P.T. Ward

We have a critical thinking crisis that has been sweeping through the nation for the last 12 years and it is by design. In 2012, Congress passed the Smith Mundt Modernization Act, which allowed for propaganda produced by the State Department meant for foreign audiences, to become available for domestic consumption. Now defenders of this will say that this material is only available on request, and that it is not incorporated into mainstream news broadcasting, but I think there are significant indicators that this is not the case. Think about the evolution of the hoaxes that have been exposed since 2015 about Donald Trump and I think that really paints the picture pretty perfectly. What really brings me to this observation, and I know it is not that profound but I just felt like laying it out there, is thinking about how frustrating it is when you get in a discussion with somebody about what you see as a false news story, but that they will vigorously defend as the truth. Somebody has to be correct about their beliefs don't they? And of course the answer to this is yes. I think this speaks to the strength and the coordination of the propaganda that has infected our institutions. There are so many different examples of different government cutouts that are meant to "counter disinformation" in some capacity: the GEC (Global Engagement Center), CISA, the Atlantic Council, etc. Should we really be surprised that half of the population is unable to critically think about the information that is being laid out in front of us? When you have all of the extraneous factors trying to tell you what to think rather than offer raw information for you to then filter through your own psyche, how could you possibly do so? It is often said "once you see it, you can't unsee it" and that is particularly true in this case. A big battle for the future will be the continued fight for the American Psyche, we have to continue to push back for freedom from censorship and the freedom to come to your own conclusions. Our side will not always be right; we of course have factions of our own that often are not able to critique the shortcomings of our leaders, but I believe we are well equipped to handle those challenges as they present themselves if we are willing to be honest with ourselves throughout it all.

@BasedMikeLee You did a great job sir, really appreciated what I heard today. I think taking the objections with seriousness (whether they deserve it or not) like you are is a good strategy and I hope it leads to a solution to passing this legislation. Keep up the fight.

Just left the Senate chamber after another long day and speaking for the last 90 minutes At the end of the second full day of debate, I still haven’t heard Senate Democrats make even a single persuasive argument against the SAVE America Act I have, however, heard a lot of lies We’re winning We can’t stop debating this until we’ve won If we keep this up, we will win

@Papote_T Yup. The author tried hard to bury the story, but what the father said was very meaningful.

@HTWardish Wow. Incredible.

These two passages sum up what you don’t get from the title of the article: a father who has a newfound respect for two leaders that the media told him didn’t care, and the last words of his son who assured him that if others knew what he knew, they would support this war.

@BamaSteveB He knew they wouldn’t.

@HTWardish But if they had agreed and passed it?

Good move by Senator Husted and Lee right now trying to pass a Voter ID resolution by itself. It puts Democrats on the record voting against Voter ID. Senator Merkley is now on the floor lying about what Murkowski just said and making an absolute fool of himself.

@BamaSteveB The debate continues, and he got to put them on the record voting no on a standalone bill for Voter ID when Senator Schumer just said earlier today that his party would support such a bill.

@HTWardish I don’t doubt I don’t understand.. the number of things I don’t understand could fill a building… 🙂 So other than a “look how evil they are” vote, what is/was the strategy?

@CB_OH17 @idreesali114 Idrees doesn’t care, because that’s not his concern. He just cares about the survival of the regime.

@HTWardish @idreesali114 A wrestler was just executed for attending a rally. What do we think will happen to these women for the crime of considering asylum.

One of the players of Iran's women's national football team passes through the crowd during a welcoming ceremony upon their return to the country after five players withdrew their asylum applications they submitted in Australia, in Tehran, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al Marjani

@JonLemire Nasty work leaving out the actual meaningful parts of this story, like the fact that this man’s son told him in one of their last conversations that if others knew what he knew, there would be less criticism of this war.

Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

@BamaSteveB Yeah you’re not understanding the strategy. It already failed because Democrats blocked it.

@HTWardish It’s not a good move IF it passes and the Senate declares victory and surrenders the rest. Voter ID without citizenship verification is essentially worthless. We don’t care about “On record” or show votes.

Japanese PM @takaichi_sanae: "Tomorrow is the birthday of your son, Mr. Barron Trump, and I know he has grown up so much, into a very tall, good looking gentleman. As I see you, Donald, it is very clear where he got it... please convey my sincere happy birthday wishes to him."❤️

Every single day this former Pentagon reporter, Idrees Ali, stoops to a new low.

Disgusting propaganda from Reuters, and if you’ve followed this Iranian soccer team story you know why.

Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have insisted that they actually support Voter ID—they just object to other parts of the SAVE America Act. Well, @SenJonHusted just asked unanimous consent to pass ONLY the Voter ID portion of the bill. Democrats blocked it.

I’m fully aware that he talks slowly and with a distinct cadence, but this guy definitely looks and sounds drunk tonight. Just saying 🤷🏼‍♂️

Pretty sure that Senator Bennett from Colorado is absolutely shit faced on the floor of the Senate right now. Somebody turn on the stream and tell me what you think. Appears to be grandstanding and praising deep state Murkowski.

@DansForSenate Watch the full clip, and recognize what he’s actually talking about. It essentially amounts to “all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.” That’s the sentiment here; but you knew that. x.com/jayinneveh/sta…

Christ has already conquered the kings of the earth.

@DrunkRepub @BlueskyLibs @HollyCabot I didn’t know this.

@BlueskyLibs @HollyCabot No way

@SuitablePolitic I just don’t think she’s a conservative. Every single one of her social views are that of a progressive. She is not similar to Susan Collins at all, no matter how much people try to draw the parallel. She’s just uniquely terrible, and I’m tired of the gaslighting.

How Murkowski survives is beyond me. Or rather, why GOP voters continuously allow a few parliamentary tricks to overcome them. This woman is one of the most poisonous members of the party. She has worked tirelessly to drag the GOP leftwards, and she's done it all from the well-known purple state of... ... Alaska. It's abject insanity. At least we afforded a half decent challenge to Cornyn. We have Lindsey Graham under crosshairs 24 hours a day. But Lisa Murkowski? She's still here. Somehow.

.@lisamurkowski says Alaska has investigated voting by noncitizens, but that is not true. Alaska has not used the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system to check its voter rolls. It’s hard to identify fraud when you’re not looking for it.