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American elites in Washington may be natural born bootlickers, but out in the country the American people haven't learned the quiescence of autocracy yet, not by a damn sight. They can recognize corrupt fascist overreach when they see it—and they hate it
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
American elites in Washington may be natural born bootlickers, but out in the country the American people haven't learned the quiescence of autocracy yet, not by a damn sight. They can recognize corrupt fascist overreach when they see it—and they hate it
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Wow.
All four GOP challengers to Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan were disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
If he has is no Dem primary challenger and no one runs an indy or write-in, he will have NO OPPOSITION in November.
#NMSen
www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
All four GOP challengers to Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan were disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
If he has is no Dem primary challenger and no one runs an indy or write-in, he will have NO OPPOSITION in November.
#NMSen
www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
Four New Mexico candidates disqualified after failing to meet ballot requirements
Rulings could mean easier paths to reelection for some New Mexico incumbents
www.abqjournal.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Wow.
All four GOP challengers to Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan were disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
If he has is no Dem primary challenger and no one runs an indy or write-in, he will have NO OPPOSITION in November.
#NMSen
www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
All four GOP challengers to Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan were disqualified for failing to meet ballot requirements.
If he has is no Dem primary challenger and no one runs an indy or write-in, he will have NO OPPOSITION in November.
#NMSen
www.abqjournal.com/news/four-ne...
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Apropos of nothing much, a reminder that Nixon’s Attorney General served 19 months in prison.
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Apropos of nothing much, a reminder that Nixon’s Attorney General served 19 months in prison.
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“People are protesting because they want to go back to brunch”
Restoring normality is good actually
Restoring normality is good actually
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“People are protesting because they want to go back to brunch”
Restoring normality is good actually
Restoring normality is good actually
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"Many policymakers around the world have begun to recognize that the broader phenomenon .. demands more aggressive action. However, despite the scale of the problem, the legal and policy response to nonconsensual AI pornography has been comparatively muted."
By the great @hilarymatfess.bsky.social.
By the great @hilarymatfess.bsky.social.
Sexualized Deepfakes Are Exploding. Where Is the Policy Response?
Nonconsensual AI porn has become ubiquitous across the internet, mostly targeting women and girls. But policymakers have been slow to respond.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"Many policymakers around the world have begun to recognize that the broader phenomenon .. demands more aggressive action. However, despite the scale of the problem, the legal and policy response to nonconsensual AI pornography has been comparatively muted."
By the great @hilarymatfess.bsky.social.
By the great @hilarymatfess.bsky.social.
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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January 28, NTSB: Both FAA and DOD fucked up, leading to the most lethal airline crash in decades.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
January 28, NTSB: Both FAA and DOD fucked up, leading to the most lethal airline crash in decades.
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
February 11: Don't worry. We're going to duke it out over El Paso's airspace.
apnews.com/article/faa-...
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I have serious questions about some redactions in the "unredacted" Epstein files I viewed this week.
Like why this email is redacted? It's saying Trump never asked Epstein to leave Mar-A-Lago (Trump claimed last year he did).
Who is Pam Bondi protecting?
Like why this email is redacted? It's saying Trump never asked Epstein to leave Mar-A-Lago (Trump claimed last year he did).
Who is Pam Bondi protecting?
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I have serious questions about some redactions in the "unredacted" Epstein files I viewed this week.
Like why this email is redacted? It's saying Trump never asked Epstein to leave Mar-A-Lago (Trump claimed last year he did).
Who is Pam Bondi protecting?
Like why this email is redacted? It's saying Trump never asked Epstein to leave Mar-A-Lago (Trump claimed last year he did).
Who is Pam Bondi protecting?
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Bondi thinks this makes her look tough, but all its doing is demonstrating how completely rattled this admin is by the Epstein stuff
Rep. Nadler: "How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you even indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"
Pam Bondi: "Your theatrics are ridiculous!…You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer!"
Pam Bondi: "Your theatrics are ridiculous!…You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer!"
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Bondi thinks this makes her look tough, but all its doing is demonstrating how completely rattled this admin is by the Epstein stuff
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BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The biggest overperformance swing in one of the Virginia State Legislative special elections tonight occurred in the plurality Hispanic portion of the district.
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The biggest overperformance swing in one of the Virginia State Legislative special elections tonight occurred in the plurality Hispanic portion of the district.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez has been an incredible leader during these dark times.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Rep. Delia Ramirez has been an incredible leader during these dark times.
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everyone with an IQ above paste could have predicted this would happen: anyway; these Meta glasses are ontologically evil and anyone who wears them is a creeping blood-worm who should be chased from society with stones and sharp sticks
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
everyone with an IQ above paste could have predicted this would happen: anyway; these Meta glasses are ontologically evil and anyone who wears them is a creeping blood-worm who should be chased from society with stones and sharp sticks
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There are so many threads to pull here but the absolute intellectual bankruptcy of the richest men on the planet is impossible to ignore. It can't just be that they personally got lucky, or leveraged some edge at the right time; they have to be undeniably superior to others at a foundational level.
I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
There are so many threads to pull here but the absolute intellectual bankruptcy of the richest men on the planet is impossible to ignore. It can't just be that they personally got lucky, or leveraged some edge at the right time; they have to be undeniably superior to others at a foundational level.
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excuse me, an *hourlong* video?
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
excuse me, an *hourlong* video?
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Thomas Massie is cooking right now and explicitly states that UAE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was sending torture videos to Epstein
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Next Superbowl halftime should include a recreation of the confederate surrender at Appomattox while Jefferson Davis flees the scene dressed as an old lady.
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Next Superbowl halftime should include a recreation of the confederate surrender at Appomattox while Jefferson Davis flees the scene dressed as an old lady.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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this has massive "don't come to school tomorrow" vibes, like jesus fuck
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
this has massive "don't come to school tomorrow" vibes, like jesus fuck
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Sure they can. Just shoot the clerk
Obviously, this is not how things actually work. Constitutionally, members of a new Congress are elected by the voters, can be sworn in by any legal witness, & may convene however they need to. Which is why all this talk about cheating the election is nonsense.
Obviously, this is not how things actually work. Constitutionally, members of a new Congress are elected by the voters, can be sworn in by any legal witness, & may convene however they need to. Which is why all this talk about cheating the election is nonsense.
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Sure they can. Just shoot the clerk
Obviously, this is not how things actually work. Constitutionally, members of a new Congress are elected by the voters, can be sworn in by any legal witness, & may convene however they need to. Which is why all this talk about cheating the election is nonsense.
Obviously, this is not how things actually work. Constitutionally, members of a new Congress are elected by the voters, can be sworn in by any legal witness, & may convene however they need to. Which is why all this talk about cheating the election is nonsense.
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If this was something to be feared, as opposed to something to suppress turnout just to get fear clicks, none of the past thirteen months of elections would have happened.
Virginia would still be controlled by Republicans, for one.
Virginia would still be controlled by Republicans, for one.
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If this was something to be feared, as opposed to something to suppress turnout just to get fear clicks, none of the past thirteen months of elections would have happened.
Virginia would still be controlled by Republicans, for one.
Virginia would still be controlled by Republicans, for one.
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This is a scenario where the Republican caucus in Congress usurps the legal government of the United States. I invite everyone to consider how that ends
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is a scenario where the Republican caucus in Congress usurps the legal government of the United States. I invite everyone to consider how that ends