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/
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“Greene had not, in fact, been attacked by three men at gunpoint on July 23. Instead, Greene had paid a body modification/scarification artist to deliberately cut the lacerations on her face, neck, upper chest, and shoulder, based on a pattern that she had provided beforehand.”
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“Greene had not, in fact, been attacked by three men at gunpoint on July 23. Instead, Greene had paid a body modification/scarification artist to deliberately cut the lacerations on her face, neck, upper chest, and shoulder, based on a pattern that she had provided beforehand.”
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Bullshit
The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said.
Trump Administration Pushes New Plan for Ending Ukraine War
The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
on.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bullshit
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Nancy Mace is not pleased by the ethics committee's move
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Nancy Mace is not pleased by the ethics committee's move
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The panel is creating a special subcommittee to investigate SIX allegations against Mills.
*Failure to properly disclose required info in House docs
*Campaign finance law violations
*Improperly accepting gifts
*Special favors
*Sexual misconduct
*Misuse of congressional resources
*Failure to properly disclose required info in House docs
*Campaign finance law violations
*Improperly accepting gifts
*Special favors
*Sexual misconduct
*Misuse of congressional resources
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The panel is creating a special subcommittee to investigate SIX allegations against Mills.
*Failure to properly disclose required info in House docs
*Campaign finance law violations
*Improperly accepting gifts
*Special favors
*Sexual misconduct
*Misuse of congressional resources
*Failure to properly disclose required info in House docs
*Campaign finance law violations
*Improperly accepting gifts
*Special favors
*Sexual misconduct
*Misuse of congressional resources
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"Oh nooo, a vegetarian showed up at Thanksgiving! What do I do?" a few ideas off the top of my long-term veghead
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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JUST IN: The House Ethics Committee is launching an investigation into a stunning range of allegations against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.).
This development comes as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is moving forward tonight with an effort to formally censure Mills. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
This development comes as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is moving forward tonight with an effort to formally censure Mills. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
House Ethics Panel Announces Probe Into GOP Rep. Cory Mills
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
JUST IN: The House Ethics Committee is launching an investigation into a stunning range of allegations against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.).
This development comes as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is moving forward tonight with an effort to formally censure Mills. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
This development comes as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is moving forward tonight with an effort to formally censure Mills. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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“When will the woke left realize the evil of cancel culture”
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“When will the woke left realize the evil of cancel culture”
I think the thing that mystifies me the most is that anyone can witness the behavior describe below and then have any questions about whether or not Trump mistreated young women. Isn’t it obvious?
19 Clips of Trump Demeaning Female Reporters in Last Few Months
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
19 Clips of Trump Demeaning Female Reporters in Last Few Months
Trump reserves particular venom for the women who cover him.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think the thing that mystifies me the most is that anyone can witness the behavior describe below and then have any questions about whether or not Trump mistreated young women. Isn’t it obvious?
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None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
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MacCALLUM: You're implying that Trump might do something they wouldn't want to uphold. What are you talking about?
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
MacCALLUM: You're implying that Trump might do something they wouldn't want to uphold. What are you talking about?
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
CROW: The protests at Lafayette Square where he said, 'Can't you just shoot them in the legs'
MacCALLUM: That's not an order. That's a comment
CROW: That's coming from the president
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MacCALLUM: Trump wants to prevent war
CROW: Really? Bombing Iran. Bombing the Houthis. Bombing boats in the Caribbean
MacCALLUM: Did you have a problem with taking out Iranian nuclear facilities?
CROW: Really? Bombing Iran. Bombing the Houthis. Bombing boats in the Caribbean
MacCALLUM: Did you have a problem with taking out Iranian nuclear facilities?
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
MacCALLUM: Trump wants to prevent war
CROW: Really? Bombing Iran. Bombing the Houthis. Bombing boats in the Caribbean
MacCALLUM: Did you have a problem with taking out Iranian nuclear facilities?
CROW: Really? Bombing Iran. Bombing the Houthis. Bombing boats in the Caribbean
MacCALLUM: Did you have a problem with taking out Iranian nuclear facilities?
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damn -- Jason Crow demolished Martha MacCallum to the point where she had to get extremely defensive before wrapping up the interview
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
damn -- Jason Crow demolished Martha MacCallum to the point where she had to get extremely defensive before wrapping up the interview
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Well I’m in Portugal that had a dictatorship that kept the populace uneducated on purpose and eventually people had enough of that and much more and ended that shit in like one night.
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Well I’m in Portugal that had a dictatorship that kept the populace uneducated on purpose and eventually people had enough of that and much more and ended that shit in like one night.
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When Europeans find out you are an American journalist they have a lot of questions…not about how this happened, they are familiar, but essentially along the lines of: when will America have a general strike?
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Europeans find out you are an American journalist they have a lot of questions…not about how this happened, they are familiar, but essentially along the lines of: when will America have a general strike?
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"If there’s a bright spot it’s that media outlets now realize that paying Trump off is risky. ABC, which give his presidential library $16m after Stephanopoulos called him an adjudicated rapist — he’s actually an adjudicated sexual abuser — finds itself back in the crosshairs" — @lizdye.bsky.social
CNN shows that when media orgs fight Trump, they win
Take this grift and shove it.
www.publicnotice.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"If there’s a bright spot it’s that media outlets now realize that paying Trump off is risky. ABC, which give his presidential library $16m after Stephanopoulos called him an adjudicated rapist — he’s actually an adjudicated sexual abuser — finds itself back in the crosshairs" — @lizdye.bsky.social
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In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
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There is a whole lot of dark money bound and determined to silence Missouri voices. Screw that. 
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There is a whole lot of dark money bound and determined to silence Missouri voices. Screw that. 
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reminder that Donald Trump said on the record that he partied with his buddy Jeffrey Epstein and women “on the younger side” and yet we’re pretending like the natural of their relationship is some big mystery
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
reminder that Donald Trump said on the record that he partied with his buddy Jeffrey Epstein and women “on the younger side” and yet we’re pretending like the natural of their relationship is some big mystery
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the back of Trump's hand looked gnarly again today
(Win McNamee/Getty)
(Win McNamee/Getty)
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
the back of Trump's hand looked gnarly again today
(Win McNamee/Getty)
(Win McNamee/Getty)
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The resolution that Nancy Mace plans to offer tonight to formally censure Rep. Cory Mills (Fla.) is in here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Nancy Mace To Move Forward With Effort To Censure GOP Colleague
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The resolution that Nancy Mace plans to offer tonight to formally censure Rep. Cory Mills (Fla.) is in here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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If you're listening to Pam Bondi answer questions this morning and you're taking a drink every time she says "maximum transparency under the law", don't plan on driving for at least another week.
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you're listening to Pam Bondi answer questions this morning and you're taking a drink every time she says "maximum transparency under the law", don't plan on driving for at least another week.