@bluestatedon.bsky.social
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken
“Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.” — FDR
Anti-DEI=Resegregation GOP=Confederacy
“Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.” — FDR
Anti-DEI=Resegregation GOP=Confederacy
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Even as diversionary battles flare up—immigration raids, legal losses, and Epstein fallout—Trump is making his move where it matters most: elections.
His goal here isn’t necessarily victory on the merits. It may be delay, uncertainty, and public doubt—especially in close races. trib.al/nKrAoXm
His goal here isn’t necessarily victory on the merits. It may be delay, uncertainty, and public doubt—especially in close races. trib.al/nKrAoXm
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Even as diversionary battles flare up—immigration raids, legal losses, and Epstein fallout—Trump is making his move where it matters most: elections.
His goal here isn’t necessarily victory on the merits. It may be delay, uncertainty, and public doubt—especially in close races. trib.al/nKrAoXm
His goal here isn’t necessarily victory on the merits. It may be delay, uncertainty, and public doubt—especially in close races. trib.al/nKrAoXm
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Bayard Rustin could be the most influential civil rights activist you’ve never heard of. Did his sexuality and religion keep him out of the history books?
That question and more on @revealnews.org's More To The Story: tinyurl.com/3v3f93xm
That question and more on @revealnews.org's More To The Story: tinyurl.com/3v3f93xm
February 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Bayard Rustin could be the most influential civil rights activist you’ve never heard of. Did his sexuality and religion keep him out of the history books?
That question and more on @revealnews.org's More To The Story: tinyurl.com/3v3f93xm
That question and more on @revealnews.org's More To The Story: tinyurl.com/3v3f93xm
As always seems to be the case, whenever actual voter fraud is uncovered, it's a Republican doing it.
The fact that the illegal voter is a Trump-supporting non-citizen Latino who's now going to get deported because of this is the topper.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The fact that the illegal voter is a Trump-supporting non-citizen Latino who's now going to get deported because of this is the topper.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Trump supporting Mayor faces deportation for illegal votes and election perjury.
Joe Ceballos Joe Ceballos is the Mayor of Coldwater, Kansas (pop. 700). He voted for Trump — the MAGA racist who promised to make America great again by cracking down on people who look like Joe. His ...
www.dailykos.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:34 PM
As always seems to be the case, whenever actual voter fraud is uncovered, it's a Republican doing it.
The fact that the illegal voter is a Trump-supporting non-citizen Latino who's now going to get deported because of this is the topper.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The fact that the illegal voter is a Trump-supporting non-citizen Latino who's now going to get deported because of this is the topper.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
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Push back can work! This is great news!
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Push back can work! This is great news!
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We are so different from Trump's base, white evangelicals, especially the Southern Baptist Convention.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
We are so different from Trump's base, white evangelicals, especially the Southern Baptist Convention.
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I’m proud of my Church!
www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-l...
www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-l...
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Pope Leo, the first U.S. pope and a critic of some of Trump’s policies, was invited to join the board in January.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I’m proud of my Church!
www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-l...
www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-l...
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The Bari Weiss hire, who appears in the Trump-Epstein files 1,838 times, wrote in a 2016 email: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don’t see him.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Bari Weiss hire, who appears in the Trump-Epstein files 1,838 times, wrote in a 2016 email: “I go into JE withdrawal when I don’t see him.” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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"Donalds’ rules violation is a brazen example of something rumored to be fairly common in the House. .. The lack of biometric verification to use voting cards is an integrity risk given how close the margins between the majority and minority parties are in the House"
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"Donalds’ rules violation is a brazen example of something rumored to be fairly common in the House. .. The lack of biometric verification to use voting cards is an integrity risk given how close the margins between the majority and minority parties are in the House"
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An erratic authoritarian with the nuclear codes. A Defense Department led by Pete Hegseth. A military that has already been through a series of loyalty purges. What could go wrong?
Trump moves closer to a major war with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize.
It could begin very soon.
Full Story: bit.ly/4cyBlyj
The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize.
It could begin very soon.
Full Story: bit.ly/4cyBlyj
February 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
An erratic authoritarian with the nuclear codes. A Defense Department led by Pete Hegseth. A military that has already been through a series of loyalty purges. What could go wrong?
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One of the things we don't have in this country is good data on abuse rates among the homeschooled population because that lack of data benefits the powerful who favor homeschooling.
71% of children leaving WV schools for homeschooling are chronically absent • West Virginia Watch
The majority of students in West Virginia who left public schools in the last three years were chronically absent.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
One of the things we don't have in this country is good data on abuse rates among the homeschooled population because that lack of data benefits the powerful who favor homeschooling.
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NEW: Rather than turn former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from prison less than four years into a 45-year sentence, the Trump administration paid to transport him 350 miles to a posh NYC hotel.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
NEW: Rather than turn former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from prison less than four years into a 45-year sentence, the Trump administration paid to transport him 350 miles to a posh NYC hotel.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
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‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’
Deuteronomy 27:19
Deuteronomy 27:19
February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’
Deuteronomy 27:19
Deuteronomy 27:19
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The 2-month-old baby in ICE detention was so sick he was hospitalized and unresponsive last night. Despite that, today, he and his entire family were deported. Now we don’t know where they are or if the baby is receiving healthcare.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The 2-month-old baby in ICE detention was so sick he was hospitalized and unresponsive last night. Despite that, today, he and his entire family were deported. Now we don’t know where they are or if the baby is receiving healthcare.
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Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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Obviously this is a bad argument but it’s one guy with a small account. What we need to focus on are the much bigger voices who are giving folks permission to think this way, either explicitly, or by keeping quiet about how there is one acceptable option in elections
February 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Obviously this is a bad argument but it’s one guy with a small account. What we need to focus on are the much bigger voices who are giving folks permission to think this way, either explicitly, or by keeping quiet about how there is one acceptable option in elections
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I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025
The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...
www.michiganpublic.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
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"Kennedy, in a bestselling 2021 book, explicitly rejected germ theory...in favor of 'miasma theory,' which pediatrician and vaccine inventor Paul Offit describes as 'a long-abandoned medical theory that holds that diseases are caused by poisonous vapors.'" 👇
Remember RFK Jr.'s remark about how he was "not scared of a germ" because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats"?
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Kennedy, in a bestselling 2021 book, explicitly rejected germ theory...in favor of 'miasma theory,' which pediatrician and vaccine inventor Paul Offit describes as 'a long-abandoned medical theory that holds that diseases are caused by poisonous vapors.'" 👇
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Happy Black History Month
February 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Happy Black History Month
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Unprecedented corruption doesn’t even begin to describe what man Bag Man Homan, Miller, and Noem are doing here….
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Unprecedented corruption doesn’t even begin to describe what man Bag Man Homan, Miller, and Noem are doing here….
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NEW: Today, an immigration judge terminated removal proceedings for Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student, Palestinian activist, and U.S. permanent resident whom the Trump administration arrested in April 2025 and attempted to deport under the foreign policy provision.
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
NEW: Today, an immigration judge terminated removal proceedings for Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student, Palestinian activist, and U.S. permanent resident whom the Trump administration arrested in April 2025 and attempted to deport under the foreign policy provision.
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
popular.info
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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Across the arctic region, the permafrost is disappearing. The phenomenon has been observed across the far-flung corners of the Arctic. In northwestern Canada, researchers have found rivers with the same orange colouring. Satellite imagery analysed by the FT and confirmed by experts at the University
Why rivers in the far north are turning orange
The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Across the arctic region, the permafrost is disappearing. The phenomenon has been observed across the far-flung corners of the Arctic. In northwestern Canada, researchers have found rivers with the same orange colouring. Satellite imagery analysed by the FT and confirmed by experts at the University
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My dad's second-favorite band
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My dad's second-favorite band