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David "Here's to Less Dumpster and More Fire"
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“I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.” 🔥
“Americans are sick of elite impunity. There cannot be two tiers of justice, where wealthy men who abused young girls are protected while survivors are silenced. That is what the effort to release the Epstein files has been about, and why I started calling it the ‘Epstein class.’”
People Are Now Referring To The Ultra-Wealthy With A Vicious New Nickname
"They are the elites they pretend to hate."
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
William Mitchell College of Law must be so proud to have him as an alum.

It should come as no surprise that he was one of the Republican House leaders who voted against establishing a national commission to investigate January 6th.
"False herring" instead of "red herring"—not even mentioning how judicial warrants are the LAW?

These Trump fools are so profoundly stupid.
Emmer: "It's a false herring for these guys to suggest, 'Oh, we now we need a judicial warrant,' because they know that that's going to delay any enforcement of the actual administrative warrant."
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"The FBI’s decision to withhold evidence from Minnesota authorities follows a similar decision in the case of Renee Good, another Minnesota resident who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last month."
FBI refuses to share evidence of Alex Pretti’s killing with Minnesota investigators
Officials warn against Justice Department’s ‘concerning and unprecedented’ refusal to support local authorities
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"But, taken together, the documents reveal how many political insiders tied to Capitol Hill viewed Epstein in the decade before his death. They didn't shun the convicted sex offender or purge him from their email lists. Instead, they persistently pursued him."
Epstein was invited to gatherings with US lawmakers members years after his arrest
There was a congressman’s birthday gala, a senator’s fundraiser at a billionaire’s home and a breakfast to discuss ‘homeland security’
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Many of the qualities that came to be associated with Washington’s leadership, from self-control and courteousness to modesty and diplomacy, can be traced to that short book on manners,”

Bruh, when Shrub is calling you out, you know you're really bad at the job.
George W. Bush Torches Trump in Presidents’ Day Message
Bush praised virtues from “self-control and courteousness to modesty and diplomacy,” in an essay about George Washington that was also clearly a message about the current occupant of the White House.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"For about an hour, the demonstration, organized by Rise and Resist, exhibited a party-like atmosphere, playing music over speakers, banging drums, and even dancing as they repeatedly gave the one-finger salute. The protest dispersed without arrests or incidents."
Fingers of fate: Hundreds flip the bird at Trump Tower in crass Presidents’ Day protest against Donald Trump | amNewYork
Hundreds of New Yorkers marked Presidents’ Day by taking to the streets outside of Trump Tower and flipping the bird at the building's namesake and current
www.amny.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“This guy exercises more authority than most Senate-confirmed officials,” the State official added. “DHS isn’t a gig economy platform. National security isn’t pay per view either.”

He is unelected, un-appointed, and un-confirmed — he is only in the role he's in because he's fucking her.
ICE Barbie’s Alleged Lover Slammed by His Colleagues Over Cringey Side Hustle
Corey Lewandowski has been hawking personalized videos while wielding power inside DHS.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
"And while the White House’s official position is that Europe faces 'civilizational erasure,' currency traders have a different view. The dollar is down nearly 12% against the euro over the last 12 months. Each dollar today buys only 84 cents in Paris."
The ‘Sell America’ trade inflicted ‘lasting damage’ on the U.S. dollar, ING says | Fortune
“The dollar has lost a good chunk of its safe-haven value,” ING says.
fortune.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"The great Sam Smith seemed wistful, grateful, and dare we say happy during their almost 90-minute set Friday night, and you can hear them paying tribute to generations of R&B and soul singers in multiple numbers."
Sam Smith Channels Chaka Khan, George Michael, and Bonnie Raitt In Castro Residency
The great Sam Smith seemed wistful, grateful, and dare we say happy during their almost 90-minute set Friday night, and you can hear them paying tribute to generations of R&B and soul singers in multi...
sfist.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Where is Captain Texas when we need him?
Captain Texas is Coming | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim
YouTube video by Adult Swim
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Even the Trump administration's own compromised FCC failed to find any violations in that half-time show. Go cry in your safe space gop snowflakes. 🇵🇷
FCC says no violations by Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show after GOP complaints
Lawmakers falsely claimed explicit language went uncensored during the broadcast.
www.syracuse.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
For Presidents' Day, let's all relive one of the most amazing moments in recent history and one of our best Presidents ever.
Neighborhood Inaugural Ball "At Last" Performance
YouTube video by Beyoncé
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
His fuckery won the republicans two of their biggest political wins by packing the Supreme Court with loyalists and they are ready to kick his turtle ass to the curb. That's gop loyalty for you!
KY Republicans go for Mitch McConnell's 'jugular' in final days: 'I want him out of there'
As former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) prepares for retirement after serving in the Senate since 1985, the three leading Republican hopefuls to replace him are limiting ties as they s...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by David "Here's to Less Dumpster and More Fire"
"Do any of the gym selfie finance bros think to swipe right to ask about that? Of course not. They’re all looking for a twenty-four-year-old with a super-low square footage and the same smooth beige walls. I’ve got texture, baby."
Tinder Hasn’t Worked, So I’m Putting Myself on Zillow
After a decade on dating apps, I’ve decided to enter a different market. This is why I’m listing myself on Zillow until I find a good match—which, ...
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
$38.3 billion. With a "B". To create concentration camps in warehouses.
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds. Those details are contained in a document released Friday as U.S.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
$133,333 per person to traffic them out of the US. Imagine how many people that money could've helped. Apparently, they sent $7.5 million to Palau who cashed the check and then refused to accept anyone.
US spent $40 million on roughly 300 deportations to third nations, Democratic report finds
The Trump administration spent at least $40 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries other than their own, according to a report compiled by the Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relat...
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Trump had frozen the funds because he wanted both Penn Station and Dulles International Airport named after himself. The judge said nope.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:16 AM
"Exchanges between Wasserman and Maxwell in the files include Wasserman telling Maxwell: 'I think of you all the time. So, what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?'"
Casey Wasserman, 2028 Olympics chair, to sell talent agency after name appears in Epstein files
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxw...
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I absolutely can not with a certain tax preparation company using the downtempo version of this song in their commercial. First of all, the fuck does this song have to do with filing your taxes? Second, you couldn't even use the original and had to use an "ez listening" version?
Madness - Our House (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by Madness
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Love for sale
Appetizing young love for sale
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled
Love that's only slightly soiled
Love for sale
Fine Young Cannibals - Love For Sale
YouTube video by Johnny Seventyone
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
"Having the Founders Fund so close to expanded data-capturing across Discord, one of the more private places to have a public conversation online, has made users a little itchy."
Discord's Age Verification Has A Weird Link To Palantir's Peter Thiel
The third-party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors
kotaku.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
"President Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Epstein's 2008 conviction..."
'Miss u': Trump's 'longtime confidant' exposed over intimate emails with Epstein
A Donald Trump insider has been revealed to have been in "regular contact" with the late child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, including in one email that says "miss u," according to the latest DOJ releas...
www.rawstory.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Republicans outraged after Trump gives a campaign rally speech at Ft Bragg, endorsing a republican candidate for Congress and telling the assembled military that they "have to vote for" republicans. Just kidding. They are ignoring him politicizing the military just like they did last time.
Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg
It was not the first time Trump gave an overtly political speech in a military setting, breaking the tradition of keeping the armed forces separate from partisan politics.
www.detroitnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Reposted by David "Here's to Less Dumpster and More Fire"
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Nicki Minaj https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-nicki-minaj/
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM