Svetozar
@svetozar.bsky.social
History buff, public servant, fan of Central Europe, as well as other cultures and languages. Former student of literature. Need to devote more time to reading my many books. Best found in a tavern behind a mug of dark beer.
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Important.
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Important.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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It was like a “Sputnik moment” in reverse.
Firms operate within a policy environment.
Get the policy wrong at a critical juncture, and your lead disappears.
Firms operate within a policy environment.
Get the policy wrong at a critical juncture, and your lead disappears.
good point from @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, a lot of US carmakers being caught flatfooted by Chinese EVs can be chalked up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/o...
September 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
It was like a “Sputnik moment” in reverse.
Firms operate within a policy environment.
Get the policy wrong at a critical juncture, and your lead disappears.
Firms operate within a policy environment.
Get the policy wrong at a critical juncture, and your lead disappears.
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this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
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Our local news recently reported that a nonprofit is collecting toys for kids whose parents were deported. FB commenters were overwhelmingly negative. Many suggested ICE raid the toy drive and arrest the kids, too.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
December 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Our local news recently reported that a nonprofit is collecting toys for kids whose parents were deported. FB commenters were overwhelmingly negative. Many suggested ICE raid the toy drive and arrest the kids, too.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
I hate that I’m now aware of how much of our country craves this sort of cruelty.
New York’s Young Republicans Beg for More, But Fret About a ‘MAGA Civil War’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
New York’s Young Republicans Beg for More, But Fret About a ‘MAGA Civil War’
NEW YORK – One year in, and the club of young Republicans that...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
New York’s Young Republicans Beg for More, But Fret About a ‘MAGA Civil War’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
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Ukraine's 7th Airmobile Brigade destroyed a Russian column trying to use fog cover to advance from Pokrovsk to Hryshyne, with footage showing confused troops fleeing under artillery fire.
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ukraine's 7th Airmobile Brigade destroyed a Russian column trying to use fog cover to advance from Pokrovsk to Hryshyne, with footage showing confused troops fleeing under artillery fire.
This is the new order.
December 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is the new order.
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Look for the heroes.
"..the bystander was a 43-yr-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed. A family member interviewed on Sun night outside a major Sydney hospital where victims from the attack were being brought said the father of two had been admitted after being shot twice."
"..the bystander was a 43-yr-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed. A family member interviewed on Sun night outside a major Sydney hospital where victims from the attack were being brought said the father of two had been admitted after being shot twice."
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
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Bondi beach shooting live updates
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Bondi terror attack: full report
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What we know so far about the shooting in Australia
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Look for the heroes.
"..the bystander was a 43-yr-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed. A family member interviewed on Sun night outside a major Sydney hospital where victims from the attack were being brought said the father of two had been admitted after being shot twice."
"..the bystander was a 43-yr-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed. A family member interviewed on Sun night outside a major Sydney hospital where victims from the attack were being brought said the father of two had been admitted after being shot twice."
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Great piece!
Just sent out my free weekend update. Was quite a week in the land war, started with great doom for Ukraine and ended with the Ukrainians pushing the Russians away from Kupyansk and advancing in a week twice as much as the Russians advanced in 4 months. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #163: Ukraine Goes From Collapsing to Liberating Kupyansk
The Two Negotiations; Stirrings in Europe
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Great piece!
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this is senator for “we are going to fucking win”
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
this is senator for “we are going to fucking win”
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11-16 December, 50 cities across 6 continents join a global rally
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
11-16 December, 50 cities across 6 continents join a global rally
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
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So important.
Thankful to everyone who organizes these rallies and joins them!
Kherson suffers terribly from Russian attacks.
Thankful to everyone who organizes these rallies and joins them!
Kherson suffers terribly from Russian attacks.
11-16 December, 50 cities across 6 continents join a global rally
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
STOP HUMAN SAFARI / SAVE KHERSON.
The protestors urge politicians:
🔵 save Kherson before it’s destroyed by the Russians
🔵 update policies on FPV drone attacks
Iowa here 🙏❤️
humansafari.org
#savekherson #stophumansafari
December 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
So important.
Thankful to everyone who organizes these rallies and joins them!
Kherson suffers terribly from Russian attacks.
Thankful to everyone who organizes these rallies and joins them!
Kherson suffers terribly from Russian attacks.
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Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry
A lot has been flying around today in some of the key...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump DOJ Desperate to Keep Its Lawyers From Testifying In Contempt Inquiry talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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“The guy who bedazzled this room in gold thinks your child has too many pencils.” - Jimmy Kimmel
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“The guy who bedazzled this room in gold thinks your child has too many pencils.” - Jimmy Kimmel
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WALKINSHAW: Are you familiar with the Proud Boys?
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
WALKINSHAW: Are you familiar with the Proud Boys?
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
GLASHEEN: I'm familiar with the name
WALKINSHAW: Does the FBI still designate them as an extremist organization? They did during Trump's first term
GLASHEEN: We are in the process right now of changing our, uh, categories for domestic terrorism
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La misma mierda inútil y mezquina de siempre. Gente sin principios ni palabra que cede en todo mientras cava su propia tumba.
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
La misma mierda inútil y mezquina de siempre. Gente sin principios ni palabra que cede en todo mientras cava su propia tumba.
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antifa is headquartered in Republicans' minds, where it lives rent-free
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
antifa is headquartered in Republicans' minds, where it lives rent-free
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Wut.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Losing the post-war Atlantic architecture is hugely consequential. Be afraid.
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Rough Seas Abroad Under Trump II
I’ve written a number of times over the years about the fact...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Losing the post-war Atlantic architecture is hugely consequential. Be afraid.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rough...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rough...