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Michael R Harvey

@epublicus.bsky.social

IT Professional, Musician, foodie, gym rat, writer, unapologetic progressive, and freethinker!

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December 5, 2025 Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.

Historian HCR documents the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, as embodied in the '2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the USA'. The international rules-based order and NATO are done, in favor of hemispheric dominance.
This is a harbinger of doom.
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06.12.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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December 4, 2025 โ€œWhat I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things Iโ€™ve seen in my time in public service,โ€ Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.

Historian HCR on the war crimes of Trump's DoD, under the insane 'command' of dry drunk Christian Nationalist Pete KegsBreath.

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05.12.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.

Brace for another round of media consolidation. SO much for 'free market competition'.

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05.12.2025 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FBI under Kash Patel has become โ€˜internally paralyzed by fearโ€™, new report reveals Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a โ€˜rudderless shipโ€™

FBI director, Kash Patel, is โ€œin over his headโ€ & leading a โ€œchronically under-performingโ€ agency paralyzed by fear & plummeting morale, according to a scathing 115-page report compiled by an alliance of retired / active-duty FBI special agents & analysts.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

03.12.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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December 2, 2025 The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to โ€œkill ev...

Historian HCR documents the murderous incompetence of the increasingly unravelling Trump administration.
Trump's cabinet and inner circle is a clown car full of narcissistic, psychotic sycohants.

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03.12.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 30, 2025 On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administrationโ€™s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administrationโ€™s approach to the world at ho...

Historian HCR on the expanding predatory corruption and abuses of the global elite - protected and enabled by Trump 2.0 and his buddy - Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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01.12.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump grants clemency to executive convicted in fraud scheme โ€“ report David Gentile had just begun to serve a seven-year sentence for role in $1.6bn scheme that defrauded thousands

I've said it before but it bears repeating: Trump 2.0 makes the corrupt, abusive administrations of Andrew Johnson, Harding, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush-II, look like boy scouts.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

01.12.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 29, 2025 In the wake of yesterdayโ€™s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...

Historian HCR documents the slow, sure unravelling of Trump 2.0 and the MAGA movement, along with its increased tendencies toward unethical or outright criminal behaviors.

It really was only a matter of time.

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30.11.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Palantir CEO is cashing in. Should you be nervous? Palantir is one of the best-performing companies this year, more than tripling in value as Wall Street pours money into AI. However, recent insider activity is raising eyebrows and concerns. CEO Alex ...

To the surprise of NO ONE who's been paying attention over the past 50 years to the history of Tech/Finance and scoundrels who work within it.

Oh, @edzitron.com ? You probably already know, but thought you'd get a laugh from it!

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28.11.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Linus Torvalds โ€” Talks about AI Hype, GPU Power, and Linuxโ€™s Future
YouTube video by SavvyNik Linus Torvalds โ€” Talks about AI Hype, GPU Power, and Linuxโ€™s Future

Linus Torvalds (Linux creator) Speaks on AI and how it affects Linux kernel development and open source. We also discuss how new Linux kernel hardware like GPUs and APUs from Nvidia and other companies has changed Linux's role.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjGH...

28.11.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you're wondering why Trump 2.0 is threatening to invade Venezuela, it's not about drugs or national security. It's about oil. Venezuela has THE LARGEST oil reserves on the planet and it's nationalized.

Source: worldpopulationreview.com/country-rank...

28.11.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 26, 2025 Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holidayโ€ฆbut not for the reasons we generally remember.

Historian HCR on the historical origins and development of Thanksgiving, which culminated during the middle of the Civil War (November 1863), linked to Lincoln's iconic "Gettysburg Address', promoting and promising universal freedom and prosperity.

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27.11.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
AI Mega Deals: Who REALLY Controls OpenAI and Anthropic
YouTube video by TechButMakeItReal AI Mega Deals: Who REALLY Controls OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft appears to have pulled a Russian chess master move with its strategic partnership with OpenAI (ChatGPT).

youtu.be/n2to2wIKgDA?...

26.11.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Is Calling For A Holiday Boycott. Hereโ€™s Why Pastor Jamal Bryant calls for a holiday boycott, urging consumers to redirect spending to demand accountability from major retailers.

Read and share, please.

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26.11.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 25, 2025 Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.

Historian HCR on the role of women in consumer-driven political activism, beginning in the Gilded Age - 30 years before women got the right to vote! This piece is historically-informative and inspirational from the standpoint of citizen-consumer power!

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26.11.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 25, 2025 Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.

Historian HCR on the role of women in consumer-driven political activism, beginning in the Gilded Age - 30 years before women got the right to vote! This piece is historically-informative and inspirational from the standpoint of citizen-consumer power!

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

26.11.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DOGE quietly shuts down with 8 months left on mandate: report Critics say DOGEโ€™s cost-cutting was hasty and wasteful.

DOGE is done, with 8 months remaining and accomplished nothing.
In other words:
"... a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury...
signifying NOTHING..."

www.newsweek.com/doge-quietly...

25.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 24, 2025 U.S.

Historian HCR on Trump latest BIG legal losses; and the administrations baseless, inflammatory attacks on ex-military and intelligent/security members of congress who advised military personnel they have a right to disobey unlawful orders (Article 92 UCMJ).

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25.11.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 23, 2025 โ€œDo I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this โ€˜peace planโ€™ was written by Russians or Americans?โ€ foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...

Historian HCR on: the abotive 'peace plan' for the Russia-Ukraine War; Mamdani-Trump newfound love; fracturing GOP & MAGA; Trump's decreasing popularity; MTG resignation; RFK Jr's & porn poems; Vaccines-Autism nonsense redux.

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24.11.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 21, 2025 Ukraineโ€™s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.

Historian HCR on the rotten deal being forced onto Ukraine as per a corrupt agreement between Trump and Putin, excluding Ukraine from negotiations; Russia vying to get back into the G7; and origin / history / importance of NATO.

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22.11.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 20, 2025 Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they โ€œshould be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.โ€ Their crime, in Trumpโ€™s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...

Historian HCR on the President Trump's insane calls for violence against members of Congress who're ex-military and intelligence officials, calling them treasonous. They advised the military to refuse unlawful orders, which is the law and part of military code.
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21.11.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, burning through other people's money seems to be the only thing they're experts at.

20.11.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump's Net Worth Tanks by $5bn as His Media Company Crashes After Crypto-Fueled Freefall Trump Media & Technology Group's stock has plunged amid a crypto slump, wiping out ยฃ4.6 billion ($5B) from the Trump family's wealth.

Oops! (Jolly good.)

www.ibtimes.co.uk/trumps-net-w...

20.11.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 19, 2025 Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Historian HCR on the Epstein Files Congressional vote, Trump's dwindling poll numbers, redistricting maps, and Trump's slapdash attempts to weaponize the DoJ / FBI via vindictive prosecution.

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20.11.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Business of โ€˜Almostโ€™ AGI - How Pretending Becomes Profitable
YouTube video by TechButMakeItReal The Business of โ€˜Almostโ€™ AGI - How Pretending Becomes Profitable

Anyone who's anxious about the non-existent "AGI" needs to watch this video. Daria's brilliant, she unpacks the 'AGI' business model - the 'business of pretending/empty promises'.
AI isn't 'general', much less 'super', it can't even fully replace ONE backoffice worker.

youtu.be/UJpcbQIUWUo?...

19.11.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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digital cancer artificial intelligence written on a dark blue background ALT: digital cancer artificial intelligence written on a dark blue background

AGI does NOT exist, nor will it in 10+ years.
Replacing entire job functions at scale is a delusion.

19.11.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PRS SE 24 for sale - musical instruments - by owner - sale - craigslist PRS SE Standard 24 for sale: $375 (Negotiable)! Rosewood fretboard, Mahogany body, set-neck, 10โ€ fretboard radius, 25โ€ scale, 24 frets, fast neck. UPGRADES (last two done recently): โ€ข Replaced PRS...

For Tampa Bay people -
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19.11.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Business of โ€˜Almostโ€™ AGI - How Pretending Becomes Profitable
YouTube video by TechButMakeItReal The Business of โ€˜Almostโ€™ AGI - How Pretending Becomes Profitable

Daria, who's also brilliant, unpacks the biggest part of the 'AI' business model - the 'business of pretending/empty promises'.

Hey @edzitron.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJpc...

19.11.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH STUPID PEOPLE
YouTube video by RiseUp THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH STUPID PEOPLE

True, and funny.

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19.11.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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November 18, 2025 For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...

Historian HCR on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - November 19, 1863, months after the bloody battle (July 1 to 3 1863) that preceded it. The purpose of the address was to commemorate moving the bodies to the new National Cemetary, but Abe had loftier purpose.
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19.11.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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