K. Long
@drkelong.bsky.social
Beer lover in wine country. Dogs, coffee, law, education, and Black Sabbath. Recovering academic. Union man. Data geek. Ally. Weaver of profanity tapestries. Perpetually barefoot. We are living under an authoritarian regime.
Yikes! This is just sad.
Desperate Sarah Ferguson begged Epstein to make her his house assistant because she needed the money trib.al/2NIYW5y
Sarah Ferguson begged Epstein to make her his house assistant
Humiliating emails buried in the Epstein Files show that the then Duchess of York pleaded with the financier on multiple occasions asking for a job.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Yikes! This is just sad.
No, it really doesn’t. This is just laughable wishcasting and cope.
Crowded California governor's race creates opening for Republicans https://twp.ai/9PbJkc
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
No, it really doesn’t. This is just laughable wishcasting and cope.
Texas picked a fight they couldn’t win.
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
The referendum will take place on April 21.
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Texas picked a fight they couldn’t win.
As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we find ourselves in the moral fight of our lives to protect those very values and aspirations upon which this great nation was founded. And we are fighting against our own venal government and its corrupt enablers to secure those rights equally for everyone.
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we find ourselves in the moral fight of our lives to protect those very values and aspirations upon which this great nation was founded. And we are fighting against our own venal government and its corrupt enablers to secure those rights equally for everyone.
There is no norm that he won’t violate. No bar too low. He’s a walking, breathing douchebag of corruption, narcissism, and deviancy.
February 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
There is no norm that he won’t violate. No bar too low. He’s a walking, breathing douchebag of corruption, narcissism, and deviancy.
Pretty sure the pendulum of politics has shifted to a higher tolerance of seeing Miller publicly hanged.
"[Stephen Miller] is trying to change the perception in the nation toward immigrants to basically make it so that the pendulum of politics shifts and there's more of a tolerance for the policies he's trying to implement," said Zolan Kanno-Youngs.
February 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Pretty sure the pendulum of politics has shifted to a higher tolerance of seeing Miller publicly hanged.
I swear his death will bring the world together like never before. Like the end of Independence Day.
February 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I swear his death will bring the world together like never before. Like the end of Independence Day.
This is an American. This is who we should strive to be.
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 5:36 PM
This is an American. This is who we should strive to be.
Always.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Always.
Normally I don’t condone violence. But there are always exceptions to every rule.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Normally I don’t condone violence. But there are always exceptions to every rule.
Don’t give me hope. But I will use this as a reminder to pick up a bottle of champagne this evening to have on hand just in case.
An analyst Friday pointed out that President Donald Trump has made fewer public appearances over the past several weeks as questions over his health have continued to increase.
Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider
An analyst Friday pointed out that President Donald Trump has made fewer public appearances over the past several weeks as questions over his health have continued to increase.Brian Karem, Salon's White House columnist, described how Trump has boasted that Washington, D.C. is booming, but Karem retu...
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Don’t give me hope. But I will use this as a reminder to pick up a bottle of champagne this evening to have on hand just in case.
Be careful out there.
🚨 ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One
Feds could be in your group chat
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Be careful out there.
I don’t know why MAGA is so angry now. After all, it’s the Winter Olympics where the “white guy” wins just about every event.
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I don’t know why MAGA is so angry now. After all, it’s the Winter Olympics where the “white guy” wins just about every event.
Remember, these ghouls, freaks, fraudsters, and monsters won’t be able to hide behind their office and title in a tax-payer funded protective bubble forever. There will be music to face.
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Remember, these ghouls, freaks, fraudsters, and monsters won’t be able to hide behind their office and title in a tax-payer funded protective bubble forever. There will be music to face.
Do whatever it takes to get yourself and others to the polls. If there was ever a time to set aside any “voting doesn’t matter” or “both parties are the same” outlook on elections, that time is now.
Can we reject the politics of concentration camps, election denial, and oligarchy by showing up in numbers too large to ignore?
hartmannreport.com/p/a-vote-for...
hartmannreport.com/p/a-vote-for...
A Vote for Republicans Is a Vote Against Democracy
Can we reject the politics of concentration camps, election denial, and oligarchy by showing up in numbers too large to ignore?
hartmannreport.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Do whatever it takes to get yourself and others to the polls. If there was ever a time to set aside any “voting doesn’t matter” or “both parties are the same” outlook on elections, that time is now.
There’s a lot to unpack here.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece
The Justice Department alleges that CBP officer and supervisor Andres Wilkinson had been living in Laredo, Texas, with a woman who had overstayed her visa and is now in the U.S. illegally.
cbsn.ws
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 AM
There’s a lot to unpack here.
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
Wow
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Wow
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
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Good ole Martin Luther was the OG Protestor.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Good ole Martin Luther was the OG Protestor.
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Killing millions of dogs to prepare for a global sporting event is not progress, it’s a moral failure. The World Cup should unite the world, not be built on suffering. Humane solutions exist. Choosing compassion over violence is a responsibility we all share.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
Special report: Morocco, the 2030 World Cup and accusations of the ‘massacre’ of street dogs
In search of the truth behind allegations animals are being brutally killed as part of a clean-up operation ahead of cohosting the World Cup
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Killing millions of dogs to prepare for a global sporting event is not progress, it’s a moral failure. The World Cup should unite the world, not be built on suffering. Humane solutions exist. Choosing compassion over violence is a responsibility we all share.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
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Pam Bondi is pure trash and an embarrassment to the legal profession and to what used to be a honorable institution - the DOJ.
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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