Tom Cairney
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Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
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Hey remember when Hunter Biden having a job in Ukraine was the most horrendous political scandal since Hillary's stupid fucking emails
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Hey remember when Hunter Biden having a job in Ukraine was the most horrendous political scandal since Hillary's stupid fucking emails
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I hope when he does die, it's at the top of a huge flight of stairs and Pam Bondi is on the step just below him.
February 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I hope when he does die, it's at the top of a huge flight of stairs and Pam Bondi is on the step just below him.
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This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is wild because it confirms the fact that no one in a position of power at Ring had any idea that announcing the terrifying power of their panopticon to the largest, most mainstream television audience would lead to a massive backlash.
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I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I’ve spent years of my life trying to explain to people that anti-trans conservatism naturally flows from their belief that children in the American nuclear family are not individuals with autonomy, but instead property of the parents and state, and this guy just… tweeted it out
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The UK system of government is fucked in many ways and I hate lots about the grandstanding of House of Commons and PMQs, but there is something to be said about the elected leader having to field challenges from opposition each week, rather than interacting with nobody but media & sycophants.
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The UK system of government is fucked in many ways and I hate lots about the grandstanding of House of Commons and PMQs, but there is something to be said about the elected leader having to field challenges from opposition each week, rather than interacting with nobody but media & sycophants.
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Bet you a nickel it’s related to this. 👇🏽
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Bet you a nickel it’s related to this. 👇🏽
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Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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"He visited Child-Sex-Trafficking Island but had his wife and kids with him, while I was only a close friend of the owner of Child-Sex-Trafficking Island" isn't the defense he thinks it is.
Q: Were you aware that Lutnick visited Epstein's island?
TRUMP: I wasn't, but from what I hear he was there with his wife and children. I was never there.
TRUMP: I wasn't, but from what I hear he was there with his wife and children. I was never there.
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"He visited Child-Sex-Trafficking Island but had his wife and kids with him, while I was only a close friend of the owner of Child-Sex-Trafficking Island" isn't the defense he thinks it is.
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Dems need to hold alitos seat open like goatse
"restored the Constitution" lol don't piss me off
also Senators start preparing yourself now to hold that seat open
also Senators start preparing yourself now to hold that seat open
I'm not into prediction markets... but this has all of the makings of a SCOTUS retirement. His book goes on sale on October 6, 2026--the day after OT2026 starts . . . and now a new hagiographic biography? Hmmmmmm.
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Dems need to hold alitos seat open like goatse
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The reality is that Trump got elected because a minority of Americans are panicking because they correctly see that most Americans have lurched to the left. That most people are kinder, more tolerant, and more empathetic than before. And they are panicking and trying to shut it down.
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The reality is that Trump got elected because a minority of Americans are panicking because they correctly see that most Americans have lurched to the left. That most people are kinder, more tolerant, and more empathetic than before. And they are panicking and trying to shut it down.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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This country owes an insane debt of gratitude to the people of Minneapolis. The reaction to this has been completely devastating to them and I don’t think they’ll try it elsewhere at least until after the midterms. Genuinely a ginormous blow to fascism and this toxic immigration agenda.
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This country owes an insane debt of gratitude to the people of Minneapolis. The reaction to this has been completely devastating to them and I don’t think they’ll try it elsewhere at least until after the midterms. Genuinely a ginormous blow to fascism and this toxic immigration agenda.
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This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
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kevin smith is the best worst director I enjoy
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
kevin smith is the best worst director I enjoy
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being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
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RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
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All of the people yelling at us for not jumping on the ai hype train have no answer for what to do about the massive environmental damage ai and the data centers cause, or what to do about the work of every living artist having been stolen to train these things.
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
All of the people yelling at us for not jumping on the ai hype train have no answer for what to do about the massive environmental damage ai and the data centers cause, or what to do about the work of every living artist having been stolen to train these things.
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He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
My position on AI is that no one has given me a use case that make it’s upsides worth its downsides, and the people insisting we adopt it believe that mass unemployment is one it’s selling points
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My position on AI is that no one has given me a use case that make it’s upsides worth its downsides, and the people insisting we adopt it believe that mass unemployment is one it’s selling points
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Fascinating result, and one grim takeaway: 23% of the voters who are going to decide who wins the next election believe that Democrats currently control at least one house of Congress.
apparently the card above is messed up, but if you click the link it works www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
The less voters knew, the more they liked Trump in 2024. Not Anymore
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating result, and one grim takeaway: 23% of the voters who are going to decide who wins the next election believe that Democrats currently control at least one house of Congress.
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(Also worth considering that the reason the MAGA right was so loud about the Epstein files was, at least in part, the guy's name. Antisemitism is marvelously malleable & one of its core tenets, on top of the money thing, is that Jews are sexual deviants.)
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
(Also worth considering that the reason the MAGA right was so loud about the Epstein files was, at least in part, the guy's name. Antisemitism is marvelously malleable & one of its core tenets, on top of the money thing, is that Jews are sexual deviants.)
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This is great. They should also be able to vote while in prison.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
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February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This is great. They should also be able to vote while in prison.