John Hatchard
@johnhatchard.bsky.social
Vancouver Canada.🤘
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"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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🚨In December 2016, Epstein invited Bill Gates to his island and informed him that “new administration people” were visiting.
This was sent exactly one month before Trump was inaugurated for his first term.
This was sent exactly one month before Trump was inaugurated for his first term.
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
🚨In December 2016, Epstein invited Bill Gates to his island and informed him that “new administration people” were visiting.
This was sent exactly one month before Trump was inaugurated for his first term.
This was sent exactly one month before Trump was inaugurated for his first term.
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“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
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Japan’s Fisheries Agency says Chinese captain arrested for allegedly defying orders to stop for inspection at sea.
Japan seizure of Chinese vessel, arrest of captain, could heighten tensions
Japan's Fisheries Agency says Chinese captain arrested for allegedly defying orders to stop for inspection at sea.
www.aljazeera.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Japan’s Fisheries Agency says Chinese captain arrested for allegedly defying orders to stop for inspection at sea.
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From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
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Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
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This is so embarrassing.
The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons.
This administration is so incompetent.
The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons.
This administration is so incompetent.
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This is so embarrassing.
The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons.
This administration is so incompetent.
The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons.
This administration is so incompetent.
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The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
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Trump bumbles in answer about posting ‘Obama ape’ video and said it was ‘all over the place for years’
Trump says ‘Obama ape’ video was ‘all over the place for years’
President briefly touched on the clip featuring the Obamas as monkeys, which ignited a political firestorm and widespread claims of racism, instead praising the longer video it was attached to as a ‘strong piece’
trib.al
February 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Trump bumbles in answer about posting ‘Obama ape’ video and said it was ‘all over the place for years’
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Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC on to PR back foot at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle
Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC on to PR back foot at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle
Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda
To be an Olympic-class skeleton racer requires extraordinary guts and impeccable nerve, as the corners loom and then whoosh past at frightening speed. So did anybody really believe that Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych would lose his when the world’s eyes were upon him?
Not the International Olympic Committee, who flipped between threats of expulsion and sweet talk over the past fortnight, without coming close to changing his mind. And certainly not those of us who have spoken and messaged Heraskevych, and found a man utterly prepared to sacrifice his dream of winning a Winter Olympic medal for a higher purpose. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC on to PR back foot at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle
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Early voting in the primaries for a hotly contested North Carolina US Senate race began today, with a field that includes a moderate former Democratic governor, a January 6 rioter, and a Trump-backed Republican.
Early Voting Just Began in North Carolina’s Highly Anticipated Senate Primary
The ballot includes a January 6 rioter who once called for the televised execution of former President Barack Obama.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Early voting in the primaries for a hotly contested North Carolina US Senate race began today, with a field that includes a moderate former Democratic governor, a January 6 rioter, and a Trump-backed Republican.
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NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs reut.rs/4643ERt
NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs
Americans are shouldering almost all of President Donald Trump’s import tax surge, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs reut.rs/4643ERt
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The Tumbler Ridge shooter created a mall shooting simulator in Roblox. “We have removed the user account connected to this horrifying incident as well as any content associated with the suspect,” Roblox told 404 Media www.404media.co/tumbler-ridg...
Tumbler Ridge Shooter Created Mall Shooting Simulator in Roblox
Roblox said it’s “committed to fully supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The Tumbler Ridge shooter created a mall shooting simulator in Roblox. “We have removed the user account connected to this horrifying incident as well as any content associated with the suspect,” Roblox told 404 Media www.404media.co/tumbler-ridg...
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Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge on Friday as Canada grieves mass shooting reut.rs/4csnmtX
Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge on Friday as Canada grieves mass shooting
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a vigil on Friday in the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge, where nine people died in one of the country's worst mass shootings, his office said on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Carney plans visit to Tumbler Ridge on Friday as Canada grieves mass shooting reut.rs/4csnmtX
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Sen. Murphy: “So, your belief is that white Americans face more discrimination. at least prior to the Trump administration…than Black Americans?”
Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations: "Yes, that's correct.”
Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations: "Yes, that's correct.”
February 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Sen. Murphy: “So, your belief is that white Americans face more discrimination. at least prior to the Trump administration…than Black Americans?”
Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations: "Yes, that's correct.”
Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for international organizations: "Yes, that's correct.”
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NOTHING TO SEE HERE
2013: Florida AG Pam Bondi decided not to join a multi-state fraud lawsuit against Trump University AFTER her campaign received a $25,000 donation from the Donald Trump Foundation that she personally solicited. Despite consumer complaints, her office took no action.
2013: Florida AG Pam Bondi decided not to join a multi-state fraud lawsuit against Trump University AFTER her campaign received a $25,000 donation from the Donald Trump Foundation that she personally solicited. Despite consumer complaints, her office took no action.
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NOTHING TO SEE HERE
2013: Florida AG Pam Bondi decided not to join a multi-state fraud lawsuit against Trump University AFTER her campaign received a $25,000 donation from the Donald Trump Foundation that she personally solicited. Despite consumer complaints, her office took no action.
2013: Florida AG Pam Bondi decided not to join a multi-state fraud lawsuit against Trump University AFTER her campaign received a $25,000 donation from the Donald Trump Foundation that she personally solicited. Despite consumer complaints, her office took no action.
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Lyons admitted that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at polling places this fall. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
Dem Senator Pushes Ice Director To Admit His Officers Have No Place at Polling Stations
Democrats have been warning for some time that there is a potential...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Lyons admitted that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at polling places this fall. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Pam Bondi served as AG of Florida from 2011 to 2019,
the same state where Jeffrey Epstein was a resident, and the same period when victims actively brought civil suits to Florida courts seeking to overturn his controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement.
www.yahoo.com/news/pam-bon...
the same state where Jeffrey Epstein was a resident, and the same period when victims actively brought civil suits to Florida courts seeking to overturn his controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement.
www.yahoo.com/news/pam-bon...
Pam Bondi ‘could have tried Epstein’ while Florida AG, law professor says
Bondi served as Florida’s first female attorney general from 2011 to 2019
www.yahoo.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Pam Bondi served as AG of Florida from 2011 to 2019,
the same state where Jeffrey Epstein was a resident, and the same period when victims actively brought civil suits to Florida courts seeking to overturn his controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement.
www.yahoo.com/news/pam-bon...
the same state where Jeffrey Epstein was a resident, and the same period when victims actively brought civil suits to Florida courts seeking to overturn his controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement.
www.yahoo.com/news/pam-bon...
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National Guard troops that the Trump administration tapped to support aggressive immigration operations have left Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, according to U.S. military officials.
Guard Troops Fully Withdraw From Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles
President Trump initially deployed the troops in those cities to support law enforcement efforts to tamp down protests against immigration raids and protecting buildings.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
National Guard troops that the Trump administration tapped to support aggressive immigration operations have left Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, according to U.S. military officials.
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If the proposed changes to the H-2A program are enacted, they will wind up exacerbating workers’ wage and safety issues without fully solving agriculture’s labor problem—and leave the underlying causes of the labor shortage unaddressed.
https://bit.ly/4kyA4JB
https://bit.ly/4kyA4JB
The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers
What is being described as “reform” in Washington will only make the abuse and wage theft that plague the program even worse.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
If the proposed changes to the H-2A program are enacted, they will wind up exacerbating workers’ wage and safety issues without fully solving agriculture’s labor problem—and leave the underlying causes of the labor shortage unaddressed.
https://bit.ly/4kyA4JB
https://bit.ly/4kyA4JB
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Elon Musk posted about race on 26 of 31 days in January, promoting white genocide & “great replacement” to 200M+ followers. “If you stripped his name off… I’d think this was a white supremacist,” said @heidibeirich.bsky.social. Experts warn he’s normalizing ideologies tied to deadly racist attacks.
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Elon Musk posted about race on 26 of 31 days in January, promoting white genocide & “great replacement” to 200M+ followers. “If you stripped his name off… I’d think this was a white supremacist,” said @heidibeirich.bsky.social. Experts warn he’s normalizing ideologies tied to deadly racist attacks.
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Hegseth's unconstitutional retaliation against Sen. Kelly was so brazen that an exasperated federal judge used more than a dozen exclamation points!
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Hegseth's unconstitutional retaliation against Sen. Kelly was so brazen that an exasperated federal judge used more than a dozen exclamation points!
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
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“Canada’s net favourability is 59 points higher than that of Donald Trump.”
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Trump
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Trump
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Trump
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Donald Trump.
cultmtl.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Canada’s net favourability is 59 points higher than that of Donald Trump.”
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Trump
Canada is far more popular in the United States than Trump
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“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."