts in on Pete Hegseth to warn the show that "Daddy's watching!"
www.mediaite.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"From now on, our fighting men—and I guess women—are going to adhere to the highest male standard, which has been set by our president, Donald J. Trump: Six-foot-six, buck seventy-five!! A-cups, perky!! With a dump truck in the back you wouldn't even believe!
www.mediaite.com/media/entert...
www.mediaite.com/media/entert...
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I can totally see Archer saying this 😅
October 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I can totally see Archer saying this 😅