Pinned
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." — George Orwell
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Man, that can't be true. Keystone Kash explicitly testified to Congress that there was no evidence Epstein trafficked anyone to anyone else and had no co-conspirators.
Is it possible he lied? To Congress? Surely they'll hold him accountable, right?
Is it possible he lied? To Congress? Surely they'll hold him accountable, right?
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Man, that can't be true. Keystone Kash explicitly testified to Congress that there was no evidence Epstein trafficked anyone to anyone else and had no co-conspirators.
Is it possible he lied? To Congress? Surely they'll hold him accountable, right?
Is it possible he lied? To Congress? Surely they'll hold him accountable, right?
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Regarding Wexner…😏
Amazing how fast
O-H I-O
turns to
S-H-H-H
when things get ugly.
Amazing how fast
O-H I-O
turns to
S-H-H-H
when things get ugly.
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Regarding Wexner…😏
Amazing how fast
O-H I-O
turns to
S-H-H-H
when things get ugly.
Amazing how fast
O-H I-O
turns to
S-H-H-H
when things get ugly.
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BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna said 6 men have been identified as co-conspirators with Epstein:
Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna said 6 men have been identified as co-conspirators with Epstein:
Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner.
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A new 20-year plan for Grant Park calls for public bathrooms, better lake access and more. blockclubchi.co/4tpYPvA
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A new 20-year plan for Grant Park calls for public bathrooms, better lake access and more. blockclubchi.co/4tpYPvA
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Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, and Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, repeatedly refused to answer questions about the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens last month by federal agents in Minneapolis during a House hearing. Follow live updates.
Trump Live Updates: ICE and Immigration Officials Face Questions Over Crackdown Across U.S.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, and Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, repeatedly refused to answer questions about the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens last month by federal agents in Minneapolis during a House hearing. Follow live updates.
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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
Evers Monument Never Removed Brochures ‘Not One Second,’ Superintendent Says, Disputing Reports
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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OPB has been the gold standard of journalism in this state for so many years, it's incredibly disheartening to hear what's been happening behind the scenes, especially from someone whose work I respect enormously!
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
OPB has been the gold standard of journalism in this state for so many years, it's incredibly disheartening to hear what's been happening behind the scenes, especially from someone whose work I respect enormously!
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine centrist who has clashed with President Trump, said Tuesday she will run for re-election.
Susan Collins Announces Run for Re-Election After Clashing With Trump
The Maine GOP senator’s seat is a top target of Democrats in the midterm elections.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine centrist who has clashed with President Trump, said Tuesday she will run for re-election.
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ICE is giving local law enforcement financial incentives to collaborate: Entering ICE’s 287(g) program provides police departments with a $100,000 vehicle stipend and grants each officer certified to participate a $7,500 bonus.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
ICE is giving local law enforcement financial incentives to collaborate: Entering ICE’s 287(g) program provides police departments with a $100,000 vehicle stipend and grants each officer certified to participate a $7,500 bonus.
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Virginia Democrats gave the public its first look into their proposed redistricting map aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
If Virginians vote to pass the measure, the party could pick up as many as four more congressional seats ahead of the midterms.
If Virginians vote to pass the measure, the party could pick up as many as four more congressional seats ahead of the midterms.
Virginia Democrats release proposed map aimed at picking up 4 congressional seats
Virginia’s congressional delegation could look a lot more blue.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Virginia Democrats gave the public its first look into their proposed redistricting map aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
If Virginians vote to pass the measure, the party could pick up as many as four more congressional seats ahead of the midterms.
If Virginians vote to pass the measure, the party could pick up as many as four more congressional seats ahead of the midterms.
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Logan Square and Wicker Park neighbors said no to more delivery robots. blockclubchi.co/4aDojON
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Logan Square and Wicker Park neighbors said no to more delivery robots. blockclubchi.co/4aDojON
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We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
Justice Department issues GRAVE THREAT ahead of election
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
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Keena Graham, superintendent of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, said any updates to the monument—including work to update the brochures—are done in consultation with the Evers family.
Brochures Calling Medgar Evers’ Killer ‘Racist’ Still Available at Evers Home
Brochures detailing the true history of the racist who killed Medgar Evers are available at his memorialized home in Jackson, Mississippi.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Keena Graham, superintendent of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi, said any updates to the monument—including work to update the brochures—are done in consultation with the Evers family.
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If you had told me at the start of this administration that Howard Lutnick would be the most Epstein’d if a highly Epstein’d administration I would have taken one look at the guy and said no, not my Howard. Look at him, he’s perfect
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If you had told me at the start of this administration that Howard Lutnick would be the most Epstein’d if a highly Epstein’d administration I would have taken one look at the guy and said no, not my Howard. Look at him, he’s perfect
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The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
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see that's not particularly difficult messaging
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
see that's not particularly difficult messaging
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That's my representative 🙂
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
That's my representative 🙂
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An immigration judge has found there were no grounds to deport a Turkish graduate student who was detained by immigration agents last year after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian opinion article for her student newspaper. nyti.ms/4tAxM0X
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
An immigration judge has found there were no grounds to deport a Turkish graduate student who was detained by immigration agents last year after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian opinion article for her student newspaper. nyti.ms/4tAxM0X
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February 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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WATCH: “Feeding kids should not be political.”
Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social and the Progressive Caucus highlight @GovBillLee letting kids go hungry in most TN areas (including MEMPHIS & NASHVILLE) by rejecting $84 MILLION in federal💰only to spend more state money to feed fewer kids.
Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social and the Progressive Caucus highlight @GovBillLee letting kids go hungry in most TN areas (including MEMPHIS & NASHVILLE) by rejecting $84 MILLION in federal💰only to spend more state money to feed fewer kids.
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
WATCH: “Feeding kids should not be political.”
Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social and the Progressive Caucus highlight @GovBillLee letting kids go hungry in most TN areas (including MEMPHIS & NASHVILLE) by rejecting $84 MILLION in federal💰only to spend more state money to feed fewer kids.
Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social and the Progressive Caucus highlight @GovBillLee letting kids go hungry in most TN areas (including MEMPHIS & NASHVILLE) by rejecting $84 MILLION in federal💰only to spend more state money to feed fewer kids.
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I'm hearing that Big Tech is already doing the same thing with outside counsel — either tell them to do more for the same amount of money or accept a lower fee
Sources: KPMG negotiated lower fees from auditor Grant Thornton by arguing that AI will make it cheaper to do the work, and threatened to find a new auditor (Stephen Foley/Financial Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I'm hearing that Big Tech is already doing the same thing with outside counsel — either tell them to do more for the same amount of money or accept a lower fee
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Over a week after the DOJ’s Epstein file dump, the docs seem unlikely to exit the news cycle any time soon.
"These narratives, as people are culling through these documents, are starting to balloon — not quiet down," notes
our Dasha Burns on #PlaybookPod.
🎧 bit.ly/3MdyNuZ
"These narratives, as people are culling through these documents, are starting to balloon — not quiet down," notes
our Dasha Burns on #PlaybookPod.
🎧 bit.ly/3MdyNuZ
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Over a week after the DOJ’s Epstein file dump, the docs seem unlikely to exit the news cycle any time soon.
"These narratives, as people are culling through these documents, are starting to balloon — not quiet down," notes
our Dasha Burns on #PlaybookPod.
🎧 bit.ly/3MdyNuZ
"These narratives, as people are culling through these documents, are starting to balloon — not quiet down," notes
our Dasha Burns on #PlaybookPod.
🎧 bit.ly/3MdyNuZ
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Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.
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