Bill Conroy
@bconroy.bsky.social
Independent Investigative Journalist
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Houseofdeath.org
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https://billconroy.pressfolios.com
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* Comments ground rule: non sequitur ad hominem attacks are subject to deletion. Irony/humor excepted.
This is what we can expect from Trump's "drug war" He breaks it, he owns it.
NYT
The results showed that chaos and violence were likely to erupt within Venezuela, as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control of the oil-rich country.
NYT
The results showed that chaos and violence were likely to erupt within Venezuela, as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control of the oil-rich country.
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is what we can expect from Trump's "drug war" He breaks it, he owns it.
NYT
The results showed that chaos and violence were likely to erupt within Venezuela, as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control of the oil-rich country.
NYT
The results showed that chaos and violence were likely to erupt within Venezuela, as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control of the oil-rich country.
Coast Guard is under DHS. So, this makes sense. They are simply re-aligning their policy on fascist and hate symbols to keep pace with Border Patrol, ICE, and the private bounty hunters that they plan to deputize. Makes DHS white supremacists one big happy family with a revolving door.
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Coast Guard is under DHS. So, this makes sense. They are simply re-aligning their policy on fascist and hate symbols to keep pace with Border Patrol, ICE, and the private bounty hunters that they plan to deputize. Makes DHS white supremacists one big happy family with a revolving door.
The media should be on this hard. Privatizing the military via Blackwater didn't work out well in Iraq.
DB
News the department may now be going private with its nationwide migrant purge comes amid reports that more than a third of new ICE recruits are failing to pass the most basic fitness tests.
DB
News the department may now be going private with its nationwide migrant purge comes amid reports that more than a third of new ICE recruits are failing to pass the most basic fitness tests.
ICE Barbie Plots Secretly Using Bounty Hunters for Round-ups
Amid a beleaguered recruitment drive, it’s unclear whether private contractors would be subject to the same physical fitness tests that new DHS recruits have been failing en masse.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The media should be on this hard. Privatizing the military via Blackwater didn't work out well in Iraq.
DB
News the department may now be going private with its nationwide migrant purge comes amid reports that more than a third of new ICE recruits are failing to pass the most basic fitness tests.
DB
News the department may now be going private with its nationwide migrant purge comes amid reports that more than a third of new ICE recruits are failing to pass the most basic fitness tests.
Trump's big Epstein stall has plenty of track yet. But the race to midterms has begun.
As a military assault looms in Latin America, paramilitaries prowl our streets.
Masses of people are starving, sick as the economy sinks.
It's winter in America.
For Trump, too.
As a military assault looms in Latin America, paramilitaries prowl our streets.
Masses of people are starving, sick as the economy sinks.
It's winter in America.
For Trump, too.
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in ...
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Trump's big Epstein stall has plenty of track yet. But the race to midterms has begun.
As a military assault looms in Latin America, paramilitaries prowl our streets.
Masses of people are starving, sick as the economy sinks.
It's winter in America.
For Trump, too.
As a military assault looms in Latin America, paramilitaries prowl our streets.
Masses of people are starving, sick as the economy sinks.
It's winter in America.
For Trump, too.
This is a ticking time bomb. Trump's racist deportation dragnet is opening a back door to incalculable harms to victims of predators. He's also playing Russian roulette with our national security.
NYT
Today, the Trump administration has remade the agency into a veritable Department of Deportation.
NYT
Today, the Trump administration has remade the agency into a veritable Department of Deportation.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is a ticking time bomb. Trump's racist deportation dragnet is opening a back door to incalculable harms to victims of predators. He's also playing Russian roulette with our national security.
NYT
Today, the Trump administration has remade the agency into a veritable Department of Deportation.
NYT
Today, the Trump administration has remade the agency into a veritable Department of Deportation.
In this email, Epstein is offering to help the Kremlin manipulate Trump. This is damning, knowing Epstein also claims to have had dirt on Trump.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
In this email, Epstein is offering to help the Kremlin manipulate Trump. This is damning, knowing Epstein also claims to have had dirt on Trump.
What Trump really fears?
“There are probably intelligence ties to our CIA and other foreign intelligence, and the American people would be shocked to know that our intelligence agency was working with a pedophile who was running a sex trafficking ring." — Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (Ky.
“There are probably intelligence ties to our CIA and other foreign intelligence, and the American people would be shocked to know that our intelligence agency was working with a pedophile who was running a sex trafficking ring." — Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (Ky.
thehill.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What Trump really fears?
“There are probably intelligence ties to our CIA and other foreign intelligence, and the American people would be shocked to know that our intelligence agency was working with a pedophile who was running a sex trafficking ring." — Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (Ky.
“There are probably intelligence ties to our CIA and other foreign intelligence, and the American people would be shocked to know that our intelligence agency was working with a pedophile who was running a sex trafficking ring." — Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (Ky.
Alcohol kills far more people and ruins far more lives in this country than cocaine.
But we aren't declaring Budweiser a terrorist organization and blowing up beer trucks.
But we aren't declaring Budweiser a terrorist organization and blowing up beer trucks.
U.S. conducts 20th strike on alleged drug boat, killing 4 people in Caribbean Sea
Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed multiple vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Alcohol kills far more people and ruins far more lives in this country than cocaine.
But we aren't declaring Budweiser a terrorist organization and blowing up beer trucks.
But we aren't declaring Budweiser a terrorist organization and blowing up beer trucks.
Define working class. Define billionaires.
An us vs. them ideological frame that falls apart when folks don't embrace that frame. A vision for the future is different.
Example: Food, shelter, health care and equal opportunity as a floor — with all taxed progressively to maintain that floor.
An us vs. them ideological frame that falls apart when folks don't embrace that frame. A vision for the future is different.
Example: Food, shelter, health care and equal opportunity as a floor — with all taxed progressively to maintain that floor.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Define working class. Define billionaires.
An us vs. them ideological frame that falls apart when folks don't embrace that frame. A vision for the future is different.
Example: Food, shelter, health care and equal opportunity as a floor — with all taxed progressively to maintain that floor.
An us vs. them ideological frame that falls apart when folks don't embrace that frame. A vision for the future is different.
Example: Food, shelter, health care and equal opportunity as a floor — with all taxed progressively to maintain that floor.
Future Vision.
The future unfolds in waves. It can echo the past but never be the past. Nor can it exist without the past.
In terms of narrative, whoever controls the past can control the future.
NYTs
He has been especially critical — at times viciously so — of his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr..
The future unfolds in waves. It can echo the past but never be the past. Nor can it exist without the past.
In terms of narrative, whoever controls the past can control the future.
NYTs
He has been especially critical — at times viciously so — of his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr..
Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy Heir, to Seek Nadler’s N.Y. Congressional Seat
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Future Vision.
The future unfolds in waves. It can echo the past but never be the past. Nor can it exist without the past.
In terms of narrative, whoever controls the past can control the future.
NYTs
He has been especially critical — at times viciously so — of his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr..
The future unfolds in waves. It can echo the past but never be the past. Nor can it exist without the past.
In terms of narrative, whoever controls the past can control the future.
NYTs
He has been especially critical — at times viciously so — of his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr..
If the cocaine/marijuana boat attacks launched in early September were really stopping drugs, how do we explain CBP cocaine seizures at the border exploding in September and cannabis seizures exploding in October, compared with months prior to the attacks. For every load caught, 2 get through?
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
If the cocaine/marijuana boat attacks launched in early September were really stopping drugs, how do we explain CBP cocaine seizures at the border exploding in September and cannabis seizures exploding in October, compared with months prior to the attacks. For every load caught, 2 get through?
This caving based on claims the goal was only to make Dem issues like health care salient, I call BS.
The health care issue would have been there to claim without a shutdown. Just like now, folks still lose coverage.
What this does is make Trump far more likely to order troops to shoot protesters.
The health care issue would have been there to claim without a shutdown. Just like now, folks still lose coverage.
What this does is make Trump far more likely to order troops to shoot protesters.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This caving based on claims the goal was only to make Dem issues like health care salient, I call BS.
The health care issue would have been there to claim without a shutdown. Just like now, folks still lose coverage.
What this does is make Trump far more likely to order troops to shoot protesters.
The health care issue would have been there to claim without a shutdown. Just like now, folks still lose coverage.
What this does is make Trump far more likely to order troops to shoot protesters.
All this pain and nothing gained?
If Schumer can't stop it, he shouldn't be leader.
Truth is, though, despite the failure of the Dem's if they cave here, this whole exercise was a failure of government. So, it's not a surprise if it ends in failure.
But voter trust is a terrible thing to squander
If Schumer can't stop it, he shouldn't be leader.
Truth is, though, despite the failure of the Dem's if they cave here, this whole exercise was a failure of government. So, it's not a surprise if it ends in failure.
But voter trust is a terrible thing to squander
Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown
The Senate is poised to take the first steps toward ending the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of healthcare subs...
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
All this pain and nothing gained?
If Schumer can't stop it, he shouldn't be leader.
Truth is, though, despite the failure of the Dem's if they cave here, this whole exercise was a failure of government. So, it's not a surprise if it ends in failure.
But voter trust is a terrible thing to squander
If Schumer can't stop it, he shouldn't be leader.
Truth is, though, despite the failure of the Dem's if they cave here, this whole exercise was a failure of government. So, it's not a surprise if it ends in failure.
But voter trust is a terrible thing to squander
This should be a hoot for most.
Jennifer Canter (@jennifercanter)
A must watch! 😂😂😂
The funniest, and best, Trump impersonation ever.
VC GodfreyComic
substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This should be a hoot for most.
This is an interesting AP investigative piece on who a small number of the 70 killed to date are in Trump's war on boats. Yes, some boats were hauling illicit drugs, coke. But many of those onboard were fisherman or farmers or recently unemployed laborers, not battle-hardened "cartel soldiers." (1
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is an interesting AP investigative piece on who a small number of the 70 killed to date are in Trump's war on boats. Yes, some boats were hauling illicit drugs, coke. But many of those onboard were fisherman or farmers or recently unemployed laborers, not battle-hardened "cartel soldiers." (1
The lesson of this tumultuous era in our history was revealed years ago by one of our great American writers. It's the lesson of all struggles for justice, dignity and peace.
"Without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently."
— Maya Angelou
"Without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently."
— Maya Angelou
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The lesson of this tumultuous era in our history was revealed years ago by one of our great American writers. It's the lesson of all struggles for justice, dignity and peace.
"Without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently."
— Maya Angelou
"Without courage, you can't practice any of the other virtues consistently."
— Maya Angelou
First they gut FAA. Then they cut air capacity at the holiday season during a shutdown fight Trump's party forced because it's gutting health care and food assistance so billionaires can inject the nation's wealth.
And then they gaslight us by saying the shutdown is causing it.
I beg to differ.
And then they gaslight us by saying the shutdown is causing it.
I beg to differ.
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
First they gut FAA. Then they cut air capacity at the holiday season during a shutdown fight Trump's party forced because it's gutting health care and food assistance so billionaires can inject the nation's wealth.
And then they gaslight us by saying the shutdown is causing it.
I beg to differ.
And then they gaslight us by saying the shutdown is causing it.
I beg to differ.
NYT 11.4
A third option involves a..plan to send U.S. counterterrorism forces to seize control of..at least some of Venezuela’s oil fields..
My story 9.23
Oil is one of the major resources in the region that offers..great riches for those who control the land under which those reserves are found.
A third option involves a..plan to send U.S. counterterrorism forces to seize control of..at least some of Venezuela’s oil fields..
My story 9.23
Oil is one of the major resources in the region that offers..great riches for those who control the land under which those reserves are found.
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NYT 11.4
A third option involves a..plan to send U.S. counterterrorism forces to seize control of..at least some of Venezuela’s oil fields..
My story 9.23
Oil is one of the major resources in the region that offers..great riches for those who control the land under which those reserves are found.
A third option involves a..plan to send U.S. counterterrorism forces to seize control of..at least some of Venezuela’s oil fields..
My story 9.23
Oil is one of the major resources in the region that offers..great riches for those who control the land under which those reserves are found.
The fish rots from the head.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The fish rots from the head.
This all started with words written in chalk in front of Steven Miller's McMansion: “Stephen Miller is destroying democracy.”
Now, local, state and fed agencies are battling over at best a misdemeanor case that has to overcome a 1st Amendment challenge.
The chalk has not been charged.
Now, local, state and fed agencies are battling over at best a misdemeanor case that has to overcome a 1st Amendment challenge.
The chalk has not been charged.
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
This all started with words written in chalk in front of Steven Miller's McMansion: “Stephen Miller is destroying democracy.”
Now, local, state and fed agencies are battling over at best a misdemeanor case that has to overcome a 1st Amendment challenge.
The chalk has not been charged.
Now, local, state and fed agencies are battling over at best a misdemeanor case that has to overcome a 1st Amendment challenge.
The chalk has not been charged.
My first byline in a literary magazine: A review of "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You," by Jim Reese.
It's a soul-searching deep dive into true crime and the flawed system designed to contain it. It's a fascinating book from America's heartland.
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
It's a soul-searching deep dive into true crime and the flawed system designed to contain it. It's a fascinating book from America's heartland.
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My first byline in a literary magazine: A review of "Coming to a Neighborhood Near You," by Jim Reese.
It's a soul-searching deep dive into true crime and the flawed system designed to contain it. It's a fascinating book from America's heartland.
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
It's a soul-searching deep dive into true crime and the flawed system designed to contain it. It's a fascinating book from America's heartland.
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
In light of Trump's "narco-terrorism" trip, a modest adjacent proposal: Declare war on "gun-terrorism" and start obliterating gun shipments. People are dying in large numbers due to gun use, too.
That's an extra-judicial proposal well outside the Constitution, but so is obliterating "drug boats."
That's an extra-judicial proposal well outside the Constitution, but so is obliterating "drug boats."
What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.
www.pewresearch.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In light of Trump's "narco-terrorism" trip, a modest adjacent proposal: Declare war on "gun-terrorism" and start obliterating gun shipments. People are dying in large numbers due to gun use, too.
That's an extra-judicial proposal well outside the Constitution, but so is obliterating "drug boats."
That's an extra-judicial proposal well outside the Constitution, but so is obliterating "drug boats."
Yeah, this is pick my 40 acres and I take your mule too.
The fact it's in the WSJ is proof race remains a thing in the USA.
WSJ
By 1820, the country produced 167.5 million pounds, already making slave-produced cotton the dominant economic product of the early republic.
www.wsj.com/economy/slav...
The fact it's in the WSJ is proof race remains a thing in the USA.
WSJ
By 1820, the country produced 167.5 million pounds, already making slave-produced cotton the dominant economic product of the early republic.
www.wsj.com/economy/slav...
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Yeah, this is pick my 40 acres and I take your mule too.
The fact it's in the WSJ is proof race remains a thing in the USA.
WSJ
By 1820, the country produced 167.5 million pounds, already making slave-produced cotton the dominant economic product of the early republic.
www.wsj.com/economy/slav...
The fact it's in the WSJ is proof race remains a thing in the USA.
WSJ
By 1820, the country produced 167.5 million pounds, already making slave-produced cotton the dominant economic product of the early republic.
www.wsj.com/economy/slav...
The takeaway on the poll: Trump is deeply unpopular but most Republicans will still vote for him. No one else will, a landslide for Democrats, if they vote and for Dems.
But too many still are unexcited about Democrats or dislike them as much as Trump/MAGA. Sounds like an organizing opportunity.
But too many still are unexcited about Democrats or dislike them as much as Trump/MAGA. Sounds like an organizing opportunity.
Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds
Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.
wapo.st
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The takeaway on the poll: Trump is deeply unpopular but most Republicans will still vote for him. No one else will, a landslide for Democrats, if they vote and for Dems.
But too many still are unexcited about Democrats or dislike them as much as Trump/MAGA. Sounds like an organizing opportunity.
But too many still are unexcited about Democrats or dislike them as much as Trump/MAGA. Sounds like an organizing opportunity.