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Former editor, op-ed columnist and reporter; secular humanist; agnostic-atheist, center-left Follow my writing at thefreethinkerfile.substack.com
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People are waking up. Trump and Elon are making little-L liberal, disastrous changes to government, and this is going to increasingly anger all but the most radicalized (or deluded) conservatives like those in this article. The chinks are beginning to show. #doge #news #politics #townhall

Long live the king? Thems fightin' words. Or they would be at any other time in American history. But half of Congress is weak and the other half has sold out their own country to curry favor with a wannabe despot. #longlivetheking #trump #politics #news

... Cause he's all about saving money, huh? How many more government departments do we have to shutter to pay for this trip? Where's DOGE? #superbowl #trump #news

Oh you mean the fee the Associated Press charges every news outlet and organization, including the government, to access the AP news wire. If you're going to rant, at least try to rant about reality. Fucking idiots. #ap #USAID #news #politics

We already know Trump doesn't respect veterans and the military personnel, in so much as he can use them toward his own ends like everyone else, but this is pretty lowdown. #news #politics #fagan #coastguard #trump

We already know Trump doesn't respect veterans and the military personnel, insomuch as he can use them toward his own ends like everyone else, but this is pretty lowdown. #news #politics #coastguard #fagan #trump www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Members of Elon Musk’s secretive team, tasked with reviewing federal agencies for potential cuts, are refusing to reveal their full names to civil servants. Musk’s representatives declined to provide their surnames and refused to answer any questions.

As soon as all these wacky ideas start hitting the pocketbooks of Trump, Elon and all their billionaire friends, the appetite to cause "pain" will go down immensely. #stockmarket #news #politics

Did we make America great yet? Just wondering when that happens -- before or after the trade war and economic recession? #tradewar #trade #tariffs #trump #news #politics www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/b...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. No. 10: The Brothers Karamazov #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

On what authority is Musk attempting to shut down USAID? Funding for the agency runs through Congress, and funding must be rescinded through Congress. When are the remaining sane Republicans and Democrats going to do something? All of this is illegal. #usaid #elonmusk #news #politics

It's impossible to call yourself a "great" nation, or even a good one, when you refuse to take a moral stand in support of those who need sanctionary from violence and oppression, when you pawn them off as someone else's problem. #immigration #migrants #venezuela

The U.S. ought to have a Hall of Shame with cheaply made statues of our most loathsome historical figures and president, as judged by leading historians. Tourists can throw overpriced eggs at their heads. Someone on Threads suggested a bathroom. That could be called the Shitter of Shame.

Well that was pithy. I would liked to see an additional sentence or two. Something like, "We are very sorry for causing a panic and upsetting everyone. We don't know what we're doing." #rescinded #news #trump #spendingfreeze

At this moment, the silence from the GOP, which has been almost completely subsumed by people without a thread of moral courage, is defeaning. People like Mike Johnson, who has evidently already severed his spine from his brain, are a lost cause. (1) ...

So why is Dr. Phil, specifically, following ICE around again?? This plot for the final season of America doesn't even make sense.

What could possibly go wrong? Every day brings a new national disgrace. #hegseth #news #politics

A criminal who just released a bunch of criminals doesn't want criminals coming into the country. Got it. #pardons #news #politics

So much for appealing to his better nature. #news #politics #bishopbudde #bishop

If it happens anything like last time, Trump is going to have to start recruiting actual Muppets to fill these posts because the talent pool really drops off the cliff if some of these folks get the boot. I hear Gonzo's looking for work. #trump #news #politics #cabinet

📍ZERO MARGIN—GOP majority Congress now LESS than <1 vote after Rep Waltz resigns to become Trump NSA. Meanwhile, Rep Mike Turner also refusing to vote after removal as Intel Comm chair. Thus, 218-215 GOP House margin down to 217-215, meaning 1 more vote defection leaves a tie.

⚠️Trump’s withdrawal from WHO is unlawful until is is approved by Congress. The U.S. entered WHO via 1948 resolution passed by both houses of Congress. Trump WH’s unilateral action notifying the UN of US withdrawing violates US law because it does not have express approval of Congress to leave WHO.

The dude is weird and spastic, ok, so I can't pretend to know what he was doing. But people comparing this to that one time #KamalaHarris flailed her arms around, and it sort of had the same angle. Please. #ElonMusk

He can alter all the paperwork he wants, but he can't change the historical record. #LizCheney #Inauguration2025 #Trump #pardons

The party of criminals pardoning criminals. #Inauguration2025 #Pardons #proudboys #trump

This pastor, Lorenzo Sewell, dares quote and tries for a poor impersonation of Martin Luther King Jr. at this sham inauguration of a man who embodies none of MLK's spirit or message, to say nothing of Jesus'. I was like, "whatever," during most of this event, but that actually made me angry.

We're about to be in a trade war and probably a war war. #inauguration

The External Revenue Service. 😆 He's creating efficiency in government by creating more government. Better get Elon on that! #inauguration #doge #elonmusk

They're going to spend the last 10 minutes praying, "lifting up" the most evil president -- a contemptuous liar, abuser and manipulator -- in the nation's history, and pledging that he uphold a Constitution that he's already trampled on routinely. An utter farce. #inauguration

This is a weak @MeetThePress interview with @SpeakerJohnson. Welker isn't calling Johnson out on any of his BS. Trump's economic windfall when he took office the first time had little to do with Trump; he inherited Obama's economy. Also.. #news #politics #trump #meetthepress

The tiny little man might get his feelings hurt that someone other than him is being honored, while he dishonors the nation by taking the oath of office that once meant something. #news #politics #inauguration #trump #mikejohnson

The man should be in jail. He's already broken the oath of office, so the proceedings on Jan. 20 are going to be a complete farce and everyone there will know it. #inauguration #trump #jacksmith

A CBS News reporter said "smoke is hanging like the sense of loss" over a community destroyed by the fire. Maybe a tragedy that's turning Los Angeles into Apocalypse Now isn't the best time to work on your lyrical prose as a news writer. #LosAngelesFire

Remember when Zuckerberg was gung-ho about managing and trying to tamp down on disinformation and dangerous rhetoric, once going so far as to suspend Trump's account? Me either then. It's funny how a $1 million donation makes memories, and ethics and whatnot, just fly away. #facebook #zuckerberg

Mike Johnson and the GOP can barely let a moment pass without making things up or misrepresenting history. #GOP #MikeJohnson #news #house #politics

NBC News keeps calling Biden the "Consoler in Chief." What's Trump going to be called if his administration has to deal with tragedy, as it probably will? #news #neworleans #trump

Couldn't have said it better myself. #tesla #trump #breaking

2025 is off to some kind of a start. #tesla #attack #terrorist #trump #news