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Dave Thul

@davethul.bsky.social
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Retired Army, combat Vet, former Republican and now #PrinciplesFirst

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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
As Minnesotans are talking about how to address gun violence, it’s important to not overlook the facts- "I'm scared of good guys with guns. I think a school is my best chance at not being shot at."  Those words are from the journal of the Minneapolis school shooter.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
How long until MAGA starts pitching the idea that the solution to the ‘rigged’ census is to simply reinstate the original language of Article 1. ‘three fifths of all other persons’
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
When you’ve lost the Gateway Pundit-
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The current president has the ability to arrest members of his opposition party in large part because the former president was old and frail and his staff concealed it.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
US government cutting funding for… wait for it… ‘Rural manufacturing programs’ www.startribune.com/manufacturin...
startribune.com
Enterprise Minnesota fears funding cut that would hurt rural factories, manufacturers and suppliers.
The U.S. Commerce Department plans to use the funding, which goes to Enterprise Minnesota in this state, to boost emerging technologies such as AI and quantum.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
"Huge decline at LA port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage" fortune.com/article/huge...
fortune.com
Huge decline at LA port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage
Los Angeles is already experiencing a huge drop-off, and truckers in other cities will soon be hit too.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
When you’ve lost Fox News. www.mediaite.com/tv/brian-kil...
mediaite.com
Brian Kilmeade: Vladimir Putin is ‘Embarrassing President Trump’
Brian Kilmeade did not hold back Friday morning when he argued why President Trump is getting embarrassed by Russian President Putin amid stalled peace talks.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
People were informed about Trumps tariff announcement prior to his social media post or official announcement. This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.
Lmao the amount of SPY calls increased by over 10x literally 10 min before the announcement
Contract:
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Valid concern. time.com/7276234/trum...
time.com
Schiff Wants Tariff Pause Investigation Over Insider Trading
The Senator tells TIME he is concerned Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation with his abrupt reversal of tariffs.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
An American small business headed for bankruptcy because of the tariffs that MAGA assured us would be paid by China. www.startribune.com/busy-baby-sm...
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Small Minnesota company is leaving goods in China because it can’t afford tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies to enact another tariff round Wednesday, the reality of costs is hitting businesses, including Busy Baby.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Good lord how did I get that wrong? Thanks!
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“Dow Jones drops the most since the last time Trump was in the first few months of his term” www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/s...
cnbc.com
Dow nosedives 1,600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop the most since 2020 after Trump's tariff onslaught
Thursday saw further volatility roil markets in light of Trump's raft of tariffs. The major averages suffered their worst day since 2020.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
A reaction from my @cato.org colleague Scott Lincicome to Trump's new tariffs. He says they:
"1) Impose hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes on Americans without public/congressional input
2) Are based on secret calculations that have little, if any, connection to actual foreign trade barriers
3) Ignore all US tariff/non-tariff barriers, which in some cases are quite high
4) Are justified by a "national emergency" that reflects a total misunderstanding of how trade deficits work 
5) Disregard US trade agreement commitments, including ones made by Trump himself
6) Will make us all poorer, and likely do real & lasting harm to the US economy (including in manufacturing)
7) Embolden our adversaries around the world
And those are just the ones off the top of my head."
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The Economist @economist.com · 03/04/2025
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I find it outrageous as well.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social. #TrumpTariffs
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Congratulations, boss, you've done it: You're bigger than covid.
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Oh, yes, just like the courts saved us last time.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."   The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."
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Negligently disclosing national defense information is illegal — and it doesn't have to be classified
The Espionage Act, the law that often has been used in criminal cases involving leaks or mishandling of classified information, contains a provision making it
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Principles First @principlesfirst.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
TONIGHT—Join us in Dallas for a Principles First Dinner titled “The Future of American Leadership & Foreign Policy” featuring keynote remarks from Colin Allred in conversation with @heathmayo.bsky.social.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This great piece by @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social is running in the largest paper in Pete’s home state today. www.startribune.com/if-pete-hegs...
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If Pete Hegseth had any honor, he would resign
As a former JAG officer, I’ve helped investigate numerous allegations of classified information spillages, and I’ve never even heard of anything as egregious as the Atlantic breach.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Americans going on Canadian fishing trips are about to have sticker shock. www.startribune.com/anderson-pac...
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Anderson: Packing your own lunch for a trip to Canada? Bring receipts to pay extra tariff
American ‘pork and beaners’ will find out there’s no free lunch.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Minnesota Republicans have the common sense to call for a state senator charged with a serious felony to resign. Minnesota Democrats failed that test. www.startribune.com/justin-eicho...
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GOP calls for Sen. Justin Eichorn to resign after arrest on suspicion of soliciting teen for sex
The Grand Rapids Republican thought he was talking to a teen girl. The person was actually a Twin Cities police detective, officials said.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This is an unreported aspect of why Biden lost. The Suez Canal was closed by terrorists and he barely responded. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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Trump orders attacks against Houthis in Yemen
President Donald Trump announced he ordered the U.S. military to launch "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis in Yemen.
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Lisa S Marie @frequentbuyer1.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Get involved w/group of volunteers who stand for principles instead of cowering in fear. @principlesfirst.bsky.social @davethul.bsky.social @elainewithredhair.bsky.social @charliesutkamp.bsky.social @heathmayo.bsky.social @ravikamble.bsky.social @principles1dmv.bsky.social @dfkpgh.bsky.social
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
This is going to have an impact on Trumps approval numbers. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump
Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/03/2025
European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom
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European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom
Big rises for BAE, Rheinmetall, Thales and Leonardo amid European push to support possible Ukraine peace deal * Business live – latest updates Share prices in European weapons companies have soared as investors anticipated significantly higher…
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Hey, Marco Rubio. Enjoying your decision to throw away whatever last shreds of your dignity to serve this disgraceful human?
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Man this is a fucking riot. From site to author to subject matter.
Symposium:
Barack Obama is not king
By John Eastman
on Feb 11, 2016
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#PrinciplesFirst
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This is probably the most accurate take.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Good read. andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/trumps-sho...
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Trump's "Shock And Awe" Month
Look through the smoke and chaos and drama. He's blundering and flailing.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Clown with a flamethrower. www.startribune.com/trumps-lates...
startribune.com
Trump steps up his 2018 tariffs on steel and aluminum, risking inflation on promise of more jobs
President Donald Trump on Monday removed the exceptions and exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on steel, meaning that all steel imports will be taxed at a minimum of 25%. Trump also hiked his 2018 alumi...
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Principles First @principlesfirst.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Speaker Announcement🎙️ Entrepreneur, education leader, and now governor of Colorado, Jared Polis is a bold and innovative leader working to make life more affordable for Coloradans in new ways. We’re thrilled he’ll be on the Summit stage. Join us: www.principlesfirst.us/summit/2025-...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
So how many refugees will Mar a Lago be taking in? www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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...
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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
"The unravelling of North American free trade and supply chains built up over decades will deal a severe blow to both US consumers and corporate America — especially oil refining, automobile production, pharmaceuticals and agriculture."
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Buckle up. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/02/s...
cnbc.com
Dow futures drop more than 450 points after Trump hits U.S. trading partners with tariffs: Live updates
Stock futures tumbled Sunday night to kick off a new trading month as investors weighed new U.S. tariffs on goods from key trade partners.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/02/2025
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
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We tell them now what is coming, and when it actually happens, then they start to believe that we were right.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
If you are considering downloading DeepSeek, please read this first and share with others You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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.
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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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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Principles First @principlesfirst.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Speaker Announcement🎙️ In the US Senate, @lisamurkowski.bsky.social has long been an principled leader on issue after issue, putting her country, her constituents, and her principles first. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Summit stage. Join us: www.principlesfirst.us/summit/2025-...
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Yes, you missed that discussion because it happened in 2006 under Pres Bush and 2010 under Pres Obama.
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Dave Thul @davethul.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Good news.
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