Rich Hanley
@richardhanley.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus of Journalism at a famous New England university.
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
Update: Allen is taking a brief leave from radio after apologizing that his on-air remark about paid protesters was "a misguided attempt at humor" that "was never meant with any ill-intent or political affront ..."
Who in Minnesota would listen to this moron after he said that?
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Update: Allen is taking a brief leave from radio after apologizing that his on-air remark about paid protesters was "a misguided attempt at humor" that "was never meant with any ill-intent or political affront ..."
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Trump regime is smearing this man - Alex Pretti - as a “domestic terrorist.” We can’t let them get away with it.
Alex Pretti was a patriotic American - far more so than the ICE agent who murdered him on the streets of Minneapolis today. Far more so than Trump, Stephen Miller, or any of them.
Alex Pretti was a patriotic American - far more so than the ICE agent who murdered him on the streets of Minneapolis today. Far more so than Trump, Stephen Miller, or any of them.
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The Trump regime is smearing this man - Alex Pretti - as a “domestic terrorist.” We can’t let them get away with it.
Alex Pretti was a patriotic American - far more so than the ICE agent who murdered him on the streets of Minneapolis today. Far more so than Trump, Stephen Miller, or any of them.
Alex Pretti was a patriotic American - far more so than the ICE agent who murdered him on the streets of Minneapolis today. Far more so than Trump, Stephen Miller, or any of them.
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This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Keep this in mind when you take in any press statements from DHS re the latest terrible incident/tragedy from Minneapolis.
Reporters I am begging you - you don’t have to cut and paste their statements.
Reporters I am begging you - you don’t have to cut and paste their statements.
Trump's DHS has 'repeatedly been caught' in outright lies: analysis
MS NOW data journalist Philip Bump says the public should no longer take the word of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seriously anymore.“The skepticism one ought to bring to any pronounc...
www.alternet.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Keep this in mind when you take in any press statements from DHS re the latest terrible incident/tragedy from Minneapolis.
Reporters I am begging you - you don’t have to cut and paste their statements.
Reporters I am begging you - you don’t have to cut and paste their statements.
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"Farm bankruptcies in the first half of 2025 exceeded the total for all of 2024. In October 2025, the gap between farmers’ production costs and the prices they received for their goods was the widest in a decade.... Erratic tariff policies squeeze farmers from both sides." #EconSky
January 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"Farm bankruptcies in the first half of 2025 exceeded the total for all of 2024. In October 2025, the gap between farmers’ production costs and the prices they received for their goods was the widest in a decade.... Erratic tariff policies squeeze farmers from both sides." #EconSky
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“If you can tell me the difference between these two descriptions, then you are a wiser person than me.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“If you can tell me the difference between these two descriptions, then you are a wiser person than me.”
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
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Time for a massive class action suit against Elon Musk in his person for stealing private data.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
wapo.st
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Time for a massive class action suit against Elon Musk in his person for stealing private data.
A must-read piece. "The anomaly of the Nineties—why unipolarity could last so long—has been laid to rest. Unipolarity’s over, hegemony is ended, and what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
The Old World Order is Dead
Unipolarity was given, not taken
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM
A must-read piece. "The anomaly of the Nineties—why unipolarity could last so long—has been laid to rest. Unipolarity’s over, hegemony is ended, and what’s coming next will look entirely new. The world will be poorer, and probably bloodier, for it."
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The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill. When are we as a nation going to start talking about that?
![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”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill. When are we as a nation going to start talking about that?
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While dictating college football broadcast schedules is a supremely silly thing for a President to do, the fact that Trump believes he can shows that he believes himself to be an all-powerful, absolute dictator able to force everyone to comply with his slightest whim.
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
While dictating college football broadcast schedules is a supremely silly thing for a President to do, the fact that Trump believes he can shows that he believes himself to be an all-powerful, absolute dictator able to force everyone to comply with his slightest whim.
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Putin's plan is working to perfection. Americans will learn soon enough what it's like to live Russian-style, with corruption and crime everywhere everyday. Also, better get used to living shorter, shittier lives because the days of wine and roses are over. Hey, 77.3 million chose this path.
Trump Is Pushing the U.S.-Europe Alliance Onto a Precipice
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Putin's plan is working to perfection. Americans will learn soon enough what it's like to live Russian-style, with corruption and crime everywhere everyday. Also, better get used to living shorter, shittier lives because the days of wine and roses are over. Hey, 77.3 million chose this path.
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$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
So on-brand for Trump to pardon a shithole magnate.
In a few days we will find out how much he paid. I’m going to say this one was at least $2 million.
January 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM
So on-brand for Trump to pardon a shithole magnate.
Read this.
The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Read this.
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Armed gangs are terrorizing America
Can you find out what happened to this family? ICE threw flash bangs and tear gas canisters inside their vehicle with six kids under the age of 12 in the car. The baby (six months) stopped breathing. They were trying to leave north Minneapolis last night when ICE shot a neighbor.
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: Children hospitalized after flash bang, tear gas hits van
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Armed gangs are terrorizing America