David Sansespoir
@dmgerstein.bsky.social
See me outside our half Quonset hut, (Soundview, Bronx, 1947)
Nihil nisi tenebris.
Nihil nisi tenebris.
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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Same people out there now dropping portentous, stentorian posts about The Battle Against Fascism ... were unwilling to look awkward or be mocked online for supporting Trump's only opponent.
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Same people out there now dropping portentous, stentorian posts about The Battle Against Fascism ... were unwilling to look awkward or be mocked online for supporting Trump's only opponent.
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To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
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FACT: Alex’s right hand held a phone. His left hand was on the ground. He was only trying to help a woman. It was cold blooded murder.
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
FACT: Alex’s right hand held a phone. His left hand was on the ground. He was only trying to help a woman. It was cold blooded murder.
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City by city, Donald Trump is loosing his “January 6th” mob, with psycho-killers like Bovino in the vanguard, on the citizens of this nation.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
City by city, Donald Trump is loosing his “January 6th” mob, with psycho-killers like Bovino in the vanguard, on the citizens of this nation.
City by city, Donald Trump is loosing his “January 6th” mob, with psycho-killers like Bovino in the vanguard, on the citizens of this nation.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
City by city, Donald Trump is loosing his “January 6th” mob, with psycho-killers like Bovino in the vanguard, on the citizens of this nation.
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The Minnesota Star-Tribune, of course, being a paper that for the first time ever in 2024 did not endorse candidates in the election...
Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune front page will be hung in museums in future.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The Minnesota Star-Tribune, of course, being a paper that for the first time ever in 2024 did not endorse candidates in the election...
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Another day where Americans get to live with the fantasy of accountability for Trump
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Another day where Americans get to live with the fantasy of accountability for Trump
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Yes, it's narrowly good that the Court is going to be inconsistent, but there's no way of holding that firing Cook is unconstitutional that doesn't dispositively undermine "unitary executive" theory
#SCOTUS is likely to do the right thing in the Lisa Cook case.
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
But it's worth bearing in mind that this idea that the Fed is some bespoke exception to the unitary executive theory is utterly incoherent as a matter of both law and history—and is really just proof that the UET is itself bollocks:
153. Living by the Ipse Dixit
A constitutional principle like the "unitary executive theory" isn't worth all that much if the Supreme Court can conjure new, unprincipled exceptions to it by simply asserting that they exist.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Yes, it's narrowly good that the Court is going to be inconsistent, but there's no way of holding that firing Cook is unconstitutional that doesn't dispositively undermine "unitary executive" theory
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Or he could ask the president.
Bovino: "Think about it just for a second -- what the rape of a child actually entails"
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Or he could ask the president.
Perfect Pangram
January 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Perfect Pangram
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I know in my heart that the Siege of Minneapolis will go down as one of the biggest political blunders/grossest abuses of federal power in American history. Just a matter how long that consensus takes. Next week? Next year? Next decade?
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I know in my heart that the Siege of Minneapolis will go down as one of the biggest political blunders/grossest abuses of federal power in American history. Just a matter how long that consensus takes. Next week? Next year? Next decade?
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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NEW: It appears billionaire Bill Ackman has donated $10k to a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
January 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
NEW: It appears billionaire Bill Ackman has donated $10k to a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
Simple, acute,resonant observation.
Man, history makes so much more sense now that I see what it's like living with a mad king.
"Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter!"
January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Simple, acute,resonant observation.
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
Witness George “Federalist” Conway running as a Dem in Nadler’s district while asserting that his core values remain the same as they ever were. Only Stuart Stevens among that crowd, if he, recognizes the deep corruption of his past beliefs.
Again, brought to you by the Bulwark crowd.
I need people to realize that there has been a concerted effort by never-Trump Republicans to take over the democratic party.
They don't want to be temporary, imperfect allies. They want to run things.
I need people to realize that there has been a concerted effort by never-Trump Republicans to take over the democratic party.
They don't want to be temporary, imperfect allies. They want to run things.
A George W. Bush Republican to represent one of the most liberal districts in the US???
#GetAGrip
If he wanted to run in a red district, fine.
#GetAGrip
If he wanted to run in a red district, fine.
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Witness George “Federalist” Conway running as a Dem in Nadler’s district while asserting that his core values remain the same as they ever were. Only Stuart Stevens among that crowd, if he, recognizes the deep corruption of his past beliefs.
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Will baking you a batch of cookies from scratch increase the likelihood of this happening?
Oatmeal or chocolate chip?
Oatmeal or chocolate chip?
January 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Will baking you a batch of cookies from scratch increase the likelihood of this happening?
Oatmeal or chocolate chip?
Oatmeal or chocolate chip?
I’ll bet there are enough corrupt machers in Venezuela to make this work out fine for the global kakistocrats?
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I’ll bet there are enough corrupt machers in Venezuela to make this work out fine for the global kakistocrats?
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Your moment of karma for the new year...
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Your moment of karma for the new year...
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This right here is a profoundly sad portal through which to be entering the new year.
I don't think the kids are alright, the kids are clearly broken (and it's our fault) but they are funny and that is better than nothing so I'll take it
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This right here is a profoundly sad portal through which to be entering the new year.
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I don't think the kids are alright, the kids are clearly broken (and it's our fault) but they are funny and that is better than nothing so I'll take it
December 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don't think the kids are alright, the kids are clearly broken (and it's our fault) but they are funny and that is better than nothing so I'll take it