Mina
@minerva1.bsky.social
American woman with wide-ranging interests.
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This is as good as any contrast between Trump and Biden: state capacity to help people from predatory capital is done. Instead the only growth in state capacity is is in building its coercive powers.
Kate is a reporter for the American Banker. Trump’s DOJ & CFPB turn a predatory lending discrimination lawsuit into an anti-immigrant crusade. Instead of providing restitution for victims of discrimination they use $ to fund more police resources aimed at “illegals.” (Full article paywalled.)
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This is as good as any contrast between Trump and Biden: state capacity to help people from predatory capital is done. Instead the only growth in state capacity is is in building its coercive powers.
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Job growth in the supposedly terrible Biden economy of 2023-24 averaged 192k per month. With 2021-22 it's even higher.
In the supposedly great pre-COVID Trump economy of 2/17-2/20, it averaged 181k.
Now one month of 130k is praised as strong growth, because standards are lower for one special boy.
In the supposedly great pre-COVID Trump economy of 2/17-2/20, it averaged 181k.
Now one month of 130k is praised as strong growth, because standards are lower for one special boy.
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Job growth in the supposedly terrible Biden economy of 2023-24 averaged 192k per month. With 2021-22 it's even higher.
In the supposedly great pre-COVID Trump economy of 2/17-2/20, it averaged 181k.
Now one month of 130k is praised as strong growth, because standards are lower for one special boy.
In the supposedly great pre-COVID Trump economy of 2/17-2/20, it averaged 181k.
Now one month of 130k is praised as strong growth, because standards are lower for one special boy.
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Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.
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🚨 SCOOP: The IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax information to DHS, per sources.
It opens up HUGE liability for the US government.
Trump is suing the IRS over substantially the same disclosures -- for $10 billion.
🎁 Gift link:
It opens up HUGE liability for the US government.
Trump is suing the IRS over substantially the same disclosures -- for $10 billion.
🎁 Gift link:
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
wapo.st
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🚨 SCOOP: The IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax information to DHS, per sources.
It opens up HUGE liability for the US government.
Trump is suing the IRS over substantially the same disclosures -- for $10 billion.
🎁 Gift link:
It opens up HUGE liability for the US government.
Trump is suing the IRS over substantially the same disclosures -- for $10 billion.
🎁 Gift link:
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I've been updating this piece about the Martinez shooting in Chicago, which previewed the Minnesota killings. The organizational culture is completely broken in ICE/CBP. The shooter was told everyone at the senior levels of the Trump admin supported him.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I've been updating this piece about the Martinez shooting in Chicago, which previewed the Minnesota killings. The organizational culture is completely broken in ICE/CBP. The shooter was told everyone at the senior levels of the Trump admin supported him.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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According to the Ukraine Support Tracker, U.S. military aid fell 99% in 2025, while EU aid rose 67%. Despite Europe's increased support, the massive U.S. decline kept overall aid at previous levels.
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
According to the Ukraine Support Tracker, U.S. military aid fell 99% in 2025, while EU aid rose 67%. Despite Europe's increased support, the massive U.S. decline kept overall aid at previous levels.
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
www.kielinstitut.de/publications...
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The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
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CBO is out with its newest budget and economic outlook. One key thing that stands out is they say that US consumers will bear 95% of tariffs, with US businesses bearing 0% on net and foreign businesses bearing 5%.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
CBO is out with its newest budget and economic outlook. One key thing that stands out is they say that US consumers will bear 95% of tariffs, with US businesses bearing 0% on net and foreign businesses bearing 5%.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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The Pentagon and the FAA have clear structures in place to ensure that they are, in fact, in clear communications with each other. These structures have existed for decades.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The Pentagon and the FAA have clear structures in place to ensure that they are, in fact, in clear communications with each other. These structures have existed for decades.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
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The economy produced roughly the same number of jobs in Joe Biden’s last full month in office as it produced in Donald Trump’s first full year in office.
Kind of wild that this jobs report is being framed so positively when it also says this “the annual benchmark revisions sharply lowered estimates for job growth in earlier months. The new estimates show that the U.S. economy added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, down from the earlier estimate of 584,000”
Update from Ben Casselman
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The economy produced roughly the same number of jobs in Joe Biden’s last full month in office as it produced in Donald Trump’s first full year in office.
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So in addition to the Second Amendment, looks like the right is ceding the Castle Doctrine, too.
Mullin: "When you start talking judicial warrants -- it would be basically making every arrest, even if its a traffic stop, that's like making judicial warrants only possible to arrest somebody w/ a DUI. It's same concept as having judicial warrants for arresting someone entering country illegally"
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
So in addition to the Second Amendment, looks like the right is ceding the Castle Doctrine, too.
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Manufacturing overall has LOST jobs over the past year (-83k).
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
February 11, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Manufacturing overall has LOST jobs over the past year (-83k).
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
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El Paso’s Congresswoman:
At the urging of my office, the FAA is rightfully lifting the Temporary Restricted Airspace.
I will again reiterate there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.
I will again reiterate there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
El Paso’s Congresswoman:
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So, the FDA under the administration's anti-vaccine leadership is now rejecting approval to important new vaccines. The USA is getting poorer and sicker under Trump's regime. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/m...
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot
Moderna said the move is inconsistent with previous feedback from the FDA on the experimental influenza shot, called mRNA-1010.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
So, the FDA under the administration's anti-vaccine leadership is now rejecting approval to important new vaccines. The USA is getting poorer and sicker under Trump's regime. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/m...
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Key point here is "manly jobs," construction and certain types of manufacturing, are also down. MAGA story has been: Immigrants taking jobs of US young men, who as a result are suffering social crisis in hollowed out towns. Deport immigrants and young men will flourish.
But it's all collapsing.
But it's all collapsing.
MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Key point here is "manly jobs," construction and certain types of manufacturing, are also down. MAGA story has been: Immigrants taking jobs of US young men, who as a result are suffering social crisis in hollowed out towns. Deport immigrants and young men will flourish.
But it's all collapsing.
But it's all collapsing.
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At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
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Everything is rotten. Bad apples by the bushel.
"After Epstein reached out to Zuckerman, the then-owner of the Daily News, the tabloid first delayed its coverage of the allegations and then omitted details that the late financier had specifically requested be left out, according to the documents."
Epstein pressed billionaire media mogul to influence coverage, files reveal
Epstein leveraged ties with Mortimer Zuckerman to try to steer tabloid's coverage of abuse allegations.
aje.news
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Everything is rotten. Bad apples by the bushel.
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It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
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Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievance—a power usurped from Congress.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievance—a power usurped from Congress.
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Re: newly released texts by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicagoan Marimar Martinez:
In the aftermath of the shooting, Exum was in a chat group called "posse chat."
Another in the chat asked about Exum's vehicle.
He also said he had "a great new scenario to add to our training."
In the aftermath of the shooting, Exum was in a chat group called "posse chat."
Another in the chat asked about Exum's vehicle.
He also said he had "a great new scenario to add to our training."
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Re: newly released texts by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicagoan Marimar Martinez:
In the aftermath of the shooting, Exum was in a chat group called "posse chat."
Another in the chat asked about Exum's vehicle.
He also said he had "a great new scenario to add to our training."
In the aftermath of the shooting, Exum was in a chat group called "posse chat."
Another in the chat asked about Exum's vehicle.
He also said he had "a great new scenario to add to our training."
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It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
“.. one person close to the White House predicted that it might be the straw that sends Lutnick ‘for the exits,’ arguing that being on the island is ‘sort of the red line.’”
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
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30 point overperformance!
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
30 point overperformance!
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This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
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The girl writes that she had her own bed, but not her own room.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
After arrest, teen refugee held overnight in hotel room by ICE agents
A girl who entered the United States as a refugee alleges that immigration authorities separated her from her family and detained her overnight in a hotel, where she was forced to share a room with fe...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The girl writes that she had her own bed, but not her own room.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
DHS has not told MPR News whether detaining unaccompanied children in hotels with federal agents is a regular practice.
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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.)