Kyle Gaffney
@citizengaffney.bsky.social
Wrote in the past for The Strategy Bridge, The Bulwark and Task & Purpose; Self published a novel “Borrowed Brass” in 2023. Amateur photographer. Now feeling like a stranger in a strange land.
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@dicknixon.bsky.social Sir, your take? Something has to give.
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Sir, your take? Something has to give.
They do these before major news stories break.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
They do these before major news stories break.
Keep up the pressure
NEWS: Trump abruptly assembled his cabinet today to let them know Elon MUSK is not in charge of hiring/firing -- they are.
It was an abrupt admonition that appeared aimed at the mounting legal scrutiny of Musk's power over the government.
w/ @DashaBurns
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
It was an abrupt admonition that appeared aimed at the mounting legal scrutiny of Musk's power over the government.
w/ @DashaBurns
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Keep up the pressure
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It was a setup. My hope is that Zelensky knew it and behaved accordingly to shake Europe out of it.
🚨The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday and his perceived intransigence in the peace process, per senior administration official
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It was a setup. My hope is that Zelensky knew it and behaved accordingly to shake Europe out of it.
The novel I’m working is about Russians operating on US soil and US politicians not wanting to acknowledge it…starting to wonder if I should pull an Andy Weir and just start serially publishing it and edit it as I go.
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The novel I’m working is about Russians operating on US soil and US politicians not wanting to acknowledge it…starting to wonder if I should pull an Andy Weir and just start serially publishing it and edit it as I go.
Homan fucked up with this interview and he knows it.
Trump’s Border Czar Pulls a Bizarre 180 on Eric Adams Deal
Tom Homan struck a distinctly different tone when discussing the New York City mayor.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Homan fucked up with this interview and he knows it.
Honestly, this will be a shot in the arm. Should have been done last week.
GOV. HOCHUL: “.. the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks .. cannot be ignored. Tomorrow, I have asked key leaders to meet me at my Manhattan office for a conversation about the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.”
February 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Honestly, this will be a shot in the arm. Should have been done last week.
Can’t prosecute others for activities that you yourself are engaging or plan to engage in.
“You are directed … to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY)…. The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based”
![Memorandum from the Acting Deputy Attorney General
Dismissal Without Prejudice of Prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams
Page 2
Of The Federal Government. These actions and the underlying case have also improperly interfered with Mayor Adams' campaign in the 2025 mayoral election. See Justice Manual § 9-
85.500, entitled Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election.
Second, the pending prosecution has unduly restricted Mayor Adams' ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration. We are particularly concerned about the impact of the prosecution on Mayor Adams' ability to support critical, ongoing federal efforts "to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement," as described in Executive Order 14165.' Accomplishing the immigration objectives established by President Trump and the Attorney General is every bit as important—if not more so as the objectives that the prior Administration pursued by releasing violent criminals such as Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death."? Accordingly, based on these additional concerns that are distinct from the weaponization problems, dismissal without prejudice is also necessary at this time.
' Your Office correctly noted in a February 3, 2025 memorandum, *as Mr. Bove clearly stated to defense counsel during our meeting [on January 31, 2025], the Government is not offering to exchange dismissal of a criminal case for Adams's assistance on immigration enforcement."
2 According to an October 2024 Wall Street Journal article, Bout has already started to participate in arms deals again, including negotiations with representatives of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putins-merchant-of-death-is-back-in-](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreidtbdebawe7yluohx6ktbosdjqfdcf7ukryaemdjtgcpygzklaefe@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Can’t prosecute others for activities that you yourself are engaging or plan to engage in.
Just because you’re rich doesn’t make you smart
Joe Douglas had an offseason trade lined up for WR Jerry Jeudy.
Jets owner Woody Johnson did his own research — on Madden — and decided Jeudy wasn't worth the price, a source said.
✍️ @diannarussini.bsky.social | @zackblatt.bsky.social | @mikesilver.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
Jets owner Woody Johnson did his own research — on Madden — and decided Jeudy wasn't worth the price, a source said.
✍️ @diannarussini.bsky.social | @zackblatt.bsky.social | @mikesilver.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
December 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Just because you’re rich doesn’t make you smart
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CEOs scared of being gunned down get a hotline to call. School kids scared of being gunned get to call their moms and tell them they love them.
December 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM
CEOs scared of being gunned down get a hotline to call. School kids scared of being gunned get to call their moms and tell them they love them.
The bare minimum at this time of year is “don’t be a jackass.”
Vicar Paul - and I have to tell you children, Santa Claus is a fictional creation
*Richard Dawkins granddaughter raises her hand* www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
*Richard Dawkins granddaughter raises her hand* www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
Vicar’s Santa sermon ‘ruins Christmas’ for sobbing school pupils
The Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain has had to apologise for his Nativity talk that left teachers scrambling to ‘bring the magic back’
www.thetimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:14 PM
The bare minimum at this time of year is “don’t be a jackass.”
Say what you will about the Catholic Church, and you can say a lot; but the current pope would literally put his body between a church and the feds or whatever goons Trump sends. Expect others to act accordingly.
This is huge.
An entire faith-based movement, the Sanctuary Movement and, more recently, the New Sanctuary Movement, was built around this policy, where houses of worship allow undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation to live in their facilities until their deportation order is dropped.
An entire faith-based movement, the Sanctuary Movement and, more recently, the New Sanctuary Movement, was built around this policy, where houses of worship allow undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation to live in their facilities until their deportation order is dropped.
NBC News: “Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools, hospitals.” www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
We tried to warn that Project 2025 called for ending this long-standing policy americasvoice.org/blog/armed-a...
December 11, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Say what you will about the Catholic Church, and you can say a lot; but the current pope would literally put his body between a church and the feds or whatever goons Trump sends. Expect others to act accordingly.
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Syrian TV says Assad has fled Damascus to an unknown location.
All over.
All over.
December 8, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Syrian TV says Assad has fled Damascus to an unknown location.
All over.
All over.
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Given this week’s events Assad's regime is finished & it’s a race to Damascus. The Russian position in Syria, and MENA region writ large is consequently in deep trouble, because of Syria’s importance as a logistics hub for Russian operations. Short thread. 1/
December 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Given this week’s events Assad's regime is finished & it’s a race to Damascus. The Russian position in Syria, and MENA region writ large is consequently in deep trouble, because of Syria’s importance as a logistics hub for Russian operations. Short thread. 1/
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The other day I was pitching our Gilded Age course to undergrads:
“Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a nation where the wealthy had insane power and ordinary people were reoeatedly crushed by them until they lashed out in anger?”
“Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a nation where the wealthy had insane power and ordinary people were reoeatedly crushed by them until they lashed out in anger?”
journalists really should have a gilded age/progressive era historian on speed dial for the next few years. it will help a lot!
December 5, 2024 at 11:52 PM
The other day I was pitching our Gilded Age course to undergrads:
“Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a nation where the wealthy had insane power and ordinary people were reoeatedly crushed by them until they lashed out in anger?”
“Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a nation where the wealthy had insane power and ordinary people were reoeatedly crushed by them until they lashed out in anger?”
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Wrote about what’s behind conservatives watching movies and shows warning about the dangers of fascism and somehow coming away thinking the fascists are the good guys, and they should follow their example www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys
Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Wrote about what’s behind conservatives watching movies and shows warning about the dangers of fascism and somehow coming away thinking the fascists are the good guys, and they should follow their example www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The French Revolution, as a process, killed most of the people who thought it was a good idea to start it.
So did the Russian Revolution.
Both of them ended up in long-lasting tyranny.
Try treating them as lessons, not fairy-stories.
So did the Russian Revolution.
Both of them ended up in long-lasting tyranny.
Try treating them as lessons, not fairy-stories.
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
The French Revolution, as a process, killed most of the people who thought it was a good idea to start it.
So did the Russian Revolution.
Both of them ended up in long-lasting tyranny.
Try treating them as lessons, not fairy-stories.
So did the Russian Revolution.
Both of them ended up in long-lasting tyranny.
Try treating them as lessons, not fairy-stories.
This is fun!! Got a stack more to send!
December 4, 2024 at 9:47 PM
This is fun!! Got a stack more to send!
I continue to maintain that there’s a high likelihood of an event in the Middle East touching off a wider conflict
‼️🇸🇾 An attempted coup against Assad is taking place in Damascus (Syria), shooting can be heard near the presidential palace. The coup was initiated by the Republican Guard.
🤔 How will the events in Syria affect Russia? Ukraine? Relations between Turkey and Russia?
🤔 How will the events in Syria affect Russia? Ukraine? Relations between Turkey and Russia?
November 30, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I continue to maintain that there’s a high likelihood of an event in the Middle East touching off a wider conflict
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Inside the restored Notre-Dame Cathedral – in pictures
Inside the restored Notre-Dame Cathedral – in pictures
First look at the Gothic building, which has been undergoing extensive restoration work since a devastating fire in 2019. The French president has praised the reconstruction effort during a visit to the cathedral just days before its official reopening…
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Inside the restored Notre-Dame Cathedral – in pictures
The “disruptor” mindset is part of the reason we are where we are as a country and a society.
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence (AI) 👇 www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub... #BookSky
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:14 PM
The “disruptor” mindset is part of the reason we are where we are as a country and a society.
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💣NEW/FOIA Files: EXCLUSIVE: After nearly 8 yrs of painstaking public records work, ODNI declassified a closely guarded memorandum in response to my request related to the targeted assassinations of Vladimir Putin’s political foes. It’s a HUGE score
Click to read
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Click to read
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 22, 2024 at 3:34 PM
💣NEW/FOIA Files: EXCLUSIVE: After nearly 8 yrs of painstaking public records work, ODNI declassified a closely guarded memorandum in response to my request related to the targeted assassinations of Vladimir Putin’s political foes. It’s a HUGE score
Click to read
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Click to read
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This is why Andor is my favorite Star Wars franchise.
Empire Magazine reveals that Director Orson Krennic in this season of #Andor is in charge of raising money to build the Death Star and is behind on schedule and over budget.
November 22, 2024 at 5:50 PM
This is why Andor is my favorite Star Wars franchise.