John Barr
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
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Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Six veterans posted a video reminding our troops that they swore allegiance to the Constitution-not to Donald Trump-and that they must not obey illegal orders
Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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Because of this, Donald Trump now thinks they should be executed
FOR TELLING OUR TROOPS TO FOLLOW THE LAW
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From War to Reconciliation
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From War to Reconciliation
By John F. Terzano
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
From War to Reconciliation
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Quiet service in a noisy, political year
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Quiet service in a noisy, political year
The people we celebrate today are serving under leaders who make that service harder.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Quiet service in a noisy, political year
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The fact that they have to put Trump in his kiddie fake high school uniform to look anything like patriotism when he dodged the draft is just…. Epic
June 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The fact that they have to put Trump in his kiddie fake high school uniform to look anything like patriotism when he dodged the draft is just…. Epic
On Memorial Day: "If other eyes grow dull, other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain to us." - John A. Logan, Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic, General Orders #11, May 5, 1868.
May 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On Memorial Day: "If other eyes grow dull, other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain to us." - John A. Logan, Commander-in-Chief, Grand Army of the Republic, General Orders #11, May 5, 1868.
Meet me in D.C. on D-Day
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Meet me in D.C. on D-Day
Thousands of veterans and supporters will rally on the National Mall to protest the cuts to the VA and demand preservation of the earned benefits millions of us were promised and sacrificed to earn!
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April 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Meet me in D.C. on D-Day
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Just as applicable today as it was then. It still ain't me.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Official Music Video)
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April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just as applicable today as it was then. It still ain't me.
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Competence fallacy: Trump (April 3rd) - "The tariffs give us great power to negotiate. Trump (April 4th) - "My policies will never change. Stock market: Loses $6T (yes, trillion $) in wealth.
April 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Competence fallacy: Trump (April 3rd) - "The tariffs give us great power to negotiate. Trump (April 4th) - "My policies will never change. Stock market: Loses $6T (yes, trillion $) in wealth.
The American Age Is Over: "...we have the government we deserve. "And it ended because the American people were no longer worthy of it."
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The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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April 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The American Age Is Over: "...we have the government we deserve. "And it ended because the American people were no longer worthy of it."
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ALL HANDS ON DECK! Get your family and friends, get your signs, find your flag, and show up for democracy on the 5th. Be on the right side of history and fight for your country.
Trump, Musk and Republicans in Congress are gutting services, raising prices, and racing towards slashing Medicaid, Social Security, and other life-saving programs. It’s time to fight back.
📅 April 5th
⏰ 2 - 4pm
📍Capitol Campus
Bring your signs, bring your flag 🇺🇸, bring your friends.
📅 April 5th
⏰ 2 - 4pm
📍Capitol Campus
Bring your signs, bring your flag 🇺🇸, bring your friends.
Join me on April 5th
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April 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
ALL HANDS ON DECK! Get your family and friends, get your signs, find your flag, and show up for democracy on the 5th. Be on the right side of history and fight for your country.
The three Asian countries met for their first economic dialogue in five years, aiming to improve free trade in the region amid concern over US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. How can this be good for the United States?
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China, Japan and South Korea to strengthen free trade – DW – 03/30/2025
Top officials of China, Japan and South Korea held their first trade talks in five years amid US President Donald Trump's looming tariff threat.
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April 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The three Asian countries met for their first economic dialogue in five years, aiming to improve free trade in the region amid concern over US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. How can this be good for the United States?
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April 2nd, "Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency," upended world trade relationships and markets, then flew to Florida to play golf. Isn't this guy still in his probationary period?...
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
April 2nd, "Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency," upended world trade relationships and markets, then flew to Florida to play golf. Isn't this guy still in his probationary period?...
"To think you can make a man richer by putting on a tax is like a man thinking that he can stand in a bucket and lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill on tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"To think you can make a man richer by putting on a tax is like a man thinking that he can stand in a bucket and lift himself up by the handle." - Winston Churchill on tariffs
‘People Will Die’—RFK Jr. Guts America’s Health Bureaucracy. It doesn't look good for public health:
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‘People Will Die’—RFK Jr. Guts America’s Health Bureaucracy
Stunned experts fear major damage to U.S. health, science, and expertise.
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April 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
‘People Will Die’—RFK Jr. Guts America’s Health Bureaucracy. It doesn't look good for public health:
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Leadership isn’t about cleverness in private threads. It isn’t about proximity to power or mastery of a so-called “secure app.” It’s about responsibility—particularly when lives are on the line...
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The Trump Administration’s Use of Signal Puts Service Members at Risk
’Operational security’ is about reducing the danger for those in uniform.
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April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Leadership isn’t about cleverness in private threads. It isn’t about proximity to power or mastery of a so-called “secure app.” It’s about responsibility—particularly when lives are on the line...
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"For over 80 years, wise investments by the U.S. government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world,” the letter said. “Astoundingly, the Trump administration is destabilizing this enterprise by gutting funding for research...
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Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say (Gift Article)
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"For over 80 years, wise investments by the U.S. government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world,” the letter said. “Astoundingly, the Trump administration is destabilizing this enterprise by gutting funding for research...
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Great satire from the F*cking News:
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EXPOSED: The Trump and GOP Conspiracy to Protect George Soros
The president and top Republicans refuse to release evidence of string-pulling mastermind's sprawling crime ring
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April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Great satire from the F*cking News:
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"This may be presumptuous, but it strikes me that the new administration’s national security team could use some advice." - from the former Secretary of the Air Force.
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Opinion | Read This if You’re on Trump’s National Security Team (Gift Article)
Trust your staff, admit mistakes, don’t embarrass the president.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"This may be presumptuous, but it strikes me that the new administration’s national security team could use some advice." - from the former Secretary of the Air Force.
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"As the Trump administration has responded with a mixture of denials, brush-offs, lies and vitriolic attacks on Mr. Goldberg, I’ve found myself worrying less about the leak and more about the character of the people in charge of our nation’s defense."
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Opinion | Security Breaches Can Be Fixed. People Without Honor Can’t Be Trusted. (Gift Article)
There’s a reason every warrior society has a code.
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March 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
"As the Trump administration has responded with a mixture of denials, brush-offs, lies and vitriolic attacks on Mr. Goldberg, I’ve found myself worrying less about the leak and more about the character of the people in charge of our nation’s defense."
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"We tend to take our good fortune for granted, and to be far too confident, even complacent, about the future. We tend to forget that authoritarianism of various sorts is the historical norm." Time was, this was the conservative attitude.
Back to Work at the Roach-Infested Mold Dungeon
Former telework employees report lousy office conditions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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March 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"We tend to take our good fortune for granted, and to be far too confident, even complacent, about the future. We tend to forget that authoritarianism of various sorts is the historical norm." Time was, this was the conservative attitude.