The View from Afar: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Tweets#

The way journalism, from a position, used to be.#

Don Surber shredding politicians, one at a time. — Up next: the deregulation of America https://t.co/UYcdjkw4XT [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

“Gotcha journalism” went out of style back when CBS’ “60 Minutes” was in diapers. — ABC Ambushes Barstool‘s Dave Portnoy, Gets Wrecked https://t.co/eSkVJFtwsc [Link]#
Yet another “journalism” fail. — SHOCKER! MSNBC Issues a Correction on Claim About Kash Patel, Nightclubs and FBI HQ https://t.co/votpB1bBaa [Link]#

Not all is cool with the judiciary.#

Not all is as it seems. — BOOM! Stephen Miller’s America First Legal Drops Bombshell Lawsuit Against Chief Justice John Roberts https://t.co/tmQ4JMOeJT #gatewaypundit via @gatewaypundit [Link]#
SCOTUS has let the insanity run rampant. — ‘This Is Truly Insane’: Jonathan Turley Delivers Brutal Assessment Of Letitia James’ Latest Anti-Trump Suit https://t.co/ZmoGs1drO5 via @dailycaller [Link]#

She tied her own shoelaces together.#

Keep talking. — "Keep the Government Out": NPR‘s Katherine Maher Continues to Make the Case for Defunding NPR https://t.co/WYiY7Uucjk [Link]#

Grift.#

The Green New Deal was neither green nor a deal. — STEVE MILLOY: Congress Must Repeal All Green New Scam Subsidies https://t.co/tyESnL4k8X via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#

And you cnanot change the channel.#

Overacting, the Democrats aren’t even good at political theater. — From One Fake Left-wing Hysteria to the Next https://t.co/LmI9CIoVe2 [Link]#

Retweets#

DOD may need an extra push to get the jobs done.#

RT @CynicalPublius: Pete, I know you got this and you are totally awesome, but I also know the Joint Staff is going to come up with a bunch… [Link]#

Houthies supposedly capitulate ... for now.#

RT @BehizyTweets: BREAKING: President Trump just announced that the United States will stop the bombings of the Houthis in Yemen, effective… [Link]#
RT @DrEliDavid: This used to be the Hudaydah port in Yemen, their largest Red Sea port. It‘s all in flames after Israel 🇮🇱 dropped 50 massi… [Link]#

Education fail in too many states.#

RT @ChadAldeman: "The average Black student in Mississippi performed about 1.5 grade levels ahead of the average Black student in Wisconsin… [Link]#

Pulitzer fail.#

RT @charliekirk11: Evan Vucci’s photograph of Donald Trump after last summer’s assassination attempt is iconic — maybe the single most famo… [Link]#

Countering state-sponsored lawfare.#

RT @laralogan: Tina Peters is behind bars because what they did with the voting machines in Colorado to steal the election, they did all ov… [Link]#
RT @charliekirk11: 🚨BREAKING: President Trump has just called on Colorado to free Tina Peters. He is directing the DOJ to "take all necessa… [Link]#
RT @DissidentClint: If enemy troops surprised the US and invaded the homeland, would each soldier require due process before the military c… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BYRON DONALDS SAID IT PERFECTLY: "When it comes to due process, that is a privilege reserved for American citizens."... ... "Wh… [Link]#
RT @DanLennington: 👎Biden‘s "Equity" is Unraveling. Trump Admin notified a federal court they will rescind Biden‘s ESG rule, which allowed… [Link]#

An insurrection.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: Breaking: Antifa are trying to burn down the @UW campus as their occupation of the Engineering Building spirals out of contr… [Link]d#
RT @mirandadevine: Story’s up: Corrupt Venezuelan officials ‘facilitated’ Tren de Aragua gang’s reign of terror in US, per declassified int… [Link]#

Senators holding out not on principle but more likely for perks.#

RT @DataRepublican: The four key Senators we need to focus on, IMO, are Cassidy, Thune, Tillis, and Cornyn. I‘ll share their phone numbers… [Link]#
RT @SidneyPowell1: WTF?! We must vote EvERY one of these traitors OUT‼️attention @DataRepublican , find out how much these Senators or some… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: If you don’t like Judge Boasberg getting assigned cases, you’re gonna love Judge Boasberg getting to assign prosecutors.… [Link]#

Where is Congress.#

RT @profstonge: Elon is stepping back from DOGE, but promises DOGE will be permanent instead of wrapping up in July.... ... While Congress and co… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @profstonge: Jobs are booming. ... ... And they’re real jobs — not government jobs.... ... Media‘s praying for a Trump recession. The reality is job… [Link]#
RT @BillMelugin_: Unsurprisingly, not a single Los Angeles media outlet has updated their articles to mention the suspects are illegal alie… [Link]#
RT @Noamkt_: The Truth About Gaza... ... Israel “occupies” Gaza? That’s the lie the media runs with. But in 2005, Israel pulled out completely. N… [Link]#

A version of pork.#

RT @tracybeanz: NC - Call your legislators and demand they remove Section 19 in the farm bill, which grants immunity to pesticide companies… [Link]#

Democrat political theater.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Why do Dems think cigar smoking is a fireable offense for DHS officers? [Link]#

Financial malfeasance.#

RT @TheJusticeDept: Credit Suisse Services AG Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets and Income in Offshore Accounts and A… [Link]#

Games after Lincoln Center.#

RT @RichardGrenell: Shame on you, @AmericanIdol. ... ... Inviting @Lin_Manuel to be a mentor to young people 3 weeks after Lin pulled his show fr… [Link]#

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Tweets#

The way journalism, from a position, used to be.#

Don Surber shredding politicians, one at a time. — Up next: the deregulation of America https://t.co/UYcdjkw4XT [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

“Gotcha journalism” went out of style back when CBS’ “60 Minutes” was in diapers. — ABC Ambushes Barstool‘s Dave Portnoy, Gets Wrecked https://t.co/eSkVJFtwsc [Link]#
Yet another “journalism” fail. — SHOCKER! MSNBC Issues a Correction on Claim About Kash Patel, Nightclubs and FBI HQ https://t.co/votpB1bBaa [Link]#

Not all is cool with the judiciary.#

Not all is as it seems. — BOOM! Stephen Miller’s America First Legal Drops Bombshell Lawsuit Against Chief Justice John Roberts https://t.co/tmQ4JMOeJT #gatewaypundit via @gatewaypundit [Link]#
SCOTUS has let the insanity run rampant. — ‘This Is Truly Insane’: Jonathan Turley Delivers Brutal Assessment Of Letitia James’ Latest Anti-Trump Suit https://t.co/ZmoGs1drO5 via @dailycaller [Link]#

She tied her own shoelaces together.#

Keep talking. — "Keep the Government Out": NPR‘s Katherine Maher Continues to Make the Case for Defunding NPR https://t.co/WYiY7Uucjk [Link]#

Grift.#

The Green New Deal was neither green nor a deal. — STEVE MILLOY: Congress Must Repeal All Green New Scam Subsidies https://t.co/tyESnL4k8X via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#

And you cnanot change the channel.#

Overacting, the Democrats aren’t even good at political theater. — From One Fake Left-wing Hysteria to the Next https://t.co/LmI9CIoVe2 [Link]#

Retweets#

DOD may need an extra push to get the jobs done.#

RT @CynicalPublius: Pete, I know you got this and you are totally awesome, but I also know the Joint Staff is going to come up with a bunch… [Link]#

Houthies supposedly capitulate ... for now.#

RT @BehizyTweets: BREAKING: President Trump just announced that the United States will stop the bombings of the Houthis in Yemen, effective… [Link]#
RT @DrEliDavid: This used to be the Hudaydah port in Yemen, their largest Red Sea port. It‘s all in flames after Israel 🇮🇱 dropped 50 massi… [Link]#

Education fail in too many states.#

RT @ChadAldeman: "The average Black student in Mississippi performed about 1.5 grade levels ahead of the average Black student in Wisconsin… [Link]#

Pulitzer fail.#

RT @charliekirk11: Evan Vucci’s photograph of Donald Trump after last summer’s assassination attempt is iconic — maybe the single most famo… [Link]#

Countering state-sponsored lawfare.#

RT @laralogan: Tina Peters is behind bars because what they did with the voting machines in Colorado to steal the election, they did all ov… [Link]#
RT @charliekirk11: 🚨BREAKING: President Trump has just called on Colorado to free Tina Peters. He is directing the DOJ to "take all necessa… [Link]#
RT @DissidentClint: If enemy troops surprised the US and invaded the homeland, would each soldier require due process before the military c… [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 BYRON DONALDS SAID IT PERFECTLY: "When it comes to due process, that is a privilege reserved for American citizens."... ... "Wh… [Link]#
RT @DanLennington: 👎Biden‘s "Equity" is Unraveling. Trump Admin notified a federal court they will rescind Biden‘s ESG rule, which allowed… [Link]#

An insurrection.#

RT @MrAndyNgo: Breaking: Antifa are trying to burn down the @UW campus as their occupation of the Engineering Building spirals out of contr… [Link]d#
RT @mirandadevine: Story’s up: Corrupt Venezuelan officials ‘facilitated’ Tren de Aragua gang’s reign of terror in US, per declassified int… [Link]#

Senators holding out not on principle but more likely for perks.#

RT @DataRepublican: The four key Senators we need to focus on, IMO, are Cassidy, Thune, Tillis, and Cornyn. I‘ll share their phone numbers… [Link]#
RT @SidneyPowell1: WTF?! We must vote EvERY one of these traitors OUT‼️attention @DataRepublican , find out how much these Senators or some… [Link]#
RT @MikeBenzCyber: If you don’t like Judge Boasberg getting assigned cases, you’re gonna love Judge Boasberg getting to assign prosecutors.… [Link]#

Where is Congress.#

RT @profstonge: Elon is stepping back from DOGE, but promises DOGE will be permanent instead of wrapping up in July.... ... While Congress and co… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @profstonge: Jobs are booming. ... ... And they’re real jobs — not government jobs.... ... Media‘s praying for a Trump recession. The reality is job… [Link]#
RT @BillMelugin_: Unsurprisingly, not a single Los Angeles media outlet has updated their articles to mention the suspects are illegal alie… [Link]#
RT @Noamkt_: The Truth About Gaza... ... Israel “occupies” Gaza? That’s the lie the media runs with. But in 2005, Israel pulled out completely. N… [Link]#

A version of pork.#

RT @tracybeanz: NC - Call your legislators and demand they remove Section 19 in the farm bill, which grants immunity to pesticide companies… [Link]#

Democrat political theater.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: Why do Dems think cigar smoking is a fireable offense for DHS officers? [Link]#

Financial malfeasance.#

RT @TheJusticeDept: Credit Suisse Services AG Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets and Income in Offshore Accounts and A… [Link]#

Games after Lincoln Center.#

RT @RichardGrenell: Shame on you, @AmericanIdol. ... ... Inviting @Lin_Manuel to be a mentor to young people 3 weeks after Lin pulled his show fr… [Link]#

Last update: Tuesday May 6, 2025; 7:55 PM EDT.