Blue Dot in Red State
@bluedotin.bsky.social
Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.
(AP News) All you need to know is that Trump is always right (in his mind). Never seems to change. Talk about the absolute worst person to put in charge of anything. apnews.com/article/trum...
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a tradeoff between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality. The U.S.
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Everyone’s expectations got skewed over the past week but Abdul El-Sayed getting $70 million spent against him in a state he lost a primary by like 20 points eight years ago and still winning last night is probably the most impressive electoral accomplishment of the decade.
How come Mitch McConnell is still getting paid to be a senator, but Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Ted Kennedy are not?
Rare credit where it’s due. This is the correct headline.
The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.
States with the lowest literacy rates shouldn’t be banning books, they should be reading them
While the latest headlines hint at yet another ceasefire deal, the Dept. of Defense plays games with the true number of dead & wounded. @markhertling.bsky.social delivers his blunt assessment of what's going on in Iran & why each loss of life is more than just a number. youtu.be/rTamGFJPfAU?...
FURIOUS Retired General TORCHES Trump Over WAR With Iran!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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And I'm sure it is no surprise that Sharyn Alfonsi’s 60 Minutes story that investigated the Epstein money trail somehow disappeared after Alfonsi was fired. Wake up America we are witnessing a massive cover-up
I’m sorry, but Max Miller is one sick, misogynistic POS.
apple.news/AIL4bwDwAToC... You can’t be a Maga Republican and believe in Christianity. Prove me wrong. #facts #christianity
'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith — Religion News Service
(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...
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(The Atlantic) Another marvelous piece in The Atlantic.... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous
The president’s recent rant is a sign of serious dysfunction in the Oval Office.
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(Dem Wins) Trump gave Amir Hassan a “Complete and Total Endorsement.” Hassan finished 17 points behind a man who had suspended his own campaign three weeks earlier...in Michigan.
(NYT) Yes, perfect story for any day ending in "Y". So sad, and yet, all due to the War that TRUMP STARTED. This will last until the end of his term, whether he likes it or not. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/w...
Israeli Strikes May Undermine Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza (Gift Article)
President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
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(WSJ) Yes, Miller talked to Trump, but Trump, with no ethics and no common sense and judgment, did NOT ask him to resign and drop out of the race. This is a GOP trademark most of the time. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Trump Warns GOP Rep. Max Miller of Tough Re-Election Race
In a phone call Monday, the Ohio congressman asked the president for his support as he faces domestic abuse allegations.
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Yup, Trump is still living in the 1950s, forgetting that any of us can tell that the entire world has moved on....except him. Must be lonely for him in that time machine all by himself.
Dærick Gröss@daerickgross.com · 14h agowill someone please take grampa to the dining hall for his meds and an extra cup of pudding? jfc...
In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
The best way to save America is to remove the entire Trump administration.
(CBS) So why should I believe this, given that the US and, in particular, Israel, will start bombing again? www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Live Updates: Trump says Strait of Hormuz deal could happen today or tomorrow amid Iran-Oman talks
President Trump told reporters Tuesday evening that an announcement on the Strait of Hormuz could happen today or tomorrow, following talks between Iran and Oman.
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Did you see how Apple, Amazon Walmart and other big companies are refunding the billions of dollars they got back from the federal tariff settlement to their customers, who ultimately bore the cost of higher prices? Yea, me neither.
This doesn't APPEAR like a pattern. With Bari Weiss, IT IS A PATTERN of INTERFERENCE and BIAS.
tomwellborn3rd@wellborn.net · yesterdayA 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
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Is it really too much to ask our political parties to stop electing men accused of assault/abuse? I
