T.J. Payne
@thomaspayne.bsky.social
West Coast life, News junkie, sports enthusiast, dog lover, Pisces, and GenX Military Veteran of Iraq & Afghanistan
'Democracy Dies In Dumbness'
'Democracy Dies In Dumbness'
"Trump takes no responsibility for his mistakes and it harms the country".
Analysis: Trump’s answer for everything: Blame Biden | CNN Politics
It feels like a lifetime since Joe Biden was in the Oval Office, such is the turmoil and transformation unleashed since he went home to Delaware. But one person in Washington never stops obsessing abo...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Trump takes no responsibility for his mistakes and it harms the country".
Podcaster causes outrage after correctly calling Erika Kirk a ‘grifter’ and her late husband an ‘unrepentant racist’
Podcaster causes outrage after branding Erika Kirk as a ‘grifter’
Jennifer Welch accused Erika Kirk of using her ‘gender to demean women’ and claimed that she was a ‘hypocrite’
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Podcaster causes outrage after correctly calling Erika Kirk a ‘grifter’ and her late husband an ‘unrepentant racist’
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So I guess it’s off to the editing room now…wouldn’t want THAT job.
The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will air Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will air Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So I guess it’s off to the editing room now…wouldn’t want THAT job.
The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will air Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
The 48th Kennedy Center Honors will air Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET.
Manufactured crisis due to Trump’s Tariffs
Brooke Rollins: "This country and our farm economy is facing a crisis that we inherited that most of these farmers have not seen in their lifetime. Profitability is down -- it's just one crisis after another."
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Manufactured crisis due to Trump’s Tariffs
The Trump Administration will bail out farmers due to the Trump Administration terrible tariffs destroyed U.S. farming.
White House to announce $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers
The new financial aid package is expected to shore up the U.S. agricultural sector, which has been hurt by tariffs and a trade war with China.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Trump Administration will bail out farmers due to the Trump Administration terrible tariffs destroyed U.S. farming.
Is anyone surprised? Trump’s own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud.
Trump’s own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal
Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal."
www.salon.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Is anyone surprised? Trump’s own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud.
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Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trump is giving another $12 billion of taxpayer money to bail out farmers again from his disastrous policies. Just like he had to bail them out in his first term from his disastrous policies. But they will continue to vote Republican, as long as they keep getting their welfare checks.
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Jonathan Turley is obsessed with me to the point that it's creepy. I suppose I can't expect more from a guy who is essentially just Mike Lindell with tenure.
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Jonathan Turley is obsessed with me to the point that it's creepy. I suppose I can't expect more from a guy who is essentially just Mike Lindell with tenure.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
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The GOP enacted civil service reform.
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The GOP enacted civil service reform.
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
The GOP will destroy civil service reform.
The GOP is NOT the same party that it was. Keep this in mind when they claim Lincoln as their own
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
Note: Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is among the financial partners Paramount is working with as part of the deal, according to paperwork submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paramount puts on hostile takeover bid to WBD shareholders to pry the sale away from Netflix
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Note: Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is among the financial partners Paramount is working with as part of the deal, according to paperwork submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paramount puts on hostile takeover bid to WBD shareholders to pry the sale away from Netflix
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Paramount puts on hostile takeover bid to WBD shareholders to pry the sale away from Netflix
What Happens in Your Brain When Words or Names Don’t Immediately Come to Mind? TED-ED explains
This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word - Cella Wright
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What Happens in Your Brain When Words or Names Don’t Immediately Come to Mind? TED-ED explains
Can funeral directors operate without licenses in Colorado? Yes, but not for much longer.
Can funeral directors operate without licenses in Colorado?
No. Colorado does not currently require funeral directors and other mortuary science practitioners to have a license to operate in the state.
coloradosun.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Can funeral directors operate without licenses in Colorado? Yes, but not for much longer.
As Bluesky grows, so does the spam industry orbiting it
Bluesky follower sales websites
As Bluesky grows, so does the spam industry orbiting it
www.conspirator0.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As Bluesky grows, so does the spam industry orbiting it
Pretty convenient that people stopped talking about these two MAGA killers real quick, right?
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pretty convenient that people stopped talking about these two MAGA killers real quick, right?
Really CBS? They guy who directly quoted Trump that the 2020 election was rigged, is a Trump Supporter? You don't say.
Brian Cole Jr., suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case, believed to be Trump supporter
The man suspected of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC is believed to be a Trump supporter and has been speaking with investigators, multiple sources told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Really CBS? They guy who directly quoted Trump that the 2020 election was rigged, is a Trump Supporter? You don't say.
Will this end well?
Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems
The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Will this end well?
My family has resided within the border of the United States since November 11, 1620. Native Americans arrived 23,000 years ago. Trump is looking to declare all those opposed to him as non-citizens. His family arrived from Germany in 1885.
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
Donald Trump's controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My family has resided within the border of the United States since November 11, 1620. Native Americans arrived 23,000 years ago. Trump is looking to declare all those opposed to him as non-citizens. His family arrived from Germany in 1885.