Bill Lamb
@zachvat.bsky.social
Retired newspaper editor.
Graduate, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
Mac user since 1985.
Photo: Lake Zürich on a sunny, but chilly December day with the snow-covered peaks of Switzerland in the background.
Graduate, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
Mac user since 1985.
Photo: Lake Zürich on a sunny, but chilly December day with the snow-covered peaks of Switzerland in the background.
And the Post. Ha!
Just another day in the Trump admin. All the finest people.
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
And the Post. Ha!
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Just another day in the Trump admin. All the finest people.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Just another day in the Trump admin. All the finest people.
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NBA game in London. Someone screams “Leave Greenland alone!” during US national anthem. The crowd reacts in support.
January 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
NBA game in London. Someone screams “Leave Greenland alone!” during US national anthem. The crowd reacts in support.
Reading CBS News?
this is obviously Bari trying to put her finger on the scale again but I appreciate the unintentional distinction between “Americans” and “Republicans” here
Bari Weiss is now infecting the headline writing. Note when a large majority of Americans tells the CBS pollster that they consider the protesters in Minneapolis to be well justified, she goes with only what Republicans—a dwindling number to start with—think.
January 19, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Reading CBS News?
Christ, Trump is DUMB. And Republicans are spineless.
Why? Is Cassidy now going to suddenly grow a spine now that Trump kicked him to the curb? He’s going to be Thom Tillis 2.0? If only these people could do the right thing BEFORE they are kicked out the club.
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Christ, Trump is DUMB. And Republicans are spineless.
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Why? Is Cassidy now going to suddenly grow a spine now that Trump kicked him to the curb? He’s going to be Thom Tillis 2.0? If only these people could do the right thing BEFORE they are kicked out the club.
January 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Why? Is Cassidy now going to suddenly grow a spine now that Trump kicked him to the curb? He’s going to be Thom Tillis 2.0? If only these people could do the right thing BEFORE they are kicked out the club.
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A protest broke out in a Saint Paul (Minnesota) church today after citizens learned that the pastor was also the director of the Field Office for ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A protest broke out in a Saint Paul (Minnesota) church today after citizens learned that the pastor was also the director of the Field Office for ICE.
If we break our alliances, we are smaller and weaker. If we break them for pride and power and greed, then we don’t just break an alliance, we break our own character. We diminish ourselves in every way that matters, and no amount of newly sovereign frozen ground can obscure our national shame.
Opinion | Something Is Rotten in the State of America
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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This happened late on Friday. My law firm has intervened to fight DOJ in the first 23 cases where it seeks sensitive voting data. We will do the same here. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This happened late on Friday. My law firm has intervened to fight DOJ in the first 23 cases where it seeks sensitive voting data. We will do the same here. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Idle Thought: Well, art least people are arguing about sports fora change. 🤣
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Idle Thought: Well, art least people are arguing about sports fora change. 🤣
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EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports reut.rs/49vnBTe
EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports
European capitals may hit the U.S. with 93 billion euros ($107.71 billion) worth of tariffs or restrict American companies from the bloc's market in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to NATO allies opposed to his campaign to take over Greenland, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
reut.rs
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports reut.rs/49vnBTe
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Macron to urge EU to use trade ‘bazooka’ in response to Trump’s tariffs. The French president will seek activation of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, designed for use against unfriendly states, in reaction to Trump’s moves against Greenland.
www.politico.eu/article/macr...
www.politico.eu/article/macr...
Macron to urge EU to use trade ‘bazooka’ in response to Trump’s tariffs
French president will seek activation of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument in reaction to Trump’s moves against Greenland.
www.politico.eu
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Macron to urge EU to use trade ‘bazooka’ in response to Trump’s tariffs. The French president will seek activation of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, designed for use against unfriendly states, in reaction to Trump’s moves against Greenland.
www.politico.eu/article/macr...
www.politico.eu/article/macr...
And I sense he's become far less involved with saving America's democracy. 😏
Not the Lech Wałęsa he could have been.
American democracy still needs a leader.
Not the Lech Wałęsa he could have been.
American democracy still needs a leader.
values that blow in the breeze along with the dollar bills… www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/14/n...
How corporate leaders and donors shaped Newsom’s biggest policy pivots
After calls with oil executives, labor leaders and tech CEOs, Newsom’s administration shifted course on energy, housing and AI — raising questions about whose voices mattered most.
www.mercurynews.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:01 PM
And I sense he's become far less involved with saving America's democracy. 😏
Not the Lech Wałęsa he could have been.
American democracy still needs a leader.
Not the Lech Wałęsa he could have been.
American democracy still needs a leader.
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Solidarity
Join us in Portland, OR on Jan 23, 6pm, at Battleship Oregon Memorial to stand with Minneapolis and demand ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
January 18, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Solidarity
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They should tell Trump the Epstein Files are being stored in Greenland.
He’d never mention the place again.
He’d never mention the place again.
January 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
They should tell Trump the Epstein Files are being stored in Greenland.
He’d never mention the place again.
He’d never mention the place again.
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As someone who worked alongside our NATO partners my entire career, I’m embarrassed to take people’s phone calls. It is beyond the pale that we have the United States of America talking about using military action in a fellow NATO country.
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 PM
As someone who worked alongside our NATO partners my entire career, I’m embarrassed to take people’s phone calls. It is beyond the pale that we have the United States of America talking about using military action in a fellow NATO country.
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8,000 verbal assaults?
Let’s say we all agree on however you define that. Who is counting these incidents? How is it just 8,000? Every clip you can find online sounds like a radio edit gangster rap track.
And if you climb into your Hilton bed every night with that ringing in your ears …
Let’s say we all agree on however you define that. Who is counting these incidents? How is it just 8,000? Every clip you can find online sounds like a radio edit gangster rap track.
And if you climb into your Hilton bed every night with that ringing in your ears …
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
8,000 verbal assaults?
Let’s say we all agree on however you define that. Who is counting these incidents? How is it just 8,000? Every clip you can find online sounds like a radio edit gangster rap track.
And if you climb into your Hilton bed every night with that ringing in your ears …
Let’s say we all agree on however you define that. Who is counting these incidents? How is it just 8,000? Every clip you can find online sounds like a radio edit gangster rap track.
And if you climb into your Hilton bed every night with that ringing in your ears …
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Glasgow. Ya belter.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Glasgow. Ya belter.
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This is Minneapolis:
You hear that the local Postal Workers' Union is doing a march so you decide to join them in solidarity for a walk around the neighborhood.
As you're walking down Lake Street, an unaffiliated group of neighbors in high-vis show up to help bolster the marshaling efforts.
You hear that the local Postal Workers' Union is doing a march so you decide to join them in solidarity for a walk around the neighborhood.
As you're walking down Lake Street, an unaffiliated group of neighbors in high-vis show up to help bolster the marshaling efforts.
This is Minneapolis:
As you’re photographing a truly spectacular sunset, a couple wearing fluorescent whistles walks by with their dog. You wave.
One of the sleds from the Art Sled Rally (a yellow snow mobile emblazoned with “resist”) drives past on the roof of a pickup painted with giraffe spots.
As you’re photographing a truly spectacular sunset, a couple wearing fluorescent whistles walks by with their dog. You wave.
One of the sleds from the Art Sled Rally (a yellow snow mobile emblazoned with “resist”) drives past on the roof of a pickup painted with giraffe spots.
This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is Minneapolis:
You hear that the local Postal Workers' Union is doing a march so you decide to join them in solidarity for a walk around the neighborhood.
As you're walking down Lake Street, an unaffiliated group of neighbors in high-vis show up to help bolster the marshaling efforts.
You hear that the local Postal Workers' Union is doing a march so you decide to join them in solidarity for a walk around the neighborhood.
As you're walking down Lake Street, an unaffiliated group of neighbors in high-vis show up to help bolster the marshaling efforts.
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Don’t forget Good’s widow.
So the mourning spouse, the mayor, and the governor are under criminal investigation. But not the cops who shot her three times, called her a “fucking bitch,” and denied her medical care.
So the mourning spouse, the mayor, and the governor are under criminal investigation. But not the cops who shot her three times, called her a “fucking bitch,” and denied her medical care.
The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe
Frey and the governor’s office both said Sunday that the DOJ has not contacted them about the investigation.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Don’t forget Good’s widow.
So the mourning spouse, the mayor, and the governor are under criminal investigation. But not the cops who shot her three times, called her a “fucking bitch,” and denied her medical care.
So the mourning spouse, the mayor, and the governor are under criminal investigation. But not the cops who shot her three times, called her a “fucking bitch,” and denied her medical care.
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The absolute accuracy of this.
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The absolute accuracy of this.
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More important is how they're still in the gene pool. 😏
January 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
More important is how they're still in the gene pool. 😏