Peter Fotopoulos
@peterfotopoulos.bsky.social
Bane of Morons; Colonel of Truth. Writer, photographer, Stoic, cynic, SPAM haiku poet, ex-NRA competitive shooter, occasional media pundit, former commodity futures broker. Investigated by the Secret Service. Awaiting the Apocalypse.
Pinned
"And what is good, Phaedrus,
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
— Plato, The Phaedrus
And what is not good—
Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
— Plato, The Phaedrus
I've stopped watching, reading, and listening to news, with the exception of Rachel Maddow every Monday, and The Daily Show. I watch Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers for comic relief.
I'm burned-out; and spending WAY less time on social media. I don't believe we'll survive trumpism.
I'm burned-out; and spending WAY less time on social media. I don't believe we'll survive trumpism.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I've stopped watching, reading, and listening to news, with the exception of Rachel Maddow every Monday, and The Daily Show. I watch Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers for comic relief.
I'm burned-out; and spending WAY less time on social media. I don't believe we'll survive trumpism.
I'm burned-out; and spending WAY less time on social media. I don't believe we'll survive trumpism.
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THIS!
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
THIS!
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Quite the racket, to raise prices on ordinary Americans and refuse to lower them unless you're given literal gold bars as a gift.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Quite the racket, to raise prices on ordinary Americans and refuse to lower them unless you're given literal gold bars as a gift.
"When it comes to men with immense power and a demonstrated disregard for normal social boundaries, the first report is not the worst report. It’s the softest one anyone is willing to say out loud."
— Daniel Barkhuff
— Daniel Barkhuff
Peter Fotopoulos (@peterfotopoulos)
“When it comes to men with immense power and a demonstrated disregard for normal social boundaries, the first report is not the worst report. It’s the softest one anyone is willing to say out loud.
W...
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"When it comes to men with immense power and a demonstrated disregard for normal social boundaries, the first report is not the worst report. It’s the softest one anyone is willing to say out loud."
— Daniel Barkhuff
— Daniel Barkhuff
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Jeffrey Epstein wasn't the only pedophile close to Trump.
Last month, Trump's spiritual advisor, Robert Morris, was arrested after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a girl.
Morris was a pastor on the evangelical advisory council for Trump's presidential campaign.
Last month, Trump's spiritual advisor, Robert Morris, was arrested after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a girl.
Morris was a pastor on the evangelical advisory council for Trump's presidential campaign.
November 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Jeffrey Epstein wasn't the only pedophile close to Trump.
Last month, Trump's spiritual advisor, Robert Morris, was arrested after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a girl.
Morris was a pastor on the evangelical advisory council for Trump's presidential campaign.
Last month, Trump's spiritual advisor, Robert Morris, was arrested after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a girl.
Morris was a pastor on the evangelical advisory council for Trump's presidential campaign.
Our sick nation.
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our sick nation.
Our classy, trumpist government at work.
I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Our classy, trumpist government at work.
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Yes, "there's a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old" girl, but if Epstein, Maxwell, or the Felon in Chief had sex with girls of either age, or any age under 18, they committed child rape, period.
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yes, "there's a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old" girl, but if Epstein, Maxwell, or the Felon in Chief had sex with girls of either age, or any age under 18, they committed child rape, period.
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This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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This is such a great point. Nobody should do this.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is such a great point. Nobody should do this.
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Still Talking about Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump :
The emails show that Trump spent Thanksgiving evening 2017 in the company of Jeffrey Epstein, at the home of a model agency owner in Palm Beach. 13 years after trump claimed to have broken off contact with him.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
The emails show that Trump spent Thanksgiving evening 2017 in the company of Jeffrey Epstein, at the home of a model agency owner in Palm Beach. 13 years after trump claimed to have broken off contact with him.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Read Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released emails about Trump
Late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein specifically referenced his relationship with President Donald Trump in writing before Trump was elected to office and in the runup to the 2020 election, ac...
www.pbs.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Still Talking about Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump :
The emails show that Trump spent Thanksgiving evening 2017 in the company of Jeffrey Epstein, at the home of a model agency owner in Palm Beach. 13 years after trump claimed to have broken off contact with him.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
The emails show that Trump spent Thanksgiving evening 2017 in the company of Jeffrey Epstein, at the home of a model agency owner in Palm Beach. 13 years after trump claimed to have broken off contact with him.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Chump and RepubliKKKans Have
Been Fighting in Court To Stop
SNAP Benefits,While Receiving
More In A 1 Week meal allowance,
Than The Average Entire 1 Month SNAP Benefit.......
Been Fighting in Court To Stop
SNAP Benefits,While Receiving
More In A 1 Week meal allowance,
Than The Average Entire 1 Month SNAP Benefit.......
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Chump and RepubliKKKans Have
Been Fighting in Court To Stop
SNAP Benefits,While Receiving
More In A 1 Week meal allowance,
Than The Average Entire 1 Month SNAP Benefit.......
Been Fighting in Court To Stop
SNAP Benefits,While Receiving
More In A 1 Week meal allowance,
Than The Average Entire 1 Month SNAP Benefit.......
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Look, I know we’re all rightfully pissed about the current Epstein stuff, but you should really set aside some time and read this piece. There’s a reason “mitigating the effects of climate change” is one of my key policy positions.
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Look, I know we’re all rightfully pissed about the current Epstein stuff, but you should really set aside some time and read this piece. There’s a reason “mitigating the effects of climate change” is one of my key policy positions.
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Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
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Stephanie MIller uses her appearance on Hannity to say Trump is all over the Epstein Files to the Fox audience..
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Stephanie MIller uses her appearance on Hannity to say Trump is all over the Epstein Files to the Fox audience..
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Excellent news: Senile Satan actually does have a healthcare plan. 🥴
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Excellent news: Senile Satan actually does have a healthcare plan. 🥴
The philistine president's Temu Versailles.
His stupefying lack of class and dignity is exceeded only by his colossal ignorance.
His stupefying lack of class and dignity is exceeded only by his colossal ignorance.
Trying to think of a more vulgar person—or someone with less understanding of or appreciation for American history.
No one comes immediately to mind.
No one comes immediately to mind.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The philistine president's Temu Versailles.
His stupefying lack of class and dignity is exceeded only by his colossal ignorance.
His stupefying lack of class and dignity is exceeded only by his colossal ignorance.
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Little Marco ultimately sold his soul…
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Little Marco ultimately sold his soul…
There is no "Miracle Mile Shopping Center" in Chicago. What the Mendacious Mango Moron likely meant (or confused) is The Magnificent Mile, which is a famous shopping district in Chicago, but it's not called "Miracle Mile" and it's not a single shopping center.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There is no "Miracle Mile Shopping Center" in Chicago. What the Mendacious Mango Moron likely meant (or confused) is The Magnificent Mile, which is a famous shopping district in Chicago, but it's not called "Miracle Mile" and it's not a single shopping center.
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There's been great reporting on this or that set of pardons, but for a running tally, the Office of Pardon Attorney list is still (oddly, given all else) the best. www.justice.gov/pardon/cleme...
Clemency Grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-Present)
www.justice.gov
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There's been great reporting on this or that set of pardons, but for a running tally, the Office of Pardon Attorney list is still (oddly, given all else) the best. www.justice.gov/pardon/cleme...
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