Tom von Alten
@fortboise.org
I like the e.g.: Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader. I mean, aren't we all? Retired engineer s/w dev, writer, bicyclist, former newspaper boy.
12 minutes with Anne Applebaum are well-spent.
I wouldn't have given DOPUS credit for "reinvention," myself. He is dropping a load of excrement on reality, that infamous AI video illustrating the Bannon edict to "flood the zone." Everything Trump touches is soiled.
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youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
I wouldn't have given DOPUS credit for "reinvention," myself. He is dropping a load of excrement on reality, that infamous AI video illustrating the Bannon edict to "flood the zone." Everything Trump touches is soiled.
1/4
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
Anne Applebaum: Donald Trump has reinvented reality
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
12 minutes with Anne Applebaum are well-spent.
I wouldn't have given DOPUS credit for "reinvention," myself. He is dropping a load of excrement on reality, that infamous AI video illustrating the Bannon edict to "flood the zone." Everything Trump touches is soiled.
1/4
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
I wouldn't have given DOPUS credit for "reinvention," myself. He is dropping a load of excrement on reality, that infamous AI video illustrating the Bannon edict to "flood the zone." Everything Trump touches is soiled.
1/4
youtu.be/rvBsWZS8VXI?...
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Bloomberg has a really good story on how scandalous Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández is. This is just the first ¶ of 3-¶¶ on sources, but gives a sense of who would want to tell similar stories.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Bloomberg has a really good story on how scandalous Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández is. This is just the first ¶ of 3-¶¶ on sources, but gives a sense of who would want to tell similar stories.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Reup -- my post on the Jack Smith transcript:
Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/01/j...
Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/01/j...
Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump - emptywheel
Perhaps the funniest disclosure from the Jack Smith deposition that Jim Jordan tried to bury under New Years Eve festivities is that when Jordan called Trump as Trump's mob was attacking the Capitol, ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Reup -- my post on the Jack Smith transcript:
Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/01/j...
Jim Jordan Buries His Own Cowardice in a Cowardly Document Dump
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/01/j...
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Clarification hardly needed.
December 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Clarification hardly needed.
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In case you were wondering about the details of last year's DOPUS capitulation to Putin and Russia in Ukraine, here you go. So weird how our "strong man" is weak as hell. And utterly devoid of integrity, but we all knew that.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Gift Article)
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In case you were wondering about the details of last year's DOPUS capitulation to Putin and Russia in Ukraine, here you go. So weird how our "strong man" is weak as hell. And utterly devoid of integrity, but we all knew that.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Sending out the old year and ringing in the new by watching Joni Mitchell being awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song back in 2023.
Worth staying up till midnight for that! Good bless PBS, and Happy New Year.
Worth staying up till midnight for that! Good bless PBS, and Happy New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Sending out the old year and ringing in the new by watching Joni Mitchell being awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song back in 2023.
Worth staying up till midnight for that! Good bless PBS, and Happy New Year.
Worth staying up till midnight for that! Good bless PBS, and Happy New Year.
We're all together on this big, beautiful planet, spinning around our one star. May we recognize our shared humanity. Happy New Year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
We're all together on this big, beautiful planet, spinning around our one star. May we recognize our shared humanity. Happy New Year
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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So the Putin claim about having been attacked was a complete hoax. Conversely, Putin has greenlit at least 6 assassination attempts on Zelenskyy since Feb 2022. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/30/v...
Valdai Residents Report No Signs of Claimed Ukrainian Drone Attack on Putin Residence - The Moscow Times
Residents of the town of Valdai in Russia’s Novgorod region said they neither heard nor saw signs of a large-scale drone attack overnight on Monday despite official claims that nearly 100 Ukrainian dr...
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
So the Putin claim about having been attacked was a complete hoax. Conversely, Putin has greenlit at least 6 assassination attempts on Zelenskyy since Feb 2022. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/30/v...
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
It's been pretty damn obvious for a while now (going on 10 years) that Donald Trump is a Russian asset.
His betrayal of Ukraine started before he was elected the first time. The failure to brake his betrayal is an indelible blot on the GOP.
December 29, 2025
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His betrayal of Ukraine started before he was elected the first time. The failure to brake his betrayal is an indelible blot on the GOP.
December 29, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 29, 2025
In an appearance on New York’s WABC radio on Friday, President Donald J.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's been pretty damn obvious for a while now (going on 10 years) that Donald Trump is a Russian asset.
His betrayal of Ukraine started before he was elected the first time. The failure to brake his betrayal is an indelible blot on the GOP.
December 29, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
His betrayal of Ukraine started before he was elected the first time. The failure to brake his betrayal is an indelible blot on the GOP.
December 29, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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The Unredacted DOJ post actually reads:
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The Unredacted DOJ post actually reads:
It's pathetic. And tragic, for the generational damage being done while the pathos unfolds, and the smash and grab looting proceeds.
The Vanity Project Presidency
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The Vanity Project Presidency
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The Vanity Project Presidency
A White House ballroom, the Trump-Kennedy Center, a Trump class warship, all utterly unreal and all in service to a very needy, very small man
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December 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's pathetic. And tragic, for the generational damage being done while the pathos unfolds, and the smash and grab looting proceeds.
The Vanity Project Presidency
open.substack.com/pub/marccjoh...
The Vanity Project Presidency
open.substack.com/pub/marccjoh...
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But then this regime has never done anything the right way, have they?
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
But then this regime has never done anything the right way, have they?
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Guys, I hope you are had a great Christmas with friends and family. But please spare a moment to remember those who are so alone, they spend the entire day posting hateful messages. And then remember that one of those guys is in charge of the country.
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Guys, I hope you are had a great Christmas with friends and family. But please spare a moment to remember those who are so alone, they spend the entire day posting hateful messages. And then remember that one of those guys is in charge of the country.
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The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
www.scientificamerican.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight
Always a worthy read, don't let me spoil it for you, but I'd like to mention a few highlights in it that struck me.
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The Week Ahead
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The Week Ahead
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The Week Ahead
December 21, 2025
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December 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Always a worthy read, don't let me spoil it for you, but I'd like to mention a few highlights in it that struck me.
1/5
The Week Ahead
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
1/5
The Week Ahead
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Felon47 is the deranged one...
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Felon47 is the deranged one...
Dunno how to tap into the rocket scientists at T-Mobile but this update process "optimize" follow-on where you push a garbage truck full of games at me is just super-annoying, and utterly unwanted
December 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Dunno how to tap into the rocket scientists at T-Mobile but this update process "optimize" follow-on where you push a garbage truck full of games at me is just super-annoying, and utterly unwanted
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PBS FRONTLINE's "Surviving CECOT" is incredible, disturbing, moving, and they didn't self censor.
Surviving CECOT | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
The story of three Venezuelan men branded as gang members and deported to CECOT.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
PBS FRONTLINE's "Surviving CECOT" is incredible, disturbing, moving, and they didn't self censor.
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The Epstein Transparency Act required the release of ALL Epstein files yesterday, not just some of them. Pam Bondi has broken the law.
Arrest Pamela Bondi now.
Arrest Pamela Bondi now.
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Epstein Transparency Act required the release of ALL Epstein files yesterday, not just some of them. Pam Bondi has broken the law.
Arrest Pamela Bondi now.
Arrest Pamela Bondi now.