David Beard
@dabeard.bsky.social
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I’m sure Putin thought Navalny’s stock had gone way down after he was murdered, too.
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I’m sure Putin thought Navalny’s stock had gone way down after he was murdered, too.
Trump’s mom had a distinct accent as well.
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Trump’s mom had a distinct accent as well.
Does “softens tone” means he is stopping state-sponsored violence against the people? Or just that he doesn’t want so much of it, or so obvious or visible violence?
January 27, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Does “softens tone” means he is stopping state-sponsored violence against the people? Or just that he doesn’t want so much of it, or so obvious or visible violence?
“Once I finish kidnapping this 5-year-old kid, I’m joining the Trump Board of Peace.”
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“Once I finish kidnapping this 5-year-old kid, I’m joining the Trump Board of Peace.”
He kidnapped a child—and your tax dollars pay him to do it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 AM
He kidnapped a child—and your tax dollars pay him to do it.
The kidnapper and cross-state trafficker of a 5 year old.
Your taxes pay his salary.
Your taxes pay his salary.
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 AM
The kidnapper and cross-state trafficker of a 5 year old.
Your taxes pay his salary.
Your taxes pay his salary.
If ICE has an error rate of more than 70% in detaining people they thought were criminals, shouldn’t it have been fixed BEFORE nearly 100,000 people have been imprisoned?
Again, are they public servants—or body snatchers?
Again, are they public servants—or body snatchers?
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM
If ICE has an error rate of more than 70% in detaining people they thought were criminals, shouldn’t it have been fixed BEFORE nearly 100,000 people have been imprisoned?
Again, are they public servants—or body snatchers?
Again, are they public servants—or body snatchers?
If you read these headlines from today’s Wizard of Oz Daily, you begin to believe the man behind the curtain is very powerful indeed! @nytimes
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If you read these headlines from today’s Wizard of Oz Daily, you begin to believe the man behind the curtain is very powerful indeed! @nytimes
JIMMY OLSON: How do write that the old man escaped last night, wandered around the neighborhood with his fly open, baying at the moon, and pissed on all the welcome mats?
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
JIMMY OLSON: How do write that the old man escaped last night, wandered around the neighborhood with his fly open, baying at the moon, and pissed on all the welcome mats?
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
CLARK KENT: No problem, let me consult the NYT Sanewashing Headline Generator.
Hasn’t NATO — and U.S. - been the spear in Greenland’s defense? Maybe cripple Russia by going full-throttle helping Ukraine to tie Moscow down? But even Trump’s biggest fans think Putin is Eosteining him here. Via NYT.
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Hasn’t NATO — and U.S. - been the spear in Greenland’s defense? Maybe cripple Russia by going full-throttle helping Ukraine to tie Moscow down? But even Trump’s biggest fans think Putin is Eosteining him here. Via NYT.
even trump voters aren’t crazy about boss’s planned heist of greenland. from nyt.
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
even trump voters aren’t crazy about boss’s planned heist of greenland. from nyt.
Geez, even his staunch fans think Trump has lost his way on Greenland. Via NYT.
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Geez, even his staunch fans think Trump has lost his way on Greenland. Via NYT.
Whoever came up with the term "slow as molasses" doesn't know about Boston's Great Molasses Flood, in which a huge tank collapsed, sending a 25-foot-high wall of the gooey stuff flowing 35 mph through the North End, killing 21 people. us11.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema... #OTD @bostonglobe.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Whoever came up with the term "slow as molasses" doesn't know about Boston's Great Molasses Flood, in which a huge tank collapsed, sending a 25-foot-high wall of the gooey stuff flowing 35 mph through the North End, killing 21 people. us11.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema... #OTD @bostonglobe.com
Of what makes America great, "Peanuts" creator and Minnesota native Charles M. Schulz was clear: "I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities." www.kqed.org/arts/1385272... @bagleycartoons.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social @clarajeffery.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Of what makes America great, "Peanuts" creator and Minnesota native Charles M. Schulz was clear: "I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities." www.kqed.org/arts/1385272... @bagleycartoons.bsky.social @sifill.bsky.social @clarajeffery.bsky.social
Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
Five years ago, via @walterolson.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Five years ago, via @walterolson.bsky.social
Page One five years ago, vis @walterolson.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Page One five years ago, vis @walterolson.bsky.social
i guess this “pageant” has to happen before Friday’s Epstein dump.
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i guess this “pageant” has to happen before Friday’s Epstein dump.
Just working on an explainer:
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just working on an explainer:
Here’s how much Europeans love Donald Trump — to the detriment of the American economy.
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Here’s how much Europeans love Donald Trump — to the detriment of the American economy.
Big Daddy bemoans the lack of Nordic migration, but they don’t want to even visit anymore.
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Big Daddy bemoans the lack of Nordic migration, but they don’t want to even visit anymore.