John Hatchard
@johnhatchard.bsky.social
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An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says. n.pr/4bO3T6K
The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 AM
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says. n.pr/4bO3T6K
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Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
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According to a newly released document, the police chief in Palm Beach, Florida, told the FBI that he'd gotten a call from Trump in 2006 about Jeffrey Epstein and that Trump reportedly said, "Thank goodness you're stopping him." https://to.pbs.org/4bIOFQs
WATCH: White House won't confirm whether Trump called Palm Beach sheriff about Epstein
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said she did not know if the call had occurred, saying it is something that “may or may not have happened in 2006.”
www.pbs.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
According to a newly released document, the police chief in Palm Beach, Florida, told the FBI that he'd gotten a call from Trump in 2006 about Jeffrey Epstein and that Trump reportedly said, "Thank goodness you're stopping him." https://to.pbs.org/4bIOFQs
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Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
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Jon noticed some anger from economists in the comments last week. He gets into that and so much more with the Chief Economist of American Compass Oren Cass on a new episode tomorrow.
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Jon noticed some anger from economists in the comments last week. He gets into that and so much more with the Chief Economist of American Compass Oren Cass on a new episode tomorrow.
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The economy might experience a severe financial crisis sometime this year. We’ll have to rely on Fed chair-designate Kevin Warsh and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to contain it — and we don’t believe they will.
The Next Financial Collapse - The American Prospect
In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The economy might experience a severe financial crisis sometime this year. We’ll have to rely on Fed chair-designate Kevin Warsh and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to contain it — and we don’t believe they will.
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Jeffrey Epstein couldn’t stop emailing people about eugenics.
In the latest tranche of Epstein records, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to his fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
In the latest tranche of Epstein records, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to his fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Jeffrey Epstein couldn’t stop emailing people about eugenics.
In the latest tranche of Epstein records, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to his fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
In the latest tranche of Epstein records, themes of genes, genetics, and IQ—alongside explicit threads of white supremacy—keep cropping up, often adjacent to his fascination with steering research in the biological sciences.
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“Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids ***
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism” 8/22/25 … 1/
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism” 8/22/25 … 1/
Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids ***
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism” 8/22/25 … 1/
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism” 8/22/25 … 1/
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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Magaziner: Mayorkas testified in front of Congress like 30 times. Noem has only been in front of our committee twice, and one of the times, she left because she didn't want to answer questions. It's going to be very different when we are in the majority next year.
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Magaziner: Mayorkas testified in front of Congress like 30 times. Noem has only been in front of our committee twice, and one of the times, she left because she didn't want to answer questions. It's going to be very different when we are in the majority next year.
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Trump shows up over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. And that's the half they released. Imagine what's in the half they didn't release.
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump shows up over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. And that's the half they released. Imagine what's in the half they didn't release.
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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The United States sacrificed $35 billion in clean energy projects last year [via @grist.org]
The United States sacrificed $35 billion in clean energy projects last year
Trump's policies led to canceled investments and tens of thousands fewer jobs, a new report indicates.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The United States sacrificed $35 billion in clean energy projects last year [via @grist.org]
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KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
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Israel's genocidal war left around 85% of the enclave's infrastructure in ruins, killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, and injured nearly 200,000:
Gaza’s Palestinian elderly are keeping hope and resilience alive
Israel’s genocidal war left around 85 per cent of the enclave’s infrastructure in ruins, killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, and injured nearly 200,000.
www.newarab.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Israel's genocidal war left around 85% of the enclave's infrastructure in ruins, killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, and injured nearly 200,000:
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Nobody is allowed to make the dear leader feel sad.
House Oversight hearing on ICE opens with the rules:
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Nobody is allowed to make the dear leader feel sad.
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Ricketts: "No face masks -- we're seen a huge increase in attacks on our ICE agents. There's been 180 vehicle attacks. Overall attacks on DHS are up 8,000%. There's many so many doxxings of officers they've had to set up a tip line. This is very very serious."
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Ricketts: "No face masks -- we're seen a huge increase in attacks on our ICE agents. There's been 180 vehicle attacks. Overall attacks on DHS are up 8,000%. There's many so many doxxings of officers they've had to set up a tip line. This is very very serious."
'Limited format'
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
'Limited format'
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“The mask is off… for so long, many of us have been able to say that there is something deeply anti-democratic and racist at the heart of this MAGA project and of Trumpism.” - @maragay.bsky.social
“The mask is off… for so long, many of us have been able to say that there is something deeply anti-democratic and racist at the heart of this MAGA project and of Trumpism.” - @maragay.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Every word of this 🔥
“The mask is off… for so long, many of us have been able to say that there is something deeply anti-democratic and racist at the heart of this MAGA project and of Trumpism.” - @maragay.bsky.social
“The mask is off… for so long, many of us have been able to say that there is something deeply anti-democratic and racist at the heart of this MAGA project and of Trumpism.” - @maragay.bsky.social
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NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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SWALWELL: If someone rolls up in an unidentified van and gets out wearing all black and their face is covered with no ID and they ask me to get into the van, how do I know they're an ICE agent or a bad guy?
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
SWALWELL: If someone rolls up in an unidentified van and gets out wearing all black and their face is covered with no ID and they ask me to get into the van, how do I know they're an ICE agent or a bad guy?
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
TODD LYONS: ICE agents have identifiable placards on their uniforms
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SWALWELL: How many ICE agents have been fired for their conduct under their leadership?
LYONS: I can get you that data
SWALWELL: Is it more than one?
LYONS: I'm not going to speak about personnel actions
SWALWELL: God, I hope at least one person has been fired. Two people have been killed so far
LYONS: I can get you that data
SWALWELL: Is it more than one?
LYONS: I'm not going to speak about personnel actions
SWALWELL: God, I hope at least one person has been fired. Two people have been killed so far
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
SWALWELL: How many ICE agents have been fired for their conduct under their leadership?
LYONS: I can get you that data
SWALWELL: Is it more than one?
LYONS: I'm not going to speak about personnel actions
SWALWELL: God, I hope at least one person has been fired. Two people have been killed so far
LYONS: I can get you that data
SWALWELL: Is it more than one?
LYONS: I'm not going to speak about personnel actions
SWALWELL: God, I hope at least one person has been fired. Two people have been killed so far
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Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
Investigation reveals Israel's use of US-supplied thermal weapons in Gaza, resulting in nearly 3,000 Palestinians evaporated. Shocking details uncovered.
www.commondreams.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Investigation Reveals Israel 'Evaporated' Nearly 3,000 Palestinians With Thermal Weapons in Gaza
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SWALWELL: Your staying on to lead ICE is a decision. Considering the dishonorable acts of those that have worked for you, will you resign from ICE?
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
SWALWELL: Your staying on to lead ICE is a decision. Considering the dishonorable acts of those that have worked for you, will you resign from ICE?
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him
LYONS: No sir I won't
SWALWELL: Why not?
LYONS: Because that child your showing -- ICE took care of him when his father abandoned him