A February 6 Democratic Perimeter update tracking how pressure reshapes power, ICE enforcement refines its posture, and institutions rely on leverage, not norms.
Dino, your reporting is doing the rest of us a great service. It helps me to recalibrate, on a daily basis without overwhelming the senses, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. That's exactly what's needed in the current crisis.
Yesterday I took a little more time than usual to kind of scour the reports here on Substack which, honestly, I consider my most trustworthy news source. It does require some extra thinking, though, and more intensive verification - of "good news", because false hope is just as dangerous as any verified brutality, as well as "bad news", because so is unnecessary panic and hypervigilance. I'll probably share related, real-time, location specific thoughts as we go along.
So yes, we'll continue to keep an eye on Maine, because alarms have been raised over the "quieter" escalation, and of course Minnesota - both of which are border states, too, as we know. And here in DC/Maryland. Or anywhere else where I know people. And elsewhere, of course.
Despite my usual, long comment, I really have nothing to add to your usual, excellent synopsis, except - as I increasingly say to my Substack allies - my prayers of faith. I'll gladly add that to your 'secular prayers' for a peaceful weekend. I hope you enjoy yours.
Thank you for your value added words, Wayne. I appreciate your thoughts.
My intent is to keep the Democratic perimeter as tightly focused as possible on breaches of trust in agencies responsible for intelligence, law enforcement, and customs. These are my specialties. In as much as they fall under the greater decay of the executive, I will selectively include more general breaches of power as they occur.
There is enough drama for everyone without me stepping on other publications.
Dino, your reporting is doing the rest of us a great service. It helps me to recalibrate, on a daily basis without overwhelming the senses, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. That's exactly what's needed in the current crisis.
Yesterday I took a little more time than usual to kind of scour the reports here on Substack which, honestly, I consider my most trustworthy news source. It does require some extra thinking, though, and more intensive verification - of "good news", because false hope is just as dangerous as any verified brutality, as well as "bad news", because so is unnecessary panic and hypervigilance. I'll probably share related, real-time, location specific thoughts as we go along.
So yes, we'll continue to keep an eye on Maine, because alarms have been raised over the "quieter" escalation, and of course Minnesota - both of which are border states, too, as we know. And here in DC/Maryland. Or anywhere else where I know people. And elsewhere, of course.
Despite my usual, long comment, I really have nothing to add to your usual, excellent synopsis, except - as I increasingly say to my Substack allies - my prayers of faith. I'll gladly add that to your 'secular prayers' for a peaceful weekend. I hope you enjoy yours.
Thank you for your value added words, Wayne. I appreciate your thoughts.
My intent is to keep the Democratic perimeter as tightly focused as possible on breaches of trust in agencies responsible for intelligence, law enforcement, and customs. These are my specialties. In as much as they fall under the greater decay of the executive, I will selectively include more general breaches of power as they occur.
There is enough drama for everyone without me stepping on other publications.