D. Neil McKay, Esq.
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Conservative | NeverTrump | NatSec | free trade | uisge beatha | C&W | rodeo | auto racing | "So as through a glass, and darkly The age-long strife I see." 🇺🇦 🇮🇱
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More than 700 members, officials and elected representatives have announced their resignations from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party since ousted leader Özgür Özel said that he would form a breakaway party.
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July 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
More than 700 members, officials and elected representatives have announced their resignations from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party since ousted leader Özgür Özel said that he would form a breakaway party.
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As this war stumbles to a close, it is clear that the president is lost: He didn’t know what he was doing when he began it, and now he doesn’t know how to get out of it.
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Trump’s War Is Staggering to an Incoherent Defeat
Even the president’s supporters are alarmed.
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May 25, 2026 at 12:29 AM
As this war stumbles to a close, it is clear that the president is lost: He didn’t know what he was doing when he began it, and now he doesn’t know how to get out of it.
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Tom Nichols about the dangers of our current situation: “If I were a foreign opponent, I’d be looking into this and saying: this is singularly the most incompetent American regime we’ve ever faced and they’re burning through their stocks.”
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April 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Tom Nichols about the dangers of our current situation: “If I were a foreign opponent, I’d be looking into this and saying: this is singularly the most incompetent American regime we’ve ever faced and they’re burning through their stocks.”
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207 minors convicted in Turkey in 2025 for insulting Erdoğan, government www.turkishminute.com/2026/04/10/2...
207 minors convicted in Turkey in 2025 for insulting Erdoğan, government - Turkish Minute
Two hundred seven minors were convicted in Turkey in 2025 on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or the government under laws critics say are used to restrict freedom of expression,...
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April 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
207 minors convicted in Turkey in 2025 for insulting Erdoğan, government www.turkishminute.com/2026/04/10/2...
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In other news, no, the United States cannot blockade the Strait of Hormuz, for so many reasons
April 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In other news, no, the United States cannot blockade the Strait of Hormuz, for so many reasons
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Remember all the times I said never to celebrate the death of another human being, because it just makes you look like a terrible, shitty person?
Don't be this guy.
Don't be this guy.
March 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Remember all the times I said never to celebrate the death of another human being, because it just makes you look like a terrible, shitty person?
Don't be this guy.
Don't be this guy.
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Honestly, I always hated the Powell "doctrine," because it was just wishcasting. Basically, it comes down to: Always fight against a weaker enemy with overwhelming force in a place where you have an advantage and all the goals are clearly marked.
That's not usually possible.
That's not usually possible.
Not enough characters to explain Weinberger Powell. Glad some understand.
March 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Honestly, I always hated the Powell "doctrine," because it was just wishcasting. Basically, it comes down to: Always fight against a weaker enemy with overwhelming force in a place where you have an advantage and all the goals are clearly marked.
That's not usually possible.
That's not usually possible.
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I'm pretty sure there's not
February 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I'm pretty sure there's not
The bad taste of a megalomaniac is endless.
Air Force One and other US military aircraft being repainted in Trump’s preferred palette: reports
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Air Force One being repainted in Trump’s preferred palette: reports
The jets will reportedly be repainted red, white, blue and gold
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February 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
The bad taste of a megalomaniac is endless.
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European rights court rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by restricting visits and phone calls www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/e...
European rights court rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by restricting visits and phone calls - Turkish Minute
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that #Turkey violated prisoners’ right to respect for their private and family life by restricting weekend visits and telephone calls.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
European rights court rules Turkey violated prisoners’ rights by restricting visits and phone calls www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/e...
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On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
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This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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More like your basic 1950s era Latin American caudillo
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
More like your basic 1950s era Latin American caudillo
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This is genius.
There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America.
There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is genius.
There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America.
There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America.
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The Rock Hall of Fame is, uh, bollocks, as I wrote here
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December 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Rock Hall of Fame is, uh, bollocks, as I wrote here
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My boss for 12 years. The most brilliant pol in NYS history. He wrote more books than other Senators read. “Independent to the bone” - was his favorite quote attributed to him in his last term by a Rochester Institute of Technology president and he was - better to read his bio for the full story.
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My boss for 12 years. The most brilliant pol in NYS history. He wrote more books than other Senators read. “Independent to the bone” - was his favorite quote attributed to him in his last term by a Rochester Institute of Technology president and he was - better to read his bio for the full story.
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Please read this piece by the National Review’s Jim Geraghty, if you never read anything else.
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong | National Review
Yes, we must talk about what President Trump posted on Truth Social about the brutal murders of the Reiners.
www.nationalreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Please read this piece by the National Review’s Jim Geraghty, if you never read anything else.
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
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The New York Times' David French on Character, Courage, Righteousness, Truth & Kindness
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David French on Character, Courage, Righteousness, Truth, and Kindness
"There must be light to answer the darkness, or the darkness will devour us all."
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The New York Times' David French on Character, Courage, Righteousness, Truth & Kindness
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The Signalgate report showed that Hegseth risked American lives. Instead of taking responsibility, his sniveling responses were the worst kind of bureaucratic ass-covering.
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Pete Hegseth’s Weak Excuses
His evasive responses to Signalgate are shameful nonsense.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Signalgate report showed that Hegseth risked American lives. Instead of taking responsibility, his sniveling responses were the worst kind of bureaucratic ass-covering.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
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CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I have an announcement.
I have, like a real man, recaulked and resealed my shower.
I will never, ever do this again, and the next time I will pay a plumber or handyman, even if it has to be in gold bullion, to do it.
I have, like a real man, recaulked and resealed my shower.
I will never, ever do this again, and the next time I will pay a plumber or handyman, even if it has to be in gold bullion, to do it.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I have an announcement.
I have, like a real man, recaulked and resealed my shower.
I will never, ever do this again, and the next time I will pay a plumber or handyman, even if it has to be in gold bullion, to do it.
I have, like a real man, recaulked and resealed my shower.
I will never, ever do this again, and the next time I will pay a plumber or handyman, even if it has to be in gold bullion, to do it.