Cynical Scotsman
@cynicalscotsman.bsky.social
Married dad of 2 girls. Allllmost retired but currently consulting as an operations analyst until then. Future Washingtonian by way of NorCal. I call 'em like I see 'em. I super-like dogs and all other animals.
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Rasmussen!
Hell hath frozen over
Hell hath frozen over
Generic Ballot Polling:
🔵 DEM: 47%
🔴 GOP: 41%
Rasmussen / Jan 14, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
🔵 DEM: 47%
🔴 GOP: 41%
Rasmussen / Jan 14, 2026
(Republican Pollster)
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Rasmussen!
Hell hath frozen over
Hell hath frozen over
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The Boundary Waters are an irreplaceable Wilderness Area that represent the best of America’s public lands. Opening them to foreign-owned open-pit copper-sulfide mines is wrong. I urge my colleagues to vote NO. www.fieldandstream.com/stories/cons...
Congress Moves to Allow Mining Upstream of Boundary Waters
Hunting and angling groups are up in arms over a House bill that would pave the way for open-pit mining in the headwaters of the nation's most-visited Wilderness Area.
www.fieldandstream.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The Boundary Waters are an irreplaceable Wilderness Area that represent the best of America’s public lands. Opening them to foreign-owned open-pit copper-sulfide mines is wrong. I urge my colleagues to vote NO. www.fieldandstream.com/stories/cons...
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“People laughing and celebrating, ‘Heil Hitler’ and Adolf Hitler. I cannot believe we’re even seeing this and witnessing this in Miami Beach.” - Mayor Steven Meiner wsvn.com/news/local/m...
‘It’s disgusting’: Miami Beach officials outraged after influencers seen singing Kanye West’s ‘Heil Hitler’ at nightclub - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Beach club is accused of hosting a problematic party involving a group of right-wing influencers, and what they<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/ne...
wsvn.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 PM
“People laughing and celebrating, ‘Heil Hitler’ and Adolf Hitler. I cannot believe we’re even seeing this and witnessing this in Miami Beach.” - Mayor Steven Meiner wsvn.com/news/local/m...
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👀 | OpenAI is reportedly burning cash fast, with losses projected to reach $14B in 2026 and a possible cash shortfall by 2027.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
👀 | OpenAI is reportedly burning cash fast, with losses projected to reach $14B in 2026 and a possible cash shortfall by 2027.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
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The Pentagon has issued “prepare-to-deploy” orders to roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division, especially trained for the Arctic, per DefenseNews
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The Pentagon has issued “prepare-to-deploy” orders to roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division, especially trained for the Arctic, per DefenseNews
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Tell me this isnt a stroke face
January 19, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Tell me this isnt a stroke face
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Called it "CNN has just confirmed that the classified East Wing bunker - where Trump intends to permanently reside - will have a fully rebuilt command center and entire living quarters. He's building Bunker-a-Lago at taxpayer expense.:
OP: www.threads.com/@brittainfor...
OP: www.threads.com/@brittainfor...
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Called it "CNN has just confirmed that the classified East Wing bunker - where Trump intends to permanently reside - will have a fully rebuilt command center and entire living quarters. He's building Bunker-a-Lago at taxpayer expense.:
OP: www.threads.com/@brittainfor...
OP: www.threads.com/@brittainfor...
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"When it comes time to produce something vaguely resembling a policy blueprint, Trump steps aside & the right-wing ideologues who surround him take over. His only job is to record a brief video, try to stay awake through a White House event on the subject, & then go back to not talking about it."
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"When it comes time to produce something vaguely resembling a policy blueprint, Trump steps aside & the right-wing ideologues who surround him take over. His only job is to record a brief video, try to stay awake through a White House event on the subject, & then go back to not talking about it."
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These are concentration camps and ICE is treating detainees like cattle - or worse www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
These are concentration camps and ICE is treating detainees like cattle - or worse www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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DEFUND?
HELL!
ABOLISH ICE.
HELL!
ABOLISH ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
DEFUND?
HELL!
ABOLISH ICE.
HELL!
ABOLISH ICE.
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My Republican colleagues must take notice:
The U.S. cannot base foreign policy on whether or not a president gets a prize.
This is pathetic.
It is petty and dangerous narcissism — behavior we might expect from a spoiled child, not the leader of a democratic nation.
The U.S. cannot base foreign policy on whether or not a president gets a prize.
This is pathetic.
It is petty and dangerous narcissism — behavior we might expect from a spoiled child, not the leader of a democratic nation.
Breaking News: President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that one reason he’s pushing to acquire Greenland is because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
My Republican colleagues must take notice:
The U.S. cannot base foreign policy on whether or not a president gets a prize.
This is pathetic.
It is petty and dangerous narcissism — behavior we might expect from a spoiled child, not the leader of a democratic nation.
The U.S. cannot base foreign policy on whether or not a president gets a prize.
This is pathetic.
It is petty and dangerous narcissism — behavior we might expect from a spoiled child, not the leader of a democratic nation.
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@aniccia.bsky.social reminded me that Waymo does teledrive in limited circumstances. This is done by the Event Response Team, who I assume are US-based since they speak directly with 1st responders, as opposed to the remote assist who use pre-recorded messages.
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
@aniccia.bsky.social reminded me that Waymo does teledrive in limited circumstances. This is done by the Event Response Team, who I assume are US-based since they speak directly with 1st responders, as opposed to the remote assist who use pre-recorded messages.
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
www.cpuc.ca.gov/-/media/cpuc...
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"American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect."
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"American officers know what Trump is planning—the world knows it, because Trump won’t stop saying it—and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the people they have trained to work with and protect."
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
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Happy 80th birthday to humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton 🦋 www.salon.com/2026/01/19/a...
At 80, Dolly Parton remains our most unlikely national unifier
Parton offers a model for how Americans might better live together.
www.salon.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Happy 80th birthday to humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton 🦋 www.salon.com/2026/01/19/a...
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Parton has used her fortune and fame “to build medical centers, offer relief when floods and fires ravaged Tennessee, and support scientific research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine.“
Happy 80th birthday to humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton 🦋 www.salon.com/2026/01/19/a...
At 80, Dolly Parton remains our most unlikely national unifier
Parton offers a model for how Americans might better live together.
www.salon.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Parton has used her fortune and fame “to build medical centers, offer relief when floods and fires ravaged Tennessee, and support scientific research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine.“
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He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 AM
He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
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THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THE MAN THEY TOOK WRAPPED IN A BLANKET IS A U.S. CITIZEN.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
This is the Kavanaugh Stop of all Kavanaugh Stops.
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At what point is it journalistic misconduct NOT to refer to him as a mad king? (We are well beyond that point.)
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
At what point is it journalistic misconduct NOT to refer to him as a mad king? (We are well beyond that point.)
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This is utterly deranged.
![Screenshot of a post by Nick Schifrin (@nickschifrin) on X/Twitter. The post reads:
“NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
‘Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT’”
At the bottom of the screenshot: “8:31 PM · Jan 18, 2026 · 25.6K Views.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/bafkreidksjuj7yrvabefolz3tgep5cwvyiyutv6w5fahfm344p7eq2jzzq@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This is utterly deranged.
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"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Ken Howery (below) is Trump’s ambassador to Denmark. He:
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Ken Howery (below) is Trump’s ambassador to Denmark. He:
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
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There is reason to believe that, even if Trump is removed via impeachment or the 25th Amendment, JD Vance (Peter Thiel’s long term protege) will continue targeting Greenland. Republicans, what have you done???
Ken Howery (below) is Trump’s ambassador to Denmark. He:
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
There is reason to believe that, even if Trump is removed via impeachment or the 25th Amendment, JD Vance (Peter Thiel’s long term protege) will continue targeting Greenland. Republicans, what have you done???