Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬
@badtoss.bsky.social
Guggenheim Fellow, Prof Emerita and Author: The Gilded Edge (Dutton) and forthcoming, a book on America's home grown Soviet spy (37Ink). Oh, and tennis tweets. Expect them.
Lit rep: Mackenzie Brady Watson
Stacks at https://prendergastc.substack.com
Lit rep: Mackenzie Brady Watson
Stacks at https://prendergastc.substack.com
Pinned
American Songbirds for the Kremlin
On Calla Walsh's Trip to Tehran and its Foreboding Precedent
prendergastc.substack.com
I turned my previous thread on Calla Walsh, and why she is in deep, deep trouble, into a substack.
prendergastc.substack.com/p/american-s...
prendergastc.substack.com/p/american-s...
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disrespectfully, what the fuck are you talking about. you don't need an ID at the library. you need a library card, which anyone can get.
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
disrespectfully, what the fuck are you talking about. you don't need an ID at the library. you need a library card, which anyone can get.
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Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody deserve to be underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care? presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
The inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage | Press Watch
The glimpses we’ve gotten justify a lot more reporting
presswatchers.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody deserve to be underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care? presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
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Hey, everybody remember that first term kill a general/get a U.S. base bombed/claim nobody had brain injuries Iranian sequence in his first term? Or that he had a first term? Well no matter so long as we remember he hates the military and really hates veterans.
Trump Reignites Controversy over Calling Troops' Brain Injuries 'Headaches'
At issue is Iran's strike on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that Trump ordered to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard C...
www.military.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Hey, everybody remember that first term kill a general/get a U.S. base bombed/claim nobody had brain injuries Iranian sequence in his first term? Or that he had a first term? Well no matter so long as we remember he hates the military and really hates veterans.
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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So the stunt worked.
You're all so predictable. 🙄
You're all so predictable. 🙄
James Talarico raised $2.5 million in the past 24 hours, his campaign says.
February 19, 2026 at 2:14 AM
So the stunt worked.
You're all so predictable. 🙄
You're all so predictable. 🙄
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THE FIRST CLIP OF SENATOR MY BOO ON COLBERT JUST DROPPED
Once I got past the dimple dimpling harder than a dimple has ever dimpled it is so clear that Senator Jon Ossoff is built for this moment
His experience in international investigative journalism helps him call a thing a thing
Vote 🍑ssoff
Once I got past the dimple dimpling harder than a dimple has ever dimpled it is so clear that Senator Jon Ossoff is built for this moment
His experience in international investigative journalism helps him call a thing a thing
Vote 🍑ssoff
February 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
THE FIRST CLIP OF SENATOR MY BOO ON COLBERT JUST DROPPED
Once I got past the dimple dimpling harder than a dimple has ever dimpled it is so clear that Senator Jon Ossoff is built for this moment
His experience in international investigative journalism helps him call a thing a thing
Vote 🍑ssoff
Once I got past the dimple dimpling harder than a dimple has ever dimpled it is so clear that Senator Jon Ossoff is built for this moment
His experience in international investigative journalism helps him call a thing a thing
Vote 🍑ssoff
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Talarico demanded a fellow Democrat candidate refuse money from rich people who supported Trump
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
bsky.app/profile/gree...
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
bsky.app/profile/gree...
Talarico demanded a fellow Democrat candidate refuse money from rich people who supported Trump
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
February 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Talarico demanded a fellow Democrat candidate refuse money from rich people who supported Trump
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
bsky.app/profile/gree...
Talarico, the very next day, accepted money from Republican billionaire Trump donor
bsky.app/profile/gree...
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Your unemployed friends on a Wednesday
February 19, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Your unemployed friends on a Wednesday
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I keep seeing white people from Texas posting, “I don’t know who to vote for in the US Senate primary. They’re both great candidates”.
You’re not voting for a great candidate, you’re voting for a great senator. Only Jasmine Crockett can be a great senator.
You’re not voting for a great candidate, you’re voting for a great senator. Only Jasmine Crockett can be a great senator.
February 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I keep seeing white people from Texas posting, “I don’t know who to vote for in the US Senate primary. They’re both great candidates”.
You’re not voting for a great candidate, you’re voting for a great senator. Only Jasmine Crockett can be a great senator.
You’re not voting for a great candidate, you’re voting for a great senator. Only Jasmine Crockett can be a great senator.
Mossad would have a reason, just sayin’
Tucker Carlson detained in Israel after taking MAGA official up on debate offer: report
www.rawstory.com/tucker-carls...
www.rawstory.com/tucker-carls...
Tucker Carlson detained in Israel after taking MAGA official up on debate offer: report
Former Fox News host turned far-right influencer Tucker Carlson claimed Israeli security forces briefly detained him at the airport after a trip to Tel Aviv for a chat with former Arkansas Gov. and cu...
www.rawstory.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Mossad would have a reason, just sayin’
This would change my life. Every year I get a mammogram. They‘re like we basically can’t see anything bc of dense tissue but an ultrasound is pricey so 🤷🏻♀️
Rep. Todd Novak and a handful of other Republican lawmakers announcing that a bill to extend postpartum coverage to a year and a bill to cover cancer screenings for women with dense breast tissue will receive a vote in the state Assembly on Thursday.
February 19, 2026 at 4:35 AM
This would change my life. Every year I get a mammogram. They‘re like we basically can’t see anything bc of dense tissue but an ultrasound is pricey so 🤷🏻♀️
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates backed out of a keynote address at a high-profile Indian AI summit just hours before he was due to speak
Bill Gates Pulls Out of Address at High-Profile India AI Summit
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates backed out of a keynote address at a high-profile Indian AI summit just hours before he was due to speak.
bloom.bg
February 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates backed out of a keynote address at a high-profile Indian AI summit just hours before he was due to speak
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I don't know if people have noticed, but Trump's NEH is funneling much of its limited resources to right-wing orgs - $10 mil to the Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, $2 mil to right-wing mag First Things, millions to various "civic leadership" projects www.neh.gov/sites/defaul...
www.neh.gov
February 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I don't know if people have noticed, but Trump's NEH is funneling much of its limited resources to right-wing orgs - $10 mil to the Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, $2 mil to right-wing mag First Things, millions to various "civic leadership" projects www.neh.gov/sites/defaul...
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Trump admin is fulfilling Project 2025 mandate for Christian nationalist regime change. Crusade against American democracy.
February 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Trump admin is fulfilling Project 2025 mandate for Christian nationalist regime change. Crusade against American democracy.
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DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website
DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.
substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM
DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website
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When Morgan recounted her conversation w/Talerico the leftists in media went after her
She lives in Texas and was a supporter (I don’t know if she was going to vote for him) until some blatant lies by him and his media backers pushed her away:
She shared this message she received.
When we speak.
She lives in Texas and was a supporter (I don’t know if she was going to vote for him) until some blatant lies by him and his media backers pushed her away:
She shared this message she received.
When we speak.
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
When Morgan recounted her conversation w/Talerico the leftists in media went after her
She lives in Texas and was a supporter (I don’t know if she was going to vote for him) until some blatant lies by him and his media backers pushed her away:
She shared this message she received.
When we speak.
She lives in Texas and was a supporter (I don’t know if she was going to vote for him) until some blatant lies by him and his media backers pushed her away:
She shared this message she received.
When we speak.
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The buried lede here is that the woman he had an affair with committed suicide through self immolation
Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.
Married MAGA Rep Addresses Bombshell Aide Affair Claim
Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.
trib.al
February 19, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The buried lede here is that the woman he had an affair with committed suicide through self immolation
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This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
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Syria
A senior Trump administration official told PBS News that the U.S. will reduce the number of troops who have been fighting ISIS in Syria. https://to.pbs.org/4kIw9Kz
U.S. cuts forces in Syria as its new government fights terror threat
A senior Trump administration official told PBS News that the U.S. will reduce the number of troops who have been fighting ISIS in Syria. The statement comes after a major shift in U.S. policy in the ...
to.pbs.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Syria
Of course.
New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Exclusive | The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark
Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016 but ultimately backed out.
www.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Of course.
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.