@charlesned7.bsky.social
Husband, father, and grandfather. Retired attorney. Lover of sports, the beach, movies, puzzles and books. Unlikely volunteer.
Kash Patel is leading a charmed existence. He has totally bungled the last 2 mass shootings ( did victory lap with wrong suspect twice), only to be bailed out by anonymous tip from random citizens. The Brown security chief just got suspended while Kash shops for armored BMW X-5s. So wrong!
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Kash Patel is leading a charmed existence. He has totally bungled the last 2 mass shootings ( did victory lap with wrong suspect twice), only to be bailed out by anonymous tip from random citizens. The Brown security chief just got suspended while Kash shops for armored BMW X-5s. So wrong!
How ironic that the Scandinavian countries Trump names in his rant are socialist countries. There is universal health care and a safety net for those who need it. They consistently rate among the happiest people in the world. Why would they want to come here?
I’ll never forget hearing Donald Trump’s racist “shithole countries” comment in a 2018 Oval Office meeting about immigration.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
Tom Cotton and David Perdue claimed Trump didn’t say it and accused me of lying.
The truth comes out.
TRUMP: “I said why is it we only take people from shithole countries? Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark… But we always take people from Somalia— places that are filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
Such a mystery what he means when he says this stuff, isn’t it?
December 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How ironic that the Scandinavian countries Trump names in his rant are socialist countries. There is universal health care and a safety net for those who need it. They consistently rate among the happiest people in the world. Why would they want to come here?
Hegseth and others have repeatedly referred to the 2nd strike as part of a "kinetic" operation as if it was a lawful continuation of the first strike. FULL STOP. YOU RELOADED and made a conscious decision to murder defenseless men in the water. There must be consequences.
The secretary of defense throwing a top military official under the bus to protect himself. A beacon of integrity.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hegseth and others have repeatedly referred to the 2nd strike as part of a "kinetic" operation as if it was a lawful continuation of the first strike. FULL STOP. YOU RELOADED and made a conscious decision to murder defenseless men in the water. There must be consequences.
Hegsbeth's or
der to "kill them all" is reminiscent of Trump's directive to "just pardon them all" (1/6 convicts) on the first day of his 2nd term. After all, why waste the time to parse through individual files when the only thing at stake is human lives.
der to "kill them all" is reminiscent of Trump's directive to "just pardon them all" (1/6 convicts) on the first day of his 2nd term. After all, why waste the time to parse through individual files when the only thing at stake is human lives.
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hegsbeth's or
der to "kill them all" is reminiscent of Trump's directive to "just pardon them all" (1/6 convicts) on the first day of his 2nd term. After all, why waste the time to parse through individual files when the only thing at stake is human lives.
der to "kill them all" is reminiscent of Trump's directive to "just pardon them all" (1/6 convicts) on the first day of his 2nd term. After all, why waste the time to parse through individual files when the only thing at stake is human lives.
So ironic that Trump would call a Bloomberg reporter "piggy " when he has so many porcine features himself.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So ironic that Trump would call a Bloomberg reporter "piggy " when he has so many porcine features himself.
Now that the dems have inexpicably folded at the pinnacle of their leverage, Trump can pay full attention to the 2 things that he really cares about: building monuments to himself and cheating at golf.
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Now that the dems have inexpicably folded at the pinnacle of their leverage, Trump can pay full attention to the 2 things that he really cares about: building monuments to himself and cheating at golf.
Trump is spending billions to prop up the Argentina peso at the behest of the rich boys club who bet on the peso but won't release earmarked reserve funds to feed SNAP families. What a narcissist and hypocrite.
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trump is spending billions to prop up the Argentina peso at the behest of the rich boys club who bet on the peso but won't release earmarked reserve funds to feed SNAP families. What a narcissist and hypocrite.
Trump just knocked down the East Wing of the White house and not a peep of protest from congressional Republicans who have ceded their oversight responsibilities. What a shameful display of cowardice. This is only the latest example.
The East Wing Obscenity
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
This piece is on the free side of the paywall, and I have to admit that writing it made me more sad than I could have imagined. The ugly destruction isn’t just to a building, but to memory, history, and American grace.
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
The East Wing Obscenity
Trump's Ballroom Is a Tumor On The People's House
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Trump just knocked down the East Wing of the White house and not a peep of protest from congressional Republicans who have ceded their oversight responsibilities. What a shameful display of cowardice. This is only the latest example.
He's not going to be able to raise the funds to build the "ballroom." Instead, plan b is to steal $250m from the US Treasury and then, in benevolent despot mode, make a "donation " to the building fund to complete the job ( and of course keep the change).
Goodnight 🌙
Fuck the DOJ paying a 34x convicted felon and adjudicated rapist $230M
ABUSE OF POWER
8647
2547
NOW!!!!!!!
Fuck the DOJ paying a 34x convicted felon and adjudicated rapist $230M
ABUSE OF POWER
8647
2547
NOW!!!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
He's not going to be able to raise the funds to build the "ballroom." Instead, plan b is to steal $250m from the US Treasury and then, in benevolent despot mode, make a "donation " to the building fund to complete the job ( and of course keep the change).
I wonder how many of the officers in that room would tolerate Hegsbeth's white nationalist tattoos. If they didn't, they wouldn't be the first in Pete's chain of command to find them extremist and unacceptable. Yet this hypocrite won't allow trimmed beards.
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I wonder how many of the officers in that room would tolerate Hegsbeth's white nationalist tattoos. If they didn't, they wouldn't be the first in Pete's chain of command to find them extremist and unacceptable. Yet this hypocrite won't allow trimmed beards.
The greatly hyped release of the Jessica Chastain miniseries, The Savant, has been delayed indefinitely by Apple TV because the content may be deemed insensitive in the current political environment. It that's the new benchmark we'll all be watching Leave it to Beaver very soon.
September 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The greatly hyped release of the Jessica Chastain miniseries, The Savant, has been delayed indefinitely by Apple TV because the content may be deemed insensitive in the current political environment. It that's the new benchmark we'll all be watching Leave it to Beaver very soon.
George, Robin, Ging, David M and the rest of the gang need to grow a pair and stand up for Kimmel TOMORROW. Otherwise, they are just a bunch of rich hypocrites
The first thing I think of when I see Kimmel getting shut down is all of his staff, who don’t have millions of dollars, and who are about to be suddenly stuck without a job in a shitty job market where the cost of living is too high
September 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
George, Robin, Ging, David M and the rest of the gang need to grow a pair and stand up for Kimmel TOMORROW. Otherwise, they are just a bunch of rich hypocrites
Between executive orders and the emergency docket, Congress and the lower federal courts no longer have a meaningful role. Worse, this dynamic has been normalized by the cowardly inaction of those in a position to make a difference. Our democracy is being obliterated!
September 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Between executive orders and the emergency docket, Congress and the lower federal courts no longer have a meaningful role. Worse, this dynamic has been normalized by the cowardly inaction of those in a position to make a difference. Our democracy is being obliterated!
Kavanaugh can call the shadow docket anything he wants. The fact is it's a chicken shit way for SCOTUS to avoid a written decision when the majority knows what result they want but haven't found a plausible way to get there. Most attys would agree these cases are not valid precedent.
Ah yes, because the problem worthy of public debate is what we *call* it when #SCOTUS decides major issues without full briefing, argument, or written opinions—not, you know, what the Court is actually *doing* in these cases.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Kavanaugh Pushes New Label for Supreme Court Emergency Docket
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is doing his best to rebrand the Supreme Court’s emergency docket — known colloquially as the “shadow docket” by another name.
news.bloomberglaw.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Kavanaugh can call the shadow docket anything he wants. The fact is it's a chicken shit way for SCOTUS to avoid a written decision when the majority knows what result they want but haven't found a plausible way to get there. Most attys would agree these cases are not valid precedent.
Jordan's reliance on the Maxwell transcript to exonerate Trump has about as much credibility as his denial of knowing about the serial sexual abuse surrounding the OSU wrestling program while he was assistant coach. Creepy Jordan should refrain from any comment regarding sexual misconduct
Jordan on Ghislaine Maxwell Transcript: This confirms what we all knew: President Trump didn’t do anything wrong. This transcript confirms that. There’s nothing there based on this interview with Maxwell.
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Jordan's reliance on the Maxwell transcript to exonerate Trump has about as much credibility as his denial of knowing about the serial sexual abuse surrounding the OSU wrestling program while he was assistant coach. Creepy Jordan should refrain from any comment regarding sexual misconduct
In his remarks, Putin Included the Trump talking point that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if Trump was president. This was obviously at the behest of Trump so it can be included in tomorrow's spin on the nothing burger of the over hyped Summit.
Trump: "Vladimir Putin said something- one of the most interesting things. He said 'your election was rigged because you have mail in voting. It's impossible to have mail in voting & have honest elections.' He said that to me because we talked about 2020. He said, 'you won that election by so much'"
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In his remarks, Putin Included the Trump talking point that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if Trump was president. This was obviously at the behest of Trump so it can be included in tomorrow's spin on the nothing burger of the over hyped Summit.
In fact, they are diametrically opposed. Christian Nationalist is an oxymoron. Jesus had no interest in politics. He had a much higher calling.
August 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
In fact, they are diametrically opposed. Christian Nationalist is an oxymoron. Jesus had no interest in politics. He had a much higher calling.
To insist that the RIF of NWS employees had nothing to do with the deplorable forecasting of the Guadalupe flooding is a total falsehood. Get used to it. It's the new normal.
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
n.pr
July 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To insist that the RIF of NWS employees had nothing to do with the deplorable forecasting of the Guadalupe flooding is a total falsehood. Get used to it. It's the new normal.
Absolutely pathetic.
July 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Absolutely pathetic.
Murkowski was a total sell out on the BBB. Once you've established you're a prostitute, the only thing left to negotiate is price.
July 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Murkowski was a total sell out on the BBB. Once you've established you're a prostitute, the only thing left to negotiate is price.
The single biggest deterrent against Trump bombing Iran is his obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama won it and there's nothing he can do about it.
June 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The single biggest deterrent against Trump bombing Iran is his obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama won it and there's nothing he can do about it.
Strong possibility. Reputedly, also bored at his own parade. Short little attention span.
Seems at least a possibility worth considering that Trump is just bored and annoyed at having to be at the G7 and wants to go home.
June 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Strong possibility. Reputedly, also bored at his own parade. Short little attention span.
The removal of Section 70302 of the "Big Beautiful Bill" entitled "Restriction on Enforcement of Contempt Citations" MUST be a top priority for the Dems. This provision, buried on p.544 of the bill, would put Trump beyond the reach of the federal judiciary and make him A DICTATOR.
June 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The removal of Section 70302 of the "Big Beautiful Bill" entitled "Restriction on Enforcement of Contempt Citations" MUST be a top priority for the Dems. This provision, buried on p.544 of the bill, would put Trump beyond the reach of the federal judiciary and make him A DICTATOR.
The Ukrainians are smart and innovative. Sorta like the Americans at Valley Forge and Yorktown. Keep on keeping on . Your bravery and resilience are a model for the whole world.
Your key takeaway from the brilliant Ukraine attack with small drones into Russia shouldn’t be “wow, small drones make it so easy to score huge hits,” it should be “wow, Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions of which drones are one part”.
1. The FPV drone tech Ukraine used here has been around for a while, though it was used very ingeniously.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
June 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The Ukrainians are smart and innovative. Sorta like the Americans at Valley Forge and Yorktown. Keep on keeping on . Your bravery and resilience are a model for the whole world.
Reposted
Your key takeaway from the brilliant Ukraine attack with small drones into Russia shouldn’t be “wow, small drones make it so easy to score huge hits,” it should be “wow, Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions of which drones are one part”.
1. The FPV drone tech Ukraine used here has been around for a while, though it was used very ingeniously.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.
i need a smart person who isn't a pod caster to explain the long term implications of FPV drones that cost a couple hundred dollars being used to torch three hundred million dollar bombers. again please no pod casters are invited to comment
June 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your key takeaway from the brilliant Ukraine attack with small drones into Russia shouldn’t be “wow, small drones make it so easy to score huge hits,” it should be “wow, Ukrainians are insanely good at covertly planning and executing extraordinarily difficult missions of which drones are one part”.