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So Trump has one of the worst ever Gallup approval ratings, and now Gallup is going to stop tracking approval? thehill.com/homenews/med...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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The Republican-controlled US House is set to pass a sweeping voter restriction bill that could potentially disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans.
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
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February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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"When asked by The Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from the White House or anyone in the current administration before making the decision, the spokesperson said, “this is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities.” "

That's very not a "no"
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In 7/06 ... Trump told police chief Michael Reiter that Epstein’s activities with teenaged girls were well known in New York & Palm Beach.

“Thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this,” Trump said, per a 2019 FBI interview with Reiter contained in the DOJ files.
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I don't know about you, but America's top cop just showed us she has no business being America's top cop. Lord Jesus.

My teenaged daughter has more composure.
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Holy sh*t. This is nuts. Bondi is off the charts bonkers.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Seems like a buried lede to me. "Bad Bunny more popular then Super Bowl" would be a more accurate hed.
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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And yet, no one asks Republicans how they will pay for tax cuts or military spending or paramilitaries the way they ask how Democrats will pay for reducing child poverty or student loan debt relief.

No matter what Republicans do, they are still treated as "deficit hawks":

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February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I wrote this in 2018. So few people know the truth. www.editorialboard.com/surprise-cro...
Surprise! Crossing the Border Is a Misdemeanor
There's a reason President Trump wants you to believe it's a major crime. The Democrats need to stop helping.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Gonzales said we must be a nation of laws but also compassionate in enforcing them. Note: the crime many immigrants are guilty of is a civil offense. The right WANTS TO PUNISH THEM, however, so hypes the crime to match the punishment. And it does that because the real crime is being brown.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Being an American is no zero sum. A 5 year old immigrant is not taking something from a 5 year old citizen. But that’s what these ghouls want you to believe — that being an immigrant is being a thief. They want you to believe that because, in their view, the real crime is that they are not white.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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There is a religious uprising in this country that the press corps will not recognize as such.
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?

LYONS: Yes mam

McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?

LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question

McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Good thread, but especially this: ask your town if the local cops are responsive to the people of the town, or to Kristi Noem and her thugs.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I think it's important to assert that the government should PRESUME you are legal until there's reason to believe you are not, and by "reason," I mean more than your skin color. f the burden of proof is on you, and not on the government, that alone is an infringement on your liberty.
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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First on MS NOW: House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia just announced that Oversight Democrats will hold a shadow field hearing as part of their Epstein investigation in Palm Beach, Florida on April 14.

The field hearing will include testimony from survivors and important witnesses.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Univision reporter Lidia Terrazas interviewed Texas Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social about the youngest person in custody at the Dilley Detention Center -- A TWO-MONTH OLD BABY.
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Well-argued thread. Depressing but accurate
1. A lot of attention has been given to Hakeem Jeffries recently on account of him dropping the f-bomb. In reaction to the president reposting a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, the House minority leader, in his own video, said “fuck Donald Trump.”
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Bondi spent Jim Jordans opening statement smiling at him and nodding along, and is now fidgeting with every item in front of her as Raskin speaks.
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Un huhn.
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
1. A lot of attention has been given to Hakeem Jeffries recently on account of him dropping the f-bomb. In reaction to the president reposting a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, the House minority leader, in his own video, said “fuck Donald Trump.”
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM