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danapico.bsky.social
Republican, conservative, libertarian (not Libertarian), Catholic. Proud descendant of Mayflower white, Christian, colonialist settlers, with a farm on conquered Indian land! Parish CCD teacher. Website: The First Street Journal https://journal14.com
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"There’s some serious Liberal Apoplexy Syndrome going on, because Trump and Elon are requiring federal employees to show their work, you know, something that happens in the private sector. Employees have to actually show that they are doing something." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/23/l...

Got a notification that @shishshte.bsky.social followed me, and when I checked to follow back, I saw that she said, "no MAGAs unless you like punishment," and I wonder what the punishment is? 🤣

"And it makes climate cultists very apoplectic that they might actually have to practice what they preach, rather than forcing Other People to bear the burden: Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/22/z...

That thing that never happens has happened again! Another poor, hard-working, only-wanted-to-better-himself-and-his-family, previously deported illegal immigrant has been charged with serious crimes, this time rape of a child. journal14.com/hold-them-ac...

We told the pro- #Palestinian demonstrators what the Gazans were like, but they wouldn't listen. With the brutal murders in captivity of the #BibasBabies, does anyone think that the pro- #Hamas demonstrators will question their ideas? journal14.com/will-any-of-...

Robert Stacy McCain notes from #CPAC that J D Vance is a top-notch communicator, much better than Donald Trump. The Vice President has the precision to hit his target and the ability to make it stick. theothermccain.com/2025/02/21/c...

Most people think that t-rexes can't clap because they have short arms, but really it's because they are dead

Will any of the pro-#Palestinian and pro-#Hamas demonstrators on our college campuses rethink their positions after the brutal murders of the Bibas children? journal14.com/will-any-of-...

"Funny how so much of #ClimatePolicy money isn’t really for solving problems but spreading around to Democrat partisans: ‘Extremely Concerning’: EPA Uncovers $2 Billion Set Aside for Climate Group Linked to two-time election loser @staceyabrams." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/21/i...

"Hotel offers rooms with sea views, 2 exclusive restaurants, swimming pool, spa & private transportation. But it has now become a 'temporary custody' centre housing 299 undocumented migrants deported from the US, Panamanian government said on Tuesday." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/21/i...

Surely the Democrats won't be unhappy about DOGE going after Pentagon spending, right? www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/20/t...

Too early to be thinking about 2026? No, dude, we started thinking about 2026 on November 6, 2024! theothermccain.com/2025/02/20/c...

The #ClimateAction activists "keep telling us that the cost of solar has plummeted, yet, it seems that without massive subsidies and payoffs few want to install it. Weird." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/20/b...

"It’s a good start, though, this is making Democrats very upset (right up till the IRS audits them): IRS layoffs expected to begin tomorrow, union official says." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/20/i...

Can't wait for Sunday, March 16th, when #PunxsutawneyPhil's six more weeks of winter elapses! 17º F, two more inches of snow and still showing. 😡

"It’s so terrible, why wouldn’t the court listen to this esteemed scientist? Sweden’s top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/19/s...

🧵 1 - "US has spent $120 billion. EU has spent $52 billion, & roughly another $60 billion from various nations directly. Because Trump has shut the spigot off, EU discusses €700 billion plan for defense spending & Ukraine support." But is there a plan to 2- www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/19/e...

Girls can be boys and boys can be girls when it comes to the Radical Vegan Transgender Death Cult™! When you start with crazy -- transgenderism -- is it any surprise that craziness follows? theothermccain.com/2025/02/19/z...

In their zeal to oppose anything that Donald Trump proposes, Democrats are aghast at a proposal to reduce migrant child sex trafficking. Why am I not surprised? They'd rather protect illegal immigrants than children. www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/18/d...

"It was bound to happen, because investors and companies were going to get tired of all these global boiling plans that most have little to no return on investment: Plans to tackle environmental risks ‘got record-low support from asset managers’" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/18/b...

When your #ClimateCrisis heroine wears a keffiyeh and supports #Hamas, maybe you ought to rethink idolization of her. journal14.com/bad-causes-a...

Border Hawk: Trump Should Offer Peaceful Repatriation for Biden’s ‘Migrants’ Who Are Willing to Leave #BorderCrisis

"Well, it’s not really hard when Democrats are supporting keeping fraud, waste, worthless federal employees, and so much more that the American citizens do not want. Dems concede Republicans ‘running circles’ around them online as Trump remakes Washington" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/17/d...

CEO of the Leftist, oops, sorry, Lenfest Institute for Journalism suggests credentialed media boycott White House events to protest @AP getting the boot. I'm not sure that's a very good plan. journal14.com/what-a-great...

"Even when a transgender person gets killed while engaged in attempted murder, this does not diminish their status as an Official Victim of Oppression, which entitles them to obituary praise." theothermccain.com/2025/02/17/r...

"When you say & do things that entice illegals/fake asylum seekers to stream into the US they will. When you do the opposite you get the opposite: San Diego migrant shelter closes after no new arrivals since Trump took office; over 100 employees laid off" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/17/i...

"It’s definitely Someone Else’s fault. Especially in those pesky states. This is a pretty crazy opinion piece at the Washington Post: Why the government built only 58 EV charging stations in three years." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/16/g...

Wait, we went to plastic straws because we were killing too many trees for paper ones, then people wanted to ban plastic straws 'cause they use oil, but if we use paper cups and straws we're killing trees again?

Is the University of Pennsylvania actually ending #DEI programs, or simply taking them from the window boxes out front and hiding them in the basement? Discrimination on the down-low. journal14.com/did-penn-act...

Warmongers John Bolton and Trudy Rubin want #Ukraine to keep fighting and keep fighting and keep fighting, but never propose anything to help Ukraine actually win. Without some policy to help Ukraine win, all they're doing is keeping the blood flowing. journal14.com/world-war-ii...

Another Biden-appointed judge tries to stop President Trump's withholding of wasteful funds, but government spending authority expires on March 14th. Congress has got to pass serious restrictions. journal14.com/beware-the-i...

Apparently global warming, oops, sorry, #ClimateEmergency, means more 'fillers' like nuts to make up for less chocolate in the #stvalentines day candy you buy for your sweetie. It's Donald Trump's fault! www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/14/y...

"I know, I know, the Democrats will say 'it’s only $22 billion. Big deal. The budget is over $6 trillion.' Which is a talking point I highly recommend Democrats run with to people who have trouble buying food and stuff." www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/14/s...

When the University of Kentucky unexpectedly wins a big football game, students usually burn someone's old, ratty couch on State Street, and the city and police are appalled. Hey, could be worse, Lexington could be Philadelphia! theothermccain.com/2025/02/13/a-celebration-in-killadelphia/

"Well, stop trying to save the world. Calm down. Go about your life. Stop being a nag. Make your own life carbon neutral! The world is on fire and I’m burnt out trying to save it" www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/13/b...

The pro-#Illegalimmigration people were very happy when Supreme Court let Lozano v Hazleton lower court decision stand, which said that immigration was solely a Federal responsibility. They're not so happy now, with a new sheriff in town! www.thepiratescove.us/2025/02/13/l...