Mike
@dml58.bsky.social
Retired Historian and College Vice President, currently a Gentleman Scholar.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel... Nothing says monarchy quite like the sitting president proclaiming his birthday a “patriotic fee-free day” at national parks! Nothing says racism quite like cutting out MLK Day & Juneteenth as fee-free days….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday
NPS changed its free admission days in 2026, removing MLK Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
www.usatoday.com/story/travel... Nothing says monarchy quite like the sitting president proclaiming his birthday a “patriotic fee-free day” at national parks! Nothing says racism quite like cutting out MLK Day & Juneteenth as fee-free days….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p... So, we are to believe that the smaller boat was to rendezvous with a larger ship to transfer its cargo for further shipment? Why not, then, destroy the larger ship? Oh, we couldn’t find the larger ship, even….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p... So, we are to believe that the smaller boat was to rendezvous with a larger ship to transfer its cargo for further shipment? Why not, then, destroy the larger ship? Oh, we couldn’t find the larger ship, even….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
apnews.com/article/pete... If true, then Admiral Bradley stands atop the chain of command responsible for attacking defenseless people on the wreckage of the boat in the Caribbean, a war crime if….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the boat attack in the Caribbean, but the video of survivors being killed has alarmed l...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
apnews.com/article/pete... If true, then Admiral Bradley stands atop the chain of command responsible for attacking defenseless people on the wreckage of the boat in the Caribbean, a war crime if….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Surprise, surprise! Trump & Hegseth are throwing the uniformed guy under the bus to save themselves. How’s the warning to not follow ILLEGAL orders look now? Serving….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say
White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountability
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December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Surprise, surprise! Trump & Hegseth are throwing the uniformed guy under the bus to save themselves. How’s the warning to not follow ILLEGAL orders look now? Serving….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.yahoo.com/news/article... It appears that President Trump is preparing to launch a war against Venezuela without Congressional approval. This would be an unconstitutional action, as well as a war of choice by the Trump regime. I thought Trump campaigned on ending wars of choice!….CONTINUED BELOW
Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety
Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
www.yahoo.com/news/article... It appears that President Trump is preparing to launch a war against Venezuela without Congressional approval. This would be an unconstitutional action, as well as a war of choice by the Trump regime. I thought Trump campaigned on ending wars of choice!….CONTINUED BELOW
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... If this is not called out, & the perpetrators not prosecuted & punished to the fullest extent possible, then this country is lost to all decency, respect, and honor! This is a war crime,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... If this is not called out, & the perpetrators not prosecuted & punished to the fullest extent possible, then this country is lost to all decency, respect, and honor! This is a war crime,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p... Killing unarmed and/or incapacitated combatants (& especially if they’re not combatants but civilian fishermen) is a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions & constitute war crimes of the most vile variety! Everyone,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p... Killing unarmed and/or incapacitated combatants (& especially if they’re not combatants but civilian fishermen) is a direct violation of the Geneva Conventions & constitute war crimes of the most vile variety! Everyone,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p... WARNING: Long post!
Has the Trump administration produced any hard evidence of drug smuggling from Venezuela? Have they even gone to the effort the Bush administration did with faulty intelligence prior to the invasion of Iraq? No to both. If he invades….CONTINUED BELOW
Has the Trump administration produced any hard evidence of drug smuggling from Venezuela? Have they even gone to the effort the Bush administration did with faulty intelligence prior to the invasion of Iraq? No to both. If he invades….CONTINUED BELOW
Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start ‘very soon’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the United States is preparing to take new action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela, telling service members during a Thanksgiving c...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/p... WARNING: Long post!
Has the Trump administration produced any hard evidence of drug smuggling from Venezuela? Have they even gone to the effort the Bush administration did with faulty intelligence prior to the invasion of Iraq? No to both. If he invades….CONTINUED BELOW
Has the Trump administration produced any hard evidence of drug smuggling from Venezuela? Have they even gone to the effort the Bush administration did with faulty intelligence prior to the invasion of Iraq? No to both. If he invades….CONTINUED BELOW
www.cnn.com/us/live-news... All Americans regardless of politics should pray for the recovery of the two National Guardsmen who were shot in Washington, DC, today! 🙏🏼
Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN
Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor. Follow for live updates.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
www.cnn.com/us/live-news... All Americans regardless of politics should pray for the recovery of the two National Guardsmen who were shot in Washington, DC, today! 🙏🏼
The chief ideologue of MAGA is at it again, spinning a new conspiracy theory to cover up the truth (by the way, where are the Epstein files? America is waiting!). Doesn’t Miller & the Trump regime know….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The chief ideologue of MAGA is at it again, spinning a new conspiracy theory to cover up the truth (by the way, where are the Epstein files? America is waiting!). Doesn’t Miller & the Trump regime know….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
How about these two for the Democratic presidential ticket in 2028? Kelly/Slotkin, American heroes to save the American Republic! #DefendTheConstitution
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How about these two for the Democratic presidential ticket in 2028? Kelly/Slotkin, American heroes to save the American Republic! #DefendTheConstitution
To quote Patrick Henry, “if this be treason, make the most of it.” Or to quote Ash from “Evil Dead,” “come get some.” #DefendTheConstitution #supportourtroops
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
To quote Patrick Henry, “if this be treason, make the most of it.” Or to quote Ash from “Evil Dead,” “come get some.” #DefendTheConstitution #supportourtroops
apnews.com/article/pent... If they do this, in the words from the Holy Bible “they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” Hosea 8-7. #DefendTheConstitution #SupportTheTroops
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. t...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
apnews.com/article/pent... If they do this, in the words from the Holy Bible “they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” Hosea 8-7. #DefendTheConstitution #SupportTheTroops
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President Trump is utterly & totally wrong on this. The Senators and Representatives told troops to obey their oath to the Constitution & not to obey ILLEGAL orders! The President is either woefully ignorant….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
President Trump is utterly & totally wrong on this. The Senators and Representatives told troops to obey their oath to the Constitution & not to obey ILLEGAL orders! The President is either woefully ignorant….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
WARNING: LONG POST!
President Trump is utterly & totally wrong on this. The Senators and Representatives told troops to obey their oath to the Constitution & not to obey ILLEGAL orders! The President is either woefully ignorant….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
President Trump is utterly & totally wrong on this. The Senators and Representatives told troops to obey their oath to the Constitution & not to obey ILLEGAL orders! The President is either woefully ignorant….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... Why should Ukraine show Trump any gratitude? His (& Putin’s) so called peace plan is simply surrender by Ukraine. They could have done that themselves. #SupportUkraine 🇺🇦#TrumpTreason
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November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... Why should Ukraine show Trump any gratitude? His (& Putin’s) so called peace plan is simply surrender by Ukraine. They could have done that themselves. #SupportUkraine 🇺🇦#TrumpTreason
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... This “agreement” (actually a diktat from Putin to Trump) constitutes a total surrender to Moscow! I wonder what Epstein told Putin about Trump? I as an American citizen apologize to the Ukrainian people….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future
US army secretary briefs ambassadors at ‘nightmare meeting’ in Kyiv on Friday after talks with Ukrainian leader
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November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... This “agreement” (actually a diktat from Putin to Trump) constitutes a total surrender to Moscow! I wonder what Epstein told Putin about Trump? I as an American citizen apologize to the Ukrainian people….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g... Of course he is! Have you noticed there’s a common thread in his deportation policies? Is he advocating mass deportation for, say, Swedes? Germans? Danes? Dutch? No, of course not. His targets are all brown & black. Don’t be surprised that if….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
President Donald Trump said Friday night that he's "immediately" terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota. The state has the nation's largest Somali community.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
www.npr.org/2025/11/22/g... Of course he is! Have you noticed there’s a common thread in his deportation policies? Is he advocating mass deportation for, say, Swedes? Germans? Danes? Dutch? No, of course not. His targets are all brown & black. Don’t be surprised that if….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
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Once again, I’m in a quandary! With the exception of her position on the Epstein files, I can’t say I’ve agreed with Representative Greene on much of anything. However, she has my respect for her principled resignation from Congress…..CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Once again, I’m in a quandary! With the exception of her position on the Epstein files, I can’t say I’ve agreed with Representative Greene on much of anything. However, she has my respect for her principled resignation from Congress…..CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
A falling out with the US president erupted amid her relentless calls to release documents on the late paedophile.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Once again, I’m in a quandary! With the exception of her position on the Epstein files, I can’t say I’ve agreed with Representative Greene on much of anything. However, she has my respect for her principled resignation from Congress…..CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Once again, I’m in a quandary! With the exception of her position on the Epstein files, I can’t say I’ve agreed with Representative Greene on much of anything. However, she has my respect for her principled resignation from Congress…..CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a... How twisted can he get? So stating the facts that the military takes on oath to protect & defend the Constitution rather than the allegiance to one man, as well as the fact that the military….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
‘Punishable by DEATH’: Trump Floats Execution for Democrats Who Urged Soldiers to Disobey Illegal Orders
Donald Trump suggested that six Democrats who put out a video urging military members to "refuse illegal orders" were guilty of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'
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November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
www.mediaite.com/media/news/a... How twisted can he get? So stating the facts that the military takes on oath to protect & defend the Constitution rather than the allegiance to one man, as well as the fact that the military….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p... An American military officer’s paramount loyalty is to the US Constitution, not any President nor any political party (www.army.mil/values/offic...). American military members also are not….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Democratic lawmakers urge troops to disobey illegal orders | CNN Politics
Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging servicemembers and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by ...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p... An American military officer’s paramount loyalty is to the US Constitution, not any President nor any political party (www.army.mil/values/offic...). American military members also are not….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... The US House of Representatives approves the release of the Epstein files, 427-1! Now it goes to the US Senate. Any Senator who does not vote for a complete,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
House votes overwhelmingly to release Epstein files after Trump and Republican allies drop resistance – US politics live
Near-unanimous vote passes on bill to force release of all files related to investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... The US House of Representatives approves the release of the Epstein files, 427-1! Now it goes to the US Senate. Any Senator who does not vote for a complete,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
A question I wish someone would ask President Trump: Mr. President, if the Epstein files are as you say a Democrat hoax, why would they include the names of Democrats as well as Republicans? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A question I wish someone would ask President Trump: Mr. President, if the Epstein files are as you say a Democrat hoax, why would they include the names of Democrats as well as Republicans? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p... Good! Being driven from public life is the least that should happen to those implicated in the Epstein files, be they Democrats, Republicans, average citizens, or the President of the United States! Preferably they should all be arrested,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Larry Summers says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ after new Jeffrey Epstein emails and will pause public engagements | CNN Politics
Larry Summers said Monday night that he was “deeply ashamed” about his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN that he would pause all public engagements as he works ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p... Good! Being driven from public life is the least that should happen to those implicated in the Epstein files, be they Democrats, Republicans, average citizens, or the President of the United States! Preferably they should all be arrested,….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u... I’m glad to hear President Trump is now calling for the House of Representatives to release of the Epstein files. Of course, that should be the complete files, with NO redactions (other than victim’s names), AND….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
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November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u... I’m glad to hear President Trump is now calling for the House of Representatives to release of the Epstein files. Of course, that should be the complete files, with NO redactions (other than victim’s names), AND….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
A cautionary welcome to North Carolina & Charlotte for ICE/Border officers. You’ll find that if you follow the US Constitution, abide by the protection of civil rights detailed in the Bill of Rights, & tread lightly, respecting the people of North Carolina, you’ll find the….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A cautionary welcome to North Carolina & Charlotte for ICE/Border officers. You’ll find that if you follow the US Constitution, abide by the protection of civil rights detailed in the Bill of Rights, & tread lightly, respecting the people of North Carolina, you’ll find the….CONTINUED IN COMMENTS….