Mark Sumner 🇺🇦
@devilstower.bsky.social
Author, journalist, old guy.
Science, climate, space, transportation, energy, and how human selection drives the evolution of all of the above.
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Science, climate, space, transportation, energy, and how human selection drives the evolution of all of the above.
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Mark Sumner 🇺🇦
@devilstower.bsky.social
· Nov 20
The biggest problem, in both government and business, is that too many people can’t tell the difference between cruelty and leadership.
Tesla might as well withdraw from the European market now. They will survive in the U.S. only so long as tariffs protect them. It didn't have to be that way --- but they decided to give a trillion dollars to Elon rather than develop lower cost vehicles.
From AP: “China and the European Union said Monday they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc’s imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles.”
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Tesla might as well withdraw from the European market now. They will survive in the U.S. only so long as tariffs protect them. It didn't have to be that way --- but they decided to give a trillion dollars to Elon rather than develop lower cost vehicles.
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Really can’t get over this video of more than a half dozen ICE agents forming a tactical perimeter at a suburban Minnesota Target so their commander can use the bathroom, cosplaying like they’re in Fallujah.
What an absurd waste of taxpayer dollars.
What an absurd waste of taxpayer dollars.
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Really can’t get over this video of more than a half dozen ICE agents forming a tactical perimeter at a suburban Minnesota Target so their commander can use the bathroom, cosplaying like they’re in Fallujah.
What an absurd waste of taxpayer dollars.
What an absurd waste of taxpayer dollars.
There are so many days when this quote seems appropriate.
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
There are so many days when this quote seems appropriate.
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Greg Bovino has officially kicked off door-to-door raids. ICE/CBP goons are seen blocking an entire block, while Bovino and his Gestapo personally go door-to-door. (St. Paul, MN. January 11, 2026)
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Greg Bovino has officially kicked off door-to-door raids. ICE/CBP goons are seen blocking an entire block, while Bovino and his Gestapo personally go door-to-door. (St. Paul, MN. January 11, 2026)
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The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
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Warner: "In less than a year, Trump has used the military to attack Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela. He's now threatening Colombia, Greenland, and other nations. I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president"
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Warner: "In less than a year, Trump has used the military to attack Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela. He's now threatening Colombia, Greenland, and other nations. I'm not sure that America trying to be the policeman for the whole world is why Americans hired Donald Trump to be president"
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BREAKING: New York City is flooded with peaceful anti-ICE protests and it’s driving the right insane. They needed riots. They needed excuses. Instead they got Americans calmly rejecting authoritarian bullshit in the streets.
January 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
BREAKING: New York City is flooded with peaceful anti-ICE protests and it’s driving the right insane. They needed riots. They needed excuses. Instead they got Americans calmly rejecting authoritarian bullshit in the streets.
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It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.
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Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.
January 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.
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Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
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The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration
Government data show the Trump administration’s policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Rep. Angie Craig: "We're gonna move forward to impeach Kristi Noem"
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "We're gonna move forward to impeach Kristi Noem"
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If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
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When members of the Trump regime say "we gotta stop the hateful rhetoric," they mean the American people need to shut up and accept state terrorism.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
When members of the Trump regime say "we gotta stop the hateful rhetoric," they mean the American people need to shut up and accept state terrorism.
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Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
January 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
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Renee Good’s last words were to ICE agent Jonathan Ross: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Then Ross shot Renee three times in the face. As she was dying, his last words to her were: “Fucking bitch.” And JD Vance thought that exchange exonerated ICE. That says it all.
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Renee Good’s last words were to ICE agent Jonathan Ross: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Then Ross shot Renee three times in the face. As she was dying, his last words to her were: “Fucking bitch.” And JD Vance thought that exchange exonerated ICE. That says it all.
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“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
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Schumer's office IIRC didn't release a single official statement last week from his office concerning ICE, Minnesota, and the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
Only thing I could find was this quote in NPR. That's all. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
Only thing I could find was this quote in NPR. That's all. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Schumer's office IIRC didn't release a single official statement last week from his office concerning ICE, Minnesota, and the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
Only thing I could find was this quote in NPR. That's all. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
Only thing I could find was this quote in NPR. That's all. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
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Trump claims that the US has to take Greenland because Russia or China will take it, but Greenland is defended by all of NATO including the US. Nobody is taking Greenland and we can put as many troops, bases and missiles there as we want. US companies are free to do business there.
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Trump claims that the US has to take Greenland because Russia or China will take it, but Greenland is defended by all of NATO including the US. Nobody is taking Greenland and we can put as many troops, bases and missiles there as we want. US companies are free to do business there.
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Huh, what do you a call a “democracy“ in which one political party is protected by law enforcement, while the other party fears persecution by it? 🤔
NOTUS:
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.
www.notus.org
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Huh, what do you a call a “democracy“ in which one political party is protected by law enforcement, while the other party fears persecution by it? 🤔
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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The Patriot Act was a huge mistake. Many people recognized this , but Russ Feingold was the only senator brave enough to vote against the bill—which Putin-loving Ron Johnson used to defeat Feingold in 2010.
15 years later, America is living with exactly the problems Feingold predicted.
15 years later, America is living with exactly the problems Feingold predicted.
January 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The Patriot Act was a huge mistake. Many people recognized this , but Russ Feingold was the only senator brave enough to vote against the bill—which Putin-loving Ron Johnson used to defeat Feingold in 2010.
15 years later, America is living with exactly the problems Feingold predicted.
15 years later, America is living with exactly the problems Feingold predicted.
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Seen some people suggesting the new shooting video is AI because you can see a dinosaur in the background at one point. But, uh, there’s just a dinosaur on a car on that street. Here’s Google Street View.
maps.app.goo.gl/fmgYaLWrwxx3...
maps.app.goo.gl/fmgYaLWrwxx3...
January 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Seen some people suggesting the new shooting video is AI because you can see a dinosaur in the background at one point. But, uh, there’s just a dinosaur on a car on that street. Here’s Google Street View.
maps.app.goo.gl/fmgYaLWrwxx3...
maps.app.goo.gl/fmgYaLWrwxx3...
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Stop fucking posting on X, the white nationalist site for white nationalists.
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Stop fucking posting on X, the white nationalist site for white nationalists.