Ryan Weber
@cogdiz.bsky.social
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Keep your friends close, and keep your enemy’s toaster.
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Keep your friends close, and keep your enemy’s toaster.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Democrats in Congress need to immediately appoint an adhoc bicameral working group to organize civil society and the legal community to stop Trump's ongoing desecration of our national monuments and the Capital. This has gone too far. Congress must step up and fight.
So he’s announcing the demolition of the Kennedy Center, correct? He’s East-Winging it
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Democrats in Congress need to immediately appoint an adhoc bicameral working group to organize civil society and the legal community to stop Trump's ongoing desecration of our national monuments and the Capital. This has gone too far. Congress must step up and fight.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
obviously this is far from over but forcing this hateful hobgoblin into retirement is not nothing
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
obviously this is far from over but forcing this hateful hobgoblin into retirement is not nothing
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Reposted by Ryan Weber
The U.S. president is an increasingly delusional narcissist whose mental capacity is deteriorating rapidly. What’s left of him is pure grievance and a desire to dominate; the task of actually leading the government he has given over to the radical ideologues around him.
The world is in acute peril.
The world is in acute peril.
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The U.S. president is an increasingly delusional narcissist whose mental capacity is deteriorating rapidly. What’s left of him is pure grievance and a desire to dominate; the task of actually leading the government he has given over to the radical ideologues around him.
The world is in acute peril.
The world is in acute peril.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
Trump: "No nation is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the US. We're a great power. Much greater than people even understand. I think they found that out 2 weeks ago in Venezuela. We saw this in World War 2 when Denmark fell to Germany after just 6 hours of fighting."
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Hakeem Jeffries comes out against the bill funding ICE and DHS. This seems like quite a big deal.
Scoop: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes bill funding DHS and ICE
Democrats are lining up against the bill.
www.axios.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Hakeem Jeffries comes out against the bill funding ICE and DHS. This seems like quite a big deal.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
BREAKING: Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now denying entry to @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom to speak with media after Fortune — the official media partner — invited him to speak.
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM
BREAKING: Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now denying entry to @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom to speak with media after Fortune — the official media partner — invited him to speak.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
Reposted by Ryan Weber
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Reposted by Ryan Weber
In a bizarre court filing, DOJ conceded that in March 2025, two members of DOGE who were working at the Social Security Administration were in touch with an advocacy group that hoped to “find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States."
DOGE Worker at SSA Signed Agreement With Group Seeking to ‘Overturn Election Results,’ DOJ Says
In a bizarre court filing last week, the Justice Department conceded that...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
In a bizarre court filing, DOJ conceded that in March 2025, two members of DOGE who were working at the Social Security Administration were in touch with an advocacy group that hoped to “find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States."
Reposted by Ryan Weber
JPM: “US policy risks are proving to be just as much of a 2026 story ..
“.. the nature of these latest risks is not as business unfriendly. This assumes that the Trump .. threats to global stability .. are short-circuited by political limitations placed on him by Congress and the Supreme Court.”
“.. the nature of these latest risks is not as business unfriendly. This assumes that the Trump .. threats to global stability .. are short-circuited by political limitations placed on him by Congress and the Supreme Court.”
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
JPM: “US policy risks are proving to be just as much of a 2026 story ..
“.. the nature of these latest risks is not as business unfriendly. This assumes that the Trump .. threats to global stability .. are short-circuited by political limitations placed on him by Congress and the Supreme Court.”
“.. the nature of these latest risks is not as business unfriendly. This assumes that the Trump .. threats to global stability .. are short-circuited by political limitations placed on him by Congress and the Supreme Court.”
Reposted by Ryan Weber
“It has never been about the victims. It’s about powerful men covering up for each other, and that cover-up continues … Shame on all those who are obstructing the victims getting the full release of all the files that they deserve.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein victims’ advocates express outrage over slow release of files
Deadline mandated by Epstein Files Transparency Act long past, but millions of documents have still not been released
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“It has never been about the victims. It’s about powerful men covering up for each other, and that cover-up continues … Shame on all those who are obstructing the victims getting the full release of all the files that they deserve.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reposted by Ryan Weber
“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy… The powerful have their power. But we have something, too: the capacity to stop pretending.”
— Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation
— Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation
January 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy… The powerful have their power. But we have something, too: the capacity to stop pretending.”
— Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation
— Canadian PM Mark Carney at Davos, basically announcing divorce from America and receiving a standing ovation
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Reposted by Ryan Weber
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Hmmm...
How could Russia be getting strategic intelligence information? 🤷🏼♂️
How could Russia be getting strategic intelligence information? 🤷🏼♂️
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Hmmm...
How could Russia be getting strategic intelligence information? 🤷🏼♂️
How could Russia be getting strategic intelligence information? 🤷🏼♂️
Reposted by Ryan Weber
BREAKING:
The Virginia state Senate just passed a constitutional amendment to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push.
If voters support the amendment, Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature could redraw the state's congressional map before the midterms.
The Virginia state Senate just passed a constitutional amendment to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push.
If voters support the amendment, Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature could redraw the state's congressional map before the midterms.
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
BREAKING:
The Virginia state Senate just passed a constitutional amendment to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push.
If voters support the amendment, Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature could redraw the state's congressional map before the midterms.
The Virginia state Senate just passed a constitutional amendment to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push.
If voters support the amendment, Virginia's Democratic-controlled Legislature could redraw the state's congressional map before the midterms.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Trump ran this ad in 1987, immediately after returning from a trip to the Soviet Union as a guest of Inturist (which was subsequently revealed to be a department of the KGB). It reflects the KGB's plan for the destruction of NATO and the Atlantic Alliance. Trump is implementing it right now.
January 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Trump ran this ad in 1987, immediately after returning from a trip to the Soviet Union as a guest of Inturist (which was subsequently revealed to be a department of the KGB). It reflects the KGB's plan for the destruction of NATO and the Atlantic Alliance. Trump is implementing it right now.
Reposted by Ryan Weber
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
Reposted by Ryan Weber
FEDWATCH: “.. The standoff between the Fed and the President has reached a new crisis level .. an unprecedented attack on the Fed's independence, which risks undermining the stability of the dollar and Treasuries, and may lead to a significant flight out of dollar assets.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
FEDWATCH: “.. The standoff between the Fed and the President has reached a new crisis level .. an unprecedented attack on the Fed's independence, which risks undermining the stability of the dollar and Treasuries, and may lead to a significant flight out of dollar assets.”