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Randy Riddle

@coolcatdaddy.bsky.social
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Retired from higher education. Historian, writer, researcher, filmmaker.

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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congressional Republican Richard Hudson is using taxpayer funds to print and mail out fancy expensive color campaign postcards in NC. @airborne1970.bsky.social #NC9 #republicans #frankingscandal #midterms #ncdistrict9 coolcatdaddy.substack.com/p/rep-richar...
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Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-9) Illegally Uses Taxpayer Monies for Campaign Mailing
If you’re on the fence about how you’ll vote in the mid-terms, Hudson’s misuse of public funds might help you make up your mind.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Got a voter registration mailing and phone text sent to a relative that's been dead since 1999. They went out all over NC, The BOE sent out a press release about it. What they don't mention is that the effort is tied to Trump and GOP dark money groups. coolcatdaddy.substack.com/p/are-trump-...
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Are Trump and the GOP Trying to Get People to Register Dead Relatives to Vote?
A confusing voter registration mailing with out-dated forms sent to people in North Carolina, including dead people, has ties to the Trump campaign and various conservative “dark money” groups.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Tip jar contest at Greensboro NC's indie bookshop, Scuppernong Books. (Source: Their Facebook page.)
Screen capture from Scuppernong Books on Facebook with their comment "Current tip jar contest at Scoup" with a photograph of two tip jars, with one a sign reading "Abolish ICE" and the other with a tip jar labeled "Abolish ICE".
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Another economical $3 meal suggested by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. #letthemeatporkandbeans
Vintage color magazine advertisement from A&P grocery stores picturing a Yankee Doodle Pizza Pie made with a can of pork and beans, cheese, and a few slices of green peppers.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"... the public isn’t buying what Trump and the GOP are selling - a compliant appendage to power and wealth that’s a kind of mirror universe, evil, bearded Spock that is designed to make you forget about Jackie Kennedy." coolcatdaddy.substack.com/p/the-not-so...
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The Not-So-Subtle Nazi Ideology of “Melania”
A world where everything is black and white.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
When I was working and my employer did fundraising for the United Way, there was a reason I never gave anything - Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse was on the list of charities that the money would go to. www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...
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Franklin Graham Says ‘God Also Hates’ and ‘Is a God of War’ at Pentagon’s ‘Christmas Worship Service’
Franklin Graham told participants at the Pentagon 's "Christmas Worship Service" that the "God of love" they're familiar with "also hates."
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
You know what else you get when you tax the rich? Joe Rogan actually paying taxes. sg.news.yahoo.com/joe-rogan-as...
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Joe Rogan Asks What Happens When You Tax Rich People. 'Are The Poor People Going To Get That Money? No, You're Just Going To Get More Government'
Joe Rogan is raising some big questions about where tax money really goes. In an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” he took aim at what he sees as government waste and called out the idea that sim...
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This sign just popped up in Mebane in very red Alamance County in central NC. I’ve never seen a sign like this around here before.
Sigh in parking lot reading “TRUMP WE ARE NOT STUPID-FOOLISH. YOU AND EPSTEIN WERE GOOD FRIENDS. TRUMP LIES” in hand made lettering. Sigh in parking lot reading “TRUMP LIES. I WANT MY VOTE BACK!” In hand made lettering.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I can’t make up my mind on a caption: “Vegas bookies are taking bets on which GOP donor slips on all this marble and wakes up thinking they’re in a Dubai Marriott.” or “Tomb of the Unknown Pedophile Serial Killer” #epstein #whitehouse
Image from Trump Truth Social account showing remodeled Lincoln Bedrrom bathroom covered in marble and gold
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I was really concerned that fucked up billionaire gay Bond villains who want to replace most of the human race with robots so they can live forever by draining the blood of young nubile slaves weren’t getting enough representation in government. www.wonkette.com/p/peter-thie...
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Peter Thiel Explainer Time!
It has come to our attention not everyone knows who this putz is.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If you’re curious, ANTIFA headquarters is located at 38 Adler Avenue, Fairfield, New York.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
“There is no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign, and refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
“His model of politics was not dialogue, but trolling: hopping from campus to campus to bait students, churn out sound bites, and spread hate. And his rhetoric was not debate—it was violent, dehumanizing, and designed to put targets on people’s backs.” www.advocate.com/voices/charl...
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We must not posthumously sanitize Charlie Kirk's hateful life
Opinion: While condemning violence is something most can get behind, the sanitization of Charlie Kirk's hate has gone too far, argues Erin Reed.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
This is such a funny element to the Kirk eulogizing: they can’t describe him the way they’re describing him *and* show clips of anything he actually said or did
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/09/2025
rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2025
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“Arsonist claims house isn’t really on fire as crews battle flames, film at 11” www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a 'constitutional crisis'
Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
“The goal of the canvas is to … getting owners to commit to informing their staff of what the Fourth Amendment is—protection against unreasonable searches and seizures—and having a game plan in the event that federal agents show up to conduct workplace raids.” indyweek.com/news/inside-...
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Inside the Movement to Teach ICE Defense to N.C. Business Owners
From coffee shops to electrical contractors, local businesses are getting crash courses in constitutional law to prepare for potential encounters with federal agents.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
As long as this stays in effect, every time I see a Blu-ray or vinyl record I would have ordered, but now can't, I'm setting that amount aside to donate to liberals running for office or progressive non-profits, fighting Republicans from the local to the Federal level. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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De minimis: How US shoppers will be hit as the tariff exemption ends
Lower-price goods will no longer be duty-free, in a move that will affect millions of shipments.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
So … should I blame the rise in grocery prices on mitochondrial challenges?
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
While the NC Republicans - and even our Democratic governor - brag about how highly rated is nationally for being business friendly, Oxfam has rated North Carolina as the worst state in the nation for workers for the fifth year in a row. www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...
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The Best States to Work in the US 2025
Oxfam's Best States to Work index reveals where working families have opportunities to thrive. Where does your state rank?
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Does the anchor also have an opinion on how divination from chicken entrails on health policy will be received by voters?
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I wrote about how the Everglades experiment fits into the history of concentration camps in the US and abroad, and how it will connect a domestic network of camps to an international one. We’re watching the imposition of a global concentration camp network.
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Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
You can't use reason and logic with MAGA. Some primitive societies and more recent cults engage in self-harm or even mass suicide as a way to "cleanse" guilt and shame. The Big Beautiful Bill is essentially throwing masses of people into a volcano to appease the gods. That's all it is.
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Dan Piraro Bizarro @danpirarobizarro.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Today feels more like a funeral than a celebration.
A crowd of journalists and camera operators tapes a press conference on the steps of the Capitol. The decaying corpses of Jefferson, Washington, and Ben Franklin stand before them. Washington says, "Seriously? I think the reason we came back from the dead is pretty obvious. Next question."
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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Despite me knowing many Trump voters who now have regrets about their vote, not a single one of them has publicly acknowledged that their actions have led to the destruction of so many people's lives. Maybe that's just shame and self-loathing at work, but I'd like to see more public statements.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
And this is why UPenn is out of consideration if you are LGBTQ and looking for somewhere to get a degree.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Since denying trans people healthcare or denying the right to abortion isn't sex discrimination, let's outlaw Viagra - not all men have erectile dysfunction and the state has a vested interest in protecting the public against the serious cardiovascular side effects of these medications. #Skrmetti
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BobOne @bjayzusbob.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
WOW:- 2,780 year old israelite tablet finally translated to reveal its message: - “Persia is only weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon”
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mvario @mvario.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
National Park Visitors Are Not Impressed With Trump's Revisionism - emptywheel www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/20/n... #OpposeTrumpsAmerika #GOPFourthReich #NoNazis #StopFascism #SaveDemocracy
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National Park Visitors Are Not Impressed With Trump's Revisionism - emptywheel
Trump wants to rewrite American history, and Doug Burgum wants the public to help. The National Park-going public is having none of it.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/06/2025
I couldn't let that Confessore piece slide. It was such a disgusting hit piece on a vulnerable community in a moment of crisis. I dissected the article and why its framings are dishonest at best and outright lies of ommission at worst. www.thedissident.news/anatomy-of-a...
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Anatomy of a Hit Piece: Deconstructing The New York Times' Attack on Transgender Rights in U.S. v. Skrmetti
Seemingly not content with the US v. Skrmetti decision issued by the court siding with Tenessee to ban gender affirming care for trans youth, the New York Times was ready to pour salt on the fresh wou...
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Wisdom for today: Listening to James Carville for political advice is like making a query to Ask Jeeves about AI.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
ICYMI: Pride Puppy was one of nine picture books that bigoted Maryland parents sought to restrict in order to erase LGBTQ families from public schools. The Supreme Court will likely rule in the parents’ favor within a week. macleans.ca/society/how-...
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How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca
My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
This is absolutely stealing from the American people and squandering the treasure of our wilderness and parks
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
So devastating 💔
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'No Kings' Protester Killed In Salt Lake City Was Fashion Designer Who Competed On 'Project Runway'
Absolutely devastating 💔
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The Senate bill aims to effectively end all civil rights lawsuits against the federal government except by entities rich enough to potentially pay million/billions in fees. I am not making this up.
SEC. l203. RESTRICTION ON ENFORCEMENT.
No court of the United States may issue a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order against the Federal Government (other than a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order issued in a case proceeding under title 11, United States Code) if no security is given, in an amount proper to pay the costs and damages sustained by the Federal Government, when the injunction or order is issued pursuant to rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure after the date of enactment of this Act. No court may consider any factor other than the value of the costs and damages sustained when making
its determination of the proper value of such security, and that determination shall be appealable upon issuance of the preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order under an abuse of discretion standard.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
By masked thugs, showing no identification, and showing up in unmarked vehicles without warrants or court orders.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Remember that time in 2018 when The NY Times reported on the undocumented immigrants working at Trump properties? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Where are the #ICE raids?
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Stephen Miller got caught repeatedly trafficking in white nationalist rhetoric and conspiracy theories and an ABC News reporter got suspended for calling Miller hateful
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Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails
In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Another dumb gross irony here is Harvey Milk served in the Navy and Donald Trump's Navy secretary didn't www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The Trump admin declares June as Transphobia Month. www.advocate.com/politics/tit...
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Trump admin nixes Pride, declares June is Title IX Month
​June will now be "dedicated" to celebrating Title IX.
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Randy Riddle @coolcatdaddy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Now, LGBTQs celebrating Pride Week are a bigger security threat than January 6th terrorists trying to overthrow the government. "The Handmaid's Tale" - you're soaking in it. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...
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