Chris Bolan
@chrisbolan.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus U.S. Army War College, Stategic Studies Institute
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February 11, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
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Every single president of the United States since Lyndon Baines Johnson has expressed public and private opposition to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, but every single president since LBJ has also greenlit unconditional support while Israel annexes it anyway.
Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
"We have enough things to think about now. We don't need to be dealing with the West Bank."
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Every single president of the United States since Lyndon Baines Johnson has expressed public and private opposition to Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, but every single president since LBJ has also greenlit unconditional support while Israel annexes it anyway.
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He was pardoned for serious crimes - facilitating the financing of terrorists and sex predators.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
He was pardoned for serious crimes - facilitating the financing of terrorists and sex predators.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
Because he agreed to put millions into Trump’s pocket.
Naked corruption. Out in the open for all to see.
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All while bankrupting small businesses and rewarding oil billionaires & murderers & pedophiles. Undocumented workers pay over $100 billion per year in taxes which support programs they can never access. Trump's soul achievement in life = financial and moral bankruptcy
The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
All while bankrupting small businesses and rewarding oil billionaires & murderers & pedophiles. Undocumented workers pay over $100 billion per year in taxes which support programs they can never access. Trump's soul achievement in life = financial and moral bankruptcy
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Four months after the raid, federal prosecutors have not filed criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Nearly all of the immigrants have already been deported.
We’ve interviewed 15 immigrants detained that night; all denied gang membership.
Nearly all of the immigrants have already been deported.
We’ve interviewed 15 immigrants detained that night; all denied gang membership.
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Four months after the raid, federal prosecutors have not filed criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Nearly all of the immigrants have already been deported.
We’ve interviewed 15 immigrants detained that night; all denied gang membership.
Nearly all of the immigrants have already been deported.
We’ve interviewed 15 immigrants detained that night; all denied gang membership.
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Insanity. Insanity that will kill people. For what???
"At the heart of the dispute is what existing influenza vaccine Moderna should have used as a control when testing the efficacy of its new shot, which utilizes the same mRNA technology the company’s used in its Covid-19 vaccine."
www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f...
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine, which could raise concerns about the agency’s posture toward vaccines and drug approvals more generally.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Insanity. Insanity that will kill people. For what???
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Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
Here's another screen shot of a text where a fellow agent on the "Posse Chat" asks Charles Exum if the bosses have been supportive.
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
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There's a new entry in the neverending feed "Mike Johnson doesn't know shit"
Q: There's reporting that federal judges are increasingly frustrated with DHS for defying court orders in cases involving ICE detainees. Should the administration be able to miss deadlines?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not gonna comment on a report I haven't seen. That's the first I've heard of it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not gonna comment on a report I haven't seen. That's the first I've heard of it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
There's a new entry in the neverending feed "Mike Johnson doesn't know shit"
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Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Republicans just had a press conference showing photos of ICE arrests of "pedophiles, drug traffickers, murderers," and Democrats should do the same thing but with pictures of ICE agents who committed the same crimes.
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" ... These are all crimes that Donald Trump has pardoned."
February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
" ... These are all crimes that Donald Trump has pardoned."
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Kudlow after Trump lies to him for 15 minutes straight: "You have to love President Trump's optimism. You may not agree with every number, but you have to love his optimism."
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Kudlow after Trump lies to him for 15 minutes straight: "You have to love President Trump's optimism. You may not agree with every number, but you have to love his optimism."
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My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My quick take after reading FBI's Fulton County affidavit: it's a bunch of discredited recycled BS peddled for years by election deniers and it's appalling that a judge signed off on a warrant for the raid based on the "evidence" presented here
Presidents normally get a pre-briefing for every call to a foreign official....Trump either opts not to or simply doesn't pay attention to the briefing. You don't 'win' by being willfully ignorant.
Trump: "Construction jobs are way up, right? Well, they're up because they're building all these factories all over the country. You have car plants under construction. I spoke to Mr. Toyota in Japan. I said, 'What's you name?' 'Toy-ota!' I said, 'If your name is Toyota you're a very rich guy.'"
February 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Presidents normally get a pre-briefing for every call to a foreign official....Trump either opts not to or simply doesn't pay attention to the briefing. You don't 'win' by being willfully ignorant.
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Just in the past few months in Minnesota, there have been as many ICE employees arrested for sex trafficking as there's been people executed by ICE agents
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Just in the past few months in Minnesota, there have been as many ICE employees arrested for sex trafficking as there's been people executed by ICE agents
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When was the last time Trump used an accurate number?
The man is as innumerate as he is illiterate and ignorant.
The man is as innumerate as he is illiterate and ignorant.
"construction jobs are way up" [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
When was the last time Trump used an accurate number?
The man is as innumerate as he is illiterate and ignorant.
The man is as innumerate as he is illiterate and ignorant.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “aims to elbow his way into the everyday lives of an ungrateful nation, even — especially — in places that don’t much care for him,” writes Michelle Cottle.
President Trump “aims to elbow his way into the everyday lives of an ungrateful nation, even — especially — in places that don’t much care for him,” writes Michelle Cottle.
Opinion | Trump’s Doomed Drive to Rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport
The president wants to change the public landscape to honor himself. It’s not the worst thing he’s done, but it will require fixing.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “aims to elbow his way into the everyday lives of an ungrateful nation, even — especially — in places that don’t much care for him,” writes Michelle Cottle.
President Trump “aims to elbow his way into the everyday lives of an ungrateful nation, even — especially — in places that don’t much care for him,” writes Michelle Cottle.
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While Amazon touts the surveillance state enabled by its Ring cameras, remember...
Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.
Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.
Is this the world we want to live in?
Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.
Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.
Is this the world we want to live in?
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
While Amazon touts the surveillance state enabled by its Ring cameras, remember...
Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.
Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.
Is this the world we want to live in?
Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.
Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.
Is this the world we want to live in?
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A lot of people made fun of Bush dancing with the West African Dance Company—and sure, it's funny—but this was good.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
A lot of people made fun of Bush dancing with the West African Dance Company—and sure, it's funny—but this was good.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
“We can’t terrorize 98% of the people in this country that have been wrongfully detained for 2%,” Johnson said. “That’s not how the system works. And that is not OK.”
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
“We can’t terrorize 98% of the people in this country that have been wrongfully detained for 2%,” Johnson said. “That’s not how the system works. And that is not OK.”
“We can’t terrorize 98% of the people in this country that have been wrongfully detained for 2%,” Johnson said. “That’s not how the system works. And that is not OK.”
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
“We can’t terrorize 98% of the people in this country that have been wrongfully detained for 2%,” Johnson said. “That’s not how the system works. And that is not OK.”
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A simple proposal for federal judges frustrated that Trump Regime isn’t freeing people in response to habeas corpus orders:
Order that DHS bring each individual to court for their habeas hearing. If the judge grants habeas, the petitioner walks out free.
Bonus: huge pre-hearing burden on feds.
Order that DHS bring each individual to court for their habeas hearing. If the judge grants habeas, the petitioner walks out free.
Bonus: huge pre-hearing burden on feds.
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A simple proposal for federal judges frustrated that Trump Regime isn’t freeing people in response to habeas corpus orders:
Order that DHS bring each individual to court for their habeas hearing. If the judge grants habeas, the petitioner walks out free.
Bonus: huge pre-hearing burden on feds.
Order that DHS bring each individual to court for their habeas hearing. If the judge grants habeas, the petitioner walks out free.
Bonus: huge pre-hearing burden on feds.
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He did the cartoon!
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
He did the cartoon!
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"no deportation officer has been murdered in the line of duty since the creation of ICE after 9/11."
Excellent fact check from @vermontgmg.bsky.social that ought to be required reading for reporters & pundits alike as MAGA amps up 'it's actually it's ICE agents that are in danger' lies.
Excellent fact check from @vermontgmg.bsky.social that ought to be required reading for reporters & pundits alike as MAGA amps up 'it's actually it's ICE agents that are in danger' lies.
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"no deportation officer has been murdered in the line of duty since the creation of ICE after 9/11."
Excellent fact check from @vermontgmg.bsky.social that ought to be required reading for reporters & pundits alike as MAGA amps up 'it's actually it's ICE agents that are in danger' lies.
Excellent fact check from @vermontgmg.bsky.social that ought to be required reading for reporters & pundits alike as MAGA amps up 'it's actually it's ICE agents that are in danger' lies.