J Fifield
@jfifield.bsky.social
Let folks live their lives.
"No one leaves home, unless home is the mouth of the shark.
You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land."
Excerpts from “Home” by British-Somali poet Warsan Shire
"No one leaves home, unless home is the mouth of the shark.
You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land."
Excerpts from “Home” by British-Somali poet Warsan Shire
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | ‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The Young Republicans of Texas are the “official youth auxiliary” of the Texas Republican Party. yrtx.gop
Texas Young Republicans are calling upon TX lawmakers to pass a law allowing Governor Abbott to put blue TX cities into receivership. They say the State Leadership Initiative (SLI)—co-founded by Nate Fischer of New Founding — suggested the idea. New Founding partner Nathan Halberstadt loves it. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Young Republicans of Texas are the “official youth auxiliary” of the Texas Republican Party. yrtx.gop
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
More textbook stuff
More textbook stuff
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
More textbook stuff
More textbook stuff
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ICE has just under four years to spend $29.9 billion, they are going to outsource AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to contractors because money is essentially not a problem anymore for the agency.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ICE has just under four years to spend $29.9 billion, they are going to outsource AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to contractors because money is essentially not a problem anymore for the agency.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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Tehran is a city of ten million people in a location that has been settled for six thousand years. Its survival as a city is now threatened by drought.
The potential relocation of the capital of Iran could be destabilizing to the Iranian regime, which would have major geopolitical implications.
The potential relocation of the capital of Iran could be destabilizing to the Iranian regime, which would have major geopolitical implications.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Tehran is a city of ten million people in a location that has been settled for six thousand years. Its survival as a city is now threatened by drought.
The potential relocation of the capital of Iran could be destabilizing to the Iranian regime, which would have major geopolitical implications.
The potential relocation of the capital of Iran could be destabilizing to the Iranian regime, which would have major geopolitical implications.
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Trump has reportedly been in conversation with Paramount and his billionaire ally Larry Ellison about a potential takeover of CNN that would include firing journalists he dislikes.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump has reportedly been in conversation with Paramount and his billionaire ally Larry Ellison about a potential takeover of CNN that would include firing journalists he dislikes.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
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It’s a pattern.
Nov 14, aboard Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
It’s not new. He called Miss Universe Alicia Machado “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
He’s called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and “disgusting animals.”
This from 2016…
Nov 14, aboard Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
It’s not new. He called Miss Universe Alicia Machado “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
He’s called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and “disgusting animals.”
This from 2016…
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It’s a pattern.
Nov 14, aboard Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
It’s not new. He called Miss Universe Alicia Machado “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
He’s called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and “disgusting animals.”
This from 2016…
Nov 14, aboard Air Force One, Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey, “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.”
It’s not new. He called Miss Universe Alicia Machado “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
He’s called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and “disgusting animals.”
This from 2016…
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Not a kangaroo court, a hamster tribunal www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the week: Lindsey Halligan | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
Get more from Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz on Patreon
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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not a kangaroo court, a hamster tribunal www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Thucydides Trap Is Coming for America www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
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US tariffs did not result in fiscal bonanza in fiscal year 2025
• At US$1.8trn, US fiscal deficit remained stable in fiscal year 2025 (Oct '24 - Sep. 25)
• Data do not back White House claims that Trump's tariffs will help to reduce fiscal deficit and public debt
• At US$1.8trn, US fiscal deficit remained stable in fiscal year 2025 (Oct '24 - Sep. 25)
• Data do not back White House claims that Trump's tariffs will help to reduce fiscal deficit and public debt
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
US tariffs did not result in fiscal bonanza in fiscal year 2025
• At US$1.8trn, US fiscal deficit remained stable in fiscal year 2025 (Oct '24 - Sep. 25)
• Data do not back White House claims that Trump's tariffs will help to reduce fiscal deficit and public debt
• At US$1.8trn, US fiscal deficit remained stable in fiscal year 2025 (Oct '24 - Sep. 25)
• Data do not back White House claims that Trump's tariffs will help to reduce fiscal deficit and public debt
One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
Opinion | One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
If Only More Americans Could See This Place www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
Opinion | If Only More Americans Could See This Place
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
If Only More Americans Could See This Place www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/o...
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This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Among items included in this agreement are an extortion payment of $30M & the requirement of admissions data restricted to race, GPAs, test scores, & school/college of students for what will likely be misconstrued analyses of admissions processes & student academic capabilities & achievement.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Among items included in this agreement are an extortion payment of $30M & the requirement of admissions data restricted to race, GPAs, test scores, & school/college of students for what will likely be misconstrued analyses of admissions processes & student academic capabilities & achievement.
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So the terms we had Bukele agree to were basically “no lawyers, no abortions.”
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
So the terms we had Bukele agree to were basically “no lawyers, no abortions.”
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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So far, canceled destinations are heavy in the Midwest: Rochester and Duluth in Minnesota, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Madison in Wisconsin and Minot in North Dakota. Flights to Delta hubs such as Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles and New York-JFK are being spared so far.
Live: Travelers’ tensions running high at MSP this morning
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sees air traffic reductions Friday amid Washington stalemate that halted air traffic controllers’ pay.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So far, canceled destinations are heavy in the Midwest: Rochester and Duluth in Minnesota, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Madison in Wisconsin and Minot in North Dakota. Flights to Delta hubs such as Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles and New York-JFK are being spared so far.
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“The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. [caused] public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland.”
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. [caused] public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland.”
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is among the 40 airports nationally slated to see air traffic reductions because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, a move analysts predict will cause massive disruptions.
MSP targeted for flight reductions amid federal government shutdown
Delta is starting to scale back operations at the airport, but uncertainty lingers about who will be affected and how
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is among the 40 airports nationally slated to see air traffic reductions because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, a move analysts predict will cause massive disruptions.