Howard Roark
@howardroark8669.bsky.social
Ex-GOP classical liberal. Be kind to others #NeverTrump from day 1 until the end of time
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Howard Roark
@howardroark8669.bsky.social
· Nov 10
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Rule #1 don’t feed the trolls
Rules #2 use blocklists
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In a small state, gerrymanders can easily backfire if your own party is demotivated. What they thought would be a 9-0 Republican advantage could easily lead to 4 Democratic seats instead of 2.
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In a small state, gerrymanders can easily backfire if your own party is demotivated. What they thought would be a 9-0 Republican advantage could easily lead to 4 Democratic seats instead of 2.
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Remarkable that Republican lawmakers in Indiana have shown more spine in standing up to Trump than, like, Mark Zuckerberg.
December 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Remarkable that Republican lawmakers in Indiana have shown more spine in standing up to Trump than, like, Mark Zuckerberg.
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The Ford BlueOval City manufacturing campus was scheduled to begin operation in 2025.
Just in from @cstephenson.bsky.social: Ford Motor Co. and Korean company, SK Oval, have ended their partnership to build an electric battery plant in West Tennessee. SK On will take over but there is no date set for production to start.
Ford, SK On plan to end BlueOval SK joint venture; SK On will operate Tennessee battery plant • Tennessee Lookout
South Korean battery manufacturer SK On and Ford Motor Company announced plans to end their joint U.S. battery factory venture Thursday.
tennesseelookout.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Ford BlueOval City manufacturing campus was scheduled to begin operation in 2025.
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IDK I would run with this. Maybe someone who is so fragile their hands break from shaking hands should not be President. I’m sure JD’s hands are fine
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
IDK I would run with this. Maybe someone who is so fragile their hands break from shaking hands should not be President. I’m sure JD’s hands are fine
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He's like a soft little peach. He'd bruise if you breathed on him.
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
He's like a soft little peach. He'd bruise if you breathed on him.
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So, what you're saying is 'Trump is fragile' should be the response.
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So, what you're saying is 'Trump is fragile' should be the response.
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The injury pattern also suggests the president is shaking hands with people who have tiny spikes on their fingertips?
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The injury pattern also suggests the president is shaking hands with people who have tiny spikes on their fingertips?
WOW, if true
Historians have discovered there were presidents before Trump who *also* engaged in frequent hand shaking yet they didn't always have bruises and bandages on the backside of their hands.
Even Sleepy Joe Biden, who was perpetually just seconds away from dying of old age, came out unscathed. Really!
Even Sleepy Joe Biden, who was perpetually just seconds away from dying of old age, came out unscathed. Really!
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
WOW, if true
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Reasons to love the Toronto Public Library #1,721: the free Naxos Music Libraries provide thousands of albums to listen to and inspire your work while furiously typing away. Currently rollling through Miles Davis's late 1960s catalogue...
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reasons to love the Toronto Public Library #1,721: the free Naxos Music Libraries provide thousands of albums to listen to and inspire your work while furiously typing away. Currently rollling through Miles Davis's late 1960s catalogue...
Trump equals a plague on the nation, literally
Over 250 people in quarantine in South Carolina over measles outbreak, 16 in isolation, i.e. sick
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump equals a plague on the nation, literally
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For many in European capitals, the realization is sinking in: Europe may soon need to protect itself in ways it has never had to since World War II.
Experts say the understanding is already there. What's missing is unity — and time.
Experts say the understanding is already there. What's missing is unity — and time.
Europe's dilemma: Supporting Trump's Ukraine peace plan while hoping he walks away
U.S. policy choices are forcing Europe into a strategic moment it long tried to avoid.
As Washington sidelines allies, rewrites its National Security Strategy, and negotiates peace proposals for Ukra...
kyivindependent.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
For many in European capitals, the realization is sinking in: Europe may soon need to protect itself in ways it has never had to since World War II.
Experts say the understanding is already there. What's missing is unity — and time.
Experts say the understanding is already there. What's missing is unity — and time.
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It used to be an impeachable offense.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It used to be an impeachable offense.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
Now it’s a daily occurrence.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
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So they *are* able to stop a ship in international waters and seize control of it without killing everyone on board?
Huh.
Huh.
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So they *are* able to stop a ship in international waters and seize control of it without killing everyone on board?
Huh.
Huh.
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The US Govt — which bombed the Houthis for seizing ships that were enabling the Gaza genocide — has now seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
The 2001 "war on terror" was a war for oil.
The 2025 "war on narco terror" is a war for oil.
This your "America First" POTUS. Are we great yet?🤔
The 2001 "war on terror" was a war for oil.
The 2025 "war on narco terror" is a war for oil.
This your "America First" POTUS. Are we great yet?🤔
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The US Govt — which bombed the Houthis for seizing ships that were enabling the Gaza genocide — has now seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
The 2001 "war on terror" was a war for oil.
The 2025 "war on narco terror" is a war for oil.
This your "America First" POTUS. Are we great yet?🤔
The 2001 "war on terror" was a war for oil.
The 2025 "war on narco terror" is a war for oil.
This your "America First" POTUS. Are we great yet?🤔
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I'm not even a Colleen Kollar-Kotelly fan but this (in the Dan Richman case) is the kind of thing that makes be giddy.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![To ensure that counsel who are accountable for the Government's representations and
legal positions in this matter are accurately identified in the official record of this case, it is
ORDERED that all counsel of record for the Government shall file notices of appearance no
later than 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 11, 2025.
It is further ORDERED that, no later than the same deadline, 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow,
December 11, 2025, the Government shall file on the docket its certification of compliance with
this Court's [10] Order dated December 6, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreiccyv6rqtprjabnnw5w2jznrxhu3qgtpe7ikzixbsk4pjavarrquu@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm not even a Colleen Kollar-Kotelly fan but this (in the Dan Richman case) is the kind of thing that makes be giddy.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Powerful, important piece in @washingtonmonthly.com by my friend @jamesnorth7.bsky.social , on what a recovering alcoholic sees in Pete Hegseth. And an example that might help Hegseth. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/p...
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant
Hegseth said he’d stop drinking if confirmed. A former alcoholic on why the first year of sobriety is so hard and how Grant got clean.
washingtonmonthly.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Powerful, important piece in @washingtonmonthly.com by my friend @jamesnorth7.bsky.social , on what a recovering alcoholic sees in Pete Hegseth. And an example that might help Hegseth. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/10/p...
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I have good news and bad news.
The good news: Trump ended 8 wars last week.
The bad news: They all started again this week.
The good news: Trump ended 8 wars last week.
The bad news: They all started again this week.
Conflict rages on in eastern DRC, one week after Washington peace deal
Conflict rages on in eastern DRC, one week after Washington peace deal
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ramped up their offensive on Uvira, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The city risks falling, and the offensive could trigger a regional escalation.
www.lemonde.fr
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I have good news and bad news.
The good news: Trump ended 8 wars last week.
The bad news: They all started again this week.
The good news: Trump ended 8 wars last week.
The bad news: They all started again this week.
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“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
In case it wasn’t already clear - cbs is fox now under Bari Weiss
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Can the wife of a bigoted grifter unite the nation? CBS thinks so!”
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Enten highlights how Trump has hemorrhaged Latino support this year, from barely underwater in February to net -38 approval now
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Enten highlights how Trump has hemorrhaged Latino support this year, from barely underwater in February to net -38 approval now
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Update — I just received this statement from a DHS spokesperson about hiring conspiracy theorist Gregg Phillips to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery:
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Update — I just received this statement from a DHS spokesperson about hiring conspiracy theorist Gregg Phillips to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery:
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Since @drmariamitchell.bsky.social apparently prefers screenshots to quote posts (or, I guess, thinks those only are available unidirectionally), here's the post she removed from the quote below
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Since @drmariamitchell.bsky.social apparently prefers screenshots to quote posts (or, I guess, thinks those only are available unidirectionally), here's the post she removed from the quote below
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DAILY SHOW: “Donald Trump is swooping in to save farmers… from Donald Trump. To make up for $44 Billion in losses he’s bailing them out with $12 Billion. (12 is less than 44)”
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
DAILY SHOW: “Donald Trump is swooping in to save farmers… from Donald Trump. To make up for $44 Billion in losses he’s bailing them out with $12 Billion. (12 is less than 44)”