Paul Finkelstein
paulhfink.bsky.social
Paul Finkelstein
@paulhfink.bsky.social
Mostly harmless.
To be clear, closing the sovereign air space of a foreign country is an act of war.

US Presidents cannot unilaterally declare war.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Don’t give money to insurance companies.

Give money to people to give to insurance companies.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Every soldier has access to trained JAG officers who swear the same oath and are duty bound to advise soldiers accordingly.

If there is any question about the legality of an order, they have resources.

If there is no question, they have a duty and, hopefully, the integrity.
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The only proper response is for the next reporter to ask the exact same question until he gives a substantive response.
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Is Mike Johnson in the Epstein Files?

Lots of people are saying, “Mike Johnson is in the Epstein files.”
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“The President has made violating the Constitution the bedrock of his policy…”
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
ACA subsidies are income sensitive.
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And why does the economy require “propping up”?
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We just don’t understand why we don’t have special access and influence due to our riches.
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
While its immigrants they blame, it’s their own voters that they fear.
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Give the money to the people so they have less bargaining power when buying insurance from those same insurance companies he wants to have the ability to deny coverage.

If he really wants to eliminate insurance companies, single payer is a pretty popular alternative.
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“So you don’t know why you pardoned him”
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Not just terrorism funding, but wide scale money laundering for drug networks.
October 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Antitrust is for nerds.
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
These are, in essence, the basis for the murder charges against Duterte.

www.icc-cpi.int/philippines/...
Duterte
www.icc-cpi.int
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Would that be an appropriation?

Where does he find the legislative authority to collect and distribute tribute, I mean government revenue?

How about telling Congress to reach a compromise of, at least, authorize paying for military and ATC salaries?
October 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Too busy paying tribute to pay taxes.
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Drug sales are driven by demand, not production.

Removing one supply chain just opens space for the next.

Want to end drug trafficking; end addiction and the need for black market drugs.
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
USAid spent just under $22 billion in 2024 out of $35 billion that was appropriated.

Not a dime has been appropriated to bail out Argentina, but the administration is leading a drive for almost twice that amount, while seeding the effort with $20 billion of our money.
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM