Michael P. Breen
@mpbreen21.bsky.social
Historian of early modern French law & society at Reed College. Prattles on about history, dogs, politics, soccer, & hoops. H-France Editor-in-Chief (www.h-france.net)
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The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
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Every news story between now and Jan. 20, 2029 (assuming we make it that long)
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The word “Congress” can be struck here…
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The word “Congress” can be struck here…
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Ellison: This is the essence of dictatorship. It’s the essence of it. And we’ve got to get over the idea that this couldn’t happen here. Not only could it happen here—it’s happening here.
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Ellison: This is the essence of dictatorship. It’s the essence of it. And we’ve got to get over the idea that this couldn’t happen here. Not only could it happen here—it’s happening here.
When subtext becomes text
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
When subtext becomes text
Taps sign yet again…
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Taps sign yet again…
Yes, but he’s *their* crook…
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Yes, but he’s *their* crook…
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If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 AM
If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money
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Tbh, they did outright tell us their intentions ahead of time
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Tbh, they did outright tell us their intentions ahead of time
Our national political media is rotten to the core
I've long wondered how NYMag's investigation managed to miss the extremely severe malfeasance their former star reporter committed on behalf of the child murder guy. The scandalously dismaying answer apparently is "they found out and they didn't care." www.telos.news/p/part-9-cov...
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Our national political media is rotten to the core
Asking yourself, “how would Peter Baker & the @nytimes.com cover this if Joe Biden were doing it?” is an express one-way ticket to becoming The Joker
Why is Trump trying to take over Greenland? He tells Norway's prime minister that one reason is his grievance over not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Asking yourself, “how would Peter Baker & the @nytimes.com cover this if Joe Biden were doing it?” is an express one-way ticket to becoming The Joker
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
“White House insiders fret about the administration’s mid social media game”
Every now and then, it really is worth pausing to think about what the biggest problem in a Harris administration would be right now.
We'd probably be on the third week of a crisis about the cafeteria selections at Bryn Mawr or something equally vital.
We'd probably be on the third week of a crisis about the cafeteria selections at Bryn Mawr or something equally vital.
every single goddam crisis happening right now is self imposed
January 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“White House insiders fret about the administration’s mid social media game”
Norway and Denmark are different countries.
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
By The Editorial Board
Opinion | Why Martin Luther King Jr. would be a Trump supporter if he were alive today
January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
By The Editorial Board
He’s totally invading Greenland now
Trump's Net-Approval On Inflation:
All: -30%
Republicans: +56%
Independents: -50%
Democrats: -92%
Men: -22%
Women: -40%
18-29 Year Olds: -42%
30-44 Year Olds: -44%
45-64 Year Olds: -22%
65+ Year Olds: -14%
YouGov / Jan 16, 2026
All: -30%
Republicans: +56%
Independents: -50%
Democrats: -92%
Men: -22%
Women: -40%
18-29 Year Olds: -42%
30-44 Year Olds: -44%
45-64 Year Olds: -22%
65+ Year Olds: -14%
YouGov / Jan 16, 2026
January 19, 2026 at 6:08 PM
He’s totally invading Greenland now
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The brutal crackdown on the Democratic-led state of Minnesota by the Trump regime's paramilitary force is entering its third week.
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The brutal crackdown on the Democratic-led state of Minnesota by the Trump regime's paramilitary force is entering its third week.
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It has been one month since the Trump administration's deadline to release the Epstein files passed. To date, they have only released 1% of the files they have.
The party of pedophile protectors.
The party of pedophile protectors.
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It has been one month since the Trump administration's deadline to release the Epstein files passed. To date, they have only released 1% of the files they have.
The party of pedophile protectors.
The party of pedophile protectors.
Whatever happened to all the folks who told us confidently that if Trump became president, it would “bring the revolution.” Or the people who smugly proclaimed “we can survive four more years of Trump” to punish Democrats for their sins?
Odd how we don’t seem to hear from them much these days…
Odd how we don’t seem to hear from them much these days…
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Whatever happened to all the folks who told us confidently that if Trump became president, it would “bring the revolution.” Or the people who smugly proclaimed “we can survive four more years of Trump” to punish Democrats for their sins?
Odd how we don’t seem to hear from them much these days…
Odd how we don’t seem to hear from them much these days…
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Every now and then the fact that Stephen Miller, a nazi nobody even voted for, is actually president becomes more explicit
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every now and then the fact that Stephen Miller, a nazi nobody even voted for, is actually president becomes more explicit
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trump and his republican party are infected with the same death cult imperialism that brought the world to cataclysm twice in the twentieth century. there's no reasonable sane sensible foreign policy way of dressing up this "strategic logic." history is explicit: this is madness.
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
trump and his republican party are infected with the same death cult imperialism that brought the world to cataclysm twice in the twentieth century. there's no reasonable sane sensible foreign policy way of dressing up this "strategic logic." history is explicit: this is madness.
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I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
Sounds about right…
To recap: the two major parties refuse to rein in the reign of a demented sociopathic king who daily is marching us into both World War III and the next Civil War simultaneously because a Black president once made fun of him and also the Special Boy wasn't given the Shiny Golden Medal he covets
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Sounds about right…
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“America will be respected again, like never before”
“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“America will be respected again, like never before”
Bari Weiss is still learning how “catch & kill” works apparently
Oh dear CBS has FOIA'd the full text exchange between Trump and the Norwegian PM
January 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Bari Weiss is still learning how “catch & kill” works apparently