schmidt-ct
@jschm2681.bsky.social
retired- IT, Managed testing of software for NASDAQ for 27 years.
In Connecticut and glad of it.
promoting the continuation of our freedoms.
In Connecticut and glad of it.
promoting the continuation of our freedoms.
National Security Startegy issued last night. US backs away from NATO,control Western Hemisphere, stops immigration, achieve their white supremacist country. A complete reversal of US policy and tradition. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-5...
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
National Security Startegy issued last night. US backs away from NATO,control Western Hemisphere, stops immigration, achieve their white supremacist country. A complete reversal of US policy and tradition. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-5...
Trump doesn't care about stopping drugs."dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine. Then, in a single social media post last week, Donald Trump set the former Honduran president free." www.ft.com/content/1dc4...
‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump’s pardons upend US justice system
Releases of drug traffickers and fraudsters puzzle allies and send shockwaves through legal circles
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Trump doesn't care about stopping drugs."dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine. Then, in a single social media post last week, Donald Trump set the former Honduran president free." www.ft.com/content/1dc4...
lf only we could send him back.
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
lf only we could send him back.
Since when is a US citizen required to how ID to ICE? U.S. citizen was briefly and forcibly detained by federal immigration agents in Key Largo, Florida, on Dec 3, 2025, after a traffic stop where she initially refused to provide identification. She was released after ID confirmed.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Since when is a US citizen required to how ID to ICE? U.S. citizen was briefly and forcibly detained by federal immigration agents in Key Largo, Florida, on Dec 3, 2025, after a traffic stop where she initially refused to provide identification. She was released after ID confirmed.
1.Now that Maurice Dubois and John Dickerson are leaving CBS News, likely due to the change in ownership and management, there is little point in looking at CBS any longer. 60 Minutes still has some independence but as with Trump interview not for long. deadline.com/2025/12/maur...
Maurice DuBois To Depart As Co-Anchor Of ‘CBS Evening News’ Later This Month
Maurice DuBois says he will leave his role as co-anchor of CBS Evening News on Dec. 18 amid Bari Weiss' expected overhaul of evening news broadcast.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
1.Now that Maurice Dubois and John Dickerson are leaving CBS News, likely due to the change in ownership and management, there is little point in looking at CBS any longer. 60 Minutes still has some independence but as with Trump interview not for long. deadline.com/2025/12/maur...
Noem not to happy in the Mexican community. Not sure what she expected. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Noem not to happy in the Mexican community. Not sure what she expected. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I see Price Harry appeared on Colbert's show and said, "I hear you elected a king". Fox News went wild calling Harry failed and a loser. It so easy to get Fox to react at their worst. I long for the day when Fox has to admit Trump was the worst.
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I see Price Harry appeared on Colbert's show and said, "I hear you elected a king". Fox News went wild calling Harry failed and a loser. It so easy to get Fox to react at their worst. I long for the day when Fox has to admit Trump was the worst.
Tom Cotton whitewashed the entire blowing up the boat the second time. He said the 2 remaining people tried to right a boat full of drugs, which hasn't been proven, and was not a threat to the country.
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tom Cotton whitewashed the entire blowing up the boat the second time. He said the 2 remaining people tried to right a boat full of drugs, which hasn't been proven, and was not a threat to the country.
US citizen, nurse, driving to work, Key Largo, FL being detained by ICE in Florida. ICE claims that the woman refused to cooperate with them, which is why she was treated so poorly. Why does a US citizen have to cooperate. ICE should have warrants. ICE are thugs.
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
US citizen, nurse, driving to work, Key Largo, FL being detained by ICE in Florida. ICE claims that the woman refused to cooperate with them, which is why she was treated so poorly. Why does a US citizen have to cooperate. ICE should have warrants. ICE are thugs.
A good thing to remember about Trump. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book says
Fred C Trump III calls comment ‘appalling’ in new book All in the Family, to be published next week
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A good thing to remember about Trump. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
It is a shame Norah O’Donnell was part of this. She may not have known the interview would be edit for Trumps benefit. There was enough in it to show Trump is deteriorating. thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It is a shame Norah O’Donnell was part of this. She may not have known the interview would be edit for Trumps benefit. There was enough in it to show Trump is deteriorating. thehill.com/homenews/med...
Trump calling those from Somalia “garbage” is grounds for impeachment along with many other grounds. GOP has no backbone and don’t really care about the country.
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump calling those from Somalia “garbage” is grounds for impeachment along with many other grounds. GOP has no backbone and don’t really care about the country.
So GOP candidate continues to hold TN seat with high single digits lead. Once again the voters show their tone deaf side in a red state. apnews.com/article/tenn...
Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
Republican Matt Van Epps has won a special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House. Van Epps was backed by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So GOP candidate continues to hold TN seat with high single digits lead. Once again the voters show their tone deaf side in a red state. apnews.com/article/tenn...
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I asked @sanders.senate.gov and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social what they thought about Trump trying to brand himself as the "affordability president."
Bernie responded with a brutal fact checking. wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/bernie-san...
Bernie responded with a brutal fact checking. wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/bernie-san...
Bernie Sanders Definitely Doesn’t Think Trump Is the ‘Affordability President’
This is your TPM evening briefing.
wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I asked @sanders.senate.gov and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social what they thought about Trump trying to brand himself as the "affordability president."
Bernie responded with a brutal fact checking. wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/bernie-san...
Bernie responded with a brutal fact checking. wherethingsstand.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/bernie-san...
Good article on Florida's plan to use the Phoenix Declaration from Heritage Foundation to turn their public schools in to Christian ones. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...
The Phoenix Declaration is no solution to Florida’s education problems | Opinion
The DOE’s endorsement serves as another indication of the capture of policymaking in our state by the extremist Heritage Foundation.
www.tallahassee.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Good article on Florida's plan to use the Phoenix Declaration from Heritage Foundation to turn their public schools in to Christian ones. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...
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Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ok, this has to be shared and shared and shared and shared! Thank you @preciouspetal.bsky.social !
Former JAG lawyers working group calls Hegseth's orders murder. "Our group was
established in February 2025 in response to the SECDEF’s firing of the Army and Air Force
Judge Advocates General and his systematic dismantling of the military’s legal guardrails. " www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
established in February 2025 in response to the SECDEF’s firing of the Army and Air Force
Judge Advocates General and his systematic dismantling of the military’s legal guardrails. " www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
www.justsecurity.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Former JAG lawyers working group calls Hegseth's orders murder. "Our group was
established in February 2025 in response to the SECDEF’s firing of the Army and Air Force
Judge Advocates General and his systematic dismantling of the military’s legal guardrails. " www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
established in February 2025 in response to the SECDEF’s firing of the Army and Air Force
Judge Advocates General and his systematic dismantling of the military’s legal guardrails. " www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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Another defense from Hegseth. “Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them.” And after he fired Senior JAG officers in Feb considered to be roadblocks? To illegal orders? nypost.com/2025/11/28/u...
Hegseth dismisses report he demanded no survivors be left in drug boat strike: ‘Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them’
“The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people.”
nypost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Another defense from Hegseth. “Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them.” And after he fired Senior JAG officers in Feb considered to be roadblocks? To illegal orders? nypost.com/2025/11/28/u...
After Hegseth fired JAG lawyers as roadblocks in February, "Hegseth said the strikes were intended to be "lethal, kinetic strikes." After reports civilians who survived the attacks were gunned down. (WAPO). Only ABC follows up with the story.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Hegseth responds to report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military
According to The Washington Post, the boat strike initially left two survivors. A second strike was reportedly ordered to comply with Hegseth's directive.
abcnews.go.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
After Hegseth fired JAG lawyers as roadblocks in February, "Hegseth said the strikes were intended to be "lethal, kinetic strikes." After reports civilians who survived the attacks were gunned down. (WAPO). Only ABC follows up with the story.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Trumps bizarre behavior. And the GOP ignores it. inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
Trump's bizarre behaviour is sparking serious concerns about his age
After attacking Joe Biden's alleged senility, it seems only fair to note Trump's severe mood swings recently
inews.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Trumps bizarre behavior. And the GOP ignores it. inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
If Hegseth isn't prosecuted for murder there is no justice in this world. "'Kill everybody': Bombshell Pete Hegseth order blasted by lawmakers as 'blatantly illegal'" www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
'Kill everybody': Bombshell Pete Hegseth order blasted by lawmakers as 'blatantly illegal'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly delivered an order in the first attack on a suspected drug boat that lawmakers have blasted as excessive and "blatantly illegal."President Donald Trump's Pent...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If Hegseth isn't prosecuted for murder there is no justice in this world. "'Kill everybody': Bombshell Pete Hegseth order blasted by lawmakers as 'blatantly illegal'" www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth...
Trump should be impeached for the good of the country. www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Vicious Mental Spiral Takes Center Stage on Thanksgiving as He Calls Governor, ‘Seriously Retarded’
President Donald Trump reached another low on Thanksgiving night in a rant against immigrants and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
www.mediaite.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trump should be impeached for the good of the country. www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
Trump is simply a rotten person. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Donald Trump Rages at ‘Stupid’ Female Reporter for Correcting Him
Donald Trump has furiously called a female reporter a “stupid person” after being asked about the suspect in the D.C. shootings. Trump, 79, took part in a media conference after his Thanksgiving call ...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Trump is simply a rotten person. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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The U.S. military strikes on Caribbean “drug boats” under the Trump regime amount to extrajudicial killings with no public evidence — no due process, no verified proof these people were trafficking drugs, just bombs and bodies. At least 80+ dead so far.
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The U.S. military strikes on Caribbean “drug boats” under the Trump regime amount to extrajudicial killings with no public evidence — no due process, no verified proof these people were trafficking drugs, just bombs and bodies. At least 80+ dead so far.