Richard Grusin
@rgrusin.bsky.social
Walker of woods, lover of forests, friendly with trees. Theorist of mediation. Arboreal nonhumanist. Zayde. Recovering academic.
Trump doesn't want to "acquire" Greenland. He wants to stick his presidential dick in it, shoot his military load, and pull out, moving on to his next object of desire and leaving his victims to deal with the consequence.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Trump doesn't want to "acquire" Greenland. He wants to stick his presidential dick in it, shoot his military load, and pull out, moving on to his next object of desire and leaving his victims to deal with the consequence.
Trump doesn't want to "take over" Greenland. He wants to stick his presidential dick in it, shoot his military load, and pull out, moving on to his next object of desire and leaving his victims to deal with the consequence.
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Trump doesn't want to "take over" Greenland. He wants to stick his presidential dick in it, shoot his military load, and pull out, moving on to his next object of desire and leaving his victims to deal with the consequence.
I don’t agree with those who contend that Trump is suffering from dementia. To my way of thinking he is suffering from dissociation.
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I don’t agree with those who contend that Trump is suffering from dementia. To my way of thinking he is suffering from dissociation.
If Trump2 was a Hollywood political thriller, House Dems plus a handful of Republicans would displace Johnson as speaker and elect Jeffries. Meanwhile highly trained assassins would be prepared to execute Trump and Vance almost simultaneously, thereby elevating Hakeem Jeffries to the presidency.
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
If Trump2 was a Hollywood political thriller, House Dems plus a handful of Republicans would displace Johnson as speaker and elect Jeffries. Meanwhile highly trained assassins would be prepared to execute Trump and Vance almost simultaneously, thereby elevating Hakeem Jeffries to the presidency.
Politicians & pundits worried that the US will be bogged down in Venezuela like they were in Iraq are missing the point. Trump has no interest in sustaining a relationship with Venezuela. In politics, budiness & sex Trump is a serial assaulter interested only in scoring & moving on to the next one.
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Politicians & pundits worried that the US will be bogged down in Venezuela like they were in Iraq are missing the point. Trump has no interest in sustaining a relationship with Venezuela. In politics, budiness & sex Trump is a serial assaulter interested only in scoring & moving on to the next one.
On MSNow tonight Nancy Pelosi repeated to Jen Psaki that with Trump all roads lead back to Putin. All Dems should be saying that. News media needs to be investigating and exposing Putin’s hold over Trump.
#kompromat
#kompromat
January 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
On MSNow tonight Nancy Pelosi repeated to Jen Psaki that with Trump all roads lead back to Putin. All Dems should be saying that. News media needs to be investigating and exposing Putin’s hold over Trump.
#kompromat
#kompromat
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
January 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Reposted by Richard Grusin
The quotation below is from Stephen Miller, steamrolling Jake Tapper in a so-called "interview" on CNN, in which Tapper failed utterly to get Miller to answer his questions but instead let him bulldoze the CNN anchor.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The quotation below is from Stephen Miller, steamrolling Jake Tapper in a so-called "interview" on CNN, in which Tapper failed utterly to get Miller to answer his questions but instead let him bulldoze the CNN anchor.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
Legal theorists and philosophers must be in high dudgeon over the first year of the second Trump administration. Where on Bluesky are those discussions happening?
January 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Legal theorists and philosophers must be in high dudgeon over the first year of the second Trump administration. Where on Bluesky are those discussions happening?
These authoritarian dudes love a good circle jerk
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
These authoritarian dudes love a good circle jerk
This thread is spot on 💯
What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This thread is spot on 💯
The thing to remember is that Trump has no interest in a relationship with Venezuela, oil or no. He just wants to stick his dipstick in the country, wipe it off, and be on his way.
If Trump is a mob boss, not a neo-con, maybe the relationship he wants to have with the "new" regime in Venezuela is essentially "your criminal operation now gives US a cut of what you are doing, which is basically the same as you were doing before" but otherwise not much changes
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The thing to remember is that Trump has no interest in a relationship with Venezuela, oil or no. He just wants to stick his dipstick in the country, wipe it off, and be on his way.
You don't need an economist to know which way the money flows. (Apologies to Bob Dylan.)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
You don't need an economist to know which way the money flows. (Apologies to Bob Dylan.)
The thing to remember is that Trump has no interest in a relationship with Venezuela, oil or no. He just wants to stick his dipstick in the country, wipe it off, and be on his way.
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The thing to remember is that Trump has no interest in a relationship with Venezuela, oil or no. He just wants to stick his dipstick in the country, wipe it off, and be on his way.
An interesting FB exchange in the academic AI wars.
January 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
An interesting FB exchange in the academic AI wars.
WTF? The next target needs to be the Trump administration.
WELKER: Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
WTF? The next target needs to be the Trump administration.
Some small but belated justice.
ICYMI: Racketeering charges against 61 people charged as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed on December 31, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution nearly two years after they were indicted.
Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy - UNICORN RIOT
Atlanta, GA – Racketeering charges against 61 people indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution in t...
unicornriot.ninja
January 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Some small but belated justice.
In 2025 I was convinced that Trump wanted to create a domestic state of emergency, provoked by ICE and the domestic deployment of the US military, as a pretext for cancelling the 2026 midterms. But I now begin to worry that his goal is to create a global state of emergency for the very same purpose.
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
In 2025 I was convinced that Trump wanted to create a domestic state of emergency, provoked by ICE and the domestic deployment of the US military, as a pretext for cancelling the 2026 midterms. But I now begin to worry that his goal is to create a global state of emergency for the very same purpose.
Putin: Zelensky is a criminal
Trump: Maduro is a criminal
Putin: Zelensky was not legally elected
Trump: Maduro was not legally elected
Putin: Zelensky stole Ukrainian territory that rightfully belongs to Russia
Trump: Maduro stole Venezuelan oil that rightfully belongs to the US
Trump: Maduro is a criminal
Putin: Zelensky was not legally elected
Trump: Maduro was not legally elected
Putin: Zelensky stole Ukrainian territory that rightfully belongs to Russia
Trump: Maduro stole Venezuelan oil that rightfully belongs to the US
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Putin: Zelensky is a criminal
Trump: Maduro is a criminal
Putin: Zelensky was not legally elected
Trump: Maduro was not legally elected
Putin: Zelensky stole Ukrainian territory that rightfully belongs to Russia
Trump: Maduro stole Venezuelan oil that rightfully belongs to the US
Trump: Maduro is a criminal
Putin: Zelensky was not legally elected
Trump: Maduro was not legally elected
Putin: Zelensky stole Ukrainian territory that rightfully belongs to Russia
Trump: Maduro stole Venezuelan oil that rightfully belongs to the US
A lot of people are saying that Trump will install Little Marco Rubio as Venezuela's president.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
Venezuela latest: Trump says US is going to 'run' Venezuela after capturing President Maduro
The US launched strikes on Venezuela and captured President Maduro, in what Caracas said was
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A lot of people are saying that Trump will install Little Marco Rubio as Venezuela's president.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
The US invasion of Venezuela and apprehension of Maduro has sent the print, televisual, and networked news media into a frenzy of hyper-premediation. Nonstop scenarios and potential futures are flooding the mediasphere.
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The US invasion of Venezuela and apprehension of Maduro has sent the print, televisual, and networked news media into a frenzy of hyper-premediation. Nonstop scenarios and potential futures are flooding the mediasphere.
Trump struggling to keep his eyes open as Hegseth speaks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Trump struggling to keep his eyes open as Hegseth speaks.