JB Rheinhart
@jbrheinhart.bsky.social
When they come for you, will there be anyone left to speak for you?
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New at The Watch:
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
New at The Watch:
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
I dug into archival witness accounts of the British siege of Boston prior to the American Revolution.
They are remarkably similar to what we're seeing in Minneapolis.
open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
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DIONNE: “.. The signal Mr. Trump sent from the start — that he could set aside laws he didn’t like and that those who engaged in criminality on his behalf would receive clemency — spoke to the seriousness of his embrace of “radical constitutionalism,” which .. is no constitutionalism at all.”
Opinion | Trump Is Engineering Regime Change, Right Here at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
DIONNE: “.. The signal Mr. Trump sent from the start — that he could set aside laws he didn’t like and that those who engaged in criminality on his behalf would receive clemency — spoke to the seriousness of his embrace of “radical constitutionalism,” which .. is no constitutionalism at all.”
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“.. Trump’s most profound break with American democracy, evident in his words and actions alike, is his view that the state’s relationship with its citizens is defined not by ideals or rules but rather by expressions of power ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“.. Trump’s most profound break with American democracy, evident in his words and actions alike, is his view that the state’s relationship with its citizens is defined not by ideals or rules but rather by expressions of power ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
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Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
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Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
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Bondi's letter—essentially offering to stop attacking and murdering citizens in Minnesota in exchange for the state's voter rolls—shows what Trump, Miller et al. are really after:
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bondi's letter—essentially offering to stop attacking and murdering citizens in Minnesota in exchange for the state's voter rolls—shows what Trump, Miller et al. are really after:
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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Protesters being killed by ICE and the border patrol is not an accidental result of the surge into a democratic city. It is the point. Like Jan 6, the president wanted this to happen.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Protesters being killed by ICE and the border patrol is not an accidental result of the surge into a democratic city. It is the point. Like Jan 6, the president wanted this to happen.
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CBS News is reporting that the ICE officers who killed Alex Pretti suffered internal injuries during the shooting.
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 AM
CBS News is reporting that the ICE officers who killed Alex Pretti suffered internal injuries during the shooting.
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“.. Recognizing the depth of Democratic outrage, Senate Republicans immediately began examining whether they could separate the homeland security funding from the rest of the package ..”
@nytimes.com #Shutdown
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
@nytimes.com #Shutdown
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“.. Recognizing the depth of Democratic outrage, Senate Republicans immediately began examining whether they could separate the homeland security funding from the rest of the package ..”
@nytimes.com #Shutdown
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
@nytimes.com #Shutdown
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...
January 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to 'massacre' them. Video footage shows Mr. Pretti stepping between a woman and an agent who is pepper spraying her. ...
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One thing I’m thinking about today is the hollowness of all the “Don’t Tread on Me” extremists, who turn out to be just far-right extremists. Dems should retake the Gadsden flag.
Is there a good blue maker of Gadsden flags that doesn’t support far-right causes?
Is there a good blue maker of Gadsden flags that doesn’t support far-right causes?
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
One thing I’m thinking about today is the hollowness of all the “Don’t Tread on Me” extremists, who turn out to be just far-right extremists. Dems should retake the Gadsden flag.
Is there a good blue maker of Gadsden flags that doesn’t support far-right causes?
Is there a good blue maker of Gadsden flags that doesn’t support far-right causes?
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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“.. European investors own roughly $10.4 trillion in US stocks ..”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“.. European investors own roughly $10.4 trillion in US stocks ..”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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William McRaven: “We Americans, have always thought of ourselves as the good guys. We have made mistakes…But on the whole, we are standing against the darkness. To think it might be otherwise—with respect to Ukraine, Denmark, and other arenas—is incredibly bitter.”
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
Friends in Need, &c.
On our NATO allies, the American character, and more
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
William McRaven: “We Americans, have always thought of ourselves as the good guys. We have made mistakes…But on the whole, we are standing against the darkness. To think it might be otherwise—with respect to Ukraine, Denmark, and other arenas—is incredibly bitter.”
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
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So here’s one weird thing - US bond market has not recovered. Nasdaq did. But US bonds have not. A fuse has been lit. The final price of clownery is yet to be paid.
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
So here’s one weird thing - US bond market has not recovered. Nasdaq did. But US bonds have not. A fuse has been lit. The final price of clownery is yet to be paid.
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CARNEY, responding to Trump:
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
CARNEY, responding to Trump:
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
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Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
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Jack Smith: "President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the very laws he took an oath to uphold. Grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions as alleged in the indictments they returned."
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Jack Smith: "President Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the very laws he took an oath to uphold. Grand juries in two separate districts reached this conclusion based on his actions as alleged in the indictments they returned."
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Newsom: "Greg Bovino - dressed up as if he literally went on eBay & purchased SS garb. Secret police, private army, masked men, people disappearing, no due process ... so is it surprising that the Trump administration didn't like my commentary and wanted to make sure I wasn't allowed to speak? No."
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Newsom: "Greg Bovino - dressed up as if he literally went on eBay & purchased SS garb. Secret police, private army, masked men, people disappearing, no due process ... so is it surprising that the Trump administration didn't like my commentary and wanted to make sure I wasn't allowed to speak? No."
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BEN SMITH: Do you think that discourse from you, from them is good for America?
NEWSOM: It's deeply unbecoming. Of course it is. That's not what we should be doing. But you've got to point out the absurdity. You gotta put a mirror up to this. This is madness.
NEWSOM: It's deeply unbecoming. Of course it is. That's not what we should be doing. But you've got to point out the absurdity. You gotta put a mirror up to this. This is madness.
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
BEN SMITH: Do you think that discourse from you, from them is good for America?
NEWSOM: It's deeply unbecoming. Of course it is. That's not what we should be doing. But you've got to point out the absurdity. You gotta put a mirror up to this. This is madness.
NEWSOM: It's deeply unbecoming. Of course it is. That's not what we should be doing. But you've got to point out the absurdity. You gotta put a mirror up to this. This is madness.
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Newsom: "On my site there are kneepads available for purchase. The last round of kneepads sold out, just as our law firms are selling out, many American universities are selling out, and yes, many corporate leaders are selling out to this administration. Selling out our values, our future ... "
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Newsom: "On my site there are kneepads available for purchase. The last round of kneepads sold out, just as our law firms are selling out, many American universities are selling out, and yes, many corporate leaders are selling out to this administration. Selling out our values, our future ... "
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#SellAmerica trade 🇺🇸
🚨🚨 NORDIC PENSION GIANTS RETHINK U.S. ASSETS Major Northern European investors are reassessing their exposure to U.S. assets as geopolitical tensions, rising debt, and policy uncertainty increase risk. Pension funds in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland say the risk premium on U.S.
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#SellAmerica trade 🇺🇸