Robert Loerzel
@robertloerzel.bsky.social
Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is, in my opinion, not only the correct moral/ethical/legal position but also the correct political framing. Everyone can see the agency is out of control; everyone can see that it is constantly violating human rights. "Scrap it and start over" is the moderate position.
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Potential jurors in the Greg Bovino murder-for-hire trial have arrived in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow.
Jury selection is about to get underway in earnest.
Jury selection is about to get underway in earnest.
They weeded two or three candidates out with the questionnaires.
Sounds like the rest will be brought to the courtroom shortly.
Sounds like the rest will be brought to the courtroom shortly.
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Potential jurors in the Greg Bovino murder-for-hire trial have arrived in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow.
Jury selection is about to get underway in earnest.
Jury selection is about to get underway in earnest.
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4. A very, very exciting keynote speaker!
PLUS, it’s all online; feel free to Zoom in from absolutely anywhere. And every event will also be recorded so you can learn at your leisure.
PLUS, it’s all online; feel free to Zoom in from absolutely anywhere. And every event will also be recorded so you can learn at your leisure.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
4. A very, very exciting keynote speaker!
PLUS, it’s all online; feel free to Zoom in from absolutely anywhere. And every event will also be recorded so you can learn at your leisure.
PLUS, it’s all online; feel free to Zoom in from absolutely anywhere. And every event will also be recorded so you can learn at your leisure.
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Charles Ponzi had very similar concerns.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Charles Ponzi had very similar concerns.
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This is one of the ten people in the country who could put an immediate stop to ~90% of the things. Today. Just absolute Profiles in Cowardice.
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 4:51 PM
This is one of the ten people in the country who could put an immediate stop to ~90% of the things. Today. Just absolute Profiles in Cowardice.
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What planet is this dude on?
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What planet is this dude on?
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I like that the best way to describe how Bob Mould’s guitar sounds is to use his album titles. “It’s sort of like… a metal circus? Y’know, how everything falls apart? Right, kind of like black sheets of rain. Or maybe copper blue, or candy apple grey.”
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I like that the best way to describe how Bob Mould’s guitar sounds is to use his album titles. “It’s sort of like… a metal circus? Y’know, how everything falls apart? Right, kind of like black sheets of rain. Or maybe copper blue, or candy apple grey.”
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Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
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Showing this tweet to someone in 2015.
Reportedly the 11th Airborne is mobilizing, but it's not clear if that's for Greenland or Minneapolis.
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Showing this tweet to someone in 2015.
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In advance of meeting with European leaders at Davos, Trump posted an image on Truth Social of him meeting with them with a map in the background depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as parts of the US.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
![Donald J. Trump
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January 20, 2026 at 1:38 PM
In advance of meeting with European leaders at Davos, Trump posted an image on Truth Social of him meeting with them with a map in the background depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as parts of the US.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
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I do not need a music news site to become a social media platform
A New Era for Pitchfork: Introducing Reader Scores and Commenting
After 30 years, we’re expanding the role readers have in our music criticism and giving you full access to the reviews archive
pitchfork.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I do not need a music news site to become a social media platform
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Midnight Oil is the best live band I've ever seen, fueled by the drumming (and songwriting) of Rob Hirst, who passed away today from cancer at the age of 70. R.I.P.
Vale to a most amazing person and musician. I hope you're beating the crap out of a drumkit, somewhere, Rob. Thank you for the immense joy and inspiration you've provided. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Midnight Oil is the best live band I've ever seen, fueled by the drumming (and songwriting) of Rob Hirst, who passed away today from cancer at the age of 70. R.I.P.
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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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