Scott Whitmore
@scottwhitmore.bsky.social
Middling novelist. Reader. Book reviewer. Observer of life. Former sports journalist. U.S. Navy retired.
Pinned
Deleted my profile from Instagram and by extension Threads. Deleted my Facebook *years* ago.
This is my only social media for as long as it stays fun and not filled with ... those types. (You know who I mean).
This is my only social media for as long as it stays fun and not filled with ... those types. (You know who I mean).
Dems looking to 2028 must make court reform a platform plank.
Start talking about it today.
Keep talking about it.
Run on it.
Put these bigoted maggat assholes on notice.
Start talking about it today.
Keep talking about it.
Run on it.
Put these bigoted maggat assholes on notice.
funny thing about this is depending on the scale of the swing next year this might end being worse for republicans than striking down the maps talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps
The Supreme Court, in a Thursday evening order, put on hold a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Dems looking to 2028 must make court reform a platform plank.
Start talking about it today.
Keep talking about it.
Run on it.
Put these bigoted maggat assholes on notice.
Start talking about it today.
Keep talking about it.
Run on it.
Put these bigoted maggat assholes on notice.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
If the regime is saying it, it must be questioned. They have no credibility. They lie and invent and ignore facts plainly visible.
January 6 pipe bomb suspect arrested in Virginia. Does that mean Lindsay Halligan is on the case? The problem with bringing BS cases is that even good ones invite skepticism. 
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Live Updates: Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrest, Boat Strikes Briefing and More
Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If the regime is saying it, it must be questioned. They have no credibility. They lie and invent and ignore facts plainly visible.
Yup
Since I have absolutely no trust in anything the MAGA regime or fascist republicans do, I’m going to assume that whoever they pin the DC Pipe Bombing on is a plant to distract from the many corrupt immoral evil things that they’re currently doing. Maybe it’s just me.
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yup
I hope the Dems in the briefing tell him to his face that he's a murderer. **** the Trident he's wearing.
Sadly I don't think they will. They'll defer and demur and waffle.
Sadly I don't think they will. They'll defer and demur and waffle.
December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I hope the Dems in the briefing tell him to his face that he's a murderer. **** the Trident he's wearing.
Sadly I don't think they will. They'll defer and demur and waffle.
Sadly I don't think they will. They'll defer and demur and waffle.
Maggats eat word salads
Chip Roy: "We need to give freedom options for the average hardworking American family so you can afford a catastrophic plan, go get health sharing, be able to have something that you can be able to go to the doctor of your choice rather than enriching insurance companies."
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Maggats eat word salads
He's a murderer and a rapist and a bigot and an asshole.
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
He's a murderer and a rapist and a bigot and an asshole.
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Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead.
Idk, just spitballing here.
Idk, just spitballing here.
The video should be informative
A top admiral is expected to tell lawmakers tomorrow that he and his legal adviser concluded that the two survivors of a boat strike in September were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The video should be informative
Y'all I suspect a lot of folks in the defense department really hate that bigoted cosplaying neo Nazi motherf***er and we're going to be hearing a LOT more about how poorly he's doing
Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Y'all I suspect a lot of folks in the defense department really hate that bigoted cosplaying neo Nazi motherf***er and we're going to be hearing a LOT more about how poorly he's doing
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ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
This
An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This
Yeahhhhhh this
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yeahhhhhh this
Every Dem running for every office from this point on should start every speech by pointing out they're not racist. "That's the first reason to vote for me: unlike every Republican trump supporter, I'm not a bigot."
And then go on from there to discuss ALL the ways you're not like the maggats.
And then go on from there to discuss ALL the ways you're not like the maggats.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every Dem running for every office from this point on should start every speech by pointing out they're not racist. "That's the first reason to vote for me: unlike every Republican trump supporter, I'm not a bigot."
And then go on from there to discuss ALL the ways you're not like the maggats.
And then go on from there to discuss ALL the ways you're not like the maggats.
The essence of my pissedoffness is this:
I am beyond fucking tired of the absolute worst people living their best lives at the expense of decent people.
I am beyond fucking tired of the absolute worst people living their best lives at the expense of decent people.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The essence of my pissedoffness is this:
I am beyond fucking tired of the absolute worst people living their best lives at the expense of decent people.
I am beyond fucking tired of the absolute worst people living their best lives at the expense of decent people.
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The official publication date is still next Tuesday, but there’s a good explanation for the ebook being out earlier, which I’ve now forgotten. Anyway, it’s e-available now.
The Essence by @hutchinsondave.bsky.social is out now to buy in DRM-free ebook format at @smashwords.bsky.social.
There is a phenomenon – a force, a spirit, a flaw in Reality – known as the Essence, which can manifest at random, often with dire effect...
There is a phenomenon – a force, a spirit, a flaw in Reality – known as the Essence, which can manifest at random, often with dire effect...
The Essence
The Essence is a phenomenon that manifests at random, often with dire effect. Michael Brookes, an economist working for MI6, escapes an attempted kidnapped; and that's just the start of his problems. ...
www.smashwords.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The official publication date is still next Tuesday, but there’s a good explanation for the ebook being out earlier, which I’ve now forgotten. Anyway, it’s e-available now.
Yup
Striking a boat full of unarmed civilians is murder. The first strike was murder. The followup strike was also murder.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yup
Tough to rebalance and regrow when your business is shuttered but what do I know?
Lutnick: "Remember, as you deport people, that's going to suppress private job numbers of small businesses. But they'll rebalance and regrow."
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Tough to rebalance and regrow when your business is shuttered but what do I know?
Bigots.
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Bigots.
The Europeans have had their fill.
Good.
Release the Epstein files next.
Good.
Release the Epstein files next.
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Europeans have had their fill.
Good.
Release the Epstein files next.
Good.
Release the Epstein files next.
Huh
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Huh
Because of time or tight money, there have been days where I've visited my comic store intending on buying my pull books & leaving.
But it never goes that way. I *have* to browse the racks, look over the new collectibles, search for hidden gems. I don't always buy more but leave feeling content.
But it never goes that way. I *have* to browse the racks, look over the new collectibles, search for hidden gems. I don't always buy more but leave feeling content.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Because of time or tight money, there have been days where I've visited my comic store intending on buying my pull books & leaving.
But it never goes that way. I *have* to browse the racks, look over the new collectibles, search for hidden gems. I don't always buy more but leave feeling content.
But it never goes that way. I *have* to browse the racks, look over the new collectibles, search for hidden gems. I don't always buy more but leave feeling content.
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Thanksgiving served as a potent reminder for me that daily life feels weird and disconcerting because of how badly our information environment has fragmented society.
A few thoughts below, and a request for ideas at the bottom.
A few thoughts below, and a request for ideas at the bottom.
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Corruption all the way.
Russia is basically an organized crime operation under Poot. And so OF FUCKING COURSE all the maggats want in.
Russia is basically an organized crime operation under Poot. And so OF FUCKING COURSE all the maggats want in.
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Corruption all the way.
Russia is basically an organized crime operation under Poot. And so OF FUCKING COURSE all the maggats want in.
Russia is basically an organized crime operation under Poot. And so OF FUCKING COURSE all the maggats want in.