Peter Eisner
@peisner.bsky.social
Contributing editor at SpyTalk, formerly at WashPost and Newsday, author of a nonfiction trilogy on WW2, writing at home and on the road.
It would be interesting to know exactly where Maduro is. It doesn't take long to fly from Caracas to US territory. This is not going to turn out well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It would be interesting to know exactly where Maduro is. It doesn't take long to fly from Caracas to US territory. This is not going to turn out well.
Doubtful that any military professional thought that this was a reasonable use of force with a legitimate end state envisioned. There are human beings down there.
December 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Doubtful that any military professional thought that this was a reasonable use of force with a legitimate end state envisioned. There are human beings down there.
Interesting to see when even one of the most boorish and compromised members of the Senate can't stomach one of the many Trump appointees who shouldn't be anywhere a federal job, let alone a lifetime judgeship. How bad do they have to be before MAGA enablers break ranks?
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Interesting to see when even one of the most boorish and compromised members of the Senate can't stomach one of the many Trump appointees who shouldn't be anywhere a federal job, let alone a lifetime judgeship. How bad do they have to be before MAGA enablers break ranks?
Indelible, inevitable future:
“…Half sunk a shattered visage lies, …My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“…Half sunk a shattered visage lies, …My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Indelible, inevitable future:
“…Half sunk a shattered visage lies, …My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“…Half sunk a shattered visage lies, …My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
True, we don't know. A photo of Trump and women, all wearing a lei. is interesting. Could have been dress-up day on the upper East Side before a harmless dance lesson.
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
True, we don't know. A photo of Trump and women, all wearing a lei. is interesting. Could have been dress-up day on the upper East Side before a harmless dance lesson.
So, the TV hosts tell us the new Epstein photos could be completely innocent. Sure. Trump and the other men could have been on the island to teach these young women how to play parcheesi.
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So, the TV hosts tell us the new Epstein photos could be completely innocent. Sure. Trump and the other men could have been on the island to teach these young women how to play parcheesi.