1/ In 2022, one year after Trump incited the seditious attack on the US Capitol, I posted a long thread of images on Twitter, because revisionist attempts to create a false narrative about that day were already well underway. Today, in 2025, I’m re-creating/re-posting that same thread here.👇

Trump has issued 1500+ pardons and counting…a who’s who of drug kingpins, crypto scammers, violent insurrectionists, terrorism financiers & corrupt politicians. In Trump’s oligarchy, the rich and powerful can pay their way to reside above the law.

Democratic politicians need to stop accepting Trump’s white nationalist premise that immigration is bad and proudly and loudly make a positive case for why America’s identity and history as a nation of immigrants is so important.

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

My 15 top albums of 2025 per Apple Music:

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9:30 tonight: Going to bed. 9:30 tomorrow night: Kentucky-North Carolina tip (if we’re lucky).

Just watch this brilliant @uswnt.ussoccer.com buildup & scintillating Jaeden Shaw finish. So much talent.

Yohannes + Macario = a problem.

That Yohannes to Macario pass & goal for @uswnt.ussoccer.com was very, very nice. Pass & finish practically perfect. #USWNT

Disappointed neither Emma Sears nor Jaelin Howell is starting for @uswnt. Always disappointed, of course, that the incredibly deserving Taylor Flint hasn’t even gotten a camp call-in from Emma Hayes. #USWNT

“Hyers did not immediately reply to an email asking if he or the governor would voluntarily disclose the identities of Heckbent’s donors last year, and how they would respond to anyone criticizing the nature of anonymous donors who may or may not also be attempting to influence policies.”

The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet. Run on *that*

$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme 7: Years of his sentence 10,000: Victims of his fraud 1,000: Letters from victims to the court 13: Days he served 1: Pardon from Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...

US foreign policy re: Russia, known for its corrupt insiders & oligarchs, is being made by & with Russia & for the benefit of corrupt American insiders & oligarchs.

Trump is anti-truth. To him, fraudsters are kindred spirits. Elected Republicans dare not criticize because he might come out against them & they might lose their precious offices & power. To them, holding onto those things is THE most important imperative, rule of law & national interest be damned.

More Kentucky football good news today! www.espn.com/college-foot...

How to make this UK football season still worse? Leave in Cutter Boley down 41-0 & let him get hurt.

“It’s just been an awful day for Kentucky football all-around.” — Tom Leach, UK Sports Radio Network

Stoops trenchant halftime analysis: “We’re shooting ourselves in the foot.” Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

Stoops looks lost & a little scared on the sideline. Team reflecting that on the field. Last week was bad. This is on a course to be worse. On UK radio broadcast, analyst Jeff Piecoro says this is an “embarrassment“ & Wildcats “look like they don’t want to be here.” Fact check: True.

A comment from an American treasure, on Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation’s nominally-top diplomat.

Louisville has a player named Justin Beadles. Reminds me of the former Kentucky player Terry Beadles who quarterbacked the first UK game I ever saw in person, a loss to Virginia Tech in 1967. www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/...

Louisville’s uniforms are sharp. Kentucky’s would be fine with blue helmets. Not sure either team can protect its quarterback. Kentucky clearly couldn’t protect its punter.

Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith: “In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’” open.substack.com/pub/executiv...

Rose Lavelle, healthy, has been on an incredible run of form lately. Beautiful assist on that early USA goal by Moultrie. (@racingloufc.com was one of Rose’s victims.)

Georgia Tech battled.

Nominate Duke for worst helmets in college football.

Who I’m for on this great college football rivalry weekend: MSST > MISS GT > UGA A&M > TEX ASU > ARIZ MICH > OSU PITT > MIA UK > LOU TNTU > ND SU > GRAM VAN > TENN ORE > WASH OU > LSU UF > FSU UVA > VT BAMA > AUB CAL > SMU ND > STAN Enjoy.

We are learning why the regime is so upset with the Dem follow the law video. For Hegseth is regularly ordering soldiers to break it.

Obligatory Egg Bowl melee.

As you head out to your local favorite indie bookstore this weekend (because of course that’s what you’re doing, right?!), here is my list of my 25 favorite books of the year: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...

Will always be a big Katie Lund fan. Was there when she made her incredible @racingloufc.com debut vs. Bayern Munich in Women’s Cup final: four penalty kick saves & the winning PK! Talented keeper who can start in NWSL & wonderful community contributor. Rightly respected by all. Wish her happiness.

“Laks said turkeys are often misunderstood as dumb and unaffectionate when they are actually extremely intelligent and can give people comfort and one-on-one attention.”

Very sad & unfortunate that the BBC can no longer be considered a trustworthy news source.

In SEC Tournament final, Kentucky volleyball was down 2 sets to 0 with Texas match point in the third set, but comes all the way back to win another championship! Eva Hudson was spectacular! An incredible 29th straight win vs. SEC opponents for Wildcats.

File under things that have not gotten the attention they deserve: wkusports.com/news/2025/11...

Frederick Law Olmsted https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-singer-sargent/frederick-law-olmsted-1895

Insane how the Falcons take Bijan Robinson off the field for so many big plays.

@theothersideoflife.bsky.social Perhaps of interest: music.apple.com/us/playlist/... The version by Jefferson Airplane at Monterey Pop in 1967 is especially good.

For the record, am for Gotham. Will always be a Jaelin Howell fan from her time with @racingloufc.com. Was a great leader & ferocious competitor. Gave so much to the community. Upbeat & funny. Plus, Rose Lavelle! Nothing against Spirit. Fine team. Great keeper. Passionate fans. Next season, Racing!

This would make all Kentucky law enforcement federalized bounty hunters as under the Fugitive Slave Act, divert resources from local needs & force alliance with ICE, which uses sadistic masked goons to routinely & violently violate legal, constitutional & human rights of both citizens & immigrants.

All we need is one little war and then this economy will really start humming

Tremendously grateful to, happy for & proud of @racingloufc.com & all associated with it on this season. Superlatives & memorable moments abound. Some hard lessons & times, too, but as a season ticket holder from the beginning, this was much the best & most fun. Fans must evangelize & up attendance!

THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos. I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.

HELL NO to this.

Once would have been a top news story. Now well down the list of daily fascist outrages.