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@rochaa.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Just going to pin these 2 graphs until the Republican Party reconciles itself with democracy.
I know, I’m going to wait for a long while
I know, I’m going to wait for a long while
IR folks can argue this type of tariffs could be seen as an act of war (considering the timing and the cause for those tariffs).
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
IR folks can argue this type of tariffs could be seen as an act of war (considering the timing and the cause for those tariffs).
Also, apparently the US has stopped sharing serious intel with the Ukrainians.
What we are sharing with them now is pretty much chicken shit.
What we are sharing with them now is pretty much chicken shit.
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Also, apparently the US has stopped sharing serious intel with the Ukrainians.
What we are sharing with them now is pretty much chicken shit.
What we are sharing with them now is pretty much chicken shit.
My wife has been in Poland for 2 days now. She has yet to meet one Polish person who has something positive to say about the US.
One guy told her electing Trump a 2nd time was like the abused wife who remarried her abusive husband just so he’d beat her up again.
Can’t say I disagree with him
One guy told her electing Trump a 2nd time was like the abused wife who remarried her abusive husband just so he’d beat her up again.
Can’t say I disagree with him
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
My wife has been in Poland for 2 days now. She has yet to meet one Polish person who has something positive to say about the US.
One guy told her electing Trump a 2nd time was like the abused wife who remarried her abusive husband just so he’d beat her up again.
Can’t say I disagree with him
One guy told her electing Trump a 2nd time was like the abused wife who remarried her abusive husband just so he’d beat her up again.
Can’t say I disagree with him
OMG, what an outrage!
Shoot the damn protesters
Shoot the damn protesters
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
OMG, what an outrage!
Shoot the damn protesters
Shoot the damn protesters
A journalist asked Trump if he was considering or not ruling out using military force to take over Greenland (can’t recall the exact phrasing), and Trump said he’s not ruling out anything.
This is the US using its military against an ally & a founding member of NATO.
Can the insanity fucking STOP?
This is the US using its military against an ally & a founding member of NATO.
Can the insanity fucking STOP?
January 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A journalist asked Trump if he was considering or not ruling out using military force to take over Greenland (can’t recall the exact phrasing), and Trump said he’s not ruling out anything.
This is the US using its military against an ally & a founding member of NATO.
Can the insanity fucking STOP?
This is the US using its military against an ally & a founding member of NATO.
Can the insanity fucking STOP?
With the job market this bad, it’s truly a good opportunity to get “highly paid” to just stand on a street corner for a couple of hours 🤷♂️
Where should we apply?
Where should we apply?
Trump: "In MN, the Troublemakers, Agitators, & Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals. The Governor & Mayor don’t know what to do, have totally lost control, & our currently being rendered, USELESS! If, & when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!"
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
With the job market this bad, it’s truly a good opportunity to get “highly paid” to just stand on a street corner for a couple of hours 🤷♂️
Where should we apply?
Where should we apply?
Funny how this is almost the same calculus German business elites made in the late 1920s, early 30s.
"Privately, several executives concede they have little appetite for kowtowing to Trump. But advisers say a pragmatic playbook has emerged: show up, make a promise grand enough to flatter the president, and then do as little as possible until his attention shifts elsewhere."
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Funny how this is almost the same calculus German business elites made in the late 1920s, early 30s.
What we did with Canada is probably the biggest and stupidest own-goal in modern history.
Canada has agreed to allow 49k Chinese EVs into the Canadian market, with the most-favored-nation tariff rate of 6.1%.
As Canada intends to double its energy grid capacity and move towards clean power, the prime minister also welcomed China to invest in his country in these areas.
As Canada intends to double its energy grid capacity and move towards clean power, the prime minister also welcomed China to invest in his country in these areas.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hails 'turnaround' in China-Canada ties as Mark Carney visits Beijing
Trade tops the agenda in what is a Canadian leader's first visit to China after years of strained ties.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
What we did with Canada is probably the biggest and stupidest own-goal in modern history.
This is taking place just when we have one of the biggest moron to ever occupy the Oval Office
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
This is taking place just when we have one of the biggest moron to ever occupy the Oval Office
I have no time for these morons who stayed home or voted 3rd party on Election Day.
As far as I’m concerned, they can jump off of a cliff for all I care. They have no credibility left whatsoever. None.
As far as I’m concerned, they can jump off of a cliff for all I care. They have no credibility left whatsoever. None.
one thing about US socialists talking about dem leadership being soft on ICE while libs fight them on the streets is that back in the day socialist leadership was weak on rising fascism while the base recognized the danger the movement posed (Antifa: the Anti-fascist Handbook, Mark Bray)
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I have no time for these morons who stayed home or voted 3rd party on Election Day.
As far as I’m concerned, they can jump off of a cliff for all I care. They have no credibility left whatsoever. None.
As far as I’m concerned, they can jump off of a cliff for all I care. They have no credibility left whatsoever. None.
It will get worse, way worse, & that’s what he’s looking for.
And if you think he’ll back down, rather than double down, you haven’t been paying attention.
The protests have to lower the barrier of entry/participation for the middle class to be successful. They have to reclaim patriotism.
And if you think he’ll back down, rather than double down, you haven’t been paying attention.
The protests have to lower the barrier of entry/participation for the middle class to be successful. They have to reclaim patriotism.
That is what was relayed
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
It will get worse, way worse, & that’s what he’s looking for.
And if you think he’ll back down, rather than double down, you haven’t been paying attention.
The protests have to lower the barrier of entry/participation for the middle class to be successful. They have to reclaim patriotism.
And if you think he’ll back down, rather than double down, you haven’t been paying attention.
The protests have to lower the barrier of entry/participation for the middle class to be successful. They have to reclaim patriotism.
All of this was foreseeable way before election, yet some on the Left chose not to vote or vote 3rd party. The death of this man is on their hands. You can’t escape the consequences of your choice.
The ME “is listing the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck & chest compression”
The ME “is listing the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck & chest compression”
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:06 AM
All of this was foreseeable way before election, yet some on the Left chose not to vote or vote 3rd party. The death of this man is on their hands. You can’t escape the consequences of your choice.
The ME “is listing the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck & chest compression”
The ME “is listing the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck & chest compression”
You guys remember the de-Ba'athification, don’t you?
Well, seizing Venezuela’s oil revenues might very well be worse than that.
It’s a rallying cry that almost every Venezuelan insurgency group can rally around.
Just watch 🍿 🥤 🍦
Well, seizing Venezuela’s oil revenues might very well be worse than that.
It’s a rallying cry that almost every Venezuelan insurgency group can rally around.
Just watch 🍿 🥤 🍦
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
You guys remember the de-Ba'athification, don’t you?
Well, seizing Venezuela’s oil revenues might very well be worse than that.
It’s a rallying cry that almost every Venezuelan insurgency group can rally around.
Just watch 🍿 🥤 🍦
Well, seizing Venezuela’s oil revenues might very well be worse than that.
It’s a rallying cry that almost every Venezuelan insurgency group can rally around.
Just watch 🍿 🥤 🍦
Why is this asshole always wearing a beanie?
Right-wing media are backing Trump as he threatens to use the Insurrection Act.
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Why is this asshole always wearing a beanie?
Machado gave our Todller-In-Chief a pacifier
María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal
The Venezuelan opposition leader did not confirm whether the US president accepted the award
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Machado gave our Todller-In-Chief a pacifier
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I have an article forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science called, "Participatory Democracy & Its Limits." It focuses on limited citizen attention & how participation can backfire, w/ land use as an example.
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have an article forthcoming in the Annual Review of Political Science called, "Participatory Democracy & Its Limits." It focuses on limited citizen attention & how participation can backfire, w/ land use as an example.
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Abstract below; here's a preprint: kevinjelliott.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
The fact that this president is threatening militarily to takeover a territory that belongs to an ally nation, a founding member of NATO, is stain on all of us, whether you voted or not for Trump.
This is an Article 5 moment, & other NATO members shouldn’t hesitate from triggering it.
This is an Article 5 moment, & other NATO members shouldn’t hesitate from triggering it.
Denmark’s FM: “It’s clear the president has a wish to conquer Greenland.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The fact that this president is threatening militarily to takeover a territory that belongs to an ally nation, a founding member of NATO, is stain on all of us, whether you voted or not for Trump.
This is an Article 5 moment, & other NATO members shouldn’t hesitate from triggering it.
This is an Article 5 moment, & other NATO members shouldn’t hesitate from triggering it.
Trump “has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks”
Why? Because she hasn’t yet set up a guillotine in Lafayette Square for public executions 🤷♂️
Why? Because she hasn’t yet set up a guillotine in Lafayette Square for public executions 🤷♂️
Exclusive | Trump Has Complained About Pam Bondi Repeatedly to Aides
The president has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks.
www.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Trump “has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks”
Why? Because she hasn’t yet set up a guillotine in Lafayette Square for public executions 🤷♂️
Why? Because she hasn’t yet set up a guillotine in Lafayette Square for public executions 🤷♂️
“One of Ours. All of Yours”
Our DHS Secretary stood behind a lectern that displayed that quote.
Attribute that quote to whomever you want, but the intent by it couldn’t be clearer.
Our DHS Secretary stood behind a lectern that displayed that quote.
Attribute that quote to whomever you want, but the intent by it couldn’t be clearer.
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“One of Ours. All of Yours”
Our DHS Secretary stood behind a lectern that displayed that quote.
Attribute that quote to whomever you want, but the intent by it couldn’t be clearer.
Our DHS Secretary stood behind a lectern that displayed that quote.
Attribute that quote to whomever you want, but the intent by it couldn’t be clearer.
If the elite of this country—business, media, & political elites—slightly echoed the anger that most of people feels right now, Trump wouldn’t be able to do what he’s doing.
Instead, everyday, the @nytimes.com publishes an article sucking up to Trump. What a bunch of opportunists & p***ies!
Instead, everyday, the @nytimes.com publishes an article sucking up to Trump. What a bunch of opportunists & p***ies!
🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 AM
If the elite of this country—business, media, & political elites—slightly echoed the anger that most of people feels right now, Trump wouldn’t be able to do what he’s doing.
Instead, everyday, the @nytimes.com publishes an article sucking up to Trump. What a bunch of opportunists & p***ies!
Instead, everyday, the @nytimes.com publishes an article sucking up to Trump. What a bunch of opportunists & p***ies!
“The Minnesota resignations followed demands by Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renée Good... Prosecutors also were dismayed over the decision by federal officials to exclude state and local authorities from the investigation”
They want to investigate the victim’s widow.
They want to investigate the victim’s widow.
Top prosecutors in D.C., Minneapolis leave amid turmoil over shooting probe
Prosecutors resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota amid turmoil over an investigation into a shooting by an immigration officer.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“The Minnesota resignations followed demands by Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renée Good... Prosecutors also were dismayed over the decision by federal officials to exclude state and local authorities from the investigation”
They want to investigate the victim’s widow.
They want to investigate the victim’s widow.
Imagine if an Iranian soldier or police officer shoot a protester in her car, which might very well happen.
What then? How can Trump—or any American official—condemn that when his admin is doing same here in America?
What then? How can Trump—or any American official—condemn that when his admin is doing same here in America?
Trump encourages the protesters in Iran and writes: “Save the names of the killers and abusers.”
What a great idea! Let’s all do that globally!
What a great idea! Let’s all do that globally!
January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Imagine if an Iranian soldier or police officer shoot a protester in her car, which might very well happen.
What then? How can Trump—or any American official—condemn that when his admin is doing same here in America?
What then? How can Trump—or any American official—condemn that when his admin is doing same here in America?
Perdifying is outlawed under international law for valid purposes—i.e.,distinguishing civilian aircrafts from military ones to avoid downing civilian aircrafts left and right.
In this specific op, perfidy had no valid purposes. Stupid, dangerous, & can have bad unintended consequences in the future
In this specific op, perfidy had no valid purposes. Stupid, dangerous, & can have bad unintended consequences in the future
U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft
Use of the plane prompted legal debate after the operation over whether concealment of its military status amounted to a ruse that violated international law, officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Perdifying is outlawed under international law for valid purposes—i.e.,distinguishing civilian aircrafts from military ones to avoid downing civilian aircrafts left and right.
In this specific op, perfidy had no valid purposes. Stupid, dangerous, & can have bad unintended consequences in the future
In this specific op, perfidy had no valid purposes. Stupid, dangerous, & can have bad unintended consequences in the future
Reminder that some god damn morons on the Left vehemently argued that Harris (or Biden) was no better than Trump.
Never forget them, guys. Never.
Never forget them, guys. Never.
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Reminder that some god damn morons on the Left vehemently argued that Harris (or Biden) was no better than Trump.
Never forget them, guys. Never.
Never forget them, guys. Never.
Cue the outrage.
I bet my bottom dollar that Trump would comment on this.
Just wait
I bet my bottom dollar that Trump would comment on this.
Just wait
Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo.
Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion
An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Cue the outrage.
I bet my bottom dollar that Trump would comment on this.
Just wait
I bet my bottom dollar that Trump would comment on this.
Just wait