@jimcoll.bsky.social
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How It Stops, How It Ends
How It Stops, How It Ends
UPDATE: A generous donor has asked I make this post public.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
How It Stops, How It Ends
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We are starting to get all of Russia's financial reports for the year 2025. It's all bad. Russia is a sinking ship.
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We are starting to get all of Russia's financial reports for the year 2025. It's all bad. Russia is a sinking ship.
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The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
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Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
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LUCE: "..There is no historic precedent of a dominant power voluntarily abandoning its leadership ..
".. America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier."
@edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/331e...
".. America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier."
@edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/331e...
How to de-risk from America
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing
www.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
LUCE: "..There is no historic precedent of a dominant power voluntarily abandoning its leadership ..
".. America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier."
@edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/331e...
".. America’s allies are now at that hinge point between the past and the future. Trump is making their choice easier."
@edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/331e...
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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"Lower interest rates or we will indict you"
America enters banana republic territory...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
America enters banana republic territory...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Lower interest rates or we will indict you"
America enters banana republic territory...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
America enters banana republic territory...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Incredible @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interview with Skye, who says she’s a Marine Corps vet and appears to have just been released from Whipple. She says she was trapped by ICE, yanked out of her car and stomped on.
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Wow, extraordinary, and chilling
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Wow, extraordinary, and chilling
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Donald Trump Made A Complete Fool Of Himself In Front Of The Oil Executives
YouTube video by Mr Global
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
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It’s Jimmy Page’s birthday.
Let’s listen to a bit of “Stairway” with him and watch him talk about it. 💕
Let’s listen to a bit of “Stairway” with him and watch him talk about it. 💕
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It’s Jimmy Page’s birthday.
Let’s listen to a bit of “Stairway” with him and watch him talk about it. 💕
Let’s listen to a bit of “Stairway” with him and watch him talk about it. 💕
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This Minneapolis ICE shooting video has become a political Rorschach test: Some people see a peaceful protester getting murdered, and other people are fascists
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This Minneapolis ICE shooting video has become a political Rorschach test: Some people see a peaceful protester getting murdered, and other people are fascists
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) and Jon Stewart dissect Pete Hegseth's "sedition" accusation against the retired Navy captain and how it speaks to the fragile egos of the Trump administration
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) and Jon Stewart dissect Pete Hegseth's "sedition" accusation against the retired Navy captain and how it speaks to the fragile egos of the Trump administration
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
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(1/X) Imagine how insane you would sound if you tried to explain someone about Bari Weiss and "free speech" discourse 20 years from now.
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
December 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
(1/X) Imagine how insane you would sound if you tried to explain someone about Bari Weiss and "free speech" discourse 20 years from now.
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
"There was a conservative opinion writer hired by the Times. She wrote about "free speech" constantly....
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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I think anyone who is remotely serious about winning the Dem nomination in ‘28 must be ironclad on four points.
1. Abolishing ICE
2. Vigorously prosecuting and all Trump admin criminal acts
3. Razing anything Trump has slapped his name on - on day one
4. Reforming the Supreme Court
1. Abolishing ICE
2. Vigorously prosecuting and all Trump admin criminal acts
3. Razing anything Trump has slapped his name on - on day one
4. Reforming the Supreme Court
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I think anyone who is remotely serious about winning the Dem nomination in ‘28 must be ironclad on four points.
1. Abolishing ICE
2. Vigorously prosecuting and all Trump admin criminal acts
3. Razing anything Trump has slapped his name on - on day one
4. Reforming the Supreme Court
1. Abolishing ICE
2. Vigorously prosecuting and all Trump admin criminal acts
3. Razing anything Trump has slapped his name on - on day one
4. Reforming the Supreme Court
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It’s been almost three years since The Athletic’s last Phillies fan survey.
A lot has happened since then! Share your feelings on offseason priorities, the direction of the club and more, to be compiled in a story next week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
A lot has happened since then! Share your feelings on offseason priorities, the direction of the club and more, to be compiled in a story next week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Phillies fan survey: How do you feel about the team and this offseason?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s been almost three years since The Athletic’s last Phillies fan survey.
A lot has happened since then! Share your feelings on offseason priorities, the direction of the club and more, to be compiled in a story next week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
A lot has happened since then! Share your feelings on offseason priorities, the direction of the club and more, to be compiled in a story next week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...