T. Homiak
@rdgbck06.bsky.social
Former Marine, Doctor of War, Enthusiast of All Things Fermented, Broad St. Bullies Devotee.
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T. Homiak
@rdgbck06.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Since 2016, I have been thinking about how to make a compelling case to the American electorate for character and virtue in our national leaders.
Most people wouldn't want Trump as a friend, neighbor, employee, or co-worker. Yet, we elected him to a second term.
Character matters.
Most people wouldn't want Trump as a friend, neighbor, employee, or co-worker. Yet, we elected him to a second term.
Character matters.
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🚨🚨This is worse than we could have imagined: Full version of #Trump's national #securitystrategy reportedly calls for “pulling Poland away from #EU”. 🧵 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
Fuller version of Trump security strategy reportedly calls for "pulling Poland away from EU"
notesfrompoland.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨🚨This is worse than we could have imagined: Full version of #Trump's national #securitystrategy reportedly calls for “pulling Poland away from #EU”. 🧵 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
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"I truthfully don't understand why we brought special operators into this to launch drone aircraft and destroy boats and kill people other than performative politics," @markhertling.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"I truthfully don't understand why we brought special operators into this to launch drone aircraft and destroy boats and kill people other than performative politics," @markhertling.bsky.social tells @timmiller.bsky.social. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rM6OSX?utm_...
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"This is not how strong alliances are built and maintained." lnk.thebulwark.com/4iO7pPV
New National Security Strategy Is Heavy on Rhetoric, Light on Detail
Without explaining how national means can be used to achieve desired ends, the strategy is just empty rhetoric.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"This is not how strong alliances are built and maintained." lnk.thebulwark.com/4iO7pPV
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Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
Nor should he cede any land, it was an illegal invasion
www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Nor should he cede any land, it was an illegal invasion
www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for...
www.cp24.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
Nor should he cede any land, it was an illegal invasion
www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
Nor should he cede any land, it was an illegal invasion
www.cp24.com/news/world/2...
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it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
it is actually kind of bananas how unitary executive theorists have taken a straightforward clause requiring the president to "faithfully execute the laws" and transformed it into a grant for the exercise of limitless unenumerated power.
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Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“
And by extension, a Supreme Court
And by extension, a Supreme Court
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Adam Kinzinger “The founders assumed a guy like #Trump would come along — They never assumed a Congress would so willingly give up their power—“
And by extension, a Supreme Court
And by extension, a Supreme Court
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"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
![[photo of page from The Neverending Story]: "Whatever they please. When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That's why I sided with the powerful and served them - because I wanted to share their power.'
'I want no part in it!' Atreyu cried out.
'Take it easy, you little fool,' the werewolf growled.
'When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of your own. Who knows what use they will make of you? Maybe you'll help them persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them. Yes, you little Fantastican, big things will be done in the human world with your help, wars started, empires founded..."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreih4s2uzfh5jnzmrjlsrd4tgpjus7k4flyezj4q3a3c76mwrwy424q@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
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This is how it’s supposed to be done.
‘Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey
State court made ruling against ex-lawmaker now serving 11-year sentence for bribery and acting as an agent of Egypt
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is how it’s supposed to be done.
‘Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Former senator Bob Menendez banned from holding public office in New Jersey’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is an American patriot.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is an American patriot.
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if i worked in a White House with an elderly and ailing president who had a hard time staying awake, i would simply recommend against having 3 hour cabinet meetings that are boring af and pointless and best remembered for the fact said president is sleeping on camera
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
if i worked in a White House with an elderly and ailing president who had a hard time staying awake, i would simply recommend against having 3 hour cabinet meetings that are boring af and pointless and best remembered for the fact said president is sleeping on camera
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
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Hegseth is a dude-bro sporting some questionable tattoos, a creation of television who’s acting as if he won "The Apprentice: The Nuclear-Weapons Season."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job
He should be secretary of defense.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hegseth is a dude-bro sporting some questionable tattoos, a creation of television who’s acting as if he won "The Apprentice: The Nuclear-Weapons Season."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, former president, to begin serving his 27 year sentence at the Federal Police headquarters—
I find myself simultaneously envious & hopeful the #Trump regime will find a similar moment of accountability
I find myself simultaneously envious & hopeful the #Trump regime will find a similar moment of accountability
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, former president, to begin serving his 27 year sentence at the Federal Police headquarters—
I find myself simultaneously envious & hopeful the #Trump regime will find a similar moment of accountability
I find myself simultaneously envious & hopeful the #Trump regime will find a similar moment of accountability
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Live look of the apolitical military professional:
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Live look of the apolitical military professional:
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This is how you do it
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is how you do it
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Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this "peace plan" was written by Russians or Americans?
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The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.
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#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
We stand with these #Veterans
🇺🇸Jason Crow
🇺🇸Chris Deluzio
🇺🇸Maggie Goodlander
🇺🇸Chrissy Houlahan
🇺🇸 Mark Kelly
🇺🇸 Elissa Slotkin
This is what courage looks like.
@kingresist.bsky.social
@coko.bsky.social
@katarinakriz.bsky.social
@browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
We stand with these #Veterans
🇺🇸Jason Crow
🇺🇸Chris Deluzio
🇺🇸Maggie Goodlander
🇺🇸Chrissy Houlahan
🇺🇸 Mark Kelly
🇺🇸 Elissa Slotkin
This is what courage looks like.
@kingresist.bsky.social
@coko.bsky.social
@katarinakriz.bsky.social
@browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
We stand with these #Veterans
🇺🇸Jason Crow
🇺🇸Chris Deluzio
🇺🇸Maggie Goodlander
🇺🇸Chrissy Houlahan
🇺🇸 Mark Kelly
🇺🇸 Elissa Slotkin
This is what courage looks like.
@kingresist.bsky.social
@coko.bsky.social
@katarinakriz.bsky.social
@browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
We stand with these #Veterans
🇺🇸Jason Crow
🇺🇸Chris Deluzio
🇺🇸Maggie Goodlander
🇺🇸Chrissy Houlahan
🇺🇸 Mark Kelly
🇺🇸 Elissa Slotkin
This is what courage looks like.
@kingresist.bsky.social
@coko.bsky.social
@katarinakriz.bsky.social
@browneyegirlhi.bsky.social
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Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
Despicable
The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Despicable
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Great read from Dan Rather:
"...The very existence of a free press is a threat to this president’s modus operandi, which is to govern by lying. Why would he want people around him who ask for facts and truthful answers?..."
#BlueCrew #MisogynistInChief
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I remember a time (not too long ago) that we had the collective moral decency to agree, that if a politician spoke this way to a female reporter, that would be the end of their political career.
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I remember a time (not too long ago) that we had the collective moral decency to agree, that if a politician spoke this way to a female reporter, that would be the end of their political career.