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Retired Army, combat Vet, former Republican and now #PrinciplesFirst
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Man this is a fucking riot. From site to author to subject matter.

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This is probably the most accurate take.

Good read. andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/trumps-sho...

Clown with a flamethrower. www.startribune.com/trumps-lates...

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The pendulum swings. Most Americans are not where the far left is. So Democrats lost. Most Americans are not where far right MAGA is. So Republicans will lose next. Because most Americans are in the middle. The common sense, tolerant, get shit done middle. The pendulum swings.

Elon Musk’s MO seems to be accusing everyone who objects to his actions of getting money from USAID or whatever agency he’s dismantling today. Well, I don’t receive a cent of any government grant money for anything. And I object.

So how many refugees will Mar a Lago be taking in? www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

NEW: FBI officials have filed a class action lawsuit aiming to block the identification of agents who worked on Jan. 6 / Mar-a-Lago cases. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Buckle up. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...

BREAKING: President Trump signs tariffs on exports from China, Canada and Mexico, the White House says, stoking fears of a trade war. The new levies on America’s top trade partners could drive prices higher for cars, electronics, lumber and more, threatening to crimp the economy. nbcnews.to/4hG1zys

I think it already is. But seriously. Don’t call them names. We want the door open for them when they realize the mistake they made. We are for a better America. Not a vindictive America

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How things have changed in the past 20 years. In 2009, President Obama’s nominee for HHS Secretary, Tom Daschle, who served in Congress for 26 years, dropped out because he, as a private citizen, hadn’t paid taxes on a car and driver provided to him by a financial services firm.

Brutal exchange between RFK Jr. and Sen. Bennet: Bennet: Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon? Kennedy: I probably did say that.

Was in a room full of older Veterans last night for a monthly STAG dinner. Most cheered the news of Trump’s EO on spending on the TV news until one asked ‘they can’t do that to Veterans benefits, right?” The room got pretty quiet and the conversation moved on to the weather.

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Good news.

The commenters on Heath’s post are a good indication of why Harris lost. Hatred is not an electoral strategy.

Todays Inaugural speech is a good chance to remind you to get tickets now for the 5th annual @principlesfirst.bsky.social Summit next month. www.principlesfirst.us/summit/2025-...

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A lot of Biden supporters are saying this is fine. Would they say the same if Trump preemptively pardoned his children? Doubtful. Pardon abuse is pardon abuse.

This is just awful. Biden has given Trump political cover to do the same and worse. www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...

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If you think a presidential pardon is going to keep the Trump administration from trying to prosecute anyone, you haven’t been paying attention.

DOJ announced another Jan. 6 felony case, arrest occurred Thursday, on last business day before Trump presidency. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

⚡️Ukraine produced over 30,000 bomber drones in 2024, minister says. The bomber drones were created during Russia's full-scale invasion and operate mainly at night. They can also remotely disperse mines or transport ammunition, food, and medicine to Ukrainian positions.

❗️🇬🇧 Russian diplomats accessed a private area of parliament in a major security breach just before Christmas that has alarmed security officials and prompted private warnings from the speakers of both houses, - The Guardian

Fighting Trump with norms was a way of returning norms to the country. Garland failed but it was a valiant attempt.

Strong headline work.

Fauci shouldn’t be immune to criticism. But I find this obsession that he was somehow this criminal who needs to be punished bizarre. He wasn’t even in an executive position - he was an advisor. All he could offer was suggestions.

All of these nomination hearings in a nutshell: Congress: “Will you break the law if the President tells you to?” Nominee: “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”

Because cozying up to Trump will do more for TSLA’s business than anything else. Yay capitalism.

A temporary halt to a brutal war. Perhaps 33 hostages will come out. Tireless work by Sec State Blinken and CIA Dir Burns. Diplomacy only ratifies reality. The IDF smashed Hamas and Hezbollah. Iran alone. Trump threat significant to foes of Israel.

"Maybe we can’t blame him. Maybe there’s no way he could have known what the right answer would be. But his answer was wrong....And the rest of us will be paying for his mistake for a long time." @jvl.bsky.social on Merrick Garland in today's Triad: www.thebulwark.com/p/merrick-ga...

Trump Attorney General pick Pam Bondi just said America will have "one tier of justice for all" as the man who named her to the post is about to enter office as a convicted felon.

Trump’s unqualified cabinet nominees for every role are terrible, but Pete Hegseth is one of the worst. Since his confirmation hearing is today, I wanted to show why he shouldn’t be trusted to operate a Pez dispenser, much less serve as Secretary of Defense.

Come see @gtconway.bsky.social, @comstockb.bsky.social & Judge Luttig speak at the @principlesfirst.bsky.social Summit in Washington DC from February 22-23! They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.

The Shakopee house election is very frustrating, with ballots being lost. But the @mnhousegop thinking about overruling a judge that heard testimony and reviewed evidence would be a huge overstep. www.yahoo.com/news/gop-hou...

This is corruption. Blatant, third world corruption.

Company chaired by Bezos paying Melania $40 MILLION for a documentary about her life. Brazen corruption.

All about the grift.

For the first time in history, a Ukrainian F-16 shot down 6 Russian cruise missiles in a single sortie, – Yuriy Ignat. According to the former Air Force spokesperson, this record was set by a Ukrainian pilot during the massive attack on December 13, 2024.