Michael R Harvey
@epublicus.bsky.social
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Michael R Harvey
@epublicus.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Copy of letter I sent to President Bident on 11/12/2024.
A delightful Holiday piece from Historian HCR on the history of NORAD and its annual tracking of Santa Claus and his Christmas Sleigh Ride! Enjoy, kids!
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December 23, 2025
On December 24, 2025, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will celebrate seventy years of tracking Santa’s sleigh.
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December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A delightful Holiday piece from Historian HCR on the history of NORAD and its annual tracking of Santa Claus and his Christmas Sleigh Ride! Enjoy, kids!
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Every time someone in power does something terrible, you hear: “History will judge them.” or “History won’t be kind.”
History doesn’t judge anyone, historians do. The people you’re waiting for history to condemn don’t need to understand that, the system works for them...
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History doesn’t judge anyone, historians do. The people you’re waiting for history to condemn don’t need to understand that, the system works for them...
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“History Will Judge Them.” No It Won’t.
YouTube video by Tad Stoermer
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December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Every time someone in power does something terrible, you hear: “History will judge them.” or “History won’t be kind.”
History doesn’t judge anyone, historians do. The people you’re waiting for history to condemn don’t need to understand that, the system works for them...
youtu.be/UM6CE5jgdV0?...
History doesn’t judge anyone, historians do. The people you’re waiting for history to condemn don’t need to understand that, the system works for them...
youtu.be/UM6CE5jgdV0?...
Historian HCR on the BIG LIE about the USA being founded as a 'Christian Nation'. Such delusional or cynical propaganda would be viewed by nearly all of our Founders as an absurd falsehood, especially if one is familiar with the actual history.
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December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Historian HCR on the BIG LIE about the USA being founded as a 'Christian Nation'. Such delusional or cynical propaganda would be viewed by nearly all of our Founders as an absurd falsehood, especially if one is familiar with the actual history.
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Historian HCR on H.R. 4405 (Epstein Files Transparency Act), and how the Trump administration is flouting/violating the law the president signed having bipartisan support.
If you read ONE thing about this issue, please take the time to read this piece.
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If you read ONE thing about this issue, please take the time to read this piece.
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December 20, 2025
On November 19, 2025, Congress passed H.R.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Historian HCR on H.R. 4405 (Epstein Files Transparency Act), and how the Trump administration is flouting/violating the law the president signed having bipartisan support.
If you read ONE thing about this issue, please take the time to read this piece.
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If you read ONE thing about this issue, please take the time to read this piece.
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Maxwell DUMPED by LAWYER and DEMANDS RELEASE from Trump
YouTube video by Legal AF
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December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Historian HCR on the influence and inspiration of our lesser-known founder - Thomas Paine, and how his "American Crisis" series of pamphlets stirred the souls and resolve of our very own American Revolutionaries.
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December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Historian HCR on the influence and inspiration of our lesser-known founder - Thomas Paine, and how his "American Crisis" series of pamphlets stirred the souls and resolve of our very own American Revolutionaries.
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Historian HCR on the GOP Congress to starve and effectively dismantle the ACA via extension of tax credits; dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO; and witch hunt of former special counsel Jack Smith (which has backfired).
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December 17, 2025
This morning, four vulnerable Republicans signed onto the discharge petition all House Democrats have signed to force Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring a bill to extend the premium tax credits for ...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Historian HCR on the GOP Congress to starve and effectively dismantle the ACA via extension of tax credits; dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO; and witch hunt of former special counsel Jack Smith (which has backfired).
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I give you our '1st Lady'. A college drop-out, who never made it past a freshman year, continues to lie about earning a degree, and instead - worked as a porn model and escort.
Yet somehow, Melania Trump obtained an EB-1 visa in 2001.
Yet somehow, Melania Trump obtained an EB-1 visa in 2001.
December 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I give you our '1st Lady'. A college drop-out, who never made it past a freshman year, continues to lie about earning a degree, and instead - worked as a porn model and escort.
Yet somehow, Melania Trump obtained an EB-1 visa in 2001.
Yet somehow, Melania Trump obtained an EB-1 visa in 2001.
A BIG LIE promulgated by Musk, Trump, and MAGA morons, is how swollen the US Federal public sector is. Ummm... no.
December 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A BIG LIE promulgated by Musk, Trump, and MAGA morons, is how swollen the US Federal public sector is. Ummm... no.
The facts are in, historical & political dusts have settled: Elon Musk's DOGE was the waste, fraud, and abuse. It was conflict-of-interest and reducing regulation for Musk's government-supported businesses.
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Elon Musk Admits DOGE Was a Failure!
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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December 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The facts are in, historical & political dusts have settled: Elon Musk's DOGE was the waste, fraud, and abuse. It was conflict-of-interest and reducing regulation for Musk's government-supported businesses.
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So, what's the point?
Note: MS COPILOT is based on OpenAI.
They need a LOT more "I" and less "A".
Note: MS COPILOT is based on OpenAI.
They need a LOT more "I" and less "A".
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
So, what's the point?
Note: MS COPILOT is based on OpenAI.
They need a LOT more "I" and less "A".
Note: MS COPILOT is based on OpenAI.
They need a LOT more "I" and less "A".
Microsoft is still the 850 pound gorilla in the Tech room.
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Microsoft is still the 850 pound gorilla in the Tech room.
Historian HCR on 'Human Rights Day', celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, 12/10/1948, when the U.N. General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, under Trump, it's not been commemorated.
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December 10, 2025
Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Historian HCR on 'Human Rights Day', celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, 12/10/1948, when the U.N. General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, under Trump, it's not been commemorated.
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Historian HCR on the increased corruption of media via mergers & hostile takeovers by ultra right-wing billionaires;
blatant lies of Trump 2.0; and ChatGPT spewing fact-challenged misinformation in response to questions from an actual journalist.
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blatant lies of Trump 2.0; and ChatGPT spewing fact-challenged misinformation in response to questions from an actual journalist.
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December 9, 2025
When G.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Historian HCR on the increased corruption of media via mergers & hostile takeovers by ultra right-wing billionaires;
blatant lies of Trump 2.0; and ChatGPT spewing fact-challenged misinformation in response to questions from an actual journalist.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
blatant lies of Trump 2.0; and ChatGPT spewing fact-challenged misinformation in response to questions from an actual journalist.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Historian HCR on the Trump administrations ham-handed push to impose the 'Unitary Executive', undermining Congress, law, and destroying the administrative state from within. It's corruption and rot on a grand scale.
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December 8, 2025
Last Wednesday, December 3, a reporter asked President Donald J.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Historian HCR on the Trump administrations ham-handed push to impose the 'Unitary Executive', undermining Congress, law, and destroying the administrative state from within. It's corruption and rot on a grand scale.
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It's y'all's money...
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's y'all's money...
Historian HCR on the history and meaning of 12/7/1941 and WW-2. Our fight was against Fascism, Imperialism, and Elitism - the very types of psychopathy that represent Trump 2.0, MAGA movement, and elites who underwrite them and stand to benefit most from it.
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December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Historian HCR on the history and meaning of 12/7/1941 and WW-2. Our fight was against Fascism, Imperialism, and Elitism - the very types of psychopathy that represent Trump 2.0, MAGA movement, and elites who underwrite them and stand to benefit most from it.
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Historian HCR documents the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, as embodied in the '2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the USA'. The international rules-based order and NATO are done, in favor of hemispheric dominance.
This is a harbinger of doom.
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This is a harbinger of doom.
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December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Historian HCR documents the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, as embodied in the '2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the USA'. The international rules-based order and NATO are done, in favor of hemispheric dominance.
This is a harbinger of doom.
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This is a harbinger of doom.
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Historian HCR on the war crimes of Trump's DoD, under the insane 'command' of dry drunk Christian Nationalist Pete KegsBreath.
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December 4, 2025
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Historian HCR on the war crimes of Trump's DoD, under the insane 'command' of dry drunk Christian Nationalist Pete KegsBreath.
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Brace for another round of media consolidation. SO much for 'free market competition'.
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Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Brace for another round of media consolidation. SO much for 'free market competition'.
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deadline.com/2025/12/netf...
FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” & leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear & plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by an alliance of retired / active-duty FBI special agents & analysts.
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FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals
Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a ‘rudderless ship’
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December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
FBI director, Kash Patel, is “in over his head” & leading a “chronically under-performing” agency paralyzed by fear & plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by an alliance of retired / active-duty FBI special agents & analysts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Historian HCR documents the murderous incompetence of the increasingly unravelling Trump administration.
Trump's cabinet and inner circle is a clown car full of narcissistic, psychotic sycohants.
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Trump's cabinet and inner circle is a clown car full of narcissistic, psychotic sycohants.
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December 2, 2025
The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill ev...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Historian HCR documents the murderous incompetence of the increasingly unravelling Trump administration.
Trump's cabinet and inner circle is a clown car full of narcissistic, psychotic sycohants.
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Trump's cabinet and inner circle is a clown car full of narcissistic, psychotic sycohants.
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Historian HCR on the expanding predatory corruption and abuses of the global elite - protected and enabled by Trump 2.0 and his buddy - Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Historian HCR on the expanding predatory corruption and abuses of the global elite - protected and enabled by Trump 2.0 and his buddy - Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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I've said it before but it bears repeating: Trump 2.0 makes the corrupt, abusive administrations of Andrew Johnson, Harding, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush-II, look like boy scouts.
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Trump grants clemency to executive convicted in fraud scheme – report
David Gentile had just begun to serve a seven-year sentence for role in $1.6bn scheme that defrauded thousands
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December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've said it before but it bears repeating: Trump 2.0 makes the corrupt, abusive administrations of Andrew Johnson, Harding, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush-II, look like boy scouts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Historian HCR documents the slow, sure unravelling of Trump 2.0 and the MAGA movement, along with its increased tendencies toward unethical or outright criminal behaviors.
It really was only a matter of time.
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It really was only a matter of time.
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November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Historian HCR documents the slow, sure unravelling of Trump 2.0 and the MAGA movement, along with its increased tendencies toward unethical or outright criminal behaviors.
It really was only a matter of time.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
It really was only a matter of time.
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