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going through some old stuff. Mike Johnson literally said the words "Yield, man! let the troops come into your city!" what a time.
February 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
going through some old stuff. Mike Johnson literally said the words "Yield, man! let the troops come into your city!" what a time.
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
“They suck and we’ll win and God will bless us.” –Kristi Noem
February 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“They suck and we’ll win and God will bless us.” –Kristi Noem
always wild to see some official talking about, like, "President Trump’s goal of ending mother-to-child transmission by the time that he leaves office." buddy he's never heard of that and doesn't know what it means
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
always wild to see some official talking about, like, "President Trump’s goal of ending mother-to-child transmission by the time that he leaves office." buddy he's never heard of that and doesn't know what it means
wild to both buy a paper to grow your influence and then destroy the same paper, to also grow your influence
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
wild to both buy a paper to grow your influence and then destroy the same paper, to also grow your influence
i do not want to go back to the time when rich guys all wanted to own newspapers and refer to themselves as "colonel," but maybe the time when their grandkids owned the newspapers
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
i do not want to go back to the time when rich guys all wanted to own newspapers and refer to themselves as "colonel," but maybe the time when their grandkids owned the newspapers
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the owner just spent 75 million on a film that opened with a 7 million take
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
the owner just spent 75 million on a film that opened with a 7 million take
vincent laguardia gambini literally did this
NEW: A government attorney who was detailed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota is no longer on that detail after telling a judge “this job sucks” and asking to be held in contempt so she could get 24 hours of sleep: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Attorney for government tells judge in ICE case: 'This job sucks'
Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
vincent laguardia gambini literally did this
i don't believe "helen andrews" is real
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
i don't believe "helen andrews" is real
mike johnson flubbing constitutional questions despite being a constitutional law expert, but to be clear he comes from the "the 14th amendment protects methane but not trans kids" side of con law not the "understanding the constitution" side of the con law (the first one got all the power)
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
mike johnson flubbing constitutional questions despite being a constitutional law expert, but to be clear he comes from the "the 14th amendment protects methane but not trans kids" side of con law not the "understanding the constitution" side of the con law (the first one got all the power)
trying to cook with more schmaltz in 2026
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
trying to cook with more schmaltz in 2026
love to see the "Thrive Capital" flag flying over Lafayette Street. going to get a little miniature version i can wave during the marathon next year.
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
love to see the "Thrive Capital" flag flying over Lafayette Street. going to get a little miniature version i can wave during the marathon next year.
very important that as we enter day 10 of "lots of snow everywhere" drivers continue to not alter their behavior at all. you *need* to double-park to buy milk. you cannot let the buses win.
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
very important that as we enter day 10 of "lots of snow everywhere" drivers continue to not alter their behavior at all. you *need* to double-park to buy milk. you cannot let the buses win.
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City budget meetings are about meeting residents’ needs. But in Jacksonville, that goes awry when Florida DOGE makes demands to slash millions in spending.
How Trump’s policies trickled down to the local level, this week on Reveal with @thefloridatrib.bsky.social and @dailyyonder.bsky.social:
How Trump’s policies trickled down to the local level, this week on Reveal with @thefloridatrib.bsky.social and @dailyyonder.bsky.social:
The Trump administration’s policies are disrupting and dividing communities. We visit three of them.
From farm country to cities and even Native American reservations, communities are being shaped (and divided) by Trump administration policies.
revealnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
City budget meetings are about meeting residents’ needs. But in Jacksonville, that goes awry when Florida DOGE makes demands to slash millions in spending.
How Trump’s policies trickled down to the local level, this week on Reveal with @thefloridatrib.bsky.social and @dailyyonder.bsky.social:
How Trump’s policies trickled down to the local level, this week on Reveal with @thefloridatrib.bsky.social and @dailyyonder.bsky.social:
"The former House speaker is a strong supporter of Newsom and recently helped him fundraise for Prop 50. There is even a persistent MAGA folk myth that she is his aunt." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Front-Runner
California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"The former House speaker is a strong supporter of Newsom and recently helped him fundraise for Prop 50. There is even a persistent MAGA folk myth that she is his aunt." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
one thing that's useful here is that the judge simply takes the words of Noem at face value. i think we've seen judges sometimes get lost in the obfuscating legal arguments, but you can literally just read tweets.
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
one thing that's useful here is that the judge simply takes the words of Noem at face value. i think we've seen judges sometimes get lost in the obfuscating legal arguments, but you can literally just read tweets.
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
"how did a pecan get here??," the toddler story
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"how did a pecan get here??," the toddler story
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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woke soft-on-crime liberalism gets results
This was the single lowest month of homicides in New York City on record...ever.
February 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
woke soft-on-crime liberalism gets results
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All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
it really depends on which Le Carre we're talking about here. Tinker Tailor? Tailor of Panama?
Not the main point here, I'm not sure "a cloak and dagger mystery reminiscent of John le Carre" that "is swirling around the complaint" helps clarify what's up here. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...?
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
it really depends on which Le Carre we're talking about here. Tinker Tailor? Tailor of Panama?
i do think the bus should cost less than the subway, at least some of the time, because it is a lot worse than the subway and you also use it differently
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
i do think the bus should cost less than the subway, at least some of the time, because it is a lot worse than the subway and you also use it differently
"trump will fuck with the midterms" vs. "it won't work," the most heated and not-at-all-in-conflict argument in the history bluesky, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"trump will fuck with the midterms" vs. "it won't work," the most heated and not-at-all-in-conflict argument in the history bluesky, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate