PJRO
@pjro.bsky.social
Retired national security analyst. Pro-democracy at home and abroad (think FDR).
I'm still betting that he bruised his butt falling on the ice later that day.
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I'm still betting that he bruised his butt falling on the ice later that day.
IMHO, watch his feet, his body angle, and the outreach of his left hand. He slips slightly on the ice and reaches forward to brace himself on the car, turning the phone and saying "woe" as you hear the "thud" of his hand hitting the car (the car was 1-2 feet away from his body and turning).
January 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
IMHO, watch his feet, his body angle, and the outreach of his left hand. He slips slightly on the ice and reaches forward to brace himself on the car, turning the phone and saying "woe" as you hear the "thud" of his hand hitting the car (the car was 1-2 feet away from his body and turning).
Makes sense. Bush41 was a superb president on foreign and national security policy, which is your bailiwick. He probably was the best we've had over many decades. His domestic record clearly is more mixed, although I don't know if you would agree with that.
January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Makes sense. Bush41 was a superb president on foreign and national security policy, which is your bailiwick. He probably was the best we've had over many decades. His domestic record clearly is more mixed, although I don't know if you would agree with that.
There are about 10,000 licensed law enforcement officers in Minnesota. Maybe it should be all hands on deck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
There are about 10,000 licensed law enforcement officers in Minnesota. Maybe it should be all hands on deck.
They are not "undertrained." They are unqualified and wrongly trained.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
They are not "undertrained." They are unqualified and wrongly trained.
I might believe that he fell on the ice later that day and bruised his butt, but otherwise I won't buy into anything coming out of Trump's administration.
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I might believe that he fell on the ice later that day and bruised his butt, but otherwise I won't buy into anything coming out of Trump's administration.
I have been watching CBS News and 60 Minutes since the 1960s, and have subscribed to the Washington Post since the 1970s, but Trump and his minions have ended that. These organizations still have some good reporters but not enough of them to offset all of the propaganda and BS.
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I have been watching CBS News and 60 Minutes since the 1960s, and have subscribed to the Washington Post since the 1970s, but Trump and his minions have ended that. These organizations still have some good reporters but not enough of them to offset all of the propaganda and BS.
"Repeal and replace" ICE and CBP. No funding, all employees laid-off, and a new agency is created with funds and strict instructions on who can/cannot be hired and what their jobs will be.
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
"Repeal and replace" ICE and CBP. No funding, all employees laid-off, and a new agency is created with funds and strict instructions on who can/cannot be hired and what their jobs will be.
Abolish ICE and CBP, laying-off every employee, and hire people into a new agency that will be responsible for key ICE and CPB functions and decidedly not the functions that Trump has given them. Of course, any former ICE or CBP employee who served in the field would be disqualified from hiring.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Abolish ICE and CBP, laying-off every employee, and hire people into a new agency that will be responsible for key ICE and CPB functions and decidedly not the functions that Trump has given them. Of course, any former ICE or CBP employee who served in the field would be disqualified from hiring.
Why did Ross unholster his gun?
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Why did Ross unholster his gun?
Maybe someone should "float" the notion that maybe Denmark would sell Greenland to the US for $1 Billion per resident, paid up-front in Euros, split equally between individual residents (tax free) and the Danish government. Not as a serious proposal, but a way to test the response from Trump/MAGA.
January 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Maybe someone should "float" the notion that maybe Denmark would sell Greenland to the US for $1 Billion per resident, paid up-front in Euros, split equally between individual residents (tax free) and the Danish government. Not as a serious proposal, but a way to test the response from Trump/MAGA.
Trump has established MANY precedents that a Dem president may follow. What goes around comes around. Eventually, a Dem Congress can address all of the legal "loopholes" that Trump has been claiming and exploiting, but not before Trump's damage has been redressed.
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Trump has established MANY precedents that a Dem president may follow. What goes around comes around. Eventually, a Dem Congress can address all of the legal "loopholes" that Trump has been claiming and exploiting, but not before Trump's damage has been redressed.
The killer's name is now public, but the names of accomplices at the scene are not known. All should be arrested and held in jail.
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The killer's name is now public, but the names of accomplices at the scene are not known. All should be arrested and held in jail.
Also look at this forensic analysis: michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good Shooting: Three Shots, One Timeline: A Preliminary Forensic Video Breakdown
A Deeper Look Visual Investigation
michaeldsellers.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Also look at this forensic analysis: michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/renee-good...
A good news organization would make these the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th most important stories to communicate tonight. The 1st, of course, is that Trump is still defying the law that requires him to release the Epstein files.
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
A good news organization would make these the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th most important stories to communicate tonight. The 1st, of course, is that Trump is still defying the law that requires him to release the Epstein files.
Every one of the thousands of insurrectionists who participated in the siege of the Capitol building earned prison time for treason. Those who encouraged, supported, and organized them also earned prison time for treason. Instead, they are running the country--right into the ground.
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Every one of the thousands of insurrectionists who participated in the siege of the Capitol building earned prison time for treason. Those who encouraged, supported, and organized them also earned prison time for treason. Instead, they are running the country--right into the ground.
I realize that this sounds crazy, but I suspect Miller wants to build his resume for becoming the GOP's next President.
January 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I realize that this sounds crazy, but I suspect Miller wants to build his resume for becoming the GOP's next President.
Sellers asks a VERY good question. What the heck was happening there with helicopters on the ground apparently for about two hours?
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Sellers asks a VERY good question. What the heck was happening there with helicopters on the ground apparently for about two hours?
Use the opportunity to explain how Trump will run the country after alienating both the pro-Maduro and anti-Maduro sides in Venezuela. Geesh.
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Use the opportunity to explain how Trump will run the country after alienating both the pro-Maduro and anti-Maduro sides in Venezuela. Geesh.
Impressionistic, but it seemed to me at the time that the "Paycheck Protection" Program wasn't protecting the paychecks of actual employees.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Impressionistic, but it seemed to me at the time that the "Paycheck Protection" Program wasn't protecting the paychecks of actual employees.
Good article about the majority of "realists" but not all types of them. Neoclassical realists have a more nuanced take that leads them to quite different conclusions.
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Good article about the majority of "realists" but not all types of them. Neoclassical realists have a more nuanced take that leads them to quite different conclusions.
What was the COVFEFE Act that was introduced in Congress in 2017?
January 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
What was the COVFEFE Act that was introduced in Congress in 2017?
From your former colleague, Ms. Rampell: www.pbump.net/o/when-were-... The frequency of these tests isn't necessarily an indicator of a detected problem.
When were Trump’s three cognitive tests?
The report on President Trump's health published by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday was not particularly reassuring. The president has shown increasing signs of aging, the Journal's reporters note...
www.pbump.net
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
From your former colleague, Ms. Rampell: www.pbump.net/o/when-were-... The frequency of these tests isn't necessarily an indicator of a detected problem.
He might be on to something. Fraudulent government expenditures probably would include all money that has been going to Musk, Trump, and their buddies (legally and illegally). And DOGE cancelled a lot of work and contracts that were funded--where did that money go?
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He might be on to something. Fraudulent government expenditures probably would include all money that has been going to Musk, Trump, and their buddies (legally and illegally). And DOGE cancelled a lot of work and contracts that were funded--where did that money go?
Gift article: wapo.st/4scjKSe Bottom line: it's dangerous because, if Russia attacks, US credibility and reliability will be undermined or else it's war between nuclear superpowers.
Opinion | Trump’s security promise to Ukraine may be more dangerous than it looks
An Article 5-style security guarantee to Ukraine may be more dangerous than it looks.
wapo.st
December 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Gift article: wapo.st/4scjKSe Bottom line: it's dangerous because, if Russia attacks, US credibility and reliability will be undermined or else it's war between nuclear superpowers.