William J. Daum
@2146north.bsky.social
65 years old, still trying to figure what I want to be when I grow up…
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NANCY MACE: Should Somalians in Minnesota be required to speech English if they're citizens?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
NANCY MACE: Should Somalians in Minnesota be required to speech English if they're citizens?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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Trump ignores a question about how the US will run Venezuela and Pete Hegseth starts kissing his ass
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Trump ignores a question about how the US will run Venezuela and Pete Hegseth starts kissing his ass
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During his run for president Donald J. Trump repeatedly said he wouldn't start any new wars. I created a montage from his first 50 campaign stops. Promises not kept.
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
During his run for president Donald J. Trump repeatedly said he wouldn't start any new wars. I created a montage from his first 50 campaign stops. Promises not kept.
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A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
open.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A year-end special from me:
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
The 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin, in ranking order. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Review: There’s an important lesson at the center of “Song Sung Blue,” about abandoning self-consciousness in a relentless pursuit of a dream.
Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits a winning note, based on a real story
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star as musical impersonators in a film about the real Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute act Lighting and Thunder.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Review: There’s an important lesson at the center of “Song Sung Blue,” about abandoning self-consciousness in a relentless pursuit of a dream.
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A Christmas story.
"ICE officials are also investigating the couple for other crimes. They were found with a substantial amount of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 'What are those luxury goods doing in their possession?' asked the ICE spokesman, taking a moment to adjust his mask."
ICE Detains Undocumented Parents, Newborn
They await deportation proceedings.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A Christmas story.
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The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
December 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
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The Onion Looks Back At ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
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The Onion Looks Back At 'It's A Wonderful Life'
twp.ai
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Onion Looks Back At ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
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Dick Van Dyke, seen here with co-star Mary Tyler Moore performing "You Wonderful You" on the Season 1 Episode of "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW" titled “Oh How We Met on the Night That We Danced” (1961) dir. Robert Butler
📺 CBS Productions
#DickVanDyke100
📺 CBS Productions
#DickVanDyke100
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Dick Van Dyke, seen here with co-star Mary Tyler Moore performing "You Wonderful You" on the Season 1 Episode of "THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW" titled “Oh How We Met on the Night That We Danced” (1961) dir. Robert Butler
📺 CBS Productions
#DickVanDyke100
📺 CBS Productions
#DickVanDyke100
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.
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🤷🏼 ⏰ Trump’s Heath care plan is coming “very soon” y’all
(From Home of the Brave)
(From Home of the Brave)
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🤷🏼 ⏰ Trump’s Heath care plan is coming “very soon” y’all
(From Home of the Brave)
(From Home of the Brave)
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THANEDAR: It is a fact that you ignored federal court orders in March and in May of this year. Do you plan on ignoring federal orders?
NOEM: We always comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: I'm sick of your lies
NOEM: We always comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: I'm sick of your lies
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
THANEDAR: It is a fact that you ignored federal court orders in March and in May of this year. Do you plan on ignoring federal orders?
NOEM: We always comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: I'm sick of your lies
NOEM: We always comply with all federal court orders
THANEDAR: I'm sick of your lies
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Will someone please give this desperate fool a hug? He clearly must have been neglected or abused as a child. I'm willing to take one for the team if it means he'll get sime desperately needed therapy.
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Will someone please give this desperate fool a hug? He clearly must have been neglected or abused as a child. I'm willing to take one for the team if it means he'll get sime desperately needed therapy.
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President Trump's messaging on the affordability crisis is to repeatedly tell Americans that prices are coming down. I'm not sure how this will work when Americans notice prices are going up. I made an edit of his latest rally in PA and added an appropriate soundtrack.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
President Trump's messaging on the affordability crisis is to repeatedly tell Americans that prices are coming down. I'm not sure how this will work when Americans notice prices are going up. I made an edit of his latest rally in PA and added an appropriate soundtrack.
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Munchausen by Trump. Arsonist hawking fire extinguishers. Call it whatever you want, but it's all a big scam and MAGAts, you were conned. But don't cry to us. We warned you.
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Munchausen by Trump. Arsonist hawking fire extinguishers. Call it whatever you want, but it's all a big scam and MAGAts, you were conned. But don't cry to us. We warned you.
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Trump never fixes anything; he just destroys things.
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Trump never fixes anything; he just destroys things.
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lol I love that Habba thinks she can quit a job she never had. That reminds me, I need to resign as the prime minister of Australia.
The Parking Lot Lawyer FINALLY figured out she wasn’t welcome.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
And PS: This is a complete and total surrender by Habba.
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
lol I love that Habba thinks she can quit a job she never had. That reminds me, I need to resign as the prime minister of Australia.
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Instant all-timer here:
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Instant all-timer here:
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"I like to pardon people I know nothing about."
POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"I like to pardon people I know nothing about."