Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Would non-violence have been a better strategy for Netanyahu to defeat Hamas, Hezbolla, the Houthis and the Islamic Republic of Iran? 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“These firings are a shame for the institution and service members, who swore to defend the Constitution and deserve the right to a free and independent press,” said Lara Korte, Middle East reporter, fired by Pentagon. 0205
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This is consistent with Trump's business record of driving thriving enterprises into bankruptcy. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Trump and Iran reminds me of the Tar Baby story. Brother Fox put together a Tar Baby to trick Brother Rabbit. Rabbit tried to talk with the Tar Baby. When the Tar Baby didn't respond, Rabbit got angry and punched the Tar Baby, getting stuck to the tar. The more Rabbit punched, the more he got stuck. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Conservatives who have fought to establish the President of the USA as a "unitary executive" may have second thoughts about it when Mamdani becomes President. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Today's supreme court decision removing spending limits on political campaigns is a victory for the oligarchs and no one else. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Scientific American - "Why is the paint peeling off...? An investigation", June 22, 2026: "The bottom of the pool may also have been affected by the presence of heavy equipment and trucks—and a presidential motorcade that drove through at one point—while the coating was being prepared and applied." 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026What can go wrong? If worst comes to worst, Trump will simply declare bankruptcy for the USA and then move on to his next scam. King of the World? Master of All Ceremonies? We've got great lawyers. It will all work out. Always does. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"Not with a bang, but a whimper" from T.S. Elliot "The Hollow Men", 1925 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Do they really want to put Trump's mug shot on our money? 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Professor Christina Pagel is keeping track of Trump's authoritarian actions: Trump Action Tracker | Keeping a tally of Trump's actions share.google/yIfyINFeuB86...share.googleTrump Action Tracker | Keeping a tally of Trump's actionsFree and independent tracker documenting Trump-related actions using verified news sources. Statements & plans mapped to authoritarianism domains. 020
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026So many scams and con games. This one is flying under the radar. 590,000 buyers paid $59 million for Trump's gold phone — not 1 has shipped and refunds look unlikely share.google/m2rsiDpzJYcE...share.google590,000 buyers paid $59 million for Trump's gold phone — not 1 has shipped and refunds look unlikelyCustomers paid a collective $59 million toward a gold smartphone that Trump Mobile promised would be “Made in the USA” — but that doesn’t seem to have actually been made. 120
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026March 21, 2026: Donald Trump said he was glad that former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller died. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026These murders of "suspected drug traffickers" are unlawful under both U.S. and international law. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague, Netherlands, to face trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the exact same crime. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The Poverty of the DOJ Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center share.google/iHr6WwQPiqqI...share.googleThe Poverty of the DOJ Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law CenterFormer head of the DOJ Fraud Section, Weissmann discusses conspicuous gaps in the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The murders of "suspected drug traffickers" are unlawful under both U.S. and international law. Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague, Netherlands, to face trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for these exact crimes. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 20/04/2026It's a fairy tale. But true believers believe it's true if your belief is strong enough. 🙈🙉🙊 What Kash Patel’s Children’s Books Reveal About the MAGA Movement - New Lines Magazine share.google/j28VOq0V1o0l...share.googleWhat Kash Patel’s Children’s Books Reveal About the MAGA Movement‘The Plot Against the King’ trilogy by the new director of the FBI has been dismissed for its conspiracy theories, but a closer look is perhaps even more disturbing 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026You might be interested to hear another daily summary of news from the perspective of a Chinese historian, @wenminn2 on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkuy5fB4/tiktok.com4-17-2026TikTok video by Uncle Joe 有话说 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026In Cameroon, Pope Leo said the world is being devastated by a handful of tyrants. So saying he is trying to diffuse tensions is just spin by CBS. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkuDpVnJ/tiktok.comPope Leo XIV sharply criticized "a handful of tyrants" who he says are ravaging the world during remarks in Cameroon. While Leo did not name Trump, the comments come days after attacks from the presid...TikTok video by MS NOW 012
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Pete Hegseth Reads Fake Pulp Fiction Bible Quote During Prayer Service share.google/RTUmly8A9Xyc...share.googlePete Hegseth Reads Tarantino’s Fake Bible Quote From ‘Pulp Fiction’ at Prayer ServiceSamuel L. Jackson's iconic speech gets presented as a Bible verse, with the Secretary of War vowing to strike down enemies with "great vengeance and furious anger." 161
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" Dr Martin Luther King Jr, 1963, "Letter from Birmingham Jail" 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Donald needs institutional therapy; instead, he's surrounded by an environment that reinforces his delusions. Mary Trump, his niece and doctor of psychology, wrote book describing him as the world's most dangerous man. 111
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 12/04/2026When the news, like our weather, tends to be unsettled, you always bring a smile 😃 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026She said she wants the truth to come out. Could be she heard the FBI victim testimony and noticed the bite mark scars on her husband's private part matched the description. DOJ releases Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against Trump | PBS News share.google/ciKDA8ffe2pZ...share.googleDOJ releases Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against TrumpThe Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump when she was a minor. The woman alleges she was assaulted by Trump in the 1980s and that she was also a victim of Epstein. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin reports. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"Trump card" originates from the 16th-century Italian game trionfi, meaning "triumph" or "trump". It refers to a card from a designated suit that overrides others, with the term later becoming a metaphor for a decisive, often hidden, advantage. 000
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Trump believes that simply because his name is Trump he will always holds the "Trump card." That's why he often talks about his adversaries "holding no cards." 110
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Someday psychologists and sociologists will study how one sick individual caused so much trauma to rational people worldwide, day after day, for years on end. He seems to enjoy this psychological abuse; it's a feature of his pathology. 051
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is known as psychosis, a condition where imagination, dreams, or delusions are perceived as real. It is often linked to schizophrenia, severe mood disorders, or trauma, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, or severe dissociative states. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026What is Vance doing in Hungary? Isn't he supposed to be ready to negotiate with Iran? www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/p...cnn.comVance makes time to visit Hungary to support Orbán amid Iran negotiations | CNN PoliticsThe war with Iran is raging, gas prices continue to rise and spending battles persist on Capitol Hill. So why is the number two man in the White House flying to Budapest? 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Check out this video: share.google/xcFmkZuCdNpL...share.googleVeterans sue Trump Administration over plan to build massive arch ... 020
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Having an unfettered pathological narcissist with his hand on the nuclear trigger may be more dangerous. 120
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Time and effort spent on a vain project, such as transporting humans to Mars, can't be recirculated. Meanwhile, climate change here on Earth will make human life extremely difficult in the next century. Maybe we should be colonizing Antarctica instead of Mars. 110
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026They'll need a larger building to hold records of all his criminal cases.🙃 020
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The current goal of NASA is to set up a base on the Moon as a stepping stone to Mars. It would be better to spend that time and effort to explore how to survive on Earth over the next 50 to 100 years. 110
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/p...cnn.comIran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails | CNN PoliticsHackers connected to the Iranian government accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email and posted materials — including photos and documents — taken from his account, a person familiar with the... 051
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It's outrageous that ICE is detaining people who are following the legal path to citizenship. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I have an idea for the TV series Shark Tank. How about Trump branded toilet paper, with his name on each sheet? People will use more sheets than necessary just to watch his name get flushed down the drain. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Instead of more detention capacity, we need more immigration judges. That would make detention shorter. 030
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is known as psychosis, a condition where imagination, dreams, or delusions are perceived as real. It is often linked to schizophrenia, severe mood disorders, or trauma, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, or severe dissociative states. 021
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is known as psychosis, a condition where imagination, dreams, or delusions are perceived as real. It is often linked to schizophrenia, severe mood disorders, or trauma, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, or severe dissociative states. 010
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026One legislative change the next administration will need to make... a convicted felon should be disqualified to hold any federal office! 3212
Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Thanks for that info. I missed that news headline: Pete Hegseth was 'first' to push for war with Iran, Trump reveals: 'Let's do it' share.google/ObfiSmlY0I1e...share.googlePete Hegseth was ‘the first’ to push for war with Iran, Trump reveals: ‘Let’s do it’Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was “the first” person in the Trump administration to push for war in Iran, the president claimed. 000