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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Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
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Yes, as people here in Minneapolis keep shouting, ICE’s Minnesota siege is, among other things, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. To randomly grab a single pedestrian who probably ends up being a citizen, they need 12 guys and to tear gas a bunch of people! It’s insanely inefficient!
IDK why right-wingers keep bringing up Obama's record deportations, it just shows that if you wanted to have a conservative immigration policy without partisan militias occupying cities and gunning people down in the streets you could do it and a lot of americans would be fine with it
January 28, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Yes, as people here in Minneapolis keep shouting, ICE’s Minnesota siege is, among other things, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. To randomly grab a single pedestrian who probably ends up being a citizen, they need 12 guys and to tear gas a bunch of people! It’s insanely inefficient!
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This is pathetic.
Trump ripped up an agreement, the JCPOA, that did this, in his first term. That agreement was negotiated by Barack Obama.
He'd get a better one, he brayed. He didn't. He fundamentally does not know how to do this.
Trump ripped up an agreement, the JCPOA, that did this, in his first term. That agreement was negotiated by Barack Obama.
He'd get a better one, he brayed. He didn't. He fundamentally does not know how to do this.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This is pathetic.
Trump ripped up an agreement, the JCPOA, that did this, in his first term. That agreement was negotiated by Barack Obama.
He'd get a better one, he brayed. He didn't. He fundamentally does not know how to do this.
Trump ripped up an agreement, the JCPOA, that did this, in his first term. That agreement was negotiated by Barack Obama.
He'd get a better one, he brayed. He didn't. He fundamentally does not know how to do this.
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"Fico seemed to be 'traumatized' by his encounter with Trump, one of the European diplomats said. Fico characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' a diplomat said"
Robert Fico, one of the few EU leaders to frequently support Trump, was concerned about the U.S. president’s “psychological state.” Fico used the word “dangerous” to describe how the president came across during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 17. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Fico seemed to be 'traumatized' by his encounter with Trump, one of the European diplomats said. Fico characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' a diplomat said"
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What the U.S. may face in Venezuela is truly the opposite of Iraq. It's like Saddam Hussein was toppled, then Chemical Ali took over, and all the Baathists carried on as before, but the sanctions were removed and American oil companies restarted operations. This China 1979 model was by U.S. design.
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
What the U.S. may face in Venezuela is truly the opposite of Iraq. It's like Saddam Hussein was toppled, then Chemical Ali took over, and all the Baathists carried on as before, but the sanctions were removed and American oil companies restarted operations. This China 1979 model was by U.S. design.
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...