TheRealMrBill
@therealmrbill.bsky.social
Reagan Republican, now NeverGOP/NeverTrump. If you weren't alive in the 80s, go away. Believer in Horseshoe Theory. I don't blindly follow left or right. If you can't deal with someone telling you're wrong, don't follow me. Sports and StL Cardinals. 🇺🇦
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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Please don't google anything about me, I beg you
In general aligned with what Nichols has said tonight but this is a big yikes
I have never discussed my vote in 2016 and don't plan to start now
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Please don't google anything about me, I beg you
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What annoys me about all the talk of the icc is that these are americans committing crimes under the american legal system, so we need to charge them under the american legal system at the earliest chance. We shouldnt offload the responsibilities of trying these criminals to the rest of the world
Pipe dreams don't change things. I've said point-blank that I think what happened in the boat strikes is a war crime, but I don't think "let's hand over US officers to foreign courts" is a winning Dem message, even if it makes people on Bluesky feel brave and virtuous and good about themselves.
Part of the reason to speak out, even if it’s a pipe dream, is that Americans generally aren’t keen on letting a pundit class euphemize international accountability for war crimes as some kind of nebulous international control of U.S. military personnel generally.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
What annoys me about all the talk of the icc is that these are americans committing crimes under the american legal system, so we need to charge them under the american legal system at the earliest chance. We shouldnt offload the responsibilities of trying these criminals to the rest of the world
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There must be immediate Congressional investigations into Pete Hegseth’s ordering the killings of strike survivors and over 80 people in international waters. Where is my opponent Rep. Ann Wagner? Bible verses and banking regulations aren’t going to save you. Do your job or resign! @wellmanformo
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There must be immediate Congressional investigations into Pete Hegseth’s ordering the killings of strike survivors and over 80 people in international waters. Where is my opponent Rep. Ann Wagner? Bible verses and banking regulations aren’t going to save you. Do your job or resign! @wellmanformo
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In 1991, I talked my boss in the Senate out of invoke the War Powers act in defense of Bush 41, and then in 2011, I argued for ditching it - in defend of Obama.
I don't know how to ungate this. Sorry. Even I can't get in, but I've been on this for years.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/repeal-the-w...
I don't know how to ungate this. Sorry. Even I can't get in, but I've been on this for years.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/repeal-the-w...
Repeal the War Powers Resolution
The debate over whether President Barack Obama violated the 1973 War Powers Resolution by committing U.S. forces to Operation Odyssey Dawn, including the drama of outraged legislators condemning yet a...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
In 1991, I talked my boss in the Senate out of invoke the War Powers act in defense of Bush 41, and then in 2011, I argued for ditching it - in defend of Obama.
I don't know how to ungate this. Sorry. Even I can't get in, but I've been on this for years.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/repeal-the-w...
I don't know how to ungate this. Sorry. Even I can't get in, but I've been on this for years.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/repeal-the-w...
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Pipe dreams don't change things. I've said point-blank that I think what happened in the boat strikes is a war crime, but I don't think "let's hand over US officers to foreign courts" is a winning Dem message, even if it makes people on Bluesky feel brave and virtuous and good about themselves.
Part of the reason to speak out, even if it’s a pipe dream, is that Americans generally aren’t keen on letting a pundit class euphemize international accountability for war crimes as some kind of nebulous international control of U.S. military personnel generally.
Because if there's one thing Americans of all classes love, it's arguing over how much power over US military personnel we should give to international courts
I mean, do you guys *know* any voters?
I mean, do you guys *know* any voters?
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Pipe dreams don't change things. I've said point-blank that I think what happened in the boat strikes is a war crime, but I don't think "let's hand over US officers to foreign courts" is a winning Dem message, even if it makes people on Bluesky feel brave and virtuous and good about themselves.
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In my defense, it was a nice day in Boston and the squirrels were adorable
Hard to believe you can sit there watching squirrels like a man at peace when whole generations of colonels walked out of your lectures ready to wage campaigns not against real foes, but for whatever grand DEI crusade you convinced them was the true battlefield.
I don’t know what the farmers almanac says, but these chunky boys are telling me that it’s going to be a cold winter because all of them on the Common are now seriously Fatty McFatfaces
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
In my defense, it was a nice day in Boston and the squirrels were adorable
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It's literally a free gift article
I can't read this article, but counterpoint: these people are fucking clowns and treating them like serious people implies their ideas should be seriously considered.
This gives them both more credit than they deserve and ground in the Overton window, both of which are huge tactical errors.
This gives them both more credit than they deserve and ground in the Overton window, both of which are huge tactical errors.
Sure, it's cute, but I really wish people would stop with the memes and funny names. It's stupid and unserious. As I wrote here in 2021:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It's literally a free gift article
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A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
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Honestly, no officer should need advice to decide if "kill these guys flailing around in the water" is a legal order
My understanding is that, at the height of the "drone war on terror" that when the military officer thought the legality of a particular strike was legally dubious, they'd have a CIA guy actually "pull the trigger". I wonder if that is happening in our current "War on Fishing Boats"?
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Honestly, no officer should need advice to decide if "kill these guys flailing around in the water" is a legal order
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The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Straight up war crime
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Straight up war crime
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Trump only sent the Guard into DC because of the Big Balls bullshit, even though crime was down 30%. So the only reason the Guard was there was because Trump was playing politics, and now he’s sending 500 more in to do it again. This is all on Trump.
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Trump only sent the Guard into DC because of the Big Balls bullshit, even though crime was down 30%. So the only reason the Guard was there was because Trump was playing politics, and now he’s sending 500 more in to do it again. This is all on Trump.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump uses the considerable economic, military and diplomatic power of the United States to coerce Ukraine into risking its independence, a cease-fire wouldn’t be a diplomatic achievement — it would be a national shame,” our columnist David French writes.
“If Trump uses the considerable economic, military and diplomatic power of the United States to coerce Ukraine into risking its independence, a cease-fire wouldn’t be a diplomatic achievement — it would be a national shame,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | ‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’
How much will Trump ask Zelensky to pay for peace in Ukraine?
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump uses the considerable economic, military and diplomatic power of the United States to coerce Ukraine into risking its independence, a cease-fire wouldn’t be a diplomatic achievement — it would be a national shame,” our columnist David French writes.
“If Trump uses the considerable economic, military and diplomatic power of the United States to coerce Ukraine into risking its independence, a cease-fire wouldn’t be a diplomatic achievement — it would be a national shame,” our columnist David French writes.
The Chiefs and Cowboys are the 2 worst teams in the NFL for phantom flags.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Chiefs and Cowboys are the 2 worst teams in the NFL for phantom flags.
I hate the chiefs, but I don't think that was DPI
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I hate the chiefs, but I don't think that was DPI
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NGL, the Chiefs need to miss the playoffs just so Tony Romo can no longer repeat that Mahomes "has never failed to make the AFC Championship Game" 6 or 7 times every time he calls their games.
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
NGL, the Chiefs need to miss the playoffs just so Tony Romo can no longer repeat that Mahomes "has never failed to make the AFC Championship Game" 6 or 7 times every time he calls their games.
Please CBS, get rid of Romo! Or at least make your Mahomes ass-kissing announcers pretend to be unbiased.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Please CBS, get rid of Romo! Or at least make your Mahomes ass-kissing announcers pretend to be unbiased.
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"One of Tina Peters’ lawyers, Peter Ticktin, suggested on Trump ally Steve Bannon’s podcast this week that the military be used to free Peters from prison."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
Colorado's DOC says it won't pursue the transfer of Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerked convicted for breaching voter equipment, as the federal government requested recently. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody
Tina Peters’ situation has become a cause celebre in the election conspiracy movement.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"One of Tina Peters’ lawyers, Peter Ticktin, suggested on Trump ally Steve Bannon’s podcast this week that the military be used to free Peters from prison."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
And that, my friends, is what we would call "an illegal order."
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DONALD TRUMP GRANTED THE MAN WHO IS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER OF THE TWO GUARDSMEN ASYLUM IN APRIL OF 2025. LET. IT. BE. KNOWN.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
DONALD TRUMP GRANTED THE MAN WHO IS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER OF THE TWO GUARDSMEN ASYLUM IN APRIL OF 2025. LET. IT. BE. KNOWN.
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Shooting Nat Guard is bad, the perpetrator should be brought to justice.
Troops are in DC only for Trump's political stunt, based on lies, creating not reducing dangerous situations.
Far from the worst act of political violence in the US this year, but will get more attention.
All true at once.
Troops are in DC only for Trump's political stunt, based on lies, creating not reducing dangerous situations.
Far from the worst act of political violence in the US this year, but will get more attention.
All true at once.
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Shooting Nat Guard is bad, the perpetrator should be brought to justice.
Troops are in DC only for Trump's political stunt, based on lies, creating not reducing dangerous situations.
Far from the worst act of political violence in the US this year, but will get more attention.
All true at once.
Troops are in DC only for Trump's political stunt, based on lies, creating not reducing dangerous situations.
Far from the worst act of political violence in the US this year, but will get more attention.
All true at once.
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How is it that we already know so much about the guy who shot 2 national guardsmen this afternoon but we know pretty much nothing about the two guys who tried to assassinate the president months ago?
November 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
How is it that we already know so much about the guy who shot 2 national guardsmen this afternoon but we know pretty much nothing about the two guys who tried to assassinate the president months ago?
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It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
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Senator Ruben Gallego didn't mince words. Read the full daily bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Senator Ruben Gallego didn't mince words. Read the full daily bulletin: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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