Gleeful Elf
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“Sing like no one is listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, and live like it is heaven on earth.” ~ Mark Twain
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The Dems should invent a board game where voters get their donor lists and a list of predators from the Epstein files and see how many matches they can make. Voters can play it on the kitchen table so it's a "kitchen-table issue".
I cannot stress enough this is a totally made up conundrum and you do not actually need to field test if talking about how our entire government is controlled by child rapists is interesting.
Democrats Are Field-Testing New Ways to Talk About the Epstein Scandal
How much do the Epstein files have to do with kitchen-table issues? The Democratic Party is debating ahead of the midterms.
www.notus.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Dems should invent a board game where voters get their donor lists and a list of predators from the Epstein files and see how many matches they can make. Voters can play it on the kitchen table so it's a "kitchen-table issue".
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"The bipartisan nature of the rot is the part people most struggle to accept. This was never about one party. It was about a class — a transnational network of extreme wealth, access, influence, intelligence, and leverage operating above the law, across administrations, around the world..."
A thoughtful and damning analysis of my new article “Jackhammering into the Sewer”, on Epstein and deep corruption:
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
The Dystopia That Was Always Coming — And the One They Built While We Looked Away
Eyewitness for History
by Thomas Drake
“They transform pain into social media content. They turn pain into predator contentment. The pursuit of truth is always noble: but not the sluggish or careless...
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"The bipartisan nature of the rot is the part people most struggle to accept. This was never about one party. It was about a class — a transnational network of extreme wealth, access, influence, intelligence, and leverage operating above the law, across administrations, around the world..."
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Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
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The WaPo has been my newspaper of choice my entire adult life. Today, I cancelled it and my Amazon Prime subscriptions. I urge you to do the same.
With Jeff Bezos's dismantling of the Washington Post and Amazon's extensive ICE and DoD profiteering, it's imperative to understand precisely how both have openly become instruments of authoritarianism
How Jeff Bezos and Amazon became instruments of authoritarianism
And how to stop them
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The WaPo has been my newspaper of choice my entire adult life. Today, I cancelled it and my Amazon Prime subscriptions. I urge you to do the same.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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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 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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.
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We murdered two more people in a boat today. One apparent survivor.
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
We murdered two more people in a boat today. One apparent survivor.
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Please take 2 minutes to take action on the police budget increase of $93.8 Million dollars even in the midst of a corruption scandal.
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Another Toronto Is Possible.
Anothertoronto.ca
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Please take 2 minutes to take action on the police budget increase of $93.8 Million dollars even in the midst of a corruption scandal.
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Anothertoronto.ca
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good thread documenting what's going on here but I think it's important to emphasize this is 100% on the judges. If every DoJ attorney headed into federal court knew that this sort of behavior would result in immediate sanctions or recommendations for disbarment from a federal judge, it would end.
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
good thread documenting what's going on here but I think it's important to emphasize this is 100% on the judges. If every DoJ attorney headed into federal court knew that this sort of behavior would result in immediate sanctions or recommendations for disbarment from a federal judge, it would end.
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4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
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Y’all remember when a group of racist MAGAt farmers sued the Biden administration for racism against white farmers?
Y’all remember how most of the farm community votes for republicans?
Well…
www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s...
Y’all remember how most of the farm community votes for republicans?
Well…
www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s...
U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Increased 46% in 2025
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Samantha Ayoub reported that “the U.S. Courts report that 315 farm bankruptcies were filed in calendar year 2025, up 46% from 2024. While still down from recent h...
www.agriculture.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Y’all remember when a group of racist MAGAt farmers sued the Biden administration for racism against white farmers?
Y’all remember how most of the farm community votes for republicans?
Well…
www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s...
Y’all remember how most of the farm community votes for republicans?
Well…
www.agriculture.com/partners-u-s...
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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The fact that Epstein had ties to the scientific community is not news, but the enormous cache of documents released by the DOJ last week was still startling. It showed just how deeply Epstein was involved—how many were in his orbit, and how deeply involved he was with some research.
My reporting:
My reporting:
Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known
Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The fact that Epstein had ties to the scientific community is not news, but the enormous cache of documents released by the DOJ last week was still startling. It showed just how deeply Epstein was involved—how many were in his orbit, and how deeply involved he was with some research.
My reporting:
My reporting:
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New Epstein details: The accused child sex trafficker was treated for multiple infectious diseases. Info reveals he had gonorrhea, whipworm & another parasite. Whipworm is a parasitic roundworm infecting the large intestine. Outside of infections, he also had low testosterone & had frozen his sperm👇
Jeffrey Epstein Treated for Low Testosterone, Gonorrhea
He also had whipworm and another parasite
www.medpagetoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
New Epstein details: The accused child sex trafficker was treated for multiple infectious diseases. Info reveals he had gonorrhea, whipworm & another parasite. Whipworm is a parasitic roundworm infecting the large intestine. Outside of infections, he also had low testosterone & had frozen his sperm👇
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8 more children died from influenza complications last week, according to CDC's FluView report, bringing the total to 60 pediatric deaths so far this season. The agency keeps tabs on childhood deaths caused by the flu, but doesn't recommend flu shots as a way to prevent infection👇
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 4, ending January 31, 2026
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally.
www.cdc.gov
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
8 more children died from influenza complications last week, according to CDC's FluView report, bringing the total to 60 pediatric deaths so far this season. The agency keeps tabs on childhood deaths caused by the flu, but doesn't recommend flu shots as a way to prevent infection👇
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Ever since RFKjr took over Health & Human Services a year ago, the agencies he oversees have shed >17,000 jobs, according to new data. That includes cancer researchers, food inspectors, drug evaluators, pub health experts, etc
-FDA: 4,332
-NIH: 4,049
-CDC: 2,889
-CMS: 1,051
-FDA: 4,332
-NIH: 4,049
-CDC: 2,889
-CMS: 1,051
Here's How Many Jobs HHS Has Lost Since RFK Jr. Took Over
See the totals from NIH, FDA, CDC, and CMS, too
www.medpagetoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Ever since RFKjr took over Health & Human Services a year ago, the agencies he oversees have shed >17,000 jobs, according to new data. That includes cancer researchers, food inspectors, drug evaluators, pub health experts, etc
-FDA: 4,332
-NIH: 4,049
-CDC: 2,889
-CMS: 1,051
-FDA: 4,332
-NIH: 4,049
-CDC: 2,889
-CMS: 1,051
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BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
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Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
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Bondi confronted by protester while arriving at Capitol: "Bondi you are a disgrace to the American people! You protect pedophiles who systematically rape children!"
February 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Bondi confronted by protester while arriving at Capitol: "Bondi you are a disgrace to the American people! You protect pedophiles who systematically rape children!"
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Rep. Jesús García comes out swinging: "You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Donald Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda, and I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are."
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Rep. Jesús García comes out swinging: "You're one of the worst attorney generals in our history and an instrument of Donald Trump's lawless authoritarian agenda, and I'm glad the American people are seeing who you are."
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
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“I read that Gallup will no longer be providing presidential polling because you acquiesced to Trump and his historic low poll numbers. Whatever credibility you had has been lost because of your cowardice. Thanks for helping Fascism destroy our country. “ Just sent that message to them. Thank you!
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“I read that Gallup will no longer be providing presidential polling because you acquiesced to Trump and his historic low poll numbers. Whatever credibility you had has been lost because of your cowardice. Thanks for helping Fascism destroy our country. “ Just sent that message to them. Thank you!
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Great thread from Brendan
NEW: the U.S. Congressional Budget Office has posted its budget and economic outlook--the first full one we've had in a year so the first one reflecting One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump tariffs.
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Great thread from Brendan
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“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.