John Wallach
@jmwallach.bsky.social
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
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Kudos to the Star Tribune giving Liam top billing over Vance.
Front page of tomorrow's Star Tribune.
Below the fold is where JD is most comfortable.
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"one balloon was shot down"
how much did it cost to shoot down that one (1) party balloon?
how much did it cost to shoot down that one (1) party balloon?
It always pays to read down into the story! The “War Department” scrambled its new laser technology near the southern border and shot down… a party balloon! www.cbsnews.com/news/airspac...
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"one balloon was shot down"
how much did it cost to shoot down that one (1) party balloon?
how much did it cost to shoot down that one (1) party balloon?
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"Why did you refer to the DoD as a cartel, Ms Bondi?"
Politico and CNN both reporting that the closure was due poor communications about drone tests between FAA and DoD
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Why did you refer to the DoD as a cartel, Ms Bondi?"
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court - Bolts
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
These are big wins. I know they have iterated to trying to seize ballots but thwarting the national guard deployments is an unalloyed good.
All federalized National Guard troops have been withdrawn from LA, Chicago, and Portland per WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
These are big wins. I know they have iterated to trying to seize ballots but thwarting the national guard deployments is an unalloyed good.
Democrats need to block this.
US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet. www.wired.com/story/cbp-si...
CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’
US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Democrats need to block this.
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Maybe the press can more often address that this administration is weaponizing the govt under the guise that the govt had been weaponized against them, & how the Trump admin & GOP are basically all just projection & corruption, too to bottom.
JIM JORDAN: Is Brennan going to be indicted?
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
BONDI: I can confirm we have received a referral from you, Chairman Jordan, to investigate John Brennan. Weaponization has ended
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Maybe the press can more often address that this administration is weaponizing the govt under the guise that the govt had been weaponized against them, & how the Trump admin & GOP are basically all just projection & corruption, too to bottom.
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The Debate Kid Party is finally realizing that the ends justify the rhetorical means.
Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Debate Kid Party is finally realizing that the ends justify the rhetorical means.
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It takes a while into this article to find that Lucy's father told her he wouldn't have been upset if Donald Trump had sexually assaulted her.
And then he shot her.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
And then he shot her.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Briton shot by father in Texas after row about Trump was unlawfully killed, coroner rules
Lucy Harrison died after being shot in chest by alcoholic Kris Harrison while staying at his home in US last year
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It takes a while into this article to find that Lucy's father told her he wouldn't have been upset if Donald Trump had sexually assaulted her.
And then he shot her.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
And then he shot her.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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They're begging for someone to do a terrorist attack against the USA. Please, Al Qaeda, maybe take down Trump Tower this time? It's already been fully depreciated.
Bondi: "The news is reporting that cartel drones are being shot down by our military. That's what we all should care about right now: protecting America."
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
They're begging for someone to do a terrorist attack against the USA. Please, Al Qaeda, maybe take down Trump Tower this time? It's already been fully depreciated.
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THE OLYMPICS OF BIATHLON MESS CONTINUES
GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS
GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
THE OLYMPICS OF BIATHLON MESS CONTINUES
GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS
GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WOMAN WHO STOLE HER TEAMMATE'S CREDIT CARDS
If Fox cuts a Trump cabinet member's testimony so they die on real life?
Pam Bondi must really fear being fired because this unhinged performance screams desperation. Trying to impress Donald. Embarrassing. And Fox News isn't even airing it anymore lmao
Bondi attacks Democratic members: "I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump -- the greatest president in American history. This isn't a circus. She keeps going after Donald Trump. She didn't say how much money she took from Reid Hoffman, did she?"
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If Fox cuts a Trump cabinet member's testimony so they die on real life?
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Pam Bondi must really fear being fired because this unhinged performance screams desperation. Trying to impress Donald. Embarrassing. And Fox News isn't even airing it anymore lmao
Bondi attacks Democratic members: "I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump -- the greatest president in American history. This isn't a circus. She keeps going after Donald Trump. She didn't say how much money she took from Reid Hoffman, did she?"
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Pam Bondi must really fear being fired because this unhinged performance screams desperation. Trying to impress Donald. Embarrassing. And Fox News isn't even airing it anymore lmao
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If you're missing the old pronoun labeler, there's a new pronoun labeler I guess though really Bluesky should just implement pronouns already.
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you're missing the old pronoun labeler, there's a new pronoun labeler I guess though really Bluesky should just implement pronouns already.
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
Reminder that the "Labels" part is where you choose labels you want to see, you need to go to "Posts" to select your pronouns.
bsky.app/profile/pron...
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The siege of Minneapolis is as bad as ever, with the accumulation of miseries bearing down for a month. But it seems the media headfake designed to get everyone to turn away includes not having Stephen Miller on TV for a few weeks. And I know Trump hates that.
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The siege of Minneapolis is as bad as ever, with the accumulation of miseries bearing down for a month. But it seems the media headfake designed to get everyone to turn away includes not having Stephen Miller on TV for a few weeks. And I know Trump hates that.
Twist in the Texas filicide.
wild too that the shooter Kris Harrison appears to be having a fit over the UK's inquest, calling it biased against him, and trying to compel recusal of the UK's coroner (who, I should probably add, is a Black woman)
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Twist in the Texas filicide.
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Every time I see Pam Bondi, I’m reminded that she once refused to return a Katrina‑displaced family’s dog and then fought them in court for 16 months. That choice says everything about her character.
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Every time I see Pam Bondi, I’m reminded that she once refused to return a Katrina‑displaced family’s dog and then fought them in court for 16 months. That choice says everything about her character.
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prosecutors & judges love to tell juries that your job is just to determine if the facts presented meet the burden of proof established in law, but actually no we the people are sovereign and we also get to determine if the law should be applied at all, that is quite literally our sovereign right
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
prosecutors & judges love to tell juries that your job is just to determine if the facts presented meet the burden of proof established in law, but actually no we the people are sovereign and we also get to determine if the law should be applied at all, that is quite literally our sovereign right
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The three nations involved here are supposedly going to host the World Cup together in four months’ time.
February 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The three nations involved here are supposedly going to host the World Cup together in four months’ time.
Jordan has lots of reasons to dislike journalism.
In this hearing, Pam Bondi and Jim Jordan seem united in their desire to destroy the First Amendment as the indictment of Don Lemon for the crime of practicing journalism.
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Jordan has lots of reasons to dislike journalism.
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IRS and DHS in April agreed to share info to help detail suspected undocumented immigrants.
That data sharing began in Aug.
In Nov, a judge said the whole process was illegal.
Now in recent weeks, IRS discovered that it violated its own internal process (that a judge already said was illegal).
That data sharing began in Aug.
In Nov, a judge said the whole process was illegal.
Now in recent weeks, IRS discovered that it violated its own internal process (that a judge already said was illegal).
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
IRS and DHS in April agreed to share info to help detail suspected undocumented immigrants.
That data sharing began in Aug.
In Nov, a judge said the whole process was illegal.
Now in recent weeks, IRS discovered that it violated its own internal process (that a judge already said was illegal).
That data sharing began in Aug.
In Nov, a judge said the whole process was illegal.
Now in recent weeks, IRS discovered that it violated its own internal process (that a judge already said was illegal).
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Pam Bondi, who has done REPEATED propaganda hits targeting @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, including BEFORE she was personally involved in indicted, now claims that she must keep to the four corners of the indictment.
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Pam Bondi, who has done REPEATED propaganda hits targeting @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, including BEFORE she was personally involved in indicted, now claims that she must keep to the four corners of the indictment.
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It's time to end the annual state of the union address. POTUS can submit a written statement. Wilson's critics were like. No more of this monarchical bullshit.
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
It's time to end the annual state of the union address. POTUS can submit a written statement. Wilson's critics were like. No more of this monarchical bullshit.
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It’s kinda funny how the chief defense of “mass deportations now” at the RNC was “oh voters didn’t see that” but they were apparently absolutely dialed into pronouns and land acknowledgments at the DNC
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
It’s kinda funny how the chief defense of “mass deportations now” at the RNC was “oh voters didn’t see that” but they were apparently absolutely dialed into pronouns and land acknowledgments at the DNC