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"Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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today on my blog, I wrote an op-ed about the history of lynching, and why its extrajudicial nature is so aptly documented by Black journalists like Georgia Fort and Black activists like Nekima Levy-Armstrong the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/on-lynchings...
On Lynchings in America
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Typically when we think about lynching, we rightfully connect the killings to the tremendous numbers of Black men, women and children killed during the Jim Crow Era. They w...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
today on my blog, I wrote an op-ed about the history of lynching, and why its extrajudicial nature is so aptly documented by Black journalists like Georgia Fort and Black activists like Nekima Levy-Armstrong the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/on-lynchings...
Yes, indeed!
How I grew up.
- Wooden baseball bats.
- Magnifying glass to burn ants.
- Grocery bags as book covers.
- Steel-wheeled roller skates.
- Banana seat bicycles.
- $0.29 McDonald's burgers .
- $0.19 McDonalds fries.
- Streetlight "get home" signal
- Kmart was our mall.
- Walter Cronkite was our news.
- Wooden baseball bats.
- Magnifying glass to burn ants.
- Grocery bags as book covers.
- Steel-wheeled roller skates.
- Banana seat bicycles.
- $0.29 McDonald's burgers .
- $0.19 McDonalds fries.
- Streetlight "get home" signal
- Kmart was our mall.
- Walter Cronkite was our news.
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Yes, indeed!
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Senator Kelly happy that a federal judge block Kegbreath from stripping away his rank & pay, saying the Regime trampled over his 1st Amendment Rights. The Regime is trying to take away all of our rights.
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WATCH: Sen. Kelly says Trump administration ‘out of control’ after judge blocks Pentagon punishment
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Senator Kelly happy that a federal judge block Kegbreath from stripping away his rank & pay, saying the Regime trampled over his 1st Amendment Rights. The Regime is trying to take away all of our rights.
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Fewer Americans are moving to #Florida, which means our Ponzi-like economy is sputtering. www.axios.com/local/tampa-... via @axios.com
Fewer Americans moved to Florida in 2025
The pandemic-era migration boom that transformed Florida's politics and housing market has cratered.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Fewer Americans are moving to #Florida, which means our Ponzi-like economy is sputtering. www.axios.com/local/tampa-... via @axios.com
The D.C. District Court strikes back
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The D.C. District Court strikes back
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The D.C. District Court strikes back
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There was a hint Jony Ive designed the new Ferrari...
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
There was a hint Jony Ive designed the new Ferrari...
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Of course 🤦♂️
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence 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.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence 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.
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.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Of course 🤦♂️
Bookman: FBI raid in Fulton County plainly orchestrated by 2020 election deniers georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/12/b...
Bookman: FBI raid in Fulton County plainly orchestrated by 2020 election deniers • Georgia Recorder
The moment that FBI agents showed up with a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, one of two things had to be true. The first was that federal investigators must have ...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Bookman: FBI raid in Fulton County plainly orchestrated by 2020 election deniers georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/12/b...
I Watched All Five Hours Of Bondi’s Testimony So You Didn’t Have To. She Protected Predators and Melted Down Completely.
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I Watched All Five Hours Of Bondi’s Testimony So You Didn’t Have To. She Protected Predators and Melted Down Completely.
They want us to be silent. We’re getting louder.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I Watched All Five Hours Of Bondi’s Testimony So You Didn’t Have To. She Protected Predators and Melted Down Completely.
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London Calling: The Epstein Effect first-draft.com/2026/02/12/l...
London Calling: The Epstein Effect
Britain’s Prince Of Darkness gets his comeuppance.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
London Calling: The Epstein Effect first-draft.com/2026/02/12/l...
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From the Seahawks parade in Seattle yesterday:
📸 NFL
📸 NFL
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
From the Seahawks parade in Seattle yesterday:
📸 NFL
📸 NFL
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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation against 2 children
He attempted to keep one victim quiet by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for former Jan. 6 defendants and would share the money with the victim in his will 😑🖕
He attempted to keep one victim quiet by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for former Jan. 6 defendants and would share the money with the victim in his will 😑🖕
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation
Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a Jan. 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any paym...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation against 2 children
He attempted to keep one victim quiet by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for former Jan. 6 defendants and would share the money with the victim in his will 😑🖕
He attempted to keep one victim quiet by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for former Jan. 6 defendants and would share the money with the victim in his will 😑🖕
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This is the toxic ideology Trump is elevating to represent America to the world: a belief that whiteness is the norm, that everyone else is a threat, and that diversity is “balkanization.” A man who pushes replacement‑theory panic has no business anywhere near the State Department.
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
This is the toxic ideology Trump is elevating to represent America to the world: a belief that whiteness is the norm, that everyone else is a threat, and that diversity is “balkanization.” A man who pushes replacement‑theory panic has no business anywhere near the State Department.
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By all means, weird white guy, tell us more about how we don’t have enough access in this country to “white food,” “white church,” and “white music.”
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When a nominee for a top State Department job sits in front of the Senate and, when asked to define “white identity,” starts mumbling about “Anglo culture” and a book on “Scotch-Irish military culture,” he is dressing up a white nationalist & racist worldview in polite language.
When a nominee for a top State Department job sits in front of the Senate and, when asked to define “white identity,” starts mumbling about “Anglo culture” and a book on “Scotch-Irish military culture,” he is dressing up a white nationalist & racist worldview in polite language.
February 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
By all means, weird white guy, tell us more about how we don’t have enough access in this country to “white food,” “white church,” and “white music.”
February 11, 2026
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February 11, 2026
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM
February 11, 2026
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The Ham Sandwich Rebellion first-draft.com/2026/02/11/t...
The Ham Sandwich Rebellion
MAGA DOJ’s performative indictment attempt fails.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The Ham Sandwich Rebellion first-draft.com/2026/02/11/t...
Hispanic-serving colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts hechingerreport.org/hispanic-ser...
Hispanic-serving colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts
The Trump administration cut more than $350 million in grants to minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Hispanic-serving institutions, arguing that they were racially discriminatory. Colleges...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Hispanic-serving colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts hechingerreport.org/hispanic-ser...
Why the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act Requires the Supreme Court to Invalidate President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order in Any Event: verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/w...
Why the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act Requires the Supreme Court to Invalidate President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order in Any Event
UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone discuss President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, which seeks to deny birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of n...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Why the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act Requires the Supreme Court to Invalidate President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order in Any Event: verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/w...
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If exercising your 2nd Amendment right to bear arms at a protest is enough to get you executed, what should the crime of pedophilia get you?
#FAFO
#FAFO
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
If exercising your 2nd Amendment right to bear arms at a protest is enough to get you executed, what should the crime of pedophilia get you?
#FAFO
#FAFO
Judge’s Decision in Mangione Case Is the Latest Sign of the Trump Administration’s Failing Effort to Revive the Federal Death Penalty: verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/j...
Judge’s Decision in Mangione Case Is the Latest Sign of the Trump Administration’s Failing Effort to Revive the Federal Death Penalty
Amherst professor Austin Sarat explains how a federal judge’s decision in the Luigi Mangione case exemplifies the Trump administration’s broader failures to reinstate and pursue the federal death pena...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Judge’s Decision in Mangione Case Is the Latest Sign of the Trump Administration’s Failing Effort to Revive the Federal Death Penalty: verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/j...
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NEWS FLASH
We filed new lawsuit today in DC against FBI & Director Patel for termination of long-standing 18+ year employee allegedly because of social media post(s) in violation of 1st Amendment.
This is yet another improper firing under Article II of the US Constitution.
We filed new lawsuit today in DC against FBI & Director Patel for termination of long-standing 18+ year employee allegedly because of social media post(s) in violation of 1st Amendment.
This is yet another improper firing under Article II of the US Constitution.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
NEWS FLASH
We filed new lawsuit today in DC against FBI & Director Patel for termination of long-standing 18+ year employee allegedly because of social media post(s) in violation of 1st Amendment.
This is yet another improper firing under Article II of the US Constitution.
We filed new lawsuit today in DC against FBI & Director Patel for termination of long-standing 18+ year employee allegedly because of social media post(s) in violation of 1st Amendment.
This is yet another improper firing under Article II of the US Constitution.
Voter Passport
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Voter Passport
The SAVE Act
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February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Voter Passport
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MINNEAPOLIS MELTDOWN
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MINNEAPOLIS MELTDOWN
The citizens of Minnesota brought the fire we all need to destroy ICE, and a lawless Republican Party that means us harm
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February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
MINNEAPOLIS MELTDOWN
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Emma Thompson is an English actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTAs, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to drama.
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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