The View from Afar: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

THE VIEW FROM AFAR

Notes from a retired newspaper publisher

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Band of Brothers.#

@catturd2 You get a field promotion when you finish the BoB series. BTW, when my Dad got one, his first command was “Retreat!” Saved lives for later campaigns. Rainbow Division. 122 infantry. Anti-tank company. [Link]#

Proper defense.#

Not all people think the same. — GOOD ADVICE: Why We Carry: Because Crazies – Either Imported or Domestic – Can Lash Out Without Notice. https://t.co/8k0SmF0GRx [Link]#

Too intelligent to be smart.#

Hubris, like stepping on a rake, has consequences. — TRUE: https://t.co/Eqqg047pye Related ... https://t.co/cDOoQMhS8s [Link]#

That’s the reason for bad lawfare that passive aggressive Chief Justice Roberts is letting happen.#

Democrats temping Trump to a manufactured crime. — MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Courts are infected with ‘injunctivitis’ — and tempting Trump’s defiance, https://t.co/WSKvgyyIAB [Link]#

Subversion.#

What are the penalties for subversion? — THEY HAD TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY IN ORDER TO SAVE IT: Biden Aide Admits Staff Did ‘Undemocratic Things https://t.co/oHfvu09bU2 [Link]#
Consequences when there are no consequences. — Biden Forgives Student Loans and ... Behold, Defaults Skyrocket https://t.co/yb2FE3o5Bt [Link]#
@chasrmartin Suggest another crime that applies. [Link]#

Where do you stand?#

@Tom_Maguire @BuzzPatterson I am. I cannot deduce your political recommendations from your posts. Clearly anti-Trump but seem to gloss over the ... um ... failings and poor judgment of every single Democrat in the book. [Link]#
@Tom_Maguire @BuzzPatterson Tom, I see what you stand against but have no idea of what … or who … you could possibly stand for. [Link]#

Yes, but it is not too late.#

RT @EricLDaugh: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We should have been voting on DOGE cuts every single week." https://t.co/4RQ7VTiKWk [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declares that DOGE efforts will CONTINUE no matter how hard the media attack it.... ... "The e… [Link]#

Thuggery.#

RT @LegInsurrection: Southern Poverty Law Center is making it clear—oppose their politics, and they’ll try to erase you. ... ... https://t.co/aPH… [Link]#

Facing down lawfare.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: ICYMI After researching the due process precedent, I find Trump Administration’s argument here persuasive, which in Al… [Link]#
RT @ProfMJCleveland: 🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Judge denied Trump’s Motion for Reconsideration re aliens removed to South Sudan. Court portrays chaos as… [Link]#
RT @LegInsurrection: Chief Justice Roberts “could use the bully pulpit to get the District court judges in line, much like he’s tried to us… [Link]#

What the Democrats did to themselves.#

RT @wretchardthecat: But the usurpers forgot one thing, for which post-election Democrats blame them. A palace coup was useless if the WH f… [Link]#

Interntional affairs fail.#

RT @HilzFuld: The UN/France/UK/Canada: “Israel, end the war immediately!”... ... Israel: “Sure. Nothing would make us happier.”... ... The UN/France/UK… [Link]#

What DOGE discovered.#

RT @cb_doge: 🚨 ELON MUSK: "Only 10 to 15 cents on the dollar actually gets to the end recipient. So they‘re just stealing the money before… [Link]#
RT @cb_doge: 🚨 DOGE: "We found the payments to the Taliban, so just a few hours after we got into their headquarters, we found that their c… [Link]#

AI Garbage in; garbage out.#

RT @elonmusk: Memento [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @LegInsurrection: Jake Tapper spent four years ignoring Biden’s decline, and now he’s demanding health transparency from Trump. Spare us… [Link]#
RT @mirandadevine: Democracy dies in darkness and lies. [Link]#

Righting wrongs.#

RT @RapidResponse47: https://t.co/I3xwPDx6mf [Link]#

The real game afoot.#

RT @Oilfield_Rando: Nope. No. Don’t even let these sorry bastards try this shit. ... ... It was all deliberate. DHS was run by a man who speciali… [Link]#

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Band of Brothers.#

@catturd2 You get a field promotion when you finish the BoB series. BTW, when my Dad got one, his first command was “Retreat!” Saved lives for later campaigns. Rainbow Division. 122 infantry. Anti-tank company. [Link]#

Proper defense.#

Not all people think the same. — GOOD ADVICE: Why We Carry: Because Crazies – Either Imported or Domestic – Can Lash Out Without Notice. https://t.co/8k0SmF0GRx [Link]#

Too intelligent to be smart.#

Hubris, like stepping on a rake, has consequences. — TRUE: https://t.co/Eqqg047pye Related ... https://t.co/cDOoQMhS8s [Link]#

That’s the reason for bad lawfare that passive aggressive Chief Justice Roberts is letting happen.#

Democrats temping Trump to a manufactured crime. — MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: Courts are infected with ‘injunctivitis’ — and tempting Trump’s defiance, https://t.co/WSKvgyyIAB [Link]#

Subversion.#

What are the penalties for subversion? — THEY HAD TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY IN ORDER TO SAVE IT: Biden Aide Admits Staff Did ‘Undemocratic Things https://t.co/oHfvu09bU2 [Link]#
Consequences when there are no consequences. — Biden Forgives Student Loans and ... Behold, Defaults Skyrocket https://t.co/yb2FE3o5Bt [Link]#
@chasrmartin Suggest another crime that applies. [Link]#

Where do you stand?#

@Tom_Maguire @BuzzPatterson I am. I cannot deduce your political recommendations from your posts. Clearly anti-Trump but seem to gloss over the ... um ... failings and poor judgment of every single Democrat in the book. [Link]#
@Tom_Maguire @BuzzPatterson Tom, I see what you stand against but have no idea of what … or who … you could possibly stand for. [Link]#

Yes, but it is not too late.#

RT @EricLDaugh: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We should have been voting on DOGE cuts every single week." https://t.co/4RQ7VTiKWk [Link]#
RT @EricLDaugh: 🚨 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declares that DOGE efforts will CONTINUE no matter how hard the media attack it.... ... "The e… [Link]#

Thuggery.#

RT @LegInsurrection: Southern Poverty Law Center is making it clear—oppose their politics, and they’ll try to erase you. ... ... https://t.co/aPH… [Link]#

Facing down lawfare.#

RT @ProfMJCleveland: ICYMI After researching the due process precedent, I find Trump Administration’s argument here persuasive, which in Al… [Link]#
RT @ProfMJCleveland: 🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Judge denied Trump’s Motion for Reconsideration re aliens removed to South Sudan. Court portrays chaos as… [Link]#
RT @LegInsurrection: Chief Justice Roberts “could use the bully pulpit to get the District court judges in line, much like he’s tried to us… [Link]#

What the Democrats did to themselves.#

RT @wretchardthecat: But the usurpers forgot one thing, for which post-election Democrats blame them. A palace coup was useless if the WH f… [Link]#

Interntional affairs fail.#

RT @HilzFuld: The UN/France/UK/Canada: “Israel, end the war immediately!”... ... Israel: “Sure. Nothing would make us happier.”... ... The UN/France/UK… [Link]#

What DOGE discovered.#

RT @cb_doge: 🚨 ELON MUSK: "Only 10 to 15 cents on the dollar actually gets to the end recipient. So they‘re just stealing the money before… [Link]#
RT @cb_doge: 🚨 DOGE: "We found the payments to the Taliban, so just a few hours after we got into their headquarters, we found that their c… [Link]#

AI Garbage in; garbage out.#

RT @elonmusk: Memento [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @LegInsurrection: Jake Tapper spent four years ignoring Biden’s decline, and now he’s demanding health transparency from Trump. Spare us… [Link]#
RT @mirandadevine: Democracy dies in darkness and lies. [Link]#

Righting wrongs.#

RT @RapidResponse47: https://t.co/I3xwPDx6mf [Link]#

The real game afoot.#

RT @Oilfield_Rando: Nope. No. Don’t even let these sorry bastards try this shit. ... ... It was all deliberate. DHS was run by a man who speciali… [Link]#

Last update: Tuesday May 27, 2025; 10:40 PM EDT.