RI @GovDanMcKee declares state of emergency, closes roads to commercial vehicles Sun 5pm and non-emergency vehicles 7pm. Urges all preparations for blizzard to be complete by 8pm, by which time stay where you for a day or two. Store water if needed. motifri.com/ri-blizzard-...

PVD: Sun 6pm–Mon 9pm, heavy snow and near-blizzard conditions, 1 in/hr snowfall rate. Probabilities for at least 1 inch near 100%, 2in 98%, 4in 92%, 6in 82%, 8in 70%, 12in 52%, 18in 35%. Winter Storm Watch is posted for Sun 1pm to Tue 7am. motifri.com/wx-2026-01-2...

PVD: Fri 12pm rain, 2pm snow, 4pm freezing rain/sleet, 9pm snow, ending Sat 3am. Accum 1–3 inches expected. Ice accretion could cause power outages. Probability at least 0.1in 99%, 1in 74%, 2in 50%, 4in 25%, 6in 16%, 8in 8%, 12in 3%, 18in near 0%. motifri.com/wx-2026-02-2...

President does NOT have power to impose tariffs without Congressional action, Supreme Court rules in a fragmented opinion, some justices invoking "major questions" doctrine and other justices saying ordinary statutory interpretation is sufficient. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Despite the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the fact that I read the classic "The Constitutional History of England" by FW Maitland in high school, I really don't give a damn about what happens to the royal family beyond a morbid fascination like passing a car wreck.

This Epstein files things could be big. www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...

PVD: Tue 6pm–Wed 2am, 1 in snow. Possible freezing rain Tue 11pm–Wed 1am. Probability at least 0.1in 97%, 1in 43%, 2in 21%, 4in 3%, 6in near 0%. Return to slightly above seasonal normal temps, afternoon highs 35°F and overnight lows 20°F. motifri.com/wx-2026-02-1...

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

@jbf1755.bsky.social Your comments with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about Twitter make me think you will like my article from a few years ago. motifri.com/destroying-t...

This regime's cruelty knows no bounds. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family

PVD: Sat 1am–6pm, 3–5 in snow. Winter Weather Adv Sat Feb 7 4am–7pm. Probability at least 0.1in near 100%, 1in 99%, 2in 91%, 4in 39%, 6in 12%, 8in 2%, 12in near 0%. Dangerous cold: ambient temp 0°F, wind chill -16°F. Cold Weather Adv Sat Feb 7 6pm–Sun Feb 8. motifri.com/wx-2026-02-0...

I usually hesitate to post obituaries but this one, of my literary agent, Georges Borchardt, born in 1928, is so unusual that it deserves to be widely shared. An incredible 20th century life www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...

I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...

If you had any doubts that we are all living through a decisive historical moment, @brucespringsteen.net will convince you otherwise. If you do not personally remember the 1960s, this is that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...

@jenpsaki.bsky.social explains that @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social had staff recreate videos playing cats like bongos "for copyright reasons" to give viewers a sense of the content on a usually non-political subreddit. www.reddit.com/r/catbongos/...

As a strong gun-rights supporter, I am horrified that our federal government has effectively declared open season on law-abiding gun owers. If you protested when jack-booted thugs killed Randy Weaver, how can you defend them killing Alex Pretti? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Despite community support and legal efforts, the detained immigrant father of a 5-year-old son with brain cancer has decided to drop efforts to stay in the United States and accept deportation to Bolivia.

PVD: Snow Sun 7am–Mon 11pm, 12–18 inches possible, but too early for reliable accumulation forecast. Could mix with freezing rain. Extreme cold, sub-zero wind chill Fri night thru at least Tue. Winter Storm Watch, Cold Weather Advisory posted. motifri.com/wx-2026-01-2...

@raskin.house.gov on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social said he worried testimony of Jack Smith would turn into "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," implying responses would be interrupted and cut off. This is the second time I recall him mentioning the film. Did he ever attend live shows?

If Trump is not following in the path of dictators such as Hitler and Napoleon, why is he invading Minnesota in the winter?

I just saw @iandonnis.bsky.social on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social with a promo piece filmed on the river called "The Bubblah." I'll be so disappointed if they don't use the slogan "Flood the Zone."

PVD: Snow 3–6in, Sun 7am–Mon 7am; peak Sun 5pm–Mon 1am possibly 1in/hr. Winter Weather Advisory Sun 10am–Mon 4am. Probability at least 0.1in near 100%, 1in 98%, 2in 89%, 4in 45%, 6in 22%, 8in 11%, 12in 3%, 18in near 0%. Arctic cold overnights Mon–Wed. motifri.com/wx-2026-01-1...

On reading @nytopinion.nytimes.com headline "Shoot to Kill: Account of Brutal Crackdown…" it was a relief to see it was about Iran rather than ICE.

Pleased to speak with @theintercept.com and be quoted alongside @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social. "The U.S. did go to war with Venezuela. Just because you drag along a couple DEA agents doesn’t transform this...into a law enforcement operation.” theintercept.com/2026/01/05/c...

My analysis in @justsecurity.org on Trump's asserted license to kill. 2/n www.justsecurity.org/120568/carib...

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... — …president’s lack of interest in boosting Machado… stemmed from her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize… an “ultimate sin”… “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today”…

Masterpiece of an article!

PVD: Mon 7pm–Tue 1am snow, possibly changing to freezing rain. Then Tue 8pm–Wed 7am, rain. Snow accumulation probability in the metropolitan area is of at least 0.1in 78%, 1in 6%, 2in near 0%. motifri.com/wx-2026-01-0...

@danmaurerlawprof.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social: "You can't break the law to enforce the law."

We may have united the Venezuelan people against us. This is an insane legal precedent: What happens if Xi or Putin decide to abduct Trump and install Harris as president? apnews.com/article/vene...

The Commissar Vanishes. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...

PVD: 1–3in snow Thu 12am–7am. Probability at least 0.1in 99%, 1in 76%, 2in 32%, 4in 3%, 6in near 0%. motifri.com/wx-2025-12-3...

PVD: 1–3in snow Fri 9pm–Sat 8am. Probability at least 0.1in 99%, 1in 83%, 2in 64%, 4in 20%, 6in 2%, 8in near 0%. Sun 8pm–Mon 9pm, mixed precipitation consisting of mostly rain, but with possible ice accumulation on trees and power lines, is possible. motifri.com/wx-2025-12-2...

PVD: Up to 1in snow Tue 7am, rain mixing 11am, all rain 2pm, ending 7pm. Temp reaching 37°F prevents accumulation; will be washed away by rain. Probability at least 0.1in 95%, 1in 34%, 2in 4%, 4in near 0%. Northwest of the city could see 3in snow. motifri.com/wx-2025-12-2...

We give you the facts of the Brown mass shooting and the MIT professor murder by the same suspect, found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage locker, based on the Providence and Boston press conferences and a 35-page police affidavit. motifri.com/brown-shooti...

Brown U shooting person of interest: I did some enhancement of the released blurry image to try to reveal more of the detail. It is a judgment call where this goes too far and introduces false artifacts, but I believe this did not yet happen. Feel free to use and share. Credit to Motif Magazine.

So poignantly haunting yet heartening. Chag Sameach.

@juliettekayyem.bsky.social is one of the most trusted voices in homeland security. I only learned she was in RI when she said so in a CNN interview. I happened to be at a Brown-sponsored event during the shooting, but not in the same building, unaware of threat. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Around the year 1900, 18% of American children died before the age of 5. Plus, their premature deaths haunted their families. Vaccination knocked that death rate below 1%. 💉 Science saves children and families. #USDemocracy #MomSky

Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers. Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.

A public celebration of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, was the site of a shooting that left 10 dead and a dozen injured. Chanukah begins at sunset Sunday, already occurred as Sydney AEDT is 16 hours ahead of US EST. www.reuters.com/world/austra...

Brown University shooting at Barus and Holley Bldg, 184 Hope St, PVD: 2 dead, 8 injured. Suspect at large, campus told to "shelter in place." Police release surveillance video believed to show suspect walking on Hope St, turning onto Waterman St. motifri.com/brown-univer...

I want to assure you I am completely safe. Although I was attending an event partially sponsored by Brown University, I was not in the Barus-Holley building where the shooting occurred and did not interact with any persons involved, fleeing, or responding.

PVD: Weak storm will bring 1–2 inches snow Sun, 1am–1pm. Then cold: Mon sunrise 14°F, afternoon high 26°F, Tue sunrise 19°F. Then warming: Wed 33°F, Thu 42°F. Bills at Patriots, Sun 1pm kickoff: 30°F and snow ended hours earlier. motifri.com/wx-2025-12-1...

"I expect a crack-up of the existing government structure… Trump will face health issues leaving him unable to function – he may even die – before the midterm elections… Congress is reverting to polarized paralysis and repeated standoffs, even government shutdowns…" motifri.com/predictions-...

Listening to Ross Douthat with Paul Kingsnorth, one expects Elon Musk to end up chained to a rock with eagles eating his liver. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...

Congrats to @corybooker.com but my first thought was, "How long were the vows?" I can see his wife warning him to keep it under 24 hours. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/s...

PVD: Nor’easter Tue almost entirely rain, heavy at times: probability of at least 0.1in 77%, 1in 46%, 2in 38%, 4in 24%, 6in 16%, 8in 10%, 12in 1%, and 18in near 0%. Snow Tue 8am, change to rain 11am, back to snow Wed 12am, ending 2am. motifri.com/wx-2025-12-0...