Tony Blackburn
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I’m a fan of the Constitution, she ain’t perfect but she tries hard!!
Sworn an oath since 2006.
Sworn an oath since 2006.
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Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
And this is when the government statistics start to not be trusted. Trumps attack on the truth - there is nowhere to hide. Fight it everywhere
Staffers at the Energy Information Administration said they believe changes were made to their Energy Outlook report out of fear that spotlighting unwelcome findings would make the agency a Trump target. “There was a concern that any narrative we put out would be seen as ideological.”
The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data
The Energy Information Administration has long provided reliable data on everything from oil and gas to alternative energy. Now one of its signature reports has been slashed and a second one canceled…
www.propublica.org
May 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
And this is when the government statistics start to not be trusted. Trumps attack on the truth - there is nowhere to hide. Fight it everywhere
The only time we in the military should do parades. Returning from deployments after beating dictators and restoring freedom and peace. Outside of that, no.
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The only time we in the military should do parades. Returning from deployments after beating dictators and restoring freedom and peace. Outside of that, no.
The most incompetent administration EVER
HUNT: Is Rubio still working on the Abrego Garcia case?
TAMMY BRUCE: I'm not going to speak to his work in detail
HUNT: You're the spokesperson for the State Department!
TAMMY BRUCE: I'm not going to speak to his work in detail
HUNT: You're the spokesperson for the State Department!
May 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The most incompetent administration EVER
Not only are they the most overt tyrannical government in American history…..they also are the most inept and incompetent….
A phone app that Mike Waltz apparently used to save his text messages has temporarily suspended its services as it investigates a cybersecurity incident, a spokesperson for the app’s parent company told CNN.
Phone app Mike Waltz was photographed using is investigating a hack | CNN Politics
A phone app that Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, apparently used to save his text messages has temporarily suspended its services as it investigates a cybersecur...
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Not only are they the most overt tyrannical government in American history…..they also are the most inept and incompetent….
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May 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
NPR is as unbiased as you can get. They stick to the facts and people don’t like that. Fight for them.
This is a Greek effin tragedy
Ashley Babbit's family is poised to recieve 30 million dollars (from tax payers) thanks to the Dept of Justice...
Mrs Sicknick just wanted a phone call and the people who assaulted her son Brian held accountable.
Mrs Sicknick just wanted a phone call and the people who assaulted her son Brian held accountable.
May 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is a Greek effin tragedy
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As a SM the right message on this is not to attack the pay raises of Service Members especially the enlisted who definitely deserve it. Instead pivot and focus on fraud waste and abuse - the military acquisitions process is perfect for Elon to check but he won’t (his own contracts of course)
May 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
As a SM the right message on this is not to attack the pay raises of Service Members especially the enlisted who definitely deserve it. Instead pivot and focus on fraud waste and abuse - the military acquisitions process is perfect for Elon to check but he won’t (his own contracts of course)
As a SM - the winning message about the DOD budget is not being critical of Service Members pay checks. They, especially enlisted deserve it. Focus on fraud waste and abuse - military acquisitions is perfect target for that - pivot to why Elon isn’t working on that (ie contracts)
Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.
May 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
As a SM - the winning message about the DOD budget is not being critical of Service Members pay checks. They, especially enlisted deserve it. Focus on fraud waste and abuse - military acquisitions is perfect target for that - pivot to why Elon isn’t working on that (ie contracts)
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Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.
May 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.
Tim Walz should just respond every time this guy talks with ‘what a weirdo and freak’…..
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
May 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tim Walz should just respond every time this guy talks with ‘what a weirdo and freak’…..
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Sit down and grab a cold one, let me tell you a story….
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
April 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sit down and grab a cold one, let me tell you a story….
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
What a surprise - former junior Officer who once outside of his company grade level comfort zone found it difficult to perform to the level expected of a SecDef is being forced out.
WHO COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS?!?!
WHO COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS?!?!
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What a surprise - former junior Officer who once outside of his company grade level comfort zone found it difficult to perform to the level expected of a SecDef is being forced out.
WHO COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS?!?!
WHO COULD HAVE EXPECTED THIS?!?!
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Sit down and grab a cold one, let me tell you a story….
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
April 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sit down and grab a cold one, let me tell you a story….
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
You’re a young lad. No older than 16. The son of a farmer near the village of Lexington on the outskirts of Boston, in the Massachusetts Colony. Your family owns a plot of land that you and your father till, raise crops, and sell at market.
Got to hand it to her. She has done more in her time in Congress at showing why a good education is so damn important than anyone I can think of. Well maybe except the Jewish Space Laser lady.
April 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Got to hand it to her. She has done more in her time in Congress at showing why a good education is so damn important than anyone I can think of. Well maybe except the Jewish Space Laser lady.
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To state the obvious: DOGE is still out there, chipping away at the foundations of government infrastructure. Slightly less obvious, maybe, is that the DOGE project has recently entered a new phase: It’s all about the data.
DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up
DOGE has tapped into some of the most sensitive and valuable data in the world. Now it’s starting to put it to work.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
To state the obvious: DOGE is still out there, chipping away at the foundations of government infrastructure. Slightly less obvious, maybe, is that the DOGE project has recently entered a new phase: It’s all about the data.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Everyone says the Orange Man is an authoritarian but what he really is to me is the biggest ❄️ on the world stage. Think about it. He belittles those who make him appear weak. He wilts in confrontation with strong women. Anyone who criticizes him he wants an apology while giving none for his actions.
April 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Everyone says the Orange Man is an authoritarian but what he really is to me is the biggest ❄️ on the world stage. Think about it. He belittles those who make him appear weak. He wilts in confrontation with strong women. Anyone who criticizes him he wants an apology while giving none for his actions.
This should make every American sick.
It doesn’t but it should.
We have to convince those who voted for him this is wrong and not normal.
The things they thought he wouldn’t do - he is doing. They need to be made aware of it.
It doesn’t but it should.
We have to convince those who voted for him this is wrong and not normal.
The things they thought he wouldn’t do - he is doing. They need to be made aware of it.
🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This should make every American sick.
It doesn’t but it should.
We have to convince those who voted for him this is wrong and not normal.
The things they thought he wouldn’t do - he is doing. They need to be made aware of it.
It doesn’t but it should.
We have to convince those who voted for him this is wrong and not normal.
The things they thought he wouldn’t do - he is doing. They need to be made aware of it.
This is the America that Trump is showing the world. And guess what he is ok with that.
This is not the America I grew up in or came to love. This is not the America the Greatest Generation fucking fought for.
This is American blasphemy
This is not the America I grew up in or came to love. This is not the America the Greatest Generation fucking fought for.
This is American blasphemy
April 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is the America that Trump is showing the world. And guess what he is ok with that.
This is not the America I grew up in or came to love. This is not the America the Greatest Generation fucking fought for.
This is American blasphemy
This is not the America I grew up in or came to love. This is not the America the Greatest Generation fucking fought for.
This is American blasphemy
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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during today’s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? That’s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came.
Why? Has the fear already taken hold?
Why? Has the fear already taken hold?
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Not one reporter asked about the Executive Orders targeting Chris Krebs & Miles Taylor during today’s Cabinet press conference. Not one. A president using DOJ to punish those who spoke out? That’s banana republic territory. I waited. The question never came.
Why? Has the fear already taken hold?
Why? Has the fear already taken hold?
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Prediction:
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Prediction:
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.