Brad Palmer
@bzpalmer.bsky.social
Reporting live from West Virginia. Recovering Tea Partier. Views are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the management or staff of this station.
Marketers on notice: rebranding = woke. Somehow. Change of any kind that makes MAGA feel uncomfortable (or something) equals woke. What a buzzword they’ve co-opted and distanced from its original meaning. “I love the poorly educated.”
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Marketers on notice: rebranding = woke. Somehow. Change of any kind that makes MAGA feel uncomfortable (or something) equals woke. What a buzzword they’ve co-opted and distanced from its original meaning. “I love the poorly educated.”
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When you lose Megyn Kelly…
September 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When you lose Megyn Kelly…
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Sen. Alex Padilla of California and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."
Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'
Sen. Alex Padilla of California and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."
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September 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Sen. Alex Padilla of California and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."
I criticized Obama in the day for the pen. I criticize this monstrosity all the more. More so. The base backing him was supposed to be against this but apparently it’s ok if it’s your side. Wrong is wrong. 3 branches exist for a reason & this undemocratic regime must be undermined in the midterms.
He seeks to rule by decree because he cannot govern within the law.
September 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I criticized Obama in the day for the pen. I criticize this monstrosity all the more. More so. The base backing him was supposed to be against this but apparently it’s ok if it’s your side. Wrong is wrong. 3 branches exist for a reason & this undemocratic regime must be undermined in the midterms.
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Here is the truth: there is no secret plan to defend American democracy. There is no hidden set of tactics that those of us in the pro-democracy movement are waiting to unveil at the right moment. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here is the truth: there is no secret plan to defend American democracy. There is no hidden set of tactics that those of us in the pro-democracy movement are waiting to unveil at the right moment. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
Boston, rise up.
Trump administration launches immigration crackdown in Massachusetts, reports say reut.rs/468X1w6
Trump administration launches immigration crackdown in Massachusetts, reports say
The Trump administration has launched an operation in Massachusetts to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants, the New York Times and Boston media reported on Saturday, quoting the Department of Homeland Security as saying it was targeting "criminal aliens" living in the state.
reut.rs
September 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Boston, rise up.
MAGA. It’s possible to admit you’re wrong it gets worse. Don’t look the other way and live in denial with cognitive dissonance. A few years ago, mainly when DJT first was making waves for 2016, I said no. I was a Tea Partier. A limited government person. Living by the creed of how I was 1/2
September 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
MAGA. It’s possible to admit you’re wrong it gets worse. Don’t look the other way and live in denial with cognitive dissonance. A few years ago, mainly when DJT first was making waves for 2016, I said no. I was a Tea Partier. A limited government person. Living by the creed of how I was 1/2
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Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
n.pr
September 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
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NEW: Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics ran an anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-gay slurs, and far-right conspiracy theories.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics ran anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading and bigoted attacks | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay...
www.cnn.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Trump's nominee to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics ran an anonymous Twitter account filled with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-gay slurs, and far-right conspiracy theories.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest attempt to enforce their discriminatory passport policy.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING: A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest attempt to enforce their discriminatory passport policy.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.
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When Arkansas implemented Medicaid work requirements, it didn’t lead to more recipients working—but 18,000 people lost health coverage. Now, after Congress passed federal work requirements, tens of thousands of West Virginians could lose their health care.
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Medicaid work requirements could strip health care from working, disabled and low-income West Virginians
Politicians said work requirements would get people back to work. They’ll actually kick poor and working people off Medicaid.
mountainstatespotlight.org
August 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
When Arkansas implemented Medicaid work requirements, it didn’t lead to more recipients working—but 18,000 people lost health coverage. Now, after Congress passed federal work requirements, tens of thousands of West Virginians could lose their health care.
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/31/w...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/07/31/w...
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Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’
Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’
Volunteers with Union del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelter
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’
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Steve Witkoff's sanitised Gaza tour snubbed US doctor who said people being 'shot like rabbits'
Steve Witkoff's sanitised Gaza tour snubbed US doctor who said people being 'shot like rabbits'
We've seen this many times before.
news.sky.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Steve Witkoff's sanitised Gaza tour snubbed US doctor who said people being 'shot like rabbits'
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Levy: He knows it won’t go over well that he signed the largest transfer of wealth from working-class people to billionaires in history. He knows it’s not popular that he stripped collective bargaining rights from over a million workers. So rather than fight fairly, he’s trying to rig the maps.
August 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Levy: He knows it won’t go over well that he signed the largest transfer of wealth from working-class people to billionaires in history. He knows it’s not popular that he stripped collective bargaining rights from over a million workers. So rather than fight fairly, he’s trying to rig the maps.
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At 4:30 the very top of the Fox app had a special button you can press for Mamdani rage content, but no mention of the weak jobs report, nor any of Trump firing the BLS chief because of the weak jobs report. You have to search to find that.
August 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
At 4:30 the very top of the Fox app had a special button you can press for Mamdani rage content, but no mention of the weak jobs report, nor any of Trump firing the BLS chief because of the weak jobs report. You have to search to find that.
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He fired her because her numbers were right.
Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
REPORTER: Why did you fire the head of the bureau of labor statistics?
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
TRUMP: Because I thought her numbers were wrong
August 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
He fired her because her numbers were right.
Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
Erika has had a distinguished public service career, serving with excellence and integrity. My many thanks to her.
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Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Erasing history. Another characteristic of autocrats and dictators.
Even resurrected that old fashioned word “groceries.” We owe it all to Biff Tannn…err, DJT.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Even resurrected that old fashioned word “groceries.” We owe it all to Biff Tannn…err, DJT.
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A judge has thrown out the Trump admin’s bid to force Illinois and Chicago to aid its mass deportation agenda, saying it would encroach on autonomy guaranteed to states under the Constitution.
Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies
The case is just one in a series of lawsuits DOJ has filed against blue states and cities.
www.politico.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I remember hearing about FEMA camps back in the early ‘00s. Especially one about transforming Amtrak’s Beech Grove facility. But that was the conspiracy. And then right has the audacity to implement it. What projection that was done not just two decades ago.
The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.
US government is building a 5,000-person immigrant detention camp in west Texas
The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.
bit.ly
July 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I remember hearing about FEMA camps back in the early ‘00s. Especially one about transforming Amtrak’s Beech Grove facility. But that was the conspiracy. And then right has the audacity to implement it. What projection that was done not just two decades ago.
Something else to distract from #Epstien. It’d be great if this were something that truly was helping people but as we know, this administration isn’t in the business of helping people that aren’t north of $500 million net.
July 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Something else to distract from #Epstien. It’d be great if this were something that truly was helping people but as we know, this administration isn’t in the business of helping people that aren’t north of $500 million net.
One less Paramount Plus subscriber. #paramountplus #dontgivein
July 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
One less Paramount Plus subscriber. #paramountplus #dontgivein
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Dear fellow Christ followers:
Tonight, God gave you one more data point on Trump. He is clearly immoral and evil. I get it, you hate the left. But your leader seems to like things no man should.
This is your chance to leave. This is the last chance too.
Tonight, God gave you one more data point on Trump. He is clearly immoral and evil. I get it, you hate the left. But your leader seems to like things no man should.
This is your chance to leave. This is the last chance too.
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Dear fellow Christ followers:
Tonight, God gave you one more data point on Trump. He is clearly immoral and evil. I get it, you hate the left. But your leader seems to like things no man should.
This is your chance to leave. This is the last chance too.
Tonight, God gave you one more data point on Trump. He is clearly immoral and evil. I get it, you hate the left. But your leader seems to like things no man should.
This is your chance to leave. This is the last chance too.