Joe Metz
@jametz.bsky.social
Native Cincinnatian, Lifelong Liberal Catholic, Beatles Lover, Baseball Lover. Absolutely love being a Grandpa.
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Lyndon Johnson reported to active duty in the Navy two days after Pearl Harbor. While he embellished his own war record, he did serve during the dangerous early months of war in the Pacific, and had to be ordered back to his congressional seat in June 1942 by FDR. -OS
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lyndon Johnson reported to active duty in the Navy two days after Pearl Harbor. While he embellished his own war record, he did serve during the dangerous early months of war in the Pacific, and had to be ordered back to his congressional seat in June 1942 by FDR. -OS
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It reminded me of placating a toddler throwing a fit by distracting him with candy. It’s fucking insane that this man is the president of the United States.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
It reminded me of placating a toddler throwing a fit by distracting him with candy. It’s fucking insane that this man is the president of the United States.
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Mark Kelly: “Jobs are down. Wages are flat. Costs are up & this President is asleep — Like literally, he’s falling asleep on the job. It’s hurting the American people — He’s doing nothing to try to help people with the cost of groceries, rent, & healthcare”
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mark Kelly: “Jobs are down. Wages are flat. Costs are up & this President is asleep — Like literally, he’s falling asleep on the job. It’s hurting the American people — He’s doing nothing to try to help people with the cost of groceries, rent, & healthcare”
Very Cincinnati
Happy last #KidLitArtPostcard day of 2025! For this snowy Ohio December, please enjoy a punny lil sketch pair.
I'm an #unagented author-illustrator seeking representation. I ❤️ colorful textural art, funny stories for kids, and Cincinnati chili (...but I prefer coneys!)
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I'm an #unagented author-illustrator seeking representation. I ❤️ colorful textural art, funny stories for kids, and Cincinnati chili (...but I prefer coneys!)
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December 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Very Cincinnati
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How the fuck are they going to decide the constitutionality of something that’s written directly in the constitution?
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court agrees to decide constitutionality of Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How the fuck are they going to decide the constitutionality of something that’s written directly in the constitution?
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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ivisibleteam
Donald Trump is historically unpopular and Republicans are reeling — but we can’t take anything for granted. We need to keep organizing to secure our strongest check on Trump’s power in the midterms.
Donald Trump is historically unpopular and Republicans are reeling — but we can’t take anything for granted. We need to keep organizing to secure our strongest check on Trump’s power in the midterms.
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
ivisibleteam
Donald Trump is historically unpopular and Republicans are reeling — but we can’t take anything for granted. We need to keep organizing to secure our strongest check on Trump’s power in the midterms.
Donald Trump is historically unpopular and Republicans are reeling — but we can’t take anything for granted. We need to keep organizing to secure our strongest check on Trump’s power in the midterms.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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Judge Rips Stephen Miller as “Ignorant or Incompetent, or Both” newrepublic.com/post/203915/...
Judge Rips Stephen Miller as “Ignorant or Incompetent, or Both”
The judge said Miller had made erroneous claims about warrantless arrests.
newrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Judge Rips Stephen Miller as “Ignorant or Incompetent, or Both” newrepublic.com/post/203915/...
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Admiral Bradley is set to brief Congress tomorrow on the boat strikes—
Which brings Admiral Holsey’s recent resignation to mind, after he informed Hegseth that he had no intention of carrying out an illegal order after 40 years of service in the U.S. Navy—
I’d like to hear Holsey’s testimony too
Which brings Admiral Holsey’s recent resignation to mind, after he informed Hegseth that he had no intention of carrying out an illegal order after 40 years of service in the U.S. Navy—
I’d like to hear Holsey’s testimony too
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Admiral Bradley is set to brief Congress tomorrow on the boat strikes—
Which brings Admiral Holsey’s recent resignation to mind, after he informed Hegseth that he had no intention of carrying out an illegal order after 40 years of service in the U.S. Navy—
I’d like to hear Holsey’s testimony too
Which brings Admiral Holsey’s recent resignation to mind, after he informed Hegseth that he had no intention of carrying out an illegal order after 40 years of service in the U.S. Navy—
I’d like to hear Holsey’s testimony too
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Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
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Mike Johnson, of course, misses the point. The President should notify Congress of military action. He's the head of Congress. Him NOT being notified about a "double tap", kill everyone military action on foreign territory is the problem. Trump is not a king. Hegseth is not the Secretary of War.
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mike Johnson, of course, misses the point. The President should notify Congress of military action. He's the head of Congress. Him NOT being notified about a "double tap", kill everyone military action on foreign territory is the problem. Trump is not a king. Hegseth is not the Secretary of War.
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Name needs changed from PRESS POOL to CESS POOL.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Name needs changed from PRESS POOL to CESS POOL.
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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The same could be said about virtually every Trump appointee, as well as about Trump himself. Being even remotely qualified for their positions wasn’t a requirement.
Looking good on TV or buying their way in, and swearing fealty to Trump were the major—or only—qualifiers.
Looking good on TV or buying their way in, and swearing fealty to Trump were the major—or only—qualifiers.
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The same could be said about virtually every Trump appointee, as well as about Trump himself. Being even remotely qualified for their positions wasn’t a requirement.
Looking good on TV or buying their way in, and swearing fealty to Trump were the major—or only—qualifiers.
Looking good on TV or buying their way in, and swearing fealty to Trump were the major—or only—qualifiers.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Someone tell Webster I want to propose a new word
errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong
errogance (n) : the state of being very confident and very wrong
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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And remember it’s not about military service. We have civilian control of military. This is our tradition. We didn’t always give Secretary of Defense to people because they were decorated or ‘warriors.’ This is a mistaken view many people have. USA has always had CIVILIAN CONTROLLED MILITARY.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
And remember it’s not about military service. We have civilian control of military. This is our tradition. We didn’t always give Secretary of Defense to people because they were decorated or ‘warriors.’ This is a mistaken view many people have. USA has always had CIVILIAN CONTROLLED MILITARY.
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20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
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If Trump had complied with this court order, she’d be alive today. Uf Kamala Harris were president she’d be alive today.
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If Trump had complied with this court order, she’d be alive today. Uf Kamala Harris were president she’d be alive today.
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Remember when he mocked everyone else for being “low energy”? Look at him now.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Remember when he mocked everyone else for being “low energy”? Look at him now.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.
Nodding off, slurring, and cutting his days short because he cannot keep up. The myth of unstoppable Trump is long gone.