WinterSchminter
@winterscminter.bsky.social
Actually, I'm nobody, Retired from career in Canadian electrical utility. Happiest being mom and grandma. Not a Christian Nationalist.
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Under Trump, the government isn't just withholding data it doesn't like; it's killing its own capacity to produce reliable data.
Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Under Trump, the government isn't just withholding data it doesn't like; it's killing its own capacity to produce reliable data.
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The Howard Dean thing just fucking haunts me. Sometimes I go back and watch that clip just to make sure it was innocuous as I remember it being, and it always is.
Though it IS pretty fucking funny how an entire society can turn on a person just because they said "YEEE-AHHH!" weird once.
Though it IS pretty fucking funny how an entire society can turn on a person just because they said "YEEE-AHHH!" weird once.
When Howard Dean was the Democratic frontrunner for President, he was disqualified, by the media, for yelling "Yeah!" once.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Howard Dean thing just fucking haunts me. Sometimes I go back and watch that clip just to make sure it was innocuous as I remember it being, and it always is.
Though it IS pretty fucking funny how an entire society can turn on a person just because they said "YEEE-AHHH!" weird once.
Though it IS pretty fucking funny how an entire society can turn on a person just because they said "YEEE-AHHH!" weird once.
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When Howard Dean was the Democratic frontrunner for President, he was disqualified, by the media, for yelling "Yeah!" once.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
When Howard Dean was the Democratic frontrunner for President, he was disqualified, by the media, for yelling "Yeah!" once.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
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Can we talk for a minute about how *insane* a 90,000 square foot ballroom would be? That's over 10 times the size of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Bigger than the floor area of Notre Dame or St. Paul's Cathedral. Nearly *three times* the floor area of Westminster Abbey.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Can we talk for a minute about how *insane* a 90,000 square foot ballroom would be? That's over 10 times the size of the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. Bigger than the floor area of Notre Dame or St. Paul's Cathedral. Nearly *three times* the floor area of Westminster Abbey.
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I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
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Dimon practicing some risk management here is a big tell.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Dimon practicing some risk management here is a big tell.
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“Radical communism” apparently, means slashing government fees, eliminating bureaucratic red tape, encouraging entrepreneurship, investing in small businesses and making it easier for them to thrive and grow
I don’t know how New York will survive this red terror
I don’t know how New York will survive this red terror
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Radical communism” apparently, means slashing government fees, eliminating bureaucratic red tape, encouraging entrepreneurship, investing in small businesses and making it easier for them to thrive and grow
I don’t know how New York will survive this red terror
I don’t know how New York will survive this red terror
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Also, it shouldn't be underestimated how many of Hegseth's decisions are influenced by his cult leader, Doug Wilson.
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The fundamentalist cult Hegseth is a member of, Doug Wilson's CREC, has a campaign every November called "No Quarter November". Cultists' aggression in the comments on social media gets especially vile & they like to blow stuff up (SEE Doug Wilson below).
Coincidence?
Coincidence?
November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Also, it shouldn't be underestimated how many of Hegseth's decisions are influenced by his cult leader, Doug Wilson.
bsky.app/profile/mhai...
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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Everybody knows that all we need is to have like one Fox News segment air about a gang of Muslim Trans Antifa Mexicans sent by George Soros to infiltrate all the nation’s Cracker Barrel’s (after changing the logo) and us idiots will elect another fascist. Yee-haw!
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Everybody knows that all we need is to have like one Fox News segment air about a gang of Muslim Trans Antifa Mexicans sent by George Soros to infiltrate all the nation’s Cracker Barrel’s (after changing the logo) and us idiots will elect another fascist. Yee-haw!
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As always, I recommend people be skeptical of influencer marketing like this. Don't let people leverage parasocial relationships, trust, and political identity to sell you things that ultimately aren't in your best interest. And question the integrity of those those who do.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
As always, I recommend people be skeptical of influencer marketing like this. Don't let people leverage parasocial relationships, trust, and political identity to sell you things that ultimately aren't in your best interest. And question the integrity of those those who do.
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"the next DOJ," eh bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"the next DOJ," eh bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Nobody outside this country is wondering, like the pundit class does, what was wrong with Kamala Harris.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Nobody outside this country is wondering, like the pundit class does, what was wrong with Kamala Harris.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
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“.. Since late October, Republicans’ approval has dropped by seven points ..”
@thehill.com
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November 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“.. Since late October, Republicans’ approval has dropped by seven points ..”
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Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
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It's probably not entirely coincidence that the "Secretary of War" who ordered the execution of survivors...
...attends church in a denomination that celebrates "No Quarter November."
...attends church in a denomination that celebrates "No Quarter November."
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's probably not entirely coincidence that the "Secretary of War" who ordered the execution of survivors...
...attends church in a denomination that celebrates "No Quarter November."
...attends church in a denomination that celebrates "No Quarter November."
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You know it’s bad when Jamie Dimon is concerned about illegality & conflicts of interest & the rule of law:
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You know it’s bad when Jamie Dimon is concerned about illegality & conflicts of interest & the rule of law:
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Again, 🇦🇫 destroyed Biden’s presidency. More specifically, the shameful media-driven hysterical reaction to what people said they wanted - an end to the forever wars - but didn’t really, unless it came with ponies & magical 🦄s.
It wasn’t really inflation or high costs.
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It wasn’t really inflation or high costs.
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High costs destroyed Biden’s presidency, and they’re destroying Trump’s now too. trib.al/CF0mRtr
He seems to understand this, because he’s unraveling—and his public statements have become increasingly volatile and erratic.
He seems to understand this, because he’s unraveling—and his public statements have become increasingly volatile and erratic.
Donald Trump Is a Lame Duck Now
November has been the cruelest month for the president. The future doesn’t look much brighter.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Again, 🇦🇫 destroyed Biden’s presidency. More specifically, the shameful media-driven hysterical reaction to what people said they wanted - an end to the forever wars - but didn’t really, unless it came with ponies & magical 🦄s.
It wasn’t really inflation or high costs.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
It wasn’t really inflation or high costs.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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🚨 One of Donald Trump's biggest defenders from Texas won't be in D.C. after the new year.
Troy Nehls becomes the sixth Texas Republican to announce they won't run for re-election.
Troy Nehls becomes the sixth Texas Republican to announce they won't run for re-election.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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At a photo op Wednesday, the presumed heir to the porcelain MAGA throne, JD Vance, offered his unsolicited thoughts on what many of us see on our table on Thanksgiving.
If you say you like turkey, he says, you're full shit.
At a photo op Wednesday, the presumed heir to the porcelain MAGA throne, JD Vance, offered his unsolicited thoughts on what many of us see on our table on Thanksgiving.
If you say you like turkey, he says, you're full shit.
A special Thanksgiving message from JD Vance
Our vice president and roving dolt has ... thoughts
fightthefire.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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At a photo op Wednesday, the presumed heir to the porcelain MAGA throne, JD Vance, offered his unsolicited thoughts on what many of us see on our table on Thanksgiving.
If you say you like turkey, he says, you're full shit.
At a photo op Wednesday, the presumed heir to the porcelain MAGA throne, JD Vance, offered his unsolicited thoughts on what many of us see on our table on Thanksgiving.
If you say you like turkey, he says, you're full shit.
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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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CFIA urges Canadians to check cupboards as pistachio recall widens #RECALL #Canada
Link to recalls in article
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Link to recalls in article
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CFIA urges Canadians to check cupboards as pistachio recall widens
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has once again issued a warning about recalled pistachio products due to possible salmonella contamination, the latest in a series of similar recalls across ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
CFIA urges Canadians to check cupboards as pistachio recall widens #RECALL #Canada
Link to recalls in article
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Link to recalls in article
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
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(🚨) BREAKING: Hegseth Actually Committed *Multiple* War Crimes on *Multiple* Dates, As Did the Soldiers Who Followed His Criminal Orders
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
(🚨) BREAKING: Hegseth Actually Committed *Multiple* War Crimes on *Multiple* Dates, As Did the Soldiers Who Followed His Criminal Orders
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You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.