Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/... 961990571
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026@jamellebouie.net I believe I'm not alone in believing that the annual State of the Union address has degenerated into a pseudo-monarchial pageant. That said, I believe that if the Democrats control the House next year that they should vote against an invitation for Trump to speak given January 6. 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social RE: The Cost of Folly "So $29 billion is both $29 billion more than this war is worth and also almost certainly a significant underestimate..." Currently, it's $79.4 billion according to the Iran War Cost Tracker. iran-cost-ticker.comiran-cost-ticker.comIran War Cost Tracker — First Week Cost $11.3 BillionThe Pentagon told Congress the first week of the Iran war cost $11.3 billion. Track the running total in real time. 010
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This puts the security debate in better perspective. I know this space really well. The guy wasn’t anywhere near the ballroom. He was basically trying to rush the security perimeter and failed. It’s a big complex with lots of different event happening at the same time. 5832961081
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/04/2026Steve Witkoff's son Zach is the CEO of World Liberty Financial. World Liberty Financial has a business partnership with the Pakistani government. \_(ツ)_/¯ www.radio.gov.pk/14-01-2026/p... 431110531
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/this...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comThis Day in Labor History: April 23, 1927 - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyOn April 23, 1927, a fire broke out at the Briggs auto plant in Detroit. It killed 21 workers. This terrible incident is a window into the racialized forms of dirty, dangerous labor that defined early... 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026@erikloomis.bsky.social RE: Water Wars This was an interesting related article I read recently. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comScientists finally know where the Colorado River’s missing water is goingFor years, water managers have been puzzled as the Colorado River kept delivering less water than expected—even when snowpack levels looked promising. New research reveals the missing piece: spring ra... 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026@schumer.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @repbonamici.bsky.social The president of the United States has threatened to order service members to commit war crimes putting them at physical, moral and legal hazard. This needs to be denounced loudly! 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026@joshtpm.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net The war crimes statute in United States law is 18 U.S.C. §1441 which can be used to prosecute members of the armed forces. If the crime constitutes a grave breach of the Geneva Convention, there is no statute of limitations. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...abc.net.auBen Roberts-Smith expected to be charged with war crimesOne of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, is under arrest and expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The relevant war crimes statute in United States law is 18 U.S.C. §1441 which can be used to prosecute members of the armed forces. If the crime constitutes a grave breach of the Geneva Convention, there is no statute of limitations. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...abc.net.auBen Roberts-Smith expected to be charged with war crimesOne of Australia's most decorated soldiers, Ben Roberts-Smith, is under arrest and expected to be charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Trump and his sycophants are trying to gaslight Americans who are being horrified at gas prices by talking about how America exports oil. It's true. America does...at the price set by the global market. Today, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is at $111.6. 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 24/03/2026@joshtpm.bsky.social "The reason is partly the need for rest for pilots and maintenance of plans and partly running out of targets to bomb." Planes? 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 21/03/2026@repbonamici.bsky.social NO to the DoD's ask for $200 BILLION for Donald Trump's war of choice. Actually, not NO but HELL NO! 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 02/03/2026@joshtpm.bsky.social I became aware of Prof. Robert Pape and his Smart Bomb Trap thesis yesterday. He's written for years about how bombing doesn't lead to regime change for decades. In 1996, he published Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War. escalationtrap.substack.comescalationtrap.substack.comEscalation Trap | Prof Robert Pape | SubstackThe Escalation Trap equips you with the frameworks to recognize when conflicts are shifting phases, anticipate the pressures driving escalation, and make clearer decisions before volatility hardens in... 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Donald Trump's elimination of the endangerment finding about carbon emissions is yet another example of he and his minions opposition to science. Here's a piece of a 1965 speech to the American Petroleum Institute by the API president Frank N. Ikard about climate change. archive.org/details/5348... 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Former Palm Beach Police Department chief Michael Reiter described to the New York Times a 2006 call he got from Donald Trump telling him about how "everyone has known [Epstein] has been doing this" and that "[Ghislaine Maxwell] is evil". In other words, Trump knew. www.justice.gov/epstein/file... 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The message is that Donald Trump is a loser and is being driven into more and more ridiculous demands that he be acknowledged as the Greatest President Ever™ because of his fear of being understood as genuinely weak. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...talkingpointsmemo.comTrump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political MessagingA few days ago Donald Trump said he’s deciding to “nationalize” American... 100
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 31/01/2026@cherylrofer.bsky.social "If we were living in different times, I would suggest that we pursue the idea of letting nuclear weapons decay, with verification by both sides..." I just read this. I've been fascinated by the problem of nuclear weapons since junior high and this idea is new to me! 030
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026More clarity from Josh Marshall. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ice-m...talkingpointsmemo.comICE Masks, Billionaires and the Politics of Anti-AccountabilityMasks have become the central symbol of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement... 020
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Thank you, Bruce! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...youtube.comBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social Josh Marshall is exactly right. The armed gangs that are ICE and CBP that have killed two American citizens are not Democrat's problem to solve. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/can-d... 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026"They had the professional demeanor or criminals." As a Texas police officer I had many occasions to point a firearm at someone. However, when I did, I had a reasonable belief that they might have a firearm that they might use against me, not just for intimidation. bsky.app/profile/josh... 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026This is essential clarity courtesy of Josh Marshall: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem...talkingpointsmemo.comRemembering the Boston Massacre as Minneapolis Writhes Under OccupationOpposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the... 342
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 25/01/2026My question to the NRA on Twitter just now. Hey, NRA leadership. Are you going to agree with the government that a legal gun owner may not carry a firearm to a protest? Since when? "DHS has argued it is 'unlawful' for protesters to bring a firearm to a demonstration." www.fox9.com/news/minneap...fox9.comMinneapolis shooting: DHS has claimed it's unlawful for protesters to carry a gun…even with a legal permitBorder Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino claimed the man killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis was repeatedly shot because he had a loaded handgun. The man had a legal permit to carry a firearm... 011
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 10/01/2026@cherylrofer.bsky.social The ICE agent who shot Renee Good violated basic police training about not taking a bad position relative to someone you're concerned about. It's likely he was in violation of CBP/ICE policy. This is DOJ's which is likely to be similar to CBP/ICE's. Also, Felix v Barnes... 120
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 10/01/2026@cherylrofer.bsky.social The masked ICE agent who shot Renee Good violated basic police training about not taking a bad position relative to someone you're concerned about. It's likely he was in violation of CBP/ICE policy. This is DOJ's which is likely to be similar to CBP/ICE's. 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 03/01/2026The Peace President™ can't help the fact that the elected leader of Venezuela forced Donald Trump to order the invasion of that country and the kidnapping of its elected leader. Time for a third impeachment and trial. 010
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago. 13924571133
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialTooey @sueric.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Former President Bill Clinton calling for transparency. 21189491974
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 01/12/2025An addendum to today's post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-pro-... 181958520
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"The sentences were confirmed [] on 12th November, 1945, and the sentences of death imposed on Kapitänleutnant Heinz Eck, Marine Oberstabsarzt Walter Weisspfennig, and Leutnant zur See August Hoffmann, were put into execution at Hamburg on 30th November, 1945." casebook.icrc.org/case-study/b... 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 02/12/2025And he was pardoned by Trump because of course he did.justice.govFormer Private Equity Executives Sentenced to PrisonEarlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, David Gentile, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPB Capital, and Jeffry Schneider, the former CEO of Ascendant Capital, were sentenc... 010
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialAgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Ooo, went looking for video of this... Oh The Horror! 🤣 510039
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Today the White House is suffering an assault the likes of which it hasn't seen since it was burned by British troops of King George III on August 24, 1814. It is a complete travesty from one king to another king. Shame on those carrying out this destruction. wapo.st/4hqBNiUwapo.stWhite House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroomThe president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. 010
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025“Republican Party has devolved into a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes… today, I quit allowing my complacency to destroy 🇺🇸, and urge you to quit too…” GOP insider Miles Bruner writes in @thebulwark.com he wishes he did it sooner www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da... 501243423
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 13/10/2025ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital. "We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU" www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...wweek.comDocuments Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance DriverFeds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive. 21243842493
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialsvart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact; 418100413223
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialSteve M. @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Here's what Saint Charlie said about Crockett a few months before he died. www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...mediamatters.orgCharlie Kirk accuses Rep. Jasmine Crockett of being part of an "attempt to eliminate the white population in this country" 922782703
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025It's worth a mordant chuckle to imagine any Republican today urging workers to "attend your union meetings!" What was President Eisenhower even thinking? 020
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 29/08/2025“This is my rake. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/mil...militarytimes.comThe National Guard, DC landscaping and the great pursuit of lethalityFew training methods guarantee a better fighting force than boredom-induced annoyance. 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Love AI? I don't. "If your electric bill has been higher than expected this summer, you’re not alone. The reason why, though, isn’t just sweltering temperatures—it’s artificial intelligence (AI)." www.investopedia.com/heres-why-yo...investopedia.comHere’s Why Your Energy Bill Keeps Climbing–And Won’t Fall Anytime SoonIf your electric bill has been higher than expected this summer, you’re not alone. The reason why, though, isn’t just record-high temperatures—it’s AI. 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social I'm a retired police officer from Texas who retired to Oregon. Today's news is about a pro-crime president. He's very selective about what crimes he thinks are important. Some examples: 110
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025The National Association of Business Economics condemns the firing of the head of BLS and points out that one important foundation for our national economic power is the quality of our economic data which Trump has now undermined. files.constantcontact.com/668faa28001/... 000
Reposted by @djpowe.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/08/2025If Robyn Leach were still around he might be cueing up for an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Invulnerable. How long will Ghislaine even stay at Club Fed? Out by September? October? 3035378
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 29/07/2025It would be irresponsible of me not to post this story. www.thenational.scot/news/2534754...thenational.scotOur Trump front page completely sold out – so you can buy it as a posterOUR team has been totally overwhelmed by the volume of people seeking physical copies of Friday's viral Trump "convicted felon" front… 000
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 16/07/2025@jamellebouie.net Are you aware of this horror? www.rawstory.com/greg-gutfeld...rawstory.com'What up, my Nazi?' Fox News hosts under fire for 'shameful' segmentFox News commentators Greg Gutfeld and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, known mononymously as Kennedy, sparked outrage on social media after the two casually embraced the term "Nazi" during an on-air exchange... 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 16/07/2025@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social This is the culmination of years of Congressional neglect in funding even basic government operations. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comSecurity Experts ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over FAA ProposalThe Trump administration is considering hiring foreigners as air traffic controllers. 010
djpowe.bsky.social @djpowe.bsky.social · 12/07/2025LEFT - Genuine social media post by the Department of Homeland Security which made me think of the image on the right. 010
