Chris Bolan
@chrisbolan.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus U.S. Army War College, Stategic Studies Institute
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Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
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There’s no reforming this
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
There’s no reforming this
Dang, doesn't this dude have a country (or countries) to run?
Breaking news: President Trump filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, alleging the bank improperly closed his accounts in 2021 and blacklisted him and his family from doing business with the firm.
He's seeking at least $5 billion in damages.
He's seeking at least $5 billion in damages.
Trump sues JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon over cutting off banking access
President Donald Trump filed suit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, over allegedly closing his accounts.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Dang, doesn't this dude have a country (or countries) to run?
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
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This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4bHgIja
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
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Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
domination & inflicting pain on others is the whole point of these actions
Minneapolis, today.
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
domination & inflicting pain on others is the whole point of these actions
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Minneapolis, today.
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Minneapolis, today.
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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After slashing foreign aid, Trump officials celebrated with cake. We went to some of the world’s largest refugee camps and saw firsthand the devastation caused by those cuts.
Head to Reddit to ask us anything about our reporting on Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET:
Head to Reddit to ask us anything about our reporting on Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET:
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
After slashing foreign aid, Trump officials celebrated with cake. We went to some of the world’s largest refugee camps and saw firsthand the devastation caused by those cuts.
Head to Reddit to ask us anything about our reporting on Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET:
Head to Reddit to ask us anything about our reporting on Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET:
and yet the damage inflicted on US political and economic credibility will long out last Trump's departure
correct
I'd just add I don't think the crisis is at all over, because Trump never sticks to agreements just because they're conventionally considered binding. The crisis will only be over when his regime is dislodged from Washington, if then.
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
and yet the damage inflicted on US political and economic credibility will long out last Trump's departure
Would be nice to know who in Trump's circle profited from the predictable (if you had inside information) fall and rise in the stockmarket!!! thieves & cheats everyone of them!!!
lol is the “deal” that the United States gets what it currently gets, but everyone gives Trump a shiny object so that he’ll be distracted?
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Would be nice to know who in Trump's circle profited from the predictable (if you had inside information) fall and rise in the stockmarket!!! thieves & cheats everyone of them!!!
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I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.
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Ice storms are worse than snow storms. This is counterintuitive to people who did not grow up in cold climates but it is 100% true. Ice is more dangerous to drive on, is more likely to bring down large tree limbs and powerlines, and is more difficult to see on the roads and clear from the roads.
I just looked at what our local weather guys are saying and realized that a lot of the South is supposed to get ice.
Guys, take this very, very seriously. You do not mess around with ice and you absolutely do not leave the house during or after an ice storm if it isn't an emergency.
Guys, take this very, very seriously. You do not mess around with ice and you absolutely do not leave the house during or after an ice storm if it isn't an emergency.
January 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Ice storms are worse than snow storms. This is counterintuitive to people who did not grow up in cold climates but it is 100% true. Ice is more dangerous to drive on, is more likely to bring down large tree limbs and powerlines, and is more difficult to see on the roads and clear from the roads.
such a tool, a self-processed Christian without principles or morals
Mike Johnson accuses Norway of “making a political decision & not awarding the Nobel Prize to probably the most deserving individual in history of the prize. There are 8 to 10 wars & conflicts that’ve been resolved by President Trump, & he got snubbed.”
(Vid via Manu Raju on X)
(Vid via Manu Raju on X)
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
such a tool, a self-processed Christian without principles or morals
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Pro tip:
Social media posts do not represent a person’s due process to prove their innocence under the law.
My God.
Social media posts do not represent a person’s due process to prove their innocence under the law.
My God.
After Sauer says Lisa Cook "was given an opportunity" to respond to the allegations, KBJ asks whether that due process was: "She supposed to post about it, and that was the opportunity to be heard?"
Yes, Sauer replies.
Yes, Sauer replies.
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Pro tip:
Social media posts do not represent a person’s due process to prove their innocence under the law.
My God.
Social media posts do not represent a person’s due process to prove their innocence under the law.
My God.
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Garcia: "Trump is leading a WH coverup right now of the Epstein files, and we all know Epstein himself said Trump was his best friend for over 10 years. It is shameful, illegal & unconstitutional that the DOJ has released 1% of the files. Where is the pressure to get Pam Bondi to release the files?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Garcia: "Trump is leading a WH coverup right now of the Epstein files, and we all know Epstein himself said Trump was his best friend for over 10 years. It is shameful, illegal & unconstitutional that the DOJ has released 1% of the files. Where is the pressure to get Pam Bondi to release the files?"
something....something....you shall not bear false witness....
Of course he hasn't
Surprise! Mike Johnson says he hasn't seen any of Trump's (bonkers) speech in Davos
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
something....something....you shall not bear false witness....
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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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Surprising - who paid the other 4%?
U.S. importers and consumers bear 96% of the costs from tariffs imposed since April, the Kiel Institute said in a report, contradicting a Trump administration claim that foreigners rather than U.S. citizens shoulder the burden from import taxes.
US bears 96% of tariff costs, belying Trump’s claims: Kiel Institute
President Donald Trump plans talks with European leaders in Davos, Switzerland, over his threat to impose a 10% tariffs on the exports of NATO members if Denmark does not sell Greenland to the U.S.
www.cfodive.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Surprising - who paid the other 4%?
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Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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DOGE employees who were detailed to the Social Security Administration last March shared sensitive data through a nonsecure server, the Justice Department disclosed.
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
Employees detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure server, the Justice Department disclosed.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
DOGE employees who were detailed to the Social Security Administration last March shared sensitive data through a nonsecure server, the Justice Department disclosed.
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Arrogance as economic strategy
When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked how concerned he is about European investors pulling out of treasuries, Bessent said at a press conference at the World Economic Forum: “Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.” cnb.cx/45I3MGb
January 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Arrogance as economic strategy
so much global respect, thanks Trump 🤡
"The gathering descended into uproar after combative remarks from Lutnick, the people said, with widespread jeering, some guests walking out and appeals for calm from Fink"
Literally the only good Davos ever
as.ft.com/r/fc8cb382-4...
Literally the only good Davos ever
as.ft.com/r/fc8cb382-4...
Howard Lutnick heckled at World Economic Forum dinner
[FREE TO READ] Event hosted by Larry Fink descended into uproar after combative remarks from US commerce secretary
as.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:48 PM
so much global respect, thanks Trump 🤡