Dan Wheeler
@wheelerda.bsky.social
retired academic technologist, retired Naval Reserve officer
"The current administration, by erasing the distinction between police work and military operations — by allowing marauding ICEmen to pose as police — has grievously wounded the dignity of policing."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | With this loutocracy, assume it’s lying about ICE until proved otherwise
Kristi Noem isn’t the only reason millions of Americans increasingly distrust the deportation mania.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
"The current administration, by erasing the distinction between police work and military operations — by allowing marauding ICEmen to pose as police — has grievously wounded the dignity of policing."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I listened to the whole adolescent, ignorant speech (regrettably...thanks for the hook NPR). A 'fact check' that lists his correct statements would be much shorter than the normal list of untruths.
President Trump praised and threatened European allies during a lengthy speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. He also repeated his demands for ownership of Greenland.
Here’s a Look at Everything (and Everyone) Trump Targeted at Davos
President Trump’s verbal broadsides drew gasps and nervous laughter at the annual gathering of political and business leaders.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I listened to the whole adolescent, ignorant speech (regrettably...thanks for the hook NPR). A 'fact check' that lists his correct statements would be much shorter than the normal list of untruths.
Ha ha ha...
NEW: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump was “simply joking” when he said that "we shouldn’t even have a midterm election," and clarified that the president was simply praising his administration’s success.
White House claims Trump was ‘joking’ when he talked about canceling election
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Ha ha ha...
Trump = deceived www.wusf.org/2026-01-07/h...
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Trump = deceived www.wusf.org/2026-01-07/h...
This editorial deserves sharing but it is unfortunately behind a paywall. www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...
Public has right to know what feds said to get warrant for Cato immigration raid (Editorial Board Opinion)
Federal Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley-Dancks should unseal the administrative warrant and supporting documents so we can discern if government's ends justify the means.
www.syracuse.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This editorial deserves sharing but it is unfortunately behind a paywall. www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...
“Our diversity is not a vulnerability — it is our single greatest strategic advantage, a force multiplier that makes our military stronger, more resilient, and ultimately, more lethal in execution” Elisa Cardnell. Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Our diversity is not a vulnerability — it is our single greatest strategic advantage, a force multiplier that makes our military stronger, more resilient, and ultimately, more lethal in execution” Elisa Cardnell. Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history
"There is nothing Hegseth can do to rewrite the truth of that day.” www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities
Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in...
www.military.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"There is nothing Hegseth can do to rewrite the truth of that day.” www.military.com/daily-news/2...
"...because headline writers shy away from words like “unhinged,” “deranged,” “unstable,” “crazed,” certifiable — and are generally reluctant to point out that the President of the United States is a crack-brained elderly man-child shouting at windmills and cloud."
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Trump's Middle Finger to the World
Plus: Kimmel's defiant return.
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"...because headline writers shy away from words like “unhinged,” “deranged,” “unstable,” “crazed,” certifiable — and are generally reluctant to point out that the President of the United States is a crack-brained elderly man-child shouting at windmills and cloud."
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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"The most charitable assessment of the document is that it is incoherent and disorganized."
The cruel irony of RFK Jr.’s new MAHA report
The cruel irony of RFK Jr.’s new MAHA report
September 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The most charitable assessment of the document is that it is incoherent and disorganized."
The cruel irony of RFK Jr.’s new MAHA report
The cruel irony of RFK Jr.’s new MAHA report
West Point Alumni Group Cancels Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks - Rolling Stone "Hanks was scheduled to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award, an honor bestowed on an "outstanding citizen" who did not attend West Point but stands as an example of the academy's 'Duty, Honor, Country' motto."
September 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
West Point Alumni Group Cancels Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks - Rolling Stone "Hanks was scheduled to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award, an honor bestowed on an "outstanding citizen" who did not attend West Point but stands as an example of the academy's 'Duty, Honor, Country' motto."
Reposted by Dan Wheeler
“Good thing they didn’t get their way, too. Imagine American history without Italians and Irish and Jews. Imagine invading the beaches of Normandy with just the pilgrims’ kids.”
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
Eric Schmitt’s conservative history isn’t the America I want my kids taught | Opinion
In a speech at the National Conservatism Conference, the U.S. Senator got America so wrong. From David Mastio | Opinion
www.kansascity.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“Good thing they didn’t get their way, too. Imagine American history without Italians and Irish and Jews. Imagine invading the beaches of Normandy with just the pilgrims’ kids.”
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
Reposted by Dan Wheeler
To be clear:
1. We’ve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions.
2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military — which has been the strongest in the world for decades — is the dumbest shit I’ve read today.
1. We’ve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions.
2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military — which has been the strongest in the world for decades — is the dumbest shit I’ve read today.
Trump says without tariffs, our country would be “completely destroyed, and our military power would be instantly obliterated.”
August 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
To be clear:
1. We’ve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions.
2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military — which has been the strongest in the world for decades — is the dumbest shit I’ve read today.
1. We’ve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions.
2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military — which has been the strongest in the world for decades — is the dumbest shit I’ve read today.
Heather Honey, an Election Denier, Will Help Oversee Election Security at the DHS... "when the agency gives a platform to individuals who have actively worked to erode public trust, it becomes harder to view DHS as a reliable partner in election security.”
September 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Heather Honey, an Election Denier, Will Help Oversee Election Security at the DHS... "when the agency gives a platform to individuals who have actively worked to erode public trust, it becomes harder to view DHS as a reliable partner in election security.”
"...a “one-acre solar farm produces as much energy as 100 acres of corn-based ethanol.” bsky.app/profile/bill...
Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy.
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"...a “one-acre solar farm produces as much energy as 100 acres of corn-based ethanol.” bsky.app/profile/bill...
Warriors Don’t Fear Ideas
"Naval officers must be capable tacticians, but they must also be a great deal more."
\https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/june/warriors-dont-fear-ideas
...DAWheeler CDR-USNR-Ret USNA '75
"Naval officers must be capable tacticians, but they must also be a great deal more."
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...DAWheeler CDR-USNR-Ret USNA '75
Warriors Don’t Fear Ideas
If the Naval Academy is to develop future warriors, scholars, leaders, and citizens of the highest caliber, it must encourage them to think independently.
www.usni.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Warriors Don’t Fear Ideas
"Naval officers must be capable tacticians, but they must also be a great deal more."
\https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/june/warriors-dont-fear-ideas
...DAWheeler CDR-USNR-Ret USNA '75
"Naval officers must be capable tacticians, but they must also be a great deal more."
\https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/june/warriors-dont-fear-ideas
...DAWheeler CDR-USNR-Ret USNA '75
To liken this President to a "bull in a china shop" is insulting to bulls, (and an insufficient warning to China shops).
June 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
To liken this President to a "bull in a china shop" is insulting to bulls, (and an insufficient warning to China shops).
As a liberal I must confess to often learning from and often enjoying (at least the humor of) Jonah Goldberg. Column: Hate Trump? Love him? You'll both be annoyed by this column - Los Angeles Times
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As a liberal I must confess to often learning from and often enjoying (at least the humor of) Jonah Goldberg. Column: Hate Trump? Love him? You'll both be annoyed by this column - Los Angeles Times
"I talked to him about it, his [Putin's] dream.”
Now that plan is back on the table as official U.S. policy.
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Now that plan is back on the table as official U.S. policy.
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April 23, 2025
After previously suggesting that the U.S.
open.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"I talked to him about it, his [Putin's] dream.”
Now that plan is back on the table as official U.S. policy.
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Now that plan is back on the table as official U.S. policy.
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Scroll through Trump’s new covid website — and have your mind blown
"As recently as April 1, the homepage contained guidance about which populations would most benefit from a vaccine booster."
"As recently as April 1, the homepage contained guidance about which populations would most benefit from a vaccine booster."
April 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Scroll through Trump’s new covid website — and have your mind blown
"As recently as April 1, the homepage contained guidance about which populations would most benefit from a vaccine booster."
"As recently as April 1, the homepage contained guidance about which populations would most benefit from a vaccine booster."
tRUMP to US & global economies... You're fired! #MakingAmericaGRATE
April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
tRUMP to US & global economies... You're fired! #MakingAmericaGRATE
What aspect of a chain saw says "efficiency?" DOGE=DOG
March 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
What aspect of a chain saw says "efficiency?" DOGE=DOG
"The politicians in Washington don't care about the people in the North Country."
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Emergency broadcast funding being pulled
Candidate Constantino calls Democrats a `hate cult' - all of them
open.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"The politicians in Washington don't care about the people in the North Country."
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More than 75 million people did not vote for this mess. #MakingAmericaGRATE
March 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
More than 75 million people did not vote for this mess. #MakingAmericaGRATE
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... because "the president wants her out of quarters"
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... because "the president wants her out of quarters"