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Tree hugger, sign waver, trouble maker, gas passer, back stabber. Resist!
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“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
― Elie Wiesel
For the rich and elite you mean. The rest of us will see justice.
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Racists and bigots never apply the same rules to themselves.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is "hypocritical" to rant about migration to the UK when he moved to Monaco pay less tax, a minister has claimed.
Ratcliffe branded 'hypocritical' after migration rant
www.mirror.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is "hypocritical" to rant about migration to the UK when he moved to Monaco pay less tax, a minister has claimed.
Ratcliffe branded 'hypocritical' after migration rant
www.mirror.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
We have fallen so far. 😭
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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The Tribune has obtained evidence from the case of a Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol that offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at one of the highest-profile investigations of Operation Midway Blitz.
UPDATED STORY here with video and texts between agents
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martínez in Chicago, evidence shows
A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camer…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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"Saxon, officially an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations official, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He reportedly started seeing the victim when she was 18 and he was in his 40s."
We’re going to see a lot more of these cases after the next election.

“An ICE leader has been locked up in the same jail where he’d sent ICE prisoners after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend earlier this month.“
ICE Leader Thrown in His Own Jail Over Strangling Claims
Samuel Saxon, 47, has been handed over to the feds after allegedly brutalizing his girlfriend and lying about it.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Mike Johnson just claimed (for at least the second time today!) to be ignorant of major news developments that reflect poorly on Trump.

DRINK!
February 11, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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(The Swiss do not have a Prime Minister)
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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the statute that Jeanine Pirro reportedly tried to indict congressional Dems under, 18 USC 2387, was originally passed as part of the 1947 Smith Act, a notorious law used to clamp down on free speech during the Red Scare
They tried to prosecute members of Congress under the Smith Act. Absolute scenes
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Donald Trump’s DOJ just tried—and failed—to indict me in front of a grand jury.

We will continue to fight back against their rising tyranny.

Don’t Give Up the Ship.
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.

Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
We have a malignant narcissist as president. Gross.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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What if we had an entire foreign policy based on the petty resentments and insecurities of mediocre weak men?
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Puppy Bowl had 11 million viewers
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Bad Bunny halftime show: 128.2 milion viewers
Kid Rock halftime show: 6.1 million viewers

"Culture war" may be a misnomer, honestly.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
While they reversed the decision to close El Paso airspace they have not in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

Why are they closing air space for 10 days?!?!

tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
tfrweb
Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) Website.
tfr.faa.gov
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today.

via @anniekarni.bsky.social

{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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More on the guy who sold Melania, and how the buyer is protecting him.
the Dead Pedo Bestie Files coverup just got a thousand times worse
there’s no justice in sight, and it’s fucking infuriating
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Trump Personal Lawyers Bondi, Blanche, and Patel Hid From American Voters a *Minimum* of *95%* of All References to Donald Trump in the Epstein Files (950,000 of 1M+), Establishing the Largest Political Coverup in American History
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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While I knew that they were friends for 17 years and wrote about it at length; while I knew they were best friends for 10+ of those years and wrote about that at length; and while I knew they were business partners and also stayed in touch for 15+ years Trump said they weren't...
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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As Jessica Tarlov went through the many abuses committed by ICE Greg Gutfeld interrupted her. Apparently he doesn't think it's a big deal if children are forced to eat food with worms or that U.S. citizens are wrongfully detained.
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms

A young aide behind social posts that echoed white supremacist messaging will help run social media for the much larger Homeland Security Department.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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An AP review of crimes committed by ICE agents shows how their powers can be abused:

One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.

Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
FAA reverses decision to close air space in El Paso but not Santa Teresa, NM

apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM