Lachlan Macquarie
@doublelapped.bsky.social
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Turns out that it's not a good idea for a rich guy with lots of government contracts to own a crusading newspaper when an authoritarian controls the executive branch. Amazon has billions in deals with the Pentagon & wants in on the space biz. Bezos needs to suck up to Trump--or risk all that. So...
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Turns out that it's not a good idea for a rich guy with lots of government contracts to own a crusading newspaper when an authoritarian controls the executive branch. Amazon has billions in deals with the Pentagon & wants in on the space biz. Bezos needs to suck up to Trump--or risk all that. So...
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Democracy dies when corporate greed prevails.
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Democracy dies when corporate greed prevails.
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So surprising the Ed Martin, formerly in charge of the Weaponization Working Group at DOJ, weaponized grand jury information to target Trump political foes and has been booted from HQ. Hope he gets to keep the trench coat.
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes | CNN Politics
A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part of an investigation targeting Donald Trump’s political enemies, at least two sources familiar wi...
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
So surprising the Ed Martin, formerly in charge of the Weaponization Working Group at DOJ, weaponized grand jury information to target Trump political foes and has been booted from HQ. Hope he gets to keep the trench coat.
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Inside Donald Trump's corporate-funded war on America history www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Inside Donald Trump's corporate-funded war on America history www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Self-inflicted wounds lead to desperation.
I was curious to see what the WashPost would do to retain subscribers, so I started the cancellation process -- and they came back with a $2/month offer, which is crazy
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Self-inflicted wounds lead to desperation.
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So now ICE is a Praetorian Guard for Trump to end free and fair elections? That's Bannon's scheme.
Steve Bannon,
"We're gonna have ICE surround the polls...We'll never again allow an election to be stolen."
"We're gonna have ICE surround the polls...We'll never again allow an election to be stolen."
February 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
So now ICE is a Praetorian Guard for Trump to end free and fair elections? That's Bannon's scheme.
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This sounds like BS. We're to pull back on sports and war coverage, so, yeah, sign me up.
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This sounds like BS. We're to pull back on sports and war coverage, so, yeah, sign me up.
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It's racism, pure and simple. And it seems to work. Look at the guy in the White House. He's gotten elected twice as a racist. So they have no fear of any stains.
In a sane world, the decision by Rufo, Vance, & co. to slander and slap a target on the traumatized, hardworking immigrants who revitalized a rust belt city -- and who *were invited* to that city -- would be a stain on their careers that they never live down.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
They should be reminded of it. Often.
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's racism, pure and simple. And it seems to work. Look at the guy in the White House. He's gotten elected twice as a racist. So they have no fear of any stains.
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I hope his kids aren't watching. Bad role model.
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I hope his kids aren't watching. Bad role model.
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Please don't fall for this.
After Trump tells NBC News he could maybe use a "softer touch" on immigration, we immediately get the "different tone" narrative from CNN.
Brianna Keilar: "A change of tone for the president. Softer touch."
David Chalian: "He acknowledged learning something that this requires a softer touch."
Brianna Keilar: "A change of tone for the president. Softer touch."
David Chalian: "He acknowledged learning something that this requires a softer touch."
February 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Please don't fall for this.
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I got into this business because of The Washington Post. I was inspired by its Watergate coverage. It’s saddening & maddening to see what’s happening there. Bezos is ruining one of the great—though far from perfect—journalistic institutions. This wasn’t inevitable. It’s the choice of an oligarch.
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I got into this business because of The Washington Post. I was inspired by its Watergate coverage. It’s saddening & maddening to see what’s happening there. Bezos is ruining one of the great—though far from perfect—journalistic institutions. This wasn’t inevitable. It’s the choice of an oligarch.
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I hope he put sufficient postage on it.
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I hope he put sufficient postage on it.
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Pay attention to this now. Trump is signaling his desire to rig the midterms.
Trump’s FBI raid could lead to a takeover of elections in Georgia’s largest county
Trump wants control "over the voting in at least 15 places.” He could start in Fulton County, Georgia.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Pay attention to this now. Trump is signaling his desire to rig the midterms.
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With his new Board of Peace, Trump's creating a global slush fund of billions that he will fully control—even after he leaves the White House. And, as I report in my OUR LAND newsletter, he's setting it up like a monarchy.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
With his new Board of Peace, Trump's creating a global slush fund of billions that he will fully control—even after he leaves the White House. And, as I report in my OUR LAND newsletter, he's setting it up like a monarchy.
link.motherjones.com/public/43880...
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Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice. https://cnn.it/4kqanLy
February 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
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ICE is an agency whose recruiting and training standards are so low that other federal law enforcement agents say pejoratively that ICE is “hired by the pound, from the pound.”
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ICE is an agency whose recruiting and training standards are so low that other federal law enforcement agents say pejoratively that ICE is “hired by the pound, from the pound.”
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Trump has radicalized the GOP base. If you don’t believe Democrats are demons, you’re not truly with him.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Trump has radicalized the GOP base. If you don’t believe Democrats are demons, you’re not truly with him.
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nOtHiNg aUtHoRiTaRiAn aBoUt tHiS, rIGht?
TL;DR Donald Trump is blackmailing the country in exchange for naming rights
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
nOtHiNg aUtHoRiTaRiAn aBoUt tHiS, rIGht?
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“The dominant model of voter decision-making is flawed. I term this the Strategist’s Fallacy—the erroneous assumption that voters reason like political scientists and elite strategists, and that preferences observed today will persist through subsequent electoral cycles.” @gelliottmorris.com
Voters don’t think like strategists.
G. Elliott Morris responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
www.bostonreview.net
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“The dominant model of voter decision-making is flawed. I term this the Strategist’s Fallacy—the erroneous assumption that voters reason like political scientists and elite strategists, and that preferences observed today will persist through subsequent electoral cycles.” @gelliottmorris.com
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This document appears to have been removed from the Epstein records. I wonder why. Did Woody Allen complain?
Woody Allen seemingly "joking" about Epstein's preference for girls over women and referring to the money Epstein spends on them.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This document appears to have been removed from the Epstein records. I wonder why. Did Woody Allen complain?
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Bad Bunny just gave Fox News three weeks of content.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Bad Bunny just gave Fox News three weeks of content.
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NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
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Of course. She's a monster.
BREAKING: Her attorney tells Congress that Ghislaine Maxwell will speak “fully and honestly” about Epstein’s crimes against girls, but only with clemency from Trump
youtube.com/shorts/wKUiY...
youtube.com/shorts/wKUiY...
Ghislaine Maxwell will speak “fully & honestly” re: Epstein crimes, but only w/ clemency from Trump
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Of course. She's a monster.
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That sure was obeying in advance!
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Weird. I tried to warn libertarians about Trump
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
That sure was obeying in advance!
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Make America Graft Again
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Make America Graft Again