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'
Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in Afghanistan
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Suspect in Washington DC national guard shooting had ties to CIA, agency confirms
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors To The Surprise Of No One.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors To The Surprise Of No One.
39 Year-old Usha Vance was spotted without her wedding ring as James Donald Bowman (aka JD Vance) has been seen with widow Erika Kirk #GOPScandal
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
39 Year-old Usha Vance was spotted without her wedding ring as James Donald Bowman (aka JD Vance) has been seen with widow Erika Kirk #GOPScandal
ICE arrests McMinnville High School student in Oregon during Friday lunch period, the student is a U.S. citizen and was targeted due to skin color.
ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period
Family told local news the 17-year-old is a U.S. citizen.
www.opb.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ICE arrests McMinnville High School student in Oregon during Friday lunch period, the student is a U.S. citizen and was targeted due to skin color.
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The U.S. Coast Guard issued a more stringent policy on hate symbols, prohibiting “divisive or hate symbols or flags.”
The change came hours after The Post reported that the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive.”
The change came hours after The Post reported that the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive.”
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a more stringent policy on hate symbols, prohibiting “divisive or hate symbols or flags.”
The change came hours after The Post reported that the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive.”
The change came hours after The Post reported that the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive.”
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The men are mad women can request non male drivers. Says it limits the $$ they can make.
www.forbes.com/sites/janice...
www.forbes.com/sites/janice...
Male Drivers Sue Uber and Lyft Over Gender Bias Features
Male Uber and Lyft drivers claim gender discrimination over features letting riders request non-male drivers. Here’s what the lawsuits mean for drivers and riders.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The men are mad women can request non male drivers. Says it limits the $$ they can make.
www.forbes.com/sites/janice...
www.forbes.com/sites/janice...
U.S. Border Patrol is tracking your every movement and will send police to harass anyone opposed to Trump or are not White.
Border Patrol quietly monitoring U.S. drivers for ones it thinks have suspicious travel patterns, AP says
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has fo...
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
U.S. Border Patrol is tracking your every movement and will send police to harass anyone opposed to Trump or are not White.
If there is evidence, make an arrest. Every politician should be looked at under a microscope with any crime committed resulting in immediate expulsion and if it's a crime that has a negative impact on the working class, the crime should be treated as treason.
For any person holding an office.
For any person holding an office.
US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said W...
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If there is evidence, make an arrest. Every politician should be looked at under a microscope with any crime committed resulting in immediate expulsion and if it's a crime that has a negative impact on the working class, the crime should be treated as treason.
For any person holding an office.
For any person holding an office.
South Carolina woman charged with attempted murder for trying to terminate pregnancy
Police: SC woman charged with attempted murder for trying to terminate pregnancy
A South Carolina woman is facing charges after allegedly trying to terminate her pregnancy.
www.wistv.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
South Carolina woman charged with attempted murder for trying to terminate pregnancy
Best government money can buy.
www.denver7.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Best government money can buy.
In an endorsement of Fascist Ideals, Republicans on the House Rules Committee refused to condemn fascism Monday, voting against an amendment that would formally rebuke the hyper nationalistic, authoritarian credo.
Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote Condemning Fascism
Republicans hate being called fascist, and yet...
newrepublic.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In an endorsement of Fascist Ideals, Republicans on the House Rules Committee refused to condemn fascism Monday, voting against an amendment that would formally rebuke the hyper nationalistic, authoritarian credo.
Cloudflare is supposed to stop bots, and X is mostly bots, so technically it is functioning.
X, Spotify and ChatGPT among those hit by major outage
More than 10,000 people reported issues linked to the internet network services business Cloudflare on Tuesday morning.
news.sky.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cloudflare is supposed to stop bots, and X is mostly bots, so technically it is functioning.
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel's hedge fund has sold off its entire stake in Nvidia as fears of the AI bubble is about to burst. #stocks #tech
Peter Thiel's hedge fund dumps Nvidia stake, cuts back Tesla position
Thiel Macro zeroed out its Nvidia stake worth nearly $94 million during the third quarter.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Remember, prices never go down, regardless of what Trump says.
MAGA world celebrates Trump ending coffee and steak tariffs - that he put in place
“If getting rid of tariffs to lower prices is ‘Winning!’, does that mean implementing the tariffs that raised prices was ‘Losing,’” one commentator wrote on X
www.independent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Remember, prices never go down, regardless of what Trump says.
Single ticket in Georgia claims $980 million Mega Millions jackpot
Single ticket in Georgia claims $980 million Mega Millions jackpot | CNN Business
A Georgia player has won an estimated $980 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history, according to the lottery.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Single ticket in Georgia claims $980 million Mega Millions jackpot
It all makes so much sense now!
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It all makes so much sense now!
Google and Disney reach deal to restore ESPN, ABC to YouTube TV
Google and Disney reach deal to restore ESPN, ABC to YouTube TV
The deal comes after a two-week standoff that resulted in channels like ESPN, ABC and others going dark on the popular YouTube TV streaming service.
www.cnbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Google and Disney reach deal to restore ESPN, ABC to YouTube TV
Trump celebrates his handling of a Big Beautiful Bill
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump celebrates his handling of a Big Beautiful Bill
So apparently, there are photos of Donald J. Trump giving Bill Clinton a blowjob. These are official releases, people.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So apparently, there are photos of Donald J. Trump giving Bill Clinton a blowjob. These are official releases, people.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was identified in a notorious viral video arresting an American citizen this summer and who was awaiting trial after allegedly drunkenly assaulting police officers in California in a separate incident died of a drug overdose, his attorney has said.
Border Patrol agent who went viral over arrest video died of overdose, lawyer says
Isaiah Hodgson, 29, passed away in August after appearing in widely seen clip of a U.S. citizen being brutally detained in California and then being arrested himself over drunken incident a month late...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was identified in a notorious viral video arresting an American citizen this summer and who was awaiting trial after allegedly drunkenly assaulting police officers in California in a separate incident died of a drug overdose, his attorney has said.
This is why Democrats requested a vote on ACA in December, because they will shut it all down again on January 30, 2026 if Republicans fail to fund Healthcare.
Could another government shutdown be looming in January? | CNN Politics
CNN’s Manu Raju reports that although the longest government shutdown in US history has come to an end, the Affordable Care Act could create another fight over government funding come January 30.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is why Democrats requested a vote on ACA in December, because they will shut it all down again on January 30, 2026 if Republicans fail to fund Healthcare.
Watched the first episode of #Pluribus last night, knowing nothing about it other than people have said it is good. Enjoyed the first episode. I'll watch the next one this evening. It does have a Rick & Morty feel to it, as that show tackled a similar subject.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Watched the first episode of #Pluribus last night, knowing nothing about it other than people have said it is good. Enjoyed the first episode. I'll watch the next one this evening. It does have a Rick & Morty feel to it, as that show tackled a similar subject.
The 42-day Government Shutdown has finally ended. Trump now holds the longest and second-longest failures in Government to govern. If Congress does not honor its word and votes on the ACA in December, expect another Government shutdown to start January 30, 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The 42-day Government Shutdown has finally ended. Trump now holds the longest and second-longest failures in Government to govern. If Congress does not honor its word and votes on the ACA in December, expect another Government shutdown to start January 30, 2026.
Massive unemployment hits as Trump’s destruction of the United States Economy becomes visible.
ADP Estimates Private Sector Was Losing Jobs in October
Payrolls firm ADP estimated that the private sector was shedding 11,250 jobs a week in the four weeks through Oct. 25.
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Massive unemployment hits as Trump’s destruction of the United States Economy becomes visible.
Dallas - Fort Worth Airport was a complete clusterfuck today.
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Dallas - Fort Worth Airport was a complete clusterfuck today.