David W. Guth
@freestatestory.bsky.social
Peabody Award-winning journalist, author, historian, grandfather and Maryland Terrapin. First Amendment advocate.
Perhaps the lyrics of John Denver can help us navigate dark days. More here: snappingturtle.us/files/9a8a0e...
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Perhaps the lyrics of John Denver can help us navigate dark days. More here: snappingturtle.us/files/9a8a0e...
Definitely not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree!
Profile in Awfulness: Tom Cotton
The senator from Arkansas is a firehose of lies.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Definitely not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree!
#WarCrimes. “Look out, Little Buddy!”
December 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#WarCrimes. “Look out, Little Buddy!”
There’s no fixing stupid.
December 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
There’s no fixing stupid.
Melania and Baron have duel citizenships.
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Melania and Baron have duel citizenships.
They just can't help themselves. Although the public has been clear on its desire to keep down health care costs, the Republican Party will suffer from self-inflicted wounds in the Midterms.
Some voters may punish congressional Republicans in next year’s midterm elections if expanded Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of this month, a new poll suggests.
Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away
About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
They just can't help themselves. Although the public has been clear on its desire to keep down health care costs, the Republican Party will suffer from self-inflicted wounds in the Midterms.
Write on! We shall not be silenced!
An attack on any journalist’s rights is an attack on all.
The only way to put an end to Trump's multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity.
We urge other news outlets to follow the @nytimes.com's lead.
freedom.press/issues/appea...
The only way to put an end to Trump's multipronged assault on press freedom is for every news outlet to fight back at every opportunity.
We urge other news outlets to follow the @nytimes.com's lead.
freedom.press/issues/appea...
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Write on! We shall not be silenced!
Just what are they trying to hide?
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Just what are they trying to hide?
War criminal. Security risk. Weak leadership. Why does this guy still have a job?
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
War criminal. Security risk. Weak leadership. Why does this guy still have a job?
#Venezuela Here's the REAL reason Trump is interested in Venezuela.
Trump is threatening to attack a country with more oil than Iraq | CNN Business
The United States appears ready for war with Venezuela, a prospect that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this weekend attributed to America’s desire to control the country’s vast oil reserves.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#Venezuela Here's the REAL reason Trump is interested in Venezuela.
I am looking forward to the day when I can wake up in the morning and not wonder, “What the hell has he done now?“
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I am looking forward to the day when I can wake up in the morning and not wonder, “What the hell has he done now?“
#Hegseth Our so-called "Secretary of War" is a Candy Ass and a Wannabe Warrior. More here in my Substack post:
Pantywaste Pete
Our so-called "Secretary of War" is a Candy Ass Wannabe Warrior
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November 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
#Hegseth Our so-called "Secretary of War" is a Candy Ass and a Wannabe Warrior. More here in my Substack post:
So, Beauty School Dropout: How do you feel about forced, racist deportations now? Would like a little ICE to help you swallow this bitter swill?
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
Woman With Ties To Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Family In ICE Custody
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So, Beauty School Dropout: How do you feel about forced, racist deportations now? Would like a little ICE to help you swallow this bitter swill?
Happy Thanksgiving, America! Please allow me to share a few reflections on this day.
Thankfulness
Even in these darks days, there are things for which I am thankful.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, America! Please allow me to share a few reflections on this day.
Lies belie the Trump Regime's true intentions. These people have no shame...nor brains.
NYT Analysis Finds Factual Misstatements in Trump Regime Supreme Court Filing
The filing by former Missouri Solicitor General D. John Sauer asks the court to greenlight trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Lies belie the Trump Regime's true intentions. These people have no shame...nor brains.
Just wondering: Are there at least three Republicans willing to stand up and defend Sen. Kelley's free speech rights? That's all we need is for a discharge memo for the purpose of replacing the Speaker and impeaching Hedgseth. Mini-Mike and Drunken Pete should be warned there are consequences.
a man is doing pull ups on a bar in a gym while people watch .
ALT: a man is doing pull ups on a bar in a gym while people watch .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just wondering: Are there at least three Republicans willing to stand up and defend Sen. Kelley's free speech rights? That's all we need is for a discharge memo for the purpose of replacing the Speaker and impeaching Hedgseth. Mini-Mike and Drunken Pete should be warned there are consequences.
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#JFK A date that lives in infamy.
November 22, 1963
The date America's social, political and media landscape changed forever.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#JFK A date that lives in infamy.
