Vernster™️
@vernster.bsky.social
Patriot, veteran (USAF), former Fed Manager (NNPP). I've been around awhile, learned some things, have opinions, and a low tolerance for bullshit.
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Vernster™️
@vernster.bsky.social
· Feb 16
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.
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Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy.
Eurovision champion Nemo returns the winner's trophy to protest Israel's inclusion
Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, has decided to return the winners' trophy.
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One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
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BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
Hochul Caves to Big Tech on AI Safety Bill - The American Prospect
A bill that passed the New York legislature was completely gutted and substituted with language perceived as friendlier to the industry.
prospect.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
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The New Arab just ran a headline saying our work has helped usher in an era of “no more fear” of AIPAC.
They report that US public positions on Palestine & Israel are shifting fast, & quoted a leading scholar saying clearly that “AIPAC is on the ropes” & losing its hold on the American public.
They report that US public positions on Palestine & Israel are shifting fast, & quoted a leading scholar saying clearly that “AIPAC is on the ropes” & losing its hold on the American public.
December 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The New Arab just ran a headline saying our work has helped usher in an era of “no more fear” of AIPAC.
They report that US public positions on Palestine & Israel are shifting fast, & quoted a leading scholar saying clearly that “AIPAC is on the ropes” & losing its hold on the American public.
They report that US public positions on Palestine & Israel are shifting fast, & quoted a leading scholar saying clearly that “AIPAC is on the ropes” & losing its hold on the American public.
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It’s me. I didn’t tell you how hard you’d laugh and tear up at this sweet golden who is told to BE GENTLE when receiving his banana…
It’s so bleak out here, this will make you forget for a few seconds…💙
It’s so bleak out here, this will make you forget for a few seconds…💙
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s me. I didn’t tell you how hard you’d laugh and tear up at this sweet golden who is told to BE GENTLE when receiving his banana…
It’s so bleak out here, this will make you forget for a few seconds…💙
It’s so bleak out here, this will make you forget for a few seconds…💙
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The United States & Israel need to be cut from shared military & intelligence programs immediately. Removing these pariah states from our security infrastructure is not a political or diplomatic disagreement but a matter of national security. Our people are in danger the longer we turn a blind eye.
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The United States & Israel need to be cut from shared military & intelligence programs immediately. Removing these pariah states from our security infrastructure is not a political or diplomatic disagreement but a matter of national security. Our people are in danger the longer we turn a blind eye.
*Nutlick
Lutnick: "The president sleeps less than me. I sleep 5 hours a night. The president sleeps 4 hours a night! And he's working all the time. He calls me late at night, he wants to talk about the day. He's on it all the time. It is the most impressive thing you've ever seen."
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
*Nutlick
Yep.
As much as I love to see people not from the US visiting the US, My advice is: Don't come here.
We are an incredible mess. Our house is not in order. We are ashamed of what has happened to us. We are trying to find our way, but until we do, please don't come here.
We are an incredible mess. Our house is not in order. We are ashamed of what has happened to us. We are trying to find our way, but until we do, please don't come here.
I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Yep.
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Six members of Congress are traitors for saying the military shouldn’t follow illegal orders. A Republican congresswoman is a traitor for leaving the MAGA chorus. The media are traitors for asking questions about Trump’s health.
In a fascist government, everyone is a traitor eventually.
In a fascist government, everyone is a traitor eventually.
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Six members of Congress are traitors for saying the military shouldn’t follow illegal orders. A Republican congresswoman is a traitor for leaving the MAGA chorus. The media are traitors for asking questions about Trump’s health.
In a fascist government, everyone is a traitor eventually.
In a fascist government, everyone is a traitor eventually.
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I've activated the National Guard to respond to flooding. By tonight, we'll have 100 National Guard service members staging, ready to respond to requests for help.
Tomorrow, we'll have 300.
I'm grateful for all who are standing up to respond in this challenging moment.
Tomorrow, we'll have 300.
I'm grateful for all who are standing up to respond in this challenging moment.
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I've activated the National Guard to respond to flooding. By tonight, we'll have 100 National Guard service members staging, ready to respond to requests for help.
Tomorrow, we'll have 300.
I'm grateful for all who are standing up to respond in this challenging moment.
Tomorrow, we'll have 300.
I'm grateful for all who are standing up to respond in this challenging moment.
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@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@warren.senate.gov publishes a report listing all the $$ that Congress gave to DOD to do DOD things that DOD instead spent on Stephen Miller's snatch and grab.
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As you look at these numbers, think how much cancer research could have been funded.
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
*Nutlick
Usually you've got to buy somebody at least two Amstel Lights to get them to eat your ass out like this.
Lutnick on the $1 million Trump Gold Card: "It's a gift to the United States of America to help America be great again under Donald Trump."
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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@atrupar.com: Hold my beer!
Seriously, thankful for your service, @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social. It's got to be exhausting
Seriously, thankful for your service, @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social. It's got to be exhausting
This is a great service though I worry that @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social is risking her mental health watching so much Fox.
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
@atrupar.com: Hold my beer!
Seriously, thankful for your service, @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social. It's got to be exhausting
Seriously, thankful for your service, @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social. It's got to be exhausting
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Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
Translation: Kiss Trump's sphincter or get his cabinet grifters to do it for you.
Lazard CEO says a Washington strategy now essential to get deals done reut.rs/3MrkGSB
Lazard CEO says a Washington strategy now essential to get deals done
Lazard CEO Peter Orszag said on Wednesday dealmakers now need to have a Washington "White House or Cabinet-level strategy" to be able to complete transactions.
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Translation: Kiss Trump's sphincter or get his cabinet grifters to do it for you.
Katy Tur just announced that her husband will be the new anchor on the Nightly Trump Propaganda Report, aka CBS News.
December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Katy Tur just announced that her husband will be the new anchor on the Nightly Trump Propaganda Report, aka CBS News.
ICYMI: Valtrex is anti-viral medication for genital herpes, which seem entirely appropriate.
Before someone told me it was Alina Habba who said it, I just assumed “you can take the girl out of New Jersey but you cannot take New Jersey out of the girl” was from a Valtrex commercial
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ICYMI: Valtrex is anti-viral medication for genital herpes, which seem entirely appropriate.
It"s always projection from these assholes.
To win Israel’s upcoming elections, Netanyahu “is trying to spin the war as a grand victory, castigating his critics as enemies within,” argues Aluf Benn.
How Netanyahu Survives
Divide and conquer in Gaza and at home.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It"s always projection from these assholes.
It's scenes like this that make me thankful to be old so as not to experience most of the horror of this man and his ilk, should they succeed.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's scenes like this that make me thankful to be old so as not to experience most of the horror of this man and his ilk, should they succeed.
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Israel has officially come out in support of Russia. Netanyahu brags about being in daily communication and coordination with Putin. Israel is also invested in attacking the EU due to Europe still upholding international law and the ICC.
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Israel has officially come out in support of Russia. Netanyahu brags about being in daily communication and coordination with Putin. Israel is also invested in attacking the EU due to Europe still upholding international law and the ICC.
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Benny Johnson has nothing to hide.
by Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Mike Johnson
by Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Mike Johnson
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Benny Johnson has nothing to hide.
by Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Mike Johnson
by Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, and Mike Johnson
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President Biden had the chance to pack the Supreme Court and refused.
The 2028 Democrat nominee must be willing to remove corrupt justices and pack the court.
The 2028 Democrat nominee must be willing to remove corrupt justices and pack the court.
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
President Biden had the chance to pack the Supreme Court and refused.
The 2028 Democrat nominee must be willing to remove corrupt justices and pack the court.
The 2028 Democrat nominee must be willing to remove corrupt justices and pack the court.
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What’s about to happen at SCOTUS is why I’ve opposed premature declarations of Trumpism’s collapse. Drumbeat since ‘15. Just like Christian fundamentalism has been declared dead every 5-10 years since 1925. When I pub’d The Family in ‘08, interviewers asked why, since Obama was ending Right forever.
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What’s about to happen at SCOTUS is why I’ve opposed premature declarations of Trumpism’s collapse. Drumbeat since ‘15. Just like Christian fundamentalism has been declared dead every 5-10 years since 1925. When I pub’d The Family in ‘08, interviewers asked why, since Obama was ending Right forever.