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Techie. Sports junkie (#ALLCAPS). Liberal (of the classical variety). Sometimes writer @ theopenmode.com
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markwarner.bsky.social
NEW: An unsealed affidavit shows the Fulton County raid originated from an election denier and makes it clear there’s no foreign intelligence nexus.

So why was Tulsi at the raid?

Sounds like it could be about getting back in Trump’s good graces & interfering in the midterms.
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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andyjabbour.bsky.social
'The moral equivalence ingrained in a strain of thinking, embedded in a political philosophy, instantiated into a movement, is, however, the seed of a great moral cowardice.' - @tylerharris.bsky.social tylerjohnharris.substack.com/p/the-moral-... h/t @frashure.org
The Moral Cowardice at the Heart of Libertarianism
A part of my continuing series deconstructing libertarianism
tylerjohnharris.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
KL: He did it. But it was harmless.

White House: It was a mistake. It was an intern.

Random observers: He really didn’t see what he posted.

Trump: YOURE GOD DAMN RIGHT I ORDERED THE CODE RED
factpostnews.bsky.social FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 6d
Q: A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?

Trump: No, I didn't make a mistake. It was fine. I guess it was a takeoff from The Lion King. And certainly it was a very strong post
February 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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freedom.press
"Without leaks we wouldn't know about ICE claiming authority to enter homes without warrants, DHS baselessly labeling protesters as domestic terrorists," or "ICE surveillance tools pulling from vast pools of data," FPF's Seth Stern told @becfalconer.bsky.social.
Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press groups say
Press groups questioned Kristi Noem's claims that leaks put DHS law enforcement at risk.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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factpostnews.bsky.social
Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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theintellectualist.bsky.social
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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tylerfromtheinternet.com Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 7d
The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
To: Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com] From: Sent: Wed 7/15/2009 1:56:13 AM Subject: Re: florida visit? good typing! oh well, looks like it's a long flight anyhow... edmonton is so far away from EVERYTHING. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: i am tied up until aug On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:41 PM, wrote: You planted a seed with your invite today. I have next Wed thru Sunday off (July 22-26), my last vacation for months. I was going to take polo lessons in Calgary but I (DON'T) think my body can handle it! I pull a muscle every time, and I'm starting to realize my budding polo career might have to take a back seat to my actual job. think What are you doing next week?
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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gmcgath.bsky.social
ICE abducted three men in Maine and took two of them to Louisiana. A judge has ruled the government violated their rights by holding them without a hearing.
www.bangordailynews.com/2026/01/31/m...
#ICE #Maine
Judge rules federal agents violated rights of workers who fled them in Bethel
The arrests came just days before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a large-scale enforcement action centered on southern Maine cities.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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tiffanycli.bsky.social
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more orderly and humane policy than currently in place. Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you can keep it." With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, It is so ORDERED. SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026. 7um Jing FRED BIERY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Credit: Bystander Matthew 19:14 John 11:35 There is also the photo of the boy from the viral stories included.
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
frashure.org
Explain to me how this does not fit the textbook definition of terrorism.
January 31, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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404media.co
Here is an email that Elon Musk, current world’s richest man and owner of a social media network that generated child sexual abuse material on demand, sent to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on November 11, 2012: “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
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Here is an email that Elon Musk, current world’s richest man and owner of a gigantic social media network that generated child sexual abuse material on demand, sent to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on November 11, 2012: “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
January 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
American paramilitary units are on the cover of international newsmagazines.

But please, come visit and invest.

We’re “open for business.”

@economist.com
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
January 30, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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freedom.press
The government’s arrests of journalists @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social are attacks on freedom of the press.

Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.

Read our statement:
Statement from FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern: “The government’s arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are naked attacks on freedom of the press. Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon because the evidence for these vindictive and unconstitutional charges was insufficient, and Lemon has every right to document news and inform the public. Instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down. “These arrests, under bogus legal theories for obviously constitutionally protected reporting, are clear warning shots aimed at other journalists. The unmistakable message is that journalists must tread cautiously because the government is looking for any way to target them. Fort’s arrest is meant to instill the same fear in local independent journalists as big names like Lemon. “The answer to this outrageous attack is not fear or self-censorship. It’s an even stronger commitment to journalism, the truth, and the First Amendment. If the Trump administration thinks it can bully journalists into submission, it is wrong. We’ve recently seen that even in the Trump era, public pressure still can work. It’s time to do it again. News outlets across the political spectrum need to loudly defend Lemon’s and Fort’s rights. Journalists are not making themselves the story, Trump is.”
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Tillis:
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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normative.bsky.social
Just, you know, going out on a limb, but if states constitutionally don’t have to act as instruments of federal law enforcement, seems like a campaign of terror against the civilian population to coerce them to do so ought also to be unconstitutional.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d
Homan: "The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation ... as we see that cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen"
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
frashure.org
"Certain of our Demagogues seem to regard Checks and Ballances as inconvenient obstacles."
- John Jay
January 27, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Trade.
Foreign reserves.
Now energy.

Europe is diversifying on everything.

@bloomberg.com
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January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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zhbuchanan.bsky.social
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.

It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.

Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
literally Trump is not the President. his TV calls the shots
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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andyjabbour.bsky.social
💔 😡 🤬 'A man, a helper, shows up to help... carrying a gun... legally... He never once sought to use it...he sought to... Help the woman near him who was pepper sprayed and knocked over. And he got murdered for it. Every bit of it is obscene.' - @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2026/01/26/a...
An American Murder
Two weeks ago, ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. I said then that we had to abolish ICE and impeach Trump & Noem before they incited another murder. As more deta…
www.techdirt.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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It was an execution.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19d
“.. Then, while Mr. Pretti is on his knees and restrained, the agent standing directly above him appears to fire ..”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM