George
@panhandle46.bsky.social
Native Texan
Vietnam Vet
Retired
RINO
Vietnam Vet
Retired
RINO
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"All told, Mr. Trump has profited from his return to the presidency by an amount of money equal to 16,822 times
the median U.S. household income."
the median U.S. household income."
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"All told, Mr. Trump has profited from his return to the presidency by an amount of money equal to 16,822 times
the median U.S. household income."
the median U.S. household income."
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Until today, Helsinki was our worst moment in public diplomacy, but this is the new Hall of Famer
At this point, has America ever had a more embarrassing moment on the global stage in our history? I certainly can’t think of one.
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Until today, Helsinki was our worst moment in public diplomacy, but this is the new Hall of Famer
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January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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It is striking how Americans who strongly disapprove of Trump outnumber those who strongly approve by more than 2-to-1. Data via @today.yougov.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
It is striking how Americans who strongly disapprove of Trump outnumber those who strongly approve by more than 2-to-1. Data via @today.yougov.com
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So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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“People think we’re not at the level of crisis yet. But we are: with the Canadians, with NATO, Great Britain, the Danes, the French, talking about us as if we are a putative enemy at this point. All because of these deranged plans from one man…” — Tom Nichols
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
“People think we’re not at the level of crisis yet. But we are: with the Canadians, with NATO, Great Britain, the Danes, the French, talking about us as if we are a putative enemy at this point. All because of these deranged plans from one man…” — Tom Nichols
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Interesting results in today's Economist/YouGov poll:
- 56% say the shooting of Renee Good was not justified (net +27% for unjustified)
- 52% oppose sending troops to Minneapolis (net -15%)
- 53% disapprove of Trump on immigration (net -10%)
- 47% support for "recent protests against ICE" (net +3%)
- 56% say the shooting of Renee Good was not justified (net +27% for unjustified)
- 52% oppose sending troops to Minneapolis (net -15%)
- 53% disapprove of Trump on immigration (net -10%)
- 47% support for "recent protests against ICE" (net +3%)
Approval For Anti-ICE Protests:
Approve: 47%
Disapprove: 44%
YouGov / Jan 19, 2026
Approve: 47%
Disapprove: 44%
YouGov / Jan 19, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Interesting results in today's Economist/YouGov poll:
- 56% say the shooting of Renee Good was not justified (net +27% for unjustified)
- 52% oppose sending troops to Minneapolis (net -15%)
- 53% disapprove of Trump on immigration (net -10%)
- 47% support for "recent protests against ICE" (net +3%)
- 56% say the shooting of Renee Good was not justified (net +27% for unjustified)
- 52% oppose sending troops to Minneapolis (net -15%)
- 53% disapprove of Trump on immigration (net -10%)
- 47% support for "recent protests against ICE" (net +3%)
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Time to reconsider Trump/Russia? Why Trump, who needs dominance in every relationship, goes submissive with Putin? Why everything Trump does helps, pleases, or goes easy on Putin? (War criminal on Board of Peace!)
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Time to reconsider Trump/Russia? Why Trump, who needs dominance in every relationship, goes submissive with Putin? Why everything Trump does helps, pleases, or goes easy on Putin? (War criminal on Board of Peace!)
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Related thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Related thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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If you ever wondered how a mad king would behave in the Oval Office, you no longer have to wonder.
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
If you ever wondered how a mad king would behave in the Oval Office, you no longer have to wonder.
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When you’re so charismatic, you need your own bodyguards at the office. 🤡
@newyorker.com @claremalone.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
When you’re so charismatic, you need your own bodyguards at the office. 🤡
@newyorker.com @claremalone.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. He seems to think that if he captures Greenland, history will remember him as another Thomas Jefferson (Louisiana purchase) or William Seward (Alaska). The cost of his afflatus to U.S. interests will be greater than he imagines.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. He seems to think that if he captures Greenland, history will remember him as another Thomas Jefferson (Louisiana purchase) or William Seward (Alaska). The cost of his afflatus to U.S. interests will be greater than he imagines.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
@wsj.com
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Un-fucking-believable. Trump is such a goddamn traitor.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Un-fucking-believable. Trump is such a goddamn traitor.
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“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
January 19, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New at Can We Still Govern?
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
"I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government."
Please read, share, help. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
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Trump’s chaos can obscure the bigger picture
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
Why I Am Hopeful Despite It All
My 50th Publisher’s Note
contrarian.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Trump’s chaos can obscure the bigger picture
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
But the data is clear
Pro democracy litigators are winning two thirds of the time
And 76% when including immigration cases
@democracydefendersfund.org is part of that coalition
Your support makes it possible to push back and win against autocracy -TN
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These liars can never stop lying
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
These liars can never stop lying
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So, like, everyone. 🤡
TRUMP: MAY PUT A TARIFF ON COUNTRIES THAT DON’T GO ALONG WITH GREENLAND
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
So, like, everyone. 🤡
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January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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“.. Raskin's inquiry said, "Who is hiding behind these masks? How many of them were among the violent rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6th and were convicted of their offenses?"
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January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
“.. Raskin's inquiry said, "Who is hiding behind these masks? How many of them were among the violent rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6th and were convicted of their offenses?"
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/news/house-d...
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social
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