Dave Richmond
@darthdave77.bsky.social
Preacher. Teacher. Sometimes I write stuff. History lover. Wannabe artist. Bible Jedi. Husband. Girl Dad. Husker fan (be gentle).
This is gaslighting the American public.
In other words, it's lying. The WH Press Secretary is lying.
In other words, it's lying. The WH Press Secretary is lying.
March 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is gaslighting the American public.
In other words, it's lying. The WH Press Secretary is lying.
In other words, it's lying. The WH Press Secretary is lying.
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Frenchman Sears Trumps "Court Of Nero" In Scathing, Must-Read Speech
Every now and again a piece of rhetoric perfectly encapsulates the time. The Gettysburg address was one such work. Legend has it that Abraham Lincoln hastily scribbed out the framework of the speech o...
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March 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Cowards
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told GOP lawmakers to stop having in-person town halls with constituents. The directive comes as Republican town halls have devolved into angry shouting matches across the U.S.
Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls
The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told G.O.P. lawmakers that public confrontations with angry constituents could hurt them politically in the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Cowards
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EXCLUSIVE One report warns aid cuts threaten the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Another finds security dangers, disease risks and tens of millions in new costs. Amid fears of White House retaliation, USAID’s watchdog is sitting on both Lisa Rein and @johnphudson.bsky.social report
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Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
EXCLUSIVE One report warns aid cuts threaten the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Another finds security dangers, disease risks and tens of millions in new costs. Amid fears of White House retaliation, USAID’s watchdog is sitting on both Lisa Rein and @johnphudson.bsky.social report
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You know we fought a war to keep this from happening, right?
February 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
You know we fought a war to keep this from happening, right?
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Allow me to counter Trump's very un-American quote of Napoleon with a quote from one of our founding fathers:
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. A government of laws, and not of men.” -John Adams
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. A government of laws, and not of men.” -John Adams
February 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Allow me to counter Trump's very un-American quote of Napoleon with a quote from one of our founding fathers:
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. A government of laws, and not of men.” -John Adams
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. A government of laws, and not of men.” -John Adams
Vance spreading lies about our European allies and defending far-right nationalist movements in Munich is definitely... something. History may not repeat, but it sure does echo.
February 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Vance spreading lies about our European allies and defending far-right nationalist movements in Munich is definitely... something. History may not repeat, but it sure does echo.
You can't run the government like a business for the same reason you can't run a church or a school like one: none of these exist to make a profit. They exist to serve.
The nature of service is sacrificial and others oriented. This means profits take a back seat to serving. Put people first again.
The nature of service is sacrificial and others oriented. This means profits take a back seat to serving. Put people first again.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You can't run the government like a business for the same reason you can't run a church or a school like one: none of these exist to make a profit. They exist to serve.
The nature of service is sacrificial and others oriented. This means profits take a back seat to serving. Put people first again.
The nature of service is sacrificial and others oriented. This means profits take a back seat to serving. Put people first again.
I am amused, amazed, and saddened at how many good Christian people who were considered "conservative" 15 years ago are now labeled by the so-called right as liberal extremists because they stand by the values they have held to all along.
February 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I am amused, amazed, and saddened at how many good Christian people who were considered "conservative" 15 years ago are now labeled by the so-called right as liberal extremists because they stand by the values they have held to all along.
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Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Having to fight Elon Musk at DOGE before we’ve even battled Trump feels like having to defeat the forces of Saruman first at Helm’s Deep.
The irony of the party that ran on preventing unvetted foreigners from entering the country is standing by while an unvetted foreigner gains access to our most sensitive info is not lost on me.
February 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The irony of the party that ran on preventing unvetted foreigners from entering the country is standing by while an unvetted foreigner gains access to our most sensitive info is not lost on me.
I used to teach US Government at the high school level. I tutored AP Gov students. Write your lawmakers. What Elon Musk is doing is not only unconstitutional, it's dangerous to our democracy. There are no checks and balances in place. He is an unvetted, foreign-born technocrat with unlimited access.
February 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I used to teach US Government at the high school level. I tutored AP Gov students. Write your lawmakers. What Elon Musk is doing is not only unconstitutional, it's dangerous to our democracy. There are no checks and balances in place. He is an unvetted, foreign-born technocrat with unlimited access.
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Elon Musk was not elected, is not a Federal official, and DOGE is not a real agency.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
February 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Elon Musk was not elected, is not a Federal official, and DOGE is not a real agency.
Congress must act.
Congress must act.
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No follower of Jesus has license to act cruelly toward another person. It does not matter if that person is a believer or an atheist; an American or an immigrant; black or white; liberal or conservative; gay or straight; or anything else.
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No follower of Jesus has license to act cruelly toward another person. It does not matter if that person is a believer or an atheist; an American or an immigrant; black or white; liberal or conservative; gay or straight; or anything else.
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Say it louder for the people on the right.
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
January 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Say it louder for the people on the right.
What I've learned today is that the vast majority of Americans are more concerned with WHO receives pardons than they are with the act of a Presidential Pardon. You can't complain about one guy doling them out and turn a blind eye to your guy doing it. Just admit you're partisan.
January 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What I've learned today is that the vast majority of Americans are more concerned with WHO receives pardons than they are with the act of a Presidential Pardon. You can't complain about one guy doling them out and turn a blind eye to your guy doing it. Just admit you're partisan.
Biden's final words to the military as commander-in-chief: "Remember your oath."
We find ourselves in ominous times my friends.
We find ourselves in ominous times my friends.
January 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Biden's final words to the military as commander-in-chief: "Remember your oath."
We find ourselves in ominous times my friends.
We find ourselves in ominous times my friends.
It is such an odd juxtaposition to watch the ceremonies honoring Jimmy Carter, a man whose life is defined by character, and the press conferences of the President-elect who is rambling about taking over sovereign-nations, lying about Jan 6, and is otherwise incoherent.
January 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It is such an odd juxtaposition to watch the ceremonies honoring Jimmy Carter, a man whose life is defined by character, and the press conferences of the President-elect who is rambling about taking over sovereign-nations, lying about Jan 6, and is otherwise incoherent.
Democracy is under attack in Europe (France), Asia (South Korea, and North America (The United States), making a world rife with instability and angst. If we've ever needed Advent, it's now.
December 6, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Democracy is under attack in Europe (France), Asia (South Korea, and North America (The United States), making a world rife with instability and angst. If we've ever needed Advent, it's now.
Advent is waiting in the dark for the light to come.
It is the night before the dawn.
It is the cloudy sky hiding the sun.
We all know the light is coming, we just don't know when.
But when it comes, there is unspeakable joy.
So we wait, and we hope, knowing the light will conquer the darkness.
It is the night before the dawn.
It is the cloudy sky hiding the sun.
We all know the light is coming, we just don't know when.
But when it comes, there is unspeakable joy.
So we wait, and we hope, knowing the light will conquer the darkness.
December 6, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Advent is waiting in the dark for the light to come.
It is the night before the dawn.
It is the cloudy sky hiding the sun.
We all know the light is coming, we just don't know when.
But when it comes, there is unspeakable joy.
So we wait, and we hope, knowing the light will conquer the darkness.
It is the night before the dawn.
It is the cloudy sky hiding the sun.
We all know the light is coming, we just don't know when.
But when it comes, there is unspeakable joy.
So we wait, and we hope, knowing the light will conquer the darkness.
I've been watching the new Netflix documentary on Churchill.
1- We are in want of great statesmen today, skilled in the art of wordcraft.
2- We are also lacking politicians who will stick to their principles, even when no one sides with them. Churchill railed against Hitler when no one else would.
1- We are in want of great statesmen today, skilled in the art of wordcraft.
2- We are also lacking politicians who will stick to their principles, even when no one sides with them. Churchill railed against Hitler when no one else would.
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 AM
I've been watching the new Netflix documentary on Churchill.
1- We are in want of great statesmen today, skilled in the art of wordcraft.
2- We are also lacking politicians who will stick to their principles, even when no one sides with them. Churchill railed against Hitler when no one else would.
1- We are in want of great statesmen today, skilled in the art of wordcraft.
2- We are also lacking politicians who will stick to their principles, even when no one sides with them. Churchill railed against Hitler when no one else would.
Christians should be concerned about presidential pardons, no matter who is doling them out.
Whether it is Biden pardoning his son, or Trump pardoning insurrectionists, the miscarriage of justice is the same.
If there is one thing the prophets railed against it was injustice.
Whether it is Biden pardoning his son, or Trump pardoning insurrectionists, the miscarriage of justice is the same.
If there is one thing the prophets railed against it was injustice.
December 4, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Christians should be concerned about presidential pardons, no matter who is doling them out.
Whether it is Biden pardoning his son, or Trump pardoning insurrectionists, the miscarriage of justice is the same.
If there is one thing the prophets railed against it was injustice.
Whether it is Biden pardoning his son, or Trump pardoning insurrectionists, the miscarriage of justice is the same.
If there is one thing the prophets railed against it was injustice.