Kyle Whitmire
@warondumb.bsky.social
2023 Pulitzer Prize, commentary. Columnist for AL.com (@aldotcom.bsky.social). Dislikes: corruption, cruelty, hypocrisy & incompetence. Likes: quiet heroes.
Tommy Tuberville, 2023: “The constant malignment of Americans exercising a constitutional right has to end.”
Tuberville, 2026: “Why would you take a gun? I don’t understand that.”
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Tuberville, 2026: “Why would you take a gun? I don’t understand that.”
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January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Tommy Tuberville, 2023: “The constant malignment of Americans exercising a constitutional right has to end.”
Tuberville, 2026: “Why would you take a gun? I don’t understand that.”
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Tuberville, 2026: “Why would you take a gun? I don’t understand that.”
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Stanley Milgram’s cruel experiment explains the ICE-y obedience to authority breaking America.
65 percent of us will consent to horrible things — a demographic grossly over-represented in Congress.
65 percent of us will consent to horrible things — a demographic grossly over-represented in Congress.
January 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Stanley Milgram’s cruel experiment explains the ICE-y obedience to authority breaking America.
65 percent of us will consent to horrible things — a demographic grossly over-represented in Congress.
65 percent of us will consent to horrible things — a demographic grossly over-represented in Congress.
If you want fine wine, go to France. If you want to do great journalism, go to Alabama. Congratulations to The Alabama Solution!
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If you want fine wine, go to France. If you want to do great journalism, go to Alabama. Congratulations to The Alabama Solution!
Power is a drug and should be regulated like all other controlled substances, only more so.
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Why do police dress like characters from Fortnite?
How we dress is a form of speech, and we should pay attention to the message law enforcement is sending us.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Power is a drug and should be regulated like all other controlled substances, only more so.
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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When did police start dressing like Fortnite characters? And what is camouflage good for in a city?
Dress is a form of speech and we need to pay attention to the message we’re being sent.
Dress is a form of speech and we need to pay attention to the message we’re being sent.
January 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
When did police start dressing like Fortnite characters? And what is camouflage good for in a city?
Dress is a form of speech and we need to pay attention to the message we’re being sent.
Dress is a form of speech and we need to pay attention to the message we’re being sent.
I’m not sure how to fix the economy, but political prosecutions of Federal Reserve Board members is a hell of a way to break it.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’m not sure how to fix the economy, but political prosecutions of Federal Reserve Board members is a hell of a way to break it.
Where does Tommy Tuberville live? Florida or Alabama? If he wants to run for Alabama governor, he needs to put this issue to bed. Release your state tax returns and show us, Senator — if you can.
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Where does Tommy Tuberville live? Florida or Alabama? If he wants to run for Alabama governor, he needs to put this issue to bed. Release your state tax returns and show us, Senator — if you can.
Paul Finebaum on his political skeletons, Nick Saban, Black Lives Matter and what it’s like getting Laura “Loomered.”
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Paul Finebaum on his political skeletons, Nick Saban, Black Lives Matter and what it’s like getting Laura “Loomered.”
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December 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Paul Finebaum on his political skeletons, Nick Saban, Black Lives Matter and what it’s like getting Laura “Loomered.”
Paul Finebaum received a text message asking whether he would like to trade one life for another.
Would he consider running for the U.S. Senate?
“As long as I live, I cannot explain the next thing I did,” he says.
My column: Paul Finebaum's road not taken
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Would he consider running for the U.S. Senate?
“As long as I live, I cannot explain the next thing I did,” he says.
My column: Paul Finebaum's road not taken
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Paul Finebaum’s road not taken
Talk show host tells why he didn't run for Senate and what he learned along the way.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Paul Finebaum received a text message asking whether he would like to trade one life for another.
Would he consider running for the U.S. Senate?
“As long as I live, I cannot explain the next thing I did,” he says.
My column: Paul Finebaum's road not taken
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
Would he consider running for the U.S. Senate?
“As long as I live, I cannot explain the next thing I did,” he says.
My column: Paul Finebaum's road not taken
www.al.com/news/2025/12...
Tommy Tuberville says things George Wallace wouldn’t have. There’s no code language to decipher. He puts the hate on a plate.
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tommy Tuberville says things George Wallace wouldn’t have. There’s no code language to decipher. He puts the hate on a plate.
First Amendment Alert! From the Crimson White: The University of Alabama has shuttered two student publications aimed at women and students of color and cited AG Pam Bondi’s anti-DEI memo as its reason.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
First Amendment Alert! From the Crimson White: The University of Alabama has shuttered two student publications aimed at women and students of color and cited AG Pam Bondi’s anti-DEI memo as its reason.
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How do you win elections in Alabama? It helps to be a football star.
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How do you win elections in Alabama? It helps to be a football star.
The arrest of *that* Fairhope, Ala., #NoKings protester is the dumbest COPS episode. youtu.be/lgopOu0h5Qs?...
Full bodycam footage of arrest of Fairhope woman dressed in penis costume
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The arrest of *that* Fairhope, Ala., #NoKings protester is the dumbest COPS episode. youtu.be/lgopOu0h5Qs?...
Apple CEO Tim Cook used to quote MLK and fight for human rights. Today he dines at the White House with MBS, who ordered the death of a journalist. What happened to you, Tim?
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Apple CEO Tim Cook used to quote MLK and fight for human rights. Today he dines at the White House with MBS, who ordered the death of a journalist. What happened to you, Tim?
I don’t know what you did to deserve this, America, but Tommy Tuberville might be about to sue you.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I don’t know what you did to deserve this, America, but Tommy Tuberville might be about to sue you.
It’s almost like this whole shutdown thing was some kind of stalling tactic.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s almost like this whole shutdown thing was some kind of stalling tactic.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has said a lot of ridiculous things. After Zohran Mamdani won in NYC, it got worse.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has said a lot of ridiculous things. After Zohran Mamdani won in NYC, it got worse.
Get ready, Tuscaloosa. Somebody’s ego will need a rehab.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Get ready, Tuscaloosa. Somebody’s ego will need a rehab.
Reposted by Kyle Whitmire
This is how Trumpism ends - www.al.com/news/2025/11... @warondumb.bsky.social
Whitmire: Let them eat Trump Steaks
As Nero fiddles, a door opens for a different sort of populism in America.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is how Trumpism ends - www.al.com/news/2025/11... @warondumb.bsky.social
Starving poor people into submission? How very Stalinist.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Starving poor people into submission? How very Stalinist.
Weird? Cool? Scary? (sound on)
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Weird? Cool? Scary? (sound on)
Rumors had been stirring already. Doug Jones hints he will challenge Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/politics/202...
Alabama Democrat hints at 2026 rematch with Tommy Tuberville
The former senator took a swipe at Tuberville for his loyalty to Trump, saying he’s an example of new ultra-partisan Washington leaders.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Rumors had been stirring already. Doug Jones hints he will challenge Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/politics/202...
OK. This is kinda cool. (Sound on.)
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
OK. This is kinda cool. (Sound on.)
The people who voted for Zohran Mamdani and the folks who raged over “woke” Cracker Barrel have more in common than you may think. Let me explain.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The people who voted for Zohran Mamdani and the folks who raged over “woke” Cracker Barrel have more in common than you may think. Let me explain.