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Well maybe not daily, but as the need to express my current feelings. Joy and Depression. I know that this to shall pass, but sometimes it just feels hopeless.
This page is a curated and evolving list of internet voices I find worth listening to. Like anyone else, I’ve been pulled in by clickbait and hype more times than I care to admit, and I use sources like these to step back, clear the noise, and see the broader picture again.
I’ll be honest with you â most of what I read and listen to leans left. That’s where I land. But I’m genuinely afraid of any pendulum that swings too far in either direction, so I’ve made a deliberate effort to include voices that challenge that. The Dispatch and Tangle in particular are worth your time regardless of where you stand politically. If a source is a late-night show like The Daily Show or Jimmy Kimmel, you’re responsible for separating the delivery from the substance â humor often carries truth beneath it.
The goal here isn’t to tell you what to think. It’s to give you the opportunity to think â to slow the manufactured insanity we’re all living through, and to focus on fixing broken systems rather than just tearing everything down. Links get added and removed over time. So do my opinions.
What would I do if I were King, er, President
The White House East Rose Garden would be staged for one hell of a bling yard saleâgold glitz and curtains anyone? Be nice to hold court in something other than a brothel parlor.
Three days ago I said Trump would screw with the midterms.
Three days ago I said Trump would screw with the midterms. Today nonpartisan election expert David Becker (executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research and former DOJ Voting Section lawyer) posted: âSome
Yesterday I told you and Congress what he was going to do, guess what?
Election law experts called it unconstitutional on its face. Legal challenges are already forming. Midterm primaries are already underway in many states.
The most talked about document in Washington?
What if burying it was never really the goal? What if someone who knows how Washington works understood that the fastest way to make something undeniable is to try and make it disappear? What if
A Note to Congress â Read It Carefully
So here's where we are: Impeach him. Remove him. Stand together and do the job the Constitution gave you. Because if you wait for us to vote him out, we will, and we'll be cleaning
How slimey can they get ??
Susie, I apologize and my heart goes out to you, I am sorry you became involved in such a slimey organization that stoops so low as to suck donations from your illness. I truly am
The DOJ (Putz’s personal law firm) Trying to revive that dead horse (Arizona’s 2020 Election)
Amplification via media and rhetoric: Loud, repeated assertions of ânew proofâ or âcover-upsâ can resonate with segments of the electorate predisposed to distrust official results, regardless of counter-evidence. This mirrors patterns seen in 2020â2024 challenges,
650 Million Dollars in Oil Trades just before Iran announcement, Tar and Feathers anyone?
The trades werenât random. They were overwhelmingly sellsâaggressive short positions betting that oil prices were about to crater. At the exact same moment, another $1.5 billion flood of buy orders hit S&P 500 futures.
Treason, something to think about. – Just Saying
This is often summarized as âevery accusation is a confession.â These are drawn from his public statements, rallies, debates, and social media over the years.I kept it simple and stuck to well-documented cases with clear
Thank You, Mr. Trump: How Media Consolidation Is Accidentally Saving Journalism
The lack of money is a problem without an easy answer. But it is also, in a strange way, a kind of protection. With money comes control. The moment someone else starts paying the bills,
A Pivot Opportunity on America’s Mental Health Crisis â Redirecting Priorities from Endless War
You have the platform (X), cash, and disruption cred to make this viral and bipartisanâaddressing blue-city street crises and rural opioid/mental health gaps without heavy ideology. It aligns with your existing views, scales like your
Screwing the Pooch
Have you ever noticed the utter bullshit. Trump can screw you, he can screw the pooch, he can screw the nation, he has even shown he can screw the world. BUT he can't abolish daylight
Does you vote count, Damn Right it Does
This is a repost from Substack from the MeidasTouch Network 1 VOTE MeidasTouch Network 1d đ¨NEWS: Democrat Andy Thomson has won the Boca Raton mayoral race by just ONE vote. đľ Thomson â 7,568
Christian nationalism isn’t really about Christianity at al
The GOP has a unified voice. You can agree with it or despise it, but you always know what it is. Democrats keep waiting for permission to find theirs. That's not a messaging problem. That's
The GOAT Strategy
Keep the stories coming fast enough and messy enough, and the public eventually shrugs and goes back to everyday life. Work. Bills. Kids. Groceries. The ordinary things that actually matter in peopleâs lives.
A year in Memes, what has it come to.
In the beginningâand yes, that does sound like a Bible entryâthere was an event that would end up causing havoc far beyond our borders. America, it seems, had fallen asleep at the wheel. The country
Sorry Charley, were closed.
Verify your polling location and hours directly with your county election office. Confirm the week before you vote. And if possible, vote early.
To The United States Congress – Thirty eight words
You took an oath. Thirty eight words. You said them out loud, probably with your hand raised and people you love watching. They weren't complicated words. They didn't leave much room for interpretation. They asked
Nothing Goes Away, the list just gets longer.
It does strain military resources already stretched thin. It does risk escalating regional conflicts into something far deadlier. And it does get Americans Killed, why? because he had a feeling.
BEWARE THE NAME The more patriotic the name, the more suspicious you should be.
The SAVE America Act is currently working its way toward becoming law, and it would make it harder for real, eligible American citizens to vote â particularly seniors, low-income voters, and people of color who
War with Iran comes with a price
But when a war conveniently serves this many personal interests for one man, it's worth asking very loudly: whose war is this, really?
How to Protect your Voting Rights
Question what you are being told, check with your State, The State controls voting, not the Federal Government and especially not the current administration. You will lied to and you will be threatened. Follow these
Who’s your daddy?
Meanwhile, over in the political jungle, it looks like Trump just took one clean, decisive shot at the old Republican Party elephantâdropped it cold. The party's still twitching, but the carcass is there for everyone
“turn a blind eye” Ethical Complicity
All you hear is Midterms, but what about after that. Between midterms and the 2028 General Election every voter in the United States should do a little soul searching about thge candidates they are voting
Is This You?
I must say terms like RINO are offensive and inaccurate. It should also be noted that the largest percentage of voters, over 45% align themselves as independents, maybe that's why both parties fight so hard
A Call to Action: Defund Corporate Media and Support Independent Voices
Unsubscribe. Cancel your subscriptions. Withdraw your support. Defund them. Yes, it might mean sacrificing your favorite sitcom on Disney (a publicly traded behemoth with major institutional owners like Vanguard and BlackRock, entangled in a web
‘Over Here’ No Kings and No ICE
I grew up with big screen HEROS, John Wayne, Eddie Murphy, and way to many more saving America from the Evils of tyranny during WW II, and still enjoyed Gary Cooper as SGT York saving
It’s to late, so what, it’s not our money
The full post was a lengthy defense of the project (which he described as a "gift" to the U.S. valued at $300-400 million with no taxpayer funding, coordinated with the military and Secret Service), while
YouTube for the real news? Yes. and remember, if you vote to fund ICE you will never get another vote.
George Orwell's 1984 dystopian party gave one last command. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." and that is was Fox, CBS etc
Who actually has the power to stop Trump?
I will take back what I said earlier, I do want you to believe at least two things. ICE isn't about immigration, it's about intimidation, and any Senator or Congressman that votes for continued ICE
It is time to wake up
Eisenhowerâs decision was not about war it was about truth. He foresaw that memory fades and denial grows. He wanted to make disbelief impossible. His visit ensured that what he saw that day would not
Do you really want to make America Great Again?
To address this, perhaps we should consider implementing basic competency assessmentsâsay, an elementary-level literacy and civics testâfor anyone running for public office. It's a simple way to ensure a minimum standard of knowledge and capability.
When MAGA Woke Up, Or let’s play statistics
Did you know that a record-high 45% of U.S. adults now identify as political independents â more than identify as either Democrats or Republicans (both at 27% each)?That means independents are the single largest group
Stop Blaming the Republicans and Stop Blaming the Democrats
So, once again, stop the blanket name calling, stop the generic hate, direct your energy towards those that deserve it and let us (those like me) work with you to get this country on the
BREAKING NEWS: TOP SECRET MAP LEAKED FROM WHITE HOUSE PRINTING HOUSE!
Washington, D.C. â January 3, 2026 â In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through the corridors of power (and probably a few golf carts), unnamed sources have secreted away a highly classified parody
As The New Year Begins, Let’s Move Forward
I support the Forward movement because it is one of the few efforts trying to pull American politics out of the tribal trench warfare it has been stuck in for far too long. I donât
Thought of the day
Saw a robot post, a question from Elon MusK. Thought about his question and whether I wanted to know the answer, so I responded.
Dealing with the aftermath
Those who remain â especially those already planning to leave â should stand up now. Speak clearly. Let us know you are better than this administration, better than blind loyalty, better than silence. If youâre
Midterms 2026, get ready to make a difference. Tell Edgar enouph is enough.
Only through education can you understand the issues. Only through observation can you make informed decisions. Only by thinking for yourselves can you make a difference. And only by voting can you be heard.
The Republicans Announce their new Health Plan, Don’t think about Fake Epstein
In an effort to keep rates down and National Park attendance up as well as another Epstein diversion, the Republicans ('Appeal Again, Trump'Â has finally announced his new all inclusive Health Plan, the greatest health
When Reality Out-Parodies Parody – The Hegseth Way
And the tanker captain â maybe high, maybe bored, maybe both â basically hands over a 600-foot steel fortress like itâs a lost dog he found on the highway.
More on Free Speech – Lets Cut Through the Manure
Today itâs illegal hate speech. Tomorrow itâs âdestabilizing speech.â Next week itâs âmisleading narratives.â And soon⌠dissent itself becomes questionable.
To stay in the fight, just what fight where they staying in?
That means the narrative of âstay in the fightâ â or justification of the strike as combat â is highly contested, deeply ambiguous, and legally dubious given what is known so far. Got news for
Palisades Fires, who’s to blame?
I grew up in Southern California and my perspective is someone who lived the Southern California cycle with a clarity that a lot of outsiders, politicians, and even reporters miss. Southern California has always been
Sometimes it’s so obvious you have to slap yourself.
Itâs about his inability to deal with the word NO Thatâs the core.Trump cannot tolerate boundaries.Trump cannot accept limits.TRump cannot coexist with independent minds. In a healthy leader, No becomes: a check on power, a
Seditious my Ass
By labeling this âsedition,â Trump is effectively punishing someone for advocating compliance with basic military ethics and the law. Historically, this looks like a leader rewarding disobedience to law for political gain, which can backfire
Trump behaves as if everything is personal â because for him, it is.
But the consequences of his behavior are not personal. They plug into larger forces he barely understands.** Let me break this into the three layers that actually explain his behavior. 1. Inside Trumpâs mind, everything
Behind The AI Curtain
Weâll be digging into the âwhat nowsâ: a United States shaped by AI and robotics; the question of whether thirdâworld countries will sit by while our systems keep exploiting them; how we balance a modern,
Your Money — If Donald Trump Had Paid His BillsâŚ
If Trump had actually honored every obligation over the past 40 years, he wouldnât be the legendary mogul he claims to be. Heâd be a comfortably upper-middle-class real estate owner, maybe a minor hotel owner,
Elon’s Future
The most likely outcome is that AI and robots make everyone wealthy. In fact, far wealthier than the richest person on Earth
Trump and Fake News
In the early days of Trumpâs âfake newsâ attacks, there were instances where media outlets made errors or pushed commentary as reporting. Calling out bias wasnât entirely unreasonable. But over the years, the meaning of
The Bigger Threat: ICE Out of Control
Even if Trump were politically neutered tomorrow â even if Congress blocked every impulsive idea, every executive action, every attempt at strongman theatrics â ICE would still remain a threat on its own.
Making The Two Party System Work. Politics for Dummy’s
But if you can get them off their soap boxes and convince them to compromise, open their eyes to what the other side wants, you should end up with this.
The Man Who Would Never Leave
Thatâs why the real safeguard in this moment isnât the law, the courts, or even the voters. Itâs the Republican Party. Only Republicans have the institutional power to restrain him. Only they can join with
Governing requires Thought not Fear
Governing requires thought, compromise, and foresight; dictating only needs instinctual levers: fear, greed, loyalty, and outrage.
Federal Judge Mark L. Wolf resigned, did we lose or gain a Champion?
Federal Judge Mark L. Wolf recently resigned from the District Court for the District of Massachusetts to protest President Trump's actions. In a published essay, he stated his resignation was necessary to speak out against what he
The highest probablity numbers to pick to win the lottery.
Some lotteries use the same set of balls for years, with routine maintenance. Others rotate sets. Either way, the goal is consistency and fairness, not to "reset" patterns.
Weightloss, The Math, the Messaging, and the Missing Piece
This event coincided with President Trump announcing price cuts for GLPâ1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from over $1,000 to as low as $149 per month for Medicare/Medicaid users, with executives from Eli Lilly and
In My Opinion. Trump hasn’t lost it, he never had it.
The following is un edited, my question and the reponse. And I asked for permission to use it. Question: Looking for an opinion, doesn't have to be fact and this is conversation, not fact checking.
Spider Silk, the fabric for Mars
Spider silkâs intrinsic properties make it almost tailor-made for advanced aerospace and bioengineering uses: Extreme tensile strength â stronger than steel by weight, yet flexible. Lightweight and breathable, which could make it ideal for space
The Algorithm That Doesnât Want You to Grow
If intelligence â human or artificial â is to mean anything, it should push us outward, not lock us in. The algorithm shouldnât be our mirror; it should be our telescope.
Trump cannot be stopped by prayers, tweets, or wishful thinking.
Look, Iâm not anyone special. No connections. No funding. No big plan. Just me. Just a cup of coffee. Trump isnât going to be stopped by waiting for someone else. Not the courts. Not the
Why I Speak Out Against MAGA – Why I Speak Out Against WOKE
The real Republican core â the conservative moderates â have always been here. And one day, MAGA will get their rude awakening. The party belongs to the steady, thoughtful, principled conservatives. Not the outsiders trying
Back to that Daily Coffee.
So what is below is jumping into the middle of a discussion, but you should get the drift. We need to figure this stuff out, we need to act, not always react. You may say,
Why Do The Ultra Rich Make Asses Of Themselves
Why do the ultra rich, like Donald and Elon have to make such asses of themselves. they already have everything any million people could want?
It Hurts To Be Right
I hope they have Trump give the closing eulogy, that will give everyone at least 30 minutes to leave, otherwise they will have to listen to 30 seconds how great Charlie was, and the remaining
MAGA Hypocrisy
First I would like to say I never saw Charlie Kirk do anything so I certainly have nothing bad to say about him, and I do not appove of the violence and cetainly not murder.Â
If You Aren’t MAGA
In Remembrance of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, who will be next?
Why People Are So Angry
Itâs not just one man or one party, though Trumpâs barrage of falsehoods and attacks made the trend painfully visible. Washingtonâs insiders have grown comfortable rewriting the playbook to suit themselves. The result is a
Loyalty to Country, Not to a Man
Real loyalty isnât to a man. Real loyalty is to our country. And a country shows its loyalty back by taking care of its people. That means intelligent solutions, not slogans. It means tackling the
Get Back to the Issues
Voters deserve more than fear and name-calling. It doesnât matter if the attack ads come from the right or the leftâtheyâre distractions. What matters is whether a candidate will look us in the eye and
Gerrymandering: Why Do Rules Exist If No One Follows Them?
So the question remains: if no one is playing by the rules, why do the rules exist? Perhaps the answer is that the rules are waitingâfor us. They are waiting for citizens to demand better,
A Morning Note to a Friend That Isn’t Like Me
Democrats often avoid real solutions, framing these problems as the result of a failed society. The reality is many of these so-called âdowntroddenâ are instead lazy, addicted, or opportunisticâknowing they can live off handouts and
QR Codes to Share
Please share the codes, help us build traffic and spead our message. Remember, we fact check our messages and commentaries. SANITY Save America Now, Integrity, Truth and You  - No Hate and not radical, just
The Most Important Political Move You Can Make
For decades I voted the party line. There was only one box I shaded in, and it was the one that said âRepublican.â After a while, I started to actually think about who I was
What we hear about us.
The Michael and Sarah Walker podcast from "Elephant in the Ink Room" is a political commentary podcast that focuses on the current political climate in the United States. The episodes are often quite short, with
Fires Everywhere
Trump isnât just lighting political fires â heâs keeping them burning long enough to distract us from the real game. From DOJ slow-walks to federalizing D.C., from the Epstein fallout to filling Washington with loyalists,
The song “Love Makes the World Go Around”, On X it’s HATE.
Sometimes you just wake up and the first thing you see is some Troll posting something they found and out of ignorance have fact checked it while cruising X dot Com while having their morning
I Grew Up with the Truth â Now I Watch Them Bury It
I grew up believing truth had power. That facts could stand on their own â maybe bruised in the headlines, maybe doubted in the moment â but ultimately stronger than lies. And when the truth
“Boring? Try Being a Moderate.”
But make no mistake: if it were Marxists or Leninists destroying us, Iâd be saying the exact same thing. Sometimes you have to throw the punch across the line to be heard. That doesnât mean
Daily Rant: Acceptance and Action
I perceive Trump as a clear and present danger to the Republic. A wannabe dictator â or as I call it, a "dictraitor." Heâs a power-hungry tyrant who demands absolute loyalty, sees himself as above
A Call for ViolenceâIs That Really What You Want?
When you see the uniformed enforcers, remind them: their oath is to the Constitution, not the President. Ask them: Is this what you want for your childrenâs future? Ask them: Do you want a fight?
Step Two â Acceptance
But laughter made it safe. Laughter made it seem like it wasnât really serious. They poked fun at Biden too, right? They always poke fun at everyone. So we dismissed the threat. We smirked, shrugged,
đĽ Well, This Is a Fine Pickle We’re In
If you have read this far, then there is one question for you, and it's the most important one you will ever be asked out here. What is Plan B? Â
Good thing I roast my own coffee beans.
What Iâm trying to build here is honest commentary â something that might offer insight, even if you donât yet know the right questions to ask. Maybe this space helps you start asking, instead of
I do Dammit.
And let's be honest â no one really sees what I do. Iâm not Elon. Iâm not one of the influencers with a million eyes tracking every word. Iâm just⌠me. A nobody trying to
It’s not Paranoia, It’s Real
Iâve lived through times when we actually moved forward. Times when, despite our flaws, we were at least trying to get better. But now? It feels like people are giving up ground they donât even
The Morning After
As Trump droned on to a completely silent audience, he told us we could now deduct auto loan interest from our taxes â a âfirst-time-everâ benefit, supposedly created by him. The lies come so easily
Not Quite the Fourth – 2025
I used to feel proud on this day. Now I mostly feel determined. Determined not to let the loudest, angriest voices define what this country becomes. Determined not to let indifference win. Determined to say
A little history to my reasons for being. (This was my 2nd morning coffee post)
I was a 9-year-old American officerâs son when I walked through Dachau. I remember the ovens, the showersâstains still on the walls.
About Here – How it started, and where it is going.
As time passed, I kept wondering: what happens if we impeach the Putz? And Iâll admit, I was hesitant to see the Vice President take over. Why? Because he doesnât stand for America. He sold
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