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“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Let’s call out #Flock and Amazon’s #Ring for what they are: mass surveillance + criminalization networks that target our people.

Join our four expert speakers on 2/4 at 6PM ET | 3PM PT for our LIVE conversation breaking down their harms.
bit.ly/noringxflock
January 26, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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They're protecting the names of the pedophiles while revealing the names of their victims
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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BREAKING: We're challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries.

This discriminatory, nationality-based ban on legal immigration strips families and working people of the process guaranteed by law.
Breaking News: A group sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department, asking a judge to block a ban on 75 countries, saying the Trump administration tried to “eviscerate decades of settled immigration law.”
Trump Administration Sued Over Ban on Immigration From 75 Countries
The Trump administration says these immigrants take welfare intended for Americans, which the lawsuit says is an “unsupported and demonstrably false claim.”
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Today I learned Noem's full name is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem

Her initials are KLAN

Fitting
I hope they didn’t think we forgot about impeaching Kristi Noem. 181 cosponsors and counting, 40k+ letters sent, and countless calls telling Representatives to get on board.

Let them know we aren’t slowing down. Send your letter here:

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Early last year I approached Rep Gimenez with an offer to work together to protect immigrants in his district & mine. He rudely told me he had his own strategy & walked off.

Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this.

Miami deserves better.
Gimenez: "We've been warning the administration about the enforcement that's been going on. We thought there should've been a course correction a long time ago, and now I guess it's gonna be forced on us by the Democrats. We should've been focusing on criminals and gang members, not grandmothers."
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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What side is this guy on?
Just NO. The responses are brutal.
Enough. He has to step down
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Trump has finally delivered the Jade Helm presidency the far right warned of in 2015: a techno-authoritarian assault on the White House’s enemies. Only now instead of raising an alarm over a hoax, they’re cheering the real thing.

theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency
Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Maybe they shouldn't have killed USAID and left all those opportunities to China.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Infantino is a fellow fascist friend of Putin. Definitely.

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February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM." @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full story by @samleecole.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/doj-released...
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Three-byline alert: 🚨

“.. Ms. Gabbard used her cellphone to call Mr. Trump, who .. addressed the agents on speakerphone, asking them questions as well as praising and thanking them for their work on the inquiry ..”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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BREAKING: Judge Jia Cobb issues a TRO blocking DHS Sec Noem's Jan 8 memo purporting to require 7-day notices by members of Congress to perform oversight visits to immigration detention facilities.

The effect is that congressional oversight visits are allowed on request, as is required by Sec. 527.
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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*BLS WILL DELAY RELEASE OF JAN. JOBS REPORT DUE TO GOVT SHUTDOWN
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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I think it's funny that this interview gave Chotiner a chance to reference this thing he tweeted about 4 years ago
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Like 40% of the ruling class just got outed as pedophiles and they’re scared of whatever this is lol. Awesome
February 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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FUN FACT: Australian Nick Adams is an OG Trump supporter best known for his promotional messaging & describing himself as "alpha male" while being labelled a "Twitter troll".

Adams is prone to telling stories unlikely to be true but presenting Trump in a positive light."

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February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Serving a 34 count convicted felon fraud protecting his corruption with their fascist intimidation might not pay off like they think.

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February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Sunday: Todd Blanche goes on the talk shows to deny that Trump had any role in directing the Fulton County FBI raids.

Monday: Trump had a role in directing the FBI raids.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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An extreme Kansas bill will invalidate the drivers license of every trans person in the state. It was passed alongside a particularly extreme bathroom bill, meaning that the implications of every trans Kansan losing legal ID overnight has largely been missed.
Kansas Bill Will Strip Driver’s Licenses from Every Trans Resident Who Changed Gender — Assigned
As Kansas passes a bathroom bill, another bill that will invalidate the driver’s license of every trans resident has been deemphasized in the coverage. Also, Trump’s Department of Education says San J...
www.assignedmedia.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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"Staten Island Chuck, was actually a female named Charlotte later found dead in her enclosure at the Staten Island Zoo from "acute internal injuries" consistent with a 6-foot fall.

Rather than admitting her death, the zoo told its employees to keep her death a secret.

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February 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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They did the same shit as this in DC, and the reason they do it is because kids are vulnerable and parents will take risks for them. ICE is a predator agency trying to prey on its victims' most vulnerable positions
Maybe more than anything else - even the killings - the harassment of schools has radicalized me against this agency. Within hours of Renee Good’s murder, Border Patrol was tear gassing Minneapolis schools. They seem fixated on lurking around the schools. It’s beyond comprehension.
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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New from 404 Media: the DOJ released completely unredacted nude images of women or girls in the latest Epstein dump. The photos were incredibly explicit. We held off reporting this before DOJ finally took them down. A massive error from DOJ.

www.404media.co/doj-released...
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The timing of the NDAs is a sign of the court's own corruption.

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“The switch to formal contracts is “a sign of the court’s own weakness” and the erosion of an internal compact, said Mark Fenster, a law professor at the University of Florida.”
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM