Jonathan Larsen
@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
Journalist.
jonathanlarsen.substack.com and thefuckingnews.substack.com
jonathanlarsen.substack.com and thefuckingnews.substack.com
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I was in my 30s when Bill Gates founded Microsoft--with a million-dollar deposit given to him by his father.
He also stole Windows from Steve Jobs.
So, I guess my answer is "No, I don't think the oligarchy earned their billions."
He also stole Windows from Steve Jobs.
So, I guess my answer is "No, I don't think the oligarchy earned their billions."
February 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I was in my 30s when Bill Gates founded Microsoft--with a million-dollar deposit given to him by his father.
He also stole Windows from Steve Jobs.
So, I guess my answer is "No, I don't think the oligarchy earned their billions."
He also stole Windows from Steve Jobs.
So, I guess my answer is "No, I don't think the oligarchy earned their billions."
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Reposted by Jonathan Larsen
My strong belief is people dramatically overestimate how much pressure these lawmakers are experiencing to do their jobs.
Getting yelled at a few town halls is just a small part of their day. They have other parts they are largely able to do without disruption still.
Getting yelled at a few town halls is just a small part of their day. They have other parts they are largely able to do without disruption still.
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My strong belief is people dramatically overestimate how much pressure these lawmakers are experiencing to do their jobs.
Getting yelled at a few town halls is just a small part of their day. They have other parts they are largely able to do without disruption still.
Getting yelled at a few town halls is just a small part of their day. They have other parts they are largely able to do without disruption still.
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What’s remarkable to me are media and journalists who still post there. Tanks their credibility to see who and what they’re pandering to.
How. Is. Anyone. Still. On. His. Shit. Ass. Social. Network.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
What’s remarkable to me are media and journalists who still post there. Tanks their credibility to see who and what they’re pandering to.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Related re news coverage: What Samantha Guthrie, her mom and family are enduring is horrific; merits media attention. Yet the % of time TV news gives this v. everything else is nuts. Why? True crime is bait, avoids agitating...Trump and actual reporting, research and providing context takes time.
February 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Related re news coverage: What Samantha Guthrie, her mom and family are enduring is horrific; merits media attention. Yet the % of time TV news gives this v. everything else is nuts. Why? True crime is bait, avoids agitating...Trump and actual reporting, research and providing context takes time.
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The Kids Aren't Alright in Dilley
Investors on CoreCivic earnings call:
Raj Sharma, Texas Bank
Matthew Arbner, Jones Trading
Greg Gibas, Northland Securities
Ben Briggs, StoneX Financial
M. Marin, Zacks
Bill Sutherland, Benchmark
Joe Gomes, Noble Capital
#DIVEST
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Investors on CoreCivic earnings call:
Raj Sharma, Texas Bank
Matthew Arbner, Jones Trading
Greg Gibas, Northland Securities
Ben Briggs, StoneX Financial
M. Marin, Zacks
Bill Sutherland, Benchmark
Joe Gomes, Noble Capital
#DIVEST
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The Kids Aren't Alright in Dilley
Investors on CoreCivic earnings call:
Raj Sharma, Texas Bank
Matthew Arbner, Jones Trading
Greg Gibas, Northland Securities
Ben Briggs, StoneX Financial
M. Marin, Zacks
Bill Sutherland, Benchmark
Joe Gomes, Noble Capital
#DIVEST
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Investors on CoreCivic earnings call:
Raj Sharma, Texas Bank
Matthew Arbner, Jones Trading
Greg Gibas, Northland Securities
Ben Briggs, StoneX Financial
M. Marin, Zacks
Bill Sutherland, Benchmark
Joe Gomes, Noble Capital
#DIVEST
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Look at Alan. Look how cool he is. This could be you.
Been a fan of In Bed With the Right from @moiradonegan.bsky.social and @adriandaub.bsky.social for a while now. Finally went and became a Patreon subscriber.
So I’ll be using some of my weekend time to listen to the exclusive episodes I’ve missed. Currently listening to their Fatal Attraction ep
So I’ll be using some of my weekend time to listen to the exclusive episodes I’ve missed. Currently listening to their Fatal Attraction ep
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Look at Alan. Look how cool he is. This could be you.
ICE is now targeting bad guys...
...by presuming their altruism.
...by presuming their altruism.
This is somewhat more of an old-fashioned ICE ruse. Arguably this is a sign of the agency going back to more standard “targeted enforcement” tactics designed to be not as disruptive as the more recent aggro-style arrests. Watch for more like this to come.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
ICE is now targeting bad guys...
...by presuming their altruism.
...by presuming their altruism.
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hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
At a time when we need calm resolve and fact-based reality, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is quickly establishing itself as a genuine threat to the country.
It's chaired by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and sends emails like this knowing they'll cause panic.
It's chaired by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and sends emails like this knowing they'll cause panic.
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
At a time when we need calm resolve and fact-based reality, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is quickly establishing itself as a genuine threat to the country.
It's chaired by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and sends emails like this knowing they'll cause panic.
It's chaired by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and sends emails like this knowing they'll cause panic.
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♥ I'm just a skeet standing in front of other posters, asking them to go read this SAVE act piece by @thewaywithanoa.bsky.social
Inside Trump’s Escalating War on Elections - Dame Magazine
President Donald Trump's recent calls for nationalizing elections offer insight into how the administration plans to disrupt U.S. elections. Voters and other affected citizens should disregard these c...
www.damemagazine.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
♥ I'm just a skeet standing in front of other posters, asking them to go read this SAVE act piece by @thewaywithanoa.bsky.social
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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“As a Democrat, I can’t vote to shut down critical parts of our government,” Sen. Jon Fetterman (D-PA) said, even though you can vote for that when those parts of the government are critical of democracy. But it was just Fetterman!"
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February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“As a Democrat, I can’t vote to shut down critical parts of our government,” Sen. Jon Fetterman (D-PA) said, even though you can vote for that when those parts of the government are critical of democracy. But it was just Fetterman!"
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AOC is supposed to be somehow radical, but this is EXACTLY what the CIA World Factbook said about it -> extreme income inequality is associated with political instability.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
AOC is supposed to be somehow radical, but this is EXACTLY what the CIA World Factbook said about it -> extreme income inequality is associated with political instability.
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Minneapolis Wins open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social "“Operation Metro Surge is ending,” White House Border Czar¹ Tom Homan said hundreds of miles from a border, ending America’s least popular war since Vietnam drugs Iraq Portland Los Angeles.
Minneapolis Wins
Valiant Minnesotans and their American allies repel violent, lawless invaders
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Minneapolis Wins open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social "“Operation Metro Surge is ending,” White House Border Czar¹ Tom Homan said hundreds of miles from a border, ending America’s least popular war since Vietnam drugs Iraq Portland Los Angeles.
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A suggestion regarding journalism. This sounds good! Ban private equity from a LOT of industries, while we're at it! Why not ban it altogether?
bsky.app/profile/dans...
bsky.app/profile/dans...
banning private equity in the industry would be much more impactful and could be achieved a lot more cleanly imo
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A suggestion regarding journalism. This sounds good! Ban private equity from a LOT of industries, while we're at it! Why not ban it altogether?
bsky.app/profile/dans...
bsky.app/profile/dans...
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I've said it before, but the first school that promotes itself as "AI-free" is going to corner the market on folks committed to learning. (gift link)
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I've said it before, but the first school that promotes itself as "AI-free" is going to corner the market on folks committed to learning. (gift link)
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open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... "ICE Supervisor #KobyWilliams during his 2022 arrest in an underage-sex sting because it’s not like he’s rich enough to go to some island or something. (Screengrab / Othello, WA, police video.)" @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... "ICE Supervisor #KobyWilliams during his 2022 arrest in an underage-sex sting because it’s not like he’s rich enough to go to some island or something. (Screengrab / Othello, WA, police video.)" @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
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open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... "Pres. Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to increase beef imports from Argentina. Except it’s not that simple.
Saddle up, pardner!
American ranchers are now pissed off at Trump. Probably because they trusted him." @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
Saddle up, pardner!
American ranchers are now pissed off at Trump. Probably because they trusted him." @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
All Shat, No Cattle
Trump just signed an executive order quadrupling Argentina's beef imports to lower U.S. beef prices even though there's no reason to think it will do that
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki... "Pres. Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to increase beef imports from Argentina. Except it’s not that simple.
Saddle up, pardner!
American ranchers are now pissed off at Trump. Probably because they trusted him." @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
Saddle up, pardner!
American ranchers are now pissed off at Trump. Probably because they trusted him." @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
Michael Greenberger died.
He was a bureaucrat and academic and a source.
He spent much of his life fighting for you, tirelessly warning us what federal policy was doing when no one else was paying attention.
He wasn't famous -- just like most people fighting for us. Thanks, Michael.
He was a bureaucrat and academic and a source.
He spent much of his life fighting for you, tirelessly warning us what federal policy was doing when no one else was paying attention.
He wasn't famous -- just like most people fighting for us. Thanks, Michael.
Statement on the Passing of Michael Greenberger, Better Markets Academic Advisory Board Member and UMD Law Professor | Better Markets
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis Kelleher, President, CEO, and Co-founder of Better Markets, issued the following statement recognizing the extraordinary contributions of Michael Greenberger, who passed away o...
bettermarkets.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Michael Greenberger died.
He was a bureaucrat and academic and a source.
He spent much of his life fighting for you, tirelessly warning us what federal policy was doing when no one else was paying attention.
He wasn't famous -- just like most people fighting for us. Thanks, Michael.
He was a bureaucrat and academic and a source.
He spent much of his life fighting for you, tirelessly warning us what federal policy was doing when no one else was paying attention.
He wasn't famous -- just like most people fighting for us. Thanks, Michael.
I was already running late with today's TFN, but at least now I have a good excuse:
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I was already running late with today's TFN, but at least now I have a good excuse:
I know this isn’t the point, but…
“…another THINK coming.” Not “thing.”
“…another THINK coming.” Not “thing.”
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I know this isn’t the point, but…
“…another THINK coming.” Not “thing.”
“…another THINK coming.” Not “thing.”