DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.
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DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
· Apr 4
In the coming days, you’re going to be hearing the word stagflation a lot, here’s a brief explanation of its meaning
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth & high unemployment. Stagflation is a combination of stagnation & inflation. 1/
Well, @nbcnews.com may have edited out the boos but it appears that Vance is just as popular abroad as he is here in the US.
youtube.com/shorts/iZRAa...
youtube.com/shorts/iZRAa...
JD Vance booed during Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
YouTube video by Ticker
youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Well, @nbcnews.com may have edited out the boos but it appears that Vance is just as popular abroad as he is here in the US.
youtube.com/shorts/iZRAa...
youtube.com/shorts/iZRAa...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
‘Gang Stuff’ and ‘Illicit Trysts’: How Epstein Sought Leverage With the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that Trump threw the people under the bus, who tried to throw the unnamed staffer they claimed posted the racist video on Trump’s Account, in the middle of the night, under the bus, that live in the White House that Trump is destroying. Still…
#25thAmendment
#25thAmendment
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that Trump threw the people under the bus, who tried to throw the unnamed staffer they claimed posted the racist video on Trump’s Account, in the middle of the night, under the bus, that live in the White House that Trump is destroying. Still…
#25thAmendment
#25thAmendment
If you still support this guy you are a racist, plain and simple.
Reporter: The WH says a staffer sent that video. Are you going to fire the staffer?
Trump: No. I looked at it. I didn’t see the whole thing. I gave it to the people, they posted it.
Reporter: Are you going to apologize?
Trump: No, I didn’t make a mistake. It was a take off The Lion King.
Trump: No. I looked at it. I didn’t see the whole thing. I gave it to the people, they posted it.
Reporter: Are you going to apologize?
Trump: No, I didn’t make a mistake. It was a take off The Lion King.
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 AM
If you still support this guy you are a racist, plain and simple.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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I was radicalized years ago by getting added to a food writers forum in which I learned that the food writing industry is so godawful that many recipe writers end up just making things up or estimating because they aren't given time to try out the recipes. It's not you!
February 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I was radicalized years ago by getting added to a food writers forum in which I learned that the food writing industry is so godawful that many recipe writers end up just making things up or estimating because they aren't given time to try out the recipes. It's not you!
The least shocking thing I've read involving the Trump Administration today.
NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune
Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The least shocking thing I've read involving the Trump Administration today.
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Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Just gonna drop this photo of January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang destroying a "Prosecute ICE" sculpture in Minneapolis. He's been arrested for this, btw.
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He.
Just.
Lies.
Just.
Lies.
“.. There has never been the slightest indication that a private citizen in the US, a businessman and celebrity at the time, was the person who convinced Sudanese authorities to let her out of prison.”
@cnn.com @ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...
@cnn.com @ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
He.
Just.
Lies.
Just.
Lies.
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I just called this place and asked how to donate, they are @leostowingmn on Venmo
Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I just called this place and asked how to donate, they are @leostowingmn on Venmo
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Really pathetic how the MSM is repeating White House claims that a staffer posted the racist video after
*they denied earlier that it was racist
*did not name staffer or say they'd been fired
*post was amid dozens that he sent out
*post came at midnight. Was this staffer in his bedroom?
*they denied earlier that it was racist
*did not name staffer or say they'd been fired
*post was amid dozens that he sent out
*post came at midnight. Was this staffer in his bedroom?
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Really pathetic how the MSM is repeating White House claims that a staffer posted the racist video after
*they denied earlier that it was racist
*did not name staffer or say they'd been fired
*post was amid dozens that he sent out
*post came at midnight. Was this staffer in his bedroom?
*they denied earlier that it was racist
*did not name staffer or say they'd been fired
*post was amid dozens that he sent out
*post came at midnight. Was this staffer in his bedroom?
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During Biden there was a bi-partisan comprehensive immigration law that the GOP scuttled at the Chaos Monster’s behest
They wanted this
The violence, giving jobs to J6’s and Proud Boys terrorizing blue states, giving huge govnt construction projects to their friends to build concentration camps
They wanted this
The violence, giving jobs to J6’s and Proud Boys terrorizing blue states, giving huge govnt construction projects to their friends to build concentration camps
February 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
During Biden there was a bi-partisan comprehensive immigration law that the GOP scuttled at the Chaos Monster’s behest
They wanted this
The violence, giving jobs to J6’s and Proud Boys terrorizing blue states, giving huge govnt construction projects to their friends to build concentration camps
They wanted this
The violence, giving jobs to J6’s and Proud Boys terrorizing blue states, giving huge govnt construction projects to their friends to build concentration camps
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Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
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mendacracy
[men-dak-ruh-see]
-noun
1. government by liars
[men-dak-ruh-see]
-noun
1. government by liars
Of course RFK Jr. lied about the Samoan people whose deaths from measles he is responsible for.
Literally no one believed his lies except people like Bill Cassidy who chose to believe him in order to please the King.
And now RFK Jr. will continue to get people killed by preventable diseases.
Literally no one believed his lies except people like Bill Cassidy who chose to believe him in order to please the King.
And now RFK Jr. will continue to get people killed by preventable diseases.
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
mendacracy
[men-dak-ruh-see]
-noun
1. government by liars
[men-dak-ruh-see]
-noun
1. government by liars
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I love that they think it was a single thing that happened 400 years ago.
Like it hasn’t gone on since.
Like it hasn’t gone on since.
MAGA troll Brenden Dilley attacks Sen. Tim Scott for being outraged by the racist clip posted on Trump's account: "Your people went through a thing and we're all supposed to give a shit": "People did something and it was terrible 400 fucking years ago. Jesus, no one cares."
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I love that they think it was a single thing that happened 400 years ago.
Like it hasn’t gone on since.
Like it hasn’t gone on since.
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In solidarity w/ communities being hurt by ICE, I'm donating all new revenue from today's newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause & PN, sign up for a sub using the buttons in today's edition 👇
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Today's edition of the newsletter has already raised more than $1,400 to help communities affected by ICE pay their utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause and Public Notice, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.
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Last decade is the cognitive dissonance of discovering that a good chunk of the populace is far worse than you feared, and a good chunk are better than you might have hoped, but that most people just aren't paying much attention.
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Last decade is the cognitive dissonance of discovering that a good chunk of the populace is far worse than you feared, and a good chunk are better than you might have hoped, but that most people just aren't paying much attention.
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After many instances of the Trump administration lying to the courts as well as flouting dozens of court orders Judges are beginning to realize that it is, in fact, a criminal organization.
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
After many instances of the Trump administration lying to the courts as well as flouting dozens of court orders Judges are beginning to realize that it is, in fact, a criminal organization.
Kind of makes you wonder just how close Epstein and Putin were doesn’t it?
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Kind of makes you wonder just how close Epstein and Putin were doesn’t it?
These people are just pure evil. If you can't even agree that we should not traumatize kids then seriously you have no soul and no place in public life.
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
These people are just pure evil. If you can't even agree that we should not traumatize kids then seriously you have no soul and no place in public life.
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After 15 years, GOP Rep Mark Amodei of Nevada won't seek re-election. Call him and tell him he should leave early.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
After 15 years, GOP Rep Mark Amodei of Nevada won't seek re-election. Call him and tell him he should leave early.
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A reminder:
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A reminder: