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DAY AHEAD: Another pardoned Jan 6 riot defendant is returning to prison
Who’ll be next?
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Who’ll be next?
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DAY AHEAD: Another pardoned Jan 6 riot defendant is returning to prison
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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February 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
DAY AHEAD: Another pardoned Jan 6 riot defendant is returning to prison
Who’ll be next?
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Who’ll be next?
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Lawfare is OUTSTANDING!
Clear, comprehensive coverage of legal issues behind significant cases. Accessible even to ignorati such as myself.
Clear, comprehensive coverage of legal issues behind significant cases. Accessible even to ignorati such as myself.
NEW: Don Lemon is set to be arraigned this week on charges tied to a protest at a church.
The case has raised press freedom concerns. But the constitutional provision most likely to derail the indictment isn’t the First Amendment—it’s the Commerce Clause.
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www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
The case has raised press freedom concerns. But the constitutional provision most likely to derail the indictment isn’t the First Amendment—it’s the Commerce Clause.
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www.lawfaremedia.org/article/minn...
Minnesota FACE Off: A Deep Dive Into the St. Paul Church Protest Case
Unpacking the Don Lemon indictment, its factual allegations, the elements the government must prove to convict, and the potential defenses available to the accused.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Lawfare is OUTSTANDING!
Clear, comprehensive coverage of legal issues behind significant cases. Accessible even to ignorati such as myself.
Clear, comprehensive coverage of legal issues behind significant cases. Accessible even to ignorati such as myself.
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There's got to be a lot more accountability for a lot more people in Epstein's world. That's why I'm not letting up on my follow the money investigation.
NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
There's got to be a lot more accountability for a lot more people in Epstein's world. That's why I'm not letting up on my follow the money investigation.
"Unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined, as only agencies under the DHS umbrella — like Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — will be affected."
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What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday as lawmakers debate new restrictions on Preside...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"Unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined, as only agencies under the DHS umbrella — like Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — will be affected."
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85% -- 📣📣
"An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree with the statement “There are powerful elites who helped Epstein target and abuse young girls. They protected him and need to be investigated.”
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"An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree with the statement “There are powerful elites who helped Epstein target and abuse young girls. They protected him and need to be investigated.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-1...
February 12, 2026
In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
85% -- 📣📣
"An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree with the statement “There are powerful elites who helped Epstein target and abuse young girls. They protected him and need to be investigated.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-1...
"An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree with the statement “There are powerful elites who helped Epstein target and abuse young girls. They protected him and need to be investigated.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-1...
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The order applies to 137 Venezuelans who were deported last year and held for months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
Judge Orders Trump Admin To ‘Facilitate’ Return Of Some Venezuelans Sent To CECOT
The order applies to 137 Venezuelans who were deported last year and held for months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The order applies to 137 Venezuelans who were deported last year and held for months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
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Rogan questioned why names of “powerful billionaire guys,” like retail billionaire Les Wexner, were redacted in files released by the Justice Department.
Joe Rogan Slams Epstein Files Redactions: ‘It Looks Terrible For Trump’
Rogan questioned why names of “powerful billionaire guys,” like retail billionaire Les Wexner, were redacted in files released by the Justice Department.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Rogan questioned why names of “powerful billionaire guys,” like retail billionaire Les Wexner, were redacted in files released by the Justice Department.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., criticized the practice in a rare break with the Trump administration.
DOJ Admits Tracking Lawmakers’ Epstein Files Search History—As ‘Spying’ Backlash Grows
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., criticized the practice in a rare break with the Trump administration.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., criticized the practice in a rare break with the Trump administration.
Corey Lewandowski "fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after [Kristi] Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane" — a decision that was reversed when they realized they needed someone to take them home.
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"The push has included DHS’ sending scores of immigration enforcement officers into U.S. cities on deportation missions and purchasing mega warehouses to hold detainees."
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Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials focused on denaturalization were sent to offices nationwide, sources say.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"The push has included DHS’ sending scores of immigration enforcement officers into U.S. cities on deportation missions and purchasing mega warehouses to hold detainees."
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cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Hard to think of a better appointment to the RBA board than my old mate, Bruce Preston. By any measure he's Australia's leading monetary economist. Good news for the Bank, for Australia, and for economics.
(Many moons ago we were baby economists together at the RBA.)
(Many moons ago we were baby economists together at the RBA.)
Economist Bruce Preston appointed to RBA Board
The economics professor is the second academic economist added to the board since a review recommended boosting its expertise.
www.abc.net.au
February 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Hard to think of a better appointment to the RBA board than my old mate, Bruce Preston. By any measure he's Australia's leading monetary economist. Good news for the Bank, for Australia, and for economics.
(Many moons ago we were baby economists together at the RBA.)
(Many moons ago we were baby economists together at the RBA.)
"The White House did not return a request for comment Thursday night on why Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players."
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Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players for crimes that include perjury, counterfeiting and drug trafficking.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"The White House did not return a request for comment Thursday night on why Trump, an avid sports fan, pardoned the players."
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Lyons made the claim about local law enforcement at a hearing this morning. His claims did not mesh with our real-time reporting in 2024 on when the apartments were cleared of many occupants. We asked ICE which agency leaked their raid. No answer yet. Then the posts disappeared.
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Lyons made the claim about local law enforcement at a hearing this morning. His claims did not mesh with our real-time reporting in 2024 on when the apartments were cleared of many occupants. We asked ICE which agency leaked their raid. No answer yet. Then the posts disappeared.
Trust is earned. Easily lost. @brianstelter.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social @jaketapper.bsky.social
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Trust is earned. Easily lost. @brianstelter.bsky.social @kaitlancollins.bsky.social @jaketapper.bsky.social
NEW: President Trump is taking credit for Denver's impressive drop in homicides, which seems to conflict with his claims that the city is a lawless, leftist hellhole ravaged by crime. @marcsallinger.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"People once trusted health agencies regardless of party, and the government reported “the best of what science knows at this point,” said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania."
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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"People once trusted health agencies regardless of party, and the government reported “the best of what science knows at this point,” said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania."
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"Doctors counter that the false and unverified information he promotes is causing major, perhaps irreversible, damage — and that if enough people forgo vaccination, it will prompt a surge of illness and death."
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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"Doctors counter that the false and unverified information he promotes is causing major, perhaps irreversible, damage — and that if enough people forgo vaccination, it will prompt a surge of illness and death."
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"The government’s motion asked the judge for “dismissal with prejudice,” meaning the charges against the two men cannot be resubmitted."
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Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"The government’s motion asked the judge for “dismissal with prejudice,” meaning the charges against the two men cannot be resubmitted."
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"Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll." AP News
"Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll." AP News
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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"Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll." AP News
"Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his recent push to seize control of Greenland has turned off many in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC poll." AP News
"The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark."
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Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark."
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So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions.
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
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“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions.
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call.
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
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I will admit this was one that I had to both click through and then search for myself to believe it's real.
Jeffrey Epstein to Bill Gates in December 2016:
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
I will admit this was one that I had to both click through and then search for myself to believe it's real.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts
A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.