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Progressive TX activist. #StopColonialism #proDemocracy #proHumanRights Turning TX Blue Democrats in FB#Bluecrew#Peace Go Astros! 💙🌊🌬️
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GW Bush: “It is neither wise, nor realistic to round up millions of people, many with deep roots in the United States, and send them across the border. There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant, and a program of mass deportation.”
Was Tucker Carlson Detained in Israel today? Yes. What We Know - Newsweek share.google/ppCTomRXKVS1...
Was Tucker Carlson detained in Israel? What we know
Tucker Carlson told the Daily Mail he was detained on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Was Tucker Carlson Detained in Israel today? Yes. What We Know - Newsweek share.google/ppCTomRXKVS1...
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily
The transition is the latest in a monthslong series of leadership shake-ups across federal health agencies.
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.
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Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend - Inside Climate News
Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.
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February 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Preventable gun shooting:
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Video reveals moment cops face dad who shot daughter dead after Trump argument
New body camera footage this week showed the moment a police officer confronted the alcoholic father of a British woman who was shot dead in Texas after the two argued over President Donald Trump. Luc...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Preventable gun shooting:
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Wow…. Jennifer Jenkins doesn’t hold back when asked about Randy Fine.
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Wow…. Jennifer Jenkins doesn’t hold back when asked about Randy Fine.
Jasmine Crockett represents the status quo, establishment style Democratic segment, while James Talarico is forming a Zoran Mamdani coalition, which wins. Jasmine is not serious. That is why Republicans are backing her.
#TalaricoIsTheSeriousCandidate
#TalaricoIsTheSeriousCandidate
February 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Jasmine Crockett represents the status quo, establishment style Democratic segment, while James Talarico is forming a Zoran Mamdani coalition, which wins. Jasmine is not serious. That is why Republicans are backing her.
#TalaricoIsTheSeriousCandidate
#TalaricoIsTheSeriousCandidate
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The sewage leak that's like a message from god.
The sewage leak that's like a message from god.
Great day for the HHS director to go for a long, open-mouth swim.
Potomac Sewage Spill Becomes Ecological Disaster and Political Fight
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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The sewage leak that's like a message from god.
The sewage leak that's like a message from god.
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Finally!
Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesda...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Finally!
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#California files lawsuit against Trump for illegally terminating $1.2 billion in energy and infrastructure programs
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/c...
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/c...
California files lawsuit against Trump for illegally terminating $1.2 billion in energy and infrastructure programs | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
#California files lawsuit against Trump for illegally terminating $1.2 billion in energy and infrastructure programs
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/c...
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/18/c...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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On this week’s sit down, @sjdemas.bsky.social and @eisendrath.net picked apart Trump's Cabinet of Vipers and the damage they continue to do daily to this country.
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How Trump's Cabinet of Vipers Are Poisoning the Country | Susan J. Demas & Edwin Eisendrath LIVE
This Administration is truly filled with the worst of the worst.
www.lincolnsquare.media
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
On this week’s sit down, @sjdemas.bsky.social and @eisendrath.net picked apart Trump's Cabinet of Vipers and the damage they continue to do daily to this country.
Subscribe to watch the full episode
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Snowboard instructor Jean Chiementin filmed this moment when an avalanche struck part of the Courmayeur ski resort in Italy, killing at least two skiers.
February 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov @judiciarydems.senate.gov Stop ICE now! open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
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February 18, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Donald Trump is seeking billions in taxpayer dollars in a lawsuit against the IRS. “The question of whether he can sue his own agency is perhaps less important than whether he should,” Will Gottsegen argues in The Atlantic Daily:
Trump Is Suing His Own Government
The president is seeking billions in taxpayer dollars from his own IRS. Whether he can do this is perhaps less important than whether he should.
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February 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Donald Trump is seeking billions in taxpayer dollars in a lawsuit against the IRS. “The question of whether he can sue his own agency is perhaps less important than whether he should,” Will Gottsegen argues in The Atlantic Daily:
DOGE cuts decimated FEMA. There are funds in DHS that could be used for FEMA, etc.
Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show
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Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show
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Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show
It is highly unusual for a government shutdown or funding lapse to impede ongoing disaster recovery efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
DOGE cuts decimated FEMA. There are funds in DHS that could be used for FEMA, etc.
Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show
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US is allowing Israel to annex the West Bank violently. This administration has not called out Israel for the deaths of Americans in Palestine either. #ANewPolicyNow
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As Israel takes steps to claim land in West Bank, U.S. stands by
Despite Trump’s opposition to annexation, Israel has taken steps to expand control over the West Bank that experts say may lead to seizure of territory.
wapo.st
February 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
US is allowing Israel to annex the West Bank violently. This administration has not called out Israel for the deaths of Americans in Palestine either. #ANewPolicyNow
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A 2-month-old and his family, who were held at an immigration detention center in Dilley, have been deported to Mexico, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday night.
The infant, who Castro identified as Juan Nicolás, was deported along with his mother, father and 16-month-old sister.
#ICE
The infant, who Castro identified as Juan Nicolás, was deported along with his mother, father and 16-month-old sister.
#ICE
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A 2-month-old and his family, who were held at an immigration detention center in Dilley, have been deported to Mexico, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said Tuesday night.
The infant, who Castro identified as Juan Nicolás, was deported along with his mother, father and 16-month-old sister.
#ICE
The infant, who Castro identified as Juan Nicolás, was deported along with his mother, father and 16-month-old sister.
#ICE
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Talarico Exposed Two Corrupt Billionaires
Abortion Ban
School Vouchers
Closing Public Schools
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks two corrupt Christian Nationalists bought Texas Republicans.
Vote them out!
Early Voting already started.
Vote For The Democrat
Abortion Ban
School Vouchers
Closing Public Schools
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks two corrupt Christian Nationalists bought Texas Republicans.
Vote them out!
Early Voting already started.
Vote For The Democrat
February 18, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Talarico Exposed Two Corrupt Billionaires
Abortion Ban
School Vouchers
Closing Public Schools
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks two corrupt Christian Nationalists bought Texas Republicans.
Vote them out!
Early Voting already started.
Vote For The Democrat
Abortion Ban
School Vouchers
Closing Public Schools
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks two corrupt Christian Nationalists bought Texas Republicans.
Vote them out!
Early Voting already started.
Vote For The Democrat
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Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales must #resign IMMEDIATELY over this shocking scandal - an affair with a staffer that apparently led to the staffer's gruesome death by suicide.
#TX23 #SanAntonio #SATX #txlege @texasdemocrats.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social
#TX23 #SanAntonio #SATX #txlege @texasdemocrats.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
But you see, if an Abrams is doing this in Ukraine, it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars…or escalation…or something
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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This country is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It’s not for Convicted Felon Donald Trump & his cronies to grift their way to even more wealth.
Join me & @joyannreid.bsky.social as we lead the charge to boycott the SOTU & instead highlight real people impacted by this Regime.
Join me & @joyannreid.bsky.social as we lead the charge to boycott the SOTU & instead highlight real people impacted by this Regime.
BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
February 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This country is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It’s not for Convicted Felon Donald Trump & his cronies to grift their way to even more wealth.
Join me & @joyannreid.bsky.social as we lead the charge to boycott the SOTU & instead highlight real people impacted by this Regime.
Join me & @joyannreid.bsky.social as we lead the charge to boycott the SOTU & instead highlight real people impacted by this Regime.
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Pleased to see former UT Insect Collection bug nerd @kristinhook.bsky.social getting the Austin Chronicle endorsemment for the TX-21 House seat. This is Chip Roy's district.
March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area • The Austin Chronicle
The Chronicle Editorial Board provides the following endorsements to Democrats in advance of early voting (Feb. 17 through Feb. 27) and election day, Tuesday, March 3. We urge readers to be thorough w...
www.austinchronicle.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Pleased to see former UT Insect Collection bug nerd @kristinhook.bsky.social getting the Austin Chronicle endorsemment for the TX-21 House seat. This is Chip Roy's district.