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Follows historians, writers, journalists, humorists, activists, professors, lawyers, and other such ne’er-do-wells.
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They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
White House stands by State Department nominee who complains that "white Americans are increasingly second-class citizens," warns of "white erasure" and says "the Jews love to see themselves as oppressed." @camcgrady.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump Nominates an Apostle of ‘White Erasure’ for the State Department
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February 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
They talk and act exactly like Nazis in pursuit of the exact same objectives as Nazis using the exact same tactics and rationales as Nazis but it would be wrong to call them Nazis until they grow the little mustache.
There’s 99% certainty he didn’t.
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There’s 99% certainty he didn’t.
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There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.
February 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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These are letters from kids detained by Kristi Noem
She has tantrums about her blankie
They can’t drink the water
“I..spent more than 60 days [here]..seeing people cry every day..trying to sleep in that horrible uncomfortable bed..the water..makes people sick..people who no longer have hope”
She has tantrums about her blankie
They can’t drink the water
“I..spent more than 60 days [here]..seeing people cry every day..trying to sleep in that horrible uncomfortable bed..the water..makes people sick..people who no longer have hope”
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
These are letters from kids detained by Kristi Noem
She has tantrums about her blankie
They can’t drink the water
“I..spent more than 60 days [here]..seeing people cry every day..trying to sleep in that horrible uncomfortable bed..the water..makes people sick..people who no longer have hope”
She has tantrums about her blankie
They can’t drink the water
“I..spent more than 60 days [here]..seeing people cry every day..trying to sleep in that horrible uncomfortable bed..the water..makes people sick..people who no longer have hope”
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The corruption of this administration is beyond understanding.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The corruption of this administration is beyond understanding.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
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Over 800,000 people globally have died since Trump cut USAID. Over 500,000 of them have been children.
All so people like Christian Nationalist and author of Project 2025, Russ Vought can have millions of it spent on his security detail.
All so people like Christian Nationalist and author of Project 2025, Russ Vought can have millions of it spent on his security detail.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Over 800,000 people globally have died since Trump cut USAID. Over 500,000 of them have been children.
All so people like Christian Nationalist and author of Project 2025, Russ Vought can have millions of it spent on his security detail.
All so people like Christian Nationalist and author of Project 2025, Russ Vought can have millions of it spent on his security detail.
Paraphrasing Sarah Longwell:
This is the Trump-Epstein Administration because administration people are either in the Epstein files or are participating in the coverup of what’s in the files.
This is the Trump-Epstein Administration because administration people are either in the Epstein files or are participating in the coverup of what’s in the files.
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Paraphrasing Sarah Longwell:
This is the Trump-Epstein Administration because administration people are either in the Epstein files or are participating in the coverup of what’s in the files.
This is the Trump-Epstein Administration because administration people are either in the Epstein files or are participating in the coverup of what’s in the files.
“The law's application raises legal concerns as int’l conventions on nationality generally bar leaving people stateless, & the law is unprecedented among Western democracies.”
What would you call this if a country did this to their citizens who happened to be Jewish?
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What would you call this if a country did this to their citizens who happened to be Jewish?
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Netanyahu seeks to strip Palestinian citizens convicted of violent crimes of Israeli nationality
Israel is seeking to revoke the citizenship of at least two men convicted of terrorism offenses, marking what appears to be the first test of a 2023 law allowing...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
“The law's application raises legal concerns as int’l conventions on nationality generally bar leaving people stateless, & the law is unprecedented among Western democracies.”
What would you call this if a country did this to their citizens who happened to be Jewish?
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What would you call this if a country did this to their citizens who happened to be Jewish?
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Justice Dept has instructed attorneys to focus on denaturalization, aiming to make 2400 cases/yr (historically it’s been 11 a year).
Affected naturalized U.S. citizens face financial & emotional costs fm investigations & denaturalization processes.
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Affected naturalized U.S. citizens face financial & emotional costs fm investigations & denaturalization processes.
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Trump Administration Moves to Vastly Expand Denaturalization Efforts
USCIS experts are visiting field offices and reassigning staff to identify naturalized citizen who may have committed fraud during applications, NBC News reported.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Justice Dept has instructed attorneys to focus on denaturalization, aiming to make 2400 cases/yr (historically it’s been 11 a year).
Affected naturalized U.S. citizens face financial & emotional costs fm investigations & denaturalization processes.
ground.news/article/trum...
Affected naturalized U.S. citizens face financial & emotional costs fm investigations & denaturalization processes.
ground.news/article/trum...
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"If there is justice in the world, the photograph of Bondi looking straight ahead as a row of women raises their hands behind her will haunt her for the rest of her career."
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February 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"If there is justice in the world, the photograph of Bondi looking straight ahead as a row of women raises their hands behind her will haunt her for the rest of her career."
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I wouldn’t be surprised if germs are scared of him!
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I wouldn’t be surprised if germs are scared of him!
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
A pay-off for fossil fuel bosses who funded Trump's election campaign.
Science and common sense plays no part in Trump policies- just money.
US auto makers will produce cars that other countries won't buy.
A pay-off for fossil fuel bosses who funded Trump's election campaign.
Science and common sense plays no part in Trump policies- just money.
US auto makers will produce cars that other countries won't buy.
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
A pay-off for fossil fuel bosses who funded Trump's election campaign.
Science and common sense plays no part in Trump policies- just money.
US auto makers will produce cars that other countries won't buy.
A pay-off for fossil fuel bosses who funded Trump's election campaign.
Science and common sense plays no part in Trump policies- just money.
US auto makers will produce cars that other countries won't buy.
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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms.
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms.
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected.
We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks
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Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG: “I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG: “I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
U.S. military aid to Ukraine fell by nearly 99% in 2025, with no new Presidential Drawdown Authority allocations and only a €0.4 billion symbolic military package, while European military and humanitarian aid rose 67% and 59%.
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Study: Europe overtakes US as Ukraine’s largest military backer
Kiel Institute data shows Europe has provided €72 billion in military aid to Ukraine, surpassing the US total of €65 billion for the first time since 2022.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
U.S. military aid to Ukraine fell by nearly 99% in 2025, with no new Presidential Drawdown Authority allocations and only a €0.4 billion symbolic military package, while European military and humanitarian aid rose 67% and 59%.
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WIRED and Tech Transparency Project found X sold premium verification to Iranian government officials, with checkmarks removed only after journalists asked about them. Verification allowed the officials to amplify their messages.
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Report: X Sold Premium Accounts to Sanctioned Iranian Officials
WIRED and Tech Transparency Project found X sold premium verification to Iranian government officials, with checkmarks removed only after journalists asked about them.
ground.news
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
WIRED and Tech Transparency Project found X sold premium verification to Iranian government officials, with checkmarks removed only after journalists asked about them. Verification allowed the officials to amplify their messages.
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On 15 January 2026, Trump pardoned a former FBI counterintelligence agent who had refused to testify about his work for Oleg Deripaska and Dmitry Rybolovlev, permanently sealing records of services US officials secretly provided for sanctioned Russian networks.
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Trump Pardon Buries FBI's Secret Work for Putin's Oligarchs
The former FBI agent's pardon came after his co-defendant’s daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
bylinetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
On 15 January 2026, Trump pardoned a former FBI counterintelligence agent who had refused to testify about his work for Oleg Deripaska and Dmitry Rybolovlev, permanently sealing records of services US officials secretly provided for sanctioned Russian networks.
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
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"They should protect kids. They have the technology; they have the funds."
…but they refuse to do the right thing for kids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…but they refuse to do the right thing for kids.
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Instagram boss: 16 hours of daily use is not addiction
Instagram's Adam Mosseri faced questioning about the impact of his platform on minors.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
"They should protect kids. They have the technology; they have the funds."
…but they refuse to do the right thing for kids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
…but they refuse to do the right thing for kids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.