Travis McColley
@travismccolley.bsky.social
Former Republican
Believer in Personal Liberty, Smaller Government.
#principlesfirst
Views are mine
Believer in Personal Liberty, Smaller Government.
#principlesfirst
Views are mine
Pinned
The 2025 Summit: American Principles & Priorities - Principles First
Restoring principled conservatism in America.
www.principlesfirst.us
@principlesfirst.bsky.social has the Event schedule on the website!!!
Big question for me is it really a @thebulwark.bsky.social Next Level Podcast without the @jvl.bsky.social ?
I am really excited for this event, and all of the panels look fantastic!
www.principlesfirst.us/summit/2025-...
Big question for me is it really a @thebulwark.bsky.social Next Level Podcast without the @jvl.bsky.social ?
I am really excited for this event, and all of the panels look fantastic!
www.principlesfirst.us/summit/2025-...
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Worth noting, before Trump claims credit for "reducing the trade deficit", is that the reason the deficit exploded in early 2025 was the buying binge on imports before tariffs took effect. The decline we're seeing now is the hangover from that.
Trade deficit -$52.8 billion, the narrowest since June 2020
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Worth noting, before Trump claims credit for "reducing the trade deficit", is that the reason the deficit exploded in early 2025 was the buying binge on imports before tariffs took effect. The decline we're seeing now is the hangover from that.
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Yes, Fox makes people dumber, but I think many of you underestimate how many Trump supporters go to Fox because they already know he’s terrible and they don’t want to hear about it
For my own edification, I started watching Fox News. Their audience has no clue about any of Trump's failings. Any thing negative will not be reported, or if it is, it'll be cast as a false accusation made by evil Dems.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yes, Fox makes people dumber, but I think many of you underestimate how many Trump supporters go to Fox because they already know he’s terrible and they don’t want to hear about it
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"Donald Trump and David Ellison had entirely different interests—yet they were completely aligned. And now it’s happening again."
It's a good there is independent media to tell the story.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
It's a good there is independent media to tell the story.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Trump and the Oligarchs Are Killing Corporate Media
The oligarchs only care about money. The dictator only cares about power. They can make that arrangement work.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Donald Trump and David Ellison had entirely different interests—yet they were completely aligned. And now it’s happening again."
It's a good there is independent media to tell the story.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
It's a good there is independent media to tell the story.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:
Basically you should take the subsidy and invest it in the stock of your insurance provider.
You can extend for a year. In a year, hopefully we have some reform. If not, you can extend another year.
Extending 3 yrs now is going to triple the stock prices of big insurance carriers and hospital networks. They will LOVE IT. Prices will continue to skyrocket
Extending 3 yrs now is going to triple the stock prices of big insurance carriers and hospital networks. They will LOVE IT. Prices will continue to skyrocket
And what happens if ACA credits aren’t extended, Mark? 🙄
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Basically you should take the subsidy and invest it in the stock of your insurance provider.
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If we follow the 14th Amendment in its entirety, it would be wholly inconsistent with our policy of ignoring the entire first half of the 2nd Amendment.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If we follow the 14th Amendment in its entirety, it would be wholly inconsistent with our policy of ignoring the entire first half of the 2nd Amendment.
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)
by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)
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The real reason Pete Hegseth fired that second missile? He was trying to impress Olivia Nuzzi.
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The real reason Pete Hegseth fired that second missile? He was trying to impress Olivia Nuzzi.
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Movies. Pete Hegseth is emerging as dark house Oscar contender for Best Adapted Screenplay of Nuremberg.
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Movies. Pete Hegseth is emerging as dark house Oscar contender for Best Adapted Screenplay of Nuremberg.
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Narco terrorism? Covert ops? Shady government officials? A confused President? TOTAL FICTION.
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Narco terrorism? Covert ops? Shady government officials? A confused President? TOTAL FICTION.
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
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The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The reason I want to see Secretary Hegseth and Admiral Bradley charged with murder, based on what we know, isn't because I hate the US military. It's because I served in the US military and respect it, and want to see its honor restored.
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The ICC can do whatever it wants, but it's irrelevant as far as prosecuting Americans goes.
True. Yet that's unlikely to happen any time soon. And if the ICC acts, it doesn't preclude any eventual American prosecutions.
Amen
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The ICC can do whatever it wants, but it's irrelevant as far as prosecuting Americans goes.
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On the one hand, Hegseth keeps ordering murders. On the other hand, that’s what he was appointed to do.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
On the one hand, Hegseth keeps ordering murders. On the other hand, that’s what he was appointed to do.
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Dear Fellow Americans:
Please stop thinking about the ICC.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Please stop thinking about the ICC.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I can't imagine campaigning on this, but if grave breaches become operational policy and other war crimes are routinely pardoned when/if prosecuted, joining the ICC seems much more reasonable than my previous belief that we'd hold our own accountable.
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Dear Fellow Americans:
Please stop thinking about the ICC.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Please stop thinking about the ICC.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Stephen Miller says Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal was incapable of assimilating to American culture. But a factcheck shows that Lakanwal used a gun to assault and kill multiple innocent people. Four Pinocchios.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Stephen Miller says Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal was incapable of assimilating to American culture. But a factcheck shows that Lakanwal used a gun to assault and kill multiple innocent people. Four Pinocchios.
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How do we not have other countries declaring war on us right now?
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
How do we not have other countries declaring war on us right now?
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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Go ahead and hate me, but either babies and children shouldn't be allowed in business lounges, or there should be a separate area for them.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Go ahead and hate me, but either babies and children shouldn't be allowed in business lounges, or there should be a separate area for them.
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Zohran Mamdani is apparently the most charming person alive
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Zohran Mamdani is apparently the most charming person alive
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Man, by the end of this press conference, Trump is going to announce he's imposing Sharia law.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Man, by the end of this press conference, Trump is going to announce he's imposing Sharia law.
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The Chinese do not care about spying on your morning routine. They do pretty much the same stuff you do.
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Chinese do not care about spying on your morning routine. They do pretty much the same stuff you do.
Well that aged pretty well
"The Republican Party, which controls all three branches of government and yet is addicted to whining about its own victimhood, is now the party of situational ethics and moral relativism in the name of winning at all costs."
"The Republican Party, which controls all three branches of government and yet is addicted to whining about its own victimhood, is now the party of situational ethics and moral relativism in the name of winning at all costs."
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Well that aged pretty well
"The Republican Party, which controls all three branches of government and yet is addicted to whining about its own victimhood, is now the party of situational ethics and moral relativism in the name of winning at all costs."
"The Republican Party, which controls all three branches of government and yet is addicted to whining about its own victimhood, is now the party of situational ethics and moral relativism in the name of winning at all costs."
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The CDC says that vaccines cause autism. Medical professionals say that they do not. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The CDC says that vaccines cause autism. Medical professionals say that they do not. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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If @kenwhite.bsky.social isn't Quiet Piggy Hat by the end of the day, then social media has no reason to exist
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If @kenwhite.bsky.social isn't Quiet Piggy Hat by the end of the day, then social media has no reason to exist
It todays media ecosystem I fear we will need to have a movie made before people care.
"This is the most important book like this since I think All the President's Men," @gtconway.bsky.social says of @carolleonnig.bsky.social and @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social' book Injustice.
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lnk.thebulwark.com/4oQW0Ba?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The+Bulwark&utm_campaign=publer
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It todays media ecosystem I fear we will need to have a movie made before people care.