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"Most people stayed with me in the bad times, but I had some people who were disloyal. And those people I'm going to destroy. Just for the sake of destroying them. If I ever have the opportunity."
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
Doug Wilson on slavery (2003):
"Slavery as it existed in the South was not an adversarial relationship... It was a relationship based upon mutual affection and confidence. There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy & harmony in the history of the world."
"Slavery as it existed in the South was not an adversarial relationship... It was a relationship based upon mutual affection and confidence. There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy & harmony in the history of the world."
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Doug Wilson on slavery (2003):
"Slavery as it existed in the South was not an adversarial relationship... It was a relationship based upon mutual affection and confidence. There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy & harmony in the history of the world."
"Slavery as it existed in the South was not an adversarial relationship... It was a relationship based upon mutual affection and confidence. There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy & harmony in the history of the world."
The “memorandum of understanding” directs that “within forty-five (45) days of receiving…notice from [DOJ] of any issues… your state will clean its (list) by removing ‘ineligible voters’ [sic] and resubmit the updated (list) to the Civil Rights Division of [DOJ].”
IOW, states cede election control.
IOW, states cede election control.
Some red states have agreed to hand over their voter rolls to Pam Bondi's DOJ *and* let the DOJ identify specific individuals that should be removed from the voter rolls, the Alaska Beacon reports as this is the case in Alaska: alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/13/a...
Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls | Alaska Beacon
A memo signed by the head of the Division of Elections in December, says the state must clean its voter roll of people identified by the DOJ.
alaskabeacon.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The “memorandum of understanding” directs that “within forty-five (45) days of receiving…notice from [DOJ] of any issues… your state will clean its (list) by removing ‘ineligible voters’ [sic] and resubmit the updated (list) to the Civil Rights Division of [DOJ].”
IOW, states cede election control.
IOW, states cede election control.
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"unprecedented cooperation" - Tom Homan
"FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti"
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
"FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti"
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
Statement from BCA Superintendent Drew Evans on Alex Pretti shooting investigation | Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Statement from BCA Superintendent Drew Evans updating the efforts to conduct a joint investigation into the death of Alex Pretti.
dps.mn.gov
February 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"unprecedented cooperation" - Tom Homan
"FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti"
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
"FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti"
dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...
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Gallup reports 9% of US public IDs as LGBTQ+, but what an age gradient!
news.gallup.com/poll/702206/...
news.gallup.com/poll/702206/...
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Gallup reports 9% of US public IDs as LGBTQ+, but what an age gradient!
news.gallup.com/poll/702206/...
news.gallup.com/poll/702206/...
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This is precisely what polling places were like for part of the 19th century.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This is precisely what polling places were like for part of the 19th century.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
People often traveled long distances by horse to vote. It was a big deal when folks got together this way.
Some very positive trends here (once you get past the inherent negative that support has been/remained so high amongst various religious subgroups)… and some big drops overall.
Are they lasting drops? How much support will congeal again when Trump attempts to tighten the screws?
short chart 🧵…
Are they lasting drops? How much support will congeal again when Trump attempts to tighten the screws?
short chart 🧵…
Today, we (@pewresearch.org) released a new analysis of religious groups' views of Trump during his second term.
White evangelicals remain among Trump’s strongest supporters, but they’re less supportive than a year ago
🧵 1/6
White evangelicals remain among Trump’s strongest supporters, but they’re less supportive than a year ago
🧵 1/6
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Some very positive trends here (once you get past the inherent negative that support has been/remained so high amongst various religious subgroups)… and some big drops overall.
Are they lasting drops? How much support will congeal again when Trump attempts to tighten the screws?
short chart 🧵…
Are they lasting drops? How much support will congeal again when Trump attempts to tighten the screws?
short chart 🧵…
“The UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday during a press conference at the Munich security conference that analysis of samples from Navalny ‘have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.’”
Navalny died ‘after being poisoned with dart frog toxin by Kremlin’
Navalny died ‘after being poisoned with dart frog toxin by Kremlin’
The UK and its allies said only Russia would have the ‘means, motive and disregard’ to launch such an attack
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“The UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday during a press conference at the Munich security conference that analysis of samples from Navalny ‘have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.’”
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February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Genuine good news.
Final EIA-860 is out, and 2025 really did it: 54 GW of new U.S. electric capacity, 96% clean. Solar again carries the offense, and we built more storage in 2025 than the cumulative total through 2023. More and more and more additions... but also record low retirements.
February 12, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Genuine good news.
A Native American postal carrier interviewed for this piece wears her U.S. Postal Service uniform after work as a "security blanket," so she won't get snapped up by ICE.
Another carrier had Alex Pretti on his route, and felt bad when he discovered Pretti had packages coming to him the day he died.
Another carrier had Alex Pretti on his route, and felt bad when he discovered Pretti had packages coming to him the day he died.
Minnesota has been in the national spotlight for the violence of the federal crackdown on a state…and also the fierce power of neighborhood love/solidarity.
This week on Reveal, our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
This week on Reveal, our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
revealnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 AM
A Native American postal carrier interviewed for this piece wears her U.S. Postal Service uniform after work as a "security blanket," so she won't get snapped up by ICE.
Another carrier had Alex Pretti on his route, and felt bad when he discovered Pretti had packages coming to him the day he died.
Another carrier had Alex Pretti on his route, and felt bad when he discovered Pretti had packages coming to him the day he died.
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There must be some mistake. I was assured by Brett Kavanaugh that detainees were sorted only by the content of their character, and it was purely coincidental that this mapped on to the color of their skin.
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
There must be some mistake. I was assured by Brett Kavanaugh that detainees were sorted only by the content of their character, and it was purely coincidental that this mapped on to the color of their skin.
Speaking of weddings — and now Trump's, not Bezos' — Norman Vincent Peale, who couldn't stomach a Catholic president (JFK) and said so loudly ("our culture is at stake"), officiated Donald & Ivana's 1977 wedding.
This snip also highlights a small, even ironic, factoid that ties to the present. 1/2
This snip also highlights a small, even ironic, factoid that ties to the present. 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Speaking of weddings — and now Trump's, not Bezos' — Norman Vincent Peale, who couldn't stomach a Catholic president (JFK) and said so loudly ("our culture is at stake"), officiated Donald & Ivana's 1977 wedding.
This snip also highlights a small, even ironic, factoid that ties to the present. 1/2
This snip also highlights a small, even ironic, factoid that ties to the present. 1/2
Very difficult reading.
“The use of these indiscriminate weapons implicates not just Israel but also its Western suppliers.
‘This is a global genocide, not just an Israeli one,’ said lawyer Diana Buttu, a lecturer at Georgetown University in Qatar.”
“The supply chain is evidence of complicity...”
“The use of these indiscriminate weapons implicates not just Israel but also its Western suppliers.
‘This is a global genocide, not just an Israeli one,’ said lawyer Diana Buttu, a lecturer at Georgetown University in Qatar.”
“The supply chain is evidence of complicity...”
The U.S. government and Europe provided illegal thermal weapons to Israel that *evaporated* nearly 3,000 Palestinians according to an Al Jazeera investigation. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Very difficult reading.
“The use of these indiscriminate weapons implicates not just Israel but also its Western suppliers.
‘This is a global genocide, not just an Israeli one,’ said lawyer Diana Buttu, a lecturer at Georgetown University in Qatar.”
“The supply chain is evidence of complicity...”
“The use of these indiscriminate weapons implicates not just Israel but also its Western suppliers.
‘This is a global genocide, not just an Israeli one,’ said lawyer Diana Buttu, a lecturer at Georgetown University in Qatar.”
“The supply chain is evidence of complicity...”
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Awesome
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Awesome
As a Minneapolitan, I have to say this photo encapsulates both the tragedy and the utter absurdity of the ICE/BP occupation of the city, and undoubtedly other cities as well — a complete farce, albeit one with horrific and even fatal consequences visited upon people wholly undeserving of their fate.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
As a Minneapolitan, I have to say this photo encapsulates both the tragedy and the utter absurdity of the ICE/BP occupation of the city, and undoubtedly other cities as well — a complete farce, albeit one with horrific and even fatal consequences visited upon people wholly undeserving of their fate.
Bondi characterizing greater numbers of rape victims coming forward as a positive sign, not a distraction (Tampa Tribune, 2002):
“We just have a tremendous amount of cases. You would hope that it's not more crimes being committed, but rather victims feeling [more] comfortable about coming forward.”
“We just have a tremendous amount of cases. You would hope that it's not more crimes being committed, but rather victims feeling [more] comfortable about coming forward.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Bondi characterizing greater numbers of rape victims coming forward as a positive sign, not a distraction (Tampa Tribune, 2002):
“We just have a tremendous amount of cases. You would hope that it's not more crimes being committed, but rather victims feeling [more] comfortable about coming forward.”
“We just have a tremendous amount of cases. You would hope that it's not more crimes being committed, but rather victims feeling [more] comfortable about coming forward.”
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Twenty sixteen. Unbelievable.
Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Twenty sixteen. Unbelievable.
This is an excellent point by @brianbeutler.bsky.social…
Pandering to right-wingers, especially in the present context, is akin to insisting that the fox have an equal say in the design of the henhouse.
Pandering to right-wingers, especially in the present context, is akin to insisting that the fox have an equal say in the design of the henhouse.
I've tried to get this point across myself. Here, @brianbeutler.bsky.social does a great job of it. Liberal bias is a political tool — not a critique of performance — and it will assert itself regardless of how well the newsroom does on truthtelling and fairness. www.offmessage.net/p/a-requiem-...
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This is an excellent point by @brianbeutler.bsky.social…
Pandering to right-wingers, especially in the present context, is akin to insisting that the fox have an equal say in the design of the henhouse.
Pandering to right-wingers, especially in the present context, is akin to insisting that the fox have an equal say in the design of the henhouse.
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Peak employment in the US coal mining industry:
Just after World War I. More than 850,000 coal miners then, when US population was less than 1/3 as large as it is now.
Coal mining employment now: Under 50,000. In a population of 340+ million. Or around one American in every 7,000.
Just after World War I. More than 850,000 coal miners then, when US population was less than 1/3 as large as it is now.
Coal mining employment now: Under 50,000. In a population of 340+ million. Or around one American in every 7,000.
It doesn't get any more pathetic than this.
"Sir, to show our appreciation, the trophy says 'the undisputed champion of beautiful, clean coal'"
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Peak employment in the US coal mining industry:
Just after World War I. More than 850,000 coal miners then, when US population was less than 1/3 as large as it is now.
Coal mining employment now: Under 50,000. In a population of 340+ million. Or around one American in every 7,000.
Just after World War I. More than 850,000 coal miners then, when US population was less than 1/3 as large as it is now.
Coal mining employment now: Under 50,000. In a population of 340+ million. Or around one American in every 7,000.
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I bet Lindsey Graham will shout until he’s hoarse about how all of these legislators should be given half a million dollars.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I bet Lindsey Graham will shout until he’s hoarse about how all of these legislators should be given half a million dollars.
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Scientists say the risk of "hothouse Earth" is greater than once believed.
Warming is gaining pace, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate.
Warming is gaining pace, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate.
Scientists See Growing Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' as Warming Gains Pace
A new study warns that warming is not only accelerating but that the planet is approaching tipping points, from the dieback of the Amazon rainforest to vanishing of Arctic sea ice, that could destabilize the climate. Scientists say the risk of “hothouse Earth” is greater than once believed.
e360.yale.edu
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Scientists say the risk of "hothouse Earth" is greater than once believed.
Warming is gaining pace, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate.
Warming is gaining pace, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate.
Turning it back on them:
"Only people who have cameras on their properties can access the live feeds — and Guntly vets each neighbor in-person... Unlike popular security cameras like Ring, none of the video is uploaded to cloud storage."
Info is shared in rapid response groups to track ICE agents.
"Only people who have cameras on their properties can access the live feeds — and Guntly vets each neighbor in-person... Unlike popular security cameras like Ring, none of the video is uploaded to cloud storage."
Info is shared in rapid response groups to track ICE agents.
When thousands of immigration agents flooded Minneapolis late last year, Garrett Guntly had an idea: a network of neighbor-owned security cameras that they could use to monitor ICE activity in the area.
The system has helped neighbors interrupt around a dozen immigrant arrests, Guntly says.
The system has helped neighbors interrupt around a dozen immigrant arrests, Guntly says.
How one Minneapolis man is helping neighbors surveil ICE back • Minnesota Reformer
When thousands of immigration agents flooded Minneapolis late last year, Garrett Guntly had an idea: a network of neighbor-owned security cameras, pointed towards public areas, that they could use to ...
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Turning it back on them:
"Only people who have cameras on their properties can access the live feeds — and Guntly vets each neighbor in-person... Unlike popular security cameras like Ring, none of the video is uploaded to cloud storage."
Info is shared in rapid response groups to track ICE agents.
"Only people who have cameras on their properties can access the live feeds — and Guntly vets each neighbor in-person... Unlike popular security cameras like Ring, none of the video is uploaded to cloud storage."
Info is shared in rapid response groups to track ICE agents.
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Waiting for confirmation on this, but...
FAA: The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso has been lifted. There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal.
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Waiting for confirmation on this, but...