Mark Gerlach
@33andathird.bsky.social
I operate a small LPFM - Community Radio- WAUP-LP 99.1 in Waupaca WI. Oldies and Legacy artists along with news from Public News Service from 5 to 9 am M through Sat. An eclectic mix afterwards. Streaming at Live 365.
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From today's "To the Contrary" Podcast. Be alarmed.
Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to target domestic extremists. Listen to the list possible targets...
Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to target domestic extremists. Listen to the list possible targets...
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From today's "To the Contrary" Podcast. Be alarmed.
Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to target domestic extremists. Listen to the list possible targets...
Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to target domestic extremists. Listen to the list possible targets...
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"At least as outlined in this document, the administration’s agendas for Europe seem to be “Make Europe white again” and “Make Russia great again.” It’s not just abdication from leadership of the free world; it’s an open embrace of the forces of unfreedom."
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New Trump Security Strategy Turns Against the Free World
... and toward racialism, Russia, and the right wing.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"At least as outlined in this document, the administration’s agendas for Europe seem to be “Make Europe white again” and “Make Russia great again.” It’s not just abdication from leadership of the free world; it’s an open embrace of the forces of unfreedom."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"We’ve all seen Donald Trump dozing off at cabinet meetings. One reason may be that he’s not sleeping well at night.
At 2:37 a.m. today, the president of the United States was wide awake. How do we know? Because he took to Truth Social to sound the alarm..."
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At 2:37 a.m. today, the president of the United States was wide awake. How do we know? Because he took to Truth Social to sound the alarm..."
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December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"We’ve all seen Donald Trump dozing off at cabinet meetings. One reason may be that he’s not sleeping well at night.
At 2:37 a.m. today, the president of the United States was wide awake. How do we know? Because he took to Truth Social to sound the alarm..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
At 2:37 a.m. today, the president of the United States was wide awake. How do we know? Because he took to Truth Social to sound the alarm..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Is Donald Trump the Real Speaker of the House?
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Is Donald Trump the Real Speaker of the House?
A look at the GOP women' revolt
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December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Is Donald Trump the Real Speaker of the House?
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I guess the Administration is going to try not to release the full video.
Q: “You said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd.”
Trump: “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that. This is ABC fake news.”
Trump on Dec. 3: “Whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.”
Trump: “I didn’t say that. You said that. I didn’t say that. This is ABC fake news.”
Trump on Dec. 3: “Whatever they have, we’d certainly release. No problem.”
December 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I guess the Administration is going to try not to release the full video.
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Bob Kagan: "I think we’re at a moment of a real break and a real discontinuity. We sort of take for granted the degree of peace that we’ve enjoyed over the past eight decades...The norm is actually a lot more like what the world looked like before 1945."
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Bob Kagan on whether we are entering into a new period of history
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bob Kagan: "I think we’re at a moment of a real break and a real discontinuity. We sort of take for granted the degree of peace that we’ve enjoyed over the past eight decades...The norm is actually a lot more like what the world looked like before 1945."
youtu.be/VkhhjWAoi60?...
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“MAGA voices like Meghan McCain were on board with the hate. She remarked on her podcast that Trump’s rant about Somalis in the U.S. represents how she feels; while she may have worded it a bit differently, she confirmed,
“I agree with him.”
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“I agree with him.”
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The Derangement of the Conservative Mind (Cont'd)
Plus: MAGA embraces the bloodlust
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“MAGA voices like Meghan McCain were on board with the hate. She remarked on her podcast that Trump’s rant about Somalis in the U.S. represents how she feels; while she may have worded it a bit differently, she confirmed,
“I agree with him.”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
“I agree with him.”
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Joining @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social tonight in rare on set appearance to discuss…
a sn sportsnet dumpster is on fire
ALT: a sn sportsnet dumpster is on fire
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December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Joining @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social tonight in rare on set appearance to discuss…
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Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
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Can We Stop Talking About Olivia Nuzzi...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Can We Stop Talking About Olivia Nuzzi...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr.?
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December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Can We Stop Talking About Olivia Nuzzi...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
...and start asking questions about RFK, Jr? open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
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Part of me is glad Trump is now unconstrained, and is defacing and demeaning everything he touches.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Part of me is glad Trump is now unconstrained, and is defacing and demeaning everything he touches.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
It means that for the next three years we’ll have constant reminders not just of the need to defeat him, but also of the importance of ripping out Trumpism’s poisonous legacy and beginning anew.
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If you're an elected official and have to ask your social media followers "Am I crazy?"
The answer is yes. Yes you are.
The answer is yes. Yes you are.
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're an elected official and have to ask your social media followers "Am I crazy?"
The answer is yes. Yes you are.
The answer is yes. Yes you are.
Bulwark is my go to for the straight dope. Paid membership is more than a bargain
“We always been a different sort of media company…We put very few products behind a paywall. We give free memberships to anyone who can’t afford it. We are infinitely more interested in saving democracy than increasing revenue.”
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Milkshakes and Media
Where The Bulwark is going.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Bulwark is my go to for the straight dope. Paid membership is more than a bargain
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“'Happy Days Are Here Again' was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaign jingle in 1932 and became the ballad of the Democratic party for the next several decades, until it was retired as too old-school at the party’s 1992 convention. Maybe it’s time to bring it back."
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Vive La Résistance
Waves can be blue after all.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“'Happy Days Are Here Again' was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s campaign jingle in 1932 and became the ballad of the Democratic party for the next several decades, until it was retired as too old-school at the party’s 1992 convention. Maybe it’s time to bring it back."
www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
www.thebulwark.com/p/vive-la-re...
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"The British royal family has, in effect, defenestrated Prince Andrew—who is no longer 'Prince.' I was beginning to think there was no accountability in the world—certainly none for wrongdoing in the Epstein matter...The contrast with us Americans is stark."
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No More a Haven, &c.
On America and refugees; the British royal family and Epstein; populism and plutocracy; the joys of the tuba; and more
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November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The British royal family has, in effect, defenestrated Prince Andrew—who is no longer 'Prince.' I was beginning to think there was no accountability in the world—certainly none for wrongdoing in the Epstein matter...The contrast with us Americans is stark."
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until morale improves?
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
until morale improves?
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Voted early here in VA. Thanks to all those, officials and volunteers, who help make our elections free and fair, and the returns accurate and reliable.
I was proud to vote for @spanbergerforva.bsky.social. But I'm old-fashioned enough to encourage everyone to vote, whomever you support.
I was proud to vote for @spanbergerforva.bsky.social. But I'm old-fashioned enough to encourage everyone to vote, whomever you support.
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Voted early here in VA. Thanks to all those, officials and volunteers, who help make our elections free and fair, and the returns accurate and reliable.
I was proud to vote for @spanbergerforva.bsky.social. But I'm old-fashioned enough to encourage everyone to vote, whomever you support.
I was proud to vote for @spanbergerforva.bsky.social. But I'm old-fashioned enough to encourage everyone to vote, whomever you support.
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The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
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The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
As Laura Bassett notes, the South Koreans “gave Trump ketchup and a crown… Like he was a 6-year-old at Burger King.”
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October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
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"When a platform built for global conflict is used for coastal policing, the signal can sound less like resolve and more like confusion.
It is difficult to imagine that narco-subs and go-fast boats require a platform capable of launching eighty sorties a day."
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It is difficult to imagine that narco-subs and go-fast boats require a platform capable of launching eighty sorties a day."
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The Mixed Messages of Sending USS Gerald Ford to the Caribbean
The move raises questions of power, prudence, and proportionality.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"When a platform built for global conflict is used for coastal policing, the signal can sound less like resolve and more like confusion.
It is difficult to imagine that narco-subs and go-fast boats require a platform capable of launching eighty sorties a day."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-mixed-...
It is difficult to imagine that narco-subs and go-fast boats require a platform capable of launching eighty sorties a day."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-mixed-...
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It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene.
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
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But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
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Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
Spoiler alert for today’s newsletter: We’ve been asking the wrong question about Trump 2.0.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It’s tempting to dismiss Steve Bannon because he combines all the worst elements of demagoguery, graft, and bad hygiene.
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
But he is not stupid, and he has a history of calling the shots.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
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Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
Spoiler alert for today’s newsletter: We’ve been asking the wrong question about Trump 2.0.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump 3.0? Who Would Stop Him?
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October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I had a question about Mike Johnson.
October 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I had a question about Mike Johnson.