Rob Tracinski
@tracinski.bsky.social
Candidate for Congress in Virginia's fifth district.
https://TracinskiForCongress.com
Author of "Dictator From Day One" https://amzn.to/3KaCKyZ
Other articles: https://www.tracinskiletter.com
https://TracinskiForCongress.com
Author of "Dictator From Day One" https://amzn.to/3KaCKyZ
Other articles: https://www.tracinskiletter.com
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
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POV; you thought you could seize the Scottish throne just because some weird women predicted it
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
POV; you thought you could seize the Scottish throne just because some weird women predicted it
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I am struggling to think of any country this describes that doesn’t *also* let homeless people die on the street.
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I am struggling to think of any country this describes that doesn’t *also* let homeless people die on the street.
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This sort of highlights a weird quirk in immigration polling where even people who say that they care about immigration and want a crack down often actually have views to the left is the status quo, which seems like something we could capitalize on.
"Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants", proving they unaccountably had no clue who they were voting for.
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This sort of highlights a weird quirk in immigration polling where even people who say that they care about immigration and want a crack down often actually have views to the left is the status quo, which seems like something we could capitalize on.
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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A tale told in two screenshots :)
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A tale told in two screenshots :)
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The "Worst of the Worst" Lie. Fewer than 14% of the nearly 400k arrests made by ICE have violent records. Less than 2% are for homicide or sexual assault. Only 1.9% are alleged gangmembers. 40% had no criminal record at all.
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The "Worst of the Worst" Lie. Fewer than 14% of the nearly 400k arrests made by ICE have violent records. Less than 2% are for homicide or sexual assault. Only 1.9% are alleged gangmembers. 40% had no criminal record at all.
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one maybe major problem with rolling up his companies like Musk is doing is that whatever liability he was sitting on in X for things like CSAM or GDPR is no longer quarantined
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
one maybe major problem with rolling up his companies like Musk is doing is that whatever liability he was sitting on in X for things like CSAM or GDPR is no longer quarantined
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Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
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Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
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Yep. Many of us who weren't sufficiently Trump-curious had to find other places to work.
The libertarian movement had one job, and it failed, and now it wants credit for success.
The libertarian movement had one job, and it failed, and now it wants credit for success.
Yes, some libertarians *did* try to warn you about Trump. But you canceled them for it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Yep. Many of us who weren't sufficiently Trump-curious had to find other places to work.
The libertarian movement had one job, and it failed, and now it wants credit for success.
The libertarian movement had one job, and it failed, and now it wants credit for success.
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Yes, some of us did, but the libertarians at Reason were not prominent among them, except for the one who got fired for it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Yes, some of us did, but the libertarians at Reason were not prominent among them, except for the one who got fired for it.
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An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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We truly live in the stupidest timeline www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
We truly live in the stupidest timeline www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
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“Fox constructs a version of reality in which none of the most damning facts exist, leaving its audience unable to evaluate power as it is actually exercised. This epistemic divide now plainly extends to the Supreme Court.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“Fox constructs a version of reality in which none of the most damning facts exist, leaving its audience unable to evaluate power as it is actually exercised. This epistemic divide now plainly extends to the Supreme Court.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
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Master and Commander: Bond edition
Virtually all national financial markets are tied to the U.S. Treasury market. This makes it a potentially powerful target for European pressure.
Bond Markets Are Now Battlefields
The world is returning to an era of weaponized finance.
foreignpolicy.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Master and Commander: Bond edition
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”