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Promoting progressive policies and candidates since 2004.
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"Can the American electorate have a genuine change in preferences or are we stuck in a thermostatic enshitification ratchet" is the question to define our future
Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"Can the American electorate have a genuine change in preferences or are we stuck in a thermostatic enshitification ratchet" is the question to define our future
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Ah, the real worry is that he'll wear that helmet where an international audience might actually see it.
February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ah, the real worry is that he'll wear that helmet where an international audience might actually see it.
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I called Bitcoin “a fake internet nerd currency preferred by pedophiles, drug dealers, and money launderers” after Chris Pan gave his little commencement speech.
Bitcoin’s price has imploded over revelations that Jeffrey Epstein was a key architect.
Bitcoin’s price has imploded over revelations that Jeffrey Epstein was a key architect.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I called Bitcoin “a fake internet nerd currency preferred by pedophiles, drug dealers, and money launderers” after Chris Pan gave his little commencement speech.
Bitcoin’s price has imploded over revelations that Jeffrey Epstein was a key architect.
Bitcoin’s price has imploded over revelations that Jeffrey Epstein was a key architect.
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The fact that the entire US government is now running by which billionaire gets a private meeting with the President (and which companies cut the President into part of the profits from a deal) is itself the scandal. Consolidating all decisions on one person's hands is a recipe for corruption.
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The fact that the entire US government is now running by which billionaire gets a private meeting with the President (and which companies cut the President into part of the profits from a deal) is itself the scandal. Consolidating all decisions on one person's hands is a recipe for corruption.
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Incredible split screen here:
-CBS News owner David Ellison has another secret meeting with Trump
-CBS News producer quits over Ellison's pro-Trump content push
-CBS News owner David Ellison has another secret meeting with Trump
-CBS News producer quits over Ellison's pro-Trump content push
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Incredible split screen here:
-CBS News owner David Ellison has another secret meeting with Trump
-CBS News producer quits over Ellison's pro-Trump content push
-CBS News owner David Ellison has another secret meeting with Trump
-CBS News producer quits over Ellison's pro-Trump content push
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Commentary: Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds from districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous not just on the voucher issue: It would remove districts' ability to challenge unconstitutional laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds for districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers. It would remove…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Commentary: Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds from districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous not just on the voucher issue: It would remove districts' ability to challenge unconstitutional laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
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Commentary: Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds from districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous not just on the voucher issue: It would remove districts' ability to challenge unconstitutional laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds for districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers. It would remove…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Commentary: Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds from districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous not just on the voucher issue: It would remove districts' ability to challenge unconstitutional laws. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...
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Bolts reported on the men facing transfer last year.
“My connection to the outside world is my lifeline. To sever my lifeline is to undermine my sanity, my stability, my sense of security,” said one of the men whose transfer was just blocked.
“My connection to the outside world is my lifeline. To sever my lifeline is to undermine my sanity, my stability, my sense of security,” said one of the men whose transfer was just blocked.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Bolts reported on the men facing transfer last year.
“My connection to the outside world is my lifeline. To sever my lifeline is to undermine my sanity, my stability, my sense of security,” said one of the men whose transfer was just blocked.
“My connection to the outside world is my lifeline. To sever my lifeline is to undermine my sanity, my stability, my sense of security,” said one of the men whose transfer was just blocked.
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to transfer 20 former death row prisoners to a supermax known for harsh conditions.
Lawyers for the men say Trump officials were retaliating for Joe Biden commuting their sentences in 2024.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov...
Lawyers for the men say Trump officials were retaliating for Joe Biden commuting their sentences in 2024.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov...
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to transfer 20 former death row prisoners to a supermax known for harsh conditions.
Lawyers for the men say Trump officials were retaliating for Joe Biden commuting their sentences in 2024.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov...
Lawyers for the men say Trump officials were retaliating for Joe Biden commuting their sentences in 2024.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov...
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
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During Black History Month, it's important to shine a spotlight on the stains of America's capital punishment system over the last several hundred years; however, the death penalty is not just in the past, but very much in the present.
www.acluohio.org/news/black-h...
www.acluohio.org/news/black-h...
Black History Month through the Lens of Capital Punishment - ACLU of Ohio
Ohio elected officials have the opportunity to be bold, make history, and stand for racial justice. We know that the death penalty is ineffective, expensive, error-prone, and racially biased. Our inhu...
www.acluohio.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
During Black History Month, it's important to shine a spotlight on the stains of America's capital punishment system over the last several hundred years; however, the death penalty is not just in the past, but very much in the present.
www.acluohio.org/news/black-h...
www.acluohio.org/news/black-h...
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An insider's view of the demise of WaPo. Thanks @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 AM
An insider's view of the demise of WaPo. Thanks @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Black History Month Turns 100 as tRump Tries to Erase It 🚫✏️
#ShirleyChisholm First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
#BlackHistory. Always. 🖤
#ShirleyChisholm First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
#BlackHistory. Always. 🖤
Shirley Chisholm did not wait for permission. She made her own seat and changed the room.
First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
Black History. Always. 🖤
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
Black History. Always. 🖤
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Black History Month Turns 100 as tRump Tries to Erase It 🚫✏️
#ShirleyChisholm First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
#BlackHistory. Always. 🖤
#ShirleyChisholm First Black woman elected to Congress. Presidential candidate.
Unbought. Unbossed. Unafraid.
#BlackHistory. Always. 🖤
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The criminals are the ones running the ICE Concentration Camps.
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The criminals are the ones running the ICE Concentration Camps.
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Wonder what/who pressured them to declare an “unlawful assembly”.
But more importantly, unmasked identifiable cops led arrestees off in handcuffs. They didn’t throw them on the ground, pistol-whip them, spray them with chemical weapons, and drag their wounded bodies into unmarked SUVs.
But more importantly, unmasked identifiable cops led arrestees off in handcuffs. They didn’t throw them on the ground, pistol-whip them, spray them with chemical weapons, and drag their wounded bodies into unmarked SUVs.
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Wonder what/who pressured them to declare an “unlawful assembly”.
But more importantly, unmasked identifiable cops led arrestees off in handcuffs. They didn’t throw them on the ground, pistol-whip them, spray them with chemical weapons, and drag their wounded bodies into unmarked SUVs.
But more importantly, unmasked identifiable cops led arrestees off in handcuffs. They didn’t throw them on the ground, pistol-whip them, spray them with chemical weapons, and drag their wounded bodies into unmarked SUVs.
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911! ALL HANDS ON DECK!! The GOP plans to push through the corrupt SAVE Act this week. This will require ALL MARRIED WOMEN’S LEGAL ID you use for voter registration to match the name on YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Otherwise YOU CAN’T REGISTER to vote. Call & tell them to vote “NO!”
February 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
911! ALL HANDS ON DECK!! The GOP plans to push through the corrupt SAVE Act this week. This will require ALL MARRIED WOMEN’S LEGAL ID you use for voter registration to match the name on YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Otherwise YOU CAN’T REGISTER to vote. Call & tell them to vote “NO!”
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Local LEO need a 180 degree turn in approach: not “get the bad guy”… protect the good guy. That still results in the bad guy getting arrested. But it keeps cops from seeing everyone as the bad guy. Brings to mind the old adage that the guy whose only tool is a hammer sees every problem as a nail.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Local LEO need a 180 degree turn in approach: not “get the bad guy”… protect the good guy. That still results in the bad guy getting arrested. But it keeps cops from seeing everyone as the bad guy. Brings to mind the old adage that the guy whose only tool is a hammer sees every problem as a nail.
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Are governors/mayors going to start taking steps to control their maga infested law enforcement traitors? They have been able to enact new district lines for voting, why not start purging maga like trump purged the military of actual patriots?
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Are governors/mayors going to start taking steps to control their maga infested law enforcement traitors? They have been able to enact new district lines for voting, why not start purging maga like trump purged the military of actual patriots?
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State law enforcement arrested them for lingering…
Blue states NEED to reassert command & control of their law enforcement.
Blue states NEED to reassert command & control of their law enforcement.
February 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
State law enforcement arrested them for lingering…
Blue states NEED to reassert command & control of their law enforcement.
Blue states NEED to reassert command & control of their law enforcement.
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die.
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
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ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die.
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
📌 RSVP and submit a question:
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
📌 RSVP and submit a question: