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This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
Goldman Presses for Full Epstein Email — Bondi Says “Privileged” | APT
YouTube video by APT
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
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I do really wish more reporters would just ask "Speaker Johnson, do you think it’s appropriate for the Speaker of the House—third in line of succession to the presidency—to be so consistently unfamiliar with current events?"
Q: Rep. Jayapal accused the DOJ of tracking her search history. Is that appropriate conduct?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that
Q: Bondi had a piece of paper with Jayapal's search history
JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that but it would be inappropriate if it happened
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I do really wish more reporters would just ask "Speaker Johnson, do you think it’s appropriate for the Speaker of the House—third in line of succession to the presidency—to be so consistently unfamiliar with current events?"
Would sheriff have cooperated if it was ICE?
Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says reut.rs/4kB89ZM
Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says
An Arizona sheriff is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother, impairing its ability to assist in the probe, a U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told Reuters on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Would sheriff have cooperated if it was ICE?
There's a lot going on here.
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
There's a lot going on here.
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
Including an illegitimate attack by POTUS, it seems.
The guidance comes as judges have been targeted with smears by President Donald Trump and allies for their rulings against administration policies. https://cnn.it/4rfiLzQ
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Including an illegitimate attack by POTUS, it seems.
Will this cause anyone on SCOTUS to reconsider their view on the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs?
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
US Firms Paid Nearly 90% of 2025 Tariff Costs, NY Fed Study Says
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
bloom.bg
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Will this cause anyone on SCOTUS to reconsider their view on the constitutionality of Trump's tariffs?
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Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
US Firms Paid Nearly 90% of 2025 Tariff Costs, NY Fed Study Says
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
bloom.bg
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
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I called it! In the Gaslit Nation Salon on Monday, I said it was Kushner. Because of course it was.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I called it! In the Gaslit Nation Salon on Monday, I said it was Kushner. Because of course it was.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Quite the story on the eve of a potential DHS shut down.
Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Quite the story on the eve of a potential DHS shut down.
Reorganizations are always a great way to consolidate power.
CBS News considering new round of layoffs, could cut at least 15% of staff, Variety says reut.rs/4rMtPnZ
CBS News considering new round of layoffs, could cut at least 15% of staff, Variety says
CBS News is considering a new round of layoffs that could see cuts totaling at least 15% of the current staff, Variety reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Reorganizations are always a great way to consolidate power.
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Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered the nation’s exclusive economic zone and sought to avoid inspection
Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat ‘Violating EEZ’ Near Nagasaki
Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered the nation’s exclusive economic zone and sought to avoid inspection, adding a fresh complication to strained ties between the two Asian giants.
bloom.bg
February 13, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Japan said it seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered the nation’s exclusive economic zone and sought to avoid inspection
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Oz's CMS is handing Medicaid data to the regime's child abducting, nurse murdering gestapo. In 28 states, ICE can see your diagnoses, your prescriptions, and where you receive care. No court restrictions at all. I wrote about how this works and what it means.
www.patreon.com/posts/150622...
www.patreon.com/posts/150622...
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Oz's CMS is handing Medicaid data to the regime's child abducting, nurse murdering gestapo. In 28 states, ICE can see your diagnoses, your prescriptions, and where you receive care. No court restrictions at all. I wrote about how this works and what it means.
www.patreon.com/posts/150622...
www.patreon.com/posts/150622...
I wonder how much money Ring was making from this arrangement? I'm going to guess not much.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I wonder how much money Ring was making from this arrangement? I'm going to guess not much.
Statistics. How random is your sample?
Google says its flagship AI chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it.
Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.
nbcnews.to
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Statistics. How random is your sample?
Same with the intermediate range nuclear missiles, no?
The Kremlin says it will abide by the warhead limits of the now-expired New START treaty, contingent on Washington maintaining the same restrictions. apnews.com/article/russ...
Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as the US does
Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Same with the intermediate range nuclear missiles, no?
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We Are Nothing Like the Gestapo.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
We Are Nothing Like the Gestapo.
I guess this explains the reports earlier today about why DHS and the military were not communicating well with each other or with El Paso authorities. I can only imagine how angry military commanders were at CBP incompetently mis-using military grade weaponry.
On X, Jennifer Griffin (Fox News Channel) quotes a U.S. official:
"the directed energy/laser counter drone technology was in CBP's control when the balloon was mistakenly shot down near El Paso, Texas earlier this week."
[Don't @ me. Griffin is an excellent reporter.]
URL: x.com/JenGriffinFN...
"the directed energy/laser counter drone technology was in CBP's control when the balloon was mistakenly shot down near El Paso, Texas earlier this week."
[Don't @ me. Griffin is an excellent reporter.]
URL: x.com/JenGriffinFN...
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I guess this explains the reports earlier today about why DHS and the military were not communicating well with each other or with El Paso authorities. I can only imagine how angry military commanders were at CBP incompetently mis-using military grade weaponry.
Promoting a "culture of compliance" w US tax law is a major policy goal underpinning the tax code. It is important and without it the whole tax system is impossibly expensive to enforce. Immigrants - legal and illegal - pay huge sums in taxes. Unfortunately this will drive down voluntary compliance.
🚨 In April 2025, the Treasury Dept (which oversees the IRS) improperly provided the Dept of Homeland Security (which oversees ICE) with the names and addresses of individuals the Trump administration believed to be in the country illegally. ⁉️ 😡
#Immigration #IRS #ICE
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#Immigration #IRS #ICE
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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 5:26 PM
Promoting a "culture of compliance" w US tax law is a major policy goal underpinning the tax code. It is important and without it the whole tax system is impossibly expensive to enforce. Immigrants - legal and illegal - pay huge sums in taxes. Unfortunately this will drive down voluntary compliance.
Good point.
The right wing press could be like the dog that caught the car if their calls for Kier Starmer to resign succeed.
Any replacement will certainly be more left wing and will have over 3 years in power until the next election.
Any replacement will certainly be more left wing and will have over 3 years in power until the next election.
February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Good point.
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It wd be good if at some point Zelenskyy cd feel confident enough of European help to tell Trump to stuff his stupid ideas. The US under Trump is not going to give any security guarantees that Ukraine cd rely on, & the idea of conducting voting under bombardment with many voters displaced is mad.
NEW: Ukraine has begun planning presidential elections alongside a referendum on any peace deal with Russia, after the Trump administration pressed Kyiv to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing proposed US security guarantees
w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/50d3...
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www.ft.com/content/50d3...
Zelenskyy plans spring elections alongside referendum on peace deal after US push
Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It wd be good if at some point Zelenskyy cd feel confident enough of European help to tell Trump to stuff his stupid ideas. The US under Trump is not going to give any security guarantees that Ukraine cd rely on, & the idea of conducting voting under bombardment with many voters displaced is mad.
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I’m sorry to yell, but THE $ SELLOFF DID NOT BEGIN ON LIBERATION DAY, IT BEGAN A MONTH EARLIER WHEN THE GERMANS RESPONDED TO VANCE’S MUNICH SPEECH BY DUMPING THE DEBT BRAKE!!!
February 11, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I’m sorry to yell, but THE $ SELLOFF DID NOT BEGIN ON LIBERATION DAY, IT BEGAN A MONTH EARLIER WHEN THE GERMANS RESPONDED TO VANCE’S MUNICH SPEECH BY DUMPING THE DEBT BRAKE!!!
Good luck with that
LIVE: Bondi testifies before House Committee on oversight of the Justice Department youtube.com/live/X6LX-fh...
LIVE: Bondi testifies before House Committee on oversight of the Justice Department
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Good luck with that
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Shares in the UK's largest wealth managers tumbled on Wednesday over concerns about potential disruption from a new AI-led investment tool. ft.trib.al/bRM3esd
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Shares in the UK's largest wealth managers tumbled on Wednesday over concerns about potential disruption from a new AI-led investment tool. ft.trib.al/bRM3esd
If the Swiss pass this vote, the Swiss Franc becomes like bitcoin -- persistent long term deflation.
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10mn ft.trib.al/25YfNpV
Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10mn
Country currently has 9.1mn permanent residents and experts fear the move would limit companies’ access to foreign talent
ft.trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
If the Swiss pass this vote, the Swiss Franc becomes like bitcoin -- persistent long term deflation.