Brian Hayes
@cawriter.bsky.social
Retired English teacher, Cubs and Bears fan, animal lover.
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What does Lindsey think the military should do if they're given unlawful orders?
Lindsey Graham: "I don't think I've ever been on a show more unnerving than tonight. You've got US senators and members of the House suggesting to our men and women in the military that they should be disobeying unlawful orders issued by President Trump and his military."
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
What does Lindsey think the military should do if they're given unlawful orders?
King George III's decision to send an occupation force of red coats into rebellious cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia eerily parallels Donald Trump's punishing use of ICE in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Portland, and now Charlotte.
Recommended to one and all.
Recommended to one and all.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
King George III's decision to send an occupation force of red coats into rebellious cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia eerily parallels Donald Trump's punishing use of ICE in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Portland, and now Charlotte.
Recommended to one and all.
Recommended to one and all.
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There is no such thing as white collar crime anymore.
Billionaire Lake Nona developer Joe Lewis pardoned by Trump
Lewis, the British billionaire, headed the Tavistock Group that has developed widely in Central Florida. He pleaded guilty last year to insider trading charges.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There is no such thing as white collar crime anymore.
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I think Mike Johnson's lies like this are often best understood as being directed at an audience of one. Less about shaping the narrative, more about reassuring trump that he's on his side.
Mike Johnson accuses Democrats of "trying to manufacture some sort of hoax that the president something to do with Epstein. It is absurd ... they have Trump derangement syndrome."
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I think Mike Johnson's lies like this are often best understood as being directed at an audience of one. Less about shaping the narrative, more about reassuring trump that he's on his side.
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Whoa! Immigrants come here with nothing and the next thing you know they’re buying houses that established citizens cannot afford? Those enterprising newcomers sound like just the sort of folks we need. Never mind that JD’s premise is as BS as his 30M number.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Whoa! Immigrants come here with nothing and the next thing you know they’re buying houses that established citizens cannot afford? Those enterprising newcomers sound like just the sort of folks we need. Never mind that JD’s premise is as BS as his 30M number.
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Kristi Noem hands out $10,000 bonus checks to select TSA workers
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Kristi Noem hands out $10,000 bonus checks to select TSA workers
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$PSKY
Could a quote possibly be more on the nose for Bari, the Ellisons, the Trump movement, or this whole era in American life than "what's the point of standards"? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
$PSKY
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Any President who doesn’t see it necessary to feed children, shouldn’t be President 🤬😡🤬
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Any President who doesn’t see it necessary to feed children, shouldn’t be President 🤬😡🤬
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I, for one, am shocked - - that the guy who couldn't be bothered to fully participate in the 2018 WWI Armistice centennial because of rain is desecrating Veterans Day.
time.com/5451385/trum...
time.com/5451385/trum...
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I, for one, am shocked - - that the guy who couldn't be bothered to fully participate in the 2018 WWI Armistice centennial because of rain is desecrating Veterans Day.
time.com/5451385/trum...
time.com/5451385/trum...
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Trump: "Beautiful B2 bombers. Aren't they beautiful now? We respect them so much. What a job they did. That in an instant completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability, of which we've just ordered -- I have to say -- many more of the updated versions of that incredible piece of art."
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump: "Beautiful B2 bombers. Aren't they beautiful now? We respect them so much. What a job they did. That in an instant completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability, of which we've just ordered -- I have to say -- many more of the updated versions of that incredible piece of art."
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Only Donald Trump could assert, in all seriousness, that the most important factor in a superpower's military might is ... branding.
Trump: "We have officially renamed the Dept of Defense back to the original name, Dept of War. And remember we won World War 1, we won World War 2, we won everything in between. We won everything that came before. And then we brilliantly decided to change the name. We became politically correct"
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Only Donald Trump could assert, in all seriousness, that the most important factor in a superpower's military might is ... branding.
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They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
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Federal workers are furloughed. Veterans can’t access benefits. SNAP is blocked. Families are choosing between groceries and rent.
Trump? Hosting a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago for billionaires - while sending $40B to Argentina.
Breadlines for us.🥖
Champagne for them.🍾🥂
Trump? Hosting a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago for billionaires - while sending $40B to Argentina.
Breadlines for us.🥖
Champagne for them.🍾🥂
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Federal workers are furloughed. Veterans can’t access benefits. SNAP is blocked. Families are choosing between groceries and rent.
Trump? Hosting a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago for billionaires - while sending $40B to Argentina.
Breadlines for us.🥖
Champagne for them.🍾🥂
Trump? Hosting a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago for billionaires - while sending $40B to Argentina.
Breadlines for us.🥖
Champagne for them.🍾🥂
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especially enraging because of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with using an autopen, but there is in fact something wrong with pardoning someone as a quid pro quo and not even knowing who it is.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
COLLINS: But the argument from Republicans is that Biden used an autopen for pardons and didn't know who he was pardoning. Trump is openly saying he did not know who he was pardoning.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He said it was recommended to him. He gets a lot of recommendations. He pardons a lot of people.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He said it was recommended to him. He gets a lot of recommendations. He pardons a lot of people.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
especially enraging because of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with using an autopen, but there is in fact something wrong with pardoning someone as a quid pro quo and not even knowing who it is.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
also what the fuck with the ridiculous hat.
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No doubt they cleaned it up for the broadcast, and Bari Weiss is proud of herself.
IDK what to think about Norah O'Donnell. She used to be a journalist, but now she just lets a lying liar lie repeatedly without ever presenting facts. It's infuriating, insulting, and dangerous to democracy.
IDK what to think about Norah O'Donnell. She used to be a journalist, but now she just lets a lying liar lie repeatedly without ever presenting facts. It's infuriating, insulting, and dangerous to democracy.
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
No doubt they cleaned it up for the broadcast, and Bari Weiss is proud of herself.
IDK what to think about Norah O'Donnell. She used to be a journalist, but now she just lets a lying liar lie repeatedly without ever presenting facts. It's infuriating, insulting, and dangerous to democracy.
IDK what to think about Norah O'Donnell. She used to be a journalist, but now she just lets a lying liar lie repeatedly without ever presenting facts. It's infuriating, insulting, and dangerous to democracy.
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Trump just admitted he knew nothing about someone he pardoned, which either means he's lying to avoid answering further questions or is being told whom to pardon by others and just doing so. The NYT has printed multiple items from this interview-- but nothing on this as of 10:06 ET
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Trump just admitted he knew nothing about someone he pardoned, which either means he's lying to avoid answering further questions or is being told whom to pardon by others and just doing so. The NYT has printed multiple items from this interview-- but nothing on this as of 10:06 ET
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“It’s a wild claim of executive authority…It is usurping Congress’s authority over the use of military force.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 day...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“It’s a wild claim of executive authority…It is usurping Congress’s authority over the use of military force.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Let's take a moment to consider the billionaires who've allegedly donated hundreds of millions of dollars for the construction of the Epstein Ballroom in comparison with the everyday Americans who've donated what they can spare to those who've lost their SNAP benefits.
Who's really more generous?
Who's really more generous?
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Let's take a moment to consider the billionaires who've allegedly donated hundreds of millions of dollars for the construction of the Epstein Ballroom in comparison with the everyday Americans who've donated what they can spare to those who've lost their SNAP benefits.
Who's really more generous?
Who's really more generous?
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Good job, @cbsnews.com ! I already decided I wouldn't be watching @60minutes.bsky.social anymore, and now I know that was the right choice.
So how much will they be editing this to hide his incoherence, insanity, and dementia?
So how much will they be editing this to hide his incoherence, insanity, and dementia?
With CBS under new management, the president is willing to let bygones be bygones.
CBS Sucks Up to Trump After Handing Him $16M
With CBS under new management, the president is willing to let bygones be bygones.
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Good job, @cbsnews.com ! I already decided I wouldn't be watching @60minutes.bsky.social anymore, and now I know that was the right choice.
So how much will they be editing this to hide his incoherence, insanity, and dementia?
So how much will they be editing this to hide his incoherence, insanity, and dementia?
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Miller is alarming officials by trying to take over the State Dept. Every morning he grills diplomats on visa and immigration issues and pressures officials to negotiate with third countries to accept deportees who cannot be sent back to their countries of origin.
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
Insiders warn about terrifying call Stephen Miller makes every day: 'Significant pivot'
President Donald Trump's influential deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has exerted control over the U.S. Department of State to fundamentally transform its mission of diplomacy, according to a repo...
www.rawstory.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Miller is alarming officials by trying to take over the State Dept. Every morning he grills diplomats on visa and immigration issues and pressures officials to negotiate with third countries to accept deportees who cannot be sent back to their countries of origin.
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
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"Before Trump, statements by the president were policy. But Trump says a lot of things, and he reverses course regularly; often, what look like important pronouncements turn out to be random thoughts that have escaped the weak gravity of Trump’s attention span."
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. This is a really bad idea - and he can't even get his facts right about why he wants to do it:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"Before Trump, statements by the president were policy. But Trump says a lot of things, and he reverses course regularly; often, what look like important pronouncements turn out to be random thoughts that have escaped the weak gravity of Trump’s attention span."
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The White House is only 55,000 sq ft. A ballroom that is 90,000 sq ft and is significantly larger than a football field. The ballroom at Versailles was only 8,000 sq ft. There is no way it’s "just a ballroom" - He is building himself a new palace.
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The White House is only 55,000 sq ft. A ballroom that is 90,000 sq ft and is significantly larger than a football field. The ballroom at Versailles was only 8,000 sq ft. There is no way it’s "just a ballroom" - He is building himself a new palace.