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”While it is a familiar warning from civil libertarians that surveillance tools introduced in one narrow context will quickly be deployed in other, more worrying ways, immigration agents appear already to have made that jump,” David Wallace-Wells writes.
Opinion | ICE’s Surveillance State Isn’t Tracking Only Immigrants
The nationwide nativist dragnet has a long list of targets.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
”While it is a familiar warning from civil libertarians that surveillance tools introduced in one narrow context will quickly be deployed in other, more worrying ways, immigration agents appear already to have made that jump,” David Wallace-Wells writes.
V informative, too complacent. Precisely Mafia Don lack of large Congress, popular majorities, w his megalomania, that makes him so dangerous. Chance he'll create "emergency," eg false flag provocation over ICE/BP, which Heinrich Miller, Bovino were trying to do in Minn, to invoke Insurrection Act.
“An executive strongman is scary and can do much damage,” write Jack Goldsmith and Samuel Moyn. “But without a broader consensus in Congress and the nation, which Roosevelt had and Mr. Trump lacks, he cannot transform the country.”
Opinion | What a Comparison With Roosevelt Reveals About Trump
On the limits of executive power.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
V informative, too complacent. Precisely Mafia Don lack of large Congress, popular majorities, w his megalomania, that makes him so dangerous. Chance he'll create "emergency," eg false flag provocation over ICE/BP, which Heinrich Miller, Bovino were trying to do in Minn, to invoke Insurrection Act.
Mafia Don, Heinrich Miller, Nasty Noem asked, "who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" Except for MAGA cult, most Americans have chosen their own eyes. That might lead to more general public epiphany about rest of Trump's lies. But Dems, led by Bibi Schumer, still not viable opposition
Trump and his team have taken the same reality-bending approach that he took to the 2020 election to the violence in Minneapolis in evident hopes of persuading his political base, at least, that the protesters were responsible for their own deaths. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Mafia Don, Heinrich Miller, Nasty Noem asked, "who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" Except for MAGA cult, most Americans have chosen their own eyes. That might lead to more general public epiphany about rest of Trump's lies. But Dems, led by Bibi Schumer, still not viable opposition
Military, real law enforcement, should be disgusted with these cosplay warrior masked thugs of Mafia Don, Heinrich Miller, Nasty Noem. They are giving you all a very bad rep. "Thank you for your service" doesn't apply to them.
Images of the immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis and across the U.S. have been compared to those from the country’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The helmets, camouflage and tactical gear all look straight from the battlefield. nyti.ms/4a9SH22
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Military, real law enforcement, should be disgusted with these cosplay warrior masked thugs of Mafia Don, Heinrich Miller, Nasty Noem. They are giving you all a very bad rep. "Thank you for your service" doesn't apply to them.
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The Trump administration seeks to induce “constant fear — a fear of violence from which some people may at a given moment be spared, but from which no one will ever be truly safe,” writes our columnist M. Gessen. “State terror has arrived.”
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
Minneapolis has made it plain.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Trump administration seeks to induce “constant fear — a fear of violence from which some people may at a given moment be spared, but from which no one will ever be truly safe,” writes our columnist M. Gessen. “State terror has arrived.”
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“The public face of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a brutal, paramilitary force of masked men who hunt immigrants and terrorize American cities on behalf of the president of the United States,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “The not-so-public face is somehow even worse.”
Opinion | The Cruelty Is the Point for ICE
What’s happening behind the barbed wire?
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“The public face of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a brutal, paramilitary force of masked men who hunt immigrants and terrorize American cities on behalf of the president of the United States,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “The not-so-public face is somehow even worse.”
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Key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose legislation that would avert a government shutdown at the end of the week, and includes billions in funding for Homeland Security and ICE, after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis man on Saturday. nyti.ms/3LXFmS2
Democrats Refuse to Fund ICE After Shooting, Imperiling Spending Deal
Key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis resident.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose legislation that would avert a government shutdown at the end of the week, and includes billions in funding for Homeland Security and ICE, after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis man on Saturday. nyti.ms/3LXFmS2
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Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A person who said they witnessed federal agents shoot and kill Alex Jeffrey Pretti submitted a sworn statement in court disputing the federal government’s account of the shooting. “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong,” the person said in the statement.
In Court Filings, Witnesses Describe Fatal Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
The filings raise further questions about the federal government’s narrative of what happened before federal agents shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
A person who said they witnessed federal agents shoot and kill Alex Jeffrey Pretti submitted a sworn statement in court disputing the federal government’s account of the shooting. “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong,” the person said in the statement.
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President Trump’s culture war represents “a significant consolidation of executive authority beyond formal governmental boundaries,” Shari Berman tells Thomas Edsall.
Opinion | Trump Is Pushing a Culture War That Knows No Bounds
The president is deploying his domineering tactics in unexpected places.
nyti.ms
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
President Trump’s culture war represents “a significant consolidation of executive authority beyond formal governmental boundaries,” Shari Berman tells Thomas Edsall.
And yet the impotent liberal Dems did what with this well-advertised raid?
It was always about regime change. Here's our @nytimes story from September breaking the news that Rubio was leading an effort in the Trump administration to oust Maduro, with the support of Miller and Ratcliffe. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
And yet the impotent liberal Dems did what with this well-advertised raid?
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
Opinion | Trump’s War on Public Health Is a Battle to the Death
The war on public health is a battle to the death.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
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“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
Opinion | Trump’s War on Public Health Is a Battle to the Death
The MAHA pipe dream is going to hurt MAGA the most.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“The Trump administration had adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters — miners, firemen, manufacturing workers — to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breath,” Thomas B. Edsall writes.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
Gimme, gimme, gimme. Gimme some more.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Does it matter as long as Dems are just as uncool? Dems inflicted on US two terms of Mafia Don. Are they sorry? Has anything changed? At bare minimum, to take them seriously, they need to dump Schumer, de facto agent for a war criminal, and renounce woke bs that helped elect Trump. Fool me once, etc
“A year ago, we kept hearing that Trump was cool. Is anyone saying that now?” the columnist Ezra Klein writes.
Opinion | The Trump Vibe Shift Is Dead
What will come in its wake?
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Does it matter as long as Dems are just as uncool? Dems inflicted on US two terms of Mafia Don. Are they sorry? Has anything changed? At bare minimum, to take them seriously, they need to dump Schumer, de facto agent for a war criminal, and renounce woke bs that helped elect Trump. Fool me once, etc
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The Biden administration repeatedly rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return President Trump to the White House, a New York Times examination found. Former officials in his administration said that Biden and his confidants made two crucial errors.
How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration
The Democratic president and his top advisers rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return Donald Trump to the White House.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Biden administration repeatedly rejected recommendations that could have eased the border crisis that helped return President Trump to the White House, a New York Times examination found. Former officials in his administration said that Biden and his confidants made two crucial errors.
From my post: "I hoped hundreds of videos of Mafia Don's illegal masked thugs racial profiling Latinos, manhandling people, etc would have provoked much larger protests by woke Gens Y/Z, similar to Floyd video in 2020...So why not?" x.com/jfurlan14/st...
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
From my post: "I hoped hundreds of videos of Mafia Don's illegal masked thugs racial profiling Latinos, manhandling people, etc would have provoked much larger protests by woke Gens Y/Z, similar to Floyd video in 2020...So why not?" x.com/jfurlan14/st...
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In a cost-of-living crisis, the question for policymakers “isn’t whether to intervene, but how to do so in a way that delivers relief today without creating new problems tomorrow,” Neale Mahoney and Bharat Ramamurti write.
Opinion | Economists Hate This Idea. It Could Be a Way Out of the Affordability Crisis.
Voters are demanding short-term price relief, and temporary price controls may be the only viable way to provide it
nyti.ms
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In a cost-of-living crisis, the question for policymakers “isn’t whether to intervene, but how to do so in a way that delivers relief today without creating new problems tomorrow,” Neale Mahoney and Bharat Ramamurti write.
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The excesses of America’s most powerful people “would end sooner if more Americans saw what Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk are doing: ushering in a new era of brazenness that will persist as long as people buy the hype and cheer the flexes,” William Cohan writes.
Opinion | Elon Musk Can’t Possibly Deserve His $1 Trillion Payday
In the face of shareholders, corporate boards and even judges, Tesla’s chief executive shows what he can get away with.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The excesses of America’s most powerful people “would end sooner if more Americans saw what Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk are doing: ushering in a new era of brazenness that will persist as long as people buy the hype and cheer the flexes,” William Cohan writes.
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“Project 2025 makes very clear that the administration intends to capture higher education for ideological purposes,” Michael Roth, the president of Wesleyan, says in a round table discussion with two other leaders of American universities.
Opinion | ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era
The view from Dartmouth, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wesleyan.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Project 2025 makes very clear that the administration intends to capture higher education for ideological purposes,” Michael Roth, the president of Wesleyan, says in a round table discussion with two other leaders of American universities.
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“If historians someday try to identify exactly when China became America’s geopolitical equal, they might point to the outcome of Mr. Trump’s ill-considered trade war,” Rush Doshi writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Trade War Showed That China Can Stand Up to America
His ill-conceived tariff war exposed U.S. vulnerabilities, strengthened China’s leverage and undermined America at a pivotal time.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“If historians someday try to identify exactly when China became America’s geopolitical equal, they might point to the outcome of Mr. Trump’s ill-considered trade war,” Rush Doshi writes.
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Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just out: New G20 report led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
warns of an “Inequality Emergency.”
It calls for an International Panel on Inequality as global shocks deepen poverty and widen wealth gaps.
Read report here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/landma...
#Inequality #G20
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It was a great honor today to present to @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social the report of the G20's Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality.
Inequality is a choice. We can choose to remedy it.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0s-aJou...
Inequality is a choice. We can choose to remedy it.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0s-aJou...
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RECEIVES REPORT OF G20 TASK TEAM ON INEQUALITY
YouTube video by The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It was a great honor today to present to @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social the report of the G20's Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality.
Inequality is a choice. We can choose to remedy it.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0s-aJou...
Inequality is a choice. We can choose to remedy it.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0s-aJou...
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🔴 Over 500 economists, including WIL co-director @thomaspiketty.bsky.social, call on world leaders to set up an International Panel on Inequality, as recommended by the Extraordinary Committee's report to the #G20, led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🔴 Over 500 economists, including WIL co-director @thomaspiketty.bsky.social, call on world leaders to set up an International Panel on Inequality, as recommended by the Extraordinary Committee's report to the #G20, led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...
🔗Letter www.equals.ink/p/sign-on-le...