Marc Sobel
@marcsobel.bsky.social
I write and self-publish optimistic hard science fiction, usually about utopias. I like imagining what a good society could be like. http://amazon.com/author/marcsobel
Better than Pee tapes.
Could this be the moment that Trump found out Putin had the Epstein files too?
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Better than Pee tapes.
I think this is called a change of venue.
“Bovino and his officers are expected to head to Charlotte, North Carolina, then continue to New Orleans, according to two of the officials, who stressed plans are still being finalized. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to continue operations in Chicago.”
Gregory Bovino and his Border Patrol agents are planning to leave Chicago as early as this week, sources say | CNN
Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, along with his agents, are planning to leave Chicago as early as this w...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I think this is called a change of venue.
Obviously firing the BLS wasn't enough. Trump is going to sue ADP for a jillion bucks. (Many people say.)
🚨 NEW: ADP report: U.S. LOST an average of 11,000 jobs per week in October 2025.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Obviously firing the BLS wasn't enough. Trump is going to sue ADP for a jillion bucks. (Many people say.)
Perfect Gray Ladying.
1) Dems in disarray
2) US seek to halt food aid (Not Trump, not Administration, but US)
3) Not halt but continue to block.
1) Dems in disarray
2) US seek to halt food aid (Not Trump, not Administration, but US)
3) Not halt but continue to block.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Perfect Gray Ladying.
1) Dems in disarray
2) US seek to halt food aid (Not Trump, not Administration, but US)
3) Not halt but continue to block.
1) Dems in disarray
2) US seek to halt food aid (Not Trump, not Administration, but US)
3) Not halt but continue to block.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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This isn’t very hard, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This isn’t very hard, folks.
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Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
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Yeah, despite the rumblings from other reporters this still feels like another bit of Axios wishcasting.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
does this sound like a deal that’s done or someone trying to pressure dems into one
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yeah, despite the rumblings from other reporters this still feels like another bit of Axios wishcasting.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
What's for certain is that any Democrat who votes to cave now and betray the base in exchange for nothing at all will live to regret it.
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Hungary's waiver from US sanctions on Russia energy is indefinite, minister says reut.rs/47NvpxB
Hungary's waiver from US sanctions on Russia energy is indefinite, minister says
Hungary said on Saturday it had obtained an indefinite waiver from U.S. sanctions for using Russian oil and gas, contradicting a White House official who said it had been granted a one-year exemption.
reut.rs
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Wow: Trump is pardoning a convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party
November 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Not saying that Trump is a Chinese and Russian asset.
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
Just that the Chinese and Russians couldn't ask for a better asset. (Many people are saying it. Многие так говорят. 很多人都这么说。)
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
I think this is preferable to the first draft, which was a pair of panties over the door knob.
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I think this is preferable to the first draft, which was a pair of panties over the door knob.
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
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DONALD TRUMP FIRE YOUR SOLICITOR GENERAL IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
Trump's appointed Solicitor General admits Americans pay for 30-80% of the cost of tariffs
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIRE YOUR SOLICITOR GENERAL IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
"Why are there no good looking broads doing that hand waving stuff?" asked the President, say some strong men with tears in their eyes.
We know the Liar hates being seen with anyone not up to his standards-- no injured, no wounded, no unattractive women, usually no minorities, etc.
He has now gone to a new low. He does not like the image of sign language interpreters on stage with him and has chosen to break a law requiring it.
He has now gone to a new low. He does not like the image of sign language interpreters on stage with him and has chosen to break a law requiring it.
NEW: A federal judge said the decision by Trump WH to end sign language interpretation at briefings by Trump and Leavitt likely violated the Rehabilitation Act and harmed deaf people who communicate in ASL.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"Why are there no good looking broads doing that hand waving stuff?" asked the President, say some strong men with tears in their eyes.
"The pursuit was obviously justified since the school had a Mexican name," DHS spokesperson did not say out loud.
Armed ICE officers arrested a teacher early Wednesday in Chicago after chasing her onto the grounds of a private preschool and grabbing her as parents and students looked on, according to a local official and witnesses.
Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be among the first in which in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"The pursuit was obviously justified since the school had a Mexican name," DHS spokesperson did not say out loud.
Fixed typo of missing phrase in caps:
The reductions, slated to take effect on Friday, will likely increase flight delays and cancellations. Further details about the affected markets will be announced Thursday, AFTER FINAL ELECTION RETURNS ARE ANALYZED, administration officials said.
The reductions, slated to take effect on Friday, will likely increase flight delays and cancellations. Further details about the affected markets will be announced Thursday, AFTER FINAL ELECTION RETURNS ARE ANALYZED, administration officials said.
Breaking news: The Trump administration has announced it will reduce flight traffic by 10 percent in 40 markets across the U.S. as part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers, as the government shutdown enters its second month.
U.S. orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Fixed typo of missing phrase in caps:
The reductions, slated to take effect on Friday, will likely increase flight delays and cancellations. Further details about the affected markets will be announced Thursday, AFTER FINAL ELECTION RETURNS ARE ANALYZED, administration officials said.
The reductions, slated to take effect on Friday, will likely increase flight delays and cancellations. Further details about the affected markets will be announced Thursday, AFTER FINAL ELECTION RETURNS ARE ANALYZED, administration officials said.
And the other story: Criminals posing as US Immigration officers have been carrying out abductions, beatings, tear gassing, and shooting of US citizens.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And the other story: Criminals posing as US Immigration officers have been carrying out abductions, beatings, tear gassing, and shooting of US citizens.
Old White Rat joke: Scientists using lawyers instead of white rats
1) No one complains about mistreating them
2) More plentiful than white rats
3) Some things even white rats won't do
Gorsuch considers some things even he wouldn't let Trump do
1) No one complains about mistreating them
2) More plentiful than white rats
3) Some things even white rats won't do
Gorsuch considers some things even he wouldn't let Trump do
Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Old White Rat joke: Scientists using lawyers instead of white rats
1) No one complains about mistreating them
2) More plentiful than white rats
3) Some things even white rats won't do
Gorsuch considers some things even he wouldn't let Trump do
1) No one complains about mistreating them
2) More plentiful than white rats
3) Some things even white rats won't do
Gorsuch considers some things even he wouldn't let Trump do
Edits in Caps
"A FEW G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
FEWER Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
"A FEW G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
FEWER Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Edits in Caps
"A FEW G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
FEWER Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
"A FEW G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism
FEWER Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Typo: Missing word. There, I fixed it for you.
Trump's FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
Trump's FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the action is to alleviate pressure on air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay since the government shut down Oct. 1.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Typo: Missing word. There, I fixed it for you.
Trump's FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
Trump's FAA to throttle back flights in parts of the US as shutdown worsens air traffic controller shortages
Love the rubber stamp of a Democrats in disarray article.
Where is the Republicans still hooded, zip-tied, with a red ball gag article?
wapo.st/49DPAAt
Where is the Republicans still hooded, zip-tied, with a red ball gag article?
wapo.st/49DPAAt
Who best personifies the Democratic Party: Mamdani, Spanberger or Sherrill?
The GOP is eager to name Mamdani the leader of the Democratic Party. Many Democrats say Spanberger and Sherrill are more representative.
wapo.st
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Love the rubber stamp of a Democrats in disarray article.
Where is the Republicans still hooded, zip-tied, with a red ball gag article?
wapo.st/49DPAAt
Where is the Republicans still hooded, zip-tied, with a red ball gag article?
wapo.st/49DPAAt
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Making the rounds.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Making the rounds.
What gets me about this is that every non-leadership Democrat has been complaining about Democrats not standing up against Trump.
This guy is not only standing up, he is righteously angry.
This guy is not only standing up, he is righteously angry.
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
What gets me about this is that every non-leadership Democrat has been complaining about Democrats not standing up against Trump.
This guy is not only standing up, he is righteously angry.
This guy is not only standing up, he is righteously angry.