Robert Graves
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As the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters and squandered millions of taxpayer dollars, Anne Applebaum and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report. theatln.tc/sSkDr6oM
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters and squandered millions of taxpayer dollars, Anne Applebaum and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez report. theatln.tc/sSkDr6oM
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MetLife’s Chart of the Week:
February 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
MetLife’s Chart of the Week:
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What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar
Daily
Daily
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar
Daily
Daily
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Perhaps we should all be banned from social media ft.trib.al/8yw8lxB | opinion
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
ft.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media ft.trib.al/8yw8lxB | opinion
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The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
Feds paid over $128.5 million for new ICE facility, deed shows
Financial details surrounding the sale of a warehouse in Social Circle to the United States government have been made available. According to a deed obtained by reporters, the U.S. government paid …
news.monroelocal.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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The open racism you guys have emboldened, megyn
February 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The open racism you guys have emboldened, megyn
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"Europe has finally learned the lesson that Trump is no aberration or blip, that America is the kind of place that ultimately cannot be trusted to elect reliable stewards for the free world."
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Rubio to Europe: We Hit You Because We Love You
But America’s allies aren’t interested in an abusive relationship.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"Europe has finally learned the lesson that Trump is no aberration or blip, that America is the kind of place that ultimately cannot be trusted to elect reliable stewards for the free world."
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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Perhaps you're uncomfortable with the idea of state governments subsidizing the horse racing industry.
Turns out, the Trump administration has quietly added in new federal subsidies for the "sport of kings," too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
Turns out, the Trump administration has quietly added in new federal subsidies for the "sport of kings," too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
February 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Perhaps you're uncomfortable with the idea of state governments subsidizing the horse racing industry.
Turns out, the Trump administration has quietly added in new federal subsidies for the "sport of kings," too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
Turns out, the Trump administration has quietly added in new federal subsidies for the "sport of kings," too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
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If you can't bring yourself to care about immigrants, at least care about the millions of native-born Americans who rely on immigrants.
Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
If you can't bring yourself to care about immigrants, at least care about the millions of native-born Americans who rely on immigrants.
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kind of crazy to see republicans attack thomas massie for doing the thing they demanded for years (release the epstein files)
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
kind of crazy to see republicans attack thomas massie for doing the thing they demanded for years (release the epstein files)
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Guest Opinion | We at the Gallup Poll are ending our 80+ year tradition of polling presidential approval so we can focus on our core mission, such as ranking the top 10 Trump golf courses and the best meme coins from World Liberty Financial.
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Guest Opinion | We at the Gallup Poll are ending our 80+ year tradition of polling presidential approval so we can focus on our core mission, such as ranking the top 10 Trump golf courses and the best meme coins from World Liberty Financial.
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
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If the Democrats nominate @astroterry.bsky.social they will have a massively good shot at winning TX-9, a district they drew to be Republican. We have a shot to make Texas far more blue, and this is important. Vote Virts!
Honored to be endorsed by the @HoustonChron for Congressional District 9 in Texas- I will fight to level the playing field for the working people in our district!
CD9 is ground zero in the gerrymandering wars so let’s WIN this seat together!
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...
CD9 is ground zero in the gerrymandering wars so let’s WIN this seat together!
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...
Democrats should rally behind Terry Virts in the 9th Congressional District
Democrats should rally behind astronaut Terry Virts in the 9th Congressional District, writes the editorial board.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
If the Democrats nominate @astroterry.bsky.social they will have a massively good shot at winning TX-9, a district they drew to be Republican. We have a shot to make Texas far more blue, and this is important. Vote Virts!
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You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
You need to know about the SAVE Act, which recently passed in the House.
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
So here's a crash course from reporter Ari Berman on how the sweeping voter restriction bill could disenfranchise millions of Americans
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"We get to decide how technology is used; or if it is used at all. This seems like something the next Democrat who wants to be president should think about."
We Can Choose Not to Let AI Destroy Us
Systemic risk and AI’s speed problem.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"We get to decide how technology is used; or if it is used at all. This seems like something the next Democrat who wants to be president should think about."
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“.. small-business owners .. have even formed a coalition called ‘We Pay the Tariffs.’ These good folks would jump at the chance to go to the White House .. if, that is, they had enough lobbying clout to get through the front door.”
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
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@scottlincicome.bsky.social
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February 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM
“.. small-business owners .. have even formed a coalition called ‘We Pay the Tariffs.’ These good folks would jump at the chance to go to the White House .. if, that is, they had enough lobbying clout to get through the front door.”
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
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@scottlincicome.bsky.social
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LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com/news/la-lake...
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com/news/la-lake...
LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com/news/la-lake...
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com/news/la-lake...
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Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
Go to hell, Elon. Go to hell, Trump.
“Terminated USAID funding has also resulted in more than 164,000 additional child deaths from pneumonia, 125,000 additional child deaths from diarrhea, 70,000 additional adult and child deaths from malaria, and 48,000 additional adult and child deaths from tuberculosis.”
Quick takes: Death toll from USAID cuts, withdrawal of chikungunya vaccine, funding for updated Ebola vaccine
A model that tracks the impact of USAID funding cuts estimates that more than 760,000 people have died as a result of those cuts since January 2025.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Go to hell, Elon. Go to hell, Trump.