Craig Harrington
@craigipedia.bsky.social
Political and media researcher. Just trying to make the world safe for democracy. All views are my own. Research Director @mmfa.bsky.social
Book learnin' –– OSU, GU, KCL
Book learnin' –– OSU, GU, KCL
Pinned
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One rocky moment during Tony Doukopil's Evening News debut:
"As to other news now, to Governor Walz. No, we're gonna do Mark Kelly.
First day. First day—big problems here. What? Are we going to Kelly here or are we gonna go to Jonah Kaplan?" We're doing Mark Kelly."
"As to other news now, to Governor Walz. No, we're gonna do Mark Kelly.
First day. First day—big problems here. What? Are we going to Kelly here or are we gonna go to Jonah Kaplan?" We're doing Mark Kelly."
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
One rocky moment during Tony Doukopil's Evening News debut:
"As to other news now, to Governor Walz. No, we're gonna do Mark Kelly.
First day. First day—big problems here. What? Are we going to Kelly here or are we gonna go to Jonah Kaplan?" We're doing Mark Kelly."
"As to other news now, to Governor Walz. No, we're gonna do Mark Kelly.
First day. First day—big problems here. What? Are we going to Kelly here or are we gonna go to Jonah Kaplan?" We're doing Mark Kelly."
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losing it
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
losing it
Brought to you by the same news outlets temporarily obsessed with the footnote format used by Harvard’s president in a research paper written 45 years ago
That whole “Minnesota fraud” scandal is a completely made up racist lie and the media is eating it up and presenting it as if it’s a genuine scandal. I’m going to lose my mind
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Brought to you by the same news outlets temporarily obsessed with the footnote format used by Harvard’s president in a research paper written 45 years ago
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That whole “Minnesota fraud” scandal is a completely made up racist lie and the media is eating it up and presenting it as if it’s a genuine scandal. I’m going to lose my mind
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
That whole “Minnesota fraud” scandal is a completely made up racist lie and the media is eating it up and presenting it as if it’s a genuine scandal. I’m going to lose my mind
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I really need Dems and GOP alike to push hard on Miller’s claim that Greenland should somehow belong to us. Like calling for heads, starting impeachment proceedings, demanding Miller go level pushback. Not strongly worded statements.
January 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I really need Dems and GOP alike to push hard on Miller’s claim that Greenland should somehow belong to us. Like calling for heads, starting impeachment proceedings, demanding Miller go level pushback. Not strongly worded statements.
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If we're ordering a la carte from Denmark, I'd like the ID of every DHS employee.
If I’m Denmark, I’m hacking the Epstein files and releasing everything
January 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
If we're ordering a la carte from Denmark, I'd like the ID of every DHS employee.
Gunboat diplomacy
Stephen Miller: "What the president said is true. The United States of America is running Venezuela ... by definition we are in charge because we have the US military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions ... for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
January 6, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Gunboat diplomacy
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No, this cannot possibly be. I was told that we were not allowed to do large-scale, non-universal redistribution, because it was unaffordable, unfair, un-American, fraught with moral hazard, & fiscally irresponsible.
Oh, so that only applies to student loan debt relief? 🤔
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Oh, so that only applies to student loan debt relief? 🤔
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
In an interview with NBC News, President Trump suggests U.S. taxpayers could reimburse oil companies for improving Venezuela’s energy infrastructure:
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 AM
No, this cannot possibly be. I was told that we were not allowed to do large-scale, non-universal redistribution, because it was unaffordable, unfair, un-American, fraught with moral hazard, & fiscally irresponsible.
Oh, so that only applies to student loan debt relief? 🤔
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Oh, so that only applies to student loan debt relief? 🤔
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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the ne plus ultra of Stephen Miller anecdotes is that time he threw $80 worth of sushi in the trash as part of an emotional meltdown he had when someone cursed him in the streets; he's eminently bulliable and bullying him is a patriotic act
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
the ne plus ultra of Stephen Miller anecdotes is that time he threw $80 worth of sushi in the trash as part of an emotional meltdown he had when someone cursed him in the streets; he's eminently bulliable and bullying him is a patriotic act
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
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"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
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We didn't need to do this. And we would not have done it for any Democrat ever, & not a single Republican prior to this One Special Boy. It's maddening.
“Lebensraum: is it prudent fiscal policy?”
🤷♂️🤦♂️
Again, one thing I was completely wrong about is that I believed there was a baseline level of professional pride & integrity below which supposedly serious journalists would not sink in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
🤷♂️🤦♂️
Again, one thing I was completely wrong about is that I believed there was a baseline level of professional pride & integrity below which supposedly serious journalists would not sink in the face of the far right authoritarianism.
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We didn't need to do this. And we would not have done it for any Democrat ever, & not a single Republican prior to this One Special Boy. It's maddening.
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If Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Bill Clinton had openly threatened to seize the territory of our NATO allies, Jake Tapper & every other CNN anchor would do nothing but point out how wildly illegal this is, how massively it endangers US national security, & how it is grounds for immediate impeachment.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
If Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Bill Clinton had openly threatened to seize the territory of our NATO allies, Jake Tapper & every other CNN anchor would do nothing but point out how wildly illegal this is, how massively it endangers US national security, & how it is grounds for immediate impeachment.
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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If the biggest donor to the DCCC/DNC ran a website where you could use AI to take women's clothes off I feel like there'd be a demand for Dems to give the money back.
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
If the biggest donor to the DCCC/DNC ran a website where you could use AI to take women's clothes off I feel like there'd be a demand for Dems to give the money back.
We're not sending our best
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
We're not sending our best
Oh yeah, old boy is not gonna leave office.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Oh yeah, old boy is not gonna leave office.
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Between Christmas & today, Trump shared images of & links to posts from QAnon influencer "The SCIF" at least 8 times, all to push false election fraud claims.
Additionally, Trump shared an image from another QAnon figure to connect The SCIF's election fraud claims to Trump's actions in Venezuela.
Additionally, Trump shared an image from another QAnon figure to connect The SCIF's election fraud claims to Trump's actions in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Between Christmas & today, Trump shared images of & links to posts from QAnon influencer "The SCIF" at least 8 times, all to push false election fraud claims.
Additionally, Trump shared an image from another QAnon figure to connect The SCIF's election fraud claims to Trump's actions in Venezuela.
Additionally, Trump shared an image from another QAnon figure to connect The SCIF's election fraud claims to Trump's actions in Venezuela.
The great @jamellebouie.net sets an example for the tone we need to take with people who tricked themselves into believing Donald Trump was a lesser evil.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUi...
Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The great @jamellebouie.net sets an example for the tone we need to take with people who tricked themselves into believing Donald Trump was a lesser evil.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUi...
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
A view into the world the United States might topple onto itself, by @ianbremmer.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6I...
Risk #1: US political revolution | Ian Bremmer on 2026's Top Risks
YouTube video by GZERO Media
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A view into the world the United States might topple onto itself, by @ianbremmer.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6I...
I keep thinking about how the only thing preventing Trump from taking over Greenland in the coming days is whether or not he simply decides to do so.
Maybe I'm just catastrophizing.
Maybe I'm just catastrophizing.
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I keep thinking about how the only thing preventing Trump from taking over Greenland in the coming days is whether or not he simply decides to do so.
Maybe I'm just catastrophizing.
Maybe I'm just catastrophizing.
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Put the government of Venezuela on the blockchain.
by Andrew Yang
by Andrew Yang
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Put the government of Venezuela on the blockchain.
by Andrew Yang
by Andrew Yang