Mark Wheatley
@markwou92.bsky.social
Computer Scientist, Star Trek fan, likes road trips and cats and discussing politics in a civil manner.
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I played in the NFL, which, I promise you, has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have, and where cost really isn’t an issue.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
I agree it’s a bit unusual. But I would think the president has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have and the cost isn’t really an issue.
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I played in the NFL, which, I promise you, has access to healthcare strategies that the average person just doesn’t have, and where cost really isn’t an issue.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
You don’t do MRIs on a whim.
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SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
The Civil Suit That Could Derail the Comey Prosecution (Again)
Daniel Richman, a central figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against James Comey, files suit over the government's handling of his property.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
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There's a new Gallup poll out today, and wow, Americans have really soured on Donald Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There's a new Gallup poll out today, and wow, Americans have really soured on Donald Trump.
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Almost certainly it's Catan
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Almost certainly it's Catan
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You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Third Circuit Says "No" To Alina Habba as Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey
Monday morning, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump’s appointee to be U.S.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You’ve probably seen that the 3rd Circuit ruled that Alina Habba wasn’t properly appointed by the administration as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. This piece explains why the court reached that conclusion. It was a unanimous decision. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Elect a felon and you get a crime boss.
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Elect a felon and you get a crime boss.
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Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
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To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
We executed multiple members of that crew.
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A top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A top Republican in Indiana, whose daughter has Down Syndrome, just announced he will be voting to block Trump’s gerrymandering after Trump used the R-word to insult people yesterday.
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Now we've arrived at the Laconia Order.
There will be global consequences over this for generations 😭
There will be global consequences over this for generations 😭
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Now we've arrived at the Laconia Order.
There will be global consequences over this for generations 😭
There will be global consequences over this for generations 😭
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U.S. Commerce Department pressed Switzerland during recent trade talks to commit billions of dollars in investments that "Washington could allocate at its discretion", but Swiss officials refused, according to two people familiar with the matter.
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
U.S. Commerce Department pressed Switzerland during recent trade talks to commit billions of dollars in investments that "Washington could allocate at its discretion", but Swiss officials refused, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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WaPo: Hegseth gave an order on the first Caribbean boat strike, saying to leave no survivors.
"As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to kill."
THIS IS WHAT FOLLOWING ILLEGAL ORDERS MEANS.
"As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to kill."
THIS IS WHAT FOLLOWING ILLEGAL ORDERS MEANS.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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MacKenzie Scott, Bezos’ ex, just gave $8 mil to the College of the Muscogee Nation. She’s part of a growing group of exes of billionaires who turned their divorce into philanthropic legacies, like Sue Arnall (Harold Hamm’s ex) & others who’ve used their wealth to fund education & social justice.
a woman in a white jacket is smiling in front of a sign that says bravo
ALT: a woman in a white jacket is smiling in front of a sign that says bravo
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November 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
MacKenzie Scott, Bezos’ ex, just gave $8 mil to the College of the Muscogee Nation. She’s part of a growing group of exes of billionaires who turned their divorce into philanthropic legacies, like Sue Arnall (Harold Hamm’s ex) & others who’ve used their wealth to fund education & social justice.
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
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EXCLUSIVE first look to MaddowBlog: In a FOIA request filed with the DOJ’s criminal division, Senators Whitehouse, Blumenthal and Schiff, each of whom serve on the Judiciary Committee, are demanding a variety of details related to the Tom Homas case.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Democratic senators file FOIA request, demand answers about Tom Homan controversy Democratic senators file FOIA request demanding answers about the Tom Homan controversy
The FBI recorded Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation. Three senators are still seeking information about the case.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE first look to MaddowBlog: In a FOIA request filed with the DOJ’s criminal division, Senators Whitehouse, Blumenthal and Schiff, each of whom serve on the Judiciary Committee, are demanding a variety of details related to the Tom Homas case.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Interesting read.
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Interesting read.
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How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
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How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
"I think the technical legal term for what's going on is a shit show."
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How Much is Wrong With the Comey Case? Andrew Weissmann Details the Laundry List
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Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly to Stephen Miller: “I got shot at serving our country in combat, and I was there when your boss sent a violent mob to attack the Capitol. I know the difference between defending our Constitution and an insurrection, even if you don’t.”
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A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
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Senator Mark Kelly would make a great POTUS! Little does Trump know that he just elevated the 6 senators to prominence & gave the Democratic Party some new cards to play with.
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Senator Mark Kelly would make a great POTUS! Little does Trump know that he just elevated the 6 senators to prominence & gave the Democratic Party some new cards to play with.
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It’s already in full swing 🙄
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s already in full swing 🙄
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Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil
Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7
https://to.pbs.org/48bW5Z7