David Thornton (Pilot Pundit)
@captainkudzu.bsky.social
Conservative Christian NeverTrumper. Cofounder of TheRacketNews.com. Full-time professional pilot. Hiker, runner.
I read that everyone has high amounts of microplastics in our bodies and no one really knows how this will affect us.
In an effort to cut back, I’ve been trying to use glasses rather than plastic cups. But then it dawned on me, I’m pouring into glass from plastic bottles. 🤷
In an effort to cut back, I’ve been trying to use glasses rather than plastic cups. But then it dawned on me, I’m pouring into glass from plastic bottles. 🤷
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I read that everyone has high amounts of microplastics in our bodies and no one really knows how this will affect us.
In an effort to cut back, I’ve been trying to use glasses rather than plastic cups. But then it dawned on me, I’m pouring into glass from plastic bottles. 🤷
In an effort to cut back, I’ve been trying to use glasses rather than plastic cups. But then it dawned on me, I’m pouring into glass from plastic bottles. 🤷
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"By telling the world that Venezuelan airspace is closed, Trump is already embroiling America in an utterly unnecessary war of aggression even if no shots have been fired at the Venezuelan military yet.
But shots have been fired"- @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/12/02/w...
But shots have been fired"- @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/12/02/w...
ordinary-times.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"By telling the world that Venezuelan airspace is closed, Trump is already embroiling America in an utterly unnecessary war of aggression even if no shots have been fired at the Venezuelan military yet.
But shots have been fired"- @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/12/02/w...
But shots have been fired"- @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/12/02/w...
Community Coffee is now $12.49 per bag. That’s twice what it was under Biden at the same store.
Thanks, Trump.
Thanks, Trump.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Community Coffee is now $12.49 per bag. That’s twice what it was under Biden at the same store.
Thanks, Trump.
Thanks, Trump.
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Killing survivors at sea elicits a visceral, bipartisan reaction among anyone who has served or sailed in the ocean.
https://www.theracketnews.com/p/absence-of-valor-at-sea
https://www.theracketnews.com/p/absence-of-valor-at-sea
Absence of Valor at sea
Orders of "no quarter" at sea is more than just a war crime. A full investigation is required.
www.theracketnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Killing survivors at sea elicits a visceral, bipartisan reaction among anyone who has served or sailed in the ocean.
https://www.theracketnews.com/p/absence-of-valor-at-sea
https://www.theracketnews.com/p/absence-of-valor-at-sea
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Starting //// going
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Starting //// going
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
This is an unprovoked act of war.
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is an unprovoked act of war.
Hegseth: Kill any survivors of boat strikes.
DOD in a perfect world: Uh, no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers. They consider it murder. ads.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/40...
DOD in a perfect world: Uh, no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers. They consider it murder. ads.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/40...
ads.getyarn.io
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hegseth: Kill any survivors of boat strikes.
DOD in a perfect world: Uh, no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers. They consider it murder. ads.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/40...
DOD in a perfect world: Uh, no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers. They consider it murder. ads.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/40...
Even if orders to kill survivors of boat strikes turn out not to be illegal, they are immoral. Especially for Christians.
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Even if orders to kill survivors of boat strikes turn out not to be illegal, they are immoral. Especially for Christians.
Did someone ask for a war for Christmas?
Not exactly going to be a surprise attack.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Not exactly going to be a surprise attack.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump: US will ‘very soon’ take action on land against alleged Venezuela drug traffickers
President Trump suggested Thursday the United States will “very soon” take action against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers on land after weeks of repeated strikes in Caribbean waters. “In recent…
thehill.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did someone ask for a war for Christmas?
Not exactly going to be a surprise attack.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Not exactly going to be a surprise attack.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Trump was looking for an excuse to “pause” all immigration. He’s been anti-immigrant from the start, not just ant-illegal immigration.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Trump was looking for an excuse to “pause” all immigration. He’s been anti-immigrant from the start, not just ant-illegal immigration.
The man who murdered a National Guard soldier should absolutely face justice.
Immigrants should be vetted carefully, especially if they come from a hostile country.
Criminal acts by one (or a few) immigrants does not mean all immigrants are violent criminals.
Immigrants should be vetted carefully, especially if they come from a hostile country.
Criminal acts by one (or a few) immigrants does not mean all immigrants are violent criminals.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The man who murdered a National Guard soldier should absolutely face justice.
Immigrants should be vetted carefully, especially if they come from a hostile country.
Criminal acts by one (or a few) immigrants does not mean all immigrants are violent criminals.
Immigrants should be vetted carefully, especially if they come from a hostile country.
Criminal acts by one (or a few) immigrants does not mean all immigrants are violent criminals.
Welcome to Thanksgiving 2025, where the president pardons the turkey but calls for execution of his political opponents.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Welcome to Thanksgiving 2025, where the president pardons the turkey but calls for execution of his political opponents.
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Russia has released its latest peace plan
by u/Chewie83
by u/Chewie83
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Russia has released its latest peace plan
by u/Chewie83
by u/Chewie83
The murders of the National Guardsmen in DC are abhorrent. The violence was absolutely not justified, but let’s keep two things in mind:
1. We don’t currently know the motive
2. The NG should never have been deployed to DC in the first place, and the time limit was long past
1. We don’t currently know the motive
2. The NG should never have been deployed to DC in the first place, and the time limit was long past
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The murders of the National Guardsmen in DC are abhorrent. The violence was absolutely not justified, but let’s keep two things in mind:
1. We don’t currently know the motive
2. The NG should never have been deployed to DC in the first place, and the time limit was long past
1. We don’t currently know the motive
2. The NG should never have been deployed to DC in the first place, and the time limit was long past
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Really good stuff on community notes and fact checking from our friend @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/11/26/n...
Notes on Community Notes - Ordinary Times
I signed up for Twitter and Facebook/Meta fact-checking programs back in the spring. I was approved. So how well does this new system work?
ordinary-times.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Really good stuff on community notes and fact checking from our friend @captainkudzu.bsky.social ordinary-times.com/2025/11/26/n...
Unmasking foreign accounts is definitely the most (and one of the few) positive changes the Elon Musk regime has made.
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Unmasking foreign accounts is definitely the most (and one of the few) positive changes the Elon Musk regime has made.
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American Mood right now.
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
American Mood right now.
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Things like the Comey non-indictment are what you get when you pick loyalists for jobs instead of hiring the best people.
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Things like the Comey non-indictment are what you get when you pick loyalists for jobs instead of hiring the best people.
Just spitballing here, but I wonder if the person who seems deathly afraid of having the Epstein files released and who was president at the time might have had something to do with Epstein's death.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just spitballing here, but I wonder if the person who seems deathly afraid of having the Epstein files released and who was president at the time might have had something to do with Epstein's death.
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
Good talk from Andrew. We had our first experience with this when my MIL passed from Alzheimer’s last spring.
US health system works okay until you get to point where you have catastrophic illness and can’t work.
US health system works okay until you get to point where you have catastrophic illness and can’t work.
ICYMI @HeardTellShow
A grown folk talk about 63m Americans doing caregiving & home healthcare w/host @four4thefire who has been away doing just that
iTunes t.co/AD5dHUYPzJ
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5dkc...
YouTube youtu.be/ncH6_xyn54s
SubStack heardtell.substack.com/p/me-and-63-...
A grown folk talk about 63m Americans doing caregiving & home healthcare w/host @four4thefire who has been away doing just that
iTunes t.co/AD5dHUYPzJ
Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5dkc...
YouTube youtu.be/ncH6_xyn54s
SubStack heardtell.substack.com/p/me-and-63-...
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Good talk from Andrew. We had our first experience with this when my MIL passed from Alzheimer’s last spring.
US health system works okay until you get to point where you have catastrophic illness and can’t work.
US health system works okay until you get to point where you have catastrophic illness and can’t work.
Even if the Epstein files are never released, the sheer intensity of Trump’s freak out at the possibility of their release and the lengths he goes to in keeping them secret is a good indication of what he thinks they contain… and/or a guilty conscience.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Even if the Epstein files are never released, the sheer intensity of Trump’s freak out at the possibility of their release and the lengths he goes to in keeping them secret is a good indication of what he thinks they contain… and/or a guilty conscience.
Correlation isn’t necessarily causation, but this matches perfectly with the rise of Trump and MAGA’s corruption of the church.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Correlation isn’t necessarily causation, but this matches perfectly with the rise of Trump and MAGA’s corruption of the church.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...