Gordon Harris
@gordonharris.bsky.social
Ipswich MA local historian; reader, carpenter, cyclist, gardener, walker, writing at https://historicipswich.net.
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If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
When a reporter asked Prince Mohammed about U.S. intelligence that he ordered Mr. Khashoggi’s killing, Mr. Trump interjected. "Things happen...you don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/n...
Trump dismisses criticism of Saudi crown prince over 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says ‘things happen’ - The Boston Globe
The president said the crown prince “knew nothing about it” and said of Khashoggi that “a lot of people didn’t like that gentleman.”
www.bostonglobe.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
When a reporter asked Prince Mohammed about U.S. intelligence that he ordered Mr. Khashoggi’s killing, Mr. Trump interjected. "Things happen...you don’t have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/18/n...
A chip off the old block.
"I thought I hit a lot of great shots out there,” she said. “I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots.”
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"I thought I hit a lot of great shots out there,” she said. “I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots.”
apnews.com/article/kai-...
Kai Trump shoots 13-over 83 in LPGA Tour debut, leaving her last in 108-player field
Kai Trump shot a 13-over 83 on Thursday in her LPGA Tour debut in The Annika, leaving President Donald Trump’s granddaughter last in the 108-player field.
apnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A chip off the old block.
"I thought I hit a lot of great shots out there,” she said. “I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots.”
apnews.com/article/kai-...
"I thought I hit a lot of great shots out there,” she said. “I hit a lot of good shots just to the wrong spots.”
apnews.com/article/kai-...
Thomas Massie (R) of Kentucky, who led the effort along with Democrat Ro Khanna, "If you vote to cover up for pedophiles...I would remind my colleagues that this vote is going to be on your record for longer than Trump is going to be president.” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
More MAGA Reps Break Ranks to Rally Behind Epstein Files Release
More and more Republican lawmakers are defecting to throw their weight behind the release of the Epstein files. Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio, Eli Crane of Arizona, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Tim Burchett...
www.yahoo.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thomas Massie (R) of Kentucky, who led the effort along with Democrat Ro Khanna, "If you vote to cover up for pedophiles...I would remind my colleagues that this vote is going to be on your record for longer than Trump is going to be president.” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"The best case for Mr. Shapiro’s brand of politics is that it works. The last time he lost an election was in 1990, when he was an 11th grader at a high school outside Philadelphia, and he finished third in the race for student body president." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Josh Shapiro Knows What the Democrats Need
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"The best case for Mr. Shapiro’s brand of politics is that it works. The last time he lost an election was in 1990, when he was an 11th grader at a high school outside Philadelphia, and he finished third in the race for student body president." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Another example of Trump blatantly and illegally using the government website to promote himself politically. trumpcard.gov
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Another example of Trump blatantly and illegally using the government website to promote himself politically. trumpcard.gov
This conman has no shame, and it is criminal to use the government website to promote himself politically. trumprx.gov
TrumpRx
The lowest prescription prices in America. Coming January 2026.
trumprx.gov
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This conman has no shame, and it is criminal to use the government website to promote himself politically. trumprx.gov
“We are not a functional nation with a rule of law any longer, and those toppled walls in the East Wing are a pretty stark reminder of that.” --Senator Chris Murphy. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-22...
October 22, 2025
“It’s not his house.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“We are not a functional nation with a rule of law any longer, and those toppled walls in the East Wing are a pretty stark reminder of that.” --Senator Chris Murphy. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-22...
Trump, in meandering remarks stretching roughly 70 minutes, joked that if those in attendance did not like what he had to say, they could leave the room — but “there goes your rank, there goes your future,” he added. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump, Hegseth lecture military leaders in rare, politically charged summit
The unusual, hastily organized event became a forum for the president and his defense secretary to tout their partisan agenda.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Trump, in meandering remarks stretching roughly 70 minutes, joked that if those in attendance did not like what he had to say, they could leave the room — but “there goes your rank, there goes your future,” he added. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Incredible! What a scam artist! trumpcard.gov
Trump Gold Card
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September 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Incredible! What a scam artist! trumpcard.gov
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Rep. Frost: "We cannot let the fear of speaking out become normal. We cannot allow truth telling to become a crime. And we cannot let them silence us."
September 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rep. Frost: "We cannot let the fear of speaking out become normal. We cannot allow truth telling to become a crime. And we cannot let them silence us."
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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
"There are but about two steps to a Tyranny; an able standing force, and an Ill-Nature, Ipso facto, turns an absolute Monarch into a Tyrant." The Rev. John Wise, 1717. quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/t...
Item Information | A vindication of the government of New-England churches. Drawn from antiquity; the light of nature; Holy Scripture; its noble nature; and from the dignity Divine Providence has put ...
quod.lib.umich.edu
September 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"There are but about two steps to a Tyranny; an able standing force, and an Ill-Nature, Ipso facto, turns an absolute Monarch into a Tyrant." The Rev. John Wise, 1717. quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/t...
"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational." -Charlie Kirk in 2023. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational." -Charlie Kirk in 2023. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cartoon by Bruce McKinnon
September 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cartoon by Bruce McKinnon
Bruce MacKinnon is a Canadian political cartoonist. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
September 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Bruce MacKinnon is a Canadian political cartoonist. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...