@mecpitt.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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Howard Lutnick went to Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 days before Lutnick and Epstein went into business together.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Howard Lutnick went to Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 days before Lutnick and Epstein went into business together.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
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My colleague @hannahajames.bsky.social has an important post in today's @justsecurity.org debunking DHS's claim that it has legal authority to enter homes without warrants.
DHS has a Fourth Amendment problem.
@hannahajames.bsky.social of the @brennancenter.org explains why the agency’s new policy allowing ICE to enter homes to conduct arrests is not only a break from past practice, it violates the Constitution.
www.justsecurity.org/130497/dhs-w...
@hannahajames.bsky.social of the @brennancenter.org explains why the agency’s new policy allowing ICE to enter homes to conduct arrests is not only a break from past practice, it violates the Constitution.
www.justsecurity.org/130497/dhs-w...
DHS Warrantless Home Entry Memo’s Fourth Amendment Problem
A leaked ICE memo authorizes warrantless home raids, defying DHS policy and raising grave Fourth Amendment concerns.
www.justsecurity.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My colleague @hannahajames.bsky.social has an important post in today's @justsecurity.org debunking DHS's claim that it has legal authority to enter homes without warrants.
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New territory. Must read story from a colleague. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
New territory. Must read story from a colleague. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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This is my full 50-page statement to Gov. Pritzker's "Illinois Accountability Commission," trying to explain comprehensively the depth of corruption, culture, and training problems within ICE and CBP. I hope you'll at least consider scanning through it: drive.google.com/file/d/1y0im...
IAC-Testimony.withlinks.pdf
drive.google.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
This is my full 50-page statement to Gov. Pritzker's "Illinois Accountability Commission," trying to explain comprehensively the depth of corruption, culture, and training problems within ICE and CBP. I hope you'll at least consider scanning through it: drive.google.com/file/d/1y0im...
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Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Former DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Since a lot of the coverage is omitting this detail: The Kennedy Center HAD a $250 million renovation and expansion just a few years ago, in 2019.
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think.
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think.
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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“They are using the term terrorist to basically define any group of people who criticize them." I spoke to @cnn.com about the Trump Administration's use of "terror."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
Analysis: Trump 2.0 sees terrorism all over the place | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is living in a state of perpetual terror, both foreign and domestic.
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
“They are using the term terrorist to basically define any group of people who criticize them." I spoke to @cnn.com about the Trump Administration's use of "terror."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/29/p...
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Today seems like a good day to re-up my cheat sheet on understanding complicity in the Epstein files open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the Epstein Saga
Who knew complicity could be so...complicated?
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Today seems like a good day to re-up my cheat sheet on understanding complicity in the Epstein files open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Just canceled Amazon Prime. The only thing CEOs understand is money.
The best tool we have to push CEOs to take on the president and prevent further erosion of the American brand is in our pockets — an economic strike that builds on calls for Apple boycotts that are already starting to emerge.
Resist and Unsubscribe | No Mercy / No Malice
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was arrested today. Targeting journalists is not about enforcing the law, but shaping reality. History reflects a brutal truth: When you begin arresting journalists, ...
www.profgalloway.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Just canceled Amazon Prime. The only thing CEOs understand is money.
This AM I canceled my Amazon prime account. I don’t need to put any more money into Bezos’s pocket after he paid $40m for the Melania rights, spent an additional $35m on promotion, all while gutting the WaPost. Billionaires only understand money. Use it -show them who has power. #cancelamazonprime
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This AM I canceled my Amazon prime account. I don’t need to put any more money into Bezos’s pocket after he paid $40m for the Melania rights, spent an additional $35m on promotion, all while gutting the WaPost. Billionaires only understand money. Use it -show them who has power. #cancelamazonprime
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
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Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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This is Georgia Fort as she’s being arrested by federal agents. Apparently, they had a grand jury indictment in hand. She was arrested for being an independent journalist who filmed the Cities Church protest.
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This is Georgia Fort as she’s being arrested by federal agents. Apparently, they had a grand jury indictment in hand. She was arrested for being an independent journalist who filmed the Cities Church protest.
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The 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, captured by photographer Jamie Christiani.
IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, captured by photographer Jamie Christiani.
IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.
Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse
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This is a very hard video to watch — but critically important to understand just how unnecessary the death of Alex Pretti actually was. None of the agents involved should ever work in law enforcement again — and at least two should face criminal charges. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This is a very hard video to watch — but critically important to understand just how unnecessary the death of Alex Pretti actually was. None of the agents involved should ever work in law enforcement again — and at least two should face criminal charges. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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This may be jarring on your timeline at the moment but it’s important: I am deep into the show “Girls5Eva”. Maybe I missed it initially because I live in UK? In any case I am angry & physically sick that I was not on this show. It’s so funny I do not know what to do, other than evangelize.
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This may be jarring on your timeline at the moment but it’s important: I am deep into the show “Girls5Eva”. Maybe I missed it initially because I live in UK? In any case I am angry & physically sick that I was not on this show. It’s so funny I do not know what to do, other than evangelize.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.