Mike Klonsky
@mikeklonsky.bsky.social
PhD, BBall coach. Co-founder of Small Schools Workshop. Host of Hitting Left Radio. https://facebook.com/HittingLeft/
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Weekend Quotables: Top military lawyers say Hegseth committed “war crimes, murder, or both.”
Weekend Quotables
Top military lawyers say Hegseth committed “war crimes, murder, or both.”
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December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Weekend Quotables: Top military lawyers say Hegseth committed “war crimes, murder, or both.”
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
Under both U.S. military law and international law, as well as the Geneva Convention, troops would not only have been within their rights to refuse such an order, but would also arguably have had a legal duty to do so.
Hegseth gave orders to 'kill survivors.'
Will he be prosecuted? Thrown under the bus? Given the Peace Prize?
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November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Under both U.S. military law and international law, as well as the Geneva Convention, troops would not only have been within their rights to refuse such an order, but would also arguably have had a legal duty to do so.
DOGE May Be Dead, but Its Crimes Live On newrepublic.com/article/2036... via @newrepublic.com
DOGE May Be Dead, but Its Crimes Live On
A now-abolished agency that never was did a remarkable amount of damage—including, surprisingly, to the budget deficit.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
DOGE May Be Dead, but Its Crimes Live On newrepublic.com/article/2036... via @newrepublic.com
Me to young Trump fan: “Lemme get this straight. You gave a hundred bucks to Eric and Junior, who told you they’d be right back with your new phone?”
SMH.
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SMH.
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The grifter family strikes again.
'Loyalty is priceless — and billable.' -- Anon
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November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Me to young Trump fan: “Lemme get this straight. You gave a hundred bucks to Eric and Junior, who told you they’d be right back with your new phone?”
SMH.
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SMH.
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Weekend Quotables --
Rep. Lisa McClain: “Not everything President Trump is doing is illegal.”
Good point, I suppose. open.substack.com/pub/klonsky/...
Rep. Lisa McClain: “Not everything President Trump is doing is illegal.”
Good point, I suppose. open.substack.com/pub/klonsky/...
Weekend Quotables
Trump launches a 'following orders" war.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Weekend Quotables --
Rep. Lisa McClain: “Not everything President Trump is doing is illegal.”
Good point, I suppose. open.substack.com/pub/klonsky/...
Rep. Lisa McClain: “Not everything President Trump is doing is illegal.”
Good point, I suppose. open.substack.com/pub/klonsky/...
The million-car U-turn... The “fleeing” narrative built on fear was undone in an instant when the MAGA’s figurehead embraced the supposed “100% Communist Lunatic.” The highway became a metaphorical stage for whiplash as yesterday’s exodus morphed into a giant MAGA U-turn.
The million-car U-turn
Wall St. not relocating to Miami after all.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The million-car U-turn... The “fleeing” narrative built on fear was undone in an instant when the MAGA’s figurehead embraced the supposed “100% Communist Lunatic.” The highway became a metaphorical stage for whiplash as yesterday’s exodus morphed into a giant MAGA U-turn.
Since 2000, political giving by the wealthiest 100 Americans to federal elections has gone up almost 140 times, well outpacing the growing costs of campaigns, a Washington Post analysis found. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Since 2000, political giving by the wealthiest 100 Americans to federal elections has gone up almost 140 times, well outpacing the growing costs of campaigns, a Washington Post analysis found. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
MAGA rep defends Trump’s “piggy” attack on reporter. “Nobody’s perfect.”
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November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
MAGA rep defends Trump’s “piggy” attack on reporter. “Nobody’s perfect.”
Duffy doesn't like the way we dress.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Duffy doesn't like the way we dress.
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Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop
This investigation was co-produced by Block Club Chicago, Cicero Independiente, the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, Invisible Institute, South
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November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
Starbucks workers are on strike. x.com/i/broadcasts...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Starbucks workers are on strike. x.com/i/broadcasts...
'Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond the Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent, and scale, it’s unprecedented.' Cuba could be the real target open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
Beyond the Monroe Doctrine: Cuba could be the real target
The logic is that regime change in Caracas would sever Havana’s lifeline.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
'Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond the Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent, and scale, it’s unprecedented.' Cuba could be the real target open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
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Weekend Quotables
Epstein's Ghost: Facing Mass Desertions, Trump gives his minions 'permission' to vote for release of the files.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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The House of MAGA is in Disarray.
The Democrats' brand may be in the toilet. But there's still a pathway to victory in '26, and Bubba has only just entered the picture.
The Democrats' brand may be in the toilet. But there's still a pathway to victory in '26, and Bubba has only just entered the picture.
The House of MAGA is in Disarray.
Is there still a path to Democratic victories in '26? I think so.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The House of MAGA is in Disarray.
The Democrats' brand may be in the toilet. But there's still a pathway to victory in '26, and Bubba has only just entered the picture.
The Democrats' brand may be in the toilet. But there's still a pathway to victory in '26, and Bubba has only just entered the picture.
Trump has now openly embraced Project 2025, after previously disavowing it during his 2024 campaign. In 2025.. — USA Today
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump has now openly embraced Project 2025, after previously disavowing it during his 2024 campaign. In 2025.. — USA Today
Judge Wadas obviously not fit to serve www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
‘Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say
Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Judge Wadas obviously not fit to serve www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...
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“My first thought was my daughter,” Veraza told the Chicago Tribune. “I didn’t even care if it got to me,” he added. people.com/chicago-dad-...
Chicago Dad Says His 1-Year-Old Daughter Was Hit by Pepper Spray During Border Patrol Raid: 'Struggling to Breathe'
A dad in Chicago claims his daughter was hit by pepper spray after the family was caught up in a Border Patrol raid on Saturday, Nov. 8. The DHS has denied all of the claims.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“My first thought was my daughter,” Veraza told the Chicago Tribune. “I didn’t even care if it got to me,” he added. people.com/chicago-dad-...
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino heckled Gov. JB Pritzker on social media for having his speech in Little Village Tuesday interrupted by protesters — but Bovino did not follow through on a threat to show up in the neighborhood himself. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/o...
Officials Gather In Little Village For Show Of 'Strength' After Border Chief's Threat To Return To Area
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino heckled Gov. JB Pritzker on social media for having his speech in Little Village Tuesday interrupted by protesters — but Bovino did not follow through on a threat to sh...
blockclubchicago.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino heckled Gov. JB Pritzker on social media for having his speech in Little Village Tuesday interrupted by protesters — but Bovino did not follow through on a threat to show up in the neighborhood himself. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/o...
Bovino and his agents are reportedly being redeployed to Charlotte, New Orleans, and possibly elsewhere. The official line? “Intelligence-driven rotation.
The real story? Chicago got organized and stood tall. open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
The real story? Chicago got organized and stood tall. open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
Bovino’s Chicago exit after the city pushes back and temperatures drop
Was it something we said?
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November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bovino and his agents are reportedly being redeployed to Charlotte, New Orleans, and possibly elsewhere. The official line? “Intelligence-driven rotation.
The real story? Chicago got organized and stood tall. open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
The real story? Chicago got organized and stood tall. open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...
“Meanwhile, last night, Trump attended the Washington Commanders home game against the Detroit Lions. And before the game, Air Force One did a flyover above the stadium. Yeah, it was historic ’cause that was the only plane that took off yesterday.” — JIMMY FALLON
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Meanwhile, last night, Trump attended the Washington Commanders home game against the Detroit Lions. And before the game, Air Force One did a flyover above the stadium. Yeah, it was historic ’cause that was the only plane that took off yesterday.” — JIMMY FALLON