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.
Lindsey's evolution into the creepiest member of the animatronic band at Chuck E. Cheese is almost complete. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Lindsey Graham: "When this clock strikes 12 on the Trump era, there will be a few people walking out the door with Donald Trump. Stephen Miller will be in that group. I want everybody to know on the Republican side."
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Lindsey's evolution into the creepiest member of the animatronic band at Chuck E. Cheese is almost complete. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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this story quotes:
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
this story quotes:
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors
... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.
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Look, it was either skull measurers at CBS or the ominous threat of pronouns
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Look, it was either skull measurers at CBS or the ominous threat of pronouns
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One observer said ICE agents approached an older woman driving a Volkswagen who had gotten closest to the officers, spoke with her, and then fired projectiles at her.
They watched immigration agents in Maine. Then one fired projectiles at their cars.
ICE agents were seen in a South Portland Home Depot parking lot telling people filming them they were impeding federal law enforcement.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
One observer said ICE agents approached an older woman driving a Volkswagen who had gotten closest to the officers, spoke with her, and then fired projectiles at her.
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This kind of intellectual firepower is usually only found at unaccredited colleges in Austin
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This kind of intellectual firepower is usually only found at unaccredited colleges in Austin
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I remember when Yglesias and others treated @jamellebouie.net like he was being hysterical for saying the administration was seeking to resegregate, but the guy that's been their poster child on the ground already had this on his public record prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I remember when Yglesias and others treated @jamellebouie.net like he was being hysterical for saying the administration was seeking to resegregate, but the guy that's been their poster child on the ground already had this on his public record prospect.org/2026/01/27/i...
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Record warmth across much of the West this winter has left the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains with very little snow.
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Record warmth across much of the West this winter has left the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains with very little snow.
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
“That is the classic global warming mountain snowpack signature.” @weatherwest.bsky.social
Graphics by @sean-greene.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
Weiss to staff: "Let's NOT do the fucking news!" bsky.app/profile/jayr...
This does not sound good: "Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News." By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Weiss to staff: "Let's NOT do the fucking news!" bsky.app/profile/jayr...
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This is the kind of thing that Trump's unconstitutional actions in Minnesota have wrought-- a previously apolitical page about hiking is telling people that you can't enjoy the great outdoors if ICE shoots you in the face.
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is the kind of thing that Trump's unconstitutional actions in Minnesota have wrought-- a previously apolitical page about hiking is telling people that you can't enjoy the great outdoors if ICE shoots you in the face.
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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"The Expectations Index—based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—fell by 9.5pts to 65.1, well below the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession. The cutoff for preliminary results was January 16." www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"The Expectations Index—based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—fell by 9.5pts to 65.1, well below the threshold of 80 that usually signals a recession. The cutoff for preliminary results was January 16." www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
Please clap. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/e...
Consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | CNN Business
America’s economic mood deteriorated in January to its lowest level in more than a decade as consumers fretted about geopolitical tensions, affordability and President Donald Trump’s unrelenting trade...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Please clap. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/e...
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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There's an enormous amount of bullshit in this Marc Caputo gloss of Trump's alleged pivot on Minnesota.
But it's worth reviewing NOT JUST to count the uncontested error, but for the Vietnam analogy.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
But it's worth reviewing NOT JUST to count the uncontested error, but for the Vietnam analogy.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
There's an enormous amount of bullshit in this Marc Caputo gloss of Trump's alleged pivot on Minnesota.
But it's worth reviewing NOT JUST to count the uncontested error, but for the Vietnam analogy.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
But it's worth reviewing NOT JUST to count the uncontested error, but for the Vietnam analogy.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Removing the Nazi homunculus you sent to terrorize US cities is something. But people will remember you sent the homunculus with the mission of terrorizing them in the first place.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Removing the Nazi homunculus you sent to terrorize US cities is something. But people will remember you sent the homunculus with the mission of terrorizing them in the first place.
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New Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
New Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
U.S. approval on Trump's handling of immigration has slid from +7 to -14 in one year.
www.reuters.com/data/trumps-...
(conducted Jan. 23-25)
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Good bit of meta-analysis:
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/012...
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/012...
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
Witness videos contradict the Trump administration’s description of Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis. Now, the administration is shifting course.
www.csmonitor.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Good bit of meta-analysis:
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/012...
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/012...
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Great piece.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Great piece.
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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.