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.
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Fortunately the handy image provided illustrates a healthy, moderate pour for your reference
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Fortunately the handy image provided illustrates a healthy, moderate pour for your reference
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Breaking: The CDC reports SARS-CoV-2 levels *quadrupled* in Minnesota in the past week.
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Breaking: The CDC reports SARS-CoV-2 levels *quadrupled* in Minnesota in the past week.
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
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Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?
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This is probably ok
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is probably ok
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There's a short video clip of Pinker and Epstein on the plane and a girls voice says "where are you taking me" and this is the still from it. So I don't know what he's talking about.
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
There's a short video clip of Pinker and Epstein on the plane and a girls voice says "where are you taking me" and this is the still from it. So I don't know what he's talking about.
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Karolina Muchova is Masters 1000 title holder
Victoria Mboko is a top 10 player
I mean, come on. What a way to end the week.
Victoria Mboko is a top 10 player
I mean, come on. What a way to end the week.
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Karolina Muchova is Masters 1000 title holder
Victoria Mboko is a top 10 player
I mean, come on. What a way to end the week.
Victoria Mboko is a top 10 player
I mean, come on. What a way to end the week.
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The kind of utter confusion Brooks is going to inflict on Yale undergrads.
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The kind of utter confusion Brooks is going to inflict on Yale undergrads.
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Two Rice University undergrads (freshmen!) built a digital mapping tool to track ICE activity. Students are OK.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country
With ICE Map, Rice University students Jack Vu and Abby Manuel hope to help communities understand where immigration enforcement activity is happening and how it unfolds in real time.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Two Rice University undergrads (freshmen!) built a digital mapping tool to track ICE activity. Students are OK.
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
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Wow, a song. The data backs it up.
Do women have to cry to win a Best Actress Oscar?
Over the past 50 years, 96% of the women who won the Oscar for Best Actress* have cried in their performances.
In the same 50 years, only 60% of men who won had roles where they had to cry.
*Even the photo collage of actresses is telling. ⚪️
Over the past 50 years, 96% of the women who won the Oscar for Best Actress* have cried in their performances.
In the same 50 years, only 60% of men who won had roles where they had to cry.
*Even the photo collage of actresses is telling. ⚪️
Do Women Have To Cry To Win A Best Actress Oscar: A Decider...
Just how many trophy tears must a lady shed to take home a golden man? Decider investigated.
decider.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Wow, a song. The data backs it up.
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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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Readers, I’m stunned
February 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Readers, I’m stunned
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There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.
February 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.
Looking forward to explaining this butterfly effect to future generations
February 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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I see Wes Anderson directed this
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I see Wes Anderson directed this
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Sorry Epstein survivors, but if Republicans didn’t GAF about white elementary school kids being massacred, they probably DGAF about you either. Sad truth.
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Sorry Epstein survivors, but if Republicans didn’t GAF about white elementary school kids being massacred, they probably DGAF about you either. Sad truth.
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Sometimes the Epstein Files appal simply by a revelation of timings. The MoS emailed the incendiary photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre on 26/2/2011, via his Press Sec, on agreed terms, strictly for ‘his eyes only’.
61 minutes later, he sent it to Epstein.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
61 minutes later, he sent it to Epstein.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Sometimes the Epstein Files appal simply by a revelation of timings. The MoS emailed the incendiary photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre on 26/2/2011, via his Press Sec, on agreed terms, strictly for ‘his eyes only’.
61 minutes later, he sent it to Epstein.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
61 minutes later, he sent it to Epstein.
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
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⚡️ Ukrainian people receive Ewald von Kleist Award for bravery.
President Zelenskyy accepted the prestigious honor at the Munich Security Conference on behalf of the Ukrainian people, cited for their courage and determination to defend European freedom.
President Zelenskyy accepted the prestigious honor at the Munich Security Conference on behalf of the Ukrainian people, cited for their courage and determination to defend European freedom.
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
⚡️ Ukrainian people receive Ewald von Kleist Award for bravery.
President Zelenskyy accepted the prestigious honor at the Munich Security Conference on behalf of the Ukrainian people, cited for their courage and determination to defend European freedom.
President Zelenskyy accepted the prestigious honor at the Munich Security Conference on behalf of the Ukrainian people, cited for their courage and determination to defend European freedom.
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What kind of sick society does this to babies and children.
Sobering read from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the children stuck in DHS detention.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Sobering read from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the children stuck in DHS detention.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
What kind of sick society does this to babies and children.
Sobering read from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the children stuck in DHS detention.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Sobering read from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the children stuck in DHS detention.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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This man made a mini city for his pets. It's fascinating.
Also, it is not AI.
Here's his channel on YT: www.youtube.com/@xingzhilei
Also, it is not AI.
Here's his channel on YT: www.youtube.com/@xingzhilei
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This man made a mini city for his pets. It's fascinating.
Also, it is not AI.
Here's his channel on YT: www.youtube.com/@xingzhilei
Also, it is not AI.
Here's his channel on YT: www.youtube.com/@xingzhilei
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He is Black.
February 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
He is Black.
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Let her out.
February 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Let her out.
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ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement
In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
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NEWS: LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas — a massive facility that could detain up to 9,500 people.
LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
NEWS: LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas — a massive facility that could detain up to 9,500 people.