Tim O’Brien
@timobrien.bsky.social
Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNOW. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
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Omg it’s actually worse than I pictured. She had it framed for him.
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Omg it’s actually worse than I pictured. She had it framed for him.
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breathtakingly embarrassing for absolutely everyone involved lol
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
breathtakingly embarrassing for absolutely everyone involved lol
“I find it breathtaking that I have been compelled on the evidence to find the conduct of such high-level officers of our government — cabinet secretaries — conspired to infringe the First Amendment rights of people,” Young said.
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‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“I find it breathtaking that I have been compelled on the evidence to find the conduct of such high-level officers of our government — cabinet secretaries — conspired to infringe the First Amendment rights of people,” Young said.
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You can’t buy a championship. If you could, the Mets would have won a few years ago, and the Yankees would have more than zero rings in the last 17 years.
You *can* buy your way into the playoffs, then roll the dice from there.
Reminder that Miguel Rojas hit the biggest homer of the MLB season.
You *can* buy your way into the playoffs, then roll the dice from there.
Reminder that Miguel Rojas hit the biggest homer of the MLB season.
Total bitch move by Tucker. Like Durant to Golden State. Laughable. Embarrassing if they don't win the World Series
January 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
You can’t buy a championship. If you could, the Mets would have won a few years ago, and the Yankees would have more than zero rings in the last 17 years.
You *can* buy your way into the playoffs, then roll the dice from there.
Reminder that Miguel Rojas hit the biggest homer of the MLB season.
You *can* buy your way into the playoffs, then roll the dice from there.
Reminder that Miguel Rojas hit the biggest homer of the MLB season.
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In South Carolina the maga state dept of education loves Martin Luther King jr. They also ban the term "social justice." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
MAGA’s Book Bans Are Coming Back With a Vengeance
The Trump administration’s executive orders are fueling a wave of book bans, and South Carolina is leading the pack.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In South Carolina the maga state dept of education loves Martin Luther King jr. They also ban the term "social justice." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump invoked the Insurrection Act and threatened to deploy the military in Minnesota to quell protests responding to ICE’s random, repeated, deadly and violent encounters with local residents there.
Another path would be to simply draw down ICE’s presence, but no. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another path would be to simply draw down ICE’s presence, but no. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Minnesota Protests Grow
President Donald Trump threatened to deploy US military forces to Minnesota in order to quell protests in response to violent encounters involving federal immigration agents.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Trump invoked the Insurrection Act and threatened to deploy the military in Minnesota to quell protests responding to ICE’s random, repeated, deadly and violent encounters with local residents there.
Another path would be to simply draw down ICE’s presence, but no. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another path would be to simply draw down ICE’s presence, but no. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Depending on how DoD implements the order to use the name "Department of War," CBO estimates that costs could range from a few million dollars up to $125 million. A modest implementation of the name change would cost about $10 million.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Depending on how DoD implements the order to use the name "Department of War," CBO estimates that costs could range from a few million dollars up to $125 million. A modest implementation of the name change would cost about $10 million.
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This feature is about Canada's defense, not Greenland. But it will give you a sense of how overblown the idea of hostile adversaries "occupying" the High North is
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Q: Would you be willing to leave NATO to get Greenland?
TRUMP: I wouldn't be telling you. But Greenland is very security for natl security. There's not a thing Denmark can do if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland. But there's everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela
TRUMP: I wouldn't be telling you. But Greenland is very security for natl security. There's not a thing Denmark can do if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland. But there's everything we can do. You found that out last week with Venezuela
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This feature is about Canada's defense, not Greenland. But it will give you a sense of how overblown the idea of hostile adversaries "occupying" the High North is
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A war with Taiwan would be devastating for China too, according to a new study.
@karishmajourno.bsky.social explains what’s at stake 🎥
@karishmajourno.bsky.social explains what’s at stake 🎥
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A war with Taiwan would be devastating for China too, according to a new study.
@karishmajourno.bsky.social explains what’s at stake 🎥
@karishmajourno.bsky.social explains what’s at stake 🎥
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Like seriously?! How is this an argument?
"Tiberius Davis, representing the US DOJ, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could... land many ICE agents on the wrong side of the law it were allowed to take effect."
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"Tiberius Davis, representing the US DOJ, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could... land many ICE agents on the wrong side of the law it were allowed to take effect."
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Feds face skeptical judge in lawsuit to overturn California's ban on masked ICE agents
Department of Justice lawyers argued at a hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday that the state's first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could unleash chaos across the country if allowed to take ...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Like seriously?! How is this an argument?
"Tiberius Davis, representing the US DOJ, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could... land many ICE agents on the wrong side of the law it were allowed to take effect."
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"Tiberius Davis, representing the US DOJ, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban on police face coverings could... land many ICE agents on the wrong side of the law it were allowed to take effect."
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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This combo of wholesome song + perfect top comment gave me considerable happiness yesterday.
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
This combo of wholesome song + perfect top comment gave me considerable happiness yesterday.
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“ @maryannefranks.bsky.social & @daniellecitron.bsky.social have argued that when nonconsensual sexualization becomes routine—esp when it is used to punish women for speaking publicly—it does more than harm individual targets…It also narrows who feels able to participate in public discourse at all”🧪
January 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
“ @maryannefranks.bsky.social & @daniellecitron.bsky.social have argued that when nonconsensual sexualization becomes routine—esp when it is used to punish women for speaking publicly—it does more than harm individual targets…It also narrows who feels able to participate in public discourse at all”🧪
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NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
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Is Greenland (or really Denmark) attacking the United States? Do Greenland and Denmark pose an imminent threat to the United States? No?
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), to Bloomberg TV:
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Is Greenland (or really Denmark) attacking the United States? Do Greenland and Denmark pose an imminent threat to the United States? No?
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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Laura Jedeed on applying for a job with ICE: "I expected them to Google me, and they didn't ... they sent me a final job offer ... what's disturbing is we don't know who is wearing these masks with guns in our city. We don't know if they have domestic violence convictions."
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Laura Jedeed on applying for a job with ICE: "I expected them to Google me, and they didn't ... they sent me a final job offer ... what's disturbing is we don't know who is wearing these masks with guns in our city. We don't know if they have domestic violence convictions."
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The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
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Denmark’s Army Chief Says He’s Ready to Defend Greenland
Danish forces are moving to the island to show NATO—and Trump—that they’re serious about security.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
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"Last April, HHS had informed staff of plans to terminate around 90% of NIOSH's roughly 1,000 employees, eviscerating the agency." Nine months later, the decision is reversed and layoff notices to workplace safety workers have been revoked. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Reverses Deep Cuts to Safety Agency Niosh, Reinstating Hundreds
The Trump Administration is reversing its deep staffing cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, reinstating hundreds of employees.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"Last April, HHS had informed staff of plans to terminate around 90% of NIOSH's roughly 1,000 employees, eviscerating the agency." Nine months later, the decision is reversed and layoff notices to workplace safety workers have been revoked. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Predictable that something like this with some news organization would eventually happen with Trump's White House at the helm. But it's unlikely to be a one-off, and a free press, free speech, the free flow of information and government accountability are at stake: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
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January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Predictable that something like this with some news organization would eventually happen with Trump's White House at the helm. But it's unlikely to be a one-off, and a free press, free speech, the free flow of information and government accountability are at stake: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
"Members of both parties should stand together to mourn this tragedy and demand an impartial investigation. Anything less would be not just indecent but unjust." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
ICE Shooting Should Be Mourned — and Investigated
The simple question that Army lawyer Joseph Welch posed to Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 — “Have you no sense of decency?” — helped end a witch hunt that was tearing the country in two.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
"Members of both parties should stand together to mourn this tragedy and demand an impartial investigation. Anything less would be not just indecent but unjust." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
Somebody couldn’t fall asleep last night.
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Somebody couldn’t fall asleep last night.
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Brad Setser:
"Very strong December for China's auto exports. Vehicle exports for the month were close to 1 million -- and I estimate passenger car exports will come in at 850K for the month, or a 10m annualized pace"
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"Very strong December for China's auto exports. Vehicle exports for the month were close to 1 million -- and I estimate passenger car exports will come in at 850K for the month, or a 10m annualized pace"
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January 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Brad Setser:
"Very strong December for China's auto exports. Vehicle exports for the month were close to 1 million -- and I estimate passenger car exports will come in at 850K for the month, or a 10m annualized pace"
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"Very strong December for China's auto exports. Vehicle exports for the month were close to 1 million -- and I estimate passenger car exports will come in at 850K for the month, or a 10m annualized pace"
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