Bob Beard
@bobbeard.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Virginian, Investor, Recovering Broadcaster, Commodore/ Hoya. No DMs please.
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“People are devastated and they’re frightened. People were plucked out of line,” said Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow. This month alone, “21 clients have received notices about the cancellation of their oath ceremonies, the last step in the lengthy process of becoming a U.S. citizen.”
Dozens approved for citizenship had the rug pulled out from under them. Green card holders, veterans & longtime neighbors are being ambushed at interviews & detained.
As @tusk81.bsky.social notes, "it is all about purging our long-settled immigrant neighbors & undermining legal immigration itself"
As @tusk81.bsky.social notes, "it is all about purging our long-settled immigrant neighbors & undermining legal immigration itself"
‘People Were Plucked Out of Line’: Trump Administration Targets Legal Immigrants Ready to Become U.S. Citizens. Will Thousands of Military Service Members with a Green Card Be Next? - America's Voice
Immigrants who’ve worked for years to legally attain citizenship have had the rug pulled out from under them while others have been detained by ICE after attending their green card appointments The ex...
americasvoice.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“People are devastated and they’re frightened. People were plucked out of line,” said Project Citizenship’s Gail Breslow. This month alone, “21 clients have received notices about the cancellation of their oath ceremonies, the last step in the lengthy process of becoming a U.S. citizen.”
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i think one thing to remember about the republicans trump picked to lead his government is that most of them are below replacement level as politicians
MAGAZINER: Will you thank Mr Brown for his service to our country?
NOEM: Thank you Mr Brown
M: Now what explanation can there be for locking up his wife for months when she has committed no crime other than writing a couple bad checks for $80
NOEM: It's not my job to pick which laws get enforced
NOEM: Thank you Mr Brown
M: Now what explanation can there be for locking up his wife for months when she has committed no crime other than writing a couple bad checks for $80
NOEM: It's not my job to pick which laws get enforced
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
i think one thing to remember about the republicans trump picked to lead his government is that most of them are below replacement level as politicians
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Indiana Republican State Senator Greg Goode, a key swing vote who Trump attacked by name and was victim of swatting attempt, indicates he's voting no on mid-decade gerrymandering. Increases likelihood bill will fail. He denounces "Threats of primaries. Threats of violence. Acts of violence."
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Indiana Republican State Senator Greg Goode, a key swing vote who Trump attacked by name and was victim of swatting attempt, indicates he's voting no on mid-decade gerrymandering. Increases likelihood bill will fail. He denounces "Threats of primaries. Threats of violence. Acts of violence."
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this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
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"I have been reliably informed that the Wallet Inspector has almost completed his work and is prepared to announce his findings."
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"I have been reliably informed that the Wallet Inspector has almost completed his work and is prepared to announce his findings."
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We live in something closer to what we would call a state of generalized psychosis: a social landscape where symbolic authority has fractured, shared reality is unstable, and appeals to common norms routinely fail to hold any weight.
In this environment, shame has lost its footing. trib.al/5sLchu2
In this environment, shame has lost its footing. trib.al/5sLchu2
October 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We live in something closer to what we would call a state of generalized psychosis: a social landscape where symbolic authority has fractured, shared reality is unstable, and appeals to common norms routinely fail to hold any weight.
In this environment, shame has lost its footing. trib.al/5sLchu2
In this environment, shame has lost its footing. trib.al/5sLchu2
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Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.
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The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
Trump's use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.
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NEEDHAM, Mass. —
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
www.wcvb.com/article/dr-t...
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
www.wcvb.com/article/dr-t...
'A true national tragedy' Dr. Tim critiques RFK Jr.'s testimony, federal vaccine policy
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
www.wcvb.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NEEDHAM, Mass. —
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
www.wcvb.com/article/dr-t...
"I'm sad that this great country has come to this point on the most important public health measure in our lifetime, namely vaccines," Dr. Tim Johnson said. "It's a true national tragedy."
www.wcvb.com/article/dr-t...
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What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.
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I made a nice stew today.
August 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I made a nice stew today.
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Exclusive: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a minimally redacted version of a highly classified document on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election after an intense behind-the-scenes struggle over secrecy with the CIA.
Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report
CIA officials worried the release of the House Intelligence Committee report on 2016 Russian election interference could reveal top-secret spying techniques and sources. Tulsi Gabbard overrode their c...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Exclusive: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a minimally redacted version of a highly classified document on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election after an intense behind-the-scenes struggle over secrecy with the CIA.
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Ain’t that the truth. Lying 🤥 POS!
August 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ain’t that the truth. Lying 🤥 POS!
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In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
July 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
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Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy. The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one campaign haul.
Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy
The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one haul for his Senate campaign.
www.politico.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy. The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one campaign haul.
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Anyone else waking up in the middle of the night with their soul in an icy death grip of existential dread or just me?
July 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Anyone else waking up in the middle of the night with their soul in an icy death grip of existential dread or just me?
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New in PN: Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
"The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA — a massive blow to state capacity."
"The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA — a massive blow to state capacity."
Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
And will take generations to put it back together.
www.publicnotice.co
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New in PN: Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
"The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA — a massive blow to state capacity."
"The Department of Justice is no longer in the business of justice at all, and has squandered the presumption of regularity it once enjoyed with judges. One of the bulwarks of American civil society is functionally MIA — a massive blow to state capacity."
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Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
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Will Trump be lowering the flag for the woman who was killed as a result of his military parade?
June 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Will Trump be lowering the flag for the woman who was killed as a result of his military parade?
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Christy Walton, a billionaire Walmart heiress, is publicly speaking out against President Trump, breaking with the rest of the wealthy family and risking backlash for their retail empire.
A Walmart Heiress Breaks Ranks and Joins the Anti-Trump Movement
The billionaire Christy Walton has bought an ad supporting this weekend’s “No Kings” demonstrations—to the surprise of Walmart.
on.wsj.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Christy Walton, a billionaire Walmart heiress, is publicly speaking out against President Trump, breaking with the rest of the wealthy family and risking backlash for their retail empire.