Larry Rothfield
@larrychicago.bsky.social
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Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.
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Hegseth Says U.S. Will Secure Venezuela’s Tequila Distilleries
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Hegseth Says U.S. Will Secure Venezuela’s Tequila Distilleries
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Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maduro Requests Lindsay Halligan to Prosecute Him
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His attitude is that of an irresponsible guest who may look upon the whole of Europe as an entertainment preserved, long after its original use has disappeared, for his own diversion.
—Virginia Woolf, on Henry James, from “Portraits of Places” (1906)
—Virginia Woolf, on Henry James, from “Portraits of Places” (1906)
January 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
His attitude is that of an irresponsible guest who may look upon the whole of Europe as an entertainment preserved, long after its original use has disappeared, for his own diversion.
—Virginia Woolf, on Henry James, from “Portraits of Places” (1906)
—Virginia Woolf, on Henry James, from “Portraits of Places” (1906)
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How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
How else can professors prove "merit" besides SAT scores? Wrong answers only. I'll go first: ability to do sixth-grade geometry homework (two professors in my house fail)
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The Republicans tried to stir up pogroms against Haitian communities during the 2024 campaign, and they’re setting the stage to do the same thing to Somalis as we head into 2026. It’s the new migrant caravans, but potentially far more deadly.
January 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Republicans tried to stir up pogroms against Haitian communities during the 2024 campaign, and they’re setting the stage to do the same thing to Somalis as we head into 2026. It’s the new migrant caravans, but potentially far more deadly.
"Back in September, Business Insider reported that twelve current and former xAI workers said they regularly encountered sexually explicit material involving the sexual abuse of children while working on Grok.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"Back in September, Business Insider reported that twelve current and former xAI workers said they regularly encountered sexually explicit material involving the sexual abuse of children while working on Grok.
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This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 and possibly leaving survivors
The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This AFTER remains of a 30 ft boat washed ashore, with burned bodies inside & packages (small) of what residue tests establish was nothing more than Marijuana; which is legal for recreational use in several states. It's just murder.
apnews.com/article/boat...
apnews.com/article/boat...
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BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
BREAKING: Explosions felt across New York City as full socialism begins
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Trump will not say that a referendum held while fighting continues cannot be legitimate.
Q: Did Putin agree to a ceasefire to allow a referendum to take place?
TRUMP: Not a ceasefire and that's one of the points we're working on. I understand President Putin from that standpoint.
TRUMP: Not a ceasefire and that's one of the points we're working on. I understand President Putin from that standpoint.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump will not say that a referendum held while fighting continues cannot be legitimate.
MAGA.
Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession, as import-dependent businesses absorbed the highest tariffs in decades.
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
MAGA.
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Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
Florida is one sick puppy of a state.
Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Exonerees Sound the Alarm on New Florida Law Allowing Death Sentences by Split Juries - Bolts
Herman Lindsey braced himself for news that he would be sentenced to death as he sat inside a courtroom in Broward County, Florida in 2006. A jury had convicted Lindsey... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Florida is one sick puppy of a state.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The pushback from Brennan should have been much harder and more blunt.
BESSENT: When you come to this country, you gotta learn which side to drive on, you've gotta learn to stop at stop signs, and you gotta learn not to defraud the American people
BRENNAN: Well, there is plenty of criminal behavior from communities well beyond the immigrant community
BRENNAN: Well, there is plenty of criminal behavior from communities well beyond the immigrant community
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The pushback from Brennan should have been much harder and more blunt.
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Andres Serrano, Piss Traverse City (2025, digital photograph).
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Andres Serrano, Piss Traverse City (2025, digital photograph).
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
They also gave him a lollipop. Now it's time for his nap.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
They also gave him a lollipop. Now it's time for his nap.
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Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
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It makes no sense to me either. But we must trust that Trump always has a plan. There is no Trump but Trump and Don Jr is his messenger.
Markwayne Mullin defends Trump pardoning Honduran president who was convicted of drug trafficking: "What the president is doing is always calculated. I haven't had a direct conversation with the president about it, but I do trust his natural reaction and his approach to foreign affairs."
November 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It makes no sense to me either. But we must trust that Trump always has a plan. There is no Trump but Trump and Don Jr is his messenger.
This has a Dr Strangelove vibe.
You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This has a Dr Strangelove vibe.