Richard M. Nixon
@dicknixon.bsky.social
37th President of the United States. Messages from the President unsigned, others from Ronald Ziegler.
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Politics is the business of playing both sides. You have to do it well.
Are you saying that the worm has turned, and those exact things that would have been in the Merit column the last half-decade will no longer suffice? It's been against this sort of thing in local elections, but still seems a feather in the cap higher up
January 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Politics is the business of playing both sides. You have to do it well.
Kirk ignored the January 6th organizers, gave in, bused a lot of people to Washington, deleted messages about it, then took the Fifth about doing so. It was his typical way of playing both sides and why, had he lived to run for something, he wouldn’t have lasted.
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Kirk ignored the January 6th organizers, gave in, bused a lot of people to Washington, deleted messages about it, then took the Fifth about doing so. It was his typical way of playing both sides and why, had he lived to run for something, he wouldn’t have lasted.
"A Legacy of Spies" is a tough, tough moral battle. It is an excellent book. "Silverview," the final book, is not monumental in its story, but its conclusion. There is a reason he held it until after his death. Together they are essential to understanding le Carré.
After the wall fell, he became a very different writer, and I think the consensus on which books are good and bad breaks down. But I liked the Night Manager and Agent Running in the Field.
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
"A Legacy of Spies" is a tough, tough moral battle. It is an excellent book. "Silverview," the final book, is not monumental in its story, but its conclusion. There is a reason he held it until after his death. Together they are essential to understanding le Carré.
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President Nixon is aware of the reports from Caracas this evening. He will refrain from comment as he attempts to confirm details.
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
President Nixon is aware of the reports from Caracas this evening. He will refrain from comment as he attempts to confirm details.
Le Carré wrote about what you might argue is the central problem of humanity: that loyalty is the only thing that holds society together, and loyalty destroys you.
John LeCarre was a hell of a writer. I think @dicknixon.bsky.social and I can do a discourse about this.
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Le Carré wrote about what you might argue is the central problem of humanity: that loyalty is the only thing that holds society together, and loyalty destroys you.
From an officer due to get out in a year: "Well, NATO won't shoot me down over Greenland."
Sir, has there been any internal discontent within our military? Or are they seeing this as some kind of bad joke?
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
From an officer due to get out in a year: "Well, NATO won't shoot me down over Greenland."
If they touch Cuba, there will be so many boats in the water you could walk from Havana to Miami. You can't bomb them or send them back; there will be meetings in the Versailles parking lot, if you follow me. And if you bring them to Florida en masse, the far right comes for you.
January 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If they touch Cuba, there will be so many boats in the water you could walk from Havana to Miami. You can't bomb them or send them back; there will be meetings in the Versailles parking lot, if you follow me. And if you bring them to Florida en masse, the far right comes for you.
I saw Mattingly say that 30 years later he still hears it several times a week.
as long as he keeps those sideburns in check
January 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I saw Mattingly say that 30 years later he still hears it several times a week.
Thomson knows him, likes him, and trusts him. He probably gets the team if and when Thomson retires. Which is not a bad thing for the Phillies.
Don Mattingly officially joined the Phillies as bench coach now. His Jays contract has run out now. Big get for stacked Philly team!
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Thomson knows him, likes him, and trusts him. He probably gets the team if and when Thomson retires. Which is not a bad thing for the Phillies.
A few years ago I started to form the opinion that Sirianni is only as good as his coordinators. Last season caused me to think twice. Now I am thinking twice again.
That was ridiculous. Just awful.
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
A few years ago I started to form the opinion that Sirianni is only as good as his coordinators. Last season caused me to think twice. Now I am thinking twice again.
If I start the backups and it doesn't work and I get the loss I need in Chicago, maybe I put the starters in. But I don't coach the Eagles.
January 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
If I start the backups and it doesn't work and I get the loss I need in Chicago, maybe I put the starters in. But I don't coach the Eagles.
This is not what we recommended. You might think it is, but it is not. You have to say "us" and "them." "Us" and "them."
We must focus on lowering costs for the American people, not starting new wars on a whim with no tangible strategy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This is not what we recommended. You might think it is, but it is not. You have to say "us" and "them." "Us" and "them."
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@dicknixon.bsky.social Dug this out of my library, sir.
January 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Dug this out of my library, sir.
The archive at the other place is full of chewing gum, but some of you know that in '13, '14, we were saying that if you give Rubio an ounce of power he'll wind up ass-backwards in a ditch.
Rubio front and center all day. Your nightmare
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The archive at the other place is full of chewing gum, but some of you know that in '13, '14, we were saying that if you give Rubio an ounce of power he'll wind up ass-backwards in a ditch.
I saw this and thought they were finally writing about the parties.
Marco Rubio’s history and connection to the drug world is pretty insane
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January 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I saw this and thought they were finally writing about the parties.
Not Iraq, not oil, not "distraction," none of that. This. You frame it like this. The money is here or there, in your pocket or not.
“Trump cares more about running another country than this one. He’s spending money on them, not your health care.”
January 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Not Iraq, not oil, not "distraction," none of that. This. You frame it like this. The money is here or there, in your pocket or not.
They hate themselves. Many of them do. They live under an immense amount of pressure. And then of course you have the religious aspect. I myself don’t give a damn as long as it’s discreet but this is why so many are into dope.
Why does Rubio look so miserable?
January 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They hate themselves. Many of them do. They live under an immense amount of pressure. And then of course you have the religious aspect. I myself don’t give a damn as long as it’s discreet but this is why so many are into dope.
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President Nixon was the first public figure to suggest that Sen. Rubio was different to how he was represented in the press. His analysis of Sen. Rubio has repeatedly been proven correct. Nevertheless he is still in some quarters called wrong or overzealous, or is accused of ulterior motives.
I don't understand what these posts are meant to represent, and it makes me feel stupid. ;_;
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
President Nixon was the first public figure to suggest that Sen. Rubio was different to how he was represented in the press. His analysis of Sen. Rubio has repeatedly been proven correct. Nevertheless he is still in some quarters called wrong or overzealous, or is accused of ulterior motives.
It is. Rodríguez clearly made a deal to give up Maduro. Oil is the price. However they bet that Trump will stick to the price and not try to turn them into a banana republic. We know how that will likely go, so then you have potential instability in the street. And who will have to put that down?
Sir, this seems more like a coup than anything else.
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It is. Rodríguez clearly made a deal to give up Maduro. Oil is the price. However they bet that Trump will stick to the price and not try to turn them into a banana republic. We know how that will likely go, so then you have potential instability in the street. And who will have to put that down?
"Rubio... Nixon is nuts on him."
"Don't you think Nixon beats that drum too much?"
"Nixon and Rubio agree on a great deal, why is he up his ass?"
"No Republican could hate a fellow Republican like Nixon hates Rubio."
"Don't you think Nixon beats that drum too much?"
"Nixon and Rubio agree on a great deal, why is he up his ass?"
"No Republican could hate a fellow Republican like Nixon hates Rubio."
@dicknixon.bsky.social Rubio wants Cuba, sir, badly.
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"Rubio... Nixon is nuts on him."
"Don't you think Nixon beats that drum too much?"
"Nixon and Rubio agree on a great deal, why is he up his ass?"
"No Republican could hate a fellow Republican like Nixon hates Rubio."
"Don't you think Nixon beats that drum too much?"
"Nixon and Rubio agree on a great deal, why is he up his ass?"
"No Republican could hate a fellow Republican like Nixon hates Rubio."
We were hearing it privately yesterday but yes, he clearly didn't tell anybody they were going to occupy.
BRENNAN: To be clear, there is no plan for US occupation of this country of nearly 30 million people?
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
MARCO RUBIO: The president always retains optionality on anything and on all of these matters
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We were hearing it privately yesterday but yes, he clearly didn't tell anybody they were going to occupy.
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It is too soon to tell. An extended Venezuelan conflict - let alone an installed American puppet - would weaken Putin in terms of energy and arms sales. Politically he would have to find a way to stand up to the United States without directly engaging. But -
What is your sense of the geopolitical situation right now? It seems like this gives China a lot of leeway to do whatever they want in Taiwan. It also seems to me that this could hurt Putin a bit.
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It is too soon to tell. An extended Venezuelan conflict - let alone an installed American puppet - would weaken Putin in terms of energy and arms sales. Politically he would have to find a way to stand up to the United States without directly engaging. But -
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Read the Caracas chapter in "Six Crises."
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Read the Caracas chapter in "Six Crises."
Venezuelans in the United States live in places you’re not contesting seats. What the Christ are they doing?
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Venezuelans in the United States live in places you’re not contesting seats. What the Christ are they doing?