Sue Baird
@suzb.bsky.social
Sign waver and defender of democracy. Indivisible Phoenix. Slava Ukraini. Huge HCR fan.
Battle of the Bulge Episode 6: Patton’s Army on the Move
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Battle of the Bulge Episode 6: Patton’s Army on the Move
This one was personal: I had people in Patton’s Third Army and heard stories about the Battle of the Bulge and Bastogne as a kid, but it’s only with this series the pieces are falling into place.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Battle of the Bulge Episode 6: Patton’s Army on the Move
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This is an important piece. Epstein was a consummate social climber and courted academics as a way of building social clout. Brockman and “the edge” illuminate just how that worked.
NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
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February 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This is an important piece. Epstein was a consummate social climber and courted academics as a way of building social clout. Brockman and “the edge” illuminate just how that worked.
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February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
February 14, 2026
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
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February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:41 AM
February 13, 2026
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
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February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson and Allison Gill Discuss Republican Spying and Weaponized Justice
Watch now | A recording from Allison Gill's live video
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February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
We are going to win.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We are going to win.
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The people who are telling you they are withdrawing ICE from Minnesota are the same people who told you a year ago they would release the Epstein Files in full.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
February 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
The people who are telling you they are withdrawing ICE from Minnesota are the same people who told you a year ago they would release the Epstein Files in full.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
They are not to be trusted. They are allergic to truth and incapable of decency.
Stay vigilant.
Stay united.
Keep fighting.
We will win.
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February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
February 12, 2026
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RAMPELL: “.. we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration.”
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February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
RAMPELL: “.. we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration.”
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"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
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Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
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February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
"Previous estimates showed the US economy generated 584,000 jobs in 2025, the first year of Trump’s second term, which was deeply discouraging.
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Now, the picture is far worse: The newly revised, final data shows that the U.S. economy actually added only 181,000 jobs..."
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This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
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Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 02/12/2026 · 1h 46m
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February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
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It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 02/12/2026 · 1h 46m
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February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
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February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees can see unredacted versions of the Epstein files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already released.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
February 10, 2026
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Abraham Lincoln was born on this day 217 years ago: Feb. 12, 1809.
As usual, @hcrichardson.bsky.social explains it better than anyone.
As usual, @hcrichardson.bsky.social explains it better than anyone.
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 2:29 PM
Abraham Lincoln was born on this day 217 years ago: Feb. 12, 1809.
As usual, @hcrichardson.bsky.social explains it better than anyone.
As usual, @hcrichardson.bsky.social explains it better than anyone.
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February 11, 2026
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 5:28 AM
February 11, 2026
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“.. We haven't seen anything like this since the dotcom bubble burst.
“.. Over the last 8 sessions, 115 stocks in the S&P 500 have decline 7% or more in a single day.
“.. The average drawdown when that happens is 34%. Right now we're 1.5% below the all-time high.”
@michaelbatnick.bsky.social
“.. Over the last 8 sessions, 115 stocks in the S&P 500 have decline 7% or more in a single day.
“.. The average drawdown when that happens is 34%. Right now we're 1.5% below the all-time high.”
@michaelbatnick.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“.. We haven't seen anything like this since the dotcom bubble burst.
“.. Over the last 8 sessions, 115 stocks in the S&P 500 have decline 7% or more in a single day.
“.. The average drawdown when that happens is 34%. Right now we're 1.5% below the all-time high.”
@michaelbatnick.bsky.social
“.. Over the last 8 sessions, 115 stocks in the S&P 500 have decline 7% or more in a single day.
“.. The average drawdown when that happens is 34%. Right now we're 1.5% below the all-time high.”
@michaelbatnick.bsky.social
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Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms
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February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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The best thing to have is enough.
I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.
May 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The best thing to have is enough.