@kathykadane.bsky.social
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
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"A jury in Florida found the man guilty of five charges, including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16...
"He tried to silence one victim by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for Jan. 6 defendants...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"He tried to silence one victim by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for Jan. 6 defendants...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"A jury in Florida found the man guilty of five charges, including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16...
"He tried to silence one victim by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for Jan. 6 defendants...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"He tried to silence one victim by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for Jan. 6 defendants...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"..commercial real estate is sucking wind right now, just about the only way to make money is to leverage political connections to become involved..AI data centers and deportation infrastructure,” said Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project.."
"Flint Development is involved in another property deal with ICE, in El Paso... Flint Development recently stripped information about its executive team from its website; those details were available as recently as December, before its dealings with DHS became public..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE
Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...
jacobin.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"..commercial real estate is sucking wind right now, just about the only way to make money is to leverage political connections to become involved..AI data centers and deportation infrastructure,” said Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project.."
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"Flint Development is involved in another property deal with ICE, in El Paso... Flint Development recently stripped information about its executive team from its website; those details were available as recently as December, before its dealings with DHS became public..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE
Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...
jacobin.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"Flint Development is involved in another property deal with ICE, in El Paso... Flint Development recently stripped information about its executive team from its website; those details were available as recently as December, before its dealings with DHS became public..."
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...
#AMAZON⬇️
"We had whistles. They had guns,’ Becca Good said of the day that ICE agents killed her wife, Renée.. tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services."
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
"We had whistles. They had guns,’ Becca Good said of the day that ICE agents killed her wife, Renée.. tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services."
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Amna A. Akbar | In South Minneapolis
ICE have gone from wearing tactical army gear to Midwestern civilian garb; I have even seen photos of agents in...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
#AMAZON⬇️
"We had whistles. They had guns,’ Becca Good said of the day that ICE agents killed her wife, Renée.. tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services."
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
"We had whistles. They had guns,’ Becca Good said of the day that ICE agents killed her wife, Renée.. tricked out with military gear, staying in Hilton hotels and renting Enterprise cars, with technological support from Palantir and Amazon Web Services."
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
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So it looks like the US seized Maduro to protect Chinese oil interests in Venezuela. It certainly was not to free the Venezuelan people as they are still being brutalised by the continuation of the Maduro regime.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US trying to avoid "damaging" Chinese deals in Venezuela, energy secretary says
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said during a trip to Venezuela on Wednesday legitimate deals by legitimate Chinese companies will be fine in Venezuela, but the Trump administration is trying to av...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
So it looks like the US seized Maduro to protect Chinese oil interests in Venezuela. It certainly was not to free the Venezuelan people as they are still being brutalised by the continuation of the Maduro regime.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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yes, this sentence stuck out to me as unintentionally ironic given a) well, yes, that's rather the point isn't it? and b) Puck's whole business model seems to be predicated on becoming the house journal for the plutocratic class
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
yes, this sentence stuck out to me as unintentionally ironic given a) well, yes, that's rather the point isn't it? and b) Puck's whole business model seems to be predicated on becoming the house journal for the plutocratic class
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🚨EPSTEIN'S SECRET FAMILY OFFICE REVEALED 🚨
Paul Barrett was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime private banker at JPMorgan
What has never been reported until now: he set up a family office to trade on Epstein's behalf in the last years of the sex offender's life as.ft.com/r/8101f34a-f...
Paul Barrett was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime private banker at JPMorgan
What has never been reported until now: he set up a family office to trade on Epstein's behalf in the last years of the sex offender's life as.ft.com/r/8101f34a-f...
‘We made a lot of money working together’: Jeffrey Epstein’s in-house trader revealed
[FREE TO READ] Private banker quietly became paedophile financier’s money manager in his final years
as.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
🚨EPSTEIN'S SECRET FAMILY OFFICE REVEALED 🚨
Paul Barrett was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime private banker at JPMorgan
What has never been reported until now: he set up a family office to trade on Epstein's behalf in the last years of the sex offender's life as.ft.com/r/8101f34a-f...
Paul Barrett was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime private banker at JPMorgan
What has never been reported until now: he set up a family office to trade on Epstein's behalf in the last years of the sex offender's life as.ft.com/r/8101f34a-f...
SO OBVIOUS WHY BEZOS DECIDED TO SCREW THE POST AND HELP TRUMP.
www.executivebiz.com/articles/top...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.executivebiz.com/articles/top...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
SO OBVIOUS WHY BEZOS DECIDED TO SCREW THE POST AND HELP TRUMP.
www.executivebiz.com/articles/top...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.executivebiz.com/articles/top...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Korean edition of EMPIRE OF AI is out — and this one is really special. 🥹
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Korean edition of EMPIRE OF AI is out — and this one is really special. 🥹
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
It was translated by my dear friend Boyoung Lim, who played a crucial role in making my book possible in the first place.
product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S0002...
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Fast forward to March of 2025, I was readying the launch of the English edition when Boyoung asked me if I had a Korean version in the works. I did not. She once again became my advocate, translating a sample of the book and pitching it to Korean publishers.
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Fast forward to March of 2025, I was readying the launch of the English edition when Boyoung asked me if I had a Korean version in the works. I did not. She once again became my advocate, translating a sample of the book and pitching it to Korean publishers.
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In 2021, Boyoung was working at the @pulitzercenter.org when I applied for a grant to work on a series called “AI Colonialism.” Little did I know that the series would form the thesis of my book – and the inspiration for its title. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/a...
An MIT Technology Review Series: AI Colonialism
An investigation into how AI is enriching a powerful few by dispossessing communities that have been dispossessed before.
www.technologyreview.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
In 2021, Boyoung was working at the @pulitzercenter.org when I applied for a grant to work on a series called “AI Colonialism.” Little did I know that the series would form the thesis of my book – and the inspiration for its title. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/a...
Police Escalate Andrew Corruption Probe
YouTube video by Tom Sykes
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
WIRED is going to be remembered as onebof most inportant journo sources of ylthis period.
Equally:404Media
Equally:404Media
Lmao
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM
WIRED is going to be remembered as onebof most inportant journo sources of ylthis period.
Equally:404Media
Equally:404Media
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
Mandelson and the Private Life of Power
YouTube video by London Review of Books (LRB)
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Probably won't come up at today's hearing, but it should:
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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AND IN OTHER NEWS*...
Jack Smith has also opened his own law firm with ex-DOJ colleagues.
Jack Smith has also opened his own law firm with ex-DOJ colleagues.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
AND IN OTHER NEWS*...
Jack Smith has also opened his own law firm with ex-DOJ colleagues.
Jack Smith has also opened his own law firm with ex-DOJ colleagues.
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THIS IS AWESOME!!
Minnesota U.S. attorneys not only quit in droves over the way the administration was handling the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and ICE actions in general...
Minnesota U.S. attorneys not only quit in droves over the way the administration was handling the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and ICE actions in general...
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
THIS IS AWESOME!!
Minnesota U.S. attorneys not only quit in droves over the way the administration was handling the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and ICE actions in general...
Minnesota U.S. attorneys not only quit in droves over the way the administration was handling the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, and ICE actions in general...
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A win we didn’t see coming! House Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort to block future votes on Trump’s tariffs fell short after pushback from within his own party. Three Republicans (Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Kevin Kiley of California, and
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A win we didn’t see coming! House Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort to block future votes on Trump’s tariffs fell short after pushback from within his own party. Three Republicans (Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Kevin Kiley of California, and
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Multiple election deniers are cited in this affidavit by name or can be identified: Kurt Olsen, Clay Parikh & Kevin Moncla.
All of them have gone on a QAnon-affiliated show dedicated to election fraud claims. Parikh, who's gone on it repeatedly, even told the channel that it’s "how I get my news."
All of them have gone on a QAnon-affiliated show dedicated to election fraud claims. Parikh, who's gone on it repeatedly, even told the channel that it’s "how I get my news."
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Multiple election deniers are cited in this affidavit by name or can be identified: Kurt Olsen, Clay Parikh & Kevin Moncla.
All of them have gone on a QAnon-affiliated show dedicated to election fraud claims. Parikh, who's gone on it repeatedly, even told the channel that it’s "how I get my news."
All of them have gone on a QAnon-affiliated show dedicated to election fraud claims. Parikh, who's gone on it repeatedly, even told the channel that it’s "how I get my news."