Bryan Fichter
@bryanfichter.bsky.social
Retired intelligence analyst. Russian speaker. Arabic speaker. Democracy enthusiast. Publisher of the Intelligencer newsletter on Substack.
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Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread
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We can do this, people
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Damn that is fire
January 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Damn that is fire
The tiniest of silver linings is that the depravity of Trump's 2nd term leaves the GOP with no rationalizations, no excuses; all the limbs are sawn off behind them. And he will only get worse; that's the nature of malignant narcissism.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The tiniest of silver linings is that the depravity of Trump's 2nd term leaves the GOP with no rationalizations, no excuses; all the limbs are sawn off behind them. And he will only get worse; that's the nature of malignant narcissism.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
Stop with the hands, Hakeem
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Stop with the hands, Hakeem
No carrots, just sticks
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
No carrots, just sticks
Props to @jamellebouie.net who has understood these chuds from the jump
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Props to @jamellebouie.net who has understood these chuds from the jump
Wow Megyn Kelly looks like a coat hanger
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Wow Megyn Kelly looks like a coat hanger
Trump's response: cancel air travel
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump's response: cancel air travel
5D chess, baby !
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
5D chess, baby !
I believe that is a Talosian judging from the cranial size.
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I believe that is a Talosian judging from the cranial size.
Trump wants to be buried atop a giant pile of money like a Viking chieftain
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President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Trump wants to be buried atop a giant pile of money like a Viking chieftain
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Those numbers are going to get worse because Trump is going to get worse.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Those numbers are going to get worse because Trump is going to get worse.
Get this Conway guy into Congress, stat !
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Get this Conway guy into Congress, stat !
Heading for GWB in Year 8 territory with three years to go
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Heading for GWB in Year 8 territory with three years to go
Good to see the tsar sticking up for the beleaguered boyars
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Good to see the tsar sticking up for the beleaguered boyars
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every free state should do this
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
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California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
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California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
A model for the next Minneapolis, from Attorney General Rob Bonta.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
every free state should do this
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
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California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
Trump supporters are going to hate this article both because of who wrote it and because deep down they know it's true
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MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trump supporters are going to hate this article both because of who wrote it and because deep down they know it's true
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ICE brings violence and disorder wherever it goes and nobody wants it in their neighborhood
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Oklahoma Landowners Abruptly Kill Deal for Planned ICE Facility
Anti-ICE sentiment is on the rise.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
ICE brings violence and disorder wherever it goes and nobody wants it in their neighborhood
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Um, somebody else go first
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Um, somebody else go first
Disappeared, like the victims in Argentina's dirty war
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Disappeared, like the victims in Argentina's dirty war
And you would *not* want to be the first person to stop clapping at the end
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
And you would *not* want to be the first person to stop clapping at the end
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.