Zanello
@zanello.bsky.social
Flâneur, photographer, Los Angeleno, Berliner, Heterodoxist
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Even the Editorial Board of the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal knows what Trump is trying to do with the Federal Reserve is wrong and urges Republicans in Congress to say no to the President.
September 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Even the Editorial Board of the Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal knows what Trump is trying to do with the Federal Reserve is wrong and urges Republicans in Congress to say no to the President.
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Hi All, I have had technical issues sending out my weekend update on substack today. I do not know what is happening—but hope it gets fixed soon.
What I can do is edit old posts. So I have cut a pasted this weeks update and put it at the start of last weeks.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
What I can do is edit old posts. So I have cut a pasted this weeks update and put it at the start of last weeks.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #141 and 142
The Bombardment of Ukrainian Cities—How Trump Has Already Helped Russia; The New York Times Embeds With The Waffen SS?
open.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hi All, I have had technical issues sending out my weekend update on substack today. I do not know what is happening—but hope it gets fixed soon.
What I can do is edit old posts. So I have cut a pasted this weeks update and put it at the start of last weeks.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
What I can do is edit old posts. So I have cut a pasted this weeks update and put it at the start of last weeks.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
It’s easy for people To grasp the popular narrative. To grasp what is actually happening and to have insight about it is not so easy.
June 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s easy for people To grasp the popular narrative. To grasp what is actually happening and to have insight about it is not so easy.
A guy who actually knows how this stuff works.
Political debate over BDA on US strikes silly. Need INTELL. Weeks. Need weapons inspectors back on the ground. Damage without question substantial from US and IAF attacks. Key scientists and leadership killed. 900
lbs of 60% HEU surely moved to safety.
lbs of 60% HEU surely moved to safety.
June 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A guy who actually knows how this stuff works.
But, wait, where are the tanks and missiles?
June 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
But, wait, where are the tanks and missiles?
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Woman Buttoning Her Shoes (recto); Study for Reclining Nude with Arms Raised (verso), 1915
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/122405
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/122405
June 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Woman Buttoning Her Shoes (recto); Study for Reclining Nude with Arms Raised (verso), 1915
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/122405
https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/122405
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This is well worth your time. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is one of our country's most effective and important leaders at this critical moment.
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is well worth your time. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is one of our country's most effective and important leaders at this critical moment.
Making America great again by reshoring those great factory jobs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Making America great again by reshoring those great factory jobs.
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
There's an opportunity here that's about to be missed. The narrative on today's fiasco at the White House should be that JD Vance embarrassed the President and should resign. JD may have also spoken out of turn at the joint press conference with PM Starmer. Weaken them from within.
March 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There's an opportunity here that's about to be missed. The narrative on today's fiasco at the White House should be that JD Vance embarrassed the President and should resign. JD may have also spoken out of turn at the joint press conference with PM Starmer. Weaken them from within.
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I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
“All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”
www.whatimreading.net
January 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.
I have no idea what to make of this.
Elon’s estranged daughter has re-entered the chat
January 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I have no idea what to make of this.
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This is Hokkaido beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea meet each other
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/desti...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/desti...
January 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is Hokkaido beach in Japan where snow, sand and sea meet each other
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/desti...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/desti...
Slight change in the sky but the wind is still blowing like a gale. Not what the firefighters are hoping for.
January 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Slight change in the sky but the wind is still blowing like a gale. Not what the firefighters are hoping for.
Not a good day to inhale.
January 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not a good day to inhale.
Truly an occasion to party.
The crowd in Paris celebrating Le Pen’s death is large.
He was a convicted Holocaust denier & his political views were rife with racism, Islamophobia & anti-semitism.
To many, he was a stain on French politics which remains to this day, despite his daughter’s attempts to soften the party’s image.
He was a convicted Holocaust denier & his political views were rife with racism, Islamophobia & anti-semitism.
To many, he was a stain on French politics which remains to this day, despite his daughter’s attempts to soften the party’s image.
January 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Truly an occasion to party.
I know if I were elected President of the United States my top priorities would be jars that are easier to open and ziplock bags that are easier to close.
‘Before taking questions, Trump talked for more than a half-hour…He ranted about Biden’s focus on electric cars, saying “I don’t know what it is with electric. This guy loves electric.” And he complained about shower heads with restricted water flow’ www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump Suggests Taking Greenland and Panama Canal by Force: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I know if I were elected President of the United States my top priorities would be jars that are easier to open and ziplock bags that are easier to close.
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X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m.
Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?
If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.
January 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Can Elon Musk be prosecuted for official acts he committed while president? This Supreme Court Justice says “no.”
January 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Can Elon Musk be prosecuted for official acts he committed while president? This Supreme Court Justice says “no.”
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This is how I would deal with the huge problem of Chinese companies knocking off American companies.
Curious what everyone thinks
Curious what everyone thinks
January 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is how I would deal with the huge problem of Chinese companies knocking off American companies.
Curious what everyone thinks
Curious what everyone thinks
