Daniel Case
@danielbcase.bsky.social
"Let the psychotics take over. They alone understood what was happening." – J.G. Ballard, *High–Rise*
Proud middle-aged GenXer.
Wikipedia administrator and local Democratic Party official here in my part of upstate New York.
GO DEEP STATE!!
Proud middle-aged GenXer.
Wikipedia administrator and local Democratic Party official here in my part of upstate New York.
GO DEEP STATE!!
So ... the same administration rounding up law-abiding Latin immigrants at home has no problem bringing home a Spanish man (and U.S. citizen) convicted of a triple murder in Spain from Venezuela because it believes he was "wrongly imprisoned."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
‘Can We Extradite Him?’ How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
So ... the same administration rounding up law-abiding Latin immigrants at home has no problem bringing home a Spanish man (and U.S. citizen) convicted of a triple murder in Spain from Venezuela because it believes he was "wrongly imprisoned."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
The DeSantis Administration: A reminder, I suppose, that there may be another timeline somewhere where even Bluesky is wishing Trump had gotten re-elected instead.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
‘He fumbled this 1,000%’: How Ron DeSantis keeps making powerful enemies in Trump’s GOP | CNN Politics
Ron DeSantis keeps picking fights that come back to haunt him, most recently with Trump’s pick for RNC chair.
www.cnn.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The DeSantis Administration: A reminder, I suppose, that there may be another timeline somewhere where even Bluesky is wishing Trump had gotten re-elected instead.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/p...
With Wikimania looming, this reminder of the situation in Cape Town when we were all there in 2018.
It could only be much worse in a larger, drier city like Teheran.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/c...
It could only be much worse in a larger, drier city like Teheran.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/c...
This city could run dry ‘within weeks’ as it grapples with an acute water crisis | CNN
Vital reservoirs are shrinking, authorities are scrambling to reduce demand and stave off catastrophe and residents are desperately trying to conserve water.
www.cnn.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
With Wikimania looming, this reminder of the situation in Cape Town when we were all there in 2018.
It could only be much worse in a larger, drier city like Teheran.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/c...
It could only be much worse in a larger, drier city like Teheran.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/c...
You know, ICE *could* have just walked into these police agencies' headquarters, picked the people they wanted to hire, and dragged them out.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
ICE efforts to poach local officers anger some local law enforcement leaders
An email to officers whose agencies partner with ICE has even some sheriffs who support the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown seeing red.
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You know, ICE *could* have just walked into these police agencies' headquarters, picked the people they wanted to hire, and dragged them out.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
If Democratic cities or states really want to make a point about ICE with the power they do have, they can forbid any of their police officers from attending, in uniform, on municipal time, funerals of any ICE personnel killed in the line of duty.
August 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
If Democratic cities or states really want to make a point about ICE with the power they do have, they can forbid any of their police officers from attending, in uniform, on municipal time, funerals of any ICE personnel killed in the line of duty.
Well, here's one Trump accomplishment that, even if he wasn't trying, we can all get behind.
"House Folding Caucus": BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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"House Folding Caucus": BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Trump Has Turned House Freedom Caucus Into a Total Laughingstock
The embarrassing nickname is a sign of how much power Donald Trump wields over the Republican Party.
newrepublic.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Well, here's one Trump accomplishment that, even if he wasn't trying, we can all get behind.
"House Folding Caucus": BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
newrepublic.com/post/198612/...
"House Folding Caucus": BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
newrepublic.com/post/198612/...
It's not surprising that MAGA appointees react to being investigated like immature teenagers (because that's who they are).
But saying that his investigators should "resign in disgrace" is a new one in that department for me.
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But saying that his investigators should "resign in disgrace" is a new one in that department for me.
newrepublic.com/post/198595/...
MAGA Official Says Everyone Investigating Him for Porn Should Resign
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters had an interesting response to being investigated for accidentally playing porn at work.
newrepublic.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
It's not surprising that MAGA appointees react to being investigated like immature teenagers (because that's who they are).
But saying that his investigators should "resign in disgrace" is a new one in that department for me.
newrepublic.com/post/198595/...
But saying that his investigators should "resign in disgrace" is a new one in that department for me.
newrepublic.com/post/198595/...
Adroit analysis of the Hegseth-for-TN-governor reports.
Either he's looking to get out, or someone's looking to get him out.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Either he's looking to get out, or someone's looking to get him out.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Pete Hegseth for Governor? Someone Wants Him Out of the Pentagon.
The Defense secretary is eyeing the exits — or perhaps someone else is doing it for him.
nymag.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Adroit analysis of the Hegseth-for-TN-governor reports.
Either he's looking to get out, or someone's looking to get him out.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Either he's looking to get out, or someone's looking to get him out.
nymag.com/intelligence...
This has some interesting possibilities. As TNR notes, the earlier effort to use this "rule of five" ended when GSA surrendered, but the appellate precedents holding the law valid are still in place.
newrepublic.com/article/1986...
newrepublic.com/article/1986...
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens as Dems Suddenly Find Big New Weapon
Senate Democrats are using a 1928 law to pressure Trump to release the Epstein files. The White House will ignore them. Here’s what could happen next.
newrepublic.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM
This has some interesting possibilities. As TNR notes, the earlier effort to use this "rule of five" ended when GSA surrendered, but the appellate precedents holding the law valid are still in place.
newrepublic.com/article/1986...
newrepublic.com/article/1986...
Some people here won't like reading this, but Buttigieg has a point here.
Unfortunately the conundrum is that the more Trump tears down the status quo, the more those who depended on it flock to Democrats to restore it.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Unfortunately the conundrum is that the more Trump tears down the status quo, the more those who depended on it flock to Democrats to restore it.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Pete Buttigieg pins down reason Democrats lost to Trump in 2024
Joe Biden’s transportation secretary says it’s ‘wrong to imagine that we should have just kept everything going along the way it was’ or to dismantle everything Republican president is now doing
www.the-independent.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Some people here won't like reading this, but Buttigieg has a point here.
Unfortunately the conundrum is that the more Trump tears down the status quo, the more those who depended on it flock to Democrats to restore it.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Unfortunately the conundrum is that the more Trump tears down the status quo, the more those who depended on it flock to Democrats to restore it.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Sad but true accounting of the policy area where Trump has done the most damage so far, damage not easily undone.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Zelensky Learned the Wrong Lesson From Trump
Trump withdrew from the fight against kleptocracy, and other countries have absorbed that fact.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Sad but true accounting of the policy area where Trump has done the most damage so far, damage not easily undone.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Again, the Epstein scandal is one only Trump could have made for himself.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Desperate Move to Quiet the Epstein Scandal
The president tries to distract his followers with revisionist history about the Russia investigation.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Again, the Epstein scandal is one only Trump could have made for himself.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
As usual, the most politically effective critiques of capitalism have come from the right:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again
Capitalism needs better advocates.
www.theatlantic.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
As usual, the most politically effective critiques of capitalism have come from the right:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Seems like Hegseth's finally reached his (ahem) bridge-too-far moment with the Pentagon brass.
You don't easily take back promotions at this level. Even if you're SecDef and you legally can.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
You don't easily take back promotions at this level. Even if you're SecDef and you legally can.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Seems like Hegseth's finally reached his (ahem) bridge-too-far moment with the Pentagon brass.
You don't easily take back promotions at this level. Even if you're SecDef and you legally can.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
You don't easily take back promotions at this level. Even if you're SecDef and you legally can.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...
Good explanation as to how Trump's lawsuit against the WSJ is likely just a clever backhanded way of spreading disinformation that is never intended to reach trial.
The law needs to be amended to prevent the judicial process from being misused this way.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The law needs to be amended to prevent the judicial process from being misused this way.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Trump’s End Game With The Wall Street Journal Defamation Lawsuit
There's a case to be made that the president wants the lawsuit to get dismissed, or at least doesn’t plan to take it all the way to the finish line before a jury.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Good explanation as to how Trump's lawsuit against the WSJ is likely just a clever backhanded way of spreading disinformation that is never intended to reach trial.
The law needs to be amended to prevent the judicial process from being misused this way.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The law needs to be amended to prevent the judicial process from being misused this way.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bit late with my commentary about this, but ... I actually think AI fashion models are a good thing as it would actually be easier to regulate their appearance per beauty standards than it is with actual models since they are purely creations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What Guess's AI model in Vogue means for beauty standards
The first AI-generated model to appear in the pages of Vogue is seen in an advert for Guess.
www.bbc.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Bit late with my commentary about this, but ... I actually think AI fashion models are a good thing as it would actually be easier to regulate their appearance per beauty standards than it is with actual models since they are purely creations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
OK, if you're serious about this, Jacob, *reject the pardon* in protest.
newrepublic.com/post/198286/...
newrepublic.com/post/198286/...
Trump Just Lost One of His Most Famous Followers: the QAnon Shaman
Jacob Chansley referred to Donald Trump as a “piece of s***.”
newrepublic.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
OK, if you're serious about this, Jacob, *reject the pardon* in protest.
newrepublic.com/post/198286/...
newrepublic.com/post/198286/...
Reposted by Daniel Case
It's nice to see that politics can still make strange bedfellows ...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump’s Effort to Quash DC’s NFL Team Has Some Lefties Celebrating
‘They’re destroying the chance of bringing the stadium.’
www.politico.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's nice to see that politics can still make strange bedfellows ...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
An interesting trend here in U.S.-Israel relations that the MSM has largely ignored.
Wouldn't it be ironic if the current administration and its supporters wound up being the one to give Netanyahu his biggest headache ever?
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Wouldn't it be ironic if the current administration and its supporters wound up being the one to give Netanyahu his biggest headache ever?
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
As evangelical hostility to Israel grows inside MAGA, Trump officials threaten reprisals
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www.haaretz.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
An interesting trend here in U.S.-Israel relations that the MSM has largely ignored.
Wouldn't it be ironic if the current administration and its supporters wound up being the one to give Netanyahu his biggest headache ever?
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Wouldn't it be ironic if the current administration and its supporters wound up being the one to give Netanyahu his biggest headache ever?
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Continuing the Hegseth scandal watch ...
(Yeah, sure, Justin, you *always* meant to leave after six months. Uh-huh)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...
(Yeah, sure, Justin, you *always* meant to leave after six months. Uh-huh)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...
Another Top Aide to Hegseth Leaves the Pentagon
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Continuing the Hegseth scandal watch ...
(Yeah, sure, Justin, you *always* meant to leave after six months. Uh-huh)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...
(Yeah, sure, Justin, you *always* meant to leave after six months. Uh-huh)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...
There's enough detail about the woman at the center of this to identify her. Some enterprising journalist needs to do it and see if she'll go on the record corroborating this and tell us more about Trump and Epstein's relationship at this time.
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Ex-Trump Employee Drops Massive Bombshell About Epstein Relationship
The former head of one of Donald Trump’s casinos revealed details about what the president and Jeffrey Epstein got up to.
newrepublic.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
There's enough detail about the woman at the center of this to identify her. Some enterprising journalist needs to do it and see if she'll go on the record corroborating this and tell us more about Trump and Epstein's relationship at this time.
newrepublic.com/post/198069/...
newrepublic.com/post/198069/...
Good explanation from one of the best reporters on Epstein as to why no actual client list exists and how we came to think that one did:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
The Razor-Thin Line Between Conspiracy Theory and Actual Conspiracy
A conversation with Julie K. Brown, the investigative reporter who knows more than almost anyone else about Jeffrey Epstein
www.theatlantic.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Good explanation from one of the best reporters on Epstein as to why no actual client list exists and how we came to think that one did:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...