John McClain
@diehard.bsky.social
Yippie Ki Yay, Mother...well, you know the rest! Nope, not *that* John McClane. Welcome to the party, pal! Twitter/X Refugee. My posts are just my opinions.
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Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s job is to have no principles. Business is booming.
www.mediamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
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MECHANIC: "Well, that right there is your problem."
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MECHANIC: "Well, that right there is your problem."
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Welcome to the loophole.
Bondi on the Epstein investigations that Trump demanded: "We're not gonna say anything else on that because now it is a pending investigation in SDNY"
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Welcome to the loophole.
That's exactly what he is...
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
That's exactly what he is...
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Barrasso won't commit to holding a Senate vote on an Epstein files measure and says, "this is not about truth, this is about an attempt by the Democrats to make President Trump a lame duck president and I'm not gonna aid and abet them in their effort to do that."
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Barrasso won't commit to holding a Senate vote on an Epstein files measure and says, "this is not about truth, this is about an attempt by the Democrats to make President Trump a lame duck president and I'm not gonna aid and abet them in their effort to do that."
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He knows Bondi can block it now since he ordered her to open new investigations.
It's so fucking obvious.
Republicans can now vote "yes", then go on TV, podcasts, etc. saying they voted to release but their hands were tied legally because investigations are still open".
It's all a HUGE fucking game
It's so fucking obvious.
Republicans can now vote "yes", then go on TV, podcasts, etc. saying they voted to release but their hands were tied legally because investigations are still open".
It's all a HUGE fucking game
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
He knows Bondi can block it now since he ordered her to open new investigations.
It's so fucking obvious.
Republicans can now vote "yes", then go on TV, podcasts, etc. saying they voted to release but their hands were tied legally because investigations are still open".
It's all a HUGE fucking game
It's so fucking obvious.
Republicans can now vote "yes", then go on TV, podcasts, etc. saying they voted to release but their hands were tied legally because investigations are still open".
It's all a HUGE fucking game
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Lame Duck Watch
Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Lame Duck Watch
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Now that Trump is calling to release the Epstein Files, this prediction seems even more realistic.
PREDICTION: If they #EpsteinFiles get released, they will be sanitized, overly redacted and maybe even have "additions" praising and exonerating Trump.
Anyone care to bet against Tea Pain on this?
Anyone care to bet against Tea Pain on this?
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Now that Trump is calling to release the Epstein Files, this prediction seems even more realistic.
PREDICTION: If they #EpsteinFiles get released, they will be sanitized, overly redacted and maybe even have "additions" praising and exonerating Trump.
Anyone care to bet against Tea Pain on this?
Anyone care to bet against Tea Pain on this?
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Now that Trump is calling to release the Epstein Files, this prediction seems even more realistic.
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I have not seen enough discussion on Bluesky of this insane clip where Scott Bessent claims that migrants are bringing their cattle into the US with them and it’s infecting US cattle with screwworm.
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I have not seen enough discussion on Bluesky of this insane clip where Scott Bessent claims that migrants are bringing their cattle into the US with them and it’s infecting US cattle with screwworm.
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One thing I've been thinking abt for some days (bc I've been harping on this tariff case from the start): the EU stalled negotiations w/Trump, IMO bc they were waiting on SCOTUS.
China affirmatively did not. The week before the hearing they brought Trump to his knees, and made him bow to Xi.
China affirmatively did not. The week before the hearing they brought Trump to his knees, and made him bow to Xi.
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
One thing I've been thinking abt for some days (bc I've been harping on this tariff case from the start): the EU stalled negotiations w/Trump, IMO bc they were waiting on SCOTUS.
China affirmatively did not. The week before the hearing they brought Trump to his knees, and made him bow to Xi.
China affirmatively did not. The week before the hearing they brought Trump to his knees, and made him bow to Xi.
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I LIKE BEER
We live in a unserious circus.
We live in a unserious circus.
Brett Kavanaugh's behavior during today's second oral arguments has been incredibly obnoxious and rude. He is so eager to kill a service member's lawsuit against a negligent government contractor that he keeps interrupting other justices, raising his voice, and getting emotional. Weird and erratic.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I LIKE BEER
We live in a unserious circus.
We live in a unserious circus.
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Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans reut.rs/42YJMO9
Bessent says China to delay rare earths rules by a year, buy U.S. soybeans
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that he anticipates that China will revive substantial purchases of U.S. soybeans for several years and will delay its expanded licensing regime for rare earths by a year and re-examine it after two days of trade talks in Malaysia.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fun fact. Trump destruction of soybean exports (rightfully) gets lots of attention. But you know what we sell even more of to China? Education.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
2024 soybean exports to China: $13B.
Higher Ed: $14B.
Yes, all those internat’l students count as *exports.* Trump is STILL actively destroying that market.
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Not sure having your brand associated with destroying the White House is the best look
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not sure having your brand associated with destroying the White House is the best look
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First honest campaign ad he's ever done.
October 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
First honest campaign ad he's ever done.
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Mike Johnson preaches purity but browses incognito.
Here is my countdown of the Top 40 protest signs from No Kings 10/18. These are good, but stay tuned because the Top 20 are pretty epic. Here is 31-40. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Top 40 No Kings Signs, #31-40
Countdown of the best protest signs from Oct. 18
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mike Johnson preaches purity but browses incognito.
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Wait. We get paid?
Sean Duffy says the No Kings protests this Saturday are “really frustrating” because they are all paid Antifa people.
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Wait. We get paid?
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Ah, another North Korea-style Cabinet meeting where underlings take turns praising the great leader
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ah, another North Korea-style Cabinet meeting where underlings take turns praising the great leader
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And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
And now for a report from the hellish, war-zone that is Portland
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Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
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Does he know the story of the birth of Jesus or nah?
Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."
October 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Does he know the story of the birth of Jesus or nah?
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SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
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"The Justice Department isn’t being weaponized as much as it’s being honed into a razor-sharp poleax and hurled in the direction of any enemy of the government, while shields are passed out to the government’s friends."
From me: While Trump and Pam Bondi turn the Justice Department into a retribution delivery system, her chief of staff resigned out of nowhere after 9 months on the job. It's likely due to a quiet but growing corruption scandal that represents a real risk for DOJ.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Justice Department Turmoil Bubbles Up to the Surface
While DOJ continues to weaponize the legal system, the resignation of Pam Bondi’s chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, signals possible accountability for pay-to-play corruption.
prospect.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"The Justice Department isn’t being weaponized as much as it’s being honed into a razor-sharp poleax and hurled in the direction of any enemy of the government, while shields are passed out to the government’s friends."