JDoyle
@jdoyle.bsky.social
Indigent defender for 40 years, sometimes writer, thought follower, flãneur.
Here's Trump's outright war on MAGA's interests made visible (and visual). The Dems should jump on this;
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
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It’s Been Called the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.’ Don’t Destroy It.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Here's Trump's outright war on MAGA's interests made visible (and visual). The Dems should jump on this;
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
The cast of "Duck Soup" Plays "Richard III";
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On Trump, Clowns, and the Uses of Clowns
The Cast of Duck Soup plays Richard III
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February 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The cast of "Duck Soup" Plays "Richard III";
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The opening (at the Kennedy Center) of "Melania" makes you think of: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpFq...
Charlie Kane Forces Susan Into An Opera Career (Clip) | Citizen Kane (1941) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The opening (at the Kennedy Center) of "Melania" makes you think of: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpFq...
I've been sitting here for a while trying to remember a photograph of Trump with a child.
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I've been sitting here for a while trying to remember a photograph of Trump with a child.
I won't claim that I've been comprehensive about it, but by browsing many media references to Tom Homans and his role in Minnesota today I've learned that it is bad manners to mention the fact that he is on an FBI video taking $50,000 in cash in a bag.
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I won't claim that I've been comprehensive about it, but by browsing many media references to Tom Homans and his role in Minnesota today I've learned that it is bad manners to mention the fact that he is on an FBI video taking $50,000 in cash in a bag.
Bad weather coming. Read Phillip Kerr's "Berlin Noir" trilogy, tracking Bernie Gunter a normal Berlin cop, trying to do his job as the Nazi subculture comes to dominate. A little (well-written) primer on the difference between public safety officers, ICE mercenaries. philipkerr.org/berlin-noir/
Berlin Noir | Philip Kerr
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January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Bad weather coming. Read Phillip Kerr's "Berlin Noir" trilogy, tracking Bernie Gunter a normal Berlin cop, trying to do his job as the Nazi subculture comes to dominate. A little (well-written) primer on the difference between public safety officers, ICE mercenaries. philipkerr.org/berlin-noir/
Minnesota Massacres / Boston Massacre
When a System Uses a Human to Kill a Human
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January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Frank Bruni deserves special notice for accepting Rahm Emanuel's Legend-in-his-own-Mind bid for the presidency at exactly the moment the Trump administration apes his Laquan McDonald video coverup in its responses to Minneapolis shootings. That wasn't easy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Opinion | Rahm Emanuel Will Speak to You Now
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January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Frank Bruni deserves special notice for accepting Rahm Emanuel's Legend-in-his-own-Mind bid for the presidency at exactly the moment the Trump administration apes his Laquan McDonald video coverup in its responses to Minneapolis shootings. That wasn't easy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
To re-establish the Rule of Law in Minneapolis, the administration is sending a man shown on FBI video accepting a $50,000 cash bribe.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
To re-establish the Rule of Law in Minneapolis, the administration is sending a man shown on FBI video accepting a $50,000 cash bribe.
According to John Adams, the American Revolution was born when James Otis argued against the Writs of Assistance in colonial Massachusetts. ICE has awarded itself Writs of Assistance. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
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January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
According to John Adams, the American Revolution was born when James Otis argued against the Writs of Assistance in colonial Massachusetts. ICE has awarded itself Writs of Assistance. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
The striking thing is the emptiness of this boyish fantasy: have the prize, not do the deeds that earn it; win World Series trophy without hitting the home run.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub in Text Message www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub in Text Message www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub in Text Message
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January 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The striking thing is the emptiness of this boyish fantasy: have the prize, not do the deeds that earn it; win World Series trophy without hitting the home run.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub in Text Message www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub in Text Message www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Interesting to recall that two of these guys were convicted of Manslaughter, that is, excessive force in self-defense.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Interesting to recall that two of these guys were convicted of Manslaughter, that is, excessive force in self-defense.
Exhibit #2 for Democrats' "GOP Doesn't Want a Congress" mid-term theme: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025
Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Exhibit #2 for Democrats' "GOP Doesn't Want a Congress" mid-term theme: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just a reminder. The Minneapolis killing is not explained by 2 people within 4 seconds; it's a full system crash. Officials "protecting" the agents are hiding behind them. jamesdoyle.substack.com/p/learning-a...
Learning About Accountability In Minneapolis
George Floyd and Renee Good: Killed by System Crashes
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January 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Just a reminder. The Minneapolis killing is not explained by 2 people within 4 seconds; it's a full system crash. Officials "protecting" the agents are hiding behind them. jamesdoyle.substack.com/p/learning-a...
Wait!!! They're shooting white people too??
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
What We Know About the Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
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January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Wait!!! They're shooting white people too??
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
This creature should be the Dems 2026 poster boy, starting today. Elect a Republican House, you get this for government.
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
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January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This creature should be the Dems 2026 poster boy, starting today. Elect a Republican House, you get this for government.
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
How about "Republicans Don't Want a Congress" as a 2026 campaign theme?
January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
How about "Republicans Don't Want a Congress" as a 2026 campaign theme?
After a long morning reading the news, I heard from Robert Burton:
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Today's News Assayed
A Contribution from the Anatomy of Melancholy
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January 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
After a long morning reading the news, I heard from Robert Burton:
jamesdoyle.substack.com/p/todays-new...
jamesdoyle.substack.com/p/todays-new...
This is going to be one expensive pardon....
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is going to be one expensive pardon....
If this is the-day-before-Christmas-Eve news dump, Christmas Eve will be really something. .
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If this is the-day-before-Christmas-Eve news dump, Christmas Eve will be really something. .
Trump's "Think of me and JFK" offensive echoes my own "Think of me and Alain Delon."
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump's "Think of me and JFK" offensive echoes my own "Think of me and Alain Delon."
The media punditocracy clears its throat and unanimously announces that "Trump lives in a bubble, blames Ms. Wiles for the bubble, and awaits her defenestration and will spend 6 months admiring the new Wonder Chief of Staff who will destroy the bubble. Trump demands a bubble; it is permanent.
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The media punditocracy clears its throat and unanimously announces that "Trump lives in a bubble, blames Ms. Wiles for the bubble, and awaits her defenestration and will spend 6 months admiring the new Wonder Chief of Staff who will destroy the bubble. Trump demands a bubble; it is permanent.