@lakerider.bsky.social
Product of Louisiana public education, yet progressive and pro science. I’m also big into cryptography and decided Bitcoin was freedom tech in 2012. It remains a good idea.
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President Trump orders the Pentagon to return to using coal-powered ships.
Trump orders Pentagon to buy coal power as the polluting fuel struggles to survive
President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Defense Department to favor electricity derived from coal, expanding his campaign to prop up the fossil fuel.
wapo.st
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
President Trump orders the Pentagon to return to using coal-powered ships.
US Government reports CPI came in BELOW market expert expectations? Cars down? Rent down? Groceries down?
a clown says homey do n't play dat in front of a happy birthday banner
ALT: a clown says homey do n't play dat in front of a happy birthday banner
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
US Government reports CPI came in BELOW market expert expectations? Cars down? Rent down? Groceries down?
Particularly fitting in 2026.
War Pigs, a lovely ditty in 1970 from Black Sabbath about generals, politicians, and war profiteers as evil manipulators who send the poor to die while staying safe themselves.
War Pigs, a lovely ditty in 1970 from Black Sabbath about generals, politicians, and war profiteers as evil manipulators who send the poor to die while staying safe themselves.
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Particularly fitting in 2026.
War Pigs, a lovely ditty in 1970 from Black Sabbath about generals, politicians, and war profiteers as evil manipulators who send the poor to die while staying safe themselves.
War Pigs, a lovely ditty in 1970 from Black Sabbath about generals, politicians, and war profiteers as evil manipulators who send the poor to die while staying safe themselves.
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Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.
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Epstein-Barr, herpes, and shingles vaccines shelved should get people hounded out of society. That’s beyond anti-vaccine or anti-intellectualism. It’s reactionary know-nothingism. If there’s such a thing as technological solutionism, this is tech problematicizing.
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Epstein-Barr, herpes, and shingles vaccines shelved should get people hounded out of society. That’s beyond anti-vaccine or anti-intellectualism. It’s reactionary know-nothingism. If there’s such a thing as technological solutionism, this is tech problematicizing.
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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...
Bondi, Lutnick, Noem, Rollins, RFK Jr, Rubio have explicitly mislead America this month. Their job is to serve America 🇺🇸, not Trump. (The other cabinet members have lied too, but I digress)
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Bondi, Lutnick, Noem, Rollins, RFK Jr, Rubio have explicitly mislead America this month. Their job is to serve America 🇺🇸, not Trump. (The other cabinet members have lied too, but I digress)
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Remember when Pam Bondi sold between $1 million & $5 million in Trump Media (DJT) stock back on April 2, 2025—
The same day Trump announced new tariffs during a “Liberation Day” press conference held after markets closed — & then (DJT) fell 13% in the following days
The same day Trump announced new tariffs during a “Liberation Day” press conference held after markets closed — & then (DJT) fell 13% in the following days
February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Remember when Pam Bondi sold between $1 million & $5 million in Trump Media (DJT) stock back on April 2, 2025—
The same day Trump announced new tariffs during a “Liberation Day” press conference held after markets closed — & then (DJT) fell 13% in the following days
The same day Trump announced new tariffs during a “Liberation Day” press conference held after markets closed — & then (DJT) fell 13% in the following days
Pretty darned funny appearance by a grandkid on #bloomberg while Rick Davis was talking a few moments ago.
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Pretty darned funny appearance by a grandkid on #bloomberg while Rick Davis was talking a few moments ago.
ICE at polling places is like a filter that will only let certain colors pass.
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
ICE at polling places is like a filter that will only let certain colors pass.
Are we great yet?
CATO: “.. The whole idea that Trump tariffs would ‘protect US manufacturing jobs’ was all lies then, and it is all lies now.”
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
@cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Are we great yet?
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
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BREAKING: Congressman Ted Lieu just exposed Pam Bondi for lying under oath. This is a federal crime. Wow.
February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING: Congressman Ted Lieu just exposed Pam Bondi for lying under oath. This is a federal crime. Wow.
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Pamela Jo Bondi coldly ignoring the Epstein survivors as she memorizes her next irrelevant lie to protect one of the main perpetrators.
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Pamela Jo Bondi coldly ignoring the Epstein survivors as she memorizes her next irrelevant lie to protect one of the main perpetrators.
They are stealing the bodies of dead immigrants. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
ICE bypasses El Paso medical examiner for autopsy on migrant
ICE bypassed the county medical examiner in favor of a military facility for the autopsy of a Nicaraguan man and won’t release a ruling to the public.
www.texastribune.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
They are stealing the bodies of dead immigrants. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/t...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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This picture perfectly encapsulates this administrations willful ignorance and disdain for anything slightly resembling human decency.
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This picture perfectly encapsulates this administrations willful ignorance and disdain for anything slightly resembling human decency.
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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We just shared the link from NBC about three warehouses being bought to house immigrants, but it now looks like we seriously underreported how many are being purchased. Based on information many of you have shared, the number appears to be over 26.
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We just shared the link from NBC about three warehouses being bought to house immigrants, but it now looks like we seriously underreported how many are being purchased. Based on information many of you have shared, the number appears to be over 26.
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Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.