Richard Grusin
@rgrusin.bsky.social
Walker of woods, lover of forests, friendly with trees. Theorist of mediation. Arboreal nonhumanist. Zayde. Recovering academic.
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Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
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Pulled out of line as they waited for what they thought was going to be one of the best days of their lives. PULLED OUT OF LINE. Our government is cruel.
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Pulled out of line as they waited for what they thought was going to be one of the best days of their lives. PULLED OUT OF LINE. Our government is cruel.
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Again I am remined that Children of Men is set in 2027.
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Again I am remined that Children of Men is set in 2027.
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When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
In 2025 NCAA men's basketball better than NBA.
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In 2025 NCAA men's basketball better than NBA.
I expect his prosecution will now be dropped, or that he will be pardoned if convicted.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I expect his prosecution will now be dropped, or that he will be pardoned if convicted.
Looks like sleep is winning, wouldn't you say, New York Times?
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looks like sleep is winning, wouldn't you say, New York Times?
Even at the level of city government, corporations and billionaires are protected, while ordinary citizens are asked to shoulder more of the burden. Disgusting.
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Even at the level of city government, corporations and billionaires are protected, while ordinary citizens are asked to shoulder more of the burden. Disgusting.
In addition to gaining seats, this gerrymandering deprives the city of Nashville of representation in the House.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 2:44 AM
In addition to gaining seats, this gerrymandering deprives the city of Nashville of representation in the House.
The President of the United States wants to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the US. This is fascist white supremacy in action.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The President of the United States wants to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the US. This is fascist white supremacy in action.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
If the GOP loses in tonight's Tennessee congressional race, I am certain that the Justice Department will launch an investigation into the election, or Trump will pressure the Tennessee Attorney General to undertake one.
December 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
If the GOP loses in tonight's Tennessee congressional race, I am certain that the Justice Department will launch an investigation into the election, or Trump will pressure the Tennessee Attorney General to undertake one.
I like Mark Kelly but not as president. He’d make a good VP for AOC.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I like Mark Kelly but not as president. He’d make a good VP for AOC.
Truth
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Truth
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NEWS: A unanimous Third Circuit panel rules that Alina Habba is not U.S. Attorney, cannot be Acting U.S. Attorney, and cannot have the powers delegated to her. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEWS: A unanimous Third Circuit panel rules that Alina Habba is not U.S. Attorney, cannot be Acting U.S. Attorney, and cannot have the powers delegated to her. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Truth to power.
Trump's crypto memecoin.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
Multi-million dinners with CEOs.
Firing independent officials in charge of rooting out corruption.
Giant tax cuts to Trump's billionaire friends.
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our nation's history.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Truth to power.
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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When you see Donald Trump's government, a government that works great for those with money and connections and doesn’t work for anyone else, that’s corruption—plain and simple.
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
When you see Donald Trump's government, a government that works great for those with money and connections and doesn’t work for anyone else, that’s corruption—plain and simple.
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Donald Trump is a disgusting buffoon without a single redeeming quality.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Donald Trump is a disgusting buffoon without a single redeeming quality.
Absolutely. I don't understand why the media (or Democrats for that matter) are not pointing out the obvious fact that Trump's pointless deployment is what put her and other National Guard troops in harm's way.
It is tragic that this person was put in a position where she lost her life for no reason other than to serve the vanity of a man determined to establish dominance over a city that hates him
"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Absolutely. I don't understand why the media (or Democrats for that matter) are not pointing out the obvious fact that Trump's pointless deployment is what put her and other National Guard troops in harm's way.
It is scandalous, and a sign of legacy media's cowardice, that they continue to report that Biden let the DC shooter into the country, while burying the fact that he received asylum from Trump in 2025 and failing to blame Trump for making National Guard troops sitting ducks in the nation's capital.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It is scandalous, and a sign of legacy media's cowardice, that they continue to report that Biden let the DC shooter into the country, while burying the fact that he received asylum from Trump in 2025 and failing to blame Trump for making National Guard troops sitting ducks in the nation's capital.
So Pope Leo went to Turkey on Thanksgiving. Category error?
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So Pope Leo went to Turkey on Thanksgiving. Category error?
It is sickening this morning to watch WaPo and the NYT loudly amplify Trump's attempt to blame Biden for the National Guard shooting while failing completely to report that the shooter was granted asylum by the Trump administration earlier this year.
www.newsweek.com/national-gua...
www.newsweek.com/national-gua...
National Guard shooting suspect granted asylum by Trump admin: Report
Suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was reportedly granted asylum in the U.S. this year, after arriving as part of Operation Allies Welcome.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It is sickening this morning to watch WaPo and the NYT loudly amplify Trump's attempt to blame Biden for the National Guard shooting while failing completely to report that the shooter was granted asylum by the Trump administration earlier this year.
www.newsweek.com/national-gua...
www.newsweek.com/national-gua...
So basically Trump used accusations of antisemitism to blackmail Northwestern to accept a voluntary 10% tariff on its federal funding.
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
Northwestern University nearing deal with Trump administration that would restore federal funding
Northwestern University is expected to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that would reportedly restore $790 million in frozen federal funding and end an investigation into ...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
So basically Trump used accusations of antisemitism to blackmail Northwestern to accept a voluntary 10% tariff on its federal funding.
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...