Beau Weston
@beauweston.bsky.social
Sociology Professor at Centre College. Boyle County Democratic Party Chair. Presbyterian Elder. Community busybody. Husband and father in a wonderful, close family.
The foundation of Trump's Big Lie, refuted.
Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It.
A number of states have undertaken investigations into noncitizen voting, cross-checking voter rolls with citizenship status, and found it virtually nonexistent.
www.cato.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The foundation of Trump's Big Lie, refuted.
The heart of MAGA is white supremacy.
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The heart of MAGA is white supremacy.
Ordinary citizens hold the democratic guardrails.
"But it was even more remarkable that a group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to label their expression of dissent as a criminal act warranting prosecution."
"But it was even more remarkable that a group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to label their expression of dissent as a criminal act warranting prosecution."
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ordinary citizens hold the democratic guardrails.
"But it was even more remarkable that a group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to label their expression of dissent as a criminal act warranting prosecution."
"But it was even more remarkable that a group of ordinary citizens sitting on the grand jury in Federal District Court in Washington forcefully rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to label their expression of dissent as a criminal act warranting prosecution."
The gulag archipelago
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The gulag archipelago
Burnamwood comes to Dunsinane!
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Burnamwood comes to Dunsinane!
The Most Corrupt Administration, Ever. I hope the hearings begin the day the next Congress is sworn in.
Opinion | How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The Most Corrupt Administration, Ever. I hope the hearings begin the day the next Congress is sworn in.
Trump's post of the Obamas as apes is a new low in his demonstrated racism. White supremacy is the foundation of MAGA. Everything keeps coming back to that.
February 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Trump's post of the Obamas as apes is a new low in his demonstrated racism. White supremacy is the foundation of MAGA. Everything keeps coming back to that.
Amen. The most important alliance of them all. The world's longest peaceful border.
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Amen. The most important alliance of them all. The world's longest peaceful border.
That Gabbard is a Russian agent?
"I don’t pretend to know the exact nature of what this letter is regarding, but I’m not gonna lie to you, folks: it has me worried. I am worried."
Sen. Ron Wyden Sends Chilling Letter to CIA
Not great. Really not great.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
That Gabbard is a Russian agent?
Trump's gestapo is now committing international crimes.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Trump's gestapo is now committing international crimes.
We subscribe to the top five (supporting the general finding).
You?
You?
January 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
We subscribe to the top five (supporting the general finding).
You?
You?
Democrats are successfully fighting back against the authoritarian "Christian" nationalist takeover.
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Democrats are successfully fighting back against the authoritarian "Christian" nationalist takeover.
Hope for restoring democracy.
January 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Hope for restoring democracy.
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
Democratic Governors Association leaders denounce Trump’s Insurrection Act threat • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic governors are denouncing President Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota as “reckless and dangerous."
kentuckylantern.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Thank you, Governor Beshear!
The tide is turning.
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The tide is turning.
This is what photoshop is good for.
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is what photoshop is good for.
Impeachment now.
January 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Impeachment now.
We fought a Revolution against this exact view. Stop the Mad King!
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We fought a Revolution against this exact view. Stop the Mad King!
The only domestic terrorists in Minneapolis are ICE agents.
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The only domestic terrorists in Minneapolis are ICE agents.
The U.S. Virgin Islands "were sold to the United States by Denmark for $25,000,000 in the 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies[8] ($614 million in 2024) in which the United States also recognized Denmark's control over Greenland" (from Wikipedia)
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The U.S. Virgin Islands "were sold to the United States by Denmark for $25,000,000 in the 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies[8] ($614 million in 2024) in which the United States also recognized Denmark's control over Greenland" (from Wikipedia)
We can make laws which make things better. This is what government can do, which no other institution can.
Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11% of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot, but it has changed the lives of many. Here’s how. trib.al/xSygqCm
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM
We can make laws which make things better. This is what government can do, which no other institution can.
The DOJ "dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s so-called “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by [Maduro] ... Prosecutors now describe the group as a loose patronage network and allege a “culture of corruption” tied to drug money."
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The DOJ "dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s so-called “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by [Maduro] ... Prosecutors now describe the group as a loose patronage network and allege a “culture of corruption” tied to drug money."
Another Republican war for oil
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Another Republican war for oil
Trump's Congress is the least productive ever.
Elect Democrats -- government to actually serve the people.
Elect Democrats -- government to actually serve the people.
December 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump's Congress is the least productive ever.
Elect Democrats -- government to actually serve the people.
Elect Democrats -- government to actually serve the people.