Frank Webster 💙

The Wealth of Nations - 250 years today

"imports are source of real benefits to consumers & trade expands the division of labor, raising productivity."

"kept the focus where... it belonged: on improving the lives of ordinary people."

@jasonfurman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

@rhodesben.bsky.social

Opinion | The Great Lie of War

Why didn't Obama take out the Ayatollah?

@benrhodes.bsky.social says chaos would lead to refugee crisis. But Israel is "also creating a lot of chaos & instability as almost a strategy of giving themselves freedom of action."
Chaos is inhumane.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

Opinion | Crypto Is Pointless. Not Even the White House Can Fix That.

Crypto critique w a mild snark
I enjoyed it immensely (despite owning some) 👍

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...

Hope is not a promise & not faith.

Marc provides a valuable perspective
but names it "hope" & contradicts Obama & MLK.

It led to some lively discussion.

thanks Bill 👍

Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.

"...a new path in American justice, one that takes the rich quite literally beyond the reach of the law."

steal $660M, give tRump $0.1M, and you're free & clear!

@brendanballou.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

Hidden language in the Constitution allowing Trump to impose voter ID.
Crazy nonsense 😱
@rickhasen.bsky.social
electionlawblog.org?p=154326

Help turn state legislatures BLUE 💙🗽
We support The States Project.
statesproject.org

THANKS

Planned Parenthood @ppfa.org
Valentine's Day message:
These men are openly hostile to & determined to take away access to abortion... They have led the attack — from "defunding" health centers to rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, and more.

thanks 💙

Brazen Trump Says He Approved Racist Obama Video—and Won’t Apologize
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admits...

NYT Autocracy index
updated today to reflect increasing stifling of dissent.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

White House takes down Trump’s racist video about Obamas after outrage over ‘vile, unhinged’ post – live Multiple outlets cite a senior Trump official as saying, ‘a White House staffer erroneously made the post’

"The President is trying to summon our country’s darkest demons to further divide us. Our nation’s spiritual rot is coming from the White House. I’m calling on... people to condemn this unabashed racism. Push back on hate, let love abide."
@warnock.senate.gov

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Opinion | What’s Really Driving These Bogus Claims of Voter Fraud

Non-citizen voting investigations in red state find TRIVIAL AMOUNTS OF FRAUD. Summarized by AZ GOP election official.

AZ 2 / 2.5M Maricopa cnty
UT 1 / 2.1M
ID 36 / 1.0M
LA 79 / 2.9M
MT 23 / 0.8M
GA 20 / 8.2M
MI 8 / 0.7M Macomb cnty

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

DeAdder today from substack.
@deadder

Canada Resists on substack

I figured out how to make Bluesky usable again:

• Use “Keep Me Posted” for ~20 active accounts that matter
• Play the follower game, if you choose, but mute aggressively
• Treat the home feed like a casino floor - fun, busy, loud

The signal lives in threads from “Keep Me Posted”.

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

Clever dissent in Judge's decision to release 5-year old Liam Conejo Ramos. "It’s a passionate, erudite and at times mischievous piece of prose."
** quick read **

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Who will win the College Football Playoff and Heisman? Our staff's early 2026 predictions

Oregon Ducks 🦆 🏈🎉
are far ahead in early predictions for next year's NCAA football championship. NYT Athletic surveyed writers & editors to get early predictions.
@oregonducksnews.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

Hyde Park in Chicago's south side is an NYT "52 Places to go in 2026". As an U of Chicago grad, I second this nomination 😀👍
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Listened to Chris @chrislhayes.bsky.social
read his book on our Tofino BC vacay last Fall - to keep from being bored 🤣 Great insight/foresight into arguably the greatest issue as individuals, parents, citizens. Well written, researched, organized & not repetitive or fluffy. #books #sirernscall

Chris' show/reporting from Minneapolis has been outstanding.💯🎉 @allinwithchris.bsky.social

Mark Carney honoring International Holocaust Remembrance day at the National Holocaust Monument near Chaudière Falls. We found the memorial dramatic & emotionally intense. Well worth a visit if you're headed to the falls.

This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, California mourns the six million Jewish lives brutally taken and the millions of others horrifically murdered by the Nazis.

We must tell the truth about this atrocity and fight antisemitism and all hatred — without exception.

DeAdder today
@deadder.bsky.social

EYES ON ICE
We watched it last night.
Well done presentations by ACLU, NDLON, et al.
Happy to hear from Pablo Alvarado of NDLON.
We support their work.
@indivisible.org
@ndlon.bsky.social
@pabloalvarado.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/zqka9fU...

Mark Carney Takes On Donald Trump and Emerges as a Global Political Star

"This week, with the world watching, Mr. Carney pushed back against Mr. Trump, not once but twice. And it had the effect of heating both their rivalry and Mr. Carney’s global political stardom." @ianausten.bsky.social

(Article describes Carney from reporter's POV.)

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/w...