Dan Murphy
@bungdan.bsky.social
Ex Journalist Bloomberg/FEER/CSM. Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, then Iraq/Egypt with a smattering of everywhere else. Same handle over at Mos Eisley Spaceport. Made wine for a few years. Now training a blue heeler in the CA foothills.
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The ass kissing of Trump by execs of Apple and Amazon and others coupled with ongoing silence from many in the tech and biotech and science areas about ICE and related evil activities is extremely disappointing.
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The ass kissing of Trump by execs of Apple and Amazon and others coupled with ongoing silence from many in the tech and biotech and science areas about ICE and related evil activities is extremely disappointing.
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DHS official: Greg Bovino, you're fired.
Press: Bovino has been fired.
Bovino: Fire me and I roll on Noem and Miller. They ordered me to do it.
WH: He's not fired.
Press: Bovino has been fired.
Bovino: Fire me and I roll on Noem and Miller. They ordered me to do it.
WH: He's not fired.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin denies that Bovino is losing his job but she’s also a liar. We’ll have to see.
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 AM
DHS official: Greg Bovino, you're fired.
Press: Bovino has been fired.
Bovino: Fire me and I roll on Noem and Miller. They ordered me to do it.
WH: He's not fired.
Press: Bovino has been fired.
Bovino: Fire me and I roll on Noem and Miller. They ordered me to do it.
WH: He's not fired.
The short Nazi or the big fat Nazi-adjacent guy who work for Trump? Makes no difference. The problem is Trump and Vance.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The short Nazi or the big fat Nazi-adjacent guy who work for Trump? Makes no difference. The problem is Trump and Vance.
Tom Homan. 50,000 pounds of shit in a 5 pound CAVA bag. Trump hates you almost as much as decent people do Tom.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Tom Homan. 50,000 pounds of shit in a 5 pound CAVA bag. Trump hates you almost as much as decent people do Tom.
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The context makes it even worse. No career is worth your dignity.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The context makes it even worse. No career is worth your dignity.
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What did they think working for Palantir meant? Stock options? Free food on the cafeteria? losers
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
What did they think working for Palantir meant? Stock options? Free food on the cafeteria? losers
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"Large-scale batteries are set to make up a greater share of Australia’s electricity grid than gas by 2027"
Astonishing
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Astonishing
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Big batteries oust gas in ‘transformational’ grid overhaul
Large-scale batteries are set to surpass the amount of gas generation in the power grid within two years – which could slash prices.
www.afr.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"Large-scale batteries are set to make up a greater share of Australia’s electricity grid than gas by 2027"
Astonishing
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Astonishing
www.afr.com/policy/energ...
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I know guys who kicked in doors in those places, as opposed to their lifer bosses, and I remember a common refrain was "No shit there's an unending insurgency that can wait us out, how mad would your hometown be if someone rolled in on them like this"
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I know guys who kicked in doors in those places, as opposed to their lifer bosses, and I remember a common refrain was "No shit there's an unending insurgency that can wait us out, how mad would your hometown be if someone rolled in on them like this"
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Dear Foreign Friends,
For your own good, do not come here. If you must come here do not bring a phone, laptop or similar device. Scrub all of your social media. While here, never post. Avoid crowds and demonstrations at all costs. Have a check-in routine with a friendly US citizen. I'm serious.
For your own good, do not come here. If you must come here do not bring a phone, laptop or similar device. Scrub all of your social media. While here, never post. Avoid crowds and demonstrations at all costs. Have a check-in routine with a friendly US citizen. I'm serious.
March 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Dear Foreign Friends,
For your own good, do not come here. If you must come here do not bring a phone, laptop or similar device. Scrub all of your social media. While here, never post. Avoid crowds and demonstrations at all costs. Have a check-in routine with a friendly US citizen. I'm serious.
For your own good, do not come here. If you must come here do not bring a phone, laptop or similar device. Scrub all of your social media. While here, never post. Avoid crowds and demonstrations at all costs. Have a check-in routine with a friendly US citizen. I'm serious.
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“Peckerwood Gestapo” was the exact term, to be precise
Micro nazi from the land of formerly free speech, Bovino says if you call federal agents “kidnappers” or “Gestapo,” there will be “consequences.”
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Peckerwood Gestapo” was the exact term, to be precise
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Worse than ignorant. This is a blatant lie.
This is the head of the absurdly named Golden Dome claiming that there are no technical challenges to nation missile defense. It's just a matter of rapidly manufacturing the interceptors. Complete nonsense. Golden Dome will never work, let alone by 2028.
This is the head of the absurdly named Golden Dome claiming that there are no technical challenges to nation missile defense. It's just a matter of rapidly manufacturing the interceptors. Complete nonsense. Golden Dome will never work, let alone by 2028.
Guetlein bleeding credibility here: “By the summer of ‘28 we will be able to defend the entire nation against ballistic missiles as well as other generation aerial threats...” spacenews.com/golden-dome-...
Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics
Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics Golden Dome is forcing the Pentagon to confront missile defense economics
spacenews.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Worse than ignorant. This is a blatant lie.
This is the head of the absurdly named Golden Dome claiming that there are no technical challenges to nation missile defense. It's just a matter of rapidly manufacturing the interceptors. Complete nonsense. Golden Dome will never work, let alone by 2028.
This is the head of the absurdly named Golden Dome claiming that there are no technical challenges to nation missile defense. It's just a matter of rapidly manufacturing the interceptors. Complete nonsense. Golden Dome will never work, let alone by 2028.
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They pulled the corpse of noted corruption enthusiast Sepp Blatter out of its crypt and even it thinks what ICE is doing is fucked.
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls
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Security concerns over tournament have risen
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Blatter gave his support to comments from Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth, who worked with Fifa on potential reforms when Blatter was president, saying fans should stay away from the US for the tournament. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
They pulled the corpse of noted corruption enthusiast Sepp Blatter out of its crypt and even it thinks what ICE is doing is fucked.
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New from MN department of human services today: “New federal data release by the US Centers for Medicare/medicaid services shows the overall rate of improper payment in Minnesota’s Medicaid program is far below national averages.” 2.1% here compared to 6.1% nationally.
Tacit acknowledgement they've lost control of the narrative plus saving face via lawfare
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
New from MN department of human services today: “New federal data release by the US Centers for Medicare/medicaid services shows the overall rate of improper payment in Minnesota’s Medicaid program is far below national averages.” 2.1% here compared to 6.1% nationally.
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Replacing on air talent with the cast of Blue Bloods.
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Replacing on air talent with the cast of Blue Bloods.
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Just as a follow-up to this, here is a picture of the letter I sent my MP. I will post the text in the alt-text below if you want to copy use it as a basis for your own letter to your own MP.
You can find out who your MP is here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
You can find out who your MP is here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
![Dear [MP NAME]
It is with growing alarm that I am watching events unfold in Minnesota and the tactics being used by Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE)in the United States. We are at the point that even Republican governors are calling developments there excessive and not in the interest of the American people.
I am aware that a number of Canadian companies have contracts with or are working with ICE such as Hootsuite, Roshel and Jim Pattison Developments.
I think it is important for Parliament to investigate whether these companies are following Canadian law, how they are monitoring these companies for compliance and whether or not this is in the interest of Canada and Canadians.
It is my belief that the CEOs of these companies should be asked to answer these questions in front of a Parliamentary committee such as INDU.
I appreciate this is not presently the file you are working on, but as my MP I will appreciate it if you can discuss this matter at Cabinet or with your MP colleagues.
Perhaps there is not a lot that Canada can do about what we are seeing across the border, but it is my view that we must do what we can. Parliament’s attention to this matter is urgent.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vgu6bu72nbg4vyufuon5mdfv/bafkreibmudlaxbd23xlvmzarfwqubqhxnq27tphhp4midmvggvfqavix3a@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Just as a follow-up to this, here is a picture of the letter I sent my MP. I will post the text in the alt-text below if you want to copy use it as a basis for your own letter to your own MP.
You can find out who your MP is here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
You can find out who your MP is here: www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en
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I didn't realize Bovino b.s.'d that his agents were involved in an "operation" at the time they murdered Alex Pretti. 🙄
"Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history."
"Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history."
Here's the press release where they disclose, among other things, that this guy was RELEASED FROM ICE CUSTODY in Trump's first term.
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I didn't realize Bovino b.s.'d that his agents were involved in an "operation" at the time they murdered Alex Pretti. 🙄
"Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history."
"Bovino held a press conference asserting that the operation was targeting an individual named Jose Huerta-Chuma and characterized him as having a significant criminal history."
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
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Keep pushing. The dam is breaking. — Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Keep pushing. The dam is breaking. — Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
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In one headline, the essence of why political reporters are the worst placed to cover a moment like this. Foreign reporters know you can be objective and still judge truth yourself. Nobody would write: "A battle over truth erupts after Tiananmen Square violence"
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A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 2:09 PM
In one headline, the essence of why political reporters are the worst placed to cover a moment like this. Foreign reporters know you can be objective and still judge truth yourself. Nobody would write: "A battle over truth erupts after Tiananmen Square violence"
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It is obviously a self-serving argument but I've been saying for a year that journalists who have worked abroad - especially in failing states - are better positioned to cover this administration than political journalists with all their contacts in DC
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It is obviously a self-serving argument but I've been saying for a year that journalists who have worked abroad - especially in failing states - are better positioned to cover this administration than political journalists with all their contacts in DC
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ICE is leaving Vietnam-style death cards in the wake of their kidnappings because they are the saddest, most embarrassing military wannabes to ever live
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January 26, 2026 at 5:35 AM
ICE is leaving Vietnam-style death cards in the wake of their kidnappings because they are the saddest, most embarrassing military wannabes to ever live
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
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Still looking for Emily Oster to say anything about learning loss in Minneapolis, or if it only counts when kids are forced online for safety while a Democrat is in charge.
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Still looking for Emily Oster to say anything about learning loss in Minneapolis, or if it only counts when kids are forced online for safety while a Democrat is in charge.
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Critically endangered, Antioquia Brushfinch is range-restricted to the northern Central Andes in Colombia. In 1971, this small bird was considered extinct but was thankfully rediscovered in 2018. Recent expeditions have found even more viable populations! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/antbrf1
Antioquia Brushfinch - Atlapetes blancae -
Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
birdsoftheworld.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Critically endangered, Antioquia Brushfinch is range-restricted to the northern Central Andes in Colombia. In 1971, this small bird was considered extinct but was thankfully rediscovered in 2018. Recent expeditions have found even more viable populations! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/antbrf1
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My personal scale of “totally apolitical women I went to high school with and probably have MAGA husbands in Scranton” talking about a political event is now at an 11 on the 1-10 scale. More than Jan 6. Absolutely a “thing people feel compelled to speak out on”
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
My personal scale of “totally apolitical women I went to high school with and probably have MAGA husbands in Scranton” talking about a political event is now at an 11 on the 1-10 scale. More than Jan 6. Absolutely a “thing people feel compelled to speak out on”