Michael J. Renner
@michaeljrenner.bsky.social
Dad, grandfather, husband, wanderer, #photographer, retired scientist and teacher... fighting cynicism in a world that demands it. I spent my career comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable... I'm not done.
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
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If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.
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HE IS PART OF THE CRIMINAL REGIME
Basically, Texas state government is corrupt, and Paxton is not the only one that's criminal in it
It Starts with the governor
They have passed laws that are crimes against all Texans.
They don't want healthcare for Texans.
They afraid of the Epstein Files why?
Basically, Texas state government is corrupt, and Paxton is not the only one that's criminal in it
It Starts with the governor
They have passed laws that are crimes against all Texans.
They don't want healthcare for Texans.
They afraid of the Epstein Files why?
Why hasn't Ken Paxton of #Texas been indicted for mortgage fraud?
October 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
HE IS PART OF THE CRIMINAL REGIME
Basically, Texas state government is corrupt, and Paxton is not the only one that's criminal in it
It Starts with the governor
They have passed laws that are crimes against all Texans.
They don't want healthcare for Texans.
They afraid of the Epstein Files why?
Basically, Texas state government is corrupt, and Paxton is not the only one that's criminal in it
It Starts with the governor
They have passed laws that are crimes against all Texans.
They don't want healthcare for Texans.
They afraid of the Epstein Files why?
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“Shame! Shame! Free the Squirrel! Free the Squirrel”
Back in the gang ridden streets of Portland, ICE just arrested a girl wearing a “dangerous” inflatable Squirrel without provocation.
She’s fallen several times having been cuffed and pushed to walked faster than the suit will allow.
#Portland
Back in the gang ridden streets of Portland, ICE just arrested a girl wearing a “dangerous” inflatable Squirrel without provocation.
She’s fallen several times having been cuffed and pushed to walked faster than the suit will allow.
#Portland
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Shame! Shame! Free the Squirrel! Free the Squirrel”
Back in the gang ridden streets of Portland, ICE just arrested a girl wearing a “dangerous” inflatable Squirrel without provocation.
She’s fallen several times having been cuffed and pushed to walked faster than the suit will allow.
#Portland
Back in the gang ridden streets of Portland, ICE just arrested a girl wearing a “dangerous” inflatable Squirrel without provocation.
She’s fallen several times having been cuffed and pushed to walked faster than the suit will allow.
#Portland
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That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.
Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?
TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.
TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.
October 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
Data reflects reality, and that can be inconvenient. If the facts do not conform with policy, they must be disposed of.
In July, EPA announced it would dismantle the Office of Research & Development. Now, staff have been ordered to immediately halt *all* work on research papers.
(Surely entirely coincidental to easing way for slaughterhouses to pollute our water? subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...)
(Surely entirely coincidental to easing way for slaughterhouses to pollute our water? subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...)
September 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Data reflects reality, and that can be inconvenient. If the facts do not conform with policy, they must be disposed of.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This collection of opinions by prominent legal scholars all support the obvious conclusion that #IQ47 has committed multiple impeachable acts since his second inauguration.
Opinion | Could the Third Time Be the Charm on Impeachment and Removal?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This collection of opinions by prominent legal scholars all support the obvious conclusion that #IQ47 has committed multiple impeachable acts since his second inauguration.
Every accusation is a confession. It never fails.
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Every accusation is a confession. It never fails.
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“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
I know self-justificatory twaddle when I see it..There should be arrests and prosecutions, and Secretary Noem must resign in disgrace.
June 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I know self-justificatory twaddle when I see it..There should be arrests and prosecutions, and Secretary Noem must resign in disgrace.
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Can’t emphasize enough what a disgrace this whole sad episode was
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.military.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Can’t emphasize enough what a disgrace this whole sad episode was
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Facts:
- Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass both publicly stated they did not request National Guard assistance.
- Under normal circumstances, National Guard deployment requires state approval unless the Insurrection Act is invoked, which Trump has not done.
- Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass both publicly stated they did not request National Guard assistance.
- Under normal circumstances, National Guard deployment requires state approval unless the Insurrection Act is invoked, which Trump has not done.
June 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Facts:
- Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass both publicly stated they did not request National Guard assistance.
- Under normal circumstances, National Guard deployment requires state approval unless the Insurrection Act is invoked, which Trump has not done.
- Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass both publicly stated they did not request National Guard assistance.
- Under normal circumstances, National Guard deployment requires state approval unless the Insurrection Act is invoked, which Trump has not done.
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This really *is* Liberation Day: The U.S. Court of International Trade this afternoon struck down Trump’s mass tariffs as unlawful. It’s a fantastic win for the rule of law, human freedom, and prosperity, and a deserved rebuke for arbitrary one-man rule over our livelihoods. /1
May 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This really *is* Liberation Day: The U.S. Court of International Trade this afternoon struck down Trump’s mass tariffs as unlawful. It’s a fantastic win for the rule of law, human freedom, and prosperity, and a deserved rebuke for arbitrary one-man rule over our livelihoods. /1
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“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
May 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.
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Un-American for thine, graduation for mine.
May 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Un-American for thine, graduation for mine.
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Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.
May 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.
Playing with our 3-year-old Weimaraner has reminded me that I don't have a single fast-twitch muscle fiber in my entire body.
May 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Playing with our 3-year-old Weimaraner has reminded me that I don't have a single fast-twitch muscle fiber in my entire body.
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Your friendly reminder that it is literally a federal felony punishable by up to five years in prison for the President, Vice President, or any employee of the White House to directly or indirectly ask the IRS to open an investigation into any specific taxpayer.
April 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Your friendly reminder that it is literally a federal felony punishable by up to five years in prison for the President, Vice President, or any employee of the White House to directly or indirectly ask the IRS to open an investigation into any specific taxpayer.