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NC retired husband, father and grandfather. Cat dad and animal lover. Common sense in increasingly nonsensical times. Keeper of the faith. Peace to all.
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The NCAA memorialized what we’d long suspected about Michigan football under Jim Harbaugh.
These guys lied to people’s faces. Over and over and over.
While the Wolverines will get to keep their national title, the reputational hit they've taken is no small thing, @slmandel.bsky.social writes.
These guys lied to people’s faces. Over and over and over.
While the Wolverines will get to keep their national title, the reputational hit they've taken is no small thing, @slmandel.bsky.social writes.
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The NCAA memorialized what we’d long suspected about Michigan football under Jim Harbaugh.
These guys lied to people’s faces. Over and over and over.
While the Wolverines will get to keep their national title, the reputational hit they've taken is no small thing, @slmandel.bsky.social writes.
These guys lied to people’s faces. Over and over and over.
While the Wolverines will get to keep their national title, the reputational hit they've taken is no small thing, @slmandel.bsky.social writes.
Not a very smart man, but consistent with Trump appointees.
Sean Duffy: "Pete Buttigieg was running for president as opposed to doing his job and making sure that we got our air traffic control system modernized."
(Pete Buttigieg ran for president in 2020. He became transportation secretary in 2021.)
(Pete Buttigieg ran for president in 2020. He became transportation secretary in 2021.)
August 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not a very smart man, but consistent with Trump appointees.
Consumer confidence registers biggest monthly decline since August 2021 as inflation fears take hold
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www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/e...
Consumer confidence registers biggest monthly decline since August 2021 as inflation fears take hold | CNN Business
The American consumer is getting worried about the economy.
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Consumer confidence registers biggest monthly decline since August 2021 as inflation fears take hold
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/e...
Absolute morons are running our government. Be afraid, be very afraid.
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Absolute morons are running our government. Be afraid, be very afraid.
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An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case.
Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
February 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
An amazing resignation letter to Bove from an AUSA who worked on the Adams case.
Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Money quote: “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
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This entire thing is almost comically corrupt
"newfound leverage" from the quid pro quo:
"With a newfound leverage over New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Trump border czar Tom Homan hosted the big-city Democrat on Thursday to discuss ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s largest city."
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
"With a newfound leverage over New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Trump border czar Tom Homan hosted the big-city Democrat on Thursday to discuss ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s largest city."
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This entire thing is almost comically corrupt
Exactly!
February 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Exactly!
US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June
www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/b.... So Donald isn't bringing prices down. Hmmmm.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/b.... So Donald isn't bringing prices down. Hmmmm.
US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June | CNN Business
The cost of food and energy continued to climb in January, hitting 3% for the first time since June 2024, pushing the cost of living higher for Americans.
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June
www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/b.... So Donald isn't bringing prices down. Hmmmm.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/b.... So Donald isn't bringing prices down. Hmmmm.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Title:
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
Link:
www.wral.com/story/60-000...
This is an outright attempt to steal an election. Americans need to pay attention!
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
Link:
www.wral.com/story/60-000...
This is an outright attempt to steal an election. Americans need to pay attention!
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
A court hearing Friday kicked off the newest phase of Republican Jefferson Griffin's lawsuit seeking to tilt in his favor the undecided race for a state Supreme Court seat.
www.wral.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Title:
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
Link:
www.wral.com/story/60-000...
This is an outright attempt to steal an election. Americans need to pay attention!
60,000 ballots challenged: New phase of legal fight begins in effort to toss ballots in NC Supreme Court race
Link:
www.wral.com/story/60-000...
This is an outright attempt to steal an election. Americans need to pay attention!
Trump says Musk coming for Pentagon, Department of Education next
“He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... I guess they won't stop until everything is broken.
“He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... I guess they won't stop until everything is broken.
Elon Musk's next DOGE targets? Pentagon and Department of Education, Trump says
“He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.
www.usatoday.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Trump says Musk coming for Pentagon, Department of Education next
“He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... I guess they won't stop until everything is broken.
“He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... I guess they won't stop until everything is broken.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Watching Donald's presser this morning. My goodness his comb over needs an intervention. And now thanks to Donald I know that a helicopter can go up or down. I mean, who knew. 😳
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Watching Donald's presser this morning. My goodness his comb over needs an intervention. And now thanks to Donald I know that a helicopter can go up or down. I mean, who knew. 😳
So step by step Trump is taking us down the rabbit hole. We cannot afford to sit idly by and watch. Speak up and be heard.
January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So step by step Trump is taking us down the rabbit hole. We cannot afford to sit idly by and watch. Speak up and be heard.
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Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Once Pitched a Deadly Human Vaccine Experiment
Revelations about the role he played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
newrepublic.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.
Exactly! Too many Americans have normalized deviant behavior.
"For those who believe in honesty, truth, justice, the rule of law and caring for the least of our brothers," writes The Inquirer Editorial Board, "Trump's return is a dark day."
Read the full editorial here 👇
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Read the full editorial here 👇
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After a first term spent tarnishing the presidency, Trump takes office again with empty promises of a gilded age | Editorial
For those who believe in honesty, truth, justice, the rule of law and caring for the least of our brothers, Trump's return is a dark day.
inquirer.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Exactly! Too many Americans have normalized deviant behavior.
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Back on the grind tomorrow
January 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Back on the grind tomorrow
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“Trump will go down in history as a uniquely corrupt figure— and the fist convicted criminal to occupy the Oval Office.” My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/history-wi...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/history-wi...
History Will Also Convict Trump
His felonies follow him forever
adamkinzinger.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Trump will go down in history as a uniquely corrupt figure— and the fist convicted criminal to occupy the Oval Office.” My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/history-wi...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/history-wi...
This.
January 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This.
Mystery solved!
December 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Mystery solved!
So Trump is gonna pardon insurrectionists who assaulted police officers. Crazy!
December 8, 2024 at 6:08 PM
So Trump is gonna pardon insurrectionists who assaulted police officers. Crazy!
So when the bar to be Secretary of Defense is set at, “I’ll stop drinking if you give me the appointment”, then Houston, we have a problem!
December 5, 2024 at 3:08 PM
So when the bar to be Secretary of Defense is set at, “I’ll stop drinking if you give me the appointment”, then Houston, we have a problem!
Perplexing why they were built on constantly shifting sand. Guess the draw of beach was too much to resist.
Six houses have collapsed into the waves at Rodanthe this year, and 11 in the past four years. Due to increasing erosion, more are poised to fall in any time.
The question is becoming not how to save such houses, but rather how to remove them before they collapse.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
The question is becoming not how to save such houses, but rather how to remove them before they collapse.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
More and more beachfront homes are collapsing, and there's no easy way to prevent it
Six houses have collapsed into the waves at Rodanthe this year, and 11 in the past four years. With much of the buffering beach and dunes eaten away by erosion, more are poised to fall in any time. Th...
www.wunc.org
November 22, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Perplexing why they were built on constantly shifting sand. Guess the draw of beach was too much to resist.
Gaetz withdraws his nomination. Thankfully some unnamed GOP senators have held their ground.
November 21, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Gaetz withdraws his nomination. Thankfully some unnamed GOP senators have held their ground.