Jon Farrington
@jonfarrington.bsky.social
Engineer, oyster farmer, Chesapeake Bay
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⚡️Update: Fires, damaged buildings reported as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv amid large-scale attack.
Fires, damaged buildings reported as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv amid large-scale attack
Russian forces launched a mass overnight attack on Feb. 3, targeting major cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv as well as cities closer to the front line.
kyivindependent.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
⚡️Update: Fires, damaged buildings reported as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv amid large-scale attack.
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"Color me skeptical that no conflicts of interest cling to this mess or that Trump isn’t compromising his constitutional responsibilities. Conflicts of interest are rampant in the money grabs gilding the US and UAE’s chip deals."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump’s UAE Chip Deal Is a National Security Risk
The United Arab Emirates has spent years seeking access to advanced US chips to help cement its position as a technology hub and fuel its AI aspirations. The Biden administration, concerned that cutti...
www.bloomberg.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
"Color me skeptical that no conflicts of interest cling to this mess or that Trump isn’t compromising his constitutional responsibilities. Conflicts of interest are rampant in the money grabs gilding the US and UAE’s chip deals."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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This is how tonight sounds in Kyiv ⚠️loud explosions. quiet time between explosions is in a way even more unnerving than explosions themselves.
how do I know when to film? Because we have reports that detect when missiles are coming. So you are just counting the seconds . very disturbing seconds
how do I know when to film? Because we have reports that detect when missiles are coming. So you are just counting the seconds . very disturbing seconds
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
This is how tonight sounds in Kyiv ⚠️loud explosions. quiet time between explosions is in a way even more unnerving than explosions themselves.
how do I know when to film? Because we have reports that detect when missiles are coming. So you are just counting the seconds . very disturbing seconds
how do I know when to film? Because we have reports that detect when missiles are coming. So you are just counting the seconds . very disturbing seconds
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I expect the federal government to provide the requested information, documents and physical items to our office.
They have been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death.
We are.
They have been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death.
We are.
February 2, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I expect the federal government to provide the requested information, documents and physical items to our office.
They have been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death.
We are.
They have been clear that they are not conducting an investigation into Renee Good's death.
We are.
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Trump today: “We should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting because we have states that are so crooked.”
February 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Trump today: “We should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting because we have states that are so crooked.”
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The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
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Congrats to all the news outlets that kept reporting the White House's position that Harvard was going to make a deal when Harvard was not willing to do that.
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Congrats to all the news outlets that kept reporting the White House's position that Harvard was going to make a deal when Harvard was not willing to do that.
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He’s saying the quiet part out loud: Trump and MAGA Republicans can’t win with their unpopular policies at the ballot box, so they want to steal the 2026 election.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
He’s saying the quiet part out loud: Trump and MAGA Republicans can’t win with their unpopular policies at the ballot box, so they want to steal the 2026 election.
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The main danger is not that Trump will steal the mid-terms (which would actually be difficult to do), but that he will be able to throw enough doubt on the results that he will be able to encourage his followers to react violently. This is exactly the tactic he used on J6.
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The main danger is not that Trump will steal the mid-terms (which would actually be difficult to do), but that he will be able to throw enough doubt on the results that he will be able to encourage his followers to react violently. This is exactly the tactic he used on J6.
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Q: Do you plan on tearing the Kennedy Center down and how much will all of the renovations cost?
TRUMP: Probably around $200 million. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.
TRUMP: Probably around $200 million. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Q: Do you plan on tearing the Kennedy Center down and how much will all of the renovations cost?
TRUMP: Probably around $200 million. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.
TRUMP: Probably around $200 million. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.
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Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
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A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
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The federal government doesn’t usually intervene in election administration, and the GOP request was vague about what it envisioned.
Republicans want ‘comprehensive oversight’ of Michigan’s 2026 election — meaning what?
They didn’t provide many concrete examples.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The federal government doesn’t usually intervene in election administration, and the GOP request was vague about what it envisioned.
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BREAKING: Trump team to start “daily” meetings to focus on prosecuting his political adversaries, according to CNN
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities | CNN Politics
Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who inve...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
BREAKING: Trump team to start “daily” meetings to focus on prosecuting his political adversaries, according to CNN
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
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Groundhog Day except every day is January 6.
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Groundhog Day except every day is January 6.
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Impeachment is the only Constitutional check Congress has against a lawless president and talking about it would be a good start to reasserting Congressional power in the future. Assuming of course Congress wants to do that
Speaking out like this is all they can do now. Impeachment is a total and complete joke, and threatening to use it is akin to threatening to hit someone with a wet noodle. Impeachment is no longer a viable tool to use against Republican politicians.
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Impeachment is the only Constitutional check Congress has against a lawless president and talking about it would be a good start to reasserting Congressional power in the future. Assuming of course Congress wants to do that
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Th future is basically:
1. Some sort of wide-ranging tribunal to credibly sort through the crime spree
2. We see a sort of Nixon style forgive-and-forget policy
3. We never get the chance to pursue the first two options
1. Some sort of wide-ranging tribunal to credibly sort through the crime spree
2. We see a sort of Nixon style forgive-and-forget policy
3. We never get the chance to pursue the first two options
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Th future is basically:
1. Some sort of wide-ranging tribunal to credibly sort through the crime spree
2. We see a sort of Nixon style forgive-and-forget policy
3. We never get the chance to pursue the first two options
1. Some sort of wide-ranging tribunal to credibly sort through the crime spree
2. We see a sort of Nixon style forgive-and-forget policy
3. We never get the chance to pursue the first two options
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like this is absurd, get over yourselves
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
like this is absurd, get over yourselves
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Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
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Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
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If true, this could explain a lot: Epstein’s mysterious money; the wire transactions to former Soviet states; Trump’s submissiveness around Putin.
Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap'
The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If true, this could explain a lot: Epstein’s mysterious money; the wire transactions to former Soviet states; Trump’s submissiveness around Putin.
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this is not a drill: To Live and Die in LA, one of the greatest crime films ever made, is on Criterion this month www.criterionchannel.com/stunts/seaso...
To Live and Die in L.A. - Stunts! - The Criterion Channel
Directed by William Friedkin • 1985 • United States
Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow
William Friedkin’s kinetic neonoir takes the ’80s action thriller to new heights of hyperstyli...
www.criterionchannel.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
this is not a drill: To Live and Die in LA, one of the greatest crime films ever made, is on Criterion this month www.criterionchannel.com/stunts/seaso...
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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The Kennedy Center has been in continuous operation for 55 years.
Trump and Ric Grenell destroyed it in one year by making it so toxic that nobody will perform there.
Now they have to shut it down like a Trump casino.
Trump and Ric Grenell destroyed it in one year by making it so toxic that nobody will perform there.
Now they have to shut it down like a Trump casino.
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Kennedy Center has been in continuous operation for 55 years.
Trump and Ric Grenell destroyed it in one year by making it so toxic that nobody will perform there.
Now they have to shut it down like a Trump casino.
Trump and Ric Grenell destroyed it in one year by making it so toxic that nobody will perform there.
Now they have to shut it down like a Trump casino.