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
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
The antisemitism is screaming. The "Jewish Billionaire" trope has now come from the right (Fox) and the left (Occupy) and I've yet to see an apology from either.
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Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
Ghislaine Maxwell Appears to Have Lied on Her Citizenship Application — The New Republic
The revelation could put her citizenship status at risk.
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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The US president is set to take control of affordable facilities and potentially remodel them into upmarket properties in line with his private golfing empire if he can survive a court challenge filed on Friday. ft.trib.al/y3ETuqW
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The US president is set to take control of affordable facilities and potentially remodel them into upmarket properties in line with his private golfing empire if he can survive a court challenge filed on Friday. ft.trib.al/y3ETuqW
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My main opinion on Graham Platner is if there was a 41 year old guy running in the Republican primary for the Maine Senate seat and it turned out that he had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years and then he claimed that he just didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo, none of you would ever stop screaming about it.
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
My main opinion on Graham Platner is if there was a 41 year old guy running in the Republican primary for the Maine Senate seat and it turned out that he had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years and then he claimed that he just didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo, none of you would ever stop screaming about it.
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Australian Jewish snowboarder Scotty James won a silver medal in the men’s half pipe at the Olympics, and in the wake of the tragedy in Sydney, this is probably a huge morale boost for Australia’s Jewish community. Mazel Tov Scotty! 🇦🇺✡️
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Australian Jewish snowboarder Scotty James won a silver medal in the men’s half pipe at the Olympics, and in the wake of the tragedy in Sydney, this is probably a huge morale boost for Australia’s Jewish community. Mazel Tov Scotty! 🇦🇺✡️
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It's like this, if you didn't vote for Harris in 24, I'm not catering to you. There was the functional equivalent of a societal GED and you failed. I struggle to listen to people who proudly exclaim their judgment is that poor.
February 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
It's like this, if you didn't vote for Harris in 24, I'm not catering to you. There was the functional equivalent of a societal GED and you failed. I struggle to listen to people who proudly exclaim their judgment is that poor.
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This one clip is now dark satire for Russians, and a reminder of how far Putin’s promises have fallen, and why he wants censorship: to shrink the audience for his failure.
February 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This one clip is now dark satire for Russians, and a reminder of how far Putin’s promises have fallen, and why he wants censorship: to shrink the audience for his failure.
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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
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I am Graham Platner's age. I too was in the post 9/11 military. I also grew up in a small town in the Northeast US. I am also a college dropout with PTSD. And I am telling you: anyone from my demographic who had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years is either a Nazi or too dumb to be an effective US senator.
February 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I am Graham Platner's age. I too was in the post 9/11 military. I also grew up in a small town in the Northeast US. I am also a college dropout with PTSD. And I am telling you: anyone from my demographic who had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years is either a Nazi or too dumb to be an effective US senator.
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The more than 80 declarations, which the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota included in an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, offer the clearest account yet of observers’ treatment at the hands of the thousands of federal agents who flooded the state.
Filings recount ‘out of control’ ICE agents at height of surge
Minnesotans reported injuries, chemical burns and fear of returning to their homes after interactions with federal immigration agents.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The more than 80 declarations, which the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota included in an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, offer the clearest account yet of observers’ treatment at the hands of the thousands of federal agents who flooded the state.
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The Obama's All Star Game Respect)
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The Obama's All Star Game Respect)
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This is not new and AGAIN FOR THE SLOW PEOPLE IN THE BACK. Black Americans have been vocalizing concerns about wealth inequality THROUGH NETWORKS since the early 19th century, often framing it as a direct consequence of stolen labor and systemic exclusion from capital.
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is not new and AGAIN FOR THE SLOW PEOPLE IN THE BACK. Black Americans have been vocalizing concerns about wealth inequality THROUGH NETWORKS since the early 19th century, often framing it as a direct consequence of stolen labor and systemic exclusion from capital.
I went for a walk today. It was gorgeous out.
February 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I went for a walk today. It was gorgeous out.
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Not just found her to be credible but the exact same person’s testimony was used to put Maxwell in prison.
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Not just found her to be credible but the exact same person’s testimony was used to put Maxwell in prison.
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Fareed Zakaria: Zelensky says that the Russians are offering a $12 trillion economic package. Russia's GDP is $2.5 trillion. That is five times the total economy.
Anne Applebaum: Steve Witkoff is not somebody who has any experience with Russia or diplomacy.
Anne Applebaum: Steve Witkoff is not somebody who has any experience with Russia or diplomacy.
February 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Fareed Zakaria: Zelensky says that the Russians are offering a $12 trillion economic package. Russia's GDP is $2.5 trillion. That is five times the total economy.
Anne Applebaum: Steve Witkoff is not somebody who has any experience with Russia or diplomacy.
Anne Applebaum: Steve Witkoff is not somebody who has any experience with Russia or diplomacy.
The Dies Committee (first House UnAmerican Activities Committee) made a weak sauce investigation of them in 1938 before turning all their attention to the Communist Party (which had a Russian spy problem, to be fair).
The German American Bund, Part 2, is in full force in 2026.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hm...
Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The Dies Committee (first House UnAmerican Activities Committee) made a weak sauce investigation of them in 1938 before turning all their attention to the Communist Party (which had a Russian spy problem, to be fair).
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Happy 90% Off Candy Day to all who celebrate
February 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Happy 90% Off Candy Day to all who celebrate
Holy shit. Click on the substack link.
Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Holy shit. Click on the substack link.
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Things you can say when you are never running again.
February 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Things you can say when you are never running again.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Someone should remind Bondi that Nixon didn't go to prison, but his AG did.
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Someone should remind Bondi that Nixon didn't go to prison, but his AG did.
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“Asked how the cuts have affected science, one [researcher] said, ‘This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.’” 🔗 archive.ph/2026.02.12-1...
February 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“Asked how the cuts have affected science, one [researcher] said, ‘This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power.’” 🔗 archive.ph/2026.02.12-1...