David Rothschild

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · Feb 2

Trump/Musk is flooding the zone, here is how you keep up: Trump taking cash bribes from oligarchs in exchange for power, Oligarchs steal from US gutting safety & opportunity for working families, Trump/Oligarchs doing horrible things to innocent people to distract US from their crimes against US.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 9h

Mad King, taxes & spending (not run through our legislature) designed to punish states that do not love the king, standing armies terrifying otherwise peaceful cities: when they said Make America Great Again, I had no idea they meant 1775!

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20h

Fact that Trump won't understand that Roberts save him, ranting & raving on social media, just makes it better for Roberts: NYT will declare Roberts a god.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20h

This makes Roberts' decision even easier for him, by ruling against Trump on tariffs, he not only gets Media & Political Elite to claim his right-wing anti-democratic Supreme Court as legitimate, save Trump Trump from himself on economy, he helps save NATO. Classic Win-Win-Win.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h

New tariff just dropped.

Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.

(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine thinking through all of the possible stories to put on the top of the NYT this morning and deciding that Trump Regime maybe making up some BS prosecution of MN leaders, writing about it like it was a real thing from legit prosecutors, was the most critical thing for their readers to see.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

NYT thinks their main job is to amplify Trump Regime’s disinformation to US in an impartial frame: they believe that unnamed Trump Regime officials are the most important and trustworthy sources of information for US.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d

Grok can do can do fascism, deepfake porn, and antisemitism, no wonder major businesses, governments, and media organizations use it as their performed communication platform.

The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 1d

pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things

Tweet exchange in which a photo of Anne Hathaway is posted by @TheRoyalSerf, to which user @VvSchweetz24 replies "@grok...do your thing.

@Grok replies: Anne Hathaway isn't Jewish; she was raised Catholic but left the church. She married Adam Shulman (who is Jewish) in 2012 and celebrates Jewish holidays with their kids. SHe's played Jewish roles, like in "Armageddon Time."

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings , and 8 more Jason Mittell, Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, John McLaren, David Rothschild, Adrian Daub, Jacob T. Levy, Tim Stephens, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Francesco Nicoli

The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 1d

pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Regime turning on white women is insane: they are already ruling US representing the interests of a small minority against the vast majority, and they are shrinking the tent.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is not going to install the opposition leader as president of Venezuela for two reasons (1) even Trump is not dumb enough to send military into overthrow regime and occupy country: it would be an epic disaster (2) regime is giving him $500 million bribes.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

This is getting lost in Trump's ongoing occupation of Minnesota, but Trump used the US military to steal $500 million from Venezuela and place it in a bank account in Qatar.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 3d

So Trump ordered US military to kidnap President of Venezuela, Trump demanded $billions in oil to avoid more kidnapping, now Trump is laundering proceeds through Qatar? What is Jared’s cut?

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

I don't understand how this is legal...? www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is filled with terrible human beings.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Steve Peers, Caroline Krafft , and 11 more John R. Hutchinson, Steve Peers, Caroline Krafft, David Rothschild, American Library Association, Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner, Lesley Bartlett, Sarah Roberts, Goldie Blumenstyk, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Colin Woodard, Élisabeth Vallet

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reid Forgrave
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then arrest workers
Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar yesterday, hours after four agents ate lunch there.

It was not immediately clear what the immigration status of those detained was, or whether the people detained included the restaurant’s owners or only workers.

An eyewitness who declined to give a name for fear of retribution, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that four ICE agents sat in a booth for a meal at El Tapatio a little before 3 p.m. Staff at the restaurant were frightened, said the eyewitness, who shared pictures from the restaurant as well as video of the arrest.

The arrest happened around 8:30 p.m. near a Lutheran church and Willmar Middle School as agents followed the workers after they closed up for the night. A handful of bystanders blew whistles and shouted at agents as they detained the people. “Would your mama be proud of you right now?” one of the bystanders asked.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Counterpoint: DHS is shooting people in the face.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin on "acts of violence" against ICE agents in Minnesota: "Pouring water on the ground so that it would freeze the ground in front of our federal law enforcement vehicles so that they would potentially slide, crash, and potentially kill them"

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Aaron Sojourner , and 3 more Rosemary A. Joyce, David Rothschild, Aaron Sojourner, Julia Lynch, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Peter Jacobs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

We need a shadow government.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Kidnapping the president of a country and then blackmailing the opposition leader for her Peace Price in exchange for considering a ground invasion & occupation to install her as the new president is next level insane.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe the Confederates were just not meant to invade Minnesota in the winter. Sort of like Napoleon invading Russia. Got to be mindful of that ice!

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

All the occupying force did was a shoot a few people, and all of a sudden the people feel like they have the right to be rude?

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Cannot believe the people are being mean to the occupying force meant to terrorize the people!

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Naaaaaaailed it

Reposted by Samuel L. Perry, David Rothschild, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 3 more Samuel L. Perry, David Rothschild, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Erol Akçay, Sarah Roberts, Dana Howard

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Naaaaaaailed it

Some idiot complaining that people are pouring buckets of water outside of ICE goon HQ

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Abolish ICE => Establish Medicare-For-All

Reposted by Steve Peers, Diane Ravitch, David Rothschild , and 11 more Steve Peers, Diane Ravitch, David Rothschild, Philip N. Cohen, David S. Cohen, Jonathan Hopkin, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman, James Goodwin, Fred, Nicolai von Ondarza, Dunlap, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Seems reasonable that if they are going to demand papers & access to your face, they should show nameplates & access to their face.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

The people wearing masks are scanning your face to capture your identity.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Less money for terrifying paramilitary, More money for access to healthcare.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if the "serious" "centrist" "post-partisan" position on early Nazi Germany was that defunding & shutting down the Sturmabteilung (SA) was going to far.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, David Rothschild, Julia Lynch , and 2 more Kim L. Scheppele, David Rothschild, Julia Lynch, Mark Rice, Andrew Rudalevige

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

The people wearing masks are scanning your face to capture your identity.

An immigrant agent holds a cellphone that is doing a facial scan of a detained man. The app says "Searching Face"

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

NYT is horrific: (1) Democrats call to abolish death squads way worse than Republicans running death squads (2) Trump generally loves protests (just not against him) (3) Rural people love government killing annoying city people.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

Elections are necessary, but not sufficient, for stopping Trumpism from destroying US.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2d

Increasingly convinced that one of the main reasons the "Trump is going to cancel the midterms" meme won't die is because a lot of posting addicts don't want to accept that electoralism is still a necessary condition for beating Trump. It's a perverse sort of wishcasting.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i don't even know why i'm raising this here because i know i'm going to get a hundred replies of "Trump has god powers that will let him do whatever he wants and thus we have no choice but to bend to his will," but for those of you capable of complex thought, these are questions to ask yourself.

David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2d

We had elections in 1862 and 1864 while a Civil War was raging across the US.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

MANAGING MIDTERM EXPECTATIONS
The president expressed frustration that his Republican Party could lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate in this year’s midterm elections, citing historical trends that have seen the party in power lose seats in the second year of a presidency.
“It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”

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