@oldpaul.bsky.social
Pauldolan on Twitter, sober since 83, living in Baltimore. #NAFO
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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NEW: ‘It’s a coup’.
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
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One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The US coup: one year on
I re-publish my piece from a year ago. It's not yet over. But it's nearly there...
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
NEW: ‘It’s a coup’.
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
One year on from when DOGE entered the US treasury & Trump’s blitzkrieg on the rule of law began, I’ve republished an article I wrote then about what the headlines weren’t saying.
NB: They’re still not.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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This... is CBS...
The EPSTEIN News Network
The EPSTEIN News Network
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This... is CBS...
The EPSTEIN News Network
The EPSTEIN News Network
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GOP Rep. Carter (GA): "We can't have a warrant every time"
You cannot be a "patriot" and be OK with lawlessness.
You cannot be a "patriot" and be OK with lawlessness.
February 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
GOP Rep. Carter (GA): "We can't have a warrant every time"
You cannot be a "patriot" and be OK with lawlessness.
You cannot be a "patriot" and be OK with lawlessness.
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These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
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This is wild.
41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This is wild.
41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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41 DUI arrests by a Tennessee trooper. All dismissed. 22 drivers were completely sober.
He “resigned”. No explanation. No accountability. No apology. His personnel file doesn’t even mention the cases.
Police departments shouldn’t be in the business of shielding corrupt officers.
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The real problem with Marco Rubio's speech in Munich was not what he got wrong but what he chose not to say at all, writes Thomas Wright.
Marco Rubio Doesn’t Get It
The Trump administration continues to lambast friends and empower foes.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The real problem with Marco Rubio's speech in Munich was not what he got wrong but what he chose not to say at all, writes Thomas Wright.
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Great take by Anne Applebaum on the Witkoff/Kushner negotiations with Russia and would a possible outcome could be.
Video: GPS on CNN
Video: GPS on CNN
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Great take by Anne Applebaum on the Witkoff/Kushner negotiations with Russia and would a possible outcome could be.
Video: GPS on CNN
Video: GPS on CNN
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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?????
BREAKING: Trump ordered our Navy to commandeer a Panamanian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Veronica III. It was on its way to Malaysia.
The Pentagon is bragging about what is almost certainly a violation of international law.
BREAKING: Trump ordered our Navy to commandeer a Panamanian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Veronica III. It was on its way to Malaysia.
The Pentagon is bragging about what is almost certainly a violation of international law.
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?????
BREAKING: Trump ordered our Navy to commandeer a Panamanian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Veronica III. It was on its way to Malaysia.
The Pentagon is bragging about what is almost certainly a violation of international law.
BREAKING: Trump ordered our Navy to commandeer a Panamanian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Veronica III. It was on its way to Malaysia.
The Pentagon is bragging about what is almost certainly a violation of international law.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Ah yes, Peter Thiel. The philosopher-king of Silicon Valley who looked at democracy and decided it was an optional feature.
Thiel is a central co-founder of Palantir, because nothing says “libertarian freedom” quite like a surveillance company
Thiel is a central co-founder of Palantir, because nothing says “libertarian freedom” quite like a surveillance company
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Ah yes, Peter Thiel. The philosopher-king of Silicon Valley who looked at democracy and decided it was an optional feature.
Thiel is a central co-founder of Palantir, because nothing says “libertarian freedom” quite like a surveillance company
Thiel is a central co-founder of Palantir, because nothing says “libertarian freedom” quite like a surveillance company
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“.. The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nytimes.com
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February 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“.. The youngest was 27 years old; the oldest was 90 and had dementia. Some were homeless. Some died with drugs or alcohol in their system. All found themselves at the bitter mercy of the cold.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
www.thenerve.news
February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
wrd.cm
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
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Opened the paper and was immediately infected with a Pavement earworm
Forty million DOLLARS
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Two states
We want two states
There's no culture
There's no spies
Forty million DOLLARS
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Two states
We want two states
There's no culture
There's no spies
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Opened the paper and was immediately infected with a Pavement earworm
Forty million DOLLARS
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Two states
We want two states
There's no culture
There's no spies
Forty million DOLLARS
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Forty million dollars
Two states
We want two states
There's no culture
There's no spies
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"I don't see any reason why we can't do what we did with opiates, what we did with tobacco. We need to regulate Big Tech," Scott Galloway tells Tim Miller. "All the problems you're talking about are fixable, and the illusion of complexity is what Big Tech wants you to be overrun with."
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"I don't see any reason why we can't do what we did with opiates, what we did with tobacco. We need to regulate Big Tech," Scott Galloway tells Tim Miller. "All the problems you're talking about are fixable, and the illusion of complexity is what Big Tech wants you to be overrun with."
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Amazing.
ICE goons trying to eat at local MN Mexican restaurant. GTFOH!
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Amazing.
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Noem unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit
Noem unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit
Late this week, chatter began to circulate of an impending visit by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to discuss “election security.” On the heels of a raid late last month in...
www.alternet.org
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Noem unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit
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This is a special message to King Coal and his fossil fuel executive sponsors.
The fossil fuel industry knew 114 years ago, what we all know today.
These executives are all accomplices in the deliberate destruction of the world headed by King Coal.
The fossil fuel industry knew 114 years ago, what we all know today.
These executives are all accomplices in the deliberate destruction of the world headed by King Coal.
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
This is a special message to King Coal and his fossil fuel executive sponsors.
The fossil fuel industry knew 114 years ago, what we all know today.
These executives are all accomplices in the deliberate destruction of the world headed by King Coal.
The fossil fuel industry knew 114 years ago, what we all know today.
These executives are all accomplices in the deliberate destruction of the world headed by King Coal.
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Daily Beast: Former British PM Gordon Brown has asked the police to investigate how and why Epstein’s “Lolita Express” was able to land in the U.K. 90 times, “trafficking girls from around the world”, and the aircraft always ending at private terminals. Passenger manifests just saying “female”.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Daily Beast: Former British PM Gordon Brown has asked the police to investigate how and why Epstein’s “Lolita Express” was able to land in the U.K. 90 times, “trafficking girls from around the world”, and the aircraft always ending at private terminals. Passenger manifests just saying “female”.
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A @dailybeanspod.com listener went for a run in our neighborhood the other day.
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A @dailybeanspod.com listener went for a run in our neighborhood the other day.
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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WATCH — @gomez.house.gov interviews Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social : “I think 🇺🇸 has been lied to about who these people are in ICE detention. That stereotype has so consumed what we think of immigrants that we’ll put a 5-year-old kid who’s done nothing wrong in prison.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
WATCH — @gomez.house.gov interviews Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social : “I think 🇺🇸 has been lied to about who these people are in ICE detention. That stereotype has so consumed what we think of immigrants that we’ll put a 5-year-old kid who’s done nothing wrong in prison.”
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Jesse Ventura: Trump’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Is a Disgrace
The Former Independent Governor and Navy SEAL Blasts Trump’s connections to Wrestlemania. On @indyamericans.bsky.social
🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
The Former Independent Governor and Navy SEAL Blasts Trump’s connections to Wrestlemania. On @indyamericans.bsky.social
🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Jesse Ventura: Trump’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Is a Disgrace
The Former Independent Governor and Navy SEAL Blasts Trump’s connections to Wrestlemania. On @indyamericans.bsky.social
🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
The Former Independent Governor and Navy SEAL Blasts Trump’s connections to Wrestlemania. On @indyamericans.bsky.social
🍎Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...