Contrarian4US
@frankmale.bsky.social
Searching for Truth, finding Irony & Sarcasm.
Fettered Capitalism, not free market Oligarchy.
Democracy/Freedom/Deep State/Science/Medicine.
non-Militant Empathy. no Abortion bans.
Independent DOJ/FBI/IRS/Military.
no Trumpy RighTea Political Correctness.
Fettered Capitalism, not free market Oligarchy.
Democracy/Freedom/Deep State/Science/Medicine.
non-Militant Empathy. no Abortion bans.
Independent DOJ/FBI/IRS/Military.
no Trumpy RighTea Political Correctness.
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Did you know? Mark Twain once wrote about a brave man who saved his family from a runaway carriage in 1877. Though details get mythologized, the real rescue stayed in his heart—proof that quiet acts of courage can ripple into stories that inspire kindness for generations.
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Did you know? Mark Twain once wrote about a brave man who saved his family from a runaway carriage in 1877. Though details get mythologized, the real rescue stayed in his heart—proof that quiet acts of courage can ripple into stories that inspire kindness for generations.
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“History is the version of past events that people have agreed upon” invites us to wonder how much of the past is fact, and how much is perspective shaped by power, memory, or silence. It asks whether truth is preserved—or negotiated. What do you think? Agree or disagree?
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“History is the version of past events that people have agreed upon” invites us to wonder how much of the past is fact, and how much is perspective shaped by power, memory, or silence. It asks whether truth is preserved—or negotiated. What do you think? Agree or disagree?
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It was only a matter of time…
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It was only a matter of time…
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Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health insurers are jacking up premiums while raking in billions in profits.
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
Expiring ACA subsidies will saddle millions of Americans with massive monthly premium increases.
Is it any wonder that 63% of Americans now support Medicare for All?
America is about the PURSUIT of Happiness.
Happiness can mean many different things.
Ken Burns said what America is really about is "the PURSUIT".
MAGA is about
the Pursuit of Unhappiness thru Cruelty to Others,
the Pursuit of Retribution,
& for the King of all MAGA,
it's the Pursuit of Corruption.
Happiness can mean many different things.
Ken Burns said what America is really about is "the PURSUIT".
MAGA is about
the Pursuit of Unhappiness thru Cruelty to Others,
the Pursuit of Retribution,
& for the King of all MAGA,
it's the Pursuit of Corruption.
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
America is about the PURSUIT of Happiness.
Happiness can mean many different things.
Ken Burns said what America is really about is "the PURSUIT".
MAGA is about
the Pursuit of Unhappiness thru Cruelty to Others,
the Pursuit of Retribution,
& for the King of all MAGA,
it's the Pursuit of Corruption.
Happiness can mean many different things.
Ken Burns said what America is really about is "the PURSUIT".
MAGA is about
the Pursuit of Unhappiness thru Cruelty to Others,
the Pursuit of Retribution,
& for the King of all MAGA,
it's the Pursuit of Corruption.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
No one in history
ever desired a "Peace Prize" more
& deserved it less.
King Con's Major Award should have been
in the form of a "Christmas Story" leg lamp.
ever desired a "Peace Prize" more
& deserved it less.
King Con's Major Award should have been
in the form of a "Christmas Story" leg lamp.
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
No one in history
ever desired a "Peace Prize" more
& deserved it less.
King Con's Major Award should have been
in the form of a "Christmas Story" leg lamp.
ever desired a "Peace Prize" more
& deserved it less.
King Con's Major Award should have been
in the form of a "Christmas Story" leg lamp.
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if a Biden-era second strike killed helpless Venezuelans?
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if Venezuela strikes a boat & kills helpless Americans?
if a Biden-era second strike killed helpless Venezuelans?
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if Venezuela strikes a boat & kills helpless Americans?
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if a Biden-era second strike killed helpless Venezuelans?
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if Venezuela strikes a boat & kills helpless Americans?
if a Biden-era second strike killed helpless Venezuelans?
What would Trump/"GOP" be saying
if Venezuela strikes a boat & kills helpless Americans?
If it took 2, 3, maybe even 4 strikes to sink the boat & "kill 'em all",
why didn't they capture the boat,
the drug evidence
& the 2 defenseless crew members?
Think of what how they could have used all of that physical evidence to prove their case,
(unless the evidence might not prove their case).
why didn't they capture the boat,
the drug evidence
& the 2 defenseless crew members?
Think of what how they could have used all of that physical evidence to prove their case,
(unless the evidence might not prove their case).
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If it took 2, 3, maybe even 4 strikes to sink the boat & "kill 'em all",
why didn't they capture the boat,
the drug evidence
& the 2 defenseless crew members?
Think of what how they could have used all of that physical evidence to prove their case,
(unless the evidence might not prove their case).
why didn't they capture the boat,
the drug evidence
& the 2 defenseless crew members?
Think of what how they could have used all of that physical evidence to prove their case,
(unless the evidence might not prove their case).
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Post-WWII, USA was booming.
Our middle class was ascendent.
You could buy a house & raise a family on 1 income.
Conservatism worked.
Americans know all that is different now.
But do we recall how we got here?
1st, families needed 2 incomes, then multiple jobs.
Now, USA & Conservatism hit a wall.
Our middle class was ascendent.
You could buy a house & raise a family on 1 income.
Conservatism worked.
Americans know all that is different now.
But do we recall how we got here?
1st, families needed 2 incomes, then multiple jobs.
Now, USA & Conservatism hit a wall.
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Post-WWII, USA was booming.
Our middle class was ascendent.
You could buy a house & raise a family on 1 income.
Conservatism worked.
Americans know all that is different now.
But do we recall how we got here?
1st, families needed 2 incomes, then multiple jobs.
Now, USA & Conservatism hit a wall.
Our middle class was ascendent.
You could buy a house & raise a family on 1 income.
Conservatism worked.
Americans know all that is different now.
But do we recall how we got here?
1st, families needed 2 incomes, then multiple jobs.
Now, USA & Conservatism hit a wall.
As we search for what incited the despicable DC shooting,
we cannot be led to ignore that it may have been BETRAYAL.
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghanistan & allies that fought for US
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghan allies who deserved safe visas
BETRAYAL in 2025 of Afghan allies threatened with deportation
we cannot be led to ignore that it may have been BETRAYAL.
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghanistan & allies that fought for US
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghan allies who deserved safe visas
BETRAYAL in 2025 of Afghan allies threatened with deportation
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As we search for what incited the despicable DC shooting,
we cannot be led to ignore that it may have been BETRAYAL.
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghanistan & allies that fought for US
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghan allies who deserved safe visas
BETRAYAL in 2025 of Afghan allies threatened with deportation
we cannot be led to ignore that it may have been BETRAYAL.
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghanistan & allies that fought for US
BETRAYAL in 2020 of Afghan allies who deserved safe visas
BETRAYAL in 2025 of Afghan allies threatened with deportation
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All things must fall
and feed the waiting ground,
the hawk, the stone,
the sorrow we have known.
There is a law
where comfort can be found:
what dies becomes
the seed, the soil, the bone.
Moss covers all
with patient, final grace,
and the beginning
finds its resting place.
#poetry
#vss365
and feed the waiting ground,
the hawk, the stone,
the sorrow we have known.
There is a law
where comfort can be found:
what dies becomes
the seed, the soil, the bone.
Moss covers all
with patient, final grace,
and the beginning
finds its resting place.
#poetry
#vss365
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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Says the guy who auto-penned nearly 1600 pardons for January 6
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Says the guy who auto-penned nearly 1600 pardons for January 6
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
One reason the Biden admin had such a huge job to vet Afghans
was that the Trump admin did nothing to vet Afghan allies in the 11 months
between their 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban
& leaving office on 1/20/21.
Stephen Miller worked to prevent approval of Afghan ally visa requests.
was that the Trump admin did nothing to vet Afghan allies in the 11 months
between their 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban
& leaving office on 1/20/21.
Stephen Miller worked to prevent approval of Afghan ally visa requests.
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
One reason the Biden admin had such a huge job to vet Afghans
was that the Trump admin did nothing to vet Afghan allies in the 11 months
between their 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban
& leaving office on 1/20/21.
Stephen Miller worked to prevent approval of Afghan ally visa requests.
was that the Trump admin did nothing to vet Afghan allies in the 11 months
between their 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban
& leaving office on 1/20/21.
Stephen Miller worked to prevent approval of Afghan ally visa requests.
Rather than admit any responsibility (Janine)
for WV Guard being in DC (& for abandoning Afghans in 2020)
Trump politicized the DC shooting to blame Biden
& to justify things they've done & plan to do,
incl. deporting Afghans.
Is it true the shooter was paranoid about being deported to Afghanistan?
for WV Guard being in DC (& for abandoning Afghans in 2020)
Trump politicized the DC shooting to blame Biden
& to justify things they've done & plan to do,
incl. deporting Afghans.
Is it true the shooter was paranoid about being deported to Afghanistan?
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Rather than admit any responsibility (Janine)
for WV Guard being in DC (& for abandoning Afghans in 2020)
Trump politicized the DC shooting to blame Biden
& to justify things they've done & plan to do,
incl. deporting Afghans.
Is it true the shooter was paranoid about being deported to Afghanistan?
for WV Guard being in DC (& for abandoning Afghans in 2020)
Trump politicized the DC shooting to blame Biden
& to justify things they've done & plan to do,
incl. deporting Afghans.
Is it true the shooter was paranoid about being deported to Afghanistan?
Before other conclusions,
USA must consider that the DC shooter may have been radicalized in part by Trump's 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban he had fought against side-by-side with Americans
& by Trump's withdrawal of almost all American troops by 1/20/21 resulting in emergency evac.
USA must consider that the DC shooter may have been radicalized in part by Trump's 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban he had fought against side-by-side with Americans
& by Trump's withdrawal of almost all American troops by 1/20/21 resulting in emergency evac.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Before other conclusions,
USA must consider that the DC shooter may have been radicalized in part by Trump's 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban he had fought against side-by-side with Americans
& by Trump's withdrawal of almost all American troops by 1/20/21 resulting in emergency evac.
USA must consider that the DC shooter may have been radicalized in part by Trump's 2/29/20 surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban he had fought against side-by-side with Americans
& by Trump's withdrawal of almost all American troops by 1/20/21 resulting in emergency evac.
Trump Admin. is distorting the investigation & response to a radicalized Afghan ally by immediately making it political.
Reminder: Trump's Disastrous Withdrawal: Trump surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban on 2/29/20 & withdrew almost all US troops.
Biden had to add troops for the emergency evac.
Reminder: Trump's Disastrous Withdrawal: Trump surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban on 2/29/20 & withdrew almost all US troops.
Biden had to add troops for the emergency evac.
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Trump Admin. is distorting the investigation & response to a radicalized Afghan ally by immediately making it political.
Reminder: Trump's Disastrous Withdrawal: Trump surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban on 2/29/20 & withdrew almost all US troops.
Biden had to add troops for the emergency evac.
Reminder: Trump's Disastrous Withdrawal: Trump surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban on 2/29/20 & withdrew almost all US troops.
Biden had to add troops for the emergency evac.
Will the King of Weaklings & his Administration overreact to the shooting of 2 WV National Guard in DC by one radicalized former Afghani Ally by persecuting all Afghani refugees?
What would President Kamala Harris do?
President Kamala Harris wouldn't have WV National Guard in DC for no good reason
What would President Kamala Harris do?
President Kamala Harris wouldn't have WV National Guard in DC for no good reason
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Will the King of Weaklings & his Administration overreact to the shooting of 2 WV National Guard in DC by one radicalized former Afghani Ally by persecuting all Afghani refugees?
What would President Kamala Harris do?
President Kamala Harris wouldn't have WV National Guard in DC for no good reason
What would President Kamala Harris do?
President Kamala Harris wouldn't have WV National Guard in DC for no good reason
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😢 MELIA will spend her second Thanksgiving at the shelter. She wants a home for Christmas. She can live with cats, no dogs. Low traffic home, adult only. Needs training. Please adopt her. 😢
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
😢 MELIA will spend her second Thanksgiving at the shelter. She wants a home for Christmas. She can live with cats, no dogs. Low traffic home, adult only. Needs training. Please adopt her. 😢
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots: