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The Christian Influencers Protecting Their Peace

February 10, 2026 Christian, Their, peace, protecting, Influencers0 comment

In the aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis, my Instagram algorithm served up a never-ending carousel of sizzling rage. Most of that rage was directed toward the country’s immigration-enforcement agencies, while some, of course, was aimed at defending them. But I wasn’t expecting the post from Blake Guichet. “There’s a difference between compassion that is grounded and compassion that is hijacked,” Guichet, a pro-Trump Christian influencer who posts on Instagram under the handle “thegirlnamedblake,” had typed on butter-yellow slides. “You do not owe the internet a statement on the…

How Jeff Bezos Broke The Washington Post

February 6, 2026 Post, Washington, Jeff, broke, Bezos0 comment

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts In the first blush of their relationship, The Washington Post and Jeff Bezos seemed like an excellent match. Here was a paper with a strong pedigree that had fallen on somewhat hard times, and a suitor with funds who seemed eager to return it to steady glory. In 2013 Bezos purchased the paper for $ 250 million from the Graham family and promised a “golden era” to come. I had left the Post by then but was…

‘Trust Has Been Breached’

February 2, 2026 been, trust, Breached0 comment

The state and local officials meeting with Tom Homan, who was put in charge of the federal immigration operation in Minnesota this week, have generally agreed that their encounters have been cordial and productive, a welcome change from the militaristic approach taken by his predecessor. Homan has also cast these discussions in a positive light, expressing optimism Thursday that “commonsense cooperation” on immigration enforcement in Minneapolis will allow him to draw down the thousands of agents that have flooded the city for the past two months. But beyond the pleasantries,…

Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security

January 29, 2026 Raging, security, battles, Department, Homeland, Inside0 comment

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night to blame the man who had been shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis that morning for his own death, claiming without evidence that he had intended “to kill law enforcement” and had been “brandishing” a weapon. Behind her stood the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, sending a silent message of…

The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue

January 25, 2026 shoot, Somebody, Logical, Avenue, could, point, Trump, Saying, Fifth0 comment

On January 23, 2016, Donald Trump notoriously declared, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” That statement was understood at the time as a metaphorical expression of the depth of Republican voters’ commitment to him. Ten years and one day later, his administration’s agents shot a disarmed man on the street in full view of the public. Perhaps we should have taken him not only seriously but also literally. The dynamic Trump observed is that he had created a…

Trump Can Prosecute Anyone Now

January 21, 2026 Trump, Anyone, Prosecute0 comment

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. A year into Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Justice has become his private law firm, devoted less to the impartial administration of justice than to blackmailing, intimidating, and persecuting Trump’s foes while selectively enforcing the law to spare allies who break it. The chairman of the Federal Reserve reveals that the Justice Department has been attempting to blackmail him into lowering interest rates with the threat of a federal indictment. The…