Kyle Whitmire
@warondumb.bsky.social
2023 Pulitzer Prize, commentary. Columnist for AL.com (@aldotcom.bsky.social). Dislikes: corruption, cruelty, hypocrisy & incompetence. Likes: quiet heroes.
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has said a lot of ridiculous things. After Zohran Mamdani won in NYC, it got worse.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has said a lot of ridiculous things. After Zohran Mamdani won in NYC, it got worse.
Weird? Cool? Scary? (sound on)
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Weird? Cool? Scary? (sound on)
OK. This is kinda cool. (Sound on.)
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
OK. This is kinda cool. (Sound on.)
The people who voted for Zohran Mamdani and the folks who raged over “woke” Cracker Barrel have more in common than you may think. Let me explain.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The people who voted for Zohran Mamdani and the folks who raged over “woke” Cracker Barrel have more in common than you may think. Let me explain.
That’s not just a White House demolition. That’s Southern-style middle-finger politics in action.
November 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
That’s not just a White House demolition. That’s Southern-style middle-finger politics in action.
The Mamdani Effect? Alabama’s top election official wants to ban naturalized citizens from running for state office.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Mamdani Effect? Alabama’s top election official wants to ban naturalized citizens from running for state office.
Remember when the GOP backed voting rights? It happened. And not so long ago. One picture shows how far things have regressed.
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Remember when the GOP backed voting rights? It happened. And not so long ago. One picture shows how far things have regressed.
Republican leaders in Fox News talking heads warned Americans to stay away from No Kings rallies because they are … dangerous? Sounds like a challenge. Let’s check it out.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Republican leaders in Fox News talking heads warned Americans to stay away from No Kings rallies because they are … dangerous? Sounds like a challenge. Let’s check it out.
Is the First Amendment OK? Is freedom of speech still with us? It’s time we gave our old friend the Constitution a wellness check.
September 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Is the First Amendment OK? Is freedom of speech still with us? It’s time we gave our old friend the Constitution a wellness check.
Donald Trump moved Space Command from Colorado because … mail-in voting? That’s not the gift to Alabama some might think it is.
September 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Donald Trump moved Space Command from Colorado because … mail-in voting? That’s not the gift to Alabama some might think it is.
Will the 2nd Amendment protect us? Don’t be silly. But the 6th might. Let’s discuss.
August 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Will the 2nd Amendment protect us? Don’t be silly. But the 6th might. Let’s discuss.
It happened again. What else is there to say? This will keep happening.
August 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It happened again. What else is there to say? This will keep happening.
Meet Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the federal bench.
August 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Meet Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the federal bench.
The WSJ reports Trump has ordered Smithsonian museums to conform to his preferred view of history. Here’s what that means for the reality based world.
August 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The WSJ reports Trump has ordered Smithsonian museums to conform to his preferred view of history. Here’s what that means for the reality based world.
Donald Trump promised to target “bad hombres” but lately his administration has been setting up Dreamers — young people who’ve known no home but America — up for deportation.
August 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Donald Trump promised to target “bad hombres” but lately his administration has been setting up Dreamers — young people who’ve known no home but America — up for deportation.
Tommy Tuberville wants international students to go back where they came from. That could have consequences for American students. Bad ones.
August 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Tommy Tuberville wants international students to go back where they came from. That could have consequences for American students. Bad ones.