Brad Reed
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Brad Reed
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1/ Sometime in the next few months I expect we'll be bombarded with op-eds along the lines of, 'My Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein Was a Mistake--But Do I Really Deserve To Be Canceled For It?'
And the response should be, 'Yes, motherfucker, you do.'
And the response should be, 'Yes, motherfucker, you do.'
One long-lasting and, frankly, sad legacy of the Epstein saga is whenever there's a public figure whose work I admire, I have a thought in the back of my head: 'Yeah but how long until I learn they were taking flights to Pedo Island?'
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
One long-lasting and, frankly, sad legacy of the Epstein saga is whenever there's a public figure whose work I admire, I have a thought in the back of my head: 'Yeah but how long until I learn they were taking flights to Pedo Island?'
God can Conor Lamb or someone just announce a primary challenge right now even though we're years away?
Fetterman on Maria Bartiromo's show: "At the end of the day, showing basic ID to vote is a very reasonable idea"
February 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
God can Conor Lamb or someone just announce a primary challenge right now even though we're years away?
The fact that the GOP has been trying to censor Talarico interviews while boosting the campaign of Crocket shows you who they think is an actual threat to win.
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the GOP has been trying to censor Talarico interviews while boosting the campaign of Crocket shows you who they think is an actual threat to win.
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this is why it's so damn important that the Ellisons not be allowed to buy Warner Bros Discovery. if they're willing to do this to CBS and their portfolio of streaming & cable, imagine what they'll do if they're allowed to buy 3x the amount of channels they already have.
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 PM
this is why it's so damn important that the Ellisons not be allowed to buy Warner Bros Discovery. if they're willing to do this to CBS and their portfolio of streaming & cable, imagine what they'll do if they're allowed to buy 3x the amount of channels they already have.
Rupert Murdoch looks like a responsible steward of the free press in comparison.
this is why it's so damn important that the Ellisons not be allowed to buy Warner Bros Discovery. if they're willing to do this to CBS and their portfolio of streaming & cable, imagine what they'll do if they're allowed to buy 3x the amount of channels they already have.
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Rupert Murdoch looks like a responsible steward of the free press in comparison.
Luce can see where the ball is going.
Either the AI Bros succeed in the goals and it generates a mass populist backlash.
Or the AI Bros fail in their goals, which will crash the economy... and generate a mass populist backlash.
Newsom is NOT the guy you want there when it happens.
Either the AI Bros succeed in the goals and it generates a mass populist backlash.
Or the AI Bros fail in their goals, which will crash the economy... and generate a mass populist backlash.
Newsom is NOT the guy you want there when it happens.
“History might look back on the Trump years as the moment Silicon Valley’s broligarchs took control of our future. Newsom is uncomfortably close to the tech billionaires. Middle America on the other hand seems to be ripe for AI populism.” Me on the Dem early front runner. as.ft.com/r/60533d91-8...
It’s Gavin Newsom’s show for now
[FREE TO READ] But America’s Democratic voters will be a much tougher sell for the California governor than foreigners
as.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Luce can see where the ball is going.
Either the AI Bros succeed in the goals and it generates a mass populist backlash.
Or the AI Bros fail in their goals, which will crash the economy... and generate a mass populist backlash.
Newsom is NOT the guy you want there when it happens.
Either the AI Bros succeed in the goals and it generates a mass populist backlash.
Or the AI Bros fail in their goals, which will crash the economy... and generate a mass populist backlash.
Newsom is NOT the guy you want there when it happens.
It is simply insane how Putin has destroyed so much to gain so little.
👏 Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP
Ukraine regains over 200 sq km in five days – AFP
Ukraine’s defence forces regained 201 square kilometres of territory between 11 and 15 February, marking their fastest advance in more than two and a half years, according to AFP analysis of ISW data.
www.pravda.com.ua
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 AM
It is simply insane how Putin has destroyed so much to gain so little.
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Adam’s right. It’s more important than ever that our institutions defend First Amendment rights, and that means not firing teachers illegally whether their offense was “Go ICE” or saying something less than hagiographical about Charlie Kirk. Fewer people want to hear that in ugly times.
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Am I going to be the only one to suggest that firing a public school teacher for speaking out on a matter of public concern raises profound First Amendment issues, and we should pause before cheering on such actions when that power can be weaponized against progressive teachers in red places? 1/3
This “beloved” Chicago teacher, James Heidorn, believes he was pushed out of his job due to a two-word post on his Facebook account.
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Adam’s right. It’s more important than ever that our institutions defend First Amendment rights, and that means not firing teachers illegally whether their offense was “Go ICE” or saying something less than hagiographical about Charlie Kirk. Fewer people want to hear that in ugly times.
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There's going to be a left-wing populist revolt coming no matter what. Why? Either the AI Bros succeed in their question to put everyone out of work while gobbling up all the wealth OR they fail and crash the economy when the AI bubble bursts. But the conditions have never been more ripe.
February 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
There's going to be a left-wing populist revolt coming no matter what. Why? Either the AI Bros succeed in their question to put everyone out of work while gobbling up all the wealth OR they fail and crash the economy when the AI bubble bursts. But the conditions have never been more ripe.
Bring it. Fail faster.
There’s going to be Covid style shortages of cars, TVs and even washing machines and fridges, then job losses because assembly lines can’t source solid state memory, just so the stupidest person you know can state with 100% confidence a chatbot confirmed dinosaurs coexisted with humans.
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Bring it. Fail faster.
I know I have to welcome theses dudes back with open arms but... Sigh... How many more times will they fall for this crap.
New from me in @theatlantic.com: "Young people who voted for Trump have said that they believed him during the campaign when he promised to 'build the greatest economy in the history of the world.' Now they say they feel duped and let down." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
www.theatlantic.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I know I have to welcome theses dudes back with open arms but... Sigh... How many more times will they fall for this crap.
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
The smart oligarchs of old used to give generously to ensure the public didn't gulag them.
This group is not so smart.
This group is not so smart.
February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The smart oligarchs of old used to give generously to ensure the public didn't gulag them.
This group is not so smart.
This group is not so smart.
Excellent. The worse the better.*
*I have rejected accelerationism throughout my entire life because I don't like rooting for pain. But we're at a point where we need the backlash to Trump to be as big as possible to get out of this.
*I have rejected accelerationism throughout my entire life because I don't like rooting for pain. But we're at a point where we need the backlash to Trump to be as big as possible to get out of this.
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/pri...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/pri...
February 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Excellent. The worse the better.*
*I have rejected accelerationism throughout my entire life because I don't like rooting for pain. But we're at a point where we need the backlash to Trump to be as big as possible to get out of this.
*I have rejected accelerationism throughout my entire life because I don't like rooting for pain. But we're at a point where we need the backlash to Trump to be as big as possible to get out of this.
My Sunday afternoon project was making Xawaash, a spice mixture used in Somali cuisine that is, in a word, divine.
Racist idiots who shit on Somali cuisine have zero idea what they are talking about.
Racist idiots who shit on Somali cuisine have zero idea what they are talking about.
February 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My Sunday afternoon project was making Xawaash, a spice mixture used in Somali cuisine that is, in a word, divine.
Racist idiots who shit on Somali cuisine have zero idea what they are talking about.
Racist idiots who shit on Somali cuisine have zero idea what they are talking about.
This son of a bitch is still bitter that Nelson Mandela took 'his' country and he wants to recreate it here.
He's going to fail. America has always been multicultural.
He's going to fail. America has always been multicultural.
February 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This son of a bitch is still bitter that Nelson Mandela took 'his' country and he wants to recreate it here.
He's going to fail. America has always been multicultural.
He's going to fail. America has always been multicultural.
At this point, making the rich 'pay their fair share' (aka returning to Clinton era top tax rates) is not nearly enough.
wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
At this point, making the rich 'pay their fair share' (aka returning to Clinton era top tax rates) is not nearly enough.
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At the Munich Security Conference this weekend, I told a hard truth. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. The assault continues. Palestinians continue to die. And Trump is issuing glossy brochures about fake future Gaza real estate deals instead of working to end the war.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
At the Munich Security Conference this weekend, I told a hard truth. There is no ceasefire in Gaza. The assault continues. Palestinians continue to die. And Trump is issuing glossy brochures about fake future Gaza real estate deals instead of working to end the war.
This guy is great
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This guy is great
Keep it shut down
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security shuts down as the White House and Democratic leaders continue to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement.
Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes
The White House and Senate Democrats have been trading offers on changes to DHS and ICE after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis.
nbcnews.to
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Keep it shut down
Obviously don't want him to be president some day but I will always tip my hat to Massie for this. It was was very ballsy.
Whatever could Thomas Massie be worried about? Oh, right.
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Obviously don't want him to be president some day but I will always tip my hat to Massie for this. It was was very ballsy.
1/ Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have done us a real service by forcing the release of the Epstein Files.
We as Americans deserve better than having to argue over which type of Epstein buddies would be better at governing.
We as Americans deserve better than having to argue over which type of Epstein buddies would be better at governing.
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
1/ Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna have done us a real service by forcing the release of the Epstein Files.
We as Americans deserve better than having to argue over which type of Epstein buddies would be better at governing.
We as Americans deserve better than having to argue over which type of Epstein buddies would be better at governing.
There's a legit Bernie 2016-to-fascism pipeline.
(I voted for Bernie in 2016 and 2020 FWIW.)
(I voted for Bernie in 2016 and 2020 FWIW.)
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
There's a legit Bernie 2016-to-fascism pipeline.
(I voted for Bernie in 2016 and 2020 FWIW.)
(I voted for Bernie in 2016 and 2020 FWIW.)
We are so lucky that they are so fucking stupid.
"The pastor appears to place his right hand on Lemon’s side.
'I want to be respectful, but please don’t push me,' Lemon tells him, and Parnell lifts his hand ....
The [DOJ] indictment alleges, without explanation, that it was Lemon who 'caused the pastor’s right hand to graze Lemon.'"
'I want to be respectful, but please don’t push me,' Lemon tells him, and Parnell lifts his hand ....
The [DOJ] indictment alleges, without explanation, that it was Lemon who 'caused the pastor’s right hand to graze Lemon.'"
The Don Lemon indictment: Video appears to contradict key claims
A Washington Post review of videos from the protest at Minnesota’s Cities Church in January offers a detailed look at Lemon’s movements that day.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
We are so lucky that they are so fucking stupid.
I think he's right to be paranoid. He and Khanna have made a lot of very powerful people very unhappy
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I think he's right to be paranoid. He and Khanna have made a lot of very powerful people very unhappy