Charles Ray
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Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
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I hope industries take note that if our parents or children get sick or die young because of their greed, we will use the courts and go after everything they have.
Because they know better. Polluting = depraved indifference.
Because they know better. Polluting = depraved indifference.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I hope industries take note that if our parents or children get sick or die young because of their greed, we will use the courts and go after everything they have.
Because they know better. Polluting = depraved indifference.
Because they know better. Polluting = depraved indifference.
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A CBS producer just quit and accused the network of vetting stories for “ideological expectations” instead of journalistic merit. That’s not a rebrand. That’s a warning sign.
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Bad news: CBS producer reveals stories are being vetted for ideology
Now-former CBS News producer Alicia Hastey revealed in a memo announcing her departure from the network that under Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, stories are being vetted for their ideological content,…
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February 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A CBS producer just quit and accused the network of vetting stories for “ideological expectations” instead of journalistic merit. That’s not a rebrand. That’s a warning sign.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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A ProPublica investigation found that > 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested or detained by immigration agents, including cases where agents ignored or dismissed REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses and other proof of legal status during enforcement operations.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
A ProPublica investigation found that > 170 U.S. citizens have been arrested or detained by immigration agents, including cases where agents ignored or dismissed REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses and other proof of legal status during enforcement operations.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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Raskin to Bondi:
"You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice... You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference and jaded cruelty to more than 1000 victims".
"You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice... You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference and jaded cruelty to more than 1000 victims".
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Raskin to Bondi:
"You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice... You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference and jaded cruelty to more than 1000 victims".
"You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice... You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference and jaded cruelty to more than 1000 victims".
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"Mass deportation, detention, and deaths in detention have reached the highest number in decades, and ICE arrests and detention of children have skyrocketed, yet effective internal review of conditions of detention has been decimated."
"Mass deportation, detention, and deaths in detention have reached the highest number in decades, and ICE arrests and detention of children have skyrocketed, yet effective internal review of conditions of detention has been decimated."
Trauma in the Twin Cities: Effective Federal Civil Rights Oversight is Desperately Needed
The Steady State | by Katherine Culliton-Gonzalez and Peter Mina
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February 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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"Mass deportation, detention, and deaths in detention have reached the highest number in decades, and ICE arrests and detention of children have skyrocketed, yet effective internal review of conditions of detention has been decimated."
"Mass deportation, detention, and deaths in detention have reached the highest number in decades, and ICE arrests and detention of children have skyrocketed, yet effective internal review of conditions of detention has been decimated."
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Rep. Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in the audience of Pam Bondi's House DOJ hearing to stand if they have still been unable to meet with the Department of Justice.
All of the survivors in the room stand.
Jayapal then asks Bondi to apologise to them. She refuses.
All of the survivors in the room stand.
Jayapal then asks Bondi to apologise to them. She refuses.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Rep. Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in the audience of Pam Bondi's House DOJ hearing to stand if they have still been unable to meet with the Department of Justice.
All of the survivors in the room stand.
Jayapal then asks Bondi to apologise to them. She refuses.
All of the survivors in the room stand.
Jayapal then asks Bondi to apologise to them. She refuses.
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House Dems are attempting to stop Bondi filibustering questions on the Epstein files.
Raskin: "Not on our watch. Not on our time... I told you about that Attorney General before it started."
Bondi: "You don't tell me anything!"
Raskin: "I did tell you because we saw what you did in the Senate!"
Raskin: "Not on our watch. Not on our time... I told you about that Attorney General before it started."
Bondi: "You don't tell me anything!"
Raskin: "I did tell you because we saw what you did in the Senate!"
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
House Dems are attempting to stop Bondi filibustering questions on the Epstein files.
Raskin: "Not on our watch. Not on our time... I told you about that Attorney General before it started."
Bondi: "You don't tell me anything!"
Raskin: "I did tell you because we saw what you did in the Senate!"
Raskin: "Not on our watch. Not on our time... I told you about that Attorney General before it started."
Bondi: "You don't tell me anything!"
Raskin: "I did tell you because we saw what you did in the Senate!"
apnews.com/article/pent... temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
apnews.com/article/pent... temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o... Why do losers always declare victory just before they slink back under their rocks.
Opinion | ICE Is on a Dark Path. Congress Must Act Now.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o... Why do losers always declare victory just before they slink back under their rocks.
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Chicago-area Proud Boys, Terry Newsome, showed up in Downers Grove yesterday to harass and intimidate high school students protesting DHS-activity.
Terry claims he wants to ban books to protect students in the same post in which he shares video of himself trying to bully them. He's in his 60s.
Terry claims he wants to ban books to protect students in the same post in which he shares video of himself trying to bully them. He's in his 60s.
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Chicago-area Proud Boys, Terry Newsome, showed up in Downers Grove yesterday to harass and intimidate high school students protesting DHS-activity.
Terry claims he wants to ban books to protect students in the same post in which he shares video of himself trying to bully them. He's in his 60s.
Terry claims he wants to ban books to protect students in the same post in which he shares video of himself trying to bully them. He's in his 60s.
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
apnews.com/article/minn... authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota What a BS artist!
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Federal officials say the immigration crackdown in Minnesota is coming to an end, after mass detentions, protests and two deaths.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
apnews.com/article/minn... authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota What a BS artist!
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Attorney General’s defiance, interruptions of members of Congress, and personal insults (calling Rep. Raskin a “washed-up loser lawyer”) mark one of the most disgraceful public displays yet from this lawless, authoritarian administration.
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Attorney General’s defiance, interruptions of members of Congress, and personal insults (calling Rep. Raskin a “washed-up loser lawyer”) mark one of the most disgraceful public displays yet from this lawless, authoritarian administration.
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Everyone knows if they don’t show up to Donnie’s events without a trophy for him he will be very angry. bsky.app/profile/atru...
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Everyone knows if they don’t show up to Donnie’s events without a trophy for him he will be very angry. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Trump Can’t Cancel Elections. He Could Undermine Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
apnews.com/article/ice-... ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
apnews.com/article/ice-... ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
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February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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The UCMJ explicitly requires service members to refuse unlawful orders.
These six veterans took an oath to the Constitution—not to any one man.
We stand with the veterans who refused to back down.
#ProtectTheOath #VeteransForDemocracy #MilitaryVote
These six veterans took an oath to the Constitution—not to any one man.
We stand with the veterans who refused to back down.
#ProtectTheOath #VeteransForDemocracy #MilitaryVote
Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video
President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The UCMJ explicitly requires service members to refuse unlawful orders.
These six veterans took an oath to the Constitution—not to any one man.
We stand with the veterans who refused to back down.
#ProtectTheOath #VeteransForDemocracy #MilitaryVote
These six veterans took an oath to the Constitution—not to any one man.
We stand with the veterans who refused to back down.
#ProtectTheOath #VeteransForDemocracy #MilitaryVote
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
Justice For Who?
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Justice For Who?
Department of Cover-Ups strikes again
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February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Justice For Who?
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