Maziar Moridani
@mrmaz233.bsky.social
Special Education Teacher | Former U.S. Marine | Love my SD Padres | “We all matter, or none of us do.” – Patrick Skinner
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
We Are the Bad Guys
The swaggering threat to global stability is us.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“What do we call it when a stronger person decides to rob a weaker person because he can? It is just gangsterism. We are the most dangerous gangsters in the world today. Not in the sense of being charming rogues or alluring antiheroes. We are the bad guys.”
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This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
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Armchair soldier takes on a real hero.
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Armchair soldier takes on a real hero.
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“If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for?”
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
“If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for?”
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"Pile on the international intrigue, sexual intrigue, and political intrigue. The tragedies, deaths, murders, deceptions, nuclear incidents, shocking U-turns, and betrayals. I won’t say all of it seemed like reruns of life here in these United States."
How I Failed Escapism 101
‘The Diplomat’ and ‘The Black Wolf’ are too close to reality for comfort.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
"Pile on the international intrigue, sexual intrigue, and political intrigue. The tragedies, deaths, murders, deceptions, nuclear incidents, shocking U-turns, and betrayals. I won’t say all of it seemed like reruns of life here in these United States."
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Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Overmatched: We are screwed
Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself (Gift Article)
Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Overmatched: We are screwed
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Bill seeks to limit U.S. military reductions in Europe
Bill seeks to limit US military reductions in Europe
Attempts to make big cuts to U.S. troop levels in Europe would require extensive consultations with Congress and NATO allies under an updated spending proposal.
www.stripes.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bill seeks to limit U.S. military reductions in Europe
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"How can we help save democracy? How can we serve and add value for our community?" Those are always and only the things we're thinking about.
Saving the Liberal Order. Together.
Be real. Plus: The slow death of NATO continues.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"How can we help save democracy? How can we serve and add value for our community?" Those are always and only the things we're thinking about.
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Cinema will find a way. 💕
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Cinema will find a way. 💕
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More from our story on FDA:
—Officials have held meetings at the WH this week to discuss turmoil at agency
—Prasad’s vaccine email wasn’t cleared with HHS or RFK Jr.
with @ddiamond.bsky.social
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—Officials have held meetings at the WH this week to discuss turmoil at agency
—Prasad’s vaccine email wasn’t cleared with HHS or RFK Jr.
with @ddiamond.bsky.social
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The top drug regulator abruptly resigned. Staff complaints piled up. Outside experts warned FDA was in trouble.
That was a month ago, prompting urgent meetings. Leaders soon claimed problems were fixed.
Then it all happened again in the past week.
On FDA chaos w @rachelroubein.bsky.social
That was a month ago, prompting urgent meetings. Leaders soon claimed problems were fixed.
Then it all happened again in the past week.
On FDA chaos w @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA instability, alarm over agency’s direction escalate after top regulator exits
As leadership churn continues, FDA’s unpredictability rattles companies relying on stable regulation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
More from our story on FDA:
—Officials have held meetings at the WH this week to discuss turmoil at agency
—Prasad’s vaccine email wasn’t cleared with HHS or RFK Jr.
with @ddiamond.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/ddia...
—Officials have held meetings at the WH this week to discuss turmoil at agency
—Prasad’s vaccine email wasn’t cleared with HHS or RFK Jr.
with @ddiamond.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/ddia...
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"I don't think we've ever seen a president of the United States whose goal is to make us hate each other....you knew that they were just taking different positions on what they thought was best for us."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"I don't think we've ever seen a president of the United States whose goal is to make us hate each other....you knew that they were just taking different positions on what they thought was best for us."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @gtconway.bsky.social in George Conway Explains It All:
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.
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I am getting a lot of questions about the movie “A House of Dynamite." This seems to be a pretty good summary of what the movie gets right and wrong. @defenseone.bsky.social www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/1...
What ‘House of Dynamite’ gets right and wrong about nuclear command and control
The Netflix film is good on process and tech, but has one major flaw.
www.defenseone.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am getting a lot of questions about the movie “A House of Dynamite." This seems to be a pretty good summary of what the movie gets right and wrong. @defenseone.bsky.social www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/1...
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"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism
"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism
Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force
The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.
www.msnbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism
"... It isn't ICE. It isn't CBP. It's a Frankenstein force, stitched together from multiple agencies but loyal to none. Its purpose is to create a community response designed for social media clicks, rather than to keep communities safe..."
This is fascism
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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happy birthday English poet John Keats, b.1795, died too young at 25.
"Love is my religion - I could die for it"
“Touch has a memory.”
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
“My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk”
"Love is my religion - I could die for it"
“Touch has a memory.”
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
“My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk”
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
happy birthday English poet John Keats, b.1795, died too young at 25.
"Love is my religion - I could die for it"
“Touch has a memory.”
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
“My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk”
"Love is my religion - I could die for it"
“Touch has a memory.”
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
“My imagination is a monastery, and I am its monk”