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
A Century of Russian Disinformation: Part Two
Shakne Epstein, Schlemiel Turned GRU Spy
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I wrote about one of the first Soviet illegals who had at six names that he published or travelled under. They were experts at hiding their movements.
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The Golden Age of Trump.
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The Golden Age of Trump.
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Sorry, it was Willow the cat’s fault. We tried to stop her.
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Sorry, it was Willow the cat’s fault. We tried to stop her.
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This is the real one. Never forget.
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
This is the real one. Never forget.
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During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?
The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
During her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has wasted millions of dollars and done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
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 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
What we are seeing is failure to consolidate a dictatorship.
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
What we are seeing is failure to consolidate a dictatorship.
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Send Ed Snowden and Tara Reade to the meat grinder.
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Send Ed Snowden and Tara Reade to the meat grinder.
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I’m tired of people with no bona fides getting elected to governmental positions. We need to return to competence and qualifications mattering in elections.
February 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I’m tired of people with no bona fides getting elected to governmental positions. We need to return to competence and qualifications mattering in elections.
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ICE thugs show up at the homes of protesters.
One day, there will be accountability for all this fascism.
Meanwhile, keep resisting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
One day, there will be accountability for all this fascism.
Meanwhile, keep resisting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM
ICE thugs show up at the homes of protesters.
One day, there will be accountability for all this fascism.
Meanwhile, keep resisting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
One day, there will be accountability for all this fascism.
Meanwhile, keep resisting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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That's my senator, y'all.
She got her pumps on the back of his neck.
Stay on him, Auntie @alsobrooks.senate.gov .
She got her pumps on the back of his neck.
Stay on him, Auntie @alsobrooks.senate.gov .
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
That's my senator, y'all.
She got her pumps on the back of his neck.
Stay on him, Auntie @alsobrooks.senate.gov .
She got her pumps on the back of his neck.
Stay on him, Auntie @alsobrooks.senate.gov .
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“I actually think that Russia is losing this war. I think starting the whole war with Ukraine was a strategic mistake of Putin. He wanted to Russify Ukraine. It's becoming European…He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.”
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World order in transition, but U.S. is still a key ally for Europe, Finnish president says
At the Munich Security Conference, Nick Schifrin spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about the future of Europe's relationship with the United States.
www.pbs.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
“I actually think that Russia is losing this war. I think starting the whole war with Ukraine was a strategic mistake of Putin. He wanted to Russify Ukraine. It's becoming European…He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO. He got Finland and Sweden.”
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February 14, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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Ukraine war briefing: conflict could end if Russia economically or militarily ‘exhausted’, says Germany’s Merz #Ukraine
Ukraine war briefing: conflict could end if Russia economically or militarily ‘exhausted’, says Germany’s Merz
Ukraine-Russia war high on the agenda at Munich Security Council; France’s Macron says world must not accept Ukraine defeated. What we know on day 1,452
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Ukraine war briefing: conflict could end if Russia economically or militarily ‘exhausted’, says Germany’s Merz #Ukraine
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Kristi Noem must resign or be fired immediately.
I asked Secretary Noem a simple yes or no question: “Do you believe the Constitution guarantees everyone in our country the right to due process?” She couldn’t give me a straight answer.
February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Kristi Noem must resign or be fired immediately.
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When my daughter was born, I lived near the MDC in Brooklyn, and we used to there at least three or four times a week because there was a Buy Buy Baby right next door where we got all of her diapers and formula and baby supplies. My newborn was right here, like, every day.
February 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
When my daughter was born, I lived near the MDC in Brooklyn, and we used to there at least three or four times a week because there was a Buy Buy Baby right next door where we got all of her diapers and formula and baby supplies. My newborn was right here, like, every day.
My uncle went through med school via the Army. He served at Walter Reed and traveled the world vaccinating children.
This is the stupidest ROI calculation ever.
This is the stupidest ROI calculation ever.
Hundreds of incoming medical students that were planning to join the military through the HPSP scholarship program attend these schools. We don’t fill all of the available scholarship slots as it is. This policy would create lasting harm to the military health system.
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Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
My uncle went through med school via the Army. He served at Walter Reed and traveled the world vaccinating children.
This is the stupidest ROI calculation ever.
This is the stupidest ROI calculation ever.
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now more than ever:
February 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
now more than ever:
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The more folk call out those dumb code pink clowns the better
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The more folk call out those dumb code pink clowns the better
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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Trump’s administration will never go to war with Russia. He can’t even bring himself to pressure Putin by offering Ukraine real security guarantees, so we don’t have any, and right now they’re worth nothing.
His team keeps repeating, “Don’t rely on America.” Well… unfortunately, there you have it.
His team keeps repeating, “Don’t rely on America.” Well… unfortunately, there you have it.
Donald Trump said Russia wants to make a deal and that President Zelensky must start acting or risk losing a great opportunity. He stressed that Zelensky needs to move forward on the issue.
Listen Donny. Zelensky doesn't need to do anything. And specifically not listen to a traitor.
Listen Donny. Zelensky doesn't need to do anything. And specifically not listen to a traitor.
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Trump’s administration will never go to war with Russia. He can’t even bring himself to pressure Putin by offering Ukraine real security guarantees, so we don’t have any, and right now they’re worth nothing.
His team keeps repeating, “Don’t rely on America.” Well… unfortunately, there you have it.
His team keeps repeating, “Don’t rely on America.” Well… unfortunately, there you have it.
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And they won’t… They’re waiting on the Black woman to breathe so they can attack her
Where are all the screaming lunatics far left? Don't they care about children? They haven't been one protest against Donald Trump cruelty against children and the United States
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Outspoken (@out5p0ken)
5-year-old twins were denied bond because lack of assets and property.
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
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February 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
And they won’t… They’re waiting on the Black woman to breathe so they can attack her
I thought the French skating pair deserved to win (ducks).
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I thought the French skating pair deserved to win (ducks).
The featured Puffs at the kiss and cry as sending me.
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
The featured Puffs at the kiss and cry as sending me.
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Holy shit, this dude figure skating to The Diva from the 5th Element is awesome
February 14, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Holy shit, this dude figure skating to The Diva from the 5th Element is awesome
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New via MS NOW:
Corey Lewandowski raised alarm inside DHS when he sought approval to carry a federally-issued firearm while working for the agency.
Lewandowski's pursuit of a weapon became so contentious that a veteran attorney for ICE was escorted from the building after refusing the request.
Corey Lewandowski raised alarm inside DHS when he sought approval to carry a federally-issued firearm while working for the agency.
Lewandowski's pursuit of a weapon became so contentious that a veteran attorney for ICE was escorted from the building after refusing the request.
Noem adviser Lewandowski sought to carry a firearm at DHS, alarming officials
A lawyer who refused the request was reassigned, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.ms.now
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
New via MS NOW:
Corey Lewandowski raised alarm inside DHS when he sought approval to carry a federally-issued firearm while working for the agency.
Lewandowski's pursuit of a weapon became so contentious that a veteran attorney for ICE was escorted from the building after refusing the request.
Corey Lewandowski raised alarm inside DHS when he sought approval to carry a federally-issued firearm while working for the agency.
Lewandowski's pursuit of a weapon became so contentious that a veteran attorney for ICE was escorted from the building after refusing the request.