Mickey Rottinghaus
@golfsobad.bsky.social
A work in progress, but determined to be fearless about surviving this cruel world, and finding things to appreciate in it.
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This is an inspiration for a really phenomenal piece of writing FROM me.
Not sure when I will get it written and revised and edited well enough to be published but, make no mistake: Barack Obama inspired it and ME!
Not sure when I will get it written and revised and edited well enough to be published but, make no mistake: Barack Obama inspired it and ME!
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He seems to think it’s just about politics.
They seem to think it’s about morality, ethic, decency.
I agree with them.
Policy differences are one thing.
Flagrant criminality another.
They seem to think it’s about morality, ethic, decency.
I agree with them.
Policy differences are one thing.
Flagrant criminality another.
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
He seems to think it’s just about politics.
They seem to think it’s about morality, ethic, decency.
I agree with them.
Policy differences are one thing.
Flagrant criminality another.
They seem to think it’s about morality, ethic, decency.
I agree with them.
Policy differences are one thing.
Flagrant criminality another.
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Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Guy voted for a rapist and just can’t figure out why his daughters are mad at him. Clearly it must be something wrong with them.
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In 2000, almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. By 2024, 90% of their electricity was from renewables. ⚡ Energy transitions can happen faster than we think!
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In 2000, almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. By 2024, 90% of their electricity was from renewables. ⚡ Energy transitions can happen faster than we think!
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Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
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ProPublica found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
propub.li
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
ProPublica found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
Read the full story: propub.li/44HU4Tp
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Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
Make no mistake: this felon is planning to follow BeBe's playback to avoid going to prison, or to be held accountable in any regard.
Ten months into Trump’s second term, his administration has already been sued over 200 times, according to Law Fare. The president has repeatedly been accused of disregarding the law and the constitution when it comes to his mass deportation agenda...
www.theroot.com/after-trump-...
www.theroot.com/after-trump-...
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Make no mistake: this felon is planning to follow BeBe's playback to avoid going to prison, or to be held accountable in any regard.
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In light of a Secretary of Defense who would lead the entire US Armed Forces "astray" if these current actions of his are not checked--and checked HARD--this is a must-read thread.
There are moral people in this world. We should extol and emulate them.
Let us teach our president that lesson.
There are moral people in this world. We should extol and emulate them.
Let us teach our president that lesson.
The My Lai Massacre revisited.
He landed his helicopter between American troops and Vietnamese civilians. Then he ordered his crew: if the soldiers keep shooting, open fire on them.
He landed his helicopter between American troops and Vietnamese civilians. Then he ordered his crew: if the soldiers keep shooting, open fire on them.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In light of a Secretary of Defense who would lead the entire US Armed Forces "astray" if these current actions of his are not checked--and checked HARD--this is a must-read thread.
There are moral people in this world. We should extol and emulate them.
Let us teach our president that lesson.
There are moral people in this world. We should extol and emulate them.
Let us teach our president that lesson.
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Kinzinger Speaks The Truth......
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Kinzinger Speaks The Truth......
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If the goal is to “get a bunch of perverts and pedofiles and children rapists out of our country” have they considered starting in that room?
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
If the goal is to “get a bunch of perverts and pedofiles and children rapists out of our country” have they considered starting in that room?
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Son of immigrants, Marco Rubio, calls human beings "despicable" and wants to dump them in other countries like trash.
Since he loves authoritarian cruelty so much, he should deport himself to Cuba’s dictatorship and stop violating the rule of law.
If despicable has a face in this story—It’s him.
Since he loves authoritarian cruelty so much, he should deport himself to Cuba’s dictatorship and stop violating the rule of law.
If despicable has a face in this story—It’s him.
May 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Son of immigrants, Marco Rubio, calls human beings "despicable" and wants to dump them in other countries like trash.
Since he loves authoritarian cruelty so much, he should deport himself to Cuba’s dictatorship and stop violating the rule of law.
If despicable has a face in this story—It’s him.
Since he loves authoritarian cruelty so much, he should deport himself to Cuba’s dictatorship and stop violating the rule of law.
If despicable has a face in this story—It’s him.
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Hegseth's response to a potential war crimes scandal is to praise Admiral Mitch Bradley as a hero while throwing him under the bus to avoid the backlash.
Every officer watching has learned to expect zero loyalty and accountability from the Secretary of Defense when the heat turns up.
Every officer watching has learned to expect zero loyalty and accountability from the Secretary of Defense when the heat turns up.
What to Know About Admiral Named by Hegseth in Boat Strike Controversy
“I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made,” the Secretary of Defense said, as he has come under scrutiny for a potentially illegal command.
www.yahoo.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hegseth's response to a potential war crimes scandal is to praise Admiral Mitch Bradley as a hero while throwing him under the bus to avoid the backlash.
Every officer watching has learned to expect zero loyalty and accountability from the Secretary of Defense when the heat turns up.
Every officer watching has learned to expect zero loyalty and accountability from the Secretary of Defense when the heat turns up.
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I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m sure the self-proclaimed ‘most transparent White House in history’ won’t mind a thorough investigation into the second strike.
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
Sen Mark Kelly:
“You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”
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Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
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Honduran drug dealer pardoned.
Mexican drug dealers asylum.
What if 🤔 . . .
Venezuela is a drug OP by the 🍊🤡?
What if targets are being fed to us by Putin or Maduro? Are we killing Maduro's competition? Opposition?
Is Trvmp setting up a drug cartel from Venezuela to Mexico?
Mexican drug dealers asylum.
What if 🤔 . . .
Venezuela is a drug OP by the 🍊🤡?
What if targets are being fed to us by Putin or Maduro? Are we killing Maduro's competition? Opposition?
Is Trvmp setting up a drug cartel from Venezuela to Mexico?
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Honduran drug dealer pardoned.
Mexican drug dealers asylum.
What if 🤔 . . .
Venezuela is a drug OP by the 🍊🤡?
What if targets are being fed to us by Putin or Maduro? Are we killing Maduro's competition? Opposition?
Is Trvmp setting up a drug cartel from Venezuela to Mexico?
Mexican drug dealers asylum.
What if 🤔 . . .
Venezuela is a drug OP by the 🍊🤡?
What if targets are being fed to us by Putin or Maduro? Are we killing Maduro's competition? Opposition?
Is Trvmp setting up a drug cartel from Venezuela to Mexico?
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When Trump dismissed all of the military’s top lawyers last Feb., we couldn't see this coming -- the war crimes, the straddling or violation of Posse Comitatus? The graft and elimination of IGs? Die was cast from Day 1. Congress slept. It's a criminal regime. No editorialization necessary.
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When Trump dismissed all of the military’s top lawyers last Feb., we couldn't see this coming -- the war crimes, the straddling or violation of Posse Comitatus? The graft and elimination of IGs? Die was cast from Day 1. Congress slept. It's a criminal regime. No editorialization necessary.
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The administration may be gearing up for an armed attack on Venezuela that is being justified as part of the war on drugs — even as Trump announced he is pardoning former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. wapo.st/49LrEvh
Opinion | No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
There’s a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The administration may be gearing up for an armed attack on Venezuela that is being justified as part of the war on drugs — even as Trump announced he is pardoning former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. wapo.st/49LrEvh
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Trump says he is striking boats off Venezuela to stop drugs, mostly cocaine per reports.
Yet he just pardoned the Honduran ex-president who helped push more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S., took a $1 million bribe from El Chapo and bragged he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.”
Yet he just pardoned the Honduran ex-president who helped push more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S., took a $1 million bribe from El Chapo and bragged he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.”
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump says he is striking boats off Venezuela to stop drugs, mostly cocaine per reports.
Yet he just pardoned the Honduran ex-president who helped push more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S., took a $1 million bribe from El Chapo and bragged he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.”
Yet he just pardoned the Honduran ex-president who helped push more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S., took a $1 million bribe from El Chapo and bragged he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.”
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PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins: short-term ACA extension coming to complete the dog who caught the car energy. Incredible scenes.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins: short-term ACA extension coming to complete the dog who caught the car energy. Incredible scenes.
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Walking to school and my child got to witness his first Trump Cabinet Meeting
December 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Walking to school and my child got to witness his first Trump Cabinet Meeting
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Good morning sunshine! If you are in TN-07 time to go elect Aftyn Behn!!! GO VOTE!
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Good morning sunshine! If you are in TN-07 time to go elect Aftyn Behn!!! GO VOTE!
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"This is war crime. If we are at war, this is a war crime... if we are not at war, this is murder, so it is binary. It's one of those two things; it's either a war crime or it's murder." Former Army Captain Margaret Donovan on Pete Hegseth ordering strikes on alleged drug boats.
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"This is war crime. If we are at war, this is a war crime... if we are not at war, this is murder, so it is binary. It's one of those two things; it's either a war crime or it's murder." Former Army Captain Margaret Donovan on Pete Hegseth ordering strikes on alleged drug boats.
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Since Admiral Bradley has a duty to follow the Constitution and the Uniform Military Code of Justice, he must testify-if subpoenaed-and state who ordered the “kill” strike
By throwing him under the bus, Karoline Leavitt just gave him incentive to cut a deal for immunity so he can do exactly that
By throwing him under the bus, Karoline Leavitt just gave him incentive to cut a deal for immunity so he can do exactly that
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Since Admiral Bradley has a duty to follow the Constitution and the Uniform Military Code of Justice, he must testify-if subpoenaed-and state who ordered the “kill” strike
By throwing him under the bus, Karoline Leavitt just gave him incentive to cut a deal for immunity so he can do exactly that
By throwing him under the bus, Karoline Leavitt just gave him incentive to cut a deal for immunity so he can do exactly that
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'What’s going on?': Trump posts 'hundreds' of times an hour in overnight Truth Social spree
www.alternet.org
'What’s going on?': Trump posts 'hundreds' of times an hour in overnight Truth Social spree
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
'What’s going on?': Trump posts 'hundreds' of times an hour in overnight Truth Social spree