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reading the morning newspaper is a realistic benediction of the day--Hegel
Trump isn't just fighting against our Constitution he'ss hostile to any limit on arbitrary prerogative
going back to Magna Carta and the Assize of Clarendon
btw @sanders.senate.gov just said to @chrislhayes.bsky.social he's glad the "courts ruled as they did"--but it was *jurors* who said nope
going back to Magna Carta and the Assize of Clarendon
btw @sanders.senate.gov just said to @chrislhayes.bsky.social he's glad the "courts ruled as they did"--but it was *jurors* who said nope
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Trump isn't just fighting against our Constitution he'ss hostile to any limit on arbitrary prerogative
going back to Magna Carta and the Assize of Clarendon
btw @sanders.senate.gov just said to @chrislhayes.bsky.social he's glad the "courts ruled as they did"--but it was *jurors* who said nope
going back to Magna Carta and the Assize of Clarendon
btw @sanders.senate.gov just said to @chrislhayes.bsky.social he's glad the "courts ruled as they did"--but it was *jurors* who said nope
once again, we see our president who's hostile not just to our Constitution and Bill of Rights but also to any limits on arbitrary prerogative power
from Trump's POV, the Glorious Revolution's prohibition on "dispensing with and suspending of" laws is woke nonsense
same goes for Magna Carta
from Trump's POV, the Glorious Revolution's prohibition on "dispensing with and suspending of" laws is woke nonsense
same goes for Magna Carta
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
once again, we see our president who's hostile not just to our Constitution and Bill of Rights but also to any limits on arbitrary prerogative power
from Trump's POV, the Glorious Revolution's prohibition on "dispensing with and suspending of" laws is woke nonsense
same goes for Magna Carta
from Trump's POV, the Glorious Revolution's prohibition on "dispensing with and suspending of" laws is woke nonsense
same goes for Magna Carta
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New on @npr.org: The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
It was also initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
It was also initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
New on @npr.org: The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
It was also initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
It was also initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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This is a big deal: Hours after ICE agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman five times, Greg Bovino offered to extended the agent's scheduled retirement as a reward for his "excellent service in Chicago." Incredible.
///BREAKING/// Body cams, texts, emails and other evidence have been released in the Oct. 4 shooting of Marimar Martinez by Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum, including this email to Exum by Cmdr. Greg Bovino on the day of the shooting
Background:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/p...
Background:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/p...
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is a big deal: Hours after ICE agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman five times, Greg Bovino offered to extended the agent's scheduled retirement as a reward for his "excellent service in Chicago." Incredible.
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BP agent Charles Exum bragged about his shooting skills and putting seven bullet holes in Marimar Martinez. Bovino emailed him the day of the shooting calling his service in Chicago “excellent.”
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
BP agent Charles Exum bragged about his shooting skills and putting seven bullet holes in Marimar Martinez. Bovino emailed him the day of the shooting calling his service in Chicago “excellent.”
You are right to say that "federal health policy has become hostile to vaccine development"
Refusal to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine is hostility to science
Not skepticism (which is not NYT framing today, happily, and should never have been)
Refusal to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine is hostility to science
Not skepticism (which is not NYT framing today, happily, and should never have been)
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
You are right to say that "federal health policy has become hostile to vaccine development"
Refusal to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine is hostility to science
Not skepticism (which is not NYT framing today, happily, and should never have been)
Refusal to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine is hostility to science
Not skepticism (which is not NYT framing today, happily, and should never have been)
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NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
Cardinal Cupich says feds stopped priests, demanded citizenship proof
(RNS) — ‘I’ve had some priests who are of a different color being targeted and arrested — stopped — because of their color and asking them to prove that they’re citizens. That’s not America,’ the Chic...
religionnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 PM
NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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Of course it was the Marouns. They tried so many times to stop this bridge from happening, even getting help from the Koch Brothers.
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Of course it was the Marouns. They tried so many times to stop this bridge from happening, even getting help from the Koch Brothers.
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For the love of god, all this account does all day is harass me, accuse me of psychotic stuff, day in, day out. It’s gone on for a year or more. This stuff calling me a fed literally puts me in physical danger. Can we not ban this filth?
February 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
For the love of god, all this account does all day is harass me, accuse me of psychotic stuff, day in, day out. It’s gone on for a year or more. This stuff calling me a fed literally puts me in physical danger. Can we not ban this filth?
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The FBI's Affidavit used to obtain the warrant for Fulton County ballots "instead of relying on the official transcript ... repeated an erroneous claim made by MAGA conspiracists."
From this thread by Tom Joscelyn, an analyst who has followed these matters closely⤵️
From this thread by Tom Joscelyn, an analyst who has followed these matters closely⤵️
1. The FBI affidavit used to seize ballots and other materials from the 2020 election in Fulton County relies on debunked conspiracy theories. For example, it isn’t true that Fulton first “reported” 511,343 ballots and then “reported” 527,925. I’ll explain.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The FBI's Affidavit used to obtain the warrant for Fulton County ballots "instead of relying on the official transcript ... repeated an erroneous claim made by MAGA conspiracists."
From this thread by Tom Joscelyn, an analyst who has followed these matters closely⤵️
From this thread by Tom Joscelyn, an analyst who has followed these matters closely⤵️
The president went on to explain to Kudlow the concept of fully automated luxury communism
TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The president went on to explain to Kudlow the concept of fully automated luxury communism
I could swear a House committee chair warned just this morning that "personally offensive" words about the president are against House rules
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I could swear a House committee chair warned just this morning that "personally offensive" words about the president are against House rules
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He prefers to be called Mr. President.
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He prefers to be called Mr. President.
Senator Coons is responsible for his own bad choices
And I don't know for sure if his former Delaware Senate colleague Joe Biden had a hand in that dishonorable and delusional choice to bypass witness testimony in Trump's 2021 Senate trial, but it seems likely Biden figured he'd vanquished Trump
And I don't know for sure if his former Delaware Senate colleague Joe Biden had a hand in that dishonorable and delusional choice to bypass witness testimony in Trump's 2021 Senate trial, but it seems likely Biden figured he'd vanquished Trump
Coming up on the 5 year anniversary of one of the most frustrating moments in politics I've ever witnessed. From 2021: www.politico.com/news/2021/02...
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Senator Coons is responsible for his own bad choices
And I don't know for sure if his former Delaware Senate colleague Joe Biden had a hand in that dishonorable and delusional choice to bypass witness testimony in Trump's 2021 Senate trial, but it seems likely Biden figured he'd vanquished Trump
And I don't know for sure if his former Delaware Senate colleague Joe Biden had a hand in that dishonorable and delusional choice to bypass witness testimony in Trump's 2021 Senate trial, but it seems likely Biden figured he'd vanquished Trump
I suppose that the excuses-in-advance statements of executive branch officials in the last few days support your view that the data is not being manipulated
I can't recall so many hints before a report, seems improper at best for cabinet-level officials
I can't recall so many hints before a report, seems improper at best for cabinet-level officials
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I suppose that the excuses-in-advance statements of executive branch officials in the last few days support your view that the data is not being manipulated
I can't recall so many hints before a report, seems improper at best for cabinet-level officials
I can't recall so many hints before a report, seems improper at best for cabinet-level officials
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Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
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This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply.
At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.
At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.
BREAKING: The supporting affidavit for the warrant to search Fulton County election records has been unsealed.
Read it via @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read it via @lawfaremedia.org:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply.
At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.
At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.
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GOP Rep. Neal Dunn's team says rumors he'll resign are false. Dunn said last month he wouldn't seek reelection, but his office says he'll serve out the almost 11 remaining months of his term.
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
GOP Rep. Neal Dunn's team says rumors he'll resign are false. Dunn said last month he wouldn't seek reelection, but his office says he'll serve out the almost 11 remaining months of his term.
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so the jobs report flopsweat coming from the WH is at minimum because the annual baseline adjustment is going be brutal.
I would additionally guess that one or both are true:
1) January report very very bad
2) neg baseline adjustment bigger than net job growth for 2025 (almost certain)
I would additionally guess that one or both are true:
1) January report very very bad
2) neg baseline adjustment bigger than net job growth for 2025 (almost certain)
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
so the jobs report flopsweat coming from the WH is at minimum because the annual baseline adjustment is going be brutal.
I would additionally guess that one or both are true:
1) January report very very bad
2) neg baseline adjustment bigger than net job growth for 2025 (almost certain)
I would additionally guess that one or both are true:
1) January report very very bad
2) neg baseline adjustment bigger than net job growth for 2025 (almost certain)
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I get that this is less exciting and inspiring than having the Dems chant "abolish ICE"
It's also the only way to actually accomplish any tangible harm reduction in advance of the midterms.
It's also the only way to actually accomplish any tangible harm reduction in advance of the midterms.
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I get that this is less exciting and inspiring than having the Dems chant "abolish ICE"
It's also the only way to actually accomplish any tangible harm reduction in advance of the midterms.
It's also the only way to actually accomplish any tangible harm reduction in advance of the midterms.
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would end up under immense political pressure to cave, leading to a likely retreat without accomplishing anything.
This way, the pressure will be on Republicans and the Dems will have gotten meaningful leashes added to ICE
This way, the pressure will be on Republicans and the Dems will have gotten meaningful leashes added to ICE
February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
would end up under immense political pressure to cave, leading to a likely retreat without accomplishing anything.
This way, the pressure will be on Republicans and the Dems will have gotten meaningful leashes added to ICE
This way, the pressure will be on Republicans and the Dems will have gotten meaningful leashes added to ICE
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This is the spot Dems have put republicans in. It's literally as good a spot as they could have possibly put republicans in. "We'll shut down FEMA, the Coast Guard, and TSA forever unless you agree to abolish ICE" is a STUPID position for Dems to take, because the GOP will never agree to it and Dems
Jeffries: "We can either have dramatic reforms of DHS, ICE, CBP and the way in which immigration enforcement is undertaken here in the country, or Republicans are gonna make the decision to shut down FEMA, the Coast Guard, and TSA"
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is the spot Dems have put republicans in. It's literally as good a spot as they could have possibly put republicans in. "We'll shut down FEMA, the Coast Guard, and TSA forever unless you agree to abolish ICE" is a STUPID position for Dems to take, because the GOP will never agree to it and Dems
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"construction jobs are way up" [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"construction jobs are way up" [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]