@reluctantmentat.bsky.social
If you must be a number,
Choose to be a PRIME.
Choose to be a PRIME.
I promise too not leave my post.
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I promise too not leave my post.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Trump does not want to execute members of Congress who urged the military not to follow unlawful orders, but that he wants to see them “held accountable.”
thehill.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Trump does not want to execute members of Congress who urged the military not to follow unlawful orders, but that he wants to see them “held accountable.”
Once upon a time there were hawks vs doves.
TODAY it is FROGS vs TOADIES!
TODAY it is FROGS vs TOADIES!
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Once upon a time there were hawks vs doves.
TODAY it is FROGS vs TOADIES!
TODAY it is FROGS vs TOADIES!
It just occurred to me MAGA are literally Bizzaro Libertarians, think about it.
Libertarians want to start society over and build back up.
MAGA wants to tear it all back down till they get to where they want to be.
Libertarians want to start society over and build back up.
MAGA wants to tear it all back down till they get to where they want to be.
October 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It just occurred to me MAGA are literally Bizzaro Libertarians, think about it.
Libertarians want to start society over and build back up.
MAGA wants to tear it all back down till they get to where they want to be.
Libertarians want to start society over and build back up.
MAGA wants to tear it all back down till they get to where they want to be.
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
Trump's targeting of Venezuela is an attempt to create casus belli. His use of emergency powers early on was based on being at war with Tren de Aragua. If he can provoke a reaction from Venezuela, then he can use that as validation of his actions, both past and future.
Trump's targeting of Venezuela is an attempt to create casus belli. His use of emergency powers early on was based on being at war with Tren de Aragua. If he can provoke a reaction from Venezuela, then he can use that as validation of his actions, both past and future.
October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
Trump's targeting of Venezuela is an attempt to create casus belli. His use of emergency powers early on was based on being at war with Tren de Aragua. If he can provoke a reaction from Venezuela, then he can use that as validation of his actions, both past and future.
Trump's targeting of Venezuela is an attempt to create casus belli. His use of emergency powers early on was based on being at war with Tren de Aragua. If he can provoke a reaction from Venezuela, then he can use that as validation of his actions, both past and future.
Better headline "Trump decides job numbers aren't bad enough. Promises to put more Americans out of work"
Thune is warning Democrats about Russ Vought: "We don’t control what he’s going to do."
Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’
The Senate majority leader spoke out as some Republicans express qualms about the White House slash-and-burn campaign.
www.politico.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Better headline "Trump decides job numbers aren't bad enough. Promises to put more Americans out of work"
You know why you avoid this because it creates a non-zero chance that soldiers will serve next to soldiers who may have killed their friends, family and children.
At the same time they are removing relief valves.
I'm sure some Vietnam Vets would have strong opinions.
At the same time they are removing relief valves.
I'm sure some Vietnam Vets would have strong opinions.
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
n.pr
September 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
You know why you avoid this because it creates a non-zero chance that soldiers will serve next to soldiers who may have killed their friends, family and children.
At the same time they are removing relief valves.
I'm sure some Vietnam Vets would have strong opinions.
At the same time they are removing relief valves.
I'm sure some Vietnam Vets would have strong opinions.
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JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
n.pr
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
@repscottpeters.bsky.social
@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
This shutdown may not accomplish anything short term. But it's a rallying cry that says "We see what is happening and we aren't going to idly stand by and let it happen." It will make people aware going into 2026 what is at stake.
@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
This shutdown may not accomplish anything short term. But it's a rallying cry that says "We see what is happening and we aren't going to idly stand by and let it happen." It will make people aware going into 2026 what is at stake.
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@repscottpeters.bsky.social
@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
This shutdown may not accomplish anything short term. But it's a rallying cry that says "We see what is happening and we aren't going to idly stand by and let it happen." It will make people aware going into 2026 what is at stake.
@padilla.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
This shutdown may not accomplish anything short term. But it's a rallying cry that says "We see what is happening and we aren't going to idly stand by and let it happen." It will make people aware going into 2026 what is at stake.
@repscottpeters.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Two questions first one is easy. In 2013 who shut down the government?
Easy right?
Republicans.
Now apparently the hard question.
Which Party took both the House and the Senate in 2014?
... Republicans
Two questions first one is easy. In 2013 who shut down the government?
Easy right?
Republicans.
Now apparently the hard question.
Which Party took both the House and the Senate in 2014?
... Republicans
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@repscottpeters.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Two questions first one is easy. In 2013 who shut down the government?
Easy right?
Republicans.
Now apparently the hard question.
Which Party took both the House and the Senate in 2014?
... Republicans
Two questions first one is easy. In 2013 who shut down the government?
Easy right?
Republicans.
Now apparently the hard question.
Which Party took both the House and the Senate in 2014?
... Republicans
Reposted
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
n.pr
June 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
In a world where there is no due process, the only thing that might have saved Senator Padilla from being sent to El Salvador were the cameras. Think about it.
June 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In a world where there is no due process, the only thing that might have saved Senator Padilla from being sent to El Salvador were the cameras. Think about it.
"Fascist rule for thee, New Plane for me."
Next protest sign
Next protest sign
The United States has accepted a luxury jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One, according to the Pentagon, despite concerns from lawmakers and MAGA allies about the financial and ethical implications.
Trump administration accepts Qatari jet for Air Force One
The issue has roiled lawmakers in both parties.
www.politico.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Fascist rule for thee, New Plane for me."
Next protest sign
Next protest sign
He is literally just copying Reagan. I mean at least in this case he changed the name from Star Wars... Probably because he didn't want to fight The 🐭
Trump is set to announce $25 billion in funding for the "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a White House official, only a fraction of the estimated cost of the program.
Trump to announce $25B funding for Golden Dome project
The price tag matches the amount in the president’s “big, beautiful bill” that lawmakers have yet to approve.
www.politico.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
He is literally just copying Reagan. I mean at least in this case he changed the name from Star Wars... Probably because he didn't want to fight The 🐭
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Trump is set to announce $25 billion in funding for the "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a White House official, only a fraction of the estimated cost of the program.
Trump to announce $25B funding for Golden Dome project
The price tag matches the amount in the president’s “big, beautiful bill” that lawmakers have yet to approve.
www.politico.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump is set to announce $25 billion in funding for the "Golden Dome" missile defense system, according to a White House official, only a fraction of the estimated cost of the program.
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We don't even need technical reasons to see that it is a bad idea. We carry lots of literal and metaphorical baggage.
May 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We don't even need technical reasons to see that it is a bad idea. We carry lots of literal and metaphorical baggage.
@schiff.senate.gov
So do the strategist not get it? Trump was the Madlib candidate, his supporters just played pick your grievance out of word salad. Now he has created real grievances via the flood the system strategy. But all the issues lead back to him leverage that, and pivot to real solutions
So do the strategist not get it? Trump was the Madlib candidate, his supporters just played pick your grievance out of word salad. Now he has created real grievances via the flood the system strategy. But all the issues lead back to him leverage that, and pivot to real solutions
May 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@schiff.senate.gov
So do the strategist not get it? Trump was the Madlib candidate, his supporters just played pick your grievance out of word salad. Now he has created real grievances via the flood the system strategy. But all the issues lead back to him leverage that, and pivot to real solutions
So do the strategist not get it? Trump was the Madlib candidate, his supporters just played pick your grievance out of word salad. Now he has created real grievances via the flood the system strategy. But all the issues lead back to him leverage that, and pivot to real solutions
Elon Musk does not have a "family" he has a harem. Family is about caring for one another, and having people who accept you, in essence family is the home you return to. Elon has financial dependents, and women who are clearly not equal partners. Its a Harem.
“Even pronatalists like us do not want more births regardless of the dangers to the lives of mothers, the basic well-being of children, or the integrity of the family,” Lyman Stone and Brad Wilcox write:
Musk’s High-Tech Polygamy Is a Dead End
The billionaire’s vision of family is bad for women and children.
bit.ly
April 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Elon Musk does not have a "family" he has a harem. Family is about caring for one another, and having people who accept you, in essence family is the home you return to. Elon has financial dependents, and women who are clearly not equal partners. Its a Harem.
When I meet my maker I plan to do so with humility, I will tell them all my failures and explain how I tried. Perhaps they will remain silent, maybe judge me, or bring up things I forgot or could not know. But once it's over somehow they will have brought me to acceptance, till then I keep trying.
April 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When I meet my maker I plan to do so with humility, I will tell them all my failures and explain how I tried. Perhaps they will remain silent, maybe judge me, or bring up things I forgot or could not know. But once it's over somehow they will have brought me to acceptance, till then I keep trying.
Lies are like viruses, once you accept one as truth it will attempt to multiply. Replacing another truth with a lie, till all that remains is lies.
April 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Lies are like viruses, once you accept one as truth it will attempt to multiply. Replacing another truth with a lie, till all that remains is lies.
You can't change who you are, only who you will be.
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
You can't change who you are, only who you will be.
Never forget those that believe an offence is the best defense, recover from defeat only when others allow it.
March 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Never forget those that believe an offence is the best defense, recover from defeat only when others allow it.
From the president storing confidential info in a bathroom.
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AmsjsuT6
March 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
From the president storing confidential info in a bathroom.
I laugh because the world really is a silly place.
I joke because when people laugh no matter the weight they carry for that moment they are free.
I snark because no person, institution or creed should be beyond reproach.
I joke because when people laugh no matter the weight they carry for that moment they are free.
I snark because no person, institution or creed should be beyond reproach.
March 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I laugh because the world really is a silly place.
I joke because when people laugh no matter the weight they carry for that moment they are free.
I snark because no person, institution or creed should be beyond reproach.
I joke because when people laugh no matter the weight they carry for that moment they are free.
I snark because no person, institution or creed should be beyond reproach.
I despise what is being done with the scrubbing of DEI content. BUT many people are getting a history lesson on the wonderful and diverse group of people who helped, build, fight and died for this country. So a silver lining at least.
A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and used search terms like "gay," which led to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry
A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
www.npr.org
March 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I despise what is being done with the scrubbing of DEI content. BUT many people are getting a history lesson on the wonderful and diverse group of people who helped, build, fight and died for this country. So a silver lining at least.