Bruce Triplett
@btripper75.bsky.social
Retired anesthesiologist, sometime harpsichordist. Still, yes, still meaning to finish Ulysses.
“The prime minister sharpened his critique with unusually blunt language. “Social media has become a failed state, a place where laws are ignored and where disinformation is worth more than truth,” Sánchez said.”
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Spanish PM Slams Social Media Sites as "Failed State", Vows to Tighten Grip
Spansih PM Pedro Sánchez said Spain will ban social media use for minors under-16s, require real age verification, criminalize algorithmic manipulation and hold executives liable, while probing Grok, ...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:42 PM
“The prime minister sharpened his critique with unusually blunt language. “Social media has become a failed state, a place where laws are ignored and where disinformation is worth more than truth,” Sánchez said.”
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How can I price shop if I have to stay in-network?
How do I price shop during enrollment when I don’t know I’ll be diagnosed with cancer for another 7 months?
They have no solutions
How do I price shop during enrollment when I don’t know I’ll be diagnosed with cancer for another 7 months?
They have no solutions
February 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
How can I price shop if I have to stay in-network?
How do I price shop during enrollment when I don’t know I’ll be diagnosed with cancer for another 7 months?
They have no solutions
How do I price shop during enrollment when I don’t know I’ll be diagnosed with cancer for another 7 months?
They have no solutions
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I guess that means God wanted the Democrat to win. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Pete Sessions on Republicans losing a special election in a red part of Texas: "The success of a rain dance has a lot to do with timing. What happened is there was a huge snow storm, ice storm really that hit north Texas and central Texas."
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I guess that means God wanted the Democrat to win. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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this closing paragraph from douthat as if some of the same interests guiding what happens with AI aren't also those benefitting from "Trump and Ice and Iran"
January 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
this closing paragraph from douthat as if some of the same interests guiding what happens with AI aren't also those benefitting from "Trump and Ice and Iran"
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That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
Kazmierczsak’s question is very revealing, no?
as one of the world's most important Quora Scholars, i am unsurprised to learn that the insane guy who attacked Ilhan Omar has an account on the website
New York Times journalists, please contact me for key insights into the minds of this important and growing demographic
New York Times journalists, please contact me for key insights into the minds of this important and growing demographic
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Kazmierczsak’s question is very revealing, no?
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So you’re saying his murder was premeditated…?
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
Videos Show Alex Pretti in Confrontation With Agents 11 Days Before His Death
More than a week before federal agents killed Mr. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their S.U.V.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
So you’re saying his murder was premeditated…?
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"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
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January 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
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Important. There has not been a deescalation.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Important. There has not been a deescalation.
“De-escalation” my rear end.
This is why everyone should ignore the stories about Trump's de-escalation. The administration is *not* pivoting. It is pretending to pivot until the heat from the public and Congress dies down. Meanwhile, on the ground, it's more of the same, with slightly conciliatory language before the cameras.
More ICE door-to-door operations are taking place in Blaine, Minnesota, on 1/28/26.
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“De-escalation” my rear end.
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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The defining image of Trump's America.
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 AM
The defining image of Trump's America.
“It is the logic of lies and of lawlessness.”
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
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snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
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January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“It is the logic of lies and of lawlessness.”
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I spoke with a college friend who lives in Minneapolis and works near the site of today's murder. He said he does not feel safe to tell me what he's seen.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I spoke with a college friend who lives in Minneapolis and works near the site of today's murder. He said he does not feel safe to tell me what he's seen.
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DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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So literally nothing. Beautiful.
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
So literally nothing. Beautiful.
If only it were immigration enforcement.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves."
JD Vance: "I'm headed to Minneapolis where we're gonna talk with ICE agents and local officials about how we turn down the chaos. My simple piece of advice to them is going to be if you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement."
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
If only it were immigration enforcement.
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New post, on the pop quizification of knowledge: kucharski.substack.com/p/the-pop-qu...
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
New post, on the pop quizification of knowledge: kucharski.substack.com/p/the-pop-qu...
“Stay Healthy with Dr. Oz”
January 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“Stay Healthy with Dr. Oz”
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The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
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A joke for the history buffs.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A joke for the history buffs.