Craig Danuloff
@cdanuloff.bsky.social
Entrepreneur, technologist, selective music obsessive. Pro-privacy. Anti-fascist. #FT (AI makes less mistakes than you.)
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Just finished (for now) a major project. A BlueSky thread describing the key distinctions I use to bring clarity to my own thinking as a press critic.
It's long (28 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their version of "citizen journalism."
It's long (28 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their version of "citizen journalism."
"When in doubt, draw a distinction."
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Just finished (for now) a major project. A BlueSky thread describing the key distinctions I use to bring clarity to my own thinking as a press critic.
It's long (28 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their version of "citizen journalism."
It's long (28 slides) but I tried to make it worth the trip. It ends with the people of Minnesota and their version of "citizen journalism."
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Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Seattle Mayor, police guild spar over ICE protection directives
The Seattle Police Officers Guild is refusing to cooperate with a recent directive from Mayor Katie Wilson ordering officers to investigate and document ICE activity in the city.
www.fox13seattle.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
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"[...] if you make noise outside hotels, ICE agents won’t want to stay there and hotels won’t want to house them. If enough hotels don’t want to house ICE, then they don’t have somewhere to stay."
#FuckICE
#abolishICE
#FuckICE
#abolishICE
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"[...] if you make noise outside hotels, ICE agents won’t want to stay there and hotels won’t want to house them. If enough hotels don’t want to house ICE, then they don’t have somewhere to stay."
#FuckICE
#abolishICE
#FuckICE
#abolishICE
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This is lay-up impeachment stuff
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is lay-up impeachment stuff
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Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
so I'm about halfway through my re-read of "the rise and fall of the third reich," world war 2 is about to kick off, and one notable thing is how many times hitler would start off speeches and meetings talking about how badly he/germany had been treated, usually by countries he planned on crushing
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
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The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
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Cool. We’re on the parabolic decline into authoritarianism.
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Cool. We’re on the parabolic decline into authoritarianism.
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What about if it’s like 500 times
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
What about if it’s like 500 times
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In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is the author of the forthcoming book Your Data Will Be Used Against You.
www.techpolicy.press
February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
In his forthcoming book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You, George Washington University Law School professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson explores how sensor-driven technologies, social media monitoring, and artificial intelligence can be weaponized against democratic values and personal freedoms.
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I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think.
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think.
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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Vaccinate your kids, you friggin nuts.
Measles cases this year have reached nearly 26% of last year's total cases, which totaled 2,255.
Measles Cases This Year Are Outpacing 2025 — The Worst Recent Year On Record
Measles cases this year have reached nearly 26% of last year's total cases, which totaled 2,255.
www.forbes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Vaccinate your kids, you friggin nuts.
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Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
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They really missed an opportunity. "Wow What a Hot Piece of Ass" would have been a much better title for the Melania movie.
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
They really missed an opportunity. "Wow What a Hot Piece of Ass" would have been a much better title for the Melania movie.
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"Who are they trying to attract?"
As the federal government plans a $100 million marketing blitz to hire thousands more ICE agents, messaging from the Trump administration has repeatedly echoed white nationalist slogans and themes.
As the federal government plans a $100 million marketing blitz to hire thousands more ICE agents, messaging from the Trump administration has repeatedly echoed white nationalist slogans and themes.
ICE “Wartime” Recruiting Effort Targets Gun & Military Lovers Using White Nationalist Messaging
As outrage grows across the country over the Trump administration’s deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota, we speak with reporter Drew Harwell, who recently reported on the government’s effort to ...
www.democracynow.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
"Who are they trying to attract?"
As the federal government plans a $100 million marketing blitz to hire thousands more ICE agents, messaging from the Trump administration has repeatedly echoed white nationalist slogans and themes.
As the federal government plans a $100 million marketing blitz to hire thousands more ICE agents, messaging from the Trump administration has repeatedly echoed white nationalist slogans and themes.
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Schumer has graduated to world-historical levels of political malpractice. Van Papen, Quisling, Stephen A. Douglas-level incompetence that in retrospect becomes indistinguishable from evil.
February 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Schumer has graduated to world-historical levels of political malpractice. Van Papen, Quisling, Stephen A. Douglas-level incompetence that in retrospect becomes indistinguishable from evil.
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Remember, the full Epstein Files are well over 6 million pages long.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Remember, the full Epstein Files are well over 6 million pages long.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
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It is a paramilitary force sent by the Trump administration to terrorize Americans. They are levying war on the American people.
It is treason.
Impeach, convict, and remove Kristi Noem and Donald Trump.
It is treason.
Impeach, convict, and remove Kristi Noem and Donald Trump.
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It is a paramilitary force sent by the Trump administration to terrorize Americans. They are levying war on the American people.
It is treason.
Impeach, convict, and remove Kristi Noem and Donald Trump.
It is treason.
Impeach, convict, and remove Kristi Noem and Donald Trump.
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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Steve Levitsky, the co-author of How Democracies Die, on the dangerous place we have reached as Trump escalates:
“Orbán doesn’t arrest journalists,” he said. “And in Hungary if you walk the streets of Budapest or other Hungarian cities, you will not find heavily armed masked men abducting people."
“Orbán doesn’t arrest journalists,” he said. “And in Hungary if you walk the streets of Budapest or other Hungarian cities, you will not find heavily armed masked men abducting people."
January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Steve Levitsky, the co-author of How Democracies Die, on the dangerous place we have reached as Trump escalates:
“Orbán doesn’t arrest journalists,” he said. “And in Hungary if you walk the streets of Budapest or other Hungarian cities, you will not find heavily armed masked men abducting people."
“Orbán doesn’t arrest journalists,” he said. “And in Hungary if you walk the streets of Budapest or other Hungarian cities, you will not find heavily armed masked men abducting people."
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If you care about change, this is probably the most important thing you'll ever read on the subject.
Short version: Obama was good at organizing, MAGA learned from that, the left forgot all those lessons.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Short version: Obama was good at organizing, MAGA learned from that, the left forgot all those lessons.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What MAGA Can Teach Democrats About Organizing—and Infighting
Republicans have become adept at creating broad coalitions in which supporting Trump is the only requirement. Democrats get tied up with litmus tests.
www.newyorker.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:11 PM
If you care about change, this is probably the most important thing you'll ever read on the subject.
Short version: Obama was good at organizing, MAGA learned from that, the left forgot all those lessons.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Short version: Obama was good at organizing, MAGA learned from that, the left forgot all those lessons.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The erosion of democracy in the US is clear even if you don't use intl comparisons. From the Century Foundation:
"In the first year of Trump 2.0, the United States went from being a passing if imperfect democracy to behaving like an authoritarian state."
donmoynihan.substack.com/publish/post...
"In the first year of Trump 2.0, the United States went from being a passing if imperfect democracy to behaving like an authoritarian state."
donmoynihan.substack.com/publish/post...
January 31, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The erosion of democracy in the US is clear even if you don't use intl comparisons. From the Century Foundation:
"In the first year of Trump 2.0, the United States went from being a passing if imperfect democracy to behaving like an authoritarian state."
donmoynihan.substack.com/publish/post...
"In the first year of Trump 2.0, the United States went from being a passing if imperfect democracy to behaving like an authoritarian state."
donmoynihan.substack.com/publish/post...
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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Within half an hour of when Deputy AG Blanche told reporters that DOJ "complied with the statute...we did not protect President Trump," DOJ deleted multiple documents from the database with damning information about Trump. Among those deleted were first-person accounts of Trump raping kids.
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Within half an hour of when Deputy AG Blanche told reporters that DOJ "complied with the statute...we did not protect President Trump," DOJ deleted multiple documents from the database with damning information about Trump. Among those deleted were first-person accounts of Trump raping kids.