cowhand
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I am a disenfranchized outsider with a facial difference, PWS. My politics have become any action that improves the lives of the most vulnerable among us. Dislikes Genocide. CTA: support Maysam gofund.me/42be00a93
I am a disenfranchized outsider with a facial difference, PWS. My politics have become any action that improves the lives of the most vulnerable among us. Dislikes Genocide. CTA: support Maysam gofund.me/42be00a93
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Marah update with updated link
My friend we didn't have internet for more than 14 days
We were displaced in the eastern area, and unfortunately the tanks advanced and the sounds of shelling never stopped
(Cont)
tinyurl.com/45ye8rn8
My friend we didn't have internet for more than 14 days
We were displaced in the eastern area, and unfortunately the tanks advanced and the sounds of shelling never stopped
(Cont)
tinyurl.com/45ye8rn8
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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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They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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"Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss"
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
Read/share/subscribe:
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
Read/share/subscribe:
Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' is back with the behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
zeteo.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss"
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
Read/share/subscribe:
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
Read/share/subscribe:
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/chicago-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-ice-custody
US teen who pushed for her father’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, spotlighted her dad Ruben’s illegal detention last fall during Trump’s crackdown in Chicago
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/chicago-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-ice-custody
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"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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Public health and green groups sue the EPA over the repeal of greenhouse gases rule that regulates emissions and fights climate change.
Public health and green groups sue EPA over repeal of greenhouse gases rule
The Obama-era finding underpins nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act.
nbcnews.to
February 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Public health and green groups sue the EPA over the repeal of greenhouse gases rule that regulates emissions and fights climate change.
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New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
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Breaking MS NOW:
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
Memo shows White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens
Agents will be required to turn over names of immigrants who voted before they became citizens — and then explain to the White House why they weren’t charged with a crime.
www.ms.now
February 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
DHS has launched a nationwide campaign to investigate and prosecute naturalized citizens who may have improperly voted in past elections — an effort spurring deep concern that the admin's true goal is to intimidate voters from participating in future elections.
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Leavitt today: “When you see something on Truth Social, you know it’s directly from President Trump. It’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth. That’s the beauty of this president.”
February 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Leavitt today: “When you see something on Truth Social, you know it’s directly from President Trump. It’s coming straight from the horse’s mouth. That’s the beauty of this president.”
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I implore you to look for the many Black people who have been murdered by state forces during the military occupation of US cities & honor their memories too.
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I implore you to look for the many Black people who have been murdered by state forces during the military occupation of US cities & honor their memories too.
I strongly oppose any military action by the United States under the current administration.
I strongly oppose engaging in war with Iran.
I strongly oppose engaging in war with Iran.
February 18, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I strongly oppose any military action by the United States under the current administration.
I strongly oppose engaging in war with Iran.
I strongly oppose engaging in war with Iran.
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I can’t fucking believe we’re doing this again.
Unfortunately, it’s looking more and more likely that we are.
And they didn’t even bother to engage in the theater that preceded the US attack on Iraq to try to manufacture public consent, which is more than a little alarming, tbh.
Unfortunately, it’s looking more and more likely that we are.
And they didn’t even bother to engage in the theater that preceded the US attack on Iraq to try to manufacture public consent, which is more than a little alarming, tbh.
Based on the intensity of the US military build-up taking place in the Middle East, there is a high likelihood that the US is going to war with Iran in the near future and that the conflict will be protracted IF it begins.
Such a conflict could easily escalate both within and beyond the region.
Such a conflict could easily escalate both within and beyond the region.
February 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I can’t fucking believe we’re doing this again.
Unfortunately, it’s looking more and more likely that we are.
And they didn’t even bother to engage in the theater that preceded the US attack on Iraq to try to manufacture public consent, which is more than a little alarming, tbh.
Unfortunately, it’s looking more and more likely that we are.
And they didn’t even bother to engage in the theater that preceded the US attack on Iraq to try to manufacture public consent, which is more than a little alarming, tbh.
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There is still an off-ramp, but it is getting shorter and shorter.
Additionally, more military assets in place also means more US vulnerabilities which, if exploited, would prompt response, AND more opportunities for miscalculations by the stakeholders, of which at least several are nuclear powers.
Additionally, more military assets in place also means more US vulnerabilities which, if exploited, would prompt response, AND more opportunities for miscalculations by the stakeholders, of which at least several are nuclear powers.
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
There is still an off-ramp, but it is getting shorter and shorter.
Additionally, more military assets in place also means more US vulnerabilities which, if exploited, would prompt response, AND more opportunities for miscalculations by the stakeholders, of which at least several are nuclear powers.
Additionally, more military assets in place also means more US vulnerabilities which, if exploited, would prompt response, AND more opportunities for miscalculations by the stakeholders, of which at least several are nuclear powers.
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Trump's top national security advisers met in the White House Situation Room today to discuss Iran, per Reuters.
February 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Trump's top national security advisers met in the White House Situation Room today to discuss Iran, per Reuters.
Motaz lives!
My family & I faced severe conditions & had to search for a safer shelter so I couldn't post updates
We haven't received any help for over a week
We urgently need Ur support now more than ever
PLs A Share & Contribute tinyurl.com/Ohnkd
My family & I faced severe conditions & had to search for a safer shelter so I couldn't post updates
We haven't received any help for over a week
We urgently need Ur support now more than ever
PLs A Share & Contribute tinyurl.com/Ohnkd
February 18, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Motaz lives!
My family & I faced severe conditions & had to search for a safer shelter so I couldn't post updates
We haven't received any help for over a week
We urgently need Ur support now more than ever
PLs A Share & Contribute tinyurl.com/Ohnkd
My family & I faced severe conditions & had to search for a safer shelter so I couldn't post updates
We haven't received any help for over a week
We urgently need Ur support now more than ever
PLs A Share & Contribute tinyurl.com/Ohnkd
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Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
Rubio is such a callous opportunist. I am delighted by Mike Johnson's barely concealed horror at what kind of man he's become, but Rubio represents the even worse alternative: no internal desire for dignity or integrity, not even that interested in pretending.
February 18, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Rubio is such a callous opportunist. I am delighted by Mike Johnson's barely concealed horror at what kind of man he's become, but Rubio represents the even worse alternative: no internal desire for dignity or integrity, not even that interested in pretending.
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THAT PART THAT PART THAT PART
Frame: the left is hurting itself by not engaging with the god machines
Negation: but this technology doesn't do the things you claim
kirby: the people writing these stories get funding to support narratives of power and inevitability, and that's what we should be scrutinizing
Negation: but this technology doesn't do the things you claim
kirby: the people writing these stories get funding to support narratives of power and inevitability, and that's what we should be scrutinizing
Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
February 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
THAT PART THAT PART THAT PART
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JUST IN: Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
Assuming its’s granted, Jacqueline Guataquira would become the 17th of 32 known defendants cleared.
None of the 32 has been convicted.
Docket entry and original charging doc below:
Assuming its’s granted, Jacqueline Guataquira would become the 17th of 32 known defendants cleared.
None of the 32 has been convicted.
Docket entry and original charging doc below:
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
JUST IN: Federal prosecutors in Chicago move to dismiss another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
Assuming its’s granted, Jacqueline Guataquira would become the 17th of 32 known defendants cleared.
None of the 32 has been convicted.
Docket entry and original charging doc below:
Assuming its’s granted, Jacqueline Guataquira would become the 17th of 32 known defendants cleared.
None of the 32 has been convicted.
Docket entry and original charging doc below:
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Shame on NYU Langone for ending gender-affirming care & kicking trans New Yorkers to the curb. It's a violation of their promise to treat all people equally, kindly, and respectfully — and a violation of NYC's human rights law as well. Bending the knee is bad; denying people care is even worse.
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Shame on NYU Langone for ending gender-affirming care & kicking trans New Yorkers to the curb. It's a violation of their promise to treat all people equally, kindly, and respectfully — and a violation of NYC's human rights law as well. Bending the knee is bad; denying people care is even worse.
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BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
February 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
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please help me idk what to do
im stuck without my car
we got it towed after 1.5 tires blew on my partner on the highway the other day
it's basically fixed and i have no way to get my car because i'm living on the edge of society and have no income
im trans and journalist
please help me
im stuck without my car
we got it towed after 1.5 tires blew on my partner on the highway the other day
it's basically fixed and i have no way to get my car because i'm living on the edge of society and have no income
im trans and journalist
please help me
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
please help me idk what to do
im stuck without my car
we got it towed after 1.5 tires blew on my partner on the highway the other day
it's basically fixed and i have no way to get my car because i'm living on the edge of society and have no income
im trans and journalist
please help me
im stuck without my car
we got it towed after 1.5 tires blew on my partner on the highway the other day
it's basically fixed and i have no way to get my car because i'm living on the edge of society and have no income
im trans and journalist
please help me
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Publicists who represented Johnny Depp during his 2022 trial against Amber Heard charged Jeffrey Epstein five figures a month for representation during 2017, according to invoices in the Epstein Files. Their PR strategies for Epstein reflect the later MeToo backlash. spitfirenews.com/p/epstein-jo...
The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection
These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.
spitfirenews.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Publicists who represented Johnny Depp during his 2022 trial against Amber Heard charged Jeffrey Epstein five figures a month for representation during 2017, according to invoices in the Epstein Files. Their PR strategies for Epstein reflect the later MeToo backlash. spitfirenews.com/p/epstein-jo...