Kevin Howley
@khowley.bsky.social
Veteran academic, sometime columnist, part-time broadcaster
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
Trump's Pennsylvania speech demonstrated that his return to the trail is a gamble: It’s just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021. n.pr/3KKpLVm
Philip Rivers' return to the NFL, by the numbers
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
It's long past time that journalists stop repeating the tyrant's talking points on #Affordability #Epstein #Tariffs and #Venezuela.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's long past time that journalists stop repeating the tyrant's talking points on #Affordability #Epstein #Tariffs and #Venezuela.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
News Flash: There won't be a next Democratic administration.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
The next Democratic administration should expand the court.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
News Flash: There won't be a next Democratic administration.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
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In a new report, @freepress.bsky.social’s @attorneynora.bsky.social examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression, and analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment
Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and ...
www.freepress.net
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In a new report, @freepress.bsky.social’s @attorneynora.bsky.social examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression, and analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment
The Lady Eve (1941). Written and directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Henry Fonda and Brooklyn's finest: Barbara Stanwyck.
Movie you’ve seen at least 6 times no Hallmark, post-WW2 French New Wave or torture porn
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Lady Eve (1941). Written and directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Henry Fonda and Brooklyn's finest: Barbara Stanwyck.
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2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
2025 by the numbers
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence.
freedom.press
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Allred saw the writing on the wall: #BlueWave26
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches bid for U.S. Senate in Texas, looking to flip a Republican-held seat.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Allred saw the writing on the wall: #BlueWave26
Someone alert the Commander-in-Sleep: Kimmel isn't tired of winning.
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Someone alert the Commander-in-Sleep: Kimmel isn't tired of winning.
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
HT and Indy Star "promote" civic engagement with last minute news report.
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Hoosiers' last chance to testify on redistricting is Monday afternoon. How to testify
The Indiana House, the first of two chambers, approved the new maps on Dec. 8.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
HT and Indy Star "promote" civic engagement with last minute news report.
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Cotton's got nothin' ... but the tyrant's sorry ass.
Q: "Is there any hard evidence that shows this particular boat was headed to the United States?"
Tom Cotton: "That didn't come up in my briefing."
Tom Cotton: "That didn't come up in my briefing."
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Cotton's got nothin' ... but the tyrant's sorry ass.
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Forget about bothsidesism. MGT's grift is allaboutmeism.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I stood for women who were raped when they were 14 years old, and the president that I fought for called me a traitor for that."
December 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Forget about bothsidesism. MGT's grift is allaboutmeism.
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"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” .. (quote Howard Zinn) .(cartoon Guy Parsons)
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” .. (quote Howard Zinn) .(cartoon Guy Parsons)
A close second to denying war crimes in a democracy (sic).
Loving war crimes is not a sustainable policy in a democracy
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A close second to denying war crimes in a democracy (sic).
Truth Social fodder if ever I saw it. And if I had a DOGE chainsaw I'd see through it alright.
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Truth Social fodder if ever I saw it. And if I had a DOGE chainsaw I'd see through it alright.
For the Commander-in-Sleep, all roads to the Nobel Peace Prize lead through Putin.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
For the Commander-in-Sleep, all roads to the Nobel Peace Prize lead through Putin.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Like her progressive allies Crockett offers leadership in the wake of corporate democrat failures and capitulation.
Jasmine Crockett: “To every politician celebrating this decision, let me offer a word of caution — Don't get too comfortable — When you push district lines this far, you risk losing the very seats you thought you locked in“
I think we can turn Texas blue—
I think we can turn Texas blue—
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Like her progressive allies Crockett offers leadership in the wake of corporate democrat failures and capitulation.
This is what MAGA looks like.
"I have never seen the line this long at this food bank, This is 4x the size of every previous year...the line wraps around the building a second time..Everyone is freezing and an older lady in line had to be taken inside because she looked like she was about to pass out from being too cold..."
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is what MAGA looks like.
Your daily reminder that the US murder spree in the Caribbean Sea has nothing to do with drugs. It's all about regime change in Venezuela.
As Trump intensifies his threats against strongman Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelan and Cuban American supporters in Miami are urging the president to take whatever steps are necessary to remove the embattled leader.
Why Miami’s Trump backers are clashing with the ‘America First’ wing over Venezuela
As Trump threatens strongman Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan and Cuban American supporters are urging the president to do whatever it takes to oust him.
wapo.st
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Your daily reminder that the US murder spree in the Caribbean Sea has nothing to do with drugs. It's all about regime change in Venezuela.