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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
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BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Trump’s corrupt & illegal “Gold Card” scheme
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
@democracydefendersfund.org joins @aaup.org & workers to block a pay-to-play visa that flouts the law
This is about the rule of law—the president can't auction U.S. visas to the highest bidder
@nytimes.com 👇 -TN
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It appears that Ford Motor Company lobbied Trump to convince him to get rid of standards that protected people’s health.
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks
Sheldon Whitehouse adds auto giant to investigation after US president claimed CEO requests changes to regulations
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM
It appears that Ford Motor Company lobbied Trump to convince him to get rid of standards that protected people’s health.
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Why do people report that Trump has shut down the Kennedy Center “for two years”?
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Why do people report that Trump has shut down the Kennedy Center “for two years”?
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
What has he DONE: Shut it down.
What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years.
What is REPORTED: The promise.
What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
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"For those of us who’ve been following voting rights activism for a long time, we’re in different territory," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "We’re in a terrain where broad and often force-based extra-constitutional and anti-constitutional actions must be assumed"
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...
The Fight Is Upon Us: What The Right to Vote Looks Like on Trump’s Terrain of Violence
Both the calendar and the events in Minneapolis have brought the midterm...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"For those of us who’ve been following voting rights activism for a long time, we’re in different territory," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "We’re in a terrain where broad and often force-based extra-constitutional and anti-constitutional actions must be assumed"
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...
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"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Bombshell report on a mysterious and extremely sensitive and serious whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard that is being held from Congress.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
"It's too classified for Congress."
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
Elected officials don't have to have a security clearance because the People have decided that there is nothing "too classified" for them to know. There's a SCIF at The Capitol.
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Republicans love adding seats to state Supreme Courts! They've done it three times in recent years. This latest court-packing plan will shift Utah's high court far to the right and possibly flip rulings on abortion and gerrymandering.
Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!
Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!
This hasn’t received nearly enough attention:
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander.
Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Once the new seats are filled, Gov. Spencer Cox will have appointed five of the seven justices.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Republicans love adding seats to state Supreme Courts! They've done it three times in recent years. This latest court-packing plan will shift Utah's high court far to the right and possibly flip rulings on abortion and gerrymandering.
Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!
Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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Shocked 🙄
The king of law firm capitulators was also apparently an Epstein fanboy. www.ft.com/content/e12a...
Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’
Department of Justice documents detail relationship between head of Wall Street law firm and child sex offender
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Shocked 🙄
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Mike Johnson always falsely states proposals he wants to bat down. No one has proposed that ICE agents wear their addresses. The proposal is that dress and act exactly as they did from the founding of the agency until Stephen Miller decided to give it a makeover
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Mike Johnson always falsely states proposals he wants to bat down. No one has proposed that ICE agents wear their addresses. The proposal is that dress and act exactly as they did from the founding of the agency until Stephen Miller decided to give it a makeover
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Sen Kennedy announces that he's tired of lying for Trump about inflation rates
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Sen Kennedy announces that he's tired of lying for Trump about inflation rates
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That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
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Trump somehow found a way to destroy the entire crypto market. MAGA’s golden age continues.
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump somehow found a way to destroy the entire crypto market. MAGA’s golden age continues.
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After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on January 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday morning
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on January 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday morning
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20
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a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
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Imagine if there was a murder in broad daylight. On video. And the killer got away.
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Imagine if there was a murder in broad daylight. On video. And the killer got away.
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
There’d be a nationwide manhunt.
The U.S. government knows who killed Alex Pretti. They won’t say. And they’re actively hiding the suspect(s).
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We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
January 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
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"The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children."
NEWS: Judge Biery has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos. A thunderous rebuke against ICE’s violent campaign in Minnesota. Read the order below.
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Link:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order – #9 in Conejo Arias v. Noem (W.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00415) – CourtListener.com
OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT--The Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Grea...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM
"The case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children."
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Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Again: It’s unclear why federal agents are assaulting any of these legal observers. They ARE the violence.
Maria Santay, a U.S. citizen and community observer, live-streamed masked ICE agents detaining her after they boxed in her car from all sides and smashed her window. Local police showed up and did nothing.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Again: It’s unclear why federal agents are assaulting any of these legal observers. They ARE the violence.