📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
@phidipdbq.bsky.social
“I am here, that I may wonder!” Goethe
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
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Today, local authorities confirmed the victims of the Stockton shooting were just 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old — and that the attack was likely targeted. Our hearts break for their families and the entire Stockton community.
America HATES its children. HATES them. We let them get slaughtered at schools, stores, and birthday parties. We think educating them wastes money that could go to deserving billionaires, instead of being an investment in our future. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds even refused funds to FEED children. HATES
Someone needs to do something about Iran, but it should not be a superpower governed by Crusade-curious Islamophobes, especially at the beginning of Ramadan.
Please call your members of Congress.
Please call your members of Congress.
CBS News: US preparing to attack Iran as soon as this weekend, but timeline may extend beyond that, and no final decision has been made.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump has discussed timeline for Iran strikes — including as soon as this weekend — but no decision yet
Trump has not yet made a final decision about whether to strike Iran, sources told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Someone needs to do something about Iran, but it should not be a superpower governed by Crusade-curious Islamophobes, especially at the beginning of Ramadan.
Please call your members of Congress.
Please call your members of Congress.
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Some stunning takeaways from the Les Wexner Epstein deposition today:
-He claims the DOJ & FBI never contacted him, even though a co-conspirator
-He claims he was not close to Epstein even though Epstein‘s wealth was built on his relationship
-Not a single Republican showed up for the deposition.
-He claims the DOJ & FBI never contacted him, even though a co-conspirator
-He claims he was not close to Epstein even though Epstein‘s wealth was built on his relationship
-Not a single Republican showed up for the deposition.
February 18, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Some stunning takeaways from the Les Wexner Epstein deposition today:
-He claims the DOJ & FBI never contacted him, even though a co-conspirator
-He claims he was not close to Epstein even though Epstein‘s wealth was built on his relationship
-Not a single Republican showed up for the deposition.
-He claims the DOJ & FBI never contacted him, even though a co-conspirator
-He claims he was not close to Epstein even though Epstein‘s wealth was built on his relationship
-Not a single Republican showed up for the deposition.
Be forewarned
NEWS:
Meta is about to start a $65 million midterms push — its biggest political effort in its 20 years in business.
Meta is standing up two super PACs that this week will drop money in races in Texas and Illinois to push A.I.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...
Meta is about to start a $65 million midterms push — its biggest political effort in its 20 years in business.
Meta is standing up two super PACs that this week will drop money in races in Texas and Illinois to push A.I.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...
Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Be forewarned
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Nobody in this administration is ever shown doing something nice for a regular person. Not even performatively. Just lots of narcissism and toxic masculinity. And that's true of the women too.
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Nobody in this administration is ever shown doing something nice for a regular person. Not even performatively. Just lots of narcissism and toxic masculinity. And that's true of the women too.
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"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
February 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.
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Roger Sollenberger: The FBI interviewed an Epstein victim who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was underage not once — but at least FOUR times. But the document that shows those additional interviews appears to have been deleted from the DOJ website.
DOJ Removed Record of Multiple FBI Interviews with Underage Trump Accuser, Epstein Data Shows
The FBI spoke at least four times with a woman who credibly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor, Epstein files show. That document is no longer accessible on the DOJ website.
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Roger Sollenberger: The FBI interviewed an Epstein victim who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was underage not once — but at least FOUR times. But the document that shows those additional interviews appears to have been deleted from the DOJ website.
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There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
February 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.
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Meanwhile, while 400 more Iowans are losing their jobs, legislators have introduced school dress code bills that are dictated to every corner of Iowa.
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Meanwhile, while 400 more Iowans are losing their jobs, legislators have introduced school dress code bills that are dictated to every corner of Iowa.
“I don’t want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world and opted for the Home Shopping Network instead)…“ Stephen King, On Writing, summing up the Boomers with a casual aside.
February 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“I don’t want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world and opted for the Home Shopping Network instead)…“ Stephen King, On Writing, summing up the Boomers with a casual aside.
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Every unsolicited text from a company or political party, when reported, should result in a $50 payment to each complainant.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Every unsolicited text from a company or political party, when reported, should result in a $50 payment to each complainant.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
Aren’t you tired of businesses and government treating us as profit centers on demand? Their “right” to harass us is protected as if it was in the Bill of Rights.
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Detainees leave Whipple shaken, cold, and exhausted after ICE detention.
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
February 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Detainees leave Whipple shaken, cold, and exhausted after ICE detention.
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
Volunteers from Haven Watch are waiting, coats in hand, arms open.
No political agenda.
No propaganda.
Just people helping people survive.👇
@tedlieu.bsky.social torches Trump and Todd Blanche over what he’s seen in the Epstein files He tells the media to cover the allegations.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
February 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
@tedlieu.bsky.social torches Trump and Todd Blanche over what he’s seen in the Epstein files He tells the media to cover the allegations.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
In today’s briefing, the press secretary was apparently not asked a single question about the Epstein files. The billionaire-owned media just want to move on.
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Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Holy shit.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
There’s no satisfaction in being right if your warnings of imminent danger are ignored and the predicted calamity happens -or keeps happening. Ask James Hansen or Al Gore about climate change, too.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
"People ask if I feel vindicated. It’s an evil question. I wanted justice, not approval. No one needed to vindicate me. I knew I was right: I wanted the world to make me wrong."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/shipwreck-...
Shipwreck on Zombie Road
Vindication means nothing without justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There’s no satisfaction in being right if your warnings of imminent danger are ignored and the predicted calamity happens -or keeps happening. Ask James Hansen or Al Gore about climate change, too.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
How disheartening, to find that a whole generation doesn’t care about what happens to its children.
As somebody else said, this happens to memorials to Emmett Till with some regularity. Sadly, there are enough assholes out there to make this kind of thing a common occurrence. Wish we had cameras at every memorial, to catch these troglodytes in the act, and publicly shame them.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline www.startribune.com/renee-good-m...
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage from a burning pile of wood was minimal but police are investigating.
www.startribune.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
As somebody else said, this happens to memorials to Emmett Till with some regularity. Sadly, there are enough assholes out there to make this kind of thing a common occurrence. Wish we had cameras at every memorial, to catch these troglodytes in the act, and publicly shame them.
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Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports
The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesda...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump clears the way for power plants to dump more mercury into the atmosphere.
“Just as images from Birmingham undercut segregationist defenses, today’s photos and videos undermine claims used to justify aggressive federal actions. The camera remains a corrective political instrument.”
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
I wrote a Presidents’ Day roundup: moral rupture, political images, and the presidency we built on purpose.
alexiscoe.substack.com/p/3-things-w...
alexiscoe.substack.com/p/3-things-w...
Presidents’ Day: A Small Republic of Things
Four, to be exact.
alexiscoe.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“Just as images from Birmingham undercut segregationist defenses, today’s photos and videos undermine claims used to justify aggressive federal actions. The camera remains a corrective political instrument.”
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
Which is why we need photos from inside the ICE detention centers/concentration camps.
“Jennifer Drake, who owns an English-style pub called the Crown and Thistle, says others in her party first lashed out at her in 2020 for participating in a charity drive to provide sanitary pads to needy women.”
Sigh. These troglodytes…
Sigh. These troglodytes…
A year ago, men in black dragged a woman out of a GOP town hall in Idaho. The video went viral. Here's the rest of the story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“Jennifer Drake, who owns an English-style pub called the Crown and Thistle, says others in her party first lashed out at her in 2020 for participating in a charity drive to provide sanitary pads to needy women.”
Sigh. These troglodytes…
Sigh. These troglodytes…
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4 corporations. $315B in profits. Just 4.9% in federal taxes. Tesla paid $0.
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
February 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
4 corporations. $315B in profits. Just 4.9% in federal taxes. Tesla paid $0.
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
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They are either lying, mistaken or they’ve voted for something they didn’t read or understand.
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
They are either lying, mistaken or they’ve voted for something they didn’t read or understand.
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Let’s hope the Senate does a better job.👇
Really good thread on law, discrimination, and awareness by "normies."
My introduction to the law took place when I was a child & discovered my being gay was a crime with a jail sentence [or worse, walled up in the Central Mental Hospital to be experimented on]. As a result, like many minorities, I realised that the law was about oppression & not rights [1]
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Really good thread on law, discrimination, and awareness by "normies."
Join @profgalloway.com's movement. #ResistAndUnsubscribe. It's gaining traction. Grow the momentum.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
Here’s some actual ‘cancel culture’ — the kind that might make you worried about the US consumer.
(via Pantheon)
(via Pantheon)
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Join @profgalloway.com's movement. #ResistAndUnsubscribe. It's gaining traction. Grow the momentum.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.
But this shouldn't make us worry about the US consumer; it should make us wonder if they are, finally, waking up. It should maybe make oligarchs worry about the US consumers becoming citizens again.