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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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Because:
1. We are unrelenting.
2. We know the mission.
3. We will complete it.
4. We’re on the right side of history.
1. We are unrelenting.
2. We know the mission.
3. We will complete it.
4. We’re on the right side of history.
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Because:
1. We are unrelenting.
2. We know the mission.
3. We will complete it.
4. We’re on the right side of history.
1. We are unrelenting.
2. We know the mission.
3. We will complete it.
4. We’re on the right side of history.
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Note: Judge Tenheim initially ordered these memos to be filed under seal, meaning the public wouldn't have access to them.
Law Dork moved to intervene on Tuesday, asking, among other steps, for the sealing to be lifted.
The judge lifted the sealing order on Thursday.
So, the memos are now public.
Law Dork moved to intervene on Tuesday, asking, among other steps, for the sealing to be lifted.
The judge lifted the sealing order on Thursday.
So, the memos are now public.
![Tunheim ordered the rescission memo to be turned over by February 12. Although initially ordered to be submitted under seal, Law Dork is seeking to intervene in the case and one of Law Dork’s requests was to lift the sealing. Before ruling on the intervention request, on Thursday, Tunheim nonetheless lifted the sealing order, ordering instead that “[s]uch documents shall be filed but not under seal.“
As such, the government filed the documents — not under seal — on Thursday night. Although still not remotely accessible because Tunheim has not yet ruled on Law Dork’s intervention and requests, they are public court documents, so Law Dork is publishing them.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibkmgtkmod3c52ztgld4w3tpszh3eyqkroiiivdjpzgkroffeoi74@jpeg)
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Note: Judge Tenheim initially ordered these memos to be filed under seal, meaning the public wouldn't have access to them.
Law Dork moved to intervene on Tuesday, asking, among other steps, for the sealing to be lifted.
The judge lifted the sealing order on Thursday.
So, the memos are now public.
Law Dork moved to intervene on Tuesday, asking, among other steps, for the sealing to be lifted.
The judge lifted the sealing order on Thursday.
So, the memos are now public.
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Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social.
The extraordinary courage of people who are documenting ICE atrocities in places like Minneapolis, at great personal risk, are also achieving something else: They're changing the public's mind about immigration. We have a rare opportunity here. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social.
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The corruption of this administration is beyond understanding.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The corruption of this administration is beyond understanding.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
Would not want to be on the side supporting them.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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This maneuver by Trump is so old and so obvious that it's literally the focal point of perhaps the most famous scene in the most famous movie ever made.
The best part?
Trump flubbed his lines, telling PBPD that "everyone" knew what Epstein was doing.
The best part?
Trump flubbed his lines, telling PBPD that "everyone" knew what Epstein was doing.
Shocked that gambling is happening - Casablanca (1942)
YouTube video by Raindog's House of Oddities
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February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This maneuver by Trump is so old and so obvious that it's literally the focal point of perhaps the most famous scene in the most famous movie ever made.
The best part?
Trump flubbed his lines, telling PBPD that "everyone" knew what Epstein was doing.
The best part?
Trump flubbed his lines, telling PBPD that "everyone" knew what Epstein was doing.
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BREAKING: We now have a good idea of why Trump rushed to contact PBPD—one of the first to do so—when he learned Epstein was under investigation in 2007. It was a CYA; per his pal Lutnick, it was widely believed Epstein had blackmail on men he'd been hanging out with.
Trump's commerce secretary calls Jeffrey Epstein the 'greatest blackmailer'
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told an interviewer he found Jeffrey Epstein, his next-door neighbor, "gross" when they first met in 2005.
www.usatoday.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
BREAKING: We now have a good idea of why Trump rushed to contact PBPD—one of the first to do so—when he learned Epstein was under investigation in 2007. It was a CYA; per his pal Lutnick, it was widely believed Epstein had blackmail on men he'd been hanging out with.
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30 countries use mail voting
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
30 countries use mail voting
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Incidentally, the WSJ story IDing Jared has Trump whisperer Josh Dawsey bylined and NYT match has Tyler Pager.
So this story is coming from the White House, possibly to get ahead of it.
So this story is coming from the White House, possibly to get ahead of it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Incidentally, the WSJ story IDing Jared has Trump whisperer Josh Dawsey bylined and NYT match has Tyler Pager.
So this story is coming from the White House, possibly to get ahead of it.
So this story is coming from the White House, possibly to get ahead of it.
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not the most comfortable conversation...but no one I'd rather have it with than @arielleangel.bsky.social
On the new episode of our podcast, On the Nose, @arielleangel.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social discuss the Epstein files, what to do with a narrative that mirrors the worst anti-Jewish theories, and the importance of holding our depraved elites accountable.
Epstein and the Capitalist Conspiracy
Naomi Klein discusses what to do with a narrative that mirrors the worst anti-Jewish theories and the importance of holding our depraved elites…
jewishcurrents.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
not the most comfortable conversation...but no one I'd rather have it with than @arielleangel.bsky.social
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The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The potential foreign agent was Saudi foreign agent Jared Kushner.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
I mean, I was betting on Roger Stone but this is actually far more problematic.
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Q: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
A: We do.
A: We do.
Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Q: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
A: We do.
A: We do.
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URGENT
Investigators in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy, are looking for video evidence in the Tucson area.
Specific location in post below.
Submit Evidence Here: bit.ly/3ODdbZA
Investigators in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy, are looking for video evidence in the Tucson area.
Specific location in post below.
Submit Evidence Here: bit.ly/3ODdbZA
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
URGENT
Investigators in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy, are looking for video evidence in the Tucson area.
Specific location in post below.
Submit Evidence Here: bit.ly/3ODdbZA
Investigators in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy, are looking for video evidence in the Tucson area.
Specific location in post below.
Submit Evidence Here: bit.ly/3ODdbZA
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BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
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"When they try to criminalize dissent ... that’s when you organize harder," Mark Kelly said. The regime is using Putin’s playbook, but the American people aren't following the script.
See how we’re fighting the criminalization of dissent: 👉 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
See how we’re fighting the criminalization of dissent: 👉 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"When they try to criminalize dissent ... that’s when you organize harder," Mark Kelly said. The regime is using Putin’s playbook, but the American people aren't following the script.
See how we’re fighting the criminalization of dissent: 👉 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
See how we’re fighting the criminalization of dissent: 👉 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...
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It wasn’t a cartel drone that CBP fired lasers at. It was a party balloon: Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
It wasn’t a cartel drone that CBP fired lasers at. It was a party balloon: Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
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The Trump administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across the government to help ICE, yet arrests have increased only among immigrants with no criminal convictions.
Despite Budget Surge, ICE Fails to Make the Country Safer
The administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across government to help ICE but has increased arrests only of immigrants with no criminal conviction.
www.brennancenter.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The Trump administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across the government to help ICE, yet arrests have increased only among immigrants with no criminal convictions.
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He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
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Spoiler alert: When top officials have to start saying in an agency’s defense “no, no, no, that’s a totally legitimate law enforcement agency,” they have already lost and it is, in fact, no longer a legitimate law enforcement agency.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Spoiler alert: When top officials have to start saying in an agency’s defense “no, no, no, that’s a totally legitimate law enforcement agency,” they have already lost and it is, in fact, no longer a legitimate law enforcement agency.
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New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...