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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Drop some bombs on Iran — and then what?
Kidnap the leader of Venezuela — and then what?
Impose tariffs on everyone everywhere — and then what?
Kidnap the leader of Venezuela — and then what?
Impose tariffs on everyone everywhere — and then what?
February 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Drop some bombs on Iran — and then what?
Kidnap the leader of Venezuela — and then what?
Impose tariffs on everyone everywhere — and then what?
Kidnap the leader of Venezuela — and then what?
Impose tariffs on everyone everywhere — and then what?
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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Good to see attention to the possible ethnic cleansing of Springfield, Ohio, and the people who are coming together to fight against it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Good to see attention to the possible ethnic cleansing of Springfield, Ohio, and the people who are coming together to fight against it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
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“We have created a monster rampaging through the heart of our democracy and are trying to define and restrict which cities it can pillage and how many civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the Frankensteinian monster … the problem is the monster.”
Congress has a real chance right now to influence and change the trajectory of immigration enforcement in the US and arrest the use of ICE and CBP as a fascist secret presidential interior police.
Here's my research on what would make a difference: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Here's my research on what would make a difference: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
“We have created a monster rampaging through the heart of our democracy and are trying to define and restrict which cities it can pillage and how many civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the Frankensteinian monster … the problem is the monster.”
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Two days ago, we discovered Trump has engaged in the most corrupt behavior of any president in history—giving secret technology to China's ally in exchange for the Trump family getting half a billion dollars.
And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump accused of ‘corruption, plain and simple’ after UAE invested in family firm
White House says president is not involved in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Two days ago, we discovered Trump has engaged in the most corrupt behavior of any president in history—giving secret technology to China's ally in exchange for the Trump family getting half a billion dollars.
And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Yes, the GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would also disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my one-page summary below. Tell your Senators “NO on SAVE!” 5/
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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These numbers are simply incredible. It's very clear that most ordinary people have figured out that ICE is not remotely functioning as a law enforcement agency any longer and that none of this is about enforcing the law in any recognizable sense.
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These numbers are simply incredible. It's very clear that most ordinary people have figured out that ICE is not remotely functioning as a law enforcement agency any longer and that none of this is about enforcing the law in any recognizable sense.
Not a single Republican is capable of asking "and then what?"
Make up novel detention rules, and then what? Face 600 habeas corpus actions you can't handle.
Treat citizens like battlefield enemies, and then what? Put at least half-dozen senate seats and entire House at risk.
Action = Consequences.
Make up novel detention rules, and then what? Face 600 habeas corpus actions you can't handle.
Treat citizens like battlefield enemies, and then what? Put at least half-dozen senate seats and entire House at risk.
Action = Consequences.
Apart from the sheer humanitarian disaster, this is what a logistical collapse looks like because Trump is a crappy business person who doesn’t understand the operational realities of what he’s doing. No one planned downstream for arresting and detaining 1,000,000 more people.
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Not a single Republican is capable of asking "and then what?"
Make up novel detention rules, and then what? Face 600 habeas corpus actions you can't handle.
Treat citizens like battlefield enemies, and then what? Put at least half-dozen senate seats and entire House at risk.
Action = Consequences.
Make up novel detention rules, and then what? Face 600 habeas corpus actions you can't handle.
Treat citizens like battlefield enemies, and then what? Put at least half-dozen senate seats and entire House at risk.
Action = Consequences.
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Apart from the sheer humanitarian disaster, this is what a logistical collapse looks like because Trump is a crappy business person who doesn’t understand the operational realities of what he’s doing. No one planned downstream for arresting and detaining 1,000,000 more people.
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Apart from the sheer humanitarian disaster, this is what a logistical collapse looks like because Trump is a crappy business person who doesn’t understand the operational realities of what he’s doing. No one planned downstream for arresting and detaining 1,000,000 more people.
My fellow Americans, try to be worthy of Minnesota. They are the best of us right now, but WE are *the rest of us* and we can make a huge impact by following their example.
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
My fellow Americans, try to be worthy of Minnesota. They are the best of us right now, but WE are *the rest of us* and we can make a huge impact by following their example.
Alternatively, "Oligarchy Thrives in Darkness."
Bezos, of all people, has the wealth and resources to buck the Trump regime without fear. The Post was a tool he could have used to do that.
He clearly just doesn't want to cross Trump, and whether he's craven or cowardly is beside the point.
Bezos, of all people, has the wealth and resources to buck the Trump regime without fear. The Post was a tool he could have used to do that.
He clearly just doesn't want to cross Trump, and whether he's craven or cowardly is beside the point.
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Alternatively, "Oligarchy Thrives in Darkness."
Bezos, of all people, has the wealth and resources to buck the Trump regime without fear. The Post was a tool he could have used to do that.
He clearly just doesn't want to cross Trump, and whether he's craven or cowardly is beside the point.
Bezos, of all people, has the wealth and resources to buck the Trump regime without fear. The Post was a tool he could have used to do that.
He clearly just doesn't want to cross Trump, and whether he's craven or cowardly is beside the point.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
Kash Patel refers to FBI agents who raided the Fulton County elections office as "my troops on the ground"
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
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please watch:
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
please watch:
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This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
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It seems that the proclivity toward serious criminality (felonies) is far higher among ICE and CBP agents than among immigrants taken as a whole. Stats on this subject are persistent and offer the same results.
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It seems that the proclivity toward serious criminality (felonies) is far higher among ICE and CBP agents than among immigrants taken as a whole. Stats on this subject are persistent and offer the same results.
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Please listen to this from an eyewitness to what is happening in our country, and in Minnesota specifically.
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Please listen to this from an eyewitness to what is happening in our country, and in Minnesota specifically.
Straight out of the Orban playbook...
February 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Straight out of the Orban playbook...
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And there it is
Steve Bannon: “You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November.”
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
And there it is
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This might be the thing that kills him.
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This might be the thing that kills him.
Just...wow. Worth reading to the end. Yesterday's snippet was weird; the full story is tragic. Kudos to MPRNews.org for excellent reporting.
ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’
A federal judge admonished DHS for repeatedly defying court orders to release detainees, as government lawyers described widespread noncompliance during Minnesota’s immigration crackdown.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Just...wow. Worth reading to the end. Yesterday's snippet was weird; the full story is tragic. Kudos to MPRNews.org for excellent reporting.
ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The Minnesota Star Tribune is hiring an investigative reporter — it's an incredibly important time for this kind of journalism (like, no doy). Apply here: recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobB...
recruiting2.ultipro.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune is hiring an investigative reporter — it's an incredibly important time for this kind of journalism (like, no doy). Apply here: recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobB...
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“BORTAC in particular is used to operating in the desert. They are not trained for urban policing,” says Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner. “They’re absolutely the wrong tool for the job. It’s like using a chain saw to mow your lawn”
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“BORTAC in particular is used to operating in the desert. They are not trained for urban policing,” says Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner. “They’re absolutely the wrong tool for the job. It’s like using a chain saw to mow your lawn”
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I discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country.
Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction
Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction
Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
Stephen Miller's Wish List: Over 100 Court Orders Defied
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country.
Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction
Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.
Orders to release people from detention
Orders to present detainee to court
Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction
Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.