Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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February 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Lot of folks (understandably) got hung up on the snorting coke off the toilet part of that RFK clip, but equally important is that when the head of HHS says, "I'm not scared of germs" it's because he is on the record as literally not believing in the germ theory of how infectious disease works 🫠
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Lot of folks (understandably) got hung up on the snorting coke off the toilet part of that RFK clip, but equally important is that when the head of HHS says, "I'm not scared of germs" it's because he is on the record as literally not believing in the germ theory of how infectious disease works 🫠
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How is he not stepping down from the Olympic Games position?
Casey Wasserman, an entertainment executive and chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics whose name surfaced in the Epstein files, said on Friday he has started the process of selling his talent agency. More than two dozen of his clients had denounced him in recent days or sought other representation.
Casey Wasserman Will Sell Entertainment Agency Amid Epstein Files Fallout
Casey Wasserman, a Los Angeles entertainment executive and the head of the 2028 Olympic Games, has lost clients since his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell surfaced.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
How is he not stepping down from the Olympic Games position?
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There's a short video clip of Pinker and Epstein on the plane and a girls voice says "where are you taking me" and this is the still from it. So I don't know what he's talking about.
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
There's a short video clip of Pinker and Epstein on the plane and a girls voice says "where are you taking me" and this is the still from it. So I don't know what he's talking about.
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Karyna Shuliak married a woman named Jennifer, who had been in a relationship with Kimbal Musk after Jeffrey Epstein connected them.
Epstein’s Girlfriend Married a Woman, Showing How He Gamed Immigration
The sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to make sure women in his orbit stayed where he wanted them.
bloom.bg
February 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Karyna Shuliak married a woman named Jennifer, who had been in a relationship with Kimbal Musk after Jeffrey Epstein connected them.
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Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
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I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
“The convergence of influencer culture and venture capital is part of a broader shift reshaping America’s institutions.”
Jake Paul may have gotten his jaw broken on Netflix, but he and his $65 million fortune are laughing their way into Silicon Valley boardrooms | Fortune
“We’re going to do amazing things in 2026,” said Steve Han, a partner at Paul's Anti Fund, told Fortune. “And then hopefully we'll show it over YouTube.”
fortune.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
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this is monstrous to me.
History is full of accounts of families whose entire existence and thriving was destroyed by measles and other diseases, there is no need to fabulate anything, Ms Breuning.
Its offensive to fictionalize this, so fuck you, and fuck @theatlantic.com.
History is full of accounts of families whose entire existence and thriving was destroyed by measles and other diseases, there is no need to fabulate anything, Ms Breuning.
Its offensive to fictionalize this, so fuck you, and fuck @theatlantic.com.
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
this is monstrous to me.
History is full of accounts of families whose entire existence and thriving was destroyed by measles and other diseases, there is no need to fabulate anything, Ms Breuning.
Its offensive to fictionalize this, so fuck you, and fuck @theatlantic.com.
History is full of accounts of families whose entire existence and thriving was destroyed by measles and other diseases, there is no need to fabulate anything, Ms Breuning.
Its offensive to fictionalize this, so fuck you, and fuck @theatlantic.com.
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I enjoy putting a blanket over an already cosy cat. Feels decadent 😹
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I enjoy putting a blanket over an already cosy cat. Feels decadent 😹
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February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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the idea that a cultural political phenomenon whose main figureheads are Kid Rock and the ymca song would be popular in 2025 was always an interesting concept
Trump has lost the culture. But what if the universal conventional wisdom—that he won the culture in the first place—was never true? What if our warped media environment, then Trump's victory, created an illusion of MAGA cultural dominance that is now slipping. This is a long one, so strap in.
The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
www.offmessage.net
February 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
the idea that a cultural political phenomenon whose main figureheads are Kid Rock and the ymca song would be popular in 2025 was always an interesting concept
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Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
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For @truthout.org, I wrote about Trump stealing my 2020 presidential ballot, and what this might mean for the future of Fulton County voters, and voters everywhere.
I’ve Witnessed Trump Weaponize Georgia Ballots for Years. Then He Stole Mine.
The FBI raid of Fulton County’s election hub is just one worrisome incident in a pattern of election interference.
truthout.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
For @truthout.org, I wrote about Trump stealing my 2020 presidential ballot, and what this might mean for the future of Fulton County voters, and voters everywhere.
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Mental health experts are aghast at the training Social Security Administration workers are receiving from the Trump administration on how to handle suicidal callers.
Trump admin horrifies with training on suicidal callers: 'That’s not the thing you say'
Mental health experts are aghast at the training Social Security Administration workers are receiving from the Trump administration on how to handle suicidal callers.According to Government Executive, "SSA recently began shifting new swaths of its workforce to phone answering duty, including those w...
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mental health experts are aghast at the training Social Security Administration workers are receiving from the Trump administration on how to handle suicidal callers.
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for the second day in a row I am kindly requesting you stop sharing AI-generated hoaxes
February 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
for the second day in a row I am kindly requesting you stop sharing AI-generated hoaxes
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It’s a little discouraging that the harshest punishment administered in the whole Epstein sex trafficking scandal is a spaghetti sauce getting the death penalty.
Jimmy Fallon Kills Planned Pasta Sauce Line With Pal Tommy Mottola as Epstein Friendship Is Revealed
Jimmy Fallon Kills Planned Pasta Sauce Line With Pal Tommy Mottola as Epstein Friendship Is Revealed
A planned collaboration between late night host Jimmy Fallon and powerful entertainment executive Tommy Mottola to launch a branded line of pasta sauces is now kaput as the entertainment mogul’s name is being discovered all over the Epstein Files, exposing his close relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender and trafficker.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It’s a little discouraging that the harshest punishment administered in the whole Epstein sex trafficking scandal is a spaghetti sauce getting the death penalty.
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Happy Valentine's Day to everybody celebrating!
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Happy Valentine's Day to everybody celebrating!
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The curviest wife in all of Westeros
February 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The curviest wife in all of Westeros
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Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
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“Upon arrival at the center — which is the same where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was held with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias — Amalia's health worsened quickly, the lawsuit said, and on Jan. 1, she developed a fever that peaked at 104 degrees and would not break.”
Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
Toddler, Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Respiratory Failure, Was Returned to ICE Detention and Denied Prescribed Meds
A toddler at an ICE detention center in Texas was rushed to the hospital with respiratory failure, pneumonia and more, and when the 18-month-old and her parents had to return to the center, ICE office...
people.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“Upon arrival at the center — which is the same where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was held with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias — Amalia's health worsened quickly, the lawsuit said, and on Jan. 1, she developed a fever that peaked at 104 degrees and would not break.”
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High five to this Camden County king
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
High five to this Camden County king
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“The numbers tell a painful story. The impact on journalists of color is staggering and devastating,” the Post Guild said in its statement on Friday. “We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization.”
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows
"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“The numbers tell a painful story. The impact on journalists of color is staggering and devastating,” the Post Guild said in its statement on Friday. “We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization.”
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...