@bruceinva.bsky.social
Retired biz guy. Knew DJT could become our Peron in 2015, left RP when he locked up nomination.
An important column, but I think it grossly understates the manipulation of law to stay in power and hence the overall descent into autocracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy
Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
An important column, but I think it grossly understates the manipulation of law to stay in power and hence the overall descent into autocracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I was in Milan last week. We’re I there this week, I’d have joined in the booing.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I was in Milan last week. We’re I there this week, I’d have joined in the booing.
NFW. Bezos earns far more brownie points with DJT by destroying the WaPo. And he’s got far more at stake in his other holdings.
If Jeff Bezos had any strength of character he would pay someone to take the newspaper he's destroyed off his hands and contribute money to a trust to restore it.
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
NFW. Bezos earns far more brownie points with DJT by destroying the WaPo. And he’s got far more at stake in his other holdings.
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The leader of Paul Weiss, Brad Karp, resigned over new revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Breaking | Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties
Newly released messages show Brad Karp exchanged emails about clients, son with convicted sex offender.
on.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The leader of Paul Weiss, Brad Karp, resigned over new revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Such a ferocious, dangerous dog! That pooch must have been all of 8 lbs. with fangs that could shred, er, tissue.
Evil.
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Such a ferocious, dangerous dog! That pooch must have been all of 8 lbs. with fangs that could shred, er, tissue.
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
…
30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
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32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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As I wrote earlier today, waiting for Maduro to say that Venezuela conspired with Obama to swing the 2016 and 2020 elections. Followed by Maduro and his wife being transferred to the same cushy prison occupied by Ghislaine Maxwell.
I doubt it’s a coincidence that Tulsi Gabbard was at the Georgia election office raid and Maduro is in custody. Her presence signals they could fabricate a foreign election interference claim. But not against Russia, of course.
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 AM
As I wrote earlier today, waiting for Maduro to say that Venezuela conspired with Obama to swing the 2016 and 2020 elections. Followed by Maduro and his wife being transferred to the same cushy prison occupied by Ghislaine Maxwell.
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I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
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I first came across the word "megalomania" as a kid when I read William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. It's essentially a synonym for narcissistic sociopathy or malignant narcissism. All three terms accurately describe Trump.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
I first came across the word "megalomania" as a kid when I read William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. It's essentially a synonym for narcissistic sociopathy or malignant narcissism. All three terms accurately describe Trump.
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The good news is, as @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social points out, megalomaniacal leaders ultimately blow themselves up politically or militarily. The bad news is that the longer they survive, the bigger the figurative blast radius.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The good news is, as @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social points out, megalomaniacal leaders ultimately blow themselves up politically or militarily. The bad news is that the longer they survive, the bigger the figurative blast radius.
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So it's a race against time: How quickly does the megalomaniac lose strength versus how quickly he destroy everything around him. The one thing you can depend on is that the megalomaniac gets more destructive and dangerous over time before he's done.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
So it's a race against time: How quickly does the megalomaniac lose strength versus how quickly he destroy everything around him. The one thing you can depend on is that the megalomaniac gets more destructive and dangerous over time before he's done.
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A one-time assistant to Jeffrey Epstein told the FBI effectively under penalty of perjury that the pedophile introduced Donald Trump to his wife Melania, a newly released document shows.
Epstein Assistant Told Feds He Introduced Melania to Trump, Files Reveal
The claim was made to agents and prosecutors before Epstein died—and it is a crime to lie to the feds.
trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
A one-time assistant to Jeffrey Epstein told the FBI effectively under penalty of perjury that the pedophile introduced Donald Trump to his wife Melania, a newly released document shows.
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Trump turned the Kennedy Center into a political vanity project, chased away world-class artists, cut attendance in half, and now wants to shut it down for two years with no clear plan, no transparency, and no accountability.
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Trump turned the Kennedy Center into a political vanity project, chased away world-class artists, cut attendance in half, and now wants to shut it down for two years with no clear plan, no transparency, and no accountability.
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Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 million payout to the US government. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Harvard University refused to cave to President Trump's extortion demands, even as other universities and leading law firms kowtowed. And now, Trump has dropped his demands for a $200 million payout to the US government. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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These are, again, not law enforcement. They are armed, masked thugs. Approaching her with guns drawn, we’ve already seen they will kill people at the slightest provocation, or no provocation at all. This woman was very fortunate.
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
These are, again, not law enforcement. They are armed, masked thugs. Approaching her with guns drawn, we’ve already seen they will kill people at the slightest provocation, or no provocation at all. This woman was very fortunate.
One good post, one crazy one.
This is correct. And note, WSJ, NYT, WaPo and the major networks simply ignore what is batshit crazy, thinking you don't need to know about it.
January 30, 2026 at 8:57 PM
One good post, one crazy one.
This is what we get when we re-elect a criminal.
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This is what we get when we re-elect a criminal.
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The DOJ just took down pages with detailed descriptions of Trump engaged in child rape and other pedophilia. We don't know if they have been corroborated, but we already know this DOJ will deny everything on behalf of their client.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The DOJ just took down pages with detailed descriptions of Trump engaged in child rape and other pedophilia. We don't know if they have been corroborated, but we already know this DOJ will deny everything on behalf of their client.
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George Will says that every statement issued by DHS must be presumed to be a lie. Here's a great example: a press release about its new concentration camps saying they are not mega warehouses when that, indeed, is precisely what they are.
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
George Will says that every statement issued by DHS must be presumed to be a lie. Here's a great example: a press release about its new concentration camps saying they are not mega warehouses when that, indeed, is precisely what they are.
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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