The Mean Progressive
@themeanprogressive.bsky.social
I’m mean to fascists. Otherwise, I’m lovely.
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
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February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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“I am too scared to drive my 5-year-old daughter to school in my husband’s car. I’m terrified ICE will detain me and our daughter will end up alone,” she said. “This is just as scary as the war in Ukraine, except now we don’t have Dmytro with us..."
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
“I am too scared to drive my 5-year-old daughter to school in my husband’s car. I’m terrified ICE will detain me and our daughter will end up alone,” she said. “This is just as scary as the war in Ukraine, except now we don’t have Dmytro with us..."
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
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WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏
February 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏
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OBAMA: “The Filibuster blocks us from making government effective, which makes people think it’s corrupt and not caring about them — giving folks like Trump an opening.”
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
February 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
OBAMA: “The Filibuster blocks us from making government effective, which makes people think it’s corrupt and not caring about them — giving folks like Trump an opening.”
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
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The GOP wants to “DOGE” the 2026 election. Tell your Senators NO. #NoOnSAVE
😳 The “SAVE” system at the heart of the GOP’s Save America Act was “expanded” by DOGE & the DHS to “check the citizenship status of all U.S. citizens w/o providing info on how this was accomplished or the accuracy of the resulting tools. Early reports suggest an error rate as high as 17%” 8/2025 1/
February 14, 2026 at 5:18 AM
The GOP wants to “DOGE” the 2026 election. Tell your Senators NO. #NoOnSAVE
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Fannie Lou Hamer's niece is proud to see her aunt's Presidential Medal of Freedom on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
"We don’t need to wipe this history clean. I know there are a lot of efforts underway right now to rewrite the stories, but we need to keep telling the stories.”
"We don’t need to wipe this history clean. I know there are a lot of efforts underway right now to rewrite the stories, but we need to keep telling the stories.”
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Medal of Freedom Now Displayed at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Fannie Lou Hamer’s posthumously-awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Fannie Lou Hamer's niece is proud to see her aunt's Presidential Medal of Freedom on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
"We don’t need to wipe this history clean. I know there are a lot of efforts underway right now to rewrite the stories, but we need to keep telling the stories.”
"We don’t need to wipe this history clean. I know there are a lot of efforts underway right now to rewrite the stories, but we need to keep telling the stories.”
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Hi friends,
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hi friends,
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
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🚨BREAKING: In a big win for Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s GOP gerrymanders in other states, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state can hold its special election on the redistricting plan. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward
Voters will get to decide on a proposed “10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a big win for Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s GOP gerrymanders in other states, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state can hold its special election on the redistricting plan. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The GOP’s “Save America Act” requires states to implement voter purge programs using data from sources that experts call unreliable, such as DHS’s SAVE program (which DOGE “overhauled”) & the SSA’s # Verification System (despite DOGE’s mishandling of SSA data). How did this crap pass the House??
Here’s my new & expanded summary of the GOP’s so-called “Save America Act.” I expanded it to add more info re the Act’s proposed voter purge program, which seems to have been inspired by whatever “DOGE” did to DHS & SSA databases. Pls tell ur Senators to vote NO on this horror: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The GOP’s “Save America Act” requires states to implement voter purge programs using data from sources that experts call unreliable, such as DHS’s SAVE program (which DOGE “overhauled”) & the SSA’s # Verification System (despite DOGE’s mishandling of SSA data). How did this crap pass the House??
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Of all the terrible things the Trump administration has done, this might just be the worst. It'll be tied up in court immediately, of course, but if SCOTUS blesses it, we are screwed—if we aren't already.
Trump repeals finding that lets the EPA regulate climate-warming emissions
Environmental groups' response: See you in court.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Of all the terrible things the Trump administration has done, this might just be the worst. It'll be tied up in court immediately, of course, but if SCOTUS blesses it, we are screwed—if we aren't already.
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The New York representative is now the lead House sponsor of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Child Care for Every Community Act, The 19th has exclusively learned. Ocasio-Cortez replaces original House sponsor Mikie Sherrill, who is now the governor of New Jersey.
AOC and Warren join forces in high-profile child care push ahead of midterms
As Republicans urge Americans to have more children but offer few supportive policies, Democrats believe reducing child care costs could be a winning message.
19thnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The New York representative is now the lead House sponsor of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Child Care for Every Community Act, The 19th has exclusively learned. Ocasio-Cortez replaces original House sponsor Mikie Sherrill, who is now the governor of New Jersey.
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"Why wasn't Wexner charged as Epstein co-conspirator? Congressman demands answer." www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
Why wasn't Wexner charged as Epstein co-conspirator? Congressman demands answer
A Kentucky congressman pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi about why the DOJ did not prosecute Ohio retail billionaire Les Wexner in Epstein probe.
www.dispatch.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"Why wasn't Wexner charged as Epstein co-conspirator? Congressman demands answer." www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
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Fannie Lou Hamer's Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously awarded to her last year, is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Hamer led the charge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in protesting the all-white Mississippi delegation.
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Fannie Lou Hamer’s is Medal of Freedom Now Displayed at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Fannie Lou Hamer’s posthumously-awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Fannie Lou Hamer's Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously awarded to her last year, is now on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Hamer led the charge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in protesting the all-white Mississippi delegation.
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Mississippi won’t expand Medicaid this year because of federal Medicaid funding cuts under Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
www.mississippifreepress.org/medicaid-exp...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Mississippi won’t expand Medicaid this year because of federal Medicaid funding cuts under Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
www.mississippifreepress.org/medicaid-exp...
www.mississippifreepress.org/medicaid-exp...
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Info on Luke Perez here; he's a castoff from ASU. One correction to the below: the new "intellectual diversity center" that hired him is mostly funded by Ohio; it was mandated through an act passed by the Ohio legislature. There is donor money now too, but taxpayers are still covering most of it.
FYI: the attacker (Luke Perez) spent ~7 years as an asst. prof at ASU, then this year switched to Ohio State (again as Asst. Prof) - hasn't even updated his LinkedIn. Looks like ASU didn't want him and somehow he landed at a donor-funded Ohio State center. And started his new job with an assault.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Info on Luke Perez here; he's a castoff from ASU. One correction to the below: the new "intellectual diversity center" that hired him is mostly funded by Ohio; it was mandated through an act passed by the Ohio legislature. There is donor money now too, but taxpayers are still covering most of it.
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I said this yesterday and I'll say it again. The Trump regime is running a squalid, disease-ridden and deadly concentration camp at Fort Bliss called Camp East Montana. Is it any wonder they don't want drones observing what happens there?
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I said this yesterday and I'll say it again. The Trump regime is running a squalid, disease-ridden and deadly concentration camp at Fort Bliss called Camp East Montana. Is it any wonder they don't want drones observing what happens there?
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The GOP’s “SAVE” Act also requires broad voter purge programs using reportedly unreliable citizenship info from databases “updated” by DOGE (among other sources). My guess is that these purges wld result in many faulty purges of people w/ Hispanic last names, disproportionately impacting Democrats.
😳 Musk’s “DOGE” overhauled the The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (“SAVE”) program,” which Trump & MAGA want states to use to PURGE supposed noncitizens from the VOTER ROLLS under the GOP’s proposed “SAVE Act”.
Experts warn that “SAVE” isn’t accurate enough for this. WTH?!!! 1/
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Experts warn that “SAVE” isn’t accurate enough for this. WTH?!!! 1/
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February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The GOP’s “SAVE” Act also requires broad voter purge programs using reportedly unreliable citizenship info from databases “updated” by DOGE (among other sources). My guess is that these purges wld result in many faulty purges of people w/ Hispanic last names, disproportionately impacting Democrats.
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
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You know who works this hard to protect perverts?
Other perverts.
You know who works this hard to protect perverts?
Other perverts.
Her obsequiousness is so over the top, I’d easily be convinced that the Epstein files evidence her raping children. (Not kidding)
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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You know who works this hard to protect perverts?
Other perverts.
You know who works this hard to protect perverts?
Other perverts.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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