Gary Ferguson
@garymending.bsky.social
Pastimes - digital, and film photography, Photoshop, reading (mostly historical nonfiction). Retro TV, and movies.
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Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy, as a hate symbol. Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
—Washington Post
—Washington Post
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy, as a hate symbol. Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
—Washington Post
—Washington Post
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Tommy Tuberville
"Ashli Babbitt was NOT convicted of a crime. She earned military honors"
Lee Harvey Oswald was not convicted of the JFK assassination. Time for his military honors. It's 61 years overdue
"Ashli Babbitt was NOT convicted of a crime. She earned military honors"
Lee Harvey Oswald was not convicted of the JFK assassination. Time for his military honors. It's 61 years overdue
September 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Tommy Tuberville
"Ashli Babbitt was NOT convicted of a crime. She earned military honors"
Lee Harvey Oswald was not convicted of the JFK assassination. Time for his military honors. It's 61 years overdue
"Ashli Babbitt was NOT convicted of a crime. She earned military honors"
Lee Harvey Oswald was not convicted of the JFK assassination. Time for his military honors. It's 61 years overdue
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Leavitt skips a question about the Coast Guard no longer classifying swastikas as hate symbols
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Leavitt skips a question about the Coast Guard no longer classifying swastikas as hate symbols
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She ignored the question, but here’s the answer:
The Trump admin doesn’t think that a swastika is a hate symbol.
The Trump admin doesn’t think that a swastika is a hate symbol.
Leavitt skips a question about the Coast Guard no longer classifying swastikas as hate symbols
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
She ignored the question, but here’s the answer:
The Trump admin doesn’t think that a swastika is a hate symbol.
The Trump admin doesn’t think that a swastika is a hate symbol.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Follow the money, and not long after you’ll find the grift with all these Trump officials.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Follow the money, and not long after you’ll find the grift with all these Trump officials.
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It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is particularly galling that Trump is calling for the execution of people who actually served honorably in the military, while he took a bone spur exemption and famously boasted that his Vietnam was dodging syphilis in 70s New York.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
Just a historically loathsome figure by any measure.
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Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.
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SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
SCOOP: A federal grand jury in Maryland is investigating whether FHFA director Bill Pulte and Justice Department prosecutor Ed Martin improperly appointed unauthorized people to help in mortgage fraud investigations of President Trump's critics. With @carolleonnig.bsky.social
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Trump could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and Mike Johnson would say they deserved it
Mike Johnson responds to my question about saying Democrats committed treasonable by death
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Trump could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and Mike Johnson would say they deserved it
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At Least Two Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests
www.propublica.org/article/saud...
www.propublica.org/article/saud...
At Least Two Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests
Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the FBI and CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
At Least Two Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests
www.propublica.org/article/saud...
www.propublica.org/article/saud...
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
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It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
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Reminding people in the military and law enforcement of their oath and duty to the Constitution is only a bad thing to someone who wants to rip up the Constitution.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reminding people in the military and law enforcement of their oath and duty to the Constitution is only a bad thing to someone who wants to rip up the Constitution.
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Kari Lake on Trump calling a female reporter "piggy":
"There's not enough disdain that you can muster up for the members of the fake news... I agree with President Trump on what he said. I didn't find it harsh enough”
"There's not enough disdain that you can muster up for the members of the fake news... I agree with President Trump on what he said. I didn't find it harsh enough”
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Kari Lake on Trump calling a female reporter "piggy":
"There's not enough disdain that you can muster up for the members of the fake news... I agree with President Trump on what he said. I didn't find it harsh enough”
"There's not enough disdain that you can muster up for the members of the fake news... I agree with President Trump on what he said. I didn't find it harsh enough”
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I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
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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 11:22 PM
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.
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Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
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 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
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"A personalist regime allowed a mediocrity like Patel to rise by being willing to sell out the honorable and competent...FBI is being weakened in its capacities to do anything except to serve as a loyalist organization."
Important @donmoyn.bsky.social piece:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Important @donmoyn.bsky.social piece:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"A personalist regime allowed a mediocrity like Patel to rise by being willing to sell out the honorable and competent...FBI is being weakened in its capacities to do anything except to serve as a loyalist organization."
Important @donmoyn.bsky.social piece:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Important @donmoyn.bsky.social piece:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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State run media run by angry ancient men and flaccid propagandists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
State run media run by angry ancient men and flaccid propagandists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...