Nathan Becker
@netbacker.bsky.social
Manufactured scarcity = algorithm gold. "Taxpayer dollars" myth is the prime exploit, to block public good like healthcare. Actual crisis: private debt:- Mortgages, credit, & loans overload.
I trace the fault lines @
https://thedeficitdelusion.substack.com
I trace the fault lines @
https://thedeficitdelusion.substack.com
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Nathan Becker
@netbacker.bsky.social
· Apr 3
1/ How did we arrive at a point where the richest man on earth can unilaterally slash social security benefits that people have earned through decades of work?
A thread on the strategic dismantling of our social safety net 🧵
#Entitlement #SocialSecurity
#Medicare
#DOGEcuts
A thread on the strategic dismantling of our social safety net 🧵
#Entitlement #SocialSecurity
#Medicare
#DOGEcuts
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Adam’s right. It’s more important than ever that our institutions defend First Amendment rights, and that means not firing teachers illegally whether their offense was “Go ICE” or saying something less than hagiographical about Charlie Kirk. Fewer people want to hear that in ugly times.
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Am I going to be the only one to suggest that firing a public school teacher for speaking out on a matter of public concern raises profound First Amendment issues, and we should pause before cheering on such actions when that power can be weaponized against progressive teachers in red places? 1/3
This “beloved” Chicago teacher, James Heidorn, believes he was pushed out of his job due to a two-word post on his Facebook account.
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Adam’s right. It’s more important than ever that our institutions defend First Amendment rights, and that means not firing teachers illegally whether their offense was “Go ICE” or saying something less than hagiographical about Charlie Kirk. Fewer people want to hear that in ugly times.
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I’d love to get every single Democrat on board with “abolish ICE and dismantle DHS” but you’re going to need some votes from folks who don’t want to embrace that particular rhetoric and good news “there’s just too much corruption we’ve got to dismantle it to solve the problem” is sitting right there
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I’d love to get every single Democrat on board with “abolish ICE and dismantle DHS” but you’re going to need some votes from folks who don’t want to embrace that particular rhetoric and good news “there’s just too much corruption we’ve got to dismantle it to solve the problem” is sitting right there
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“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
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It's Time For Democrats to Embrace ABOLISH ICE and Reject AIPAC
The Democratic Party will be rewarded by listening to its base and actually fighting for reform and change, including championing "abolish ICE" and rejecting money from AIPAC.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Democratic Party will be rewarded by listening to its base and actually fighting for reform and change, including championing "abolish ICE" and rejecting money from AIPAC.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
It's Time For Democrats to Embrace ABOLISH ICE and Reject AIPAC
The Democratic Party will be rewarded by listening to its base and actually fighting for reform and change, including championing "abolish ICE" and rejecting money from AIPAC.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The Democratic Party will be rewarded by listening to its base and actually fighting for reform and change, including championing "abolish ICE" and rejecting money from AIPAC.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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From the @status.news on Anderson Cooper's decision not to renew his contract at CBS.
"Weiss not only failed to persuade Cooper to grow his footprint at the network, but ultimately helped chase him away from it entirely."
"Weiss not only failed to persuade Cooper to grow his footprint at the network, but ultimately helped chase him away from it entirely."
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 AM
From the @status.news on Anderson Cooper's decision not to renew his contract at CBS.
"Weiss not only failed to persuade Cooper to grow his footprint at the network, but ultimately helped chase him away from it entirely."
"Weiss not only failed to persuade Cooper to grow his footprint at the network, but ultimately helped chase him away from it entirely."
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I think this is paywalled but you can get the gist www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S.
Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.
www.ajc.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I think this is paywalled but you can get the gist www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
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A two month old-detained in the ICE concentration camp at Dilley-was rushed to the hospital this weekend
The boy’s extreme youth made him particularly vulnerable in a prison setting
Worse, they knew he was sick-and couldn’t care for him-because the facility didn’t even have a doctor
ABOLISH
ICE
The boy’s extreme youth made him particularly vulnerable in a prison setting
Worse, they knew he was sick-and couldn’t care for him-because the facility didn’t even have a doctor
ABOLISH
ICE
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
A two month old-detained in the ICE concentration camp at Dilley-was rushed to the hospital this weekend
The boy’s extreme youth made him particularly vulnerable in a prison setting
Worse, they knew he was sick-and couldn’t care for him-because the facility didn’t even have a doctor
ABOLISH
ICE
The boy’s extreme youth made him particularly vulnerable in a prison setting
Worse, they knew he was sick-and couldn’t care for him-because the facility didn’t even have a doctor
ABOLISH
ICE
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Maybe we should regulate AI companies instead of giving them a rein to destroy jobs and our economy? Just a thought.
February 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Maybe we should regulate AI companies instead of giving them a rein to destroy jobs and our economy? Just a thought.
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This sounds exactly like lawmakers saying they’re not banning abortion, they’re just requiring a 48-hour waiting period and two trips to the clinic
Chip Roy on Fox News tries to explain why the SAVE America Act won't actually prevent women from voting
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This sounds exactly like lawmakers saying they’re not banning abortion, they’re just requiring a 48-hour waiting period and two trips to the clinic
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i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
i would like to read a deeply-reported, 10,000-word investigative piece about the procurement process that ends up sourcing a luxury 737 for the head of DHS which only seats 17 people
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Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation — becoming the latest person felled by an association with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Tom Pritzker, Citing Epstein Connection, Steps Down as Hyatt’s Executive Chairman
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Thomas J. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stepped down from his role as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation — becoming the latest person felled by an association with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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Anderson Cooper’s exit from 60 Minutes is another sign that Bari Weiss is ruining CBS News in service to an authoritarian regime that wants no accountability journalism. What a disgrace.
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Anderson Cooper’s exit from 60 Minutes is another sign that Bari Weiss is ruining CBS News in service to an authoritarian regime that wants no accountability journalism. What a disgrace.
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WOW is right!
But we need to remember the ALL those that have lost their lives in the hands of ICE...Goode and Pretti were in a long line of abuses...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But we need to remember the ALL those that have lost their lives in the hands of ICE...Goode and Pretti were in a long line of abuses...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories
The high-profile killings of Minneapolis residents Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are only two among many
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 AM
WOW is right!
But we need to remember the ALL those that have lost their lives in the hands of ICE...Goode and Pretti were in a long line of abuses...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But we need to remember the ALL those that have lost their lives in the hands of ICE...Goode and Pretti were in a long line of abuses...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is art.
This is why it is important.
This is why it can never be destroyed.
This is love….
This is why it is important.
This is why it can never be destroyed.
This is love….
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
This is art.
This is why it is important.
This is why it can never be destroyed.
This is love….
This is why it is important.
This is why it can never be destroyed.
This is love….
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"Art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth." - John F. Kennedy
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"Art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth." - John F. Kennedy
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I never thought I’d see the day.
Americans being told by the rest of the world to fight for our own democracy.
We should never have gotten here.
Keep resisting. ✊🏽
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Americans being told by the rest of the world to fight for our own democracy.
We should never have gotten here.
Keep resisting. ✊🏽
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
February 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I never thought I’d see the day.
Americans being told by the rest of the world to fight for our own democracy.
We should never have gotten here.
Keep resisting. ✊🏽
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Americans being told by the rest of the world to fight for our own democracy.
We should never have gotten here.
Keep resisting. ✊🏽
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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To the good people of the United States of America...keep squashing those proposed detention centers. They. Cannot. Be. Built. They cannot.
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
To the good people of the United States of America...keep squashing those proposed detention centers. They. Cannot. Be. Built. They cannot.
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“False herring” is stupid, but the most dishonest & manipulative word here is “now.” As if this is some novelty. But warrants for entering homes, like cops who show their faces & badges, is how we’ve done things for 250 years. The radical novelty is suggesting we STOP doing these things.
Emmer: "It's a false herring for these guys to suggest, 'Oh, we now we need a judicial warrant,' because they know that that's going to delay any enforcement of the actual administrative warrant."
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
“False herring” is stupid, but the most dishonest & manipulative word here is “now.” As if this is some novelty. But warrants for entering homes, like cops who show their faces & badges, is how we’ve done things for 250 years. The radical novelty is suggesting we STOP doing these things.
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And what the fuck would these ruthless criminals know about "sensitive nature"?
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
And what the fuck would these ruthless criminals know about "sensitive nature"?
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
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There will be elections.
This f*ckknuckle doesn’t have enough lead in his pencil to cancel them.
They may be chaotic. They may be litigated within an inch of their lives. Courtrooms may stay lit through the night.
But the polling stations will open. And they will see record numbers. Oh yes.
This f*ckknuckle doesn’t have enough lead in his pencil to cancel them.
They may be chaotic. They may be litigated within an inch of their lives. Courtrooms may stay lit through the night.
But the polling stations will open. And they will see record numbers. Oh yes.
February 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
There will be elections.
This f*ckknuckle doesn’t have enough lead in his pencil to cancel them.
They may be chaotic. They may be litigated within an inch of their lives. Courtrooms may stay lit through the night.
But the polling stations will open. And they will see record numbers. Oh yes.
This f*ckknuckle doesn’t have enough lead in his pencil to cancel them.
They may be chaotic. They may be litigated within an inch of their lives. Courtrooms may stay lit through the night.
But the polling stations will open. And they will see record numbers. Oh yes.
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Today ICE killed Dr. Linda Davis. Not with a bullet, but her death is no less a direct result of DHS’s unhinged violence.
February 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Today ICE killed Dr. Linda Davis. Not with a bullet, but her death is no less a direct result of DHS’s unhinged violence.
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...