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Law, Truth, and Scientific/Academic Reason is being subverted by those peddling Lawlessness, Lies, and Magical Thinking.
Civic Education and strong Democratic Institutions protect our freedom and are the core of Our Common Defense
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Civic Education and strong Democratic Institutions protect our freedom and are the core of Our Common Defense
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Conspiring with your own Cabinet to sabotage a lawful Congressional statutory demand is racketeering, conspiracy, and obstruction.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski both voted to confirm Pamela Bondi as Attorney General
February 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski both voted to confirm Pamela Bondi as Attorney General
“There will never be an enemy’s list within the Department of Justice.”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
2026: Pam Bondi frantically thumbs a binder of prepared comebacks and burns — listed by “enemy”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
2026: Pam Bondi frantically thumbs a binder of prepared comebacks and burns — listed by “enemy”
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“There will never be an enemy’s list within the Department of Justice.”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
2026: Pam Bondi frantically thumbs a binder of prepared comebacks and burns — listed by “enemy”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
2026: Pam Bondi frantically thumbs a binder of prepared comebacks and burns — listed by “enemy”
Bondi had a large white binder she repeatedly referenced in the hearing
It was organized as a list.
It was organized as a list.
February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Bondi had a large white binder she repeatedly referenced in the hearing
It was organized as a list.
It was organized as a list.
“There will never be an enemy’s list within the Department of Justice.”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
“There will never be an enemy’s list within the Department of Justice.”
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
— Pam Bondi, confirmation hearing, February 2025
Looks like that Union Guy who yelled ‘pedo protector’ at Trump somehow got an advance copy of today’s talking points
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Looks like that Union Guy who yelled ‘pedo protector’ at Trump somehow got an advance copy of today’s talking points
“You’re running a massive Epstein cover‑up right out of the Department of Justice”
— Rep. Raskin
to AG Pam Bondi
— Rep. Raskin
to AG Pam Bondi
February 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“You’re running a massive Epstein cover‑up right out of the Department of Justice”
— Rep. Raskin
to AG Pam Bondi
— Rep. Raskin
to AG Pam Bondi
Lock up your daughter the DOW is at 50K
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Lock up your daughter the DOW is at 50K
There’s Epstein’s horrific trafficking network itself, but it’s clear there is also a political‑influence network shielding powerful men from exposure.
We need to know whether money, donors, and access shaped what we saw today, because that would amount to racketeering, obstruction, and bribery.
We need to know whether money, donors, and access shaped what we saw today, because that would amount to racketeering, obstruction, and bribery.
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
There’s Epstein’s horrific trafficking network itself, but it’s clear there is also a political‑influence network shielding powerful men from exposure.
We need to know whether money, donors, and access shaped what we saw today, because that would amount to racketeering, obstruction, and bribery.
We need to know whether money, donors, and access shaped what we saw today, because that would amount to racketeering, obstruction, and bribery.
“I believe that the president has learned from this case.”
— Senator Susan Collins, Feb. 2, 2020
in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial
— Senator Susan Collins, Feb. 2, 2020
in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
“I believe that the president has learned from this case.”
— Senator Susan Collins, Feb. 2, 2020
in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial
— Senator Susan Collins, Feb. 2, 2020
in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial
70% of U.S. adults, eligible to vote, did not vote for Trump and want none of this.
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
70% of U.S. adults, eligible to vote, did not vote for Trump and want none of this.
Watch your daughters, DOW is at 50K.
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Watch your daughters, DOW is at 50K.
Pam Bondi is Donald Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Pam Bondi is Donald Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell
☝️☝️☝️ Raskin is a national treasure
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
☝️☝️☝️ Raskin is a national treasure
Congress put a hard clock into the Epstein Files Transparency Act because, without one, agencies can slow‑walk disclosures indefinitely through procedural delay, classification review, or “ongoing investigation” exemptions.
In other words, what is happening today.
In other words, what is happening today.
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Congress put a hard clock into the Epstein Files Transparency Act because, without one, agencies can slow‑walk disclosures indefinitely through procedural delay, classification review, or “ongoing investigation” exemptions.
In other words, what is happening today.
In other words, what is happening today.
Congress voted to give Trump tariff powers — and this week, they just might vote to take those powers back.
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Congress voted to give Trump tariff powers — and this week, they just might vote to take those powers back.
The FBI isn’t a separate entity. It’s a bureau inside the Department of Justice and reports to the Attorney General.
If the DOJ is required to produce documents, and those include FBI materials, Pam Bondi has full authority to properly produce them.
If the DOJ is required to produce documents, and those include FBI materials, Pam Bondi has full authority to properly produce them.
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The FBI isn’t a separate entity. It’s a bureau inside the Department of Justice and reports to the Attorney General.
If the DOJ is required to produce documents, and those include FBI materials, Pam Bondi has full authority to properly produce them.
If the DOJ is required to produce documents, and those include FBI materials, Pam Bondi has full authority to properly produce them.
Most people know Pam Bondi was one of Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers.
Trump also put personal lawyers who defended him in felony criminal cases into top DOJ leadership roles, including the #2 and #3 positions.
His lead lawyer from the sexual‑abuse defamation cases now also works under Bondi.
Trump also put personal lawyers who defended him in felony criminal cases into top DOJ leadership roles, including the #2 and #3 positions.
His lead lawyer from the sexual‑abuse defamation cases now also works under Bondi.
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Most people know Pam Bondi was one of Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers.
Trump also put personal lawyers who defended him in felony criminal cases into top DOJ leadership roles, including the #2 and #3 positions.
His lead lawyer from the sexual‑abuse defamation cases now also works under Bondi.
Trump also put personal lawyers who defended him in felony criminal cases into top DOJ leadership roles, including the #2 and #3 positions.
His lead lawyer from the sexual‑abuse defamation cases now also works under Bondi.
A Bad Bunny investigation is going to find… that he’s a wildly successful artist with a global footprint, a massive touring machine, and a fanbase that treats album drops like national holidays.
“Scandals” include breaking streaming records, selling out stadiums, and breaking ticket sales records.
“Scandals” include breaking streaming records, selling out stadiums, and breaking ticket sales records.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 AM
A Bad Bunny investigation is going to find… that he’s a wildly successful artist with a global footprint, a massive touring machine, and a fanbase that treats album drops like national holidays.
“Scandals” include breaking streaming records, selling out stadiums, and breaking ticket sales records.
“Scandals” include breaking streaming records, selling out stadiums, and breaking ticket sales records.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick can be impeached and removed if he doesn't resign.
As a matter of fact, all Cabinet Secretaries can be impeached and removed.
As a matter of fact, all Cabinet Secretaries can be impeached and removed.
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick can be impeached and removed if he doesn't resign.
As a matter of fact, all Cabinet Secretaries can be impeached and removed.
As a matter of fact, all Cabinet Secretaries can be impeached and removed.
A government with the power to accuse must also carry the burden to prove.
Peer juries are a democratic shock absorber. They ensure that judgment isn’t monopolized by elites, insiders, or political actors.
A jury is a reminder that the community—not the state—decides what guilt looks like.
Peer juries are a democratic shock absorber. They ensure that judgment isn’t monopolized by elites, insiders, or political actors.
A jury is a reminder that the community—not the state—decides what guilt looks like.
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
A government with the power to accuse must also carry the burden to prove.
Peer juries are a democratic shock absorber. They ensure that judgment isn’t monopolized by elites, insiders, or political actors.
A jury is a reminder that the community—not the state—decides what guilt looks like.
Peer juries are a democratic shock absorber. They ensure that judgment isn’t monopolized by elites, insiders, or political actors.
A jury is a reminder that the community—not the state—decides what guilt looks like.
Conspiring with your own Cabinet to sabotage a lawful Congressional statutory demand is racketeering, conspiracy, and obstruction.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Conspiring with your own Cabinet to sabotage a lawful Congressional statutory demand is racketeering, conspiracy, and obstruction.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
Doing it for cash, PAC muscle, or any other material kickback from those implicated drags it into bribery territory.
70% of U.S. adults did not vote for Trump
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
70% of U.S. adults did not vote for Trump
As 2028 takes shape, even hinting that some future Republican candidate is “better” than Trump will be enough to set him off.
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
As 2028 takes shape, even hinting that some future Republican candidate is “better” than Trump will be enough to set him off.
"Since building Auschwitz we have to revise our expectations down for what the monthly people number should look like...
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Since building Auschwitz we have to revise our expectations down for what the monthly people number should look like...