Today is November 28, 2025. I send my condolences to the families of the #WestVirginiaNationalGuard shooting that occurred on November 26. I would also like to inform #AfghanAmericans that, once again, you should NOT have to suffer the consequences of the actions of the shooter.

@rocketgurl.bsky.social Here is a question that I have for you regarding BOTH the recent coup in #GuineaBissau AND the larger #CoupBelt trend in sub-Saharan Africa: Why do you think that part of the reason why the United States tends to ignore African politics overall? 🇺🇸🇬🇼🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪🇬🇦🇬🇳🇸🇩

David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”: “Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)

A beautiful soul. Rest in Paradise Sarah Beckstrom.🕊️🇺🇸 Beckstrom, of Summersville, West Virginia, first began her service on June 26, 2023, and was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard.

Today is November 27, 2025. This week, the African country of #GuineaBissau saw a military coup - which has been seen as part of the the 2020s "Coup Belt" across Sub-Saharan Africa (along with Guinea-Conakry, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan, and Gabon). Have you heard of this? 🇬🇼🇬🇳🇳🇪🇧🇫🇹🇩🇬🇦🇸🇩

@bluedotspecialfl.bsky.social Let me ask you this: If you were to travel back in 2005, and told yourself from that year that the host of The Apprentice would, in 11 years from then, get elected President and make Bush look better in hindsight, how would 2005 you react? bsky.app/profile/thec...

Here is something to consider: One of the legacies of the George W. Bush administration was that he enabled future Presidents (e.g., Donald Trump) to start controversial and illegal wars under dubious pretexts...and not pay the political price, since Bush won a second term in 2004. 🇺🇸🇻🇪

Today is November 24, 2025. Here is a message that I have for #VenezuelanAmericans: I know that you are among the majority of Americans who do NOT want a war between your home countries. You and your families should NOT have to pay the price for Trump's actions. 🇺🇸🇻🇪❤️🤍💙❤️💙💛

Here is something that this map has caused me to think about: At the start of the 20th century, the US had actively sought immigrants from European countries such as the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands - while immigrants from their colonies in Africa and/or Asia was virtually unheard of.

@ferallioness77.bsky.social In case you were interested, here is an article that I found, explaining Ukrainian immigrants were VERY MUCH involved in the history of Alaska (and, by extension, the United States). armyinform.com.ua/en/2025/08/2...

@thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social In case you were interested in #WelshAmericanHistory, here is a history of Welsh-Americans in Chicago. What are your thoughts? @chicagotafia.bsky.social www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1333.h...

Consider this: The month of November, for the Kennedy family, has PLENTY of complicated symbolism (the assassination of JFK, the birth month of RFK Sr., etc.). This developments adds to that fact.

Here is something to consider: When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia emerged in the 1930s, the Western European powers were pragmatic to recognize it (even before it discovered oil)...albeit out of a desire to placate their Muslim subjects in their colonies. 🇸🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇳🇱🇵🇹🇪🇸🇮🇹🇺🇸 origins.osu.edu/article/hajj...

@bawalker.bsky.social @dovewoman.bsky.social In case you were interested, here is an article from #ArmyInform (which is affiliated with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense) explaining the connections between Ukraine and Alaska. 🇺🇦🇺🇸 armyinform.com.ua/en/2025/08/2...

In case you were curious, here is a video from #Versed explaining how Dubai evolved from a fishing village dependent largely on pearling to one of the most economically crucial cities in the Middle East - a trajectory few cities in the region had enjoyed. 🇦🇪 youtu.be/eKuPC8kXkc4?...

Yesterday, I watched this video. Upon watching it, it had me thinking: If the #WarInUkraine ultimately leads to the economic devastation of the Russian Federation, how do you think a peace deal will impact the political stability of the Russian Federation itself? 🇷🇺🇺🇦

Here is something to consider: This is one of MANY reasons why November is a VERY complicated month for the Kennedy family.

Today, I learned that Tatiana Schlossberg (granddaughter of John F. Kennedy via his daughter Caroline) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and has less than a year to live. She is 35 years old. #KennedyFamily

Here is a question regarding the references to "Mississippi" and "Missouri": How likely is it that those words are used more in reference to the rivers than the actual eponymous states themselves?

Yesterday, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced that she is resigning from Congress effective January 5, 2026. Given this (along with Nancy Pelosi AND Mikie Sherill's vacated seats), the 2026 midterm elections are going to be VERY interesting and historic.

BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."

Let me ask you this about the recent protests in Dearborn: How eager would any of the marchers be in defending the President that THEY voted for giving fighter jets to Saudi Arabia - a state that takes its role as custodian of the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina VERY seriously?

This week, I watched this video from #TheInvisibleHand and #TheInvisibleGame explaining how Donald Trump has, in just the first year of his second term in the White House, enriched himself to a unprecedented degree in the history of the Presidency of the United States. youtu.be/KsPwSL88fyU?...

On Holodomor Remembrance Day, I will say only one thing. Ukrainians with weapons in 2025 are not the same Ukrainians without weapons who died of artificial famine in 1932-33. We have learned our history lessons well.

Let me ask you this: In all seriousness, when the DOJ decided to fire Maurene Comey, how likely is that Trump was able to deduce that Maurene Comey was James' daughter not so much because of her name, but because of her resemblance to James in facial structures? If so, that would be SO Trumpian.

When you think about it, the "Drain the Swamp" had a VERY cynical, self-serving subtext: Namely, Trump was going to get rid of the influences of established names in American politics...and replace them with his own.

Nov. 20 1945, the Nuremberg trials began. Nov. 20 1975, Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco Died 80 and 50 years ago respectively the rule of law and democracy prevailed. We should all celebrate this day as an official AntiFa day!

Here is a question that I have for #IndependentVoters: Do you think that the social media sites you decide to use should be determined by the political opinions of its users?

Last night, I watched this video from @elvirabary.bsky.social explaining how the United States, European Union, Russia and China differ in understanding the notion of elitism. 🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇨🇳 If you had watched this video, what are your thoughts? youtu.be/H6VjUljxvvw?...

On this day in 1975, Francisco Franco, the fascist dictator of Spain, died - an event that led to the establishment of democracy in Spain and its reintegration into the global community. 🇪🇸

Trump calling for members of Congress to be hanged is not great, in my humble opinion.

On this day in 1945, the #NurembergTrials of officials in Nazi Germany began. This was a historic event, as it was the first time that individual leaders acting on behalf of a state could be prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity and peace. 🇩🇪🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇷🇺 youtu.be/vy21VoWlxAs?...

Here is something that this map has caused me to think: While it IS true that the United States gained its de jure independence from the United Kingdom, do you think that Spain, France, and the Netherlands receive enough "credit" (so to speak) for contributing to American political thought? 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸🇳🇱

Here is something to consider: When the UK and France divided the Middle East amongst themselves in the #SykesPicotAgreement of 1916, they had NOT expected EITHER the United States OR the House of Saud to benefit from these redrawn maps - much less redefine the balance of power themselves. 🇺🇸🇸🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷

Tonight’s little dose of perspective

Here is something that caught my attention: Most of the congressional districts along the Florida coasts are NOT considered "Southern" in this map. Why is that? Could it be because of the Northern transplants living in those areas?

@jesuisunenicole.nuggettesnation.com Voici quelque chose à considérer concernant l’Arabie saoudite : Lorsqu’elle a émergé dans les années 1930, les pays occidentaux ont été pragmatiques de la reconnaître... en grande partie pour légitimer LEUR domination coloniale sur leurs sujets musulmans.

Here is something to consider: During his first term, Donald Trump had considered implementing a travel ban against SEVEN Muslim-majority countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen). Were immigrants from those countries not wealthy enough to influence his policies? 🇺🇸🇸🇦🇮🇷🇮🇶🇸🇴🇱🇾🇸🇩🇸🇾🇾🇪

Here is something to consider: Even BEFORE the discovery of oil in the Gulf region, the countries of Western Europe were pragmatic in recognizing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - albeit largely to legitimize THEIR OWN colonial rule over their Muslim subjects. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇳🇱🇪🇸🇺🇸🇵🇹🇮🇹🇸🇦 origins.osu.edu/article/hajj...

These are some VERY good questions. In fact, here is another question that I have: When the United States first recognized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1931, did either side recognize how it would be the beginning of a VERY complicated relationship?

Here is something that this map has caused me to think about: In retrospect, if the United States had NOT invaded Iraq, would Saddam Hussein (or, if he had been dead by then, his sons) have been toppled during the Arab Spring of the 2010s? If so, how would Iraq have turned out?

@thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social In light of Trump's hosting of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, I thought that you might find this history interesting. The reason is because it might explain why Western Europe was willing to recognize Saudi Arabia. origins.osu.edu/article/hajj...

Consider this: When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia emerged in the 1930s, the Western world was ambivalent but pragmatic at first in recognizing it, largely because many Western countries (e.g., 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇵🇹🇪🇸🇳🇱) wanted to ensure the loyalty of their Muslim subjects in their various colonies.

Here is something that this map caused me to think about: You go into the History section of any given public library across the United States of America, and you will invariably find SHELVES of books about the British monarchy. Meanwhile, books about continental European royals are fairly scarce.

Let me ask you this: If you had gotten fired from your job, and responded by vandalizing your former workplace out of spite, would you be re-hired at that company/organization?

Consider this: Can you imagine the American political right reacting if #BarackObama had spent much of his Presidency catering to the interests of not so much the American people, but other countries (especially ones generally hostile to the interests of the United States)?

In case you want some perspective on how the #WarInUkraine has impacted BOTH the Russian AND Ukrainian diaspora, here are some words from @elvirabary.bsky.social: "What do I have in common with the mercenaries attacking Ukrainian towns?" "Culture? No. 
Lifestyle, worldview, values? None." 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸

Today is November 15, 2025. Today, #MSNBC became #MSNow. What are your thoughts, not just on the name itself but why they changed it?

@tleighb.bsky.social @ferallioness77.bsky.social @bawalker.bsky.social Here is another question: Do you think that one reason why the United States tends to dismiss sub-Saharan Africa is because the U.S. thinks that Africa is (still) within the sphere of influence of Europe (e.g., 🇬🇧 and🇫🇷)?

@tleighb.bsky.social @ferallioness77.bsky.social @bawalker.bsky.social Let me ask you this: How would the U.S.-based media cover this story if it was occurring in ANY OTHER REGION of the world besides sub-Saharan Africa, even if that region of the world ALSO had a large Muslim population?