Bertram
@bertram17.bsky.social
I come here iso information.
Being old i have to follow as few as possible.
Having increased his base,
tRUmp now seeks kakistocracy and kleptocracy.
He continues to be an enemy of US norms and Law.
Being old i have to follow as few as possible.
Having increased his base,
tRUmp now seeks kakistocracy and kleptocracy.
He continues to be an enemy of US norms and Law.
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Again, Greg Bovino gets his orders from Stephen Miller.
The reason goons are attacking protestors on a trigger finger is bc Bovino, acting on Miller's instructions, told them to.
Which means the FBI refusal to work w/MN on shooting investigation is designed to protect Miller.
The reason goons are attacking protestors on a trigger finger is bc Bovino, acting on Miller's instructions, told them to.
Which means the FBI refusal to work w/MN on shooting investigation is designed to protect Miller.
Watch all of it.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
And notice at the end that Greg Bovino is right there.
It's not a rogue patrol, this is the operation as conducted under the direct supervision of senior DHS officials.
Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Again, Greg Bovino gets his orders from Stephen Miller.
The reason goons are attacking protestors on a trigger finger is bc Bovino, acting on Miller's instructions, told them to.
Which means the FBI refusal to work w/MN on shooting investigation is designed to protect Miller.
The reason goons are attacking protestors on a trigger finger is bc Bovino, acting on Miller's instructions, told them to.
Which means the FBI refusal to work w/MN on shooting investigation is designed to protect Miller.
TIME FOR GLOBAL DEMOCRACIES TO TRUMP tRUmp
Regional leaders call for a fair new Election in Venezuela.
UN send in peace keepers now.
World leaders tell Trump militants & oil grabbers to stay out of Venezuela.
Send election watchers to all corners of Venezuela.
Trump has turned insane!
Regional leaders call for a fair new Election in Venezuela.
UN send in peace keepers now.
World leaders tell Trump militants & oil grabbers to stay out of Venezuela.
Send election watchers to all corners of Venezuela.
Trump has turned insane!
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
TIME FOR GLOBAL DEMOCRACIES TO TRUMP tRUmp
Regional leaders call for a fair new Election in Venezuela.
UN send in peace keepers now.
World leaders tell Trump militants & oil grabbers to stay out of Venezuela.
Send election watchers to all corners of Venezuela.
Trump has turned insane!
Regional leaders call for a fair new Election in Venezuela.
UN send in peace keepers now.
World leaders tell Trump militants & oil grabbers to stay out of Venezuela.
Send election watchers to all corners of Venezuela.
Trump has turned insane!
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You could 25th this asshole on that fact alone.
What sort of sick individual uses the United States Armed Forces to advance—not just a bizarre personal vendetta—but a conspiracy theory *that makes QAnon look sober*.
What sort of sick individual uses the United States Armed Forces to advance—not just a bizarre personal vendetta—but a conspiracy theory *that makes QAnon look sober*.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
You could 25th this asshole on that fact alone.
What sort of sick individual uses the United States Armed Forces to advance—not just a bizarre personal vendetta—but a conspiracy theory *that makes QAnon look sober*.
What sort of sick individual uses the United States Armed Forces to advance—not just a bizarre personal vendetta—but a conspiracy theory *that makes QAnon look sober*.
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Getting a good wolf photo in the park is kinda a trick. This one is more average for the equipment I have. It's the people with the $30.000 lenses and the $7,000 camera bodies on the $2000 dollar tripods with full remote control that generally get all the really nice shots.
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Getting a good wolf photo in the park is kinda a trick. This one is more average for the equipment I have. It's the people with the $30.000 lenses and the $7,000 camera bodies on the $2000 dollar tripods with full remote control that generally get all the really nice shots.
Russell Cleveland will Represent the people of Montana in the 2027-2028 Congress.
What we’re building is strong. Strong enough to stand up to Ryan Zinke and the MAGA billionaires backing him. Strong enough to flip this seat and fight for Montana families.
January 1, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Russell Cleveland will Represent the people of Montana in the 2027-2028 Congress.
tRUmp is making the war in Ukraine.
But NYT and GOP Congress is afraid to say that.
But NYT and GOP Congress is afraid to say that.
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
tRUmp is making the war in Ukraine.
But NYT and GOP Congress is afraid to say that.
But NYT and GOP Congress is afraid to say that.
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The Ukrainian delegation on the left
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Ukrainian delegation on the left
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
Putin’s delegation on the right-by all rights, the US flag s/b removed….
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@emptywheel helps us look at
one cruel aspect of tRUmp brand INCOMPETENT.
Here in Ravalli County, here's another Trump incompetency.
He & MT delegation are pushing to mine rare earth elements & gallium ORE.
BUT THERE’S NO EXISTING FACILITY TO TAKE ORE & ISOLATE REE & GA from FAST Tracked mines.
one cruel aspect of tRUmp brand INCOMPETENT.
Here in Ravalli County, here's another Trump incompetency.
He & MT delegation are pushing to mine rare earth elements & gallium ORE.
BUT THERE’S NO EXISTING FACILITY TO TAKE ORE & ISOLATE REE & GA from FAST Tracked mines.
Read Rayne on the human cost of having a conspiracist crank as HHS Secretary.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/23/n...
(Not) Home for Christmas - emptywheel
I didn’t expect to hear my dad swear about RFK Jr.’s gross mismanagement of HHS. Instead he said something worse.
www.emptywheel.net
December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@emptywheel helps us look at
one cruel aspect of tRUmp brand INCOMPETENT.
Here in Ravalli County, here's another Trump incompetency.
He & MT delegation are pushing to mine rare earth elements & gallium ORE.
BUT THERE’S NO EXISTING FACILITY TO TAKE ORE & ISOLATE REE & GA from FAST Tracked mines.
one cruel aspect of tRUmp brand INCOMPETENT.
Here in Ravalli County, here's another Trump incompetency.
He & MT delegation are pushing to mine rare earth elements & gallium ORE.
BUT THERE’S NO EXISTING FACILITY TO TAKE ORE & ISOLATE REE & GA from FAST Tracked mines.
You know the system is rigged,
When J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz know,
Either could run for President in 2028.
And scoop up tens of million dollars.
And could scoop up tens of millions,
Of GOP and Independent votes!
When J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz know,
Either could run for President in 2028.
And scoop up tens of million dollars.
And could scoop up tens of millions,
Of GOP and Independent votes!
Battle of the neck-beards... both these guys have negative charisma.
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
You know the system is rigged,
When J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz know,
Either could run for President in 2028.
And scoop up tens of million dollars.
And could scoop up tens of millions,
Of GOP and Independent votes!
When J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz know,
Either could run for President in 2028.
And scoop up tens of million dollars.
And could scoop up tens of millions,
Of GOP and Independent votes!
Gifted immunity by John Roberts,
Trump violates Congressional order to release all DOJ Epstein files.
If released:
Trump & his tarrifs would be gone.
Miller, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, Noem would be pulled down.
The Fed would be responsible to maximize employment & check inflation.
Trump loses loyalists
Trump violates Congressional order to release all DOJ Epstein files.
If released:
Trump & his tarrifs would be gone.
Miller, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, Noem would be pulled down.
The Fed would be responsible to maximize employment & check inflation.
Trump loses loyalists
December 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Gifted immunity by John Roberts,
Trump violates Congressional order to release all DOJ Epstein files.
If released:
Trump & his tarrifs would be gone.
Miller, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, Noem would be pulled down.
The Fed would be responsible to maximize employment & check inflation.
Trump loses loyalists
Trump violates Congressional order to release all DOJ Epstein files.
If released:
Trump & his tarrifs would be gone.
Miller, Bondi, Patel, RFK Jr, Noem would be pulled down.
The Fed would be responsible to maximize employment & check inflation.
Trump loses loyalists
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I'm not actually getting a new heart. I'm getting an oblation, they shove a few electrodes up your veins and one down your throat, then imagine a guy named Lurch off in another room throwing a big circuit breaker to fry the offending chamber of my heart.
Now imagine I'm looking forward to it.
Now imagine I'm looking forward to it.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm not actually getting a new heart. I'm getting an oblation, they shove a few electrodes up your veins and one down your throat, then imagine a guy named Lurch off in another room throwing a big circuit breaker to fry the offending chamber of my heart.
Now imagine I'm looking forward to it.
Now imagine I'm looking forward to it.
David Brooks,
You best get out a tell all book,
About Epstein ASAP!
That book will bring you,
the very last revenue you can earn.
You best get out a tell all book,
About Epstein ASAP!
That book will bring you,
the very last revenue you can earn.
David's sanctimony must be aspirational.
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
David Brooks,
You best get out a tell all book,
About Epstein ASAP!
That book will bring you,
the very last revenue you can earn.
You best get out a tell all book,
About Epstein ASAP!
That book will bring you,
the very last revenue you can earn.
Venezuela nationalized US petroleum companies in 1976
and again around 2007.
US Companies from the latter nationalization have pressed legal means for partial compensation.
STARTING A US WAR w/ VENEZUELA WILL REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN COMPENSATION.
DJT is insanely selfish!
and again around 2007.
US Companies from the latter nationalization have pressed legal means for partial compensation.
STARTING A US WAR w/ VENEZUELA WILL REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN COMPENSATION.
DJT is insanely selfish!
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Venezuela nationalized US petroleum companies in 1976
and again around 2007.
US Companies from the latter nationalization have pressed legal means for partial compensation.
STARTING A US WAR w/ VENEZUELA WILL REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN COMPENSATION.
DJT is insanely selfish!
and again around 2007.
US Companies from the latter nationalization have pressed legal means for partial compensation.
STARTING A US WAR w/ VENEZUELA WILL REDUCE THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN COMPENSATION.
DJT is insanely selfish!
Pres. Trump,
Re: Keep Sheep Creek fast tracked.
Look, I'm lead signer, telling USFS:
✅️Permit rare earth mining in Ravalli County--make the US less China dependent.
✅️Make the mining more transparent.
✅️Engage Ravalli to support mining REE!
+ I told Ravalli to rectify promptly!
Senator Steve Daines
Re: Keep Sheep Creek fast tracked.
Look, I'm lead signer, telling USFS:
✅️Permit rare earth mining in Ravalli County--make the US less China dependent.
✅️Make the mining more transparent.
✅️Engage Ravalli to support mining REE!
+ I told Ravalli to rectify promptly!
Senator Steve Daines
December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Pres. Trump,
Re: Keep Sheep Creek fast tracked.
Look, I'm lead signer, telling USFS:
✅️Permit rare earth mining in Ravalli County--make the US less China dependent.
✅️Make the mining more transparent.
✅️Engage Ravalli to support mining REE!
+ I told Ravalli to rectify promptly!
Senator Steve Daines
Re: Keep Sheep Creek fast tracked.
Look, I'm lead signer, telling USFS:
✅️Permit rare earth mining in Ravalli County--make the US less China dependent.
✅️Make the mining more transparent.
✅️Engage Ravalli to support mining REE!
+ I told Ravalli to rectify promptly!
Senator Steve Daines
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NEWS: "If you throw out the year of the Coronavirus, 2025 is the worst year for job creation since 2009, and the Great Recession." @jamiedupree.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NEWS: "If you throw out the year of the Coronavirus, 2025 is the worst year for job creation since 2009, and the Great Recession." @jamiedupree.bsky.social
One image with quick scan of 12
employment sectors this year.
Most with less than 1% growth!
LOOK AT FED JOB LOSS↘️
employment sectors this year.
Most with less than 1% growth!
LOOK AT FED JOB LOSS↘️
Notice not just the collapse of government employment but also blue-collar jobs -- 65k lost jobs in manufacturing, transportation and mining.
Change in employment since Trump took office, by sector. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One image with quick scan of 12
employment sectors this year.
Most with less than 1% growth!
LOOK AT FED JOB LOSS↘️
employment sectors this year.
Most with less than 1% growth!
LOOK AT FED JOB LOSS↘️
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Interesting points. Sanctions are meant to pressure governments, but they can hurt citizens more. The shadow fleet complicates enforcement. It's worth asking whether current policies are helping or harming Venezuela's people in the long run.
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Interesting points. Sanctions are meant to pressure governments, but they can hurt citizens more. The shadow fleet complicates enforcement. It's worth asking whether current policies are helping or harming Venezuela's people in the long run.
Trump may be insane!
What oil, land, or assets did Venezuela steal from the US.
The US Navy should not enforce a economic blockade on 80% of Venezuela 's income, exporting petroleum products!
Will the US Navy clamp down on shadow tanker fleet that escapes sanctions & distributes Venezuelan oil?
What oil, land, or assets did Venezuela steal from the US.
The US Navy should not enforce a economic blockade on 80% of Venezuela 's income, exporting petroleum products!
Will the US Navy clamp down on shadow tanker fleet that escapes sanctions & distributes Venezuelan oil?
MAGA wants to remove studies of colonialism from universities because it might complicate the Trump line that Venezuela is a colonial power that subjugated the United States, stealing our Oil, Land, and Other Assets.
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 1:17 AM
Trump may be insane!
What oil, land, or assets did Venezuela steal from the US.
The US Navy should not enforce a economic blockade on 80% of Venezuela 's income, exporting petroleum products!
Will the US Navy clamp down on shadow tanker fleet that escapes sanctions & distributes Venezuelan oil?
What oil, land, or assets did Venezuela steal from the US.
The US Navy should not enforce a economic blockade on 80% of Venezuela 's income, exporting petroleum products!
Will the US Navy clamp down on shadow tanker fleet that escapes sanctions & distributes Venezuelan oil?
The Bitterroot is 100% against mining by the headwater of the W. Fork of Bitterroot River.
Ravalli County Commiss. told Daines/Sheehy/Zinke/Downing to take Sheep Creek exploration off FAST Track permitting.
D/S/Z/D now want Ravalli to "rectify promptly" & support mining.
Who got to D/S/Z/S?
Trump?
Ravalli County Commiss. told Daines/Sheehy/Zinke/Downing to take Sheep Creek exploration off FAST Track permitting.
D/S/Z/D now want Ravalli to "rectify promptly" & support mining.
Who got to D/S/Z/S?
Trump?
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Bitterroot is 100% against mining by the headwater of the W. Fork of Bitterroot River.
Ravalli County Commiss. told Daines/Sheehy/Zinke/Downing to take Sheep Creek exploration off FAST Track permitting.
D/S/Z/D now want Ravalli to "rectify promptly" & support mining.
Who got to D/S/Z/S?
Trump?
Ravalli County Commiss. told Daines/Sheehy/Zinke/Downing to take Sheep Creek exploration off FAST Track permitting.
D/S/Z/D now want Ravalli to "rectify promptly" & support mining.
Who got to D/S/Z/S?
Trump?
Anybody else watch the Warren Buffet broadside about an emergency session of Congress?
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Anybody else watch the Warren Buffet broadside about an emergency session of Congress?
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MT Secretary of State did as much as hand Montana voter rolls to ICE and IRS, via most corrupted, most purged, US DOJ this century.
Don’t worry about Montana’s Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen honoring her oath to protect your constitutional right to privacy, Montana.
It’s too late.
She already handed over your private election information to Pam Bondi’s incompetent DOJ.
She lied.
It’s too late.
She already handed over your private election information to Pam Bondi’s incompetent DOJ.
She lied.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
MT Secretary of State did as much as hand Montana voter rolls to ICE and IRS, via most corrupted, most purged, US DOJ this century.
MT Secretary of State did as much as hand Montana voter rolls to ICE and IRS, via most corrupted, most purged, US DOJ this century.
Don’t worry about Montana’s Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen honoring her oath to protect your constitutional right to privacy, Montana.
It’s too late.
She already handed over your private election information to Pam Bondi’s incompetent DOJ.
She lied.
It’s too late.
She already handed over your private election information to Pam Bondi’s incompetent DOJ.
She lied.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
MT Secretary of State did as much as hand Montana voter rolls to ICE and IRS, via most corrupted, most purged, US DOJ this century.
Very informative, no BS clutter, about forward tarrif, inflation, and employment.
More festive Fed speak... Philly Fed's Paulson still more concerned about labor market than inflation
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Very informative, no BS clutter, about forward tarrif, inflation, and employment.