David Rosenstein
@drosenstein.bsky.social
Climbing, Skiing, Mountain Biking, Trail Running and a bit of finance tossed in. If forced to politics.
AmericanFirst? More Venezuelan Oil less US: oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
Low Oil Prices Force Billionaire Harold Hamm to Halt Bakken Drilling | OilPrice.com
Billionaire oil magnate Harold Hamm has ceased drilling operations in North Dakota’s Bakken shale, citing low margins as oil prices remain near the $50 per barrel range and costs increase.
oilprice.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
AmericanFirst? More Venezuelan Oil less US: oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal,
Holding some proceeds in Qatar.
Plans to block courts or creditors from tapping any revenue.
President’s direction [and] Secretary Rubio’s direction … be in charge of the disbursement
Unprecedented.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Holding some proceeds in Qatar.
Plans to block courts or creditors from tapping any revenue.
President’s direction [and] Secretary Rubio’s direction … be in charge of the disbursement
Unprecedented.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal,
Holding some proceeds in Qatar.
Plans to block courts or creditors from tapping any revenue.
President’s direction [and] Secretary Rubio’s direction … be in charge of the disbursement
Unprecedented.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Holding some proceeds in Qatar.
Plans to block courts or creditors from tapping any revenue.
President’s direction [and] Secretary Rubio’s direction … be in charge of the disbursement
Unprecedented.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Actually Uber is his largest position and he has fully divested from Chipotle in 2025.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Actually Uber is his largest position and he has fully divested from Chipotle in 2025.
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Trump is cutting off welfare funding for blue states on the basis of racist conspiracy theories, but thinks it's okay for Mississippi to shovel welfare funds to Brett Favre. Got it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
Trump Admin Went Soft On Welfare Fraud In A Red State
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Trump is cutting off welfare funding for blue states on the basis of racist conspiracy theories, but thinks it's okay for Mississippi to shovel welfare funds to Brett Favre. Got it.
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...
Banana republic BS. This is truly unprecedented (in the USA anyway) scary stuff. Vance Announces New Justice Dept. Fraud Post to Be ‘Run Out of the White House’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Vance Announces New Justice Dept. Fraud Post to Be ‘Run Out of the White House’
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Banana republic BS. This is truly unprecedented (in the USA anyway) scary stuff. Vance Announces New Justice Dept. Fraud Post to Be ‘Run Out of the White House’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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BIG FLAG: Trump said during his interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
BIG FLAG: Trump said during his interview with The New York Times that he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after his loss in the 2020 election.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
He doubted whether the Guard was "sophisticated enough" to carry out the order effectively.
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"Sen. Chris Murphy, the ranking Democrat on the DHS budget subcommittee, plans legislation that would require agents to have warrants for arrests, ban them from wearing masks, limit the use of guns by ICE, and restrict the Border Patrol to the border."
fortune.com/2026/01/10/i...
fortune.com/2026/01/10/i...
ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. 'We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up again' | Fortune
The federal government faces another shutdown deadline on Jan. 30.
fortune.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"Sen. Chris Murphy, the ranking Democrat on the DHS budget subcommittee, plans legislation that would require agents to have warrants for arrests, ban them from wearing masks, limit the use of guns by ICE, and restrict the Border Patrol to the border."
fortune.com/2026/01/10/i...
fortune.com/2026/01/10/i...
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The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
I don’t know what is worse any more. Weaponizing the justice department, loss of fed independence, war with Greenland and an end to NATO, US streets on fire, cutting off federal funding to Blue states (some 49% Red). Secret oil slush funds, war with Iran. Pardons for cash, loss of capitalism.
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I don’t know what is worse any more. Weaponizing the justice department, loss of fed independence, war with Greenland and an end to NATO, US streets on fire, cutting off federal funding to Blue states (some 49% Red). Secret oil slush funds, war with Iran. Pardons for cash, loss of capitalism.
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There are many ways of course Congress could limit or regulate ICE. For example, a law could require approval of the mayor or local authorities for any deployment of ICE or CBP to any community.
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
There are many ways of course Congress could limit or regulate ICE. For example, a law could require approval of the mayor or local authorities for any deployment of ICE or CBP to any community.
Since Mark Rutte can’t issue a public statement about Greenland maybe he could set up a Gofundme page for NATO.
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Since Mark Rutte can’t issue a public statement about Greenland maybe he could set up a Gofundme page for NATO.
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Sadly, this isn't an exaggeration...
January 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Sadly, this isn't an exaggeration...
Why do I wake everyday to the thought we are a Truth away from a policy miscalculation that lead us into an ever escalating war? I mean at some point if you threaten every country in the world they all become allies against you.
January 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Why do I wake everyday to the thought we are a Truth away from a policy miscalculation that lead us into an ever escalating war? I mean at some point if you threaten every country in the world they all become allies against you.
Again why Democrats are funding the Government when the President ignore the will of Congress at a whim? @schumer.senate.gov
Once again, spitting in the wind since the Democratic Party has dissolved itself: We need to Eminent Domain every last property owned by the Nazi pedophile mobster in the White House.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Again why Democrats are funding the Government when the President ignore the will of Congress at a whim? @schumer.senate.gov
Explain to me why the Democrats are signing off on any sort of government funding it is meaningless? @schumer.senate.gov
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Explain to me why the Democrats are signing off on any sort of government funding it is meaningless? @schumer.senate.gov
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Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Vance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
www.cbsnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Straight up authoritarianism. We just crossed yet another line that was unthinkable a year ago.
Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Vance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
www.cbsnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Straight up authoritarianism. We just crossed yet another line that was unthinkable a year ago.
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One element that today's extrajudicial killing in Minneapolis is highlighting for me is the utter abandonment of proportionality in law enforcement for so many Americans. The number of reactionary numskulls who think any deviation from LEO orders, legal or not, deserves dying is appalling.
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
One element that today's extrajudicial killing in Minneapolis is highlighting for me is the utter abandonment of proportionality in law enforcement for so many Americans. The number of reactionary numskulls who think any deviation from LEO orders, legal or not, deserves dying is appalling.
What if Iran‑Contra was exponentially larger and did not hide the fact that there will be a discretionary political slush fund under Executive Branch control?
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
What if Iran‑Contra was exponentially larger and did not hide the fact that there will be a discretionary political slush fund under Executive Branch control?
The US controlling Venezuelan oil revenue proceeds. This is unprecedented most likely illegal under US and international law and is almost a footnote.
January 8, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The US controlling Venezuelan oil revenue proceeds. This is unprecedented most likely illegal under US and international law and is almost a footnote.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Hey let’s destroy Democracy and Capitalism. I thought these were the bedrock of the USA. Compassion and human rights were long since gone but I figured those were safe. I mean I thought we all agreed on those.
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Hey let’s destroy Democracy and Capitalism. I thought these were the bedrock of the USA. Compassion and human rights were long since gone but I figured those were safe. I mean I thought we all agreed on those.
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Per Trump:
The US government is now in the oil business
He's banning corporate buying of private homes
He's banning dividends & stock buybacks from defense contractors
...remember when we were warned that voting for Democrats would usher in socialism, communism & government overreach?
The US government is now in the oil business
He's banning corporate buying of private homes
He's banning dividends & stock buybacks from defense contractors
...remember when we were warned that voting for Democrats would usher in socialism, communism & government overreach?
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Per Trump:
The US government is now in the oil business
He's banning corporate buying of private homes
He's banning dividends & stock buybacks from defense contractors
...remember when we were warned that voting for Democrats would usher in socialism, communism & government overreach?
The US government is now in the oil business
He's banning corporate buying of private homes
He's banning dividends & stock buybacks from defense contractors
...remember when we were warned that voting for Democrats would usher in socialism, communism & government overreach?
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how's the post-woke order working out for you, business bros
January 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
how's the post-woke order working out for you, business bros
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Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."