Tuning Fork
@tuningfork.bsky.social
PhD Sociology emeritus. Believe in curbing all gods. Detest MOB takeover of US Gov, purge Fascists.
7/16/26, Alex Wagner on Deadline White House suggested that hegseth should use his testosterone test on todd Blanche & Jay Clayton cabinet nominees facing intense scrutiny for their perceived deference to the trump & struggles to answer baseline questions regarding the 2020 election KUDOS TO ALEX👍👍
“It pains me as an American to say this because as an American I’ve been used to countries that love us, hate us, criticize us. I am not used to being an American when the reaction of other nations is to pity us, and that feels a little uncomfortable.”—Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
And related to this -- there once was a period when you could actually be seen as *too* openly racist for Republicans. Now they're all worried they're not being racist enough, that they're leaving themselves open to a primary challenge by a literal Klansman campaigning in a hood.
David A. Graham@dgraham.bsky.social · last mo.One of the most remarkable things about the Trump era, and especially Trump II, has been seeing how guys like Emmer have changed. He was never a moderate, but he was seen as a mainstream Republican, not a Steve King type. Now he's, well, a Steve King type
It should be a #FrontPage story that POTUS called for pulling licenses of NBC & ABC for not collaborating with him. Trump-aligned networks CBS/Fox (Ellison and Murdoch) collaborated by knowingly broadcasting POTUS’ speech known in advance to contain lies. Credit to NBC and ABC execs.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w agoWarner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.
Lord have mercy. Tim Scott is just embarrassing himself. Timmy? Lindsey Graham didn't care about you. Stop slathering praise on a stupid DEAD simp, who cared less about you. Get your head out of your a$$.
Stan Marsh: That Is The Lamest Thing I've Ever Heard
ALT: Stan Marsh: That Is The Lamest Thing I've Ever Heard
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Don’t forget that Lindsey Graham played a key role in Trump’s effort to delegitimize the Russia investigation and dismiss the Trump-Russia scandal as a hoax and witch hunt, thus serving as a useful idiot for Putin. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How Lindsey Graham, eager to serve Trump, became a useful idiot for Putin
It's an important piece of the late Republican senator's legacy.
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Republicans knew who Trump was. This video makes that clear. They flipped because Trump has kompromat on them. Some left office rather than do what Lindsey Graham and others have done. Remember Paul Ryan? Sure don't hear a peep outta him anymore. www.facebook.com/reel/6206534...
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President Trump slammed New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman after she questioned his physical and cognitive fitness during an appearance on MS Now, warning that she will “pay the price.” thehill.com/homenews/596...
Trump rips Haberman, says she’ll ‘pay the price’ over health reporting
President Trump slammed New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman after she questioned his physical and cognitive fitness during an appearance on MS Now, warning that she will “pay the price” when …
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"Trump went on the Sunday show circuit to exploit the death of his friend to promote a voter suppression bill that would enable Trump to consolidate power for himself... Perhaps he could have at least waited until Graham was in the ground before propping up his corpse for his own benefit."
The Secret Reason that Trump Trampled on Lindsey Graham’s Memory
Guest article by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
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Far-right extremists kidnapped a sitting member of Congress and threatened him with US-made weapons.
US Democrat Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit
U.S. Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Isra...
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Read this. It’s a big deal. www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/m...
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit | CNN
Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occu...
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So who is actually in charge in the US? trump swaggers in and claims he is "da boss" and then the ejaculator hegseth shrieks EU is incompetent. Asking for Ukraine.
"War has instead done what it usually does: empowered the powerful, rallied the faithful, and allowed an apparatus of repression to present its imperatives in terms of national security" Read Laura Secor on the abandonment of the Iranian people www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Betrayal of the Iranian People
The world has not reckoned with the violence visited on Iranians in 2026.
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The beaches of Normandy were stormed to liberate Europe from people like Hegseth.
Dan Lamothe@danlamothe.bsky.social · 2mo agoHegseth at Normandy: "Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. Beaches in Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria. Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late? I pray not, and I believe not."
It is amazing to watch Hegseth shit his pants at Normandy, while he knows deep down that what the Allies saved Europe from then, was racist trash like him
About these rumors! Is it true that there will be a cage fight between Joe Rogan and Pete Hegseth? And what’s this about Lee Greenwood singing his famous lines “proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free” from inside that cage, S. Miller's idea to hype the ICE Detention policies??? 🧐
WATCH — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social : “Trump entered office worth $2.3 billion and is now worth $6.5 billion… Decisions are made based on what's good for the president's own companies, not Americans… for example — why did the Saudis invest $2 BILLION in Kushner’s companies?”
The US and it's peer group of nutty climate deniers: Russia, Iran and Israel.
I've been to Nashville, and if you like music, it's a blast. But if they are doing this crap, we should boycott Tennessee and not spend our tourist money there. The same goes for Louisiana and Florida. They rely heavily on tourism. We need a healthy GOP to maintain our democracy. They are failing.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3mo agoThe map would divide up Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen’s district into parts 200 miles apart, giving Republicans a 9-0 majority in the state. Cohen's district just so happens to be majority-Black. trib.al/5XKe8Xx
As long as people like Marsha Blackburn, Andy Ogles and corrupt legislators like Camron Sexton remain in office, I will continue to boycott the state of Tennessee. Join me in canceling travel plans for conventions & conferences. Sorry Nashville. Love you, but not going to spend my money there…
American Patriots Boycott Voter Suppression Tennessee Iconic brands like Jack Daniel's (Lynchburg) Bush’s Beans (Chestnut Hill) Little Debbie/McKee Foods (Collegedale) Goo Goo Cluster (Nashville).... Please add to and please pass it on.
We should all boycott Tennessee. Cancel that trip to Nashville. Stop buying Jack Daniels. Boycott FedEx, Autozone, and Dollar General.
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.
The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...
On Superpower Suicide
And the recovery of justice
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"You cannot celebrate European civilization while simultaneously attacking the legal and political order invented here, or while openly seeking to undermine the institutions that protect pluralism and dissent" An answer to Vance and Rubio: www.erstestiftung.org/en/a-speech-...
A Speech to Europe 2026 »The European Moment« - ERSTE Foundation
In her speech »The European Moment«, Anne Applebaum warns of global threats to democracy and the EU and calls for greater European sovereignty and cohesion.
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I can remember my Dad telling me stories about Johnny Cash who knew how to shake things up. We need that kind of energy again.
