Owen
@owenthall.bsky.social
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🚀 Exploring the intersection of politics, tech, fitness, and cultural change.
💬 Calling out hypocrisy. Amplifying truth. Inspiring action.
🔥 Follow for thought-provoking takes.
The US military is going to invade Venezuela, that’s why he resigned.
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The US military is going to invade Venezuela, that’s why he resigned.
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The Admiral in charge of military strikes in the Caribbean resigns as US forces are being built up in the region for possible attacks on Venezuela, at the same time Hegseth forces the Pentagon press out of the building with onerous censorship rules.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Admiral in charge of military strikes in the Caribbean resigns as US forces are being built up in the region for possible attacks on Venezuela, at the same time Hegseth forces the Pentagon press out of the building with onerous censorship rules.
Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here.
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The founders assumed a guy like Trump would come along. They never assumed a congress would so willingly give up their power
This arch thing is bat shit loonery
This arch thing is bat shit loonery
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The founders assumed a guy like Trump would come along. They never assumed a congress would so willingly give up their power
This arch thing is bat shit loonery
This arch thing is bat shit loonery
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AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
AOC has just officially become the top House fundraiser, beating out Hakeem Jeffries. Now lemme take a big sip of coffee as I look at the age distribution of donors to AOC vs Jeffries
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We waited 20 years for John Bolton to be punished for telling lies about Iraq.
Instead, he gets punished for telling the truth about Trump.
Instead, he gets punished for telling the truth about Trump.
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We waited 20 years for John Bolton to be punished for telling lies about Iraq.
Instead, he gets punished for telling the truth about Trump.
Instead, he gets punished for telling the truth about Trump.
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The White House believes all of us deserve higher costs, half of Americans voters are terrorists and criminals, and the super-rich deserve permanent tax breaks.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The White House believes all of us deserve higher costs, half of Americans voters are terrorists and criminals, and the super-rich deserve permanent tax breaks.
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A majority of voters across the political spectrum understand the First Amendment protects our right to protest, whether President Trump likes it or not.
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A majority of voters across the political spectrum understand the First Amendment protects our right to protest, whether President Trump likes it or not.
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🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.
Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
🚨 Onondaga County v. New York
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.
Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian. Argentina, Israel, who all is getting huge checks?
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian. Argentina, Israel, who all is getting huge checks?
Where is South Park? What did Trump do?
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Where is South Park? What did Trump do?
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Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.
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🎩 THIS! 👇
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🎩 THIS! 👇
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Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
The Department of Homeland Security released intelligence in October 2025 saying Mexican cartel-linked networks have circulated a tiered bounty program targeting ICE/CBP personnel in Chicago (payments reported ranging from a few thousand dollars up to tens of thousands, with the highest-tier).
October 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Department of Homeland Security released intelligence in October 2025 saying Mexican cartel-linked networks have circulated a tiered bounty program targeting ICE/CBP personnel in Chicago (payments reported ranging from a few thousand dollars up to tens of thousands, with the highest-tier).
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Q: What is the benefit for the US in helping Argentina?
TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.
TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.
October 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Q: What is the benefit for the US in helping Argentina?
TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.
TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.
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Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.
Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
October 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.
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During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Bullshit.
Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Bullshit.
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Fair point. When I send invoices for freelance pieces, I'm often asked to include whether I prefer to be paid through direct deposit, a paper check, or cold hard cash in a Cava bag at a pre-arranged drop site.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?
VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear
STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question
VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.
(So, no, he didn't)
VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear
STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question
VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.
(So, no, he didn't)
October 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fair point. When I send invoices for freelance pieces, I'm often asked to include whether I prefer to be paid through direct deposit, a paper check, or cold hard cash in a Cava bag at a pre-arranged drop site.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
October 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
VANCE: No, George, I sai--
STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...