Rob Levine
@roblevine82.bsky.social
Photographer, drone pilot, writer, editor, web developer, media critic (not necessarily in that order). Proprietor at edhivemn.com, roblevinephotography.com, intheairphotography.com, threatenedwaters.com. Minneapolis
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Trump has destroyed all credibility in government departments. The latest one: the Justice Department classifying fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify murdering civilians in small boats.
Words mean nothing any more. Neither does authority. We do what we want. Take or leave our excuse.
Words mean nothing any more. Neither does authority. We do what we want. Take or leave our excuse.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Trump has destroyed all credibility in government departments. The latest one: the Justice Department classifying fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify murdering civilians in small boats.
Words mean nothing any more. Neither does authority. We do what we want. Take or leave our excuse.
Words mean nothing any more. Neither does authority. We do what we want. Take or leave our excuse.
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An aircraft carrier strike group heads toward Venezuela amidst threats of direct military action. Erica Caines of the Black Alliance for Peace, an organization calling for a week of action in solidarity with Venezuela, joins us from Baltimore.
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Week of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela | Black Agenda Report
The U.S. regime change effort against Venezuela has recently intensified with the killings of Venezuelans, Trinidadians, and Colombians said to be drug traffickers, the latest salvo in the long U.S. w...
www.blackagendareport.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
An aircraft carrier strike group heads toward Venezuela amidst threats of direct military action. Erica Caines of the Black Alliance for Peace, an organization calling for a week of action in solidarity with Venezuela, joins us from Baltimore.
www.blackagendareport.com/week-action-...
www.blackagendareport.com/week-action-...
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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IDF soldiers escorted settlers into a Palestinian olive grove in the West Bank and detained the resident who called police to report them – as another settler broke into a cemetery and defiled graves
Israeli West Bank settlers raid Palestinian olive grove with IDF escort; one defiles grave
A Palestinian Who Called the Israel Police to Report the Settlers Was Detained by the IDF and Released Later That Evening. The Soldiers' Escort of Settlers and Their Livestock in the Grove Violates Mi...
www.haaretz.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
IDF soldiers escorted settlers into a Palestinian olive grove in the West Bank and detained the resident who called police to report them – as another settler broke into a cemetery and defiled graves
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This #GildedAge is playing out as scheduled. 🥇
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November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This #GildedAge is playing out as scheduled. 🥇
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Protesters clashing with ICE Goons at Broadview ICE facility just outside of Chicago. Mostly faith based leaders singing and advocating for their release. 🗣️ 📣
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Protesters clashing with ICE Goons at Broadview ICE facility just outside of Chicago. Mostly faith based leaders singing and advocating for their release. 🗣️ 📣
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
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Democrats are going to be attacked on crime, support for "those people" (fill in blank) & tax & spend. So, why not go out with a bold HELL YEAH Robin Hood agenda & have the attacks be about how, gasp, you wanna make shit affordable & tax the rich for it?
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Democrats are going to be attacked on crime, support for "those people" (fill in blank) & tax & spend. So, why not go out with a bold HELL YEAH Robin Hood agenda & have the attacks be about how, gasp, you wanna make shit affordable & tax the rich for it?
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Pollingists believe we can simply middle our way to (assumed static) preference of (assumed static) median voter. But there's an opponent who gins up attacks, animates their base to repeat, to force election to be about issue where they're on offense. Task 1 of campaign is picking right argument.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Pollingists believe we can simply middle our way to (assumed static) preference of (assumed static) median voter. But there's an opponent who gins up attacks, animates their base to repeat, to force election to be about issue where they're on offense. Task 1 of campaign is picking right argument.
That's great but the billionaire's tax should also be confiscatory - they have way too much money
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
That's great but the billionaire's tax should also be confiscatory - they have way too much money
@propublica.org showing once again why it's easily the finest journalistic institution in the country: I give you Ice Barbie
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@propublica.org showing once again why it's easily the finest journalistic institution in the country: I give you Ice Barbie
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
The corruption in this country is everywhere, and at every level. For example, think about how Traditional Media talks about crypto - while it ignores the overriding truth - its only real use is for crime.
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The corruption in this country is everywhere, and at every level. For example, think about how Traditional Media talks about crypto - while it ignores the overriding truth - its only real use is for crime.
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Trump offers an "agreement" to Switzerland under which its goods will be subject to a flat 15% tariff. Expect pharmaceuticals and chocolate to get considerably more expensive to US consumers, not to mention Muesli. The Swiss take continues to be "this man is a lunatic." www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/c...
Einigung im Zollstreit: US-Zölle auf Schweizer Exporte sinken auf 15 Prozent
Die Schweiz und die USA konnten sich Im Zollkonflikt einigen. Das gaben die beiden Länder am Freitag bekannt.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump offers an "agreement" to Switzerland under which its goods will be subject to a flat 15% tariff. Expect pharmaceuticals and chocolate to get considerably more expensive to US consumers, not to mention Muesli. The Swiss take continues to be "this man is a lunatic." www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/c...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Wait till this picks up steam and watch US home building costs skyrocket
Canadian lumber moves to Europe. Once Canada diverts up to 1bn board feet of lumber annually, the US “may feel the supply crunch it appears to be creating”, argued Doman. It would take time to establish confidence in Canadian lumber among British and other European consumers.
Canada to reroute lumber exports as Trump’s tariffs bite
Forestry industry aims to divert 10% of wood normally sent south of the border to new markets such as the UK
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November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wait till this picks up steam and watch US home building costs skyrocket
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That Time Magazine cover headline — “His Triumph” — looks more ridiculous by the day.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
That Time Magazine cover headline — “His Triumph” — looks more ridiculous by the day.
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
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November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
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He can “reverse” tariffs all he wants but good luck reinstating the supply chain that he broke. A lot of countries have found other buyers.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
He can “reverse” tariffs all he wants but good luck reinstating the supply chain that he broke. A lot of countries have found other buyers.
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The "Southern Surge" in Reading: Another Media Manufactured Mirage radicalscholarship.com/2025/10/28/t...
The “Southern Surge” in Reading: Another Media Manufactured Mirage
[Header Photo by Michał Parzuchowski on Unsplash] Growing up in the South, I was often warned not to beat a dead horse. A lifelong love of science fiction and fantasy, however, has made me aware of…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The "Southern Surge" in Reading: Another Media Manufactured Mirage radicalscholarship.com/2025/10/28/t...
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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That April raid on a birthday party in Hays County resulted in zero criminal charges, despite claims this was some big TdA bust.
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
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Prosecutors Drop Only Criminal Cases from Hays County Airbnb Raid
Pending drug charges have been abandoned from the multi-agency April operation that supposedly targeted Tren de Aragua and led to multiple deportations.
www.texasobserver.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
That April raid on a birthday party in Hays County resulted in zero criminal charges, despite claims this was some big TdA bust.
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
www.texasobserver.org/prosecutors-...
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A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
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i don't know who is running the matt little campaign but maybe tell him not to tweet that congress is a mockery but he's running to make it not one when we have ilhan omar representing CD5 and doing important work fighting donald trump and taking so much shit for it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i don't know who is running the matt little campaign but maybe tell him not to tweet that congress is a mockery but he's running to make it not one when we have ilhan omar representing CD5 and doing important work fighting donald trump and taking so much shit for it.
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The Harvard Crimson keeps abreast of the story as Harvard as an institution ignores it. Apparently they're preoccupied with outbursts of nonexistent antisemitism that Summers wants them to pursue. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Harvard Crimson keeps abreast of the story as Harvard as an institution ignores it. Apparently they're preoccupied with outbursts of nonexistent antisemitism that Summers wants them to pursue. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...