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
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.
I’ll take things Trump never wrote for $500 Alex.
"This is not what our Founders wanted. I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject."
Lol. What? Is there footage of Trump in some library looking over SCOTUS arguments or the Founders correspondence?
Lol. What? Is there footage of Trump in some library looking over SCOTUS arguments or the Founders correspondence?
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ll take things Trump never wrote for $500 Alex.
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❗️NATO will win if Russia attacks now, — Rutte
💬 "We will win any battle with Russia if they attack us now. And we must do everything to ensure that in two, four or six years this situation remains the same," Rutte told reporters.
@munsecconf.bsky.social
💬 "We will win any battle with Russia if they attack us now. And we must do everything to ensure that in two, four or six years this situation remains the same," Rutte told reporters.
@munsecconf.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
❗️NATO will win if Russia attacks now, — Rutte
💬 "We will win any battle with Russia if they attack us now. And we must do everything to ensure that in two, four or six years this situation remains the same," Rutte told reporters.
@munsecconf.bsky.social
💬 "We will win any battle with Russia if they attack us now. And we must do everything to ensure that in two, four or six years this situation remains the same," Rutte told reporters.
@munsecconf.bsky.social
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Defending Al Franken is a petty kind of left-of-center vice signaling and I do not have patience with it. If you insist that a guy who harassed multiple women belongs in the Senate you are saying the harassment of women is unimportant and / or his accusers are all liars. Both are sexist positions.
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Defending Al Franken is a petty kind of left-of-center vice signaling and I do not have patience with it. If you insist that a guy who harassed multiple women belongs in the Senate you are saying the harassment of women is unimportant and / or his accusers are all liars. Both are sexist positions.
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The SAVE Act, a showcase of the Heritage Foundation's 2025 project, recycles the old tale of non-citizen voter fraud, which is a lie meant to spread fear and justify its political ambitions.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
February 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The SAVE Act, a showcase of the Heritage Foundation's 2025 project, recycles the old tale of non-citizen voter fraud, which is a lie meant to spread fear and justify its political ambitions.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
jkbjournalist.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
How we got here
jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...
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When will Republicans, veterans organizations, & retired military officers speak up about this? No president in the history of the Republic has done this. Yet Trump, Vance, & Hegseth do it constantly. It betrays the most important core value of our military-no partisan politics.
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
When will Republicans, veterans organizations, & retired military officers speak up about this? No president in the history of the Republic has done this. Yet Trump, Vance, & Hegseth do it constantly. It betrays the most important core value of our military-no partisan politics.
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PM Tusk:
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
February 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
PM Tusk:
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.
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Rubio and his wife are the children of immigrants from Cuba and Colombia respectively. Vance wife is the child of immigrants. Trump's 2 of 3 wives were immigrants as was Trump's mother. How do they support these anti immigrant positions?
February 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Rubio and his wife are the children of immigrants from Cuba and Colombia respectively. Vance wife is the child of immigrants. Trump's 2 of 3 wives were immigrants as was Trump's mother. How do they support these anti immigrant positions?
About time they scooped up Woody.
French prosecutors are reviewing the Epstein files and ties to French nationals to determine any criminal wrongdoing.
Epstein Files Prompt New Investigation By France Authorities
French prosecutors are reviewing the Epstein files and ties to French nationals to determine any criminal wrongdoing.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
About time they scooped up Woody.
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Cleaning up the shit - Finland leads the way.
In Finland, they want to seize property from Russians. The country's authorities are exploring the possibility of cancelling real estate transactions previously concluded with Russians.
1/2
In Finland, they want to seize property from Russians. The country's authorities are exploring the possibility of cancelling real estate transactions previously concluded with Russians.
1/2
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Cleaning up the shit - Finland leads the way.
In Finland, they want to seize property from Russians. The country's authorities are exploring the possibility of cancelling real estate transactions previously concluded with Russians.
1/2
In Finland, they want to seize property from Russians. The country's authorities are exploring the possibility of cancelling real estate transactions previously concluded with Russians.
1/2
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Trump also shut down the 2020 census early. The people who will discover the truth about the 2020 census haven't been born yet.
February 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Trump also shut down the 2020 census early. The people who will discover the truth about the 2020 census haven't been born yet.
This!!!
France correctly approaching the exposure of an international pedophile ring as a prosecutorial problem; not taking the American route of doing damage control for the elite.
French prosecutors are reviewing the Epstein files and ties to French nationals to determine any criminal wrongdoing.
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This!!!
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One hundred years ago, in the 1920's, a rising German far-right movement was looking to the US as a model of juridical technologies of racial oppression. Today, in the 2020's...
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the party supported by JD Vance and Elon Musk, are now looking to ICE in the US for inspiration and saying Germany needs an ICE of its own. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European far-right parties push for ICE-style police
Fringe figures want to follow the Trump playbook for tackling unauthorized migration.
www.politico.eu
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
One hundred years ago, in the 1920's, a rising German far-right movement was looking to the US as a model of juridical technologies of racial oppression. Today, in the 2020's...
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I really need Christofascist Jesus to come reap his children.
I..is..tired..of..them..
I..is..tired..of..them..
February 15, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I really need Christofascist Jesus to come reap his children.
I..is..tired..of..them..
I..is..tired..of..them..
They just sub white supremacy for Western Civilization and call it a day.
It feels very odd to give a speech like this precisely at the time when the administration he serves in is cutting ties to Europe and explicitly rejecting the idea of being bound to Western civilization (read: western Europe) through a long-standing strategic defense alliance.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
They just sub white supremacy for Western Civilization and call it a day.
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In our new documentary, the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers the torture of Ukrainian civilians held by Russian forces and traces the roots of these practices through Russian history.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ei...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ei...
Inside Russia’s system of torture | Documentary
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
In our new documentary, the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigations Unit uncovers the torture of Ukrainian civilians held by Russian forces and traces the roots of these practices through Russian history.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ei...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Ei...
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Once again: All of the screaming about how Kamala/Dems had “bad messaging” was bullshit. How the fuck are you supposed to “message” against this type of mindset?
I just don’t understand why people have to personally experience harm before they recognize the vitriolic hatred they so easily position others to receive.
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Once again: All of the screaming about how Kamala/Dems had “bad messaging” was bullshit. How the fuck are you supposed to “message” against this type of mindset?
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In fact, we always assume it WILL happen to us, it’s just a question of when.
One of the under-appreciated side effects of being raised Jewish is we never think it can’t happen to us.
WHY???? WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU THINK IT WOULDN’T HAPPEN TO YOU??????
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
In fact, we always assume it WILL happen to us, it’s just a question of when.
One of the under-appreciated side effects of being raised Jewish is we never think it can’t happen to us.
WHY???? WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU THINK IT WOULDN’T HAPPEN TO YOU??????
The headline if you search for news on this is literally “We never thought this would happen to us!”
February 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
One of the under-appreciated side effects of being raised Jewish is we never think it can’t happen to us.
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Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
February 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Notice how those who wanted to overthrow the government for being asked to carry proof of their covid vaccination, claiming it’s an infringement on their freedoms, are suddenly all in favor of needing multiple proofs of identity just so they can exercise their constitutional right to vote.
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Well, this headline and framing rather buries the lede. It's not that two Latvians in the stands held up the flag of Greenland at a US vs Denmark match, in an arena full of US flags. It's that security told them to quit it for "safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people."
Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture
Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Well, this headline and framing rather buries the lede. It's not that two Latvians in the stands held up the flag of Greenland at a US vs Denmark match, in an arena full of US flags. It's that security told them to quit it for "safety reasons, because there could be American aggressive people."
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Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Happening now on 50th Street in Minneapolis. Lined up over a ten block stretch.
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Every day America gets closer to a 1980s dystopian SciFi movie.
Since #BeyondtheGates is focusing on blood plasma now, here's a useful article about the booming blood plasma industry and the cash-strapped people donating 10% of their blood volume twice a week for around $400 a month:
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Every day America gets closer to a 1980s dystopian SciFi movie.
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As a former public defender who represented thousands of people, I can’t stop thinking about the contrast the Epstein files raise.
I watched 1000s face swift, devastating punishment for far less serious conduct — poor, marginalized, & presumed dangerous from the start.
I watched 1000s face swift, devastating punishment for far less serious conduct — poor, marginalized, & presumed dangerous from the start.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As a former public defender who represented thousands of people, I can’t stop thinking about the contrast the Epstein files raise.
I watched 1000s face swift, devastating punishment for far less serious conduct — poor, marginalized, & presumed dangerous from the start.
I watched 1000s face swift, devastating punishment for far less serious conduct — poor, marginalized, & presumed dangerous from the start.