Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 19hAnd he heard the Lord ask, “who shall I send against the beardos, the chubbies, and those who have tabs?” And Hegseth answered, “here I am, send me.” 041
Reposted by MikeBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 23h"Those in attendance...received a book called “The War Department Field Manual,” a compilation of Hegseth’s past speeches. In a forward written by President Trump, the troops were told: “As your commander in chief, I will not ask you to fight dumb wars.” Perfect www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comFive Takeaways From Hegseth’s SpeechThe defense secretary gave a “State of the Force” address to hundreds of officers and enlisted servicemembers at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. 70900239
Reposted by MikeSilverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He’s the poster boy for you can’t teach character. 4376
Reposted by MikeQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump’s hissy fit over White House press passes is a signal of what to expect during his lame -duck period: petty, self-defeating chaostheatlantic.comThe Two-Year Temper Tantrum to ComeTrump’s recent kerfuffle with the press is a preview of his next era. 1124751
Reposted by MikeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026BREAKING: SCOTUS allows DHS to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database with Social Security info, staying a district court order that had vacated the new policy. Justice Jackson dissents for the three Dem appointees. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 32915405
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No pay wall. The SCOTUS emergency ruling was unsigned The article asserts that states can elect to use the database but are not required to use the database It remains to be seen which states will use the database and how many voters are stricken from voting rolls www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 020
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Instead of a serious GOP gubernatorial candidate, Coloradans will walking talking Johnny Cash song on the ballot. www.cpr.org/2026/08/18/v...cpr.orgColorado Republicans were already divided. Then Victor Marx got nominatedColorado Republicans have long grappled with the future direction of the party. Now some say they've had enough. 130
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/b...nytimes.comWhy the War on Terror Is Still Haunting Us (Gift Article)In “All the Presidents’ Wars,” the journalist Peter Bergen traces the many missteps of U.S. military action in the Middle East. 1277
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Why stop there when you can put a Patriot missile battery on the roof of the Kennedy Center? Maybe install an underground aircraft hangar under the reflecting pool so V/STOL aircraft can pop up over the National Mall like S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarriers . 131
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Banning specific media outlets won’t make a difference with a 65% disapproval rating. As the GOP continues to crater I expect more extreme measures as Trump’s narcissistic injury intensifies. 120
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This same bill grants the president the authority to waive sanctions imposed by the bill. www.lawcommentary.com/articles/hou...lawcommentary.comHouse Passes Russia Sanctions Bill With Tariffs Up to 500%, Sends It to Trump | Law CommentaryThe House approved a major sanctions package targeting Russia on Wednesday that could impose tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods and hit countries that keep buying Russian energy, sending the legis... 120
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Money can’t buy happiness but it can buy a decent afternoon snack so there’s that. 140
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026But enough about measles, let’s talk about an even more dire threat which is… *checks notes* …chemtrails 020
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026“The executive order directed DHS to create state-by-state citizen lists that would help determine voter eligibility. It then called on the Postal Service to use lists provided by states to determine if voters should be allowed to vote by mail.” No paywall. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Order Restricting Mail Voting 032
Reposted by MikeFaytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 25/07/2026For the first time after 13 consecutive nights, the U.S. military did not carry out strikes in Iran overnight. 091
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Because you can’t Leeroy Jenkins your way to victory absent an achievable and clearly defined strategy which in turn supports policy objectives. 031
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Smog from the Snyder Fire in western Colorado has receded. Clear day in the Colorado National Monument. 030
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I’ve got 99 problems but a swarm of weaponized FPV drones downing UH-60’s ain’t one. 020
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026What the wha… “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” thehill.com/policy/defen...thehill.comHegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service membersDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to k… 130
Reposted by MikeReuters @reuters.com · 14/07/2026President Trump signed orders to reduce the size of two Utah national monuments: the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by more than 90% to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region, the White House said. 112356262
Reposted by MikeIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13/07/2026This is a really useful post about what you need to know about Cyclospora. I learned things. You will tooyourlocalepidemiologist.substack.comExplosive foodborne outbreakIt's a real shit show out there: What we know, don't know, and what it means for you. 141077460
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Redneck Lollapalooza. First the UFC fight on the South Lawn and coming up the Indycar race around the National Mall on August 23rd. 130
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026To himself and everyone around him.static.klipy.comI Am The DangerAlt: I Am The Danger - posted in response to an idiot in the Russian Army that came close to killing Members of his squad. 040
Reposted by MikeCarla @cwalworth.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Watch it and learn. Better yet, memorize. She has her red card to read from with her rights on it. Keep yours nearby. 33212
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Less impressive than being able to teleport to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia. 150
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Interesting article. No paywall. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/m...nytimes.comHow a Gang of Thieves Pulled Off a Multimillion-Dollar Data Center Heist (Gift Article)The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings. And they can be stolen. 232
Reposted by MikeDale @dalejohn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The Ukrainian forces have successfully struck 76 vessels on the Azoz Sea. Approximately 25% of Russia’s wheat exports use this route. Russian farmers themselves have confirmed that the ports of Rostov and Taganrog are no longer accepting wheat. World Traders see this as a major disruption that has 512828
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026No paywall “At the center of the fulcrum is Mr. Rubio, dubbed by other officials as “viceroy,” the title given to the powerful governors who ruled the Spanish empire until Venezuela & most of its other provinces rebelled & won independence in the early 19th century.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...nytimes.comHow Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar (Gift Article)The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th... 051
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026If Liberace was a mortician, this is what his funeral home would look like. 1186
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Is it the Tom Kean effect? Is McConnell going to Weekend at Bernie’s his way through the midterms? Inquiring minds want to know. 040
Reposted by MikeHeather Chapman @mothertongue.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Hey y’all, I track rural policy news for a living, so I wanted to share a quick and easy explainer about what led to the current Cyclospora outbreak. In a nutshell, Trump and the wingnuts he tapped to lead the CDC are to blame: 🧵 14611263
Reposted by MikeLiz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Oooh, mixing it up by tanking the markets on a Friday instead of a Tuesday 291298176
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026One normally has to travel to Finland to see this level of oppositional resistance. 051
Reposted by MikePat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Nobody vandalized the reflecting pool Except this guy 622089
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Colorado Republicans looking at Maine Democrats and saying, “you think your senate candidate has issues, hold my beer.” 0105
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Not sure if Colorado republican primary voters did too much ketamine or not nearly enough seeing as they nominated this hillbilly train wreck of a candidate to run for governor. 140
Reposted by MikeSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The technical term for getting beaten soundly by Belgium in soccer is “getting waffle housed.” 522700418
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 05/07/2026TFW the weather turns Trumps “I love me” event into a disorganized clusterfuck. 020
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Just a dude, out with a dude, digging holes with another dude. 262
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Banana pants statements from Peter Thiel who can now body double for the crypt keeper. www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/u...cnn.comPeter Thiel: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’ by criticizing AI | CNNSpeaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the billionaire tech investor said the Vatican’s concerns could discourage America in the AI arms race, warned of a democratic-socialist takeover and explained wh... 150
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Hey @tisiphone.bsky.social Speaking as a jumpmaster, maybe this guy shouldn’t jump again on Friday, or at any public event again ever. 140
Reposted by MikeTK-S Is Here Now @timekiller-s.bsky.social · 02/07/2026New month means five more *gift links*, so here's one: share.inquirer.com/xkICrs 03610
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Overdone to the point of stupidity is standard operating procedure. 030
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Bonkity bonkers. “Their guidance calls for hearing protection for all attendees, an N95 outdoors, windows closed at home, and as much time indoors as possible during and after the show.” 090
Mike @mcgwh.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I respect this as MAJ Watson knows this was a career ending decision and he could face court martial under article 88. 0111
