Timothy Ruane
@timruane24.bsky.social
One thing I did was write about 1 million headlines for the opinion section of The Washington Post between 1981 and 2002, which means I was tweeting way before Twitter. Insights into foreign affairs, policy, politics, intelligence, news and opinion.
NEWS BUYING TRUMP WHOPPERS:
Trump “campaign against vessels carrying narcotics to the United States”
-NTDThere is no significant direct boat route from Venezuela to the U.S., Venezuela is transporting cocaine fentanyl not cocaine is killing Americans.
#News #Venezuela #fentanyl
Trump “campaign against vessels carrying narcotics to the United States”
-NTDThere is no significant direct boat route from Venezuela to the U.S., Venezuela is transporting cocaine fentanyl not cocaine is killing Americans.
#News #Venezuela #fentanyl
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEWS BUYING TRUMP WHOPPERS:
Trump “campaign against vessels carrying narcotics to the United States”
-NTDThere is no significant direct boat route from Venezuela to the U.S., Venezuela is transporting cocaine fentanyl not cocaine is killing Americans.
#News #Venezuela #fentanyl
Trump “campaign against vessels carrying narcotics to the United States”
-NTDThere is no significant direct boat route from Venezuela to the U.S., Venezuela is transporting cocaine fentanyl not cocaine is killing Americans.
#News #Venezuela #fentanyl
UKRAINE V PUTIN?
Trump theprotector?
Russia claims Ukraine targeted Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence with 91 drones on December 29, an unconfirmed report that Ukraine dismissed as a "complete . Trump expressed anger over the alleged personal attack
#russia #Politics #news #Ukraine #Putin
Trump theprotector?
Russia claims Ukraine targeted Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence with 91 drones on December 29, an unconfirmed report that Ukraine dismissed as a "complete . Trump expressed anger over the alleged personal attack
#russia #Politics #news #Ukraine #Putin
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
December 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Venezuela? It’s not about morality it’s about grabbing money. #Venezuela #Trump #oiltheft #maduro #geopolitics
December 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Venezuela? It’s not about morality it’s about grabbing money. #Venezuela #Trump #oiltheft #maduro #geopolitics
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How political does a political movie need to be? www.vox.com/culture/4698...
Why politics is ruining how we watch movies
How political does a political movie need to be?
www.vox.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
How political does a political movie need to be? www.vox.com/culture/4698...
“No Drones in Nam” is a spare haunting meditation on the visceral realities of combat that strips away Hollywood artifices to reveal the raw intimate horrors of war Ruane‘s work forces and unflinching confrontation with the heavy psychological burden of face-to-face violence versus drone warfare.
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“No Drones in Nam” is a spare haunting meditation on the visceral realities of combat that strips away Hollywood artifices to reveal the raw intimate horrors of war Ruane‘s work forces and unflinching confrontation with the heavy psychological burden of face-to-face violence versus drone warfare.
Irish: a carpenter by trade, an activist at heart. #Indie #filmmaking #Art #storytelling #cinematography
December 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Irish: a carpenter by trade, an activist at heart. #Indie #filmmaking #Art #storytelling #cinematography
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A watercolour painting I did from a watercolour teaching book. The Ponte Moro Bridge in Venice. #art #watercolour #painting
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A watercolour painting I did from a watercolour teaching book. The Ponte Moro Bridge in Venice. #art #watercolour #painting
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In Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice,” an adaptation of a 1997 satirical crime novel, Lee Byung-hun plays a newly laid-off executive who launches his own campaign of mass termination. @justincchang.bsky.social reviews the new comic thriller. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/WOGWRp
“No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style
In Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s crime novel, Lee Byung-hun plays a newly laid-off executive who launches his own campaign of mass termination.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice,” an adaptation of a 1997 satirical crime novel, Lee Byung-hun plays a newly laid-off executive who launches his own campaign of mass termination. @justincchang.bsky.social reviews the new comic thriller. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/WOGWRp
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Peter Navarro has faithfully served Donald Trump since 2016. He’s been described as eccentric and untrustworthy (Jared Kushner), a “walking economic fallacy” (Rand Paul) and “dumber than a sack of bricks” (Elon Musk). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Peter Navarro, Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man
The tariff cheerleader established the template of sycophancy for Trump Administration officials.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Peter Navarro has faithfully served Donald Trump since 2016. He’s been described as eccentric and untrustworthy (Jared Kushner), a “walking economic fallacy” (Rand Paul) and “dumber than a sack of bricks” (Elon Musk). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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"Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I'll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness. But there's no other choice," Martin Scorsese says.
Martin Scorsese remembers Rob Reiner, calls his murder 'an obscenity'
The famed filmmaker praised Rob and Michele Reiner and offered a window into their friendship.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I'll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness. But there's no other choice," Martin Scorsese says.
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was neighbors in Palm Beach with Jeffrey Epstein.
Am I the only one what finds this to be suspicious? Unusual? Creepy?
www.newsweek.com/howard-lutni...
Am I the only one what finds this to be suspicious? Unusual? Creepy?
www.newsweek.com/howard-lutni...
Howard Lutnick's ties to Jeffrey Epstein come under scrutiny
Lutnick was once a neighbor of the deceased criminal, and real estate records reveal Epstein's role in transactions involving his property.
www.newsweek.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was neighbors in Palm Beach with Jeffrey Epstein.
Am I the only one what finds this to be suspicious? Unusual? Creepy?
www.newsweek.com/howard-lutni...
Am I the only one what finds this to be suspicious? Unusual? Creepy?
www.newsweek.com/howard-lutni...
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Bass: We just heard that the administration’s experiment failed. The raids that were happening in Los Angeles—the random pulling and snatching of people off the streets based on the language they spoke, their appearance, where they work—the court has said that can no longer happen.
August 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Bass: We just heard that the administration’s experiment failed. The raids that were happening in Los Angeles—the random pulling and snatching of people off the streets based on the language they spoke, their appearance, where they work—the court has said that can no longer happen.
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This is the man who is reinstating the President Fitness Test. 🥴
August 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is the man who is reinstating the President Fitness Test. 🥴
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Rev. Carlo Alberto Capella was released from prison and quietly returned to work after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography while serving as a Vatican diplomat, according to reports on Catholic blogs.
A convicted priest is back at work. Child advocates want Pope Leo to act.
Carlo Alberto Capella served prison time for a child pornography conviction but was allowed to return to work at the Vatican, posing a test for Pope Leo XIV.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Rev. Carlo Alberto Capella was released from prison and quietly returned to work after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography while serving as a Vatican diplomat, according to reports on Catholic blogs.
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A magnitude 3.0 earthquake in New Jersey shook the New York metro area. No injuries or structural damage was reported shortly afterward, said Jonathan Tytell, a geophysicist at the USGS.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake in New Jersey shakes New York metro area
The quake's epicenter was in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. No injuries or structural damage was reported shortly afterward, said Jonathan Tytell, a geophysicist at the USGS.
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August 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake in New Jersey shook the New York metro area. No injuries or structural damage was reported shortly afterward, said Jonathan Tytell, a geophysicist at the USGS.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/e... anyone who knows Jay Powell knows that Jay Powell is smarter than Trump
Trump blasts Fed Chair Powell, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’ | CNN Business
President Donald Trump on Thursday ratcheted up his criticism against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling for his termination one day after the central bank chief delivered a stark warning ab...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/e... anyone who knows Jay Powell knows that Jay Powell is smarter than Trump
www.kyivpost.com/post/50862 Trump‘s cowardice.
White House Halts G7 Condemnation of Russian Missile Strike to ‘Keep Negotiations With Moscow on Track’
The statement was intended to condemn the strike and present it as further evidence of Moscow’s intent to continue its war against Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
www.kyivpost.com/post/50862 Trump‘s cowardice.
www.newsweek.com/signal-war-p... looks like another incident of Trump people defying court orders.
Signal war plans messages disappear from CIA director's phone
Hurley Blankenship, CIA's chief data officer, said "substantive messages" were not present.
www.newsweek.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
www.newsweek.com/signal-war-p... looks like another incident of Trump people defying court orders.