Mark Bullen
@mbullen.bsky.social
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Foreign tourism to the U.S. fell 5.4% in 2025 while the rest of the world saw a 4% increase.
Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%. buff.ly/MSynHSJ
Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%. buff.ly/MSynHSJ
Will a ‘Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away?
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
theconversation.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Foreign tourism to the U.S. fell 5.4% in 2025 while the rest of the world saw a 4% increase.
Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%. buff.ly/MSynHSJ
Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%. buff.ly/MSynHSJ
Yeah, he is “kind of out there”
Breaking NYT:
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Yeah, he is “kind of out there”
I’m not surprised.
January 31, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I’m not surprised.
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There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
January 26, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC.
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First they knowingly spread lies about the victims actions and motivations, background. Then when reporters ask for explanations and evidence they say we have to wait for the “investigation”.
BARTIROMO: But how was he threatening Border Patrol? How was he using a gun to threaten? He was filming it
KASH PATEL: That's something I'll let DHS because they are investigating that case
(Notable that even Bartiromo seems to be bothered by this!)
KASH PATEL: That's something I'll let DHS because they are investigating that case
(Notable that even Bartiromo seems to be bothered by this!)
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
First they knowingly spread lies about the victims actions and motivations, background. Then when reporters ask for explanations and evidence they say we have to wait for the “investigation”.
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The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
This is the kind of research we need on this issue.
theconversation.com/evidence-for...
theconversation.com/evidence-for...
Evidence for link between digital technology use and teenage mental health problems is weak, our large study suggests
The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in early-to-mid adolescence.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is the kind of research we need on this issue.
theconversation.com/evidence-for...
theconversation.com/evidence-for...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
How many times have we heard that?
⚡️Trump claims Putin ready to reach peace deal, Zelensky in the way.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to reach a deal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Jan. 14, as progress toward a peace deal has stalled amid Moscow's maximalist demands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to reach a deal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Jan. 14, as progress toward a peace deal has stalled amid Moscow's maximalist demands.
Putin ready to reach a peace deal, Zelensky in the way, Trump claims
"I think (Russian President Vladimir Putin is) ready to make a deal. I think Ukraine is less ready to make a deal," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
kyivindependent.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 AM
How many times have we heard that?
That spinal erection didn’t last long.
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
January 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
That spinal erection didn’t last long.
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One thing we can say that we know for certain, no matter what abuses of power or corruption Trump engages in, Republicans in Congress will do and say nothing. Except that Susan Collins will continue to be concerned.
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
One thing we can say that we know for certain, no matter what abuses of power or corruption Trump engages in, Republicans in Congress will do and say nothing. Except that Susan Collins will continue to be concerned.
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The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
snyder.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
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Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
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So I guess Canadians can relax now. Trump has his 51st state.
Update: President Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," as he defended Saturday's military strikes that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Trump says 'we are going to run the country now' after removing Venezuela's president
President Trump says the United States conducted a strike in Venezuela and captured that country's president, Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, Cilia Flores.
n.pr
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
So I guess Canadians can relax now. Trump has his 51st state.
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Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
is a great way of telling us
they've made you take 3 dementia tests
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Study what Mayor Scott has done and replicate it across the nation! Bravo!
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Study what Mayor Scott has done and replicate it across the nation! Bravo!
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Is it bad that nobody justifiably believes anything Putin says while the President of the United States believes everything he says?
December 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Is it bad that nobody justifiably believes anything Putin says while the President of the United States believes everything he says?
Am I the only person who finds it extremely annoying that Bluesky returns to the top of the feed every time you follow a link? Seems to me that just just promotes superficial scrolling without reading.
December 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Am I the only person who finds it extremely annoying that Bluesky returns to the top of the feed every time you follow a link? Seems to me that just just promotes superficial scrolling without reading.
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
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For 20 minutes, Americans watched Donald Trump address the nation, “drenched in pure panic as he tried to bully an entire nation into admitting he’s doing a great job,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like
Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
For 20 minutes, Americans watched Donald Trump address the nation, “drenched in pure panic as he tried to bully an entire nation into admitting he’s doing a great job,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Part of the Make America Healthy strategy?
The Trump administration is proposing to almost double what’s considered safe exposure levels to formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical found in many consumer products, as part of a broader overhaul of its approach to regulating carcinogens.
Starting With Formaldehyde, Trump Administration Reassesses Chemical Risks
A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Part of the Make America Healthy strategy?