Robert Loerzel
@robertloerzel.bsky.social
Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
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A small, ancillary detail in this horror that made me cry
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 AM
A small, ancillary detail in this horror that made me cry
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FRANCE'S MACRON: I DO NOT INTEND TO SPEAK TO TRUMP AT DAVOS
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
FRANCE'S MACRON: I DO NOT INTEND TO SPEAK TO TRUMP AT DAVOS
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fox news: new york is a hellhole. you can’t even take the subway
literally bernie goetz: “NYC is nothing like it was 40 years ago. Good shopping and you don’t have to own a car.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/b...
literally bernie goetz: “NYC is nothing like it was 40 years ago. Good shopping and you don’t have to own a car.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/b...
The Subway Vigilante Who Never Left Is Back
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
fox news: new york is a hellhole. you can’t even take the subway
literally bernie goetz: “NYC is nothing like it was 40 years ago. Good shopping and you don’t have to own a car.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/b...
literally bernie goetz: “NYC is nothing like it was 40 years ago. Good shopping and you don’t have to own a car.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/b...
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Our beautiful city. Minneapolis deserves better than the people terrorizing it.
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Our beautiful city. Minneapolis deserves better than the people terrorizing it.
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Aurora still dancing this morning!
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Aurora still dancing this morning!
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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“Breaking Bad” premiered on this date in 2008.
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
“Breaking Bad” premiered on this date in 2008.
The bad advice he is getting from his brain.
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The bad advice he is getting from his brain.
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DANISH FUND DUMPS U.S. TREASURIES AkademikerPension plans to exit U.S. Treasuries by month-end, citing rising credit risk under President Trump. CIO Anders Schelde said U.S. finances are no longer sustainable, pointing to weak fiscal discipline, a softer dollar, and Trump’s
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
DANISH FUND DUMPS U.S. TREASURIES AkademikerPension plans to exit U.S. Treasuries by month-end, citing rising credit risk under President Trump. CIO Anders Schelde said U.S. finances are no longer sustainable, pointing to weak fiscal discipline, a softer dollar, and Trump’s
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
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Yeah this is how we should get policy updates from the president
Trump posts an image of him planting the American flag on Greenland alongside a sign that says “Greenland US Territory est 2026”
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Yeah this is how we should get policy updates from the president
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Who you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Who you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes?
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May Minnesota's business leaders someday find the courage of our high school journalists:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids
Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds – their presence has jolted Minneapolis’s young people
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
May Minnesota's business leaders someday find the courage of our high school journalists:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Ugh!
I just watched All The President’s Men with the 16yo and Amazon tried to hop out of the end credit sequence where they show the entire epilogue of headlines leading up to Nixon’s resignation
Scenes during the end credits that are permissible are:
bloopers (à la Burt Reynolds),
stunts gone wrong during the shoot (à la Jackie Chan)
or extra stuff in a comedy (like Spinal Tap).
Otherwise: roll credits and let us go home if we want to leave
bloopers (à la Burt Reynolds),
stunts gone wrong during the shoot (à la Jackie Chan)
or extra stuff in a comedy (like Spinal Tap).
Otherwise: roll credits and let us go home if we want to leave
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Ugh!
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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Breaking WaPo: The Trump Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
Some changes are expected to ease restrictions on the private sale of guns and loosening regulations around shipping firearms.
Some changes are expected to ease restrictions on the private sale of guns and loosening regulations around shipping firearms.
Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations
The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Breaking WaPo: The Trump Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
Some changes are expected to ease restrictions on the private sale of guns and loosening regulations around shipping firearms.
Some changes are expected to ease restrictions on the private sale of guns and loosening regulations around shipping firearms.
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A precarious perch. Sound on to hear the wind at 800’ above the street.
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
A precarious perch. Sound on to hear the wind at 800’ above the street.
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Trump shifting focus to invasion of Italy after Domino’s Pizza order takes 35 minutes to arrive.
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Trump shifting focus to invasion of Italy after Domino’s Pizza order takes 35 minutes to arrive.
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For anybody wondering - housing types of recent mayors during their tenure:
Daley I: SFH
Bilandic: multigenerational two-flat
Byrne: modernist condo
Washington: prewar condo
Orr: SFH
Sawyer: ???, then SFH
Daley II: SFH, then townhouse with HOA
Emanuel: SFH
Lightfoot: SFH
Johnson: SFH
Daley I: SFH
Bilandic: multigenerational two-flat
Byrne: modernist condo
Washington: prewar condo
Orr: SFH
Sawyer: ???, then SFH
Daley II: SFH, then townhouse with HOA
Emanuel: SFH
Lightfoot: SFH
Johnson: SFH
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 AM
For anybody wondering - housing types of recent mayors during their tenure:
Daley I: SFH
Bilandic: multigenerational two-flat
Byrne: modernist condo
Washington: prewar condo
Orr: SFH
Sawyer: ???, then SFH
Daley II: SFH, then townhouse with HOA
Emanuel: SFH
Lightfoot: SFH
Johnson: SFH
Daley I: SFH
Bilandic: multigenerational two-flat
Byrne: modernist condo
Washington: prewar condo
Orr: SFH
Sawyer: ???, then SFH
Daley II: SFH, then townhouse with HOA
Emanuel: SFH
Lightfoot: SFH
Johnson: SFH
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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He was a Communist, Elmo.
January 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
He was a Communist, Elmo.
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A pair of covers, w/ & w/o context, from Oakland, California, for #ManholeCoverMonday @ebmud.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social @jlempieri.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @jillinois606.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
A pair of covers, w/ & w/o context, from Oakland, California, for #ManholeCoverMonday @ebmud.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @jjtindall.bsky.social @jlempieri.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @jillinois606.bsky.social