matthew-tilley.bsky.social
Former police officer turned investigative journalist. I expose the bad conduct of lawyers, judges, and other corrupt "professionals." You can find my work at: thirdrails.substack.com.
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Wow!!!
Worst of all, you know the kid didn't come up with that kind of verbiage on his own. It also did not strike me as the random, silly musings of a toddler. Sure seems like there was WAY more going on there than meets the eye...
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Well, then it would seem this particular apple didn't fall far from the tree. The part I found surprising, is that he has (according to what I just read) thirteen children with four different women. Also interesting how you never saw them before he recently started using them as television props.
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I found it not only absolutely hilarious, but potentially enlightening. Sometimes kids have a tendency to repeat or paraphrase things their parents have said about another... 😆
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As you said, its absolutely cruel and inhumane. The fun part is, a lot of folks in our country apparently think they just intend upon doing such things to "other people" across the globe. I have a feeling lots of voters are about to find out...that's not the case.
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I saw a video that seemed to indicate Elon's kid told t-Rump something along the lines of: "I want you to shut your mouth." Not sure if this is what they were referencing, or whether or not the video was even real...
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Good point...
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Now...THAT sounds like a "good deal" we should probably be looking into!!! 👍👍
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I couldn't have put it any better myself...lol.
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Additionally, it is neither fiscally responsible nor "pro life" when we drop bombs on noncombatants, etc. Yet, we always seem to have plenty of resources for carrying out such missions. If anything, USAID served as cheap insurance to help keep certain populations stable, thereby avoiding conflict.
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If I am reading the article correctly, it is actually closer to $1 billion between food and medical supplies. Those taxpayer funds have already been spent, and much of it may now simply go to waste. American farmers and manufacturers who "voted a certain way" also just lost a major revenue stream.
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If they don't start holding parties in contempt and issuing significant sanctions, that will be the end of our entire legal system. Also not holding my breath; they will keep pushing this until we end up in a scenario where our people are forced into taking direct action to defend our country.
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Indeed, and very well said. We are literally looking at the equivalent of a North Korean society. The only means of preventing it entails: 1) full participation from our entire populous, and, 2) getting a large percentage thereof to realize they have been voting against their own self interests.
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It would be hilarious if he tweeted out bad information, but I am really leaning toward deliberate dishonesty on this one. Even he knows that nobody working on surreptitious activities creates an invoice for a "misinformation campaign" when it would be subject to the Freedom of Information Act...
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The asteroid has been lurking out there for easily millions of years; we only noticed it in late 2024. Meanwhile, we are down here fighting amongst ourselves when such existential threats imperil our entire planet. It is things of this sort that will likely result in the extinction of humanity.
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This is what happens when one hires nineteen year-olds to perform the equivalent of forensic accounting.
Difficult to fathom how Musk is at the helm of major corporations. Regardless of whether someone provided bad information, he reasonably knows better.
Flat-out dishonesty and immaturity...
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You know what bothers me the most about this press conference? This might be literally the only time I have ever seen our Mango Mussolini sit quietly and behave himself while someone else is speaking. If nothing else, it tells you who is really in charge at this juncture...
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Fake news! After dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, our Department of Government Efficiency has officially cancelled funding for the forthcoming winter storm. Sunny skies and 70 degrees across the entire country, folks!!! 😜
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I am literally holding a pocket-copy of the U.S. Constitution in my hand at the moment. Scoured the entire document, and have yet to find where our founders prescribe checks-and-balances via "tweets" through a private entity. (Particularly one with such massive conflicts of interest.)
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Literally made me laugh out loud.
Thank you, I needed that...lol. 😜
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Lol...well played. 👍👍
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Paraphrasing: "Nobody has ever been more transparent than the DOGE organization." Does that include when unauthorized parties were allowed to raid our federal institutions and abscond with sensitive information? To this day, there has yet been a modicum of transparency around that...
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You are absolutely correct, and I love how folks are still going around proclaiming we are "potentially heading into a constitutional crisis." Like you, I tend to believe that ship has already sailed...
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After what I have personally experienced (my tips about massive fraud fell upon deaf ears) it is difficult for one not to think along such lines. It really comes across like the large corporations refuse to step on each other's toes, regardless of the conduct involved or how many are harmed by it.
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I believe that is among the major reasons for why our country has fallen into the current predicament. The only way healthy, vibrant democracies can survive is through a free press that holds powerful folks to account. They abdicated their responsibility in favor of short-term profits...
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That is exactly why I started publishing on Substack. After uncovering massive fraud, our corporate news outlets flat refused to address the issue. So, I took up the mantle as an investigative journalist and started working on things myself. Our populous needs to know what is going on...
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Gee, what a surprise.
None of what they claimed USAID was spending money on made any sense. Even worse, far too many folks are simply not interested in demanding proof for such incomprehensible claims.
'Muricka!!! 😒
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Exactly!!!
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That's awesome...and 100% appropriate!!!
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"The Unholy Alliance"
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Indeed. Just hard to wrap my brain around the fact that: 1) anyone could believe such things, and, 2) thinking the unsolicited imposition of their extreme world-view on others...is somehow "okay."
We are dealing with some truly "sick" folks, and I have a feeling it will not end well for them...
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Considering they had no official role or authority, none of this should have ever happened in the first place.
The police should have been called, followed by all of them either thrown out on their rear-ends or arrested and booked.
There is simply no excuse for any of it.
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This is the kind of action we expect of our Democratic legislators. Glad to see they are finally doing something proactive... 👍👍
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There is something supremely ironic about Marjorie Taylor Greene calling out supposed "crazy, insane women."
Moreover, the person she named (Randi Weingarten) is not even a Department of Education employee.
Then again, when has Large Marge ever allowed factual information to get in her way...
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So, I did some research into "accelerationism" last night and this morning...wowzers.
The notion of anyone on either side trying to hasten societal collapse is pretty unsettling. However, the right-wing versions are almost incomprehensible and downright terrifying; must be stopped at all costs...
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Good deal...very glad to see you are getting involved.
By the way, nobody "makes an ass of themselves" by standing up for democracy. It makes one a patriot, and the rest of us are very proud of you.
Be safe and have fun; you are fighting the good fight, and we appreciate your efforts. 👍👍
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Disgusted, not surprised.
Evidently, they already banned (for example) teaching our cadets about pilots who were in the "Red Tail" program during WWII.
As if our federal courts really have the time to entertain such nonsense, I have a feeling this will rightly result in yet another lawsuit...
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Oh, well that's refreshing. I figured they would be implementing mandatory Bible-study.
As someone else already pointed out:
Since they are supposedly shuttering the Department of Education - how are they going to implement that directive?
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Exactly!!! 👍👍
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Good idea, except the Mango Mussolini probably dismantle our Post Office before they get there.
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I really don't think they care. My concern is, our American resources will be used to vastly exacerbate the existing genocide taking place there.
The worst part is, unlike Greenland, Canada, or the Panama Canal, I have a feeling this particular "threat" could come to fruition.
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After seeing one of your previous posts, you have really been having a tough time lately. Hang in there, and I hope things start turning around (especially for your mom) very quickly.
Really wish I lived nearby; would be on your doorstep with my tool-bag in hand to make the necessary repairs. 😢