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Amplify the good stuff. Bring attention to topics in danger of falling off the radar. Focus on legit news in need of amplification. Remember: Carl Bernstein says, "Truth is not neutral." Christiane Amanpour, says be "truthful, not neutral."
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STUDY: “Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter.”
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Follow great scientists here like @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
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Despite calls to “nationalize” elections, “the president has no lawful authority for such a takeover,” @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social writes in @nytopinion.nytimes.com It will be “incumbent on all of us … to see the administration’s efforts for what they are.”
Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Despite calls to “nationalize” elections, “the president has no lawful authority for such a takeover,” @seanmorales-doyle.bsky.social writes in @nytopinion.nytimes.com It will be “incumbent on all of us … to see the administration’s efforts for what they are.”
February 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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I said what I said.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I said what I said.
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One thing is clear—the justice system does not support victims or survivors. That’s why Members of Congress are working with Epstein survivors, not just for accountability and justice, but to create a system that believes, protects, and supports them.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
One thing is clear—the justice system does not support victims or survivors. That’s why Members of Congress are working with Epstein survivors, not just for accountability and justice, but to create a system that believes, protects, and supports them.
Think California has choices. Good ones. Eric Swalwell has more than earned your trust. He's earned your vote. He'll do exactly what he says he's going to do. You know he means what he says because you know him.
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
Early voting begins May 4. Will you be my Voter? Register today! Registertovote.ca.gov 💌🗳️💙💛
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Think California has choices. Good ones. Eric Swalwell has more than earned your trust. He's earned your vote. He'll do exactly what he says he's going to do. You know he means what he says because you know him.
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
@ericswalwell.bsky.social
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Early voting begins May 4. Will you be my Voter? Register today! Registertovote.ca.gov 💌🗳️💙💛
February 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Early voting begins May 4. Will you be my Voter? Register today! Registertovote.ca.gov 💌🗳️💙💛
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The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE • Stateline
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents.
stateline.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
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The GOP cut our healthcare so they could spend $38.3 billion of our tax dollars on mass detention camps, including one in Merrimack, NH.
That’s a profound & dangerous misplacement of priorities. We should be investing in housing, lowering costs, & supporting families – not building a police state.
That’s a profound & dangerous misplacement of priorities. We should be investing in housing, lowering costs, & supporting families – not building a police state.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The GOP cut our healthcare so they could spend $38.3 billion of our tax dollars on mass detention camps, including one in Merrimack, NH.
That’s a profound & dangerous misplacement of priorities. We should be investing in housing, lowering costs, & supporting families – not building a police state.
That’s a profound & dangerous misplacement of priorities. We should be investing in housing, lowering costs, & supporting families – not building a police state.
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I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Dems get a lot of shit for not fighting hard enough against Trump, but they have stood strong on ICE funding. They have the upper hand in this fight; they can win and absolutely cannot blink, no matter how long it goes
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Why Dem's Can't Blink on ICE Funding
Plus thoughts on the Texas primary, impeachment, and Chuck Schumer's future
www.messageboxnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Vivek Ramaswamy doesn’t understand the stakes Ohioans are facing, and he never will.
This isn’t a matter of cutting back at the grocery store or pinching pennies; it’s catastrophic.
Read my op-ed⬇️
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
This isn’t a matter of cutting back at the grocery store or pinching pennies; it’s catastrophic.
Read my op-ed⬇️
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Acton: Ramaswamy sees Ohio from window of private jet. He doesn't get what you need.
Amy Acton: Vivek Ramaswamy is completely out of touch with the lives of everyday Ohioans. Medicaid and Medicare shouldn't be put in his hands.
www.dispatch.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy doesn’t understand the stakes Ohioans are facing, and he never will.
This isn’t a matter of cutting back at the grocery store or pinching pennies; it’s catastrophic.
Read my op-ed⬇️
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
This isn’t a matter of cutting back at the grocery store or pinching pennies; it’s catastrophic.
Read my op-ed⬇️
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
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Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
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Voter fraud is not a real problem.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
February 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Voter fraud is not a real problem.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
Our problem isn’t non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. The real problem is American citizens not voting in our elections.
And our even bigger problem is voter suppression.
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Former President Barack Obama: "This is not the America we believe in."
Former President Barack Obama speaks out on ICE shootings in Minnesota: "This is not the America we believe in"
President Obama spoke about the "unprecedented nature" of what he said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did in Minnesota.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Former President Barack Obama: "This is not the America we believe in."
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🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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“In August 2011, Barrack emailed Epstein and said ‘just saw Sultan who likes you a lot! I told him you are the best that you are a first class brain inside of a first class human being! Miss u.’”
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Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“In August 2011, Barrack emailed Epstein and said ‘just saw Sultan who likes you a lot! I told him you are the best that you are a first class brain inside of a first class human being! Miss u.’”
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
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Utah Republicans’ plan to repeal the state’s gerrymandering ban in order to grab another congressional seat isn’t going as well as they hoped — despite Donald Trump Jr.’s best efforts to help recruit workers for a MAGA political firm that turned in fraudulent signatures.
Utah GOP fumbling their pro-gerrymandering ballot measure amid fraud claims, confusion
With a Sunday deadline looming, the campaign still needs to make up thousands of signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot.
www.democracydocket.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Utah Republicans’ plan to repeal the state’s gerrymandering ban in order to grab another congressional seat isn’t going as well as they hoped — despite Donald Trump Jr.’s best efforts to help recruit workers for a MAGA political firm that turned in fraudulent signatures.
JOE ROGAN (who helped Trump get elected): “Why would your name be redacted if you’re not a victim? None of this is good for this administration. It looks fucking terrible.”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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JOE ROGAN (who helped Trump get elected): “Why would your name be redacted if you’re not a victim? None of this is good for this administration. It looks fucking terrible.”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
JOE ROGAN (who helped Trump get elected): “Why would your name be redacted if you’re not a victim? None of this is good for this administration. It looks fucking terrible.”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
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We briefly interrupt his thread to urge you to subscribe to my free weekly Stop the Presses newsletter, which examines how right-wing extremism exploits the weaknesses in American journalism. Now back to my list of Trump’s unhinged behavior …
Stop the Presses | Mark Jacob | Substack
A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it. Click to read Stop the Presses, by Mark Jacob, a Substack publicati...
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February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We briefly interrupt his thread to urge you to subscribe to my free weekly Stop the Presses newsletter, which examines how right-wing extremism exploits the weaknesses in American journalism. Now back to my list of Trump’s unhinged behavior …