The View from Afar: Thursday, May 22, 2025

THE VIEW FROM AFAR

Notes from a retired newspaper publisher

Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Senate plays by different rules.#

Leavitt should have said it was the first step because the real savings from the next bill will require 60 votes in the Senate. https://t.co/IeSbXYXlua [Link]#

Don’t you hate it when governors hate so much they overreach?#

Who decides what Democrat Gov. Hochul will consider hate? https://t.co/3EvmNDCxYd [Link]#

Touché!#

With deference, honesty, and acerbic accuracy, Judge Ho reminds Justice Roberts and SCOTUS of its responsibilities. — Fifth Circuit Assigns <i>A.A.R.P. v. Trump</i> To New Panel For Reargument, Judge Ho Concurs https://t.co/8lcCmAL1G2 via @reason [Link]#

The captured media.#

Ruthlessly forthright kneeing of the compromised media that has forgotten what journalism requires. — Media sides with genocide, by @donsurber https://t.co/InLKuz81iv [Link]#
“Captured media” has a certain ring about it. — #JOURNALISM: https://t.co/zIhFy8R1NA https://t.co/NPmlr5mLmV https://t.co/rCemIus4IH [Link]#

Is SCOTUS interested in justice? #

The judicial mistake is to consider the “government” as a consistent entity rather than the dynamic, changing institution that it is. — This Ain‘t Right, by @utahprez https://t.co/nZWOLEYHpG [Link]#

Journalism.#

@Tom_Maguire @elonmusk Never stoop to reading “The Atlantic,” even to understand what the opposition thinks. Life is too short for bad fiction. [Link]#

Peerhaps Elias missed the Ethics class in law school.#

Lies, damned lies, and Marc Elias’ statistics. — There is No Legal or Factual Basis to Overturn Wisconsin’s Congressional Map https://t.co/Q0IKbcDGPe [Link]#

Find out who you really are.#

RT @EYakoby: This is you visiting a Palestinian national who openly said he “loves killing Jews” and “wants to kill more.” https://t.co/4A2… [Link]#

Sometimes you need to get the attention of the sick patient.#

RT @BillMelugin_: BREAKING: DHS has officially revoked Harvard‘s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, meaning that they can… [Link]#

Waiting for the captured media to catch up.#

RT @KatiePavlich: The South African Minister of Agriculture confirmed in the Oval Office today that white farmers are being killed and that… [Link]#

Double standards.#

RT @ScottJenningsKY: Oh look, Democrats are suddenly concerned about the implications of people in one party criminally investigating peopl… [Link]#

Yes. Who benefits?#

RT @DataRepublican: 🧾🇺🇸 We‘re Not Broke Because of Math; We‘re Broke Because of Corruption... ... This week, Elon Musk declared his intent to ste… [Link]#

There were too many powerful people in the White House and not one of them was President.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: Anita Dunn was not the most powerful figure in the Biden WH. ... ... She was an Obama official first and foremost, and was… [Link]#

DOGE.#

RT @elonmusk: Government is wasting about $100 million per year on unused phone lines! [Link]#

Someone suggest to Sen. Schumer that he stop selectively editing the facts. #

RT @CynicalPublius: So The Big Beautiful Bill passed, and the usual suspects on the right are having a meltdown about the uniparty, “I’m ne… [Link]#

Climate.#

RT @BigJoeBastardi: Please read all of this. I gave the charts below to Grok, 2024 SST, 2025 SST, the graphic of the mid ocean spreading z… [Link]#

Caught telling word games.#

RT @RobertMSterling: “There is no confiscation of land.” There’s just “a measure that would allow the government to take land without provi… [Link]#
RT @HansMahncke: What President Trump just did to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, confronting his denial about attacks on white fa… [Link]#
RT @RapidResponse47: Retief Goosen: "My dad was a property developer as well as a part-time farmer. And yeah, some of his buddy farmers got… [Link]#

Um, the Constitution? Does it mean anything to you?#

RT @Heminator: Two SCOTUS justices just voted that it was OK to strip an elected representative‘s right to vote in the legislature b/c the… [Link]#

Talk about not reading the room!#

RT @VigilantFox: And just when the weight of it was setting in, NBC’s Peter Alexander tried to hijack the moment.... ... “Mr. President, the Pent… [Link]#

Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Senate plays by different rules.#

Leavitt should have said it was the first step because the real savings from the next bill will require 60 votes in the Senate. https://t.co/IeSbXYXlua [Link]#

Don’t you hate it when governors hate so much they overreach?#

Who decides what Democrat Gov. Hochul will consider hate? https://t.co/3EvmNDCxYd [Link]#

Touché!#

With deference, honesty, and acerbic accuracy, Judge Ho reminds Justice Roberts and SCOTUS of its responsibilities. — Fifth Circuit Assigns <i>A.A.R.P. v. Trump</i> To New Panel For Reargument, Judge Ho Concurs https://t.co/8lcCmAL1G2 via @reason [Link]#

The captured media.#

Ruthlessly forthright kneeing of the compromised media that has forgotten what journalism requires. — Media sides with genocide, by @donsurber https://t.co/InLKuz81iv [Link]#
“Captured media” has a certain ring about it. — #JOURNALISM: https://t.co/zIhFy8R1NA https://t.co/NPmlr5mLmV https://t.co/rCemIus4IH [Link]#

Is SCOTUS interested in justice? #

The judicial mistake is to consider the “government” as a consistent entity rather than the dynamic, changing institution that it is. — This Ain‘t Right, by @utahprez https://t.co/nZWOLEYHpG [Link]#

Journalism.#

@Tom_Maguire @elonmusk Never stoop to reading “The Atlantic,” even to understand what the opposition thinks. Life is too short for bad fiction. [Link]#

Peerhaps Elias missed the Ethics class in law school.#

Lies, damned lies, and Marc Elias’ statistics. — There is No Legal or Factual Basis to Overturn Wisconsin’s Congressional Map https://t.co/Q0IKbcDGPe [Link]#

Find out who you really are.#

RT @EYakoby: This is you visiting a Palestinian national who openly said he “loves killing Jews” and “wants to kill more.” https://t.co/4A2… [Link]#

Sometimes you need to get the attention of the sick patient.#

RT @BillMelugin_: BREAKING: DHS has officially revoked Harvard‘s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, meaning that they can… [Link]#

Waiting for the captured media to catch up.#

RT @KatiePavlich: The South African Minister of Agriculture confirmed in the Oval Office today that white farmers are being killed and that… [Link]#

Double standards.#

RT @ScottJenningsKY: Oh look, Democrats are suddenly concerned about the implications of people in one party criminally investigating peopl… [Link]#

Yes. Who benefits?#

RT @DataRepublican: 🧾🇺🇸 We‘re Not Broke Because of Math; We‘re Broke Because of Corruption... ... This week, Elon Musk declared his intent to ste… [Link]#

There were too many powerful people in the White House and not one of them was President.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: Anita Dunn was not the most powerful figure in the Biden WH. ... ... She was an Obama official first and foremost, and was… [Link]#

DOGE.#

RT @elonmusk: Government is wasting about $100 million per year on unused phone lines! [Link]#

Someone suggest to Sen. Schumer that he stop selectively editing the facts. #

RT @CynicalPublius: So The Big Beautiful Bill passed, and the usual suspects on the right are having a meltdown about the uniparty, “I’m ne… [Link]#

Climate.#

RT @BigJoeBastardi: Please read all of this. I gave the charts below to Grok, 2024 SST, 2025 SST, the graphic of the mid ocean spreading z… [Link]#

Caught telling word games.#

RT @RobertMSterling: “There is no confiscation of land.” There’s just “a measure that would allow the government to take land without provi… [Link]#
RT @HansMahncke: What President Trump just did to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, confronting his denial about attacks on white fa… [Link]#
RT @RapidResponse47: Retief Goosen: "My dad was a property developer as well as a part-time farmer. And yeah, some of his buddy farmers got… [Link]#

Um, the Constitution? Does it mean anything to you?#

RT @Heminator: Two SCOTUS justices just voted that it was OK to strip an elected representative‘s right to vote in the legislature b/c the… [Link]#

Talk about not reading the room!#

RT @VigilantFox: And just when the weight of it was setting in, NBC’s Peter Alexander tried to hijack the moment.... ... “Mr. President, the Pent… [Link]#

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