@sandyretired.bsky.social
Reposted
This is fascinating: Trump is, of course, Commander-in-Chief of all the U.S. Armed Forces, and newscycles of past presidents likely would've drilled that home.
But Trump has also, of course, repeatedly and successfully distanced himself from scandals that would've tanked other presidencies.
But Trump has also, of course, repeatedly and successfully distanced himself from scandals that would've tanked other presidencies.
POLITICO: Do you believe the second strike was necessary?
TRUMP: Uhhhh. Well it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat. But I don't get involved in that. That's up to them.
TRUMP: Uhhhh. Well it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat. But I don't get involved in that. That's up to them.
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is fascinating: Trump is, of course, Commander-in-Chief of all the U.S. Armed Forces, and newscycles of past presidents likely would've drilled that home.
But Trump has also, of course, repeatedly and successfully distanced himself from scandals that would've tanked other presidencies.
But Trump has also, of course, repeatedly and successfully distanced himself from scandals that would've tanked other presidencies.
Reposted
Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime. Let's discuss on tonight's Community Meeting live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime!
Starting Nov 29 at 8:30 PM EST
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hegseth's "Kill Them All" Order Constitutes a War Crime. Let's discuss on tonight's Community Meeting live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET.
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Reposted
JUST NOW!! Congressional Democrats Slam White House for 'Forcing Ukraine into Capitulation' with Peace Deal
Top US lawmakers in security and foreign affairs urge swift course correction, warning that forcing Kyiv into 'unjust surrender' would threaten NATO and global stability.
Top US lawmakers in security and foreign affairs urge swift course correction, warning that forcing Kyiv into 'unjust surrender' would threaten NATO and global stability.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
JUST NOW!! Congressional Democrats Slam White House for 'Forcing Ukraine into Capitulation' with Peace Deal
Top US lawmakers in security and foreign affairs urge swift course correction, warning that forcing Kyiv into 'unjust surrender' would threaten NATO and global stability.
Top US lawmakers in security and foreign affairs urge swift course correction, warning that forcing Kyiv into 'unjust surrender' would threaten NATO and global stability.
Reposted
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
Reposted
“Jobs are booming” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “most-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Jobs are booming” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “most-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
Reposted
Trump Demanded CBS Cut a Clip From 60 Minutes Interview—and It Did
#Trump
#Trump
Trump Demanded CBS Cut a Clip From 60 Minutes Interview—and It Did
Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Trump Demanded CBS Cut a Clip From 60 Minutes Interview—and It Did
#Trump
#Trump
Reposted
Pointing a weapon of war at people objecting to ICE.
November 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Pointing a weapon of war at people objecting to ICE.
Reposted
You'd think the folks in the press who monitored egg prices obsessively for four years would bring some of that same energy when known lefty rag the Wall Street Journal slaps this story on its front page 🤔
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You'd think the folks in the press who monitored egg prices obsessively for four years would bring some of that same energy when known lefty rag the Wall Street Journal slaps this story on its front page 🤔
Reposted
Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.
House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025
Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.
www.snopes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.
Reposted
Another pro tip for @cnn.com guests: Remember never to say on air that Scott Jennings is lying on air and that network management is paying him to lie on air when, in fact, he is lying on air as the network pays him to do 🤣
"I hope your beeper doesn't go off."
A year ago today, a racist tried to make a 'joke' about me being killed by Israel. It was the 1st time I've ever walked off of live TV. That night CNN said they'd ban the racist from their air. But in the year since, I myself haven't been invited back on CNN.
A year ago today, a racist tried to make a 'joke' about me being killed by Israel. It was the 1st time I've ever walked off of live TV. That night CNN said they'd ban the racist from their air. But in the year since, I myself haven't been invited back on CNN.
Absolutely insane moment on CNN
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Another pro tip for @cnn.com guests: Remember never to say on air that Scott Jennings is lying on air and that network management is paying him to lie on air when, in fact, he is lying on air as the network pays him to do 🤣
Reposted
Reposted
New definition of “America First” just dropped
Bessent on Trump bailing out Argentina: "It is America first because we are supporting a US ally."
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New definition of “America First” just dropped
Reposted
4/ With no way to reliably learn DHS agents’ identities, there aren’t many ways to report them for alleged abuse. And the office that would have handled complaints about DHS’ behavior? Dismantled.
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
4/ With no way to reliably learn DHS agents’ identities, there aren’t many ways to report them for alleged abuse. And the office that would have handled complaints about DHS’ behavior? Dismantled.
Reposted
Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:
- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders
Topics he thinks are not serious:
- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress
- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders
Topics he thinks are not serious:
- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:
- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders
Topics he thinks are not serious:
- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress
- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders
Topics he thinks are not serious:
- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress
Reposted
Extraordinary NYT story:
Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.
They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.
They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Extraordinary NYT story:
Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.
They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.
They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Reposted
‘Those Rules Are Gone’: How ICE Is Rethinking its Raids
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, the agency is following a different playbook, says a former ICE chief.
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, the agency is following a different playbook, says a former ICE chief.
‘Those Rules Are Gone’: How ICE Is Rethinking its Raids
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, the agency is following a different playbook, says a former ICE chief.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
‘Those Rules Are Gone’: How ICE Is Rethinking its Raids
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, the agency is following a different playbook, says a former ICE chief.
ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, the agency is following a different playbook, says a former ICE chief.
Reposted
Trump cut a program that gave free black lung screenings to coal miners.
Coal miner's wife on Trump's deregulation of black lung protections:
“They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in... The coal miners have supplied this country with electricity, and now they’re just cast aside to die”
“They’re mining a lot more now, the coal trucks are running, but there’s no benefits for the coal miners coming in... The coal miners have supplied this country with electricity, and now they’re just cast aside to die”
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump cut a program that gave free black lung screenings to coal miners.
Reposted
Per new court filing:
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Per new court filing:
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
"On Oct 20... James Comey, by counsel, will file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia"
Reposted
Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully. nokings.org
Reposted
This is the event I am talking about. Who and where is she? bsky.app/profile/thet...
“YOU hit HER.”
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is the event I am talking about. Who and where is she? bsky.app/profile/thet...
Reposted
Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.
Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.
Reposted
Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...
No Kings — Freedom (video)
Why protest is patriotic
snyder.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...
Reposted
Reporter: Latino immigrants in Memphis who are legal residents are afraid to go to work
Gov. Bill Lee (dodges question): “If they’re not a criminal element, then they shouldn’t be afraid.”
As tone deaf as it gets when Trump’s ICE goons are assaulting legal residents & citizens
Gov. Bill Lee (dodges question): “If they’re not a criminal element, then they shouldn’t be afraid.”
As tone deaf as it gets when Trump’s ICE goons are assaulting legal residents & citizens
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reporter: Latino immigrants in Memphis who are legal residents are afraid to go to work
Gov. Bill Lee (dodges question): “If they’re not a criminal element, then they shouldn’t be afraid.”
As tone deaf as it gets when Trump’s ICE goons are assaulting legal residents & citizens
Gov. Bill Lee (dodges question): “If they’re not a criminal element, then they shouldn’t be afraid.”
As tone deaf as it gets when Trump’s ICE goons are assaulting legal residents & citizens
Reposted
BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?
VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer
B: But this was a WH decision
VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer
B: But this was a WH decision
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?
VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer
B: But this was a WH decision
VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer
B: But this was a WH decision
Reposted
They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.
There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.
They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.
There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.
They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.
WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?
VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?
WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?
VANCE: They have forced us to choose
VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?
WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?
VANCE: They have forced us to choose
October 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.
There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.
They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.
There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.
They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.