HL Mencken's Ghost
@hlmenckensghost.bsky.social
Liberal gadfly and social critic. Atheist.
This is such a joke. You can prosecute those at this protest individually, but the court will think you've lost your marbles if you try to prosecute them as domestic terrorists.
I keep lookin' for Antifa headquarters...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
I keep lookin' for Antifa headquarters...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.
A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This is such a joke. You can prosecute those at this protest individually, but the court will think you've lost your marbles if you try to prosecute them as domestic terrorists.
I keep lookin' for Antifa headquarters...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
I keep lookin' for Antifa headquarters...
www.ms.now/news/antifa-...
TRUTH and FREE SPEECH are Donald Trump's Kryptonite.
February 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
TRUTH and FREE SPEECH are Donald Trump's Kryptonite.
MAGA elected a dyed in the wool pedophile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvJ...
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🚨Ivanka SECRETS REVEALED as Epstein HAUNTS HER DAD!!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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February 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
MAGA elected a dyed in the wool pedophile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvJ...
I'm an Atheist, and yet I'm supporting a Presbyterian seminarian (James Talarico) in the Democratic primary for US Senate (Texas).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I'm an Atheist, and yet I'm supporting a Presbyterian seminarian (James Talarico) in the Democratic primary for US Senate (Texas).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
The ironic -- and amusing aspect to this -- is that I believe the push would inordinately affect Republicans.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
Even Republican election officials are balking at Trump Justice Department’s voter roll crusade | CNN Politics
As the Trump administration has sued 25 mostly-Democratic state election chiefs for their voter rolls, it has also encountered quieter resistance from Republican officials who have balked at the Just...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The ironic -- and amusing aspect to this -- is that I believe the push would inordinately affect Republicans.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
Can we repatriate Little Marco back to the country of his ancestors (Cuba)? He seems to appreciate dictators.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hungar...
www.huffpost.com/entry/hungar...
Rubio Plugs Orbán's Bid For Another Term After April Elections During A Visit To Budapest
“President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,” the U.S. secretary of state said while enthusiastically endorsing the Hungarian prime minister's bid to serve...
www.huffpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Can we repatriate Little Marco back to the country of his ancestors (Cuba)? He seems to appreciate dictators.
www.huffpost.com/entry/hungar...
www.huffpost.com/entry/hungar...
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February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
And this will fail too (challenged in court).
I guess he enjoys perpetual losing.
abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
I guess he enjoys perpetual losing.
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Trump says he will issue executive order on voter ID if legislation fails
President Donald Trump said Friday there will be voter ID requirements for the midterm elections "whether approved by Congress or not."
abcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
And this will fail too (challenged in court).
I guess he enjoys perpetual losing.
abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
I guess he enjoys perpetual losing.
abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
And I ask for the umpteenth time -- can we believe ANYTHING out of this administration (including BLS)? I'm highly skeptical of any info reported.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/e...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/e...
Annual inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, an eight-month low | CNN Business
The annual rate of inflation slowed to an eight-month low last month, new data showed Friday.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
And I ask for the umpteenth time -- can we believe ANYTHING out of this administration (including BLS)? I'm highly skeptical of any info reported.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/e...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/e...
People don't trust much of what they hear and read now.
CBS (Complete Bullshit) just dug its own grave. That network can no longer be trusted (saving the final days of Stephen Colbert).
www.huffpost.com/entry/alicia...
CBS (Complete Bullshit) just dug its own grave. That network can no longer be trusted (saving the final days of Stephen Colbert).
www.huffpost.com/entry/alicia...
CBS News Producer Warns ‘Shifting Set of Ideological Expectations’ In Bombshell Farewell Note
Alicia Hastey wrote that the network’s changes pressure “producers and reporters to self-censor.”
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February 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
People don't trust much of what they hear and read now.
CBS (Complete Bullshit) just dug its own grave. That network can no longer be trusted (saving the final days of Stephen Colbert).
www.huffpost.com/entry/alicia...
CBS (Complete Bullshit) just dug its own grave. That network can no longer be trusted (saving the final days of Stephen Colbert).
www.huffpost.com/entry/alicia...
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Senate Democrats are reportedly discussing whether to leave their chairs empty when Trump delivers the first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24. Sounds like a plan to me.
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Senate Democrats are reportedly discussing whether to leave their chairs empty when Trump delivers the first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24. Sounds like a plan to me.
If the DOJ is spying on Congress, you know damn well they're spying on YOU.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Pam Bondi slammed as DOJ accused of tracking lawmakers who view Epstein files
Pam Bondi was spotted with a document which seemingly showed one Democrat’s Epstein files search history
www.the-independent.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
If the DOJ is spying on Congress, you know damn well they're spying on YOU.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Why is it that the word 'cunt' always springs to mind when Pam Bondi speaks?
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Why is it that the word 'cunt' always springs to mind when Pam Bondi speaks?
Is it possible to believe today's job numbers?
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Is it possible to believe today's job numbers?
Mexican authorities estimate that a significant majority of firearms seized at crime scenes originated in the U.S., including high-powered weaponry designed for military use.
...and I'll bet a majority of weapons are coming in through Greg Abbott's Texas.
...and I'll bet a majority of weapons are coming in through Greg Abbott's Texas.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Mexican authorities estimate that a significant majority of firearms seized at crime scenes originated in the U.S., including high-powered weaponry designed for military use.
...and I'll bet a majority of weapons are coming in through Greg Abbott's Texas.
...and I'll bet a majority of weapons are coming in through Greg Abbott's Texas.
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Every statement made by Donald Trump or anyone in his administration can be safely assumed to be a lie.
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Every statement made by Donald Trump or anyone in his administration can be safely assumed to be a lie.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Bannon knows too much about Trump and Epstein, so Blanche is taking very good care of him to keep him quiet just like with Maxwell. Blanche is the lynchpin- he has assumed full authority given to him by Trump to protect the worst of the worst.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Bannon knows too much about Trump and Epstein, so Blanche is taking very good care of him to keep him quiet just like with Maxwell. Blanche is the lynchpin- he has assumed full authority given to him by Trump to protect the worst of the worst.
Trump and Republicans ARE the Deep State.
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Trump and Republicans ARE the Deep State.
Is he dead yet?
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Is he dead yet?
I saw a report that claims al Qaeda is not 50 times larger than it was pre-9/11.
And what is the Trump DHS and intelligence doing? Going after an election fraud that doesn't exist?
Will Donald Trump blame Joe Biden after a terrorist attack here in the U.S.?
www.rusi.org/news-and-com...
And what is the Trump DHS and intelligence doing? Going after an election fraud that doesn't exist?
Will Donald Trump blame Joe Biden after a terrorist attack here in the U.S.?
www.rusi.org/news-and-com...
Al-Qaeda 50 times bigger than at time of 9/11, UN warns
Dr Joana de Deus Pereira, a senior research fellow at Rusi Europe specialising in counterterrorism, warned against overlooking conflicts involving terrorists that could “become as lethal as ones we ar...
www.rusi.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I saw a report that claims al Qaeda is not 50 times larger than it was pre-9/11.
And what is the Trump DHS and intelligence doing? Going after an election fraud that doesn't exist?
Will Donald Trump blame Joe Biden after a terrorist attack here in the U.S.?
www.rusi.org/news-and-com...
And what is the Trump DHS and intelligence doing? Going after an election fraud that doesn't exist?
Will Donald Trump blame Joe Biden after a terrorist attack here in the U.S.?
www.rusi.org/news-and-com...