Ted Hogbin
@tedomega.bsky.social
Husband, Dad and proud West Virginian. Steel structures for over 20 years. Part of the design teams for some of NYC’s signature skyline.
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The only thing worse than a centrally-planned economy is one where the central planner has spent an entire lifetime showing how completely incompetent he is.
1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The only thing worse than a centrally-planned economy is one where the central planner has spent an entire lifetime showing how completely incompetent he is.
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"After long periods of war or political strain, the greatest danger is not the enemy. It is the erosion of the values that distinguish the U.S. military from armed groups it confronts." lnk.thebulwark.com/4rFblGX
Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy
Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"After long periods of war or political strain, the greatest danger is not the enemy. It is the erosion of the values that distinguish the U.S. military from armed groups it confronts." lnk.thebulwark.com/4rFblGX
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One of the reasons servicemembers, from admirals and generals to the greenest private, should know “don’t follow illegal orders” is that this administration is a goulash of dishonorable character flaws like cowardice and dishonesty. There is no bus under which these pissants will not throw you.
NYT:
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
Five officials told us that Hegseth had nothing to do with the second strike
Washpost (which broke the story 2 days ago):
“This is ‘protect Pete’ bullshit,”
and
“It’s throwing us, the service members, under the bus.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One of the reasons servicemembers, from admirals and generals to the greenest private, should know “don’t follow illegal orders” is that this administration is a goulash of dishonorable character flaws like cowardice and dishonesty. There is no bus under which these pissants will not throw you.
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After space heaters ignite fires in DC region, expert offers tips on how to use them safely
After space heaters ignite fires in DC region, expert offers tips on how to use them safely
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer told WTOP that people need to give space heaters a lot of space around them to maintain safety.
wtop.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
After space heaters ignite fires in DC region, expert offers tips on how to use them safely
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Thanksgiving is supposed to be fun, not perfect
Thanksgiving is supposed to be fun, not perfect
During a stop at the rest area on Interstate 95 in Laurel, Maryland, travelers going home told WTOP what they won’t forget about Thanksgiving 2025.
wtop.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Thanksgiving is supposed to be fun, not perfect
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Trump facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress
Trump facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress
President Donald Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress. Brett Samuels, White House reporter for The Hill, broke it down on WTOP.
wtop.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress
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I have no dog in this fight at all, but it is hilarious that folks think there is a pure clean good guy between what has historically been an Ole Miss that has bent, broken, & ignored rules forever and mercenary Lane Kiffin
Don't you folks have Google? This is all known stuff...
Don't you folks have Google? This is all known stuff...
This has somehow become the biggest mockery in the history of the sport in a sport that knows about making mockeries
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have no dog in this fight at all, but it is hilarious that folks think there is a pure clean good guy between what has historically been an Ole Miss that has bent, broken, & ignored rules forever and mercenary Lane Kiffin
Don't you folks have Google? This is all known stuff...
Don't you folks have Google? This is all known stuff...
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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This makes TWO Indiana Republicans in recent days pushing back on Trump. First, Michael Bohacek, who is furious with Trump's slur against developmentally disabled so he won't support the GOP redistricting efforts in that state and now this:
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This makes TWO Indiana Republicans in recent days pushing back on Trump. First, Michael Bohacek, who is furious with Trump's slur against developmentally disabled so he won't support the GOP redistricting efforts in that state and now this:
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Thread.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thread.
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If the President hasn't issued any illegal orders, and has no intention of doing so, then he has no reason at all to be concerned when members of Congress correctly tell our servicemembers they have a constitutional and legal duty to disobey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If the President hasn't issued any illegal orders, and has no intention of doing so, then he has no reason at all to be concerned when members of Congress correctly tell our servicemembers they have a constitutional and legal duty to disobey illegal orders.
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President insists his word is the one and only law in this land.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
President insists his word is the one and only law in this land.
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I said this in my most recent @theatlantic.com article: The lawmakers had to make that video because it's so likely that Trump is, in fact, giving illegal orders, as @gregsargent.bsky.social discusses here.
What's weirdly missing from coverage of the Dem video is any discussion of this Q: Is it reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal orders, or not? The answer is, yes, of course it is.
On the boat bombings, for instance, evidence is extensive. Here's a look at it:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the boat bombings, for instance, evidence is extensive. Here's a look at it:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I said this in my most recent @theatlantic.com article: The lawmakers had to make that video because it's so likely that Trump is, in fact, giving illegal orders, as @gregsargent.bsky.social discusses here.
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"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
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NEW: "The real threat to our understanding of the U.S. economy" is that "the Trump administration has been quietly snuffing out thousands of other data series, particularly those that might produce politically inconvenient results."
From our @crampell.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
From our @crampell.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
NEW: "The real threat to our understanding of the U.S. economy" is that "the Trump administration has been quietly snuffing out thousands of other data series, particularly those that might produce politically inconvenient results."
From our @crampell.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
From our @crampell.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
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Anyone who says "machines can't have a bias" can be safely ignored. They have terminal TechBrain. Machines are programmed by people and people ... have biases!
Saving this for whenever anyone tells me that AI is impartial because "machines can't have a bias"
oh my god i take it back, grok is amazing
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Anyone who says "machines can't have a bias" can be safely ignored. They have terminal TechBrain. Machines are programmed by people and people ... have biases!
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Of course one of these morons used ChatGPT to write a use of force report. Of. Course.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Of course one of these morons used ChatGPT to write a use of force report. Of. Course.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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Howard Lutnick has reportedly promoted projects as commerce secretary that his kids are benefitting from in business.
Strong story by @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @mrothfeld.bsky.social, David Yaffe-Bellany and @anaswanson.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Strong story by @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @mrothfeld.bsky.social, David Yaffe-Bellany and @anaswanson.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Howard Lutnick has reportedly promoted projects as commerce secretary that his kids are benefitting from in business.
Strong story by @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @mrothfeld.bsky.social, David Yaffe-Bellany and @anaswanson.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Strong story by @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @mrothfeld.bsky.social, David Yaffe-Bellany and @anaswanson.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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It should be easy for educated, rational citizens to hold these two thoughts in mind: drug traffickers are the bad guys but due process of law protects us all.
Being against blowing up alleged drug traffickers at sea on the president's word does NOT make one a supporter of drug traffickers.
Being against blowing up alleged drug traffickers at sea on the president's word does NOT make one a supporter of drug traffickers.
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
It should be easy for educated, rational citizens to hold these two thoughts in mind: drug traffickers are the bad guys but due process of law protects us all.
Being against blowing up alleged drug traffickers at sea on the president's word does NOT make one a supporter of drug traffickers.
Being against blowing up alleged drug traffickers at sea on the president's word does NOT make one a supporter of drug traffickers.
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...