Trump Moves to Elevate Antifa as a Top Terror Threat Even as war rages across the Middle East, raising fears that Iran could activate sleeper cells in the U.S. and Europe, the Trump administration is quietly working to designate antifa as a top countert...

A senior Trump administration official told @juliaioffe.bsky.social the CIA should "go after leftist groups," which of course would be illegal.
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Moby is same - 76, look 120

@omarltl.bsky.social imagine: they flew across the ocean together…

Ah - I think this was the time he came back with huge snowballs attached to his paws…:) Bernie is so beautiful. Majestic!

Which snow picture? I feel like we have thousands :) … he’s a lover of all weather except rain. (Hates rain!)

Bernard!! He’s looking so gorgeous. Here’s his brother Moby:

Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure

“According to two of the people briefed on the situation, military officials deployed that technology earlier this week against what they thought was a cartel drone, but which turned out to be a party balloon. “

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Opinion | Trump’s Stifling of Dissent Reaches a New Level Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.

Trump’s Stifling of Dissent Reaches a New Level www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

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My new column:

From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/30/2026 · 30m

A masterclass by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis

A must-read by @chashomans.bsky.social - esp this perfectly rendered description of Bovino lobbing a grenade “with the jocular informality of a backyard barbecue host tossing a tallboy to a newly arrived neighbor”…
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...

Stephen Miller called the victim, an ICU nurse at the VA filming ICE, a “domestic terrorist who tried to assassinate federal law enforcement.” Greg Bovino said he “wanted to massacre law enforcement.” You saw the videos. How can any Republican not call for their resignations?

MS NOW: "I'm just getting something handed to me -- a statement from DHS -- that it will investigate the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old protester by its officers rather than the FBI. So they're gonna be investigating that which they already issued a summary about. It would seem like a closed book."

The video also allegedly shows the CBP agent saying “Do something, bitch” before shots were fired. In private Signal chats, the CBP agent boasted to other officers: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” If he felt comfortable enough communicating that to fellow employees, it speaks to an irredeemable organizational culture.

This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...

Trump’s ‘Extrajudicial’ Killings Aren’t New Former Top Pentagon Lawyer Jeh Johnson thinks targeted killings were fine before Trump came along

On the eve of a new potential conflict, I wrote a little post about how some war on terror tactics have been recycled and repurposed open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...

I had such a great time talking with Matt Shaer on his new pod, Origin Stories about the tortured process of writing and reporting and what it takes to do long stories.. tip one: don't send 2 page pitch letters!!

thank you @sarahposner.bsky.social - as always... it was fun doing this - rarely do you get to deconstruct your own weirdness :)

Jennifer Szalai reviews Furious Minds for the New York Times. What a thrill, I love this review so much.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...

When Charlie Kirk was shot, he did a full oval office address. When it's college kids on campus it's "things can happen." What a sociopath.

Opinion | Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal.

slippery slope, or put another way: "The Bush Administration tortured detainees to protect American lives' - this administration just digs it..."

Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...

On These South African Farms, Black and White Neighbors Fight Crime Together

Important story about the lie that is now shaping US immigration policy. On These South African Farms, Black and White Neighbors Fight Crime Together www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts stands by Tucker Carlson after the former Fox News host release his controversial interview with Nick Fuentes.

"The Heritage Foundation didn't become the intellectual backbone of the conservative movement by canceling our own people" x.com/KevinRoberts...

that article was such a massive embarrassment - i mean, subject matter wise, and also as a piece of writing - was it writing? awful headline, non-story, editor hoping to be "buzzy" .. or something. ... as a former GQ writer, it offends me on a few levels.

Orleans County senator resigns following leaked racist group chat - VTDigger Sen. Sam Douglass apologized for the offense his comments caused and described hateful comments he’d received since news first broke. He released a long statement late Friday afternoon.

Vermont still has robust local and state news coverage which makes a real difference when scandals like this break: vtdigger.org/2025/10/17/o...

Americans believe that Trump is using the pretext of criminal justice to silence and disappear his political enemies, in he classic style of authoritarian dictatorship

Ohio National Guard member Sgt. Devon Beck was not amused by this satire. On September 11, 2025, Mr. O’Hara saw Sgt. Beck, along with several other Guard members, walking in uniform in the Logan Circle neighborhood, near the intersection of 14th and R Streets NW. Mr. O’Hara calmly walked behind the Guard members, began playing The Imperial March aloud on his phone, and started recording. In less than two minutes, Sgt. Beck turned around and threatened to call D.C. police officers to “handle” Mr. O’Hara if he persisted. Mr. O’Hara continued recording and playing the music. Sgt. Beck contacted the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Defendant MPD Officers Brown, Campbell, Reyes-Benigno, and Lopez Martinez came to the scene and, in essence, did what Sgt. Beck had threatened, putting Mr. O’Hara in handcuffs and preventing him from continuing his peaceful protest.

The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...

This is nearly a weekly occurrence

Correctly Assessing Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States A recent report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), “Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States,” risks feeding false narratives about politica...

@mikeajensen.bsky.social and I were perturbed at how a recent report on left wing terrorism and political violence is predictably being weaponized. So we dug into the analysis for @justsecurity.org

www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...