Dean Haddix
@doctoreon.bsky.social
“Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality — something cannot emerge from nothing.” Frank Herbert, Dune.
“I did that!” — DJT
December 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“I did that!” — DJT
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Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
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In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler purged Germany’s diplomatic corps, sidelining career diplomats and replacing them with loyalists. It wasn’t about policy efficiency; it was about loyalty, message control, and eliminating internal resistance.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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How recall of career diplomats fits into Trump's foreign policy shift
In an unusual move, the Trump administration is recalling the ambassadors from nearly 30 countries around the world. William Brangham discussed this move with John Dinkelman, president of the American...
www.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler purged Germany’s diplomatic corps, sidelining career diplomats and replacing them with loyalists. It wasn’t about policy efficiency; it was about loyalty, message control, and eliminating internal resistance.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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I've read a lot of stuff about the conduct of the former Prince Andrew. But even I was surprised by this - evidence he got someone to procure girls ahead of an official visit to Peru: www.ft.com/content/782e... The former prince, of course, denies the accusations against him.
Epstein files appear to show former Prince Andrew asked Ghislaine Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’
Revelations suggest then-prince made arrangements to meet young women during a trip funded from official travel budgets
www.ft.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I've read a lot of stuff about the conduct of the former Prince Andrew. But even I was surprised by this - evidence he got someone to procure girls ahead of an official visit to Peru: www.ft.com/content/782e... The former prince, of course, denies the accusations against him.
The one saving grace in this return of Caesarism is that Trump’s no Caesar. My fear is of the Augustus to come.
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The one saving grace in this return of Caesarism is that Trump’s no Caesar. My fear is of the Augustus to come.
Analysts cite challenges related to Trump’s tariffs.
“A backlash from Canadian consumers and provinces, which control alcohol sales, has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
Making America great one industry at a time.
“A backlash from Canadian consumers and provinces, which control alcohol sales, has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
Making America great one industry at a time.
Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.
Jim Beam Halts Production at Flagship Distillery as Whiskey and Bourbon Markets Struggle
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.
nyti.ms
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Analysts cite challenges related to Trump’s tariffs.
“A backlash from Canadian consumers and provinces, which control alcohol sales, has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
Making America great one industry at a time.
“A backlash from Canadian consumers and provinces, which control alcohol sales, has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
Making America great one industry at a time.
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Nebraska is experiencing Trump’s golden age
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Nebraska is experiencing Trump’s golden age
“Having elevated her in large part for her willingness to say outrageous things about her opponents, people on the right are now surprised by her willingness to say outrageous things about them.”
Opinion | Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement’s Frankenstein Monster
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Having elevated her in large part for her willingness to say outrageous things about her opponents, people on the right are now surprised by her willingness to say outrageous things about them.”
First they organized protests without using it as leverage to get any demands met, and now they want to fight against Democrats instead of the real enemy.
Are we sure they’re on our side?
Are we sure they’re on our side?
We aren’t going to defeat fascism with a politics-as-usual approach. That’s why we’re gearing up for a massive primary program to put forward a new wave of candidates who can win at the ballot box and in the battle to defend democracy: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
December 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
First they organized protests without using it as leverage to get any demands met, and now they want to fight against Democrats instead of the real enemy.
Are we sure they’re on our side?
Are we sure they’re on our side?
“The December memo also says that President Donald Trump has rescinded the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, a long-running campaign through which the United States supported other countries’ efforts to remove land mines.“
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon
The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era policy that prohibits the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Post.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“The December memo also says that President Donald Trump has rescinded the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, a long-running campaign through which the United States supported other countries’ efforts to remove land mines.“
“Unchecked power always turns on the innocent.”
“Why should I care if criminals are killed?” I see this comment everywhere. Here’s why it matters: these boat strikes aren’t war, they’re law enforcement. When the government can execute people without trial, the rule of law collapses. Due process protects Americans and U.S. service members.
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Unchecked power always turns on the innocent.”
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“Why should I care if criminals are killed?” I see this comment everywhere. Here’s why it matters: these boat strikes aren’t war, they’re law enforcement. When the government can execute people without trial, the rule of law collapses. Due process protects Americans and U.S. service members.
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“Why should I care if criminals are killed?” I see this comment everywhere. Here’s why it matters: these boat strikes aren’t war, they’re law enforcement. When the government can execute people without trial, the rule of law collapses. Due process protects Americans and U.S. service members.
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
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Trump has funnelled $2 BILLION of taxpayer dollars away from critical priorities like upgrading military barracks and repairing schools for military kids to fund his mass deportation agenda. He’s actively hurting our military readiness and morale.
$2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Trump has funnelled $2 BILLION of taxpayer dollars away from critical priorities like upgrading military barracks and repairing schools for military kids to fund his mass deportation agenda. He’s actively hurting our military readiness and morale.
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Murder. Plain and simple.
No due process. No proof. No justifications even if there were proof.
This needs stopped and all involved need arrested.
No due process. No proof. No justifications even if there were proof.
This needs stopped and all involved need arrested.
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Murder. Plain and simple.
No due process. No proof. No justifications even if there were proof.
This needs stopped and all involved need arrested.
No due process. No proof. No justifications even if there were proof.
This needs stopped and all involved need arrested.
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Moving to three boats at a time pretty nonchalantly.
December 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Moving to three boats at a time pretty nonchalantly.
This makes the murder count stand at 91.
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This makes the murder count stand at 91.
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
I used to be proud to be an American, despite our many flaws and checkered history. Now I only feel shame & horror at what we’ve become.
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I used to be proud to be an American, despite our many flaws and checkered history. Now I only feel shame & horror at what we’ve become.
“The offer is the strongest and most explicit security pledge the Trump administration has put forward for Ukraine, but it comes with an implicit ultimatum: Take it now or the next iteration won’t be as generous.”
Why do all their negotiations sound like the mob leaning on someone?
Why do all their negotiations sound like the mob leaning on someone?
US promises Ukraine ‘Article 5-like’ security, but it's a limited time offer
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are hashing out security package details in Berlin.
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“The offer is the strongest and most explicit security pledge the Trump administration has put forward for Ukraine, but it comes with an implicit ultimatum: Take it now or the next iteration won’t be as generous.”
Why do all their negotiations sound like the mob leaning on someone?
Why do all their negotiations sound like the mob leaning on someone?
Calling the issue of territorial concessions "painful", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters later: "Frankly speaking, we still have different positions."
US tells Ukraine it must withdraw from Donetsk region for peace deal, says person familiar with talks
U.S. negotiators have told Ukraine during peace talks in Berlin that it must agree to withdraw forces from the eastern Donetsk region under any deal to end the nearly four-year-old war with Russia, an...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Calling the issue of territorial concessions "painful", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told reporters later: "Frankly speaking, we still have different positions."
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Not surprising that Tim Chapman seemingly had no concern when it was only blue states being threatened. The Heritage Foundation has been working to destroy democracy for decades. It’s primarily responsible for our corrupt SCOTUS
December 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Not surprising that Tim Chapman seemingly had no concern when it was only blue states being threatened. The Heritage Foundation has been working to destroy democracy for decades. It’s primarily responsible for our corrupt SCOTUS
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Russell Vought came from Heritage Action — the Heritage Foundation’s dark money division. Vought is now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB.
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Russell Vought came from Heritage Action — the Heritage Foundation’s dark money division. Vought is now Trump's shadow president, director of OMB.
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
After today’s vote in Indiana, serious fissures in Vought’s diabolical plans.
www.propublica.org/article/russ...
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The Heritage Foundation is cracking
December 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Heritage Foundation is cracking