Big_Al
@bdwags.bsky.social
A seeker of pure truth, an advocate of social justice, and a devoted humanist for all.
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This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
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I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.
Pay attention and act!
Pay attention and act!
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You might've missed a line that was tucked away in Donald Trump's recent speech.
He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.
It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.
He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.
It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.
October 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You might've missed a line that was tucked away in Donald Trump's recent speech.
He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.
It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.
He called on the admirals and generals to be ready to fight “the enemy from within” in American cities.
It’s another dangerous escalation into American authoritarianism says @davidcorn.bsky.social.
I often ponder the true meaning of Benjamin Franklin's warning on authoritarianism. "Rebellion to a tyrant is obedience to God." It is my assessment that it was as true during Franklin's time as it is today.
October 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I often ponder the true meaning of Benjamin Franklin's warning on authoritarianism. "Rebellion to a tyrant is obedience to God." It is my assessment that it was as true during Franklin's time as it is today.
Voltaire once stated: "If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are allowed to criticize." On the flight back from London, Trump said this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRIp.... Revoking broadcasting licenses is a form of government censorship and unconstitutional, courtesy of 1st amendment.
Trump Suggests REVOKING TV Licenses From Networks ‘Against’ Him
YouTube video by New York Post
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Voltaire once stated: "If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are allowed to criticize." On the flight back from London, Trump said this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRIp.... Revoking broadcasting licenses is a form of government censorship and unconstitutional, courtesy of 1st amendment.
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God is angry. No Kings.
June 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
God is angry. No Kings.
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“We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books.”
~ W.E.B. Du Bois: A True Patriot
~ W.E.B. Du Bois: A True Patriot
June 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can and do read worthwhile books.”
~ W.E.B. Du Bois: A True Patriot
~ W.E.B. Du Bois: A True Patriot
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If a sitting US Senator and US House Rep. can become subject to arrest over their constitutional duty of oversight by a tyrannical executive branch, then why have a republic?
Ben Franklin: "You can have a republic, if you can keep it."
Absolutely, disgusting...
youtu.be/gL08Xe31Ff8?...
Ben Franklin: "You can have a republic, if you can keep it."
Absolutely, disgusting...
youtu.be/gL08Xe31Ff8?...
BREAKING: Sen. Padilla Handcuffed After Attending Kristi Noem's Press Conference in Los Angeles
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If a sitting US Senator and US House Rep. can become subject to arrest over their constitutional duty of oversight by a tyrannical executive branch, then why have a republic?
Ben Franklin: "You can have a republic, if you can keep it."
Absolutely, disgusting...
youtu.be/gL08Xe31Ff8?...
Ben Franklin: "You can have a republic, if you can keep it."
Absolutely, disgusting...
youtu.be/gL08Xe31Ff8?...
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
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There are numerous tax cuts and loopholes in the "big, beautiful bill."
But it boils down to this simple fact:
Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and meals from millions of people.
But it boils down to this simple fact:
Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and meals from millions of people.
May 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There are numerous tax cuts and loopholes in the "big, beautiful bill."
But it boils down to this simple fact:
Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and meals from millions of people.
But it boils down to this simple fact:
Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and meals from millions of people.
Speaking the truth is not fear mongering. It's combating the fear itself.
May 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Speaking the truth is not fear mongering. It's combating the fear itself.
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
March Madness (college basketball 🏀) & the 1st day of Spring -- Perfect Together!!
March 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
March Madness (college basketball 🏀) & the 1st day of Spring -- Perfect Together!!
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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And that time is now…👇
So, get OUT, get INVOLVED, and get LOUD!
America. Isn’t. Gonna. Save. Itself. 🇺🇸✨
So, get OUT, get INVOLVED, and get LOUD!
America. Isn’t. Gonna. Save. Itself. 🇺🇸✨
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
And that time is now…👇
So, get OUT, get INVOLVED, and get LOUD!
America. Isn’t. Gonna. Save. Itself. 🇺🇸✨
So, get OUT, get INVOLVED, and get LOUD!
America. Isn’t. Gonna. Save. Itself. 🇺🇸✨
2 birds, 1 stone... Save money for billionaires and trillionaires in the US, killing more people in the name of profit...
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services earlier this month that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the programs NC food banks participate in.
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
2 birds, 1 stone... Save money for billionaires and trillionaires in the US, killing more people in the name of profit...
The chaotic destruction by Trump and his allies will leave major scars across all of American as well as global societies. The passage of the continuing resolution Friday for the fiscal year 2025 is the beginning of the end of America as unified nation. The assessment of history will be unkind.
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The chaotic destruction by Trump and his allies will leave major scars across all of American as well as global societies. The passage of the continuing resolution Friday for the fiscal year 2025 is the beginning of the end of America as unified nation. The assessment of history will be unkind.
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If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
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March 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
I cannot help to reflect on this quote by the late 39th POTUS, James Carter (1924-2025).
“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”
What was an inspiration to the world may no longer exist.
“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”
What was an inspiration to the world may no longer exist.
March 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I cannot help to reflect on this quote by the late 39th POTUS, James Carter (1924-2025).
“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”
What was an inspiration to the world may no longer exist.
“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”
What was an inspiration to the world may no longer exist.