Marshall Herskovitz
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Writer, producer, director - thirtysomething, Last Samurai, My So-Called Life, Dangerous Beauty. Let's build a future for our children - and their children. LA, PDX
Trump says if we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will.
Which is why NATO was created of course, and as long as NATO exists, Russia and China won't invade.
But Trump clearly wants NATO dead. True alliances don't fit his Darwinian "Spheres of Influence" view of the world.
Which is why NATO was created of course, and as long as NATO exists, Russia and China won't invade.
But Trump clearly wants NATO dead. True alliances don't fit his Darwinian "Spheres of Influence" view of the world.
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Trump says if we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will.
Which is why NATO was created of course, and as long as NATO exists, Russia and China won't invade.
But Trump clearly wants NATO dead. True alliances don't fit his Darwinian "Spheres of Influence" view of the world.
Which is why NATO was created of course, and as long as NATO exists, Russia and China won't invade.
But Trump clearly wants NATO dead. True alliances don't fit his Darwinian "Spheres of Influence" view of the world.
1) Once again the hidden cancer behind America's decline goes unstated: neoliberalism, the credo that those who profit have no responsibility to the public good. Two generations later, a few billionaires--
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Unhappiness
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January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
1) Once again the hidden cancer behind America's decline goes unstated: neoliberalism, the credo that those who profit have no responsibility to the public good. Two generations later, a few billionaires--
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
LIKE a military occupation??
@nytimes.com intentionally distorts its own reporting. Elliot Payne's quote was "This is a military occupation. And it feels like a military occupation."
Headline manufactures doubt in what was a declarative statement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
@nytimes.com intentionally distorts its own reporting. Elliot Payne's quote was "This is a military occupation. And it feels like a military occupation."
Headline manufactures doubt in what was a declarative statement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
LIKE a military occupation??
@nytimes.com intentionally distorts its own reporting. Elliot Payne's quote was "This is a military occupation. And it feels like a military occupation."
Headline manufactures doubt in what was a declarative statement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
@nytimes.com intentionally distorts its own reporting. Elliot Payne's quote was "This is a military occupation. And it feels like a military occupation."
Headline manufactures doubt in what was a declarative statement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Remember when Trump/MAGA criticized the “uni-party” predecessors for being the world’s “policeman”....
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
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www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
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www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Reboosting this thread. It's an ongoing list and Nick is updating it regularly.
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Peter Thiel
Michael Gibson
Nick Solheim
- Greenland
Michael Gibson
Nick Solheim
- Greenland
Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Peter Thiel
Michael Gibson
Nick Solheim
- Greenland
Michael Gibson
Nick Solheim
- Greenland
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After we won our lawsuit forcing ICE to allow oversight, my two visits to 26 Fed have revealed dramatic improvements because oversight works.
Sec. Noem's move isn't about safety. It's about cover-ups.
Why is "the most transparent administration in history" afraid of congressional oversight?
Sec. Noem's move isn't about safety. It's about cover-ups.
Why is "the most transparent administration in history" afraid of congressional oversight?
NEWS: A day after the Minneapolis shooting, Secretary Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities without a week's advance notice. That policy change led to three MN Dems being blocked from accessing an ICE facility today. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
After we won our lawsuit forcing ICE to allow oversight, my two visits to 26 Fed have revealed dramatic improvements because oversight works.
Sec. Noem's move isn't about safety. It's about cover-ups.
Why is "the most transparent administration in history" afraid of congressional oversight?
Sec. Noem's move isn't about safety. It's about cover-ups.
Why is "the most transparent administration in history" afraid of congressional oversight?
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The catalog of ICE abuses in Noah Smith’s article is staggering.
January 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The catalog of ICE abuses in Noah Smith’s article is staggering.
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Remember that what they want is for us to give them an excuse to declare martial law.
Please protest non-violently. Make them look absurd, as we've been doing.
It's working.
Please protest non-violently. Make them look absurd, as we've been doing.
It's working.
Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Remember that what they want is for us to give them an excuse to declare martial law.
Please protest non-violently. Make them look absurd, as we've been doing.
It's working.
Please protest non-violently. Make them look absurd, as we've been doing.
It's working.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
1) Not stated in @nytimes.com piece is that the officer switched his phone to his left hand after being taunted by the victim's wife, presumably to free his right hand to go for his gun. Little noticed--
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
New Cellphone Video Shows ICE Agent’s Perspective Before Minneapolis Shooting
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
1) Not stated in @nytimes.com piece is that the officer switched his phone to his left hand after being taunted by the victim's wife, presumably to free his right hand to go for his gun. Little noticed--
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Remember when Trump/MAGA criticized the “uni-party” predecessors for being the world’s “policeman”....
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
1/
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
1/
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
January 9, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Remember when Trump/MAGA criticized the “uni-party” predecessors for being the world’s “policeman”....
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
1/
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
.....and “promised” that Trump would put an end to “regime change”....“nation building”....and “forever wars”?
“Promises made, promises kept...”?
Let’s unpack....
1/
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/p...
1) Scott Jennings seems honestly confused why people all over the country are incensed at ICE “simply because they’re enforcing the law.” Could it be he really hasn’t seen the HUNDREDS of videos showing ICE agents harassing and attacking innocent--
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
1) Scott Jennings seems honestly confused why people all over the country are incensed at ICE “simply because they’re enforcing the law.” Could it be he really hasn’t seen the HUNDREDS of videos showing ICE agents harassing and attacking innocent--
Once again the Washington Post Editorial Board shows bias against the truth:
"Large investors aren’t the villains of the housing problem"
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"Large investors aren’t the villains of the housing problem"
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January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Once again the Washington Post Editorial Board shows bias against the truth:
"Large investors aren’t the villains of the housing problem"
wapo.st/4sve1XV
"Large investors aren’t the villains of the housing problem"
wapo.st/4sve1XV
1) Situation grows uglier by the hour. US attacks another country, not for regime change - which would be bad enough - but for Mafia-style extortion. Trump will now—
BREAKING: Interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday night invited U.S. President Donald Trump “to collaborate” and said she seeks “respectful relations” in a newly conciliatory message.
Interim Venezuelan leader invites Trump to 'collaborate,' seeks 'respectful relations'
Interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez is inviting U.S. President Donald Trump “to collaborate” and says she seeks “respectful relations."
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 5:25 AM
1) Situation grows uglier by the hour. US attacks another country, not for regime change - which would be bad enough - but for Mafia-style extortion. Trump will now—
1) It’s time for Americans to take Trump’s Greenland threat seriously. And decide now what we’re going to do. Because when it happens the response must be immediate. The America that—
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
1) It’s time for Americans to take Trump’s Greenland threat seriously. And decide now what we’re going to do. Because when it happens the response must be immediate. The America that—
Trump has no interest in Venezuelan democracy; he prefers the viciously corrupt regime in place. Maduro was only arrested to make room for someone more pliable. And Machado, the elected leader, would never cooperate with Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Trump has no interest in Venezuelan democracy; he prefers the viciously corrupt regime in place. Maduro was only arrested to make room for someone more pliable. And Machado, the elected leader, would never cooperate with Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
This is the Editorial Board of the Washington Post.
Not the Wall Street Journal. Not Breitbart.
Jeff Bezos must need a REALLY BIG favor from the Trump administration.
Not the Wall Street Journal. Not Breitbart.
Jeff Bezos must need a REALLY BIG favor from the Trump administration.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is the Editorial Board of the Washington Post.
Not the Wall Street Journal. Not Breitbart.
Jeff Bezos must need a REALLY BIG favor from the Trump administration.
Not the Wall Street Journal. Not Breitbart.
Jeff Bezos must need a REALLY BIG favor from the Trump administration.
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Looking forward to watching all the people who initially defended the Iraq war....
....who then "reinvented" themselves to align with Bannon's/MAGA's anti-forever war, "America First" isolationism....
....suddenly morph back into regime-changing, oil recouping, Neocon occupiers....
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....who then "reinvented" themselves to align with Bannon's/MAGA's anti-forever war, "America First" isolationism....
....suddenly morph back into regime-changing, oil recouping, Neocon occupiers....
1/
Q: You said the US is going to run Venezuela. So who's in power right now?
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna be running it with a group. We're gonna make sure it's run properly. We're gonna rebuild the oil infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars.
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna be running it with a group. We're gonna make sure it's run properly. We're gonna rebuild the oil infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars.
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Looking forward to watching all the people who initially defended the Iraq war....
....who then "reinvented" themselves to align with Bannon's/MAGA's anti-forever war, "America First" isolationism....
....suddenly morph back into regime-changing, oil recouping, Neocon occupiers....
1/
....who then "reinvented" themselves to align with Bannon's/MAGA's anti-forever war, "America First" isolationism....
....suddenly morph back into regime-changing, oil recouping, Neocon occupiers....
1/
Trump’s actions are no longer political but manifestations of his uncontrolled narcissism: he demands unlimited power, riches, flattery, revenge. Respects no law.
An emperor steeped in glory, building monuments to his own greatness.
He is mad.
We have not seen this in our lifetime.
An emperor steeped in glory, building monuments to his own greatness.
He is mad.
We have not seen this in our lifetime.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Trump’s actions are no longer political but manifestations of his uncontrolled narcissism: he demands unlimited power, riches, flattery, revenge. Respects no law.
An emperor steeped in glory, building monuments to his own greatness.
He is mad.
We have not seen this in our lifetime.
An emperor steeped in glory, building monuments to his own greatness.
He is mad.
We have not seen this in our lifetime.
The world order just ended. Per Trump’s national security plan, the US has now become a regional imperialist power, ceding Europe and Asia to the other two regional imperialist powers, Russia and China.
We have gone backwards 100 years to an era of gangster anarchy.
We have gone backwards 100 years to an era of gangster anarchy.
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The world order just ended. Per Trump’s national security plan, the US has now become a regional imperialist power, ceding Europe and Asia to the other two regional imperialist powers, Russia and China.
We have gone backwards 100 years to an era of gangster anarchy.
We have gone backwards 100 years to an era of gangster anarchy.
1) Mamdani gave a great speech, and destroyed it with this one sentence. “Collectivism” has a specific meaning, and it’s not “the common good” or “communal purpose.”
It is the belief that the individual does not matter, that only the collective - the state, the government, the—
It is the belief that the individual does not matter, that only the collective - the state, the government, the—
January 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
1) Mamdani gave a great speech, and destroyed it with this one sentence. “Collectivism” has a specific meaning, and it’s not “the common good” or “communal purpose.”
It is the belief that the individual does not matter, that only the collective - the state, the government, the—
It is the belief that the individual does not matter, that only the collective - the state, the government, the—
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Score another one for private equity
Sprinkles Cupcakes closing all stores New Year’s Eve
Founder Candace Nelson was surprised by the closures, which come without explanation from the company’s private equity owner.
www.ocregister.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Score another one for private equity
"California will miss billionaires when they're gone."
Wow. WaPo jeremiad about a bill that hasn't even qualified to get on the ballot yet. Reads more like the bleatings from the gerontocracy at the Wall Street Journal.
Bezos must have called it in from his yacht.
wapo.st/4pVbOmW
Wow. WaPo jeremiad about a bill that hasn't even qualified to get on the ballot yet. Reads more like the bleatings from the gerontocracy at the Wall Street Journal.
Bezos must have called it in from his yacht.
wapo.st/4pVbOmW
Opinion | California will miss billionaires when they’re gone
Larry Page and Peter Thiel adjusted residencies before yearend in case a wealth tax passes.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"California will miss billionaires when they're gone."
Wow. WaPo jeremiad about a bill that hasn't even qualified to get on the ballot yet. Reads more like the bleatings from the gerontocracy at the Wall Street Journal.
Bezos must have called it in from his yacht.
wapo.st/4pVbOmW
Wow. WaPo jeremiad about a bill that hasn't even qualified to get on the ballot yet. Reads more like the bleatings from the gerontocracy at the Wall Street Journal.
Bezos must have called it in from his yacht.
wapo.st/4pVbOmW
Jack Smith is an American hero, in the mold of past laconic, fearless, truthful heroes. He is singlehandedly reminding millions of Americans what they were convinced to forget, that Donald Trump led a multifaceted conspiracy to overthrow our democracy.
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Jack Smith is an American hero, in the mold of past laconic, fearless, truthful heroes. He is singlehandedly reminding millions of Americans what they were convinced to forget, that Donald Trump led a multifaceted conspiracy to overthrow our democracy.
Happy New Year!
President Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard to 3 Cities www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
President Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard to 3 Cities www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard to 3 Cities
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December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Happy New Year!
President Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard to 3 Cities www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
President Abandons Effort to Deploy National Guard to 3 Cities www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...