speakingfrankly
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A smile on his face and a gold medal around his neck. This guy's easily amused and even more easily bought off.
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A smile on his face and a gold medal around his neck. This guy's easily amused and even more easily bought off.
Hey, Hegseth...move over. You're taking up too much "Epstein time" on CNN.
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Hey, Hegseth...move over. You're taking up too much "Epstein time" on CNN.
With the Hegseth mess, please note: The Epstein Files has not been in the news since before Thanksgiving. "Mission accomplished."
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
With the Hegseth mess, please note: The Epstein Files has not been in the news since before Thanksgiving. "Mission accomplished."
Perhaps General Schwartzkopf could clue Hegseth in on "the fog of war." Seems in the Gulf War, the enemy shot back...and very few of them were fishermen.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Perhaps General Schwartzkopf could clue Hegseth in on "the fog of war." Seems in the Gulf War, the enemy shot back...and very few of them were fishermen.
Now this: After bombing fisherman in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Latinx for the past six months, the old boy has now decided to pardon one of the most prolific drug dealers ever!
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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Now this: After bombing fisherman in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Latinx for the past six months, the old boy has now decided to pardon one of the most prolific drug dealers ever!
apnews.com/article/trum...
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So the Saudis kill thousands on 9/11, kill & dismember WP journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. POTUS rewards them with aircraft deals. Now I see how it works. They just weren't cruel enough prior to the 9/11 for us to reward them. Perhaps is they'd killed a few more of us, we'd offer them have statehood.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
So the Saudis kill thousands on 9/11, kill & dismember WP journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. POTUS rewards them with aircraft deals. Now I see how it works. They just weren't cruel enough prior to the 9/11 for us to reward them. Perhaps is they'd killed a few more of us, we'd offer them have statehood.
I found the "address" by Speaker Johnson this morning one of the most disgusting moments in American history imaginable. This man and his colleagues together make one of the least trustworthy congresses ever. And I thought Kevin McCarthy was a loser. He can't even compete.
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I found the "address" by Speaker Johnson this morning one of the most disgusting moments in American history imaginable. This man and his colleagues together make one of the least trustworthy congresses ever. And I thought Kevin McCarthy was a loser. He can't even compete.
I'm convinced the Epstein files have been thoroughly whitewashed by the DOJ at this point. Seems the orange is most heartily welcoming their release. But then, if they become a part of a DOJ "investigation," then all bets are off that we'll ever see them. And the billionaires will walk.
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm convinced the Epstein files have been thoroughly whitewashed by the DOJ at this point. Seems the orange is most heartily welcoming their release. But then, if they become a part of a DOJ "investigation," then all bets are off that we'll ever see them. And the billionaires will walk.
Epstein files open. Orange resigns. Vance takes over. Project 25 dies. Miller resigns. MAGA splinters. Dems sweep '26 and '28. End EO's. No overweight masked men arresting moms. Create fair border policy. ACA returns. Vaccines return. Children are fed. Medicaid back. R's must work with D's.
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Epstein files open. Orange resigns. Vance takes over. Project 25 dies. Miller resigns. MAGA splinters. Dems sweep '26 and '28. End EO's. No overweight masked men arresting moms. Create fair border policy. ACA returns. Vaccines return. Children are fed. Medicaid back. R's must work with D's.
The only positive that has come from the "gang of eight" cave-in is that the House must assemble and formally allow Adelita Grijalva to be seated and to cast the deciding vote on release of the Epstein files. Johnson and the "old boys" can do nothing more than censure her to keep the files a secret.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The only positive that has come from the "gang of eight" cave-in is that the House must assemble and formally allow Adelita Grijalva to be seated and to cast the deciding vote on release of the Epstein files. Johnson and the "old boys" can do nothing more than censure her to keep the files a secret.
I'm blue to the core but baffled. Angus, Jeanne, Maggie, Tim, and the others, what the hell is going on? Do you think last Tuesday was a fluke? No! It was the American people, especially Virginia, voicing true feelings. America has had enough of them. Can't you read the room any better than that?
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm blue to the core but baffled. Angus, Jeanne, Maggie, Tim, and the others, what the hell is going on? Do you think last Tuesday was a fluke? No! It was the American people, especially Virginia, voicing true feelings. America has had enough of them. Can't you read the room any better than that?
I guess Trump is ordering the National Guard into U.S. cities to protect I.C.E...From what? A surprise attack from Weight Watchers? A recent study showed that over 30% of I.C.E. recruits are unable to pass even basic fitness standards, already modified to include even more tubs of lard.
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I guess Trump is ordering the National Guard into U.S. cities to protect I.C.E...From what? A surprise attack from Weight Watchers? A recent study showed that over 30% of I.C.E. recruits are unable to pass even basic fitness standards, already modified to include even more tubs of lard.
Admiral Holsey retires. Look for the truth about the occupants of the destroyed Venezuelan boats to surface shortly. Seems like resignations, firings, and retirements dominate Hegseth's DOD. Wonder why the U.S. Coast Guard is not more routinely involved in boarding these boats as they have formerly.
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Admiral Holsey retires. Look for the truth about the occupants of the destroyed Venezuelan boats to surface shortly. Seems like resignations, firings, and retirements dominate Hegseth's DOD. Wonder why the U.S. Coast Guard is not more routinely involved in boarding these boats as they have formerly.
Seems like with all those trillions of dollars coming in from tariffs, there should not only be no government shutdown, but also, we should be free from paying federal income tax for the next couple of years, at least!
October 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Seems like with all those trillions of dollars coming in from tariffs, there should not only be no government shutdown, but also, we should be free from paying federal income tax for the next couple of years, at least!
So will our military continue to. attract the best and brightest? After the "speeches" this morning to America's top ranking leaders, I must question the direction being taken by the "Secretary of War" and the Commander in Chief. If they want an army of Proud Boys, few of them can pass the physical.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So will our military continue to. attract the best and brightest? After the "speeches" this morning to America's top ranking leaders, I must question the direction being taken by the "Secretary of War" and the Commander in Chief. If they want an army of Proud Boys, few of them can pass the physical.
How much taxpayer money will the administration spend in prosecuting people POTUS hates? Stay tuned! The GAO is keeping up with the expenditures as well as the amount DOGE cost us in early 2025.
September 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
How much taxpayer money will the administration spend in prosecuting people POTUS hates? Stay tuned! The GAO is keeping up with the expenditures as well as the amount DOGE cost us in early 2025.
If a president begins a major speech to the United Nations with a string of at least six major lies, how can the audience including some of the world's top diplomats, believe a single line of the remainder of the oratory.
September 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If a president begins a major speech to the United Nations with a string of at least six major lies, how can the audience including some of the world's top diplomats, believe a single line of the remainder of the oratory.
I had planned to become a pod caster until I realized that some of the most vile people on the planet are engaged in the activity. Heard one today being questioned by the U.S. Senate. What an incompetent jackass was appointed to head the FBI which before this administration, had my utmost respect.
September 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I had planned to become a pod caster until I realized that some of the most vile people on the planet are engaged in the activity. Heard one today being questioned by the U.S. Senate. What an incompetent jackass was appointed to head the FBI which before this administration, had my utmost respect.
Asking for a friend: With a gallows constructed on the Capital lawn on January 6, 2021, why doesn't the chant, "Hang Mike Pence" qualify as hate speech? Well, Attorney General Bondi? I'm waiting along with millions of my friends.
September 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Asking for a friend: With a gallows constructed on the Capital lawn on January 6, 2021, why doesn't the chant, "Hang Mike Pence" qualify as hate speech? Well, Attorney General Bondi? I'm waiting along with millions of my friends.
So, Grump calls the Net man and says, "We gotta get the Epstein thing out of the news. Why don't you attack Doha which is sure to anger the Saudis. That ought to fill the space between the Car Shield commercials." Uh-oh. It didn't work.
September 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So, Grump calls the Net man and says, "We gotta get the Epstein thing out of the news. Why don't you attack Doha which is sure to anger the Saudis. That ought to fill the space between the Car Shield commercials." Uh-oh. It didn't work.
One of the most disgusting political acts of cowardice was perpetrated and successfully carried out by ABC Sports and the USTA this afternoon when Grump attended the U.S. Open. www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
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September 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
One of the most disgusting political acts of cowardice was perpetrated and successfully carried out by ABC Sports and the USTA this afternoon when Grump attended the U.S. Open. www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...
I'm sure one day the Pentagon will read the manual on Maritime Law and acts of aggression in international waters and under what circumstances firepower is warranted. www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...
Was the deadly US attack on the Venezuelan vessel legal?
The U.S. military killed 11 people aboard a vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm sure one day the Pentagon will read the manual on Maritime Law and acts of aggression in international waters and under what circumstances firepower is warranted. www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...
Amazing how the most strident anti-vaxxers flock to get tattoos full of ink that isn't regulated by anyone, much less the FDA. And don't get me started on Botox injections. Read the label. Botox toxins are among the most potent toxins ever recorded in scientific literature.
September 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Amazing how the most strident anti-vaxxers flock to get tattoos full of ink that isn't regulated by anyone, much less the FDA. And don't get me started on Botox injections. Read the label. Botox toxins are among the most potent toxins ever recorded in scientific literature.
Look familiar? I visited St. Petersburg, Russia. The palaces of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and others reveal the "gilded gaudiness" of extravagance. It appears President Grump wants the same. How do you think he's paying for his lack of taste? Russians charge admission to see their crap.
September 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Look familiar? I visited St. Petersburg, Russia. The palaces of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and others reveal the "gilded gaudiness" of extravagance. It appears President Grump wants the same. How do you think he's paying for his lack of taste? Russians charge admission to see their crap.
If you believe eleven high profile drug dealers were in a boat together ANYWHERE in the Caribbean, then I've got some more of that Tennessee Beach property for you. Where's the evidence? Where are the bodies? Where's the dope? And do drug dealers really travel that way these days?
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you believe eleven high profile drug dealers were in a boat together ANYWHERE in the Caribbean, then I've got some more of that Tennessee Beach property for you. Where's the evidence? Where are the bodies? Where's the dope? And do drug dealers really travel that way these days?