Diana B. Henriques
@dianabhenriques.bsky.social
Six books include "Taming the Street," on FDR's historic financial reforms, and NYT bestseller 'The Wizard of Lies,' on Madoff's historic fraud, now an HBO movie. A half-century of writing and reading. Loves life, really loves puppies.
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‘Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital after bones in his face and skull were broken while in federal custody.’
‘But hospital staff members determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the man's brain.’
‘But hospital staff members determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the man's brain.’
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
‘Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital after bones in his face and skull were broken while in federal custody.’
‘But hospital staff members determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the man's brain.’
‘But hospital staff members determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the man's brain.’
How quaint. In British politics, there apparently is still a sense of shame. There's not a single Trumpist politician who cares one iota about embarrassing their party -- their dear leader is an embarrassment to the entire nation and they simply can't see it.
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
How quaint. In British politics, there apparently is still a sense of shame. There's not a single Trumpist politician who cares one iota about embarrassing their party -- their dear leader is an embarrassment to the entire nation and they simply can't see it.
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A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
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Also, catch Garrett talking about ICE on the latest episode of the Political Scene. As clear and incisive as ever. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
The Political Scene Podcast
Discussions about politics and more.
www.newyorker.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Also, catch Garrett talking about ICE on the latest episode of the Political Scene. As clear and incisive as ever. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
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Yeah, Miller talks about this like it's bad and not the awesomest thing about America.
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Yeah, Miller talks about this like it's bad and not the awesomest thing about America.
Yes, yes, we all know the positive case for birthright citizenship, Mr Miller. But thanks for laying it out so concisely.
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yes, yes, we all know the positive case for birthright citizenship, Mr Miller. But thanks for laying it out so concisely.
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: 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 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
This is beyond inhumane. If this treatment is deserved by the "worst of the worst," why was this alleged awful offender released without restraint? And if she was released because there were no legal grounds to hold her, on what legal grounds was she treated like an animal??
“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?!
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.
Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
February 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is beyond inhumane. If this treatment is deserved by the "worst of the worst," why was this alleged awful offender released without restraint? And if she was released because there were no legal grounds to hold her, on what legal grounds was she treated like an animal??
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Are we just not going to talk about dementia?
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Are we just not going to talk about dementia?
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Buried in this article is the astonishing news that "Across the state Democrats have recruited candidates to run in all 150 state House districts, 16 state Senate districts and every other state and federal contest on the ballot". G-d bless Texas, get on their level.
Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Buried in this article is the astonishing news that "Across the state Democrats have recruited candidates to run in all 150 state House districts, 16 state Senate districts and every other state and federal contest on the ballot". G-d bless Texas, get on their level.
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One Battle After Another. This time the Save Act must be stopped. Could potentially eliminate 69 million women from voting.
I've been posting about this for a long time. Time to raise awareness again: the SAVE Act would disenfranchise tens of millions of American women (including myself) whose legal names do not match the names on their birth certificates.
Lawyers say a Real ID DL wouldn't suffice to be able to vote.
Lawyers say a Real ID DL wouldn't suffice to be able to vote.
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
One Battle After Another. This time the Save Act must be stopped. Could potentially eliminate 69 million women from voting.
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Straightforward impeachable bribery and violation of the Emoluments Clause.
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."
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Straightforward impeachable bribery and violation of the Emoluments Clause.
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James Comer spent every day for 2 years and millions of US taxpayer dollars trying to link Joe Biden to Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014, but has zero interest in UAE putting $500 million into Trump’s crypto company then getting advanced AI chips from the US.
February 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
James Comer spent every day for 2 years and millions of US taxpayer dollars trying to link Joe Biden to Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014, but has zero interest in UAE putting $500 million into Trump’s crypto company then getting advanced AI chips from the US.
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You could add up all the corruption in US history from every Administration and not even sniff Trump’s year in office.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
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."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
You could add up all the corruption in US history from every Administration and not even sniff Trump’s year in office.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
Every other President in history gets impeached unanimously for this. Every one.
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I don’t think foreign interests should be able to funnel $500 million into the U.S. president‘s private accounts. The Constitution doesn’t think so either, explicitly forbidding this and making it the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I don’t think foreign interests should be able to funnel $500 million into the U.S. president‘s private accounts. The Constitution doesn’t think so either, explicitly forbidding this and making it the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Utterly pathetic and historically unprecedented.
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Utterly pathetic and historically unprecedented.
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“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“I’m observing!”
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.
Homan has changed nothing.
More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Been thinking a lot today about David Brooks's farewell lament about "the loss of a shared moral order" that has left "no broad agreement about what was true, beautiful and good" and no "social cohesion."
And then I think about Minnesota, Minneapolis, and its allied cities.
And I feel better.
And then I think about Minnesota, Minneapolis, and its allied cities.
And I feel better.
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Been thinking a lot today about David Brooks's farewell lament about "the loss of a shared moral order" that has left "no broad agreement about what was true, beautiful and good" and no "social cohesion."
And then I think about Minnesota, Minneapolis, and its allied cities.
And I feel better.
And then I think about Minnesota, Minneapolis, and its allied cities.
And I feel better.
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
This is proof that DHS knows it cannot possibly deport all the people it has targeted. If it could, it wouldn't need a slew of appalling waystations like this.
If you voted for this and want it to continue, to quote FDR, "may God have mercy on your miserable soul."
If you voted for this and want it to continue, to quote FDR, "may God have mercy on your miserable soul."
I would call it a concentration camp.
This should piss everyone off, and our tax dollars paid for this.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
A massive building purchased by ICE for $70 million in Arizona to “warehouse” immigrants.
Calling this “housing” is a lie. This is storage. This is treating human beings like inventory.
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This is proof that DHS knows it cannot possibly deport all the people it has targeted. If it could, it wouldn't need a slew of appalling waystations like this.
If you voted for this and want it to continue, to quote FDR, "may God have mercy on your miserable soul."
If you voted for this and want it to continue, to quote FDR, "may God have mercy on your miserable soul."
So much for the strength of our democratic institutions. If we survive this, we're gonna have a heckuva lot of work to do.
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 3:45 PM
So much for the strength of our democratic institutions. If we survive this, we're gonna have a heckuva lot of work to do.
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