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Middling novelist. Reader. Book reviewer. Observer of life. Former sports journalist. U.S. Navy retired.

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Thankful every day my service time is done, and that you're also past that. Fearful for my grandchildren tho

01.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for asking after me. I'm taking a break from social media as a well-being thing. Haven't deleted anything yet but also no idea if/when I may return.

03.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

States must step in and counter this foolish and dangerous idiot

05.01.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you still need to share a link to a tweet, but don't want to send people to Musk's cesspool - replace "x" with "xcancel" in the tweet link.

For example x.com/dril/status/...

becomes xcancel.com/dril/status/...

People will still see the tweet, but without going to Twitter.

18.10.2024 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2447    πŸ” 912    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 66

Same

05.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They're emboldened.
The rest of the world needs to be ready because these assholes aren't done.
Cancel or relocate FIFA.
Cancel or relocate the Olympics.
Recall ambassadors.
Suspend any joint projects or talks.
UN resolutions.
Won't matter to the assholes but for crissakes draw some lines.

05.01.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plan accordingly

04.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw reports oil companies really didn't want this, that they stand to lose billions trying to revive Venezuela's oil industry during time of high supply/low prices.

So someone then says "See it isn't about oil" as if the orange turd gets basic economics. Fucker bankrupted casinos, for crissakes.

04.01.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So if a US indictment isn't enforceable outside our borders, isn't that the first thing Maduro's defense lawyers are going to raise? That he shouldn't even be in a US courtroom absent legal extradition?

Or will the judge consider it a fait accompli ... he's here so the case can proceed?

04.01.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes but the Dems won't

04.01.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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04.01.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

04.01.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:

"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."

04.01.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6804    πŸ” 1762    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 121

The score should be 17-0 ....

04.01.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has SF had the ball yet tonite?

04.01.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel sorry for their kids. To have such horrible, bigoted, evil parents isn't something any child should be burdened with.

04.01.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss the days when these racist choads were barking their nonsense at home or in the local pull tab tavern instead

04.01.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly don't think there's any will to fix it. I'm usually not the most optimistic person haha but I really fear the future

04.01.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gee, Chuck, it's not news to anyone paying attention that they lie about .... well, everything.

How fucking gullible are you?

03.01.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Venezuela didn't steal oil. It's not ours.

03.01.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see

03.01.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recently retired me sat and listened to Colin Powell at the UN, shaking my head with increasing disbelief because I knew what he was saying was bullshit and if idiot retired LCDR me knew that what the hell was Powell even talking about?

I respected him greatly until that day.

03.01.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Blind Into Caracas’ Less than 24 hours in, members of the Trump team are celebrating victory. None of them seem to have wondered what happens a day, a month, a decade from now.

Always read Jim Fallows

fallows.substack.com/p/blind-into...

03.01.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 672    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 11

This is what the oil companies bought with their support and donations: the right to be forced to lose billions in Venezuela.

Fucking greedy fucks

03.01.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This

03.01.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Germans are smart to make plans without US which is at best untrustworthy and possibly a future opponent

03.01.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Better publicity this way.

03.01.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No one should go to work on Monday.

National strike until the orange turd goes.

03.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This whole Russia turns a blind eye in our backyard in exchange for US abandoning Ukraine makes sense.

Cuba right now must be wondering about any security guarantees from pootin. I'd guess they mean nothing.

That's why Rubio has debased himself so much. He wants to be the "liberator" of Cuba

03.01.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This may be a show for public consumption or taco lied earlier. Which, y'know, of course he did.

Curious as to how we're going to "run" VZ after a hit-and-leave capture strike. Demand specific actions by tweet and bomb if they don't do as we say?

Mercenaries? Hello Erik Prince.

Madness.

03.01.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0