The View from Afar: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tweets#

Possible election interference.#

We have reason to be suspicious and Georgia officials keep adding more reasons for suspicions — When Circumstantial Evidence Becomes a Pattern: Why I Question Election Integrity https://t.co/gwCpYr3ea4 [Link]#

CBS did the proper thing for sound journalism.#

If one leaves out necessary landmarks, a map would be inaccurate. CBS may have fact-checked, but they never said their piece was honest or complete. — When CBS silenced Andy Rooney. Twice. https://t.co/wIBkOTrSRx [Link]#

A deep state is unconstitutional.#

Necessary and almost too late. — PROGRESS: How the Trump Administration Is Taming the Administrative State. https://t.co/38nBnticpb [Link]#

The blind trying to buffalo the blind.#

@GovKathyHochul How about teaching people about AI? How about using AI so you at least know how it can be better used? How about not trying to legislate common sense? [Link]#

Newspaper ownership was closer to the people fifty years ago.#

@RockChartrand Not accurate. Prior to 1970, most smaller ones were independently owned. That’s when chains grew, often funded by pension funds looking for an easy ROI and as estate taxes crushed. Many crusty publishers were “of the people” independent. We’re the last small independent in NYS. [Link]#
@PeterSweden7 To see why much of the media is biased left, look at what reporters/editors majored in in college and how those departments were corrupted. [Link]#

DEI was unAmerican.#

Is there anything that Democrats can’t claim to be standing on principle and screw up. — MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: DEI hollowed out a generation — and sapped America’s promise. https://t.co/zf6kOiVf1W [Link]#

Retweets#

The economic illiteracy comes from public education that lost its value.#

RT @RockChartrand: This is economic illiteracy dressed up as a gotcha.... Jobs are not created by freezing technology in place. They’re create… [Link]#
RT @RockChartrand: Politicians who obsess over taxing and redistribution are confessing failure.... They’re admitting they can’t make society… [Link]#
RT @RockChartrand: So according to Bernie Sanders, no one needs more than a billion dollars, except the politicians who get to confiscate i… [Link]#
RT @FAHayekSays: Hayek was asked to leave “a statement for the future generations.” His response is brilliant:... ... “Modern civilization which… [Link]#

Holding authorities accountable.#

RT @RobProvince: Didn’t you arrest a baker like 50 times for not making a gay cake? [Link]#

Some people who claim to be journalists are not.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: And the reason they are treated this way is because the Salvadoran Legislature declared MS-13 and Barrio 18 to be terr… [Link]#

Fed failure.#

RT @theallinpod: Scott Bessent: The Fed is an "engine of inequality" that‘s too involved in the economy... ... “I called the Fed ‘the engine of i… [Link]#

Radical Islam is practicing a dominance strategy that other cultures cannot let succeed.#

RT @WallStreetMav: Fun Fact: Muslims don‘t pray in the streets of Iran or Saudi Arabia or other Muslim countries. It is illegal and conside… [Link]#
RT @PeterSweden7: What do you call it when a "refugee" comes to Sweden for asylum and then returns to his home country for vacation?... ... Becau… [Link]#
RT @geertwilderspvv: I am a Dutch Member of Parliament for almost 10.000 days now. The longest active MP in the Dutch Parliament. ... ... I found… [Link]#

Subversion.#

RT @RogerJStoneJr: A CNN camera crew arrived at my front door 15 minutes BEFORE the FBI raided my home.... ... That was not “investigative journa… [Link]#

Ineptness on purpose.#

RT @DutchRojas: Governor Evers is telling the truth.... ... Wisconsin families will see healthcare costs rise $17,000, $23,000, even $30,000 next… [Link]#

Allow Congress to work.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: End the zombie filibuster... ... Mandate voter ID and proof of citizenship... ... End lawmaking by unelected bureaucrats ... ... Enact aggr… [Link]#
RT @BasedMikeLee: If Senate Democrats cut off permitting-reform talks, this will make ending the zombie filibuster of immediate, paramount… [Link]#

Postmodern word games.#

RT @overton_news: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis SHUTS DOWN a reporter who attempted to use the term “undocumented immigrant” to describe il… [Link]#

Public schools cannot usurp parental rights.#

RT @JonathanTurley: Parents won a major victory in California from District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who offered a resounding ruling in s… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @KurtSchlichter: Dan makes the same error that the 60 Minutes people did by not bothering to examine and explain the arguments to the co… [Link]#

Political bigotry.#

RT @elonmusk: Literally zero Republicans in 30 Yale departments when half the country is Republican is truly outrageous bigotry! [Link]#

CBS management stands up in favor of journalism.#

RT @brithume: It seems there was reason for CBS Editor in Chief Bari Weiss to hold for further reporting the 60 Minutes story on that nasty… [Link]#
RT @KurtSchlichter: But of course that’s not what @bariweiss found the segment was lacking. It was lacking an explanation of what the admin… [Link]#
RT @MZHemingway: @grynbaum Why is Alfonsi employed at ANY media outlet, after her track record? She was the one who had that mess of a cen… [Link]#

Good numbers.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: OMG…4.3% growth! A full percentage point better than expected. And inflation has been coming in less than expected. Turn… [Link]#

Rogue judges.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: Judge Boasberg‘s ruling today is simply unenforceable and it will be vacated on appeal.... ... The plaintiffs are all in Ven… [Link]#

A news summary better than AP would offer.#

RT @zerohedge: Top Overnight News... ... Pill Version of Wegovy Is Approved for Use in the US: WSJ... ... Japan issues sternest intervention warning, s… [Link]#

Calling out the abuse of European rulers.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🇺🇸🇪🇺 OPINION: RUBIO TELLS EUROPE THE TRUTH, BRUSSELS MELTS DOWN LIKE COWARDS... ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio just said out… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @redsteeze: "In many of these stories, he‘s described as an ‘expert‘ in whatever the story happens to be about."... ... That sounds familiar. [Link]#

Stealing from citizens.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP ADMIN PUTS WALZ ON NOTICE: COMPLY WITH TITLE IX OR FACE ENFORCEMENT... ... The Department of Education just escalated… [Link]#

The Associated Press playing word games.#

RT @elonmusk: This is unfair! [Link]#

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Tweets#

Possible election interference.#

We have reason to be suspicious and Georgia officials keep adding more reasons for suspicions — When Circumstantial Evidence Becomes a Pattern: Why I Question Election Integrity https://t.co/gwCpYr3ea4 [Link]#

CBS did the proper thing for sound journalism.#

If one leaves out necessary landmarks, a map would be inaccurate. CBS may have fact-checked, but they never said their piece was honest or complete. — When CBS silenced Andy Rooney. Twice. https://t.co/wIBkOTrSRx [Link]#

A deep state is unconstitutional.#

Necessary and almost too late. — PROGRESS: How the Trump Administration Is Taming the Administrative State. https://t.co/38nBnticpb [Link]#

The blind trying to buffalo the blind.#

@GovKathyHochul How about teaching people about AI? How about using AI so you at least know how it can be better used? How about not trying to legislate common sense? [Link]#

Newspaper ownership was closer to the people fifty years ago.#

@RockChartrand Not accurate. Prior to 1970, most smaller ones were independently owned. That’s when chains grew, often funded by pension funds looking for an easy ROI and as estate taxes crushed. Many crusty publishers were “of the people” independent. We’re the last small independent in NYS. [Link]#
@PeterSweden7 To see why much of the media is biased left, look at what reporters/editors majored in in college and how those departments were corrupted. [Link]#

DEI was unAmerican.#

Is there anything that Democrats can’t claim to be standing on principle and screw up. — MY NEW YORK POST COLUMN: DEI hollowed out a generation — and sapped America’s promise. https://t.co/zf6kOiVf1W [Link]#

Retweets#

The economic illiteracy comes from public education that lost its value.#

RT @RockChartrand: This is economic illiteracy dressed up as a gotcha.... Jobs are not created by freezing technology in place. They’re create… [Link]#
RT @RockChartrand: Politicians who obsess over taxing and redistribution are confessing failure.... They’re admitting they can’t make society… [Link]#
RT @RockChartrand: So according to Bernie Sanders, no one needs more than a billion dollars, except the politicians who get to confiscate i… [Link]#
RT @FAHayekSays: Hayek was asked to leave “a statement for the future generations.” His response is brilliant:... ... “Modern civilization which… [Link]#

Holding authorities accountable.#

RT @RobProvince: Didn’t you arrest a baker like 50 times for not making a gay cake? [Link]#

Some people who claim to be journalists are not.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: And the reason they are treated this way is because the Salvadoran Legislature declared MS-13 and Barrio 18 to be terr… [Link]#

Fed failure.#

RT @theallinpod: Scott Bessent: The Fed is an "engine of inequality" that‘s too involved in the economy... ... “I called the Fed ‘the engine of i… [Link]#

Radical Islam is practicing a dominance strategy that other cultures cannot let succeed.#

RT @WallStreetMav: Fun Fact: Muslims don‘t pray in the streets of Iran or Saudi Arabia or other Muslim countries. It is illegal and conside… [Link]#
RT @PeterSweden7: What do you call it when a "refugee" comes to Sweden for asylum and then returns to his home country for vacation?... ... Becau… [Link]#
RT @geertwilderspvv: I am a Dutch Member of Parliament for almost 10.000 days now. The longest active MP in the Dutch Parliament. ... ... I found… [Link]#

Subversion.#

RT @RogerJStoneJr: A CNN camera crew arrived at my front door 15 minutes BEFORE the FBI raided my home.... ... That was not “investigative journa… [Link]#

Ineptness on purpose.#

RT @DutchRojas: Governor Evers is telling the truth.... ... Wisconsin families will see healthcare costs rise $17,000, $23,000, even $30,000 next… [Link]#

Allow Congress to work.#

RT @BasedMikeLee: End the zombie filibuster... ... Mandate voter ID and proof of citizenship... ... End lawmaking by unelected bureaucrats ... ... Enact aggr… [Link]#
RT @BasedMikeLee: If Senate Democrats cut off permitting-reform talks, this will make ending the zombie filibuster of immediate, paramount… [Link]#

Postmodern word games.#

RT @overton_news: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis SHUTS DOWN a reporter who attempted to use the term “undocumented immigrant” to describe il… [Link]#

Public schools cannot usurp parental rights.#

RT @JonathanTurley: Parents won a major victory in California from District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who offered a resounding ruling in s… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @KurtSchlichter: Dan makes the same error that the 60 Minutes people did by not bothering to examine and explain the arguments to the co… [Link]#

Political bigotry.#

RT @elonmusk: Literally zero Republicans in 30 Yale departments when half the country is Republican is truly outrageous bigotry! [Link]#

CBS management stands up in favor of journalism.#

RT @brithume: It seems there was reason for CBS Editor in Chief Bari Weiss to hold for further reporting the 60 Minutes story on that nasty… [Link]#
RT @KurtSchlichter: But of course that’s not what @bariweiss found the segment was lacking. It was lacking an explanation of what the admin… [Link]#
RT @MZHemingway: @grynbaum Why is Alfonsi employed at ANY media outlet, after her track record? She was the one who had that mess of a cen… [Link]#

Good numbers.#

RT @DavidAsmanfox: OMG…4.3% growth! A full percentage point better than expected. And inflation has been coming in less than expected. Turn… [Link]#

Rogue judges.#

RT @shipwreckedcrew: Judge Boasberg‘s ruling today is simply unenforceable and it will be vacated on appeal.... ... The plaintiffs are all in Ven… [Link]#

A news summary better than AP would offer.#

RT @zerohedge: Top Overnight News... ... Pill Version of Wegovy Is Approved for Use in the US: WSJ... ... Japan issues sternest intervention warning, s… [Link]#

Calling out the abuse of European rulers.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🇺🇸🇪🇺 OPINION: RUBIO TELLS EUROPE THE TRUTH, BRUSSELS MELTS DOWN LIKE COWARDS... ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio just said out… [Link]#

Journalism fail.#

RT @redsteeze: "In many of these stories, he‘s described as an ‘expert‘ in whatever the story happens to be about."... ... That sounds familiar. [Link]#

Stealing from citizens.#

RT @MarioNawfal: 🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP ADMIN PUTS WALZ ON NOTICE: COMPLY WITH TITLE IX OR FACE ENFORCEMENT... ... The Department of Education just escalated… [Link]#

The Associated Press playing word games.#

RT @elonmusk: This is unfair! [Link]#

Last update: Tuesday December 23, 2025; 5:54 PM EST.