Whitney Poole
@whitneypoole.bsky.social
Author of Finding the Beat, The Black Clover Book, and West.
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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“we can finally have the America we want: where accountability is optional, truth is inconvenient, and silence is considered cooperation.”
"If you witnessed something disturbing, please understand that witnessing is not evidence. Evidence is what exists after it has been reviewed by the people who require it not to exist."
A Message from Your Federal Overlords
“Even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account, the Trump administration was in a race to control the narrative around the kill...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“we can finally have the America we want: where accountability is optional, truth is inconvenient, and silence is considered cooperation.”
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.”
-George Orwell, Animal Farm
-George Orwell, Animal Farm
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.”
-George Orwell, Animal Farm
-George Orwell, Animal Farm
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Solidarity.
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Solidarity.
It takes a village.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It takes a village.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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New in PN: American embarrassment. Global pariah.
"Donald Trump sounded like a fascist dictator suffering from a brain bleed during his speech yesterday at Davos. It was a national embarrassment even by the lowly standards of modern American politics."
"Donald Trump sounded like a fascist dictator suffering from a brain bleed during his speech yesterday at Davos. It was a national embarrassment even by the lowly standards of modern American politics."
American embarrassment. Global pariah.
Trump's Davos debacle marked a new low.
www.publicnotice.co
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
New in PN: American embarrassment. Global pariah.
"Donald Trump sounded like a fascist dictator suffering from a brain bleed during his speech yesterday at Davos. It was a national embarrassment even by the lowly standards of modern American politics."
"Donald Trump sounded like a fascist dictator suffering from a brain bleed during his speech yesterday at Davos. It was a national embarrassment even by the lowly standards of modern American politics."
“It was a message that might as well be written in crayon.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump’s weird text to Norway’s prime minister renews 25th Amendment talk
The last time the president confronted chatter about the 25th Amendment, it was in the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6.
www.ms.now
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
“It was a message that might as well be written in crayon.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
It’s not very American to make Americans pay tariffs on goods from other countries. Seems like you’re robbing your own people.
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It’s not very American to make Americans pay tariffs on goods from other countries. Seems like you’re robbing your own people.
Sounds like the world is moving ahead without America. So much for America first. It takes a village.
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Sounds like the world is moving ahead without America. So much for America first. It takes a village.
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Our allies are telling us: Stage an intervention before Trump drives us off a cliff for good. We should heed their warning.
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Our allies are telling us: Stage an intervention before Trump drives us off a cliff for good. We should heed their warning.
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Under Lina Khan, the FTC stopped anticompetitive mergers, cracked down on junk fees, and protected working people.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
What’s the Path Forward? (Ft. Lina Khan)
Zohran Mamdani is off to a strong start, cracking down on junk fees and predatory landlords to make life more affordable
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January 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Under Lina Khan, the FTC stopped anticompetitive mergers, cracked down on junk fees, and protected working people.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
Buttigieg for President. He sees through our present turmoil to a more enlightened age.
A day will come when Donald Trump no longer dominates our politics.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Buttigieg for President. He sees through our present turmoil to a more enlightened age.
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Political and business leaders at Davos must speak out against what is occurring in the United States. If there were ever a time for world leadership, it is now. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/jamies-choice
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Political and business leaders at Davos must speak out against what is occurring in the United States. If there were ever a time for world leadership, it is now. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/jamies-choice
Trump is going to be a bogeyman for generations to come. He’s like that guy you almost go home with at the end of the night but your friends save you from making a huge mistake.
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Trump is going to be a bogeyman for generations to come. He’s like that guy you almost go home with at the end of the night but your friends save you from making a huge mistake.
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Trump loves Saudi Arabia. It’s an authoritarian society, which punishes dissent and is owned by the wealthiest family on earth.
Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected.
The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.
Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected.
The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Trump loves Saudi Arabia. It’s an authoritarian society, which punishes dissent and is owned by the wealthiest family on earth.
Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected.
The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.
Trump hates Europe. The governments there are democratically elected.
The future of America must be a vibrant democracy. Not Trump’s authoritarianism.
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"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 PM
"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting.
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...