ReadingWarrior
@readingwarrior.bsky.social
Retired Program Evaluation Specialist, cynic, skeptic, and curmudgeon. Ph.D. Leadership, Policy, and Research. M.B.A. Management Science. B S. Electrical Engineering.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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Mass Murders pretending to be War Criminals
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mass Murders pretending to be War Criminals
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
To save them from tainted fish.
They’re definitely not making this any better!
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
To save them from tainted fish.
Pardon my skepticism, but the DC shooting doesn't look like a terrorist attack. Low body-count and a living shooter to do not merit martyrdom. Noem's claim of US radicalization seems designed to justify ICE rooting out the terrorist menace. They lie about everything. Occam's Razor.
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Pardon my skepticism, but the DC shooting doesn't look like a terrorist attack. Low body-count and a living shooter to do not merit martyrdom. Noem's claim of US radicalization seems designed to justify ICE rooting out the terrorist menace. They lie about everything. Occam's Razor.
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"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Republicans are driving up your electricity bills so they can generate AI memes about their war crimes" should be a political layup
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guys I found a copy of the scan
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
guys I found a copy of the scan
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I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
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November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'm a liberal now because I … {checks notes} … oppose cold-blooded murder
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responds to Trump calling him “seriously retarded”:
“Release the MRI results.”
“Release the MRI results.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responds to Trump calling him “seriously retarded”:
“Release the MRI results.”
“Release the MRI results.”
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This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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 8:12 PM
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
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WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
WOLFERS: “When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.” #MedicareForAllNOW
Trump's accountability can be achieved by impeachment, because you can't get to 67. Prosecution runs into immunity. If we retake the presidency we can join the ICC and give him to them.
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Trump's accountability can be achieved by impeachment, because you can't get to 67. Prosecution runs into immunity. If we retake the presidency we can join the ICC and give him to them.
Don't be fooled by an attempt to emotionally connect to a simpler time, when you left your doors open, and people were polite. Norman Rockwell is dead and society (no internet, no social media, a social contract) is not reversible. "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
What do my clothes have to do with any of this
Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Don't be fooled by an attempt to emotionally connect to a simpler time, when you left your doors open, and people were polite. Norman Rockwell is dead and society (no internet, no social media, a social contract) is not reversible. "If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig."
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Sadly, she's every Trump voter: Someone who, wittingly or unwittingly, voted for their own abuser.
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: "Trump really ran his campaign on this. This is why I voted for him. The release of these files has been so important for me for so long that when he run on that, I really had some hope that someone would do something about it."
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Sadly, she's every Trump voter: Someone who, wittingly or unwittingly, voted for their own abuser.
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WOW. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has Democrats up 14 points on the generic ballot, 55% to 41%. This is their largest lead since 2017, a year before they picked up over 40 House seats.
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
WOW. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has Democrats up 14 points on the generic ballot, 55% to 41%. This is their largest lead since 2017, a year before they picked up over 40 House seats.
If the Ds win in 2026, what they SHOULD do is initiate BILLS to recapture Article 1 power, and stop presidential abuse. Let the GOP vote them down one after another. What they shouldn't do is impeach, because they don't have the votes to convict. RESULTS!!
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If the Ds win in 2026, what they SHOULD do is initiate BILLS to recapture Article 1 power, and stop presidential abuse. Let the GOP vote them down one after another. What they shouldn't do is impeach, because they don't have the votes to convict. RESULTS!!
Since when does reality matter to a lunatic?
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Since when does reality matter to a lunatic?
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The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
Dems didn't brand "white dudes" as the "bad guy" as Portnoy suggests. We branded people who support a toxic, hate-filled convicted felon who abuses women and lies constantly about everything as the bad guys, and they just happen to be disproportionately white men.
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Dave Portnoy Says He Turned on Dems Because They Branded 'White Dudes' Society's 'Bad Guy'
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy said he flipped to supporting Republicans because Democrats branded "white dudes" as the "bad guy" in America during the Biden Administration
www.mediaite.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Democrats called out racist shitbags and serial sex offenders.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
If you heard those attacks and felt they were calling *you* out personally, then that's entirely on you, champ.
The rest of us white guys didn't hear that. At all.
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I swear Tom’s posts are a reading comprehension test that a lot of people fail.
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I swear Tom’s posts are a reading comprehension test that a lot of people fail.
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A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A reminder that Trump is loyal to no one. No one. He will always eventually screw over everyone.
Unmitigated bullshit.
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Unmitigated bullshit.
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this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
Even if a study was well conducted, each methodology is subject to valid criticism. There is no evidence that J.D. Vance has the statistical acumen to do so.
This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Even if a study was well conducted, each methodology is subject to valid criticism. There is no evidence that J.D. Vance has the statistical acumen to do so.