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As Iran heads into a second round of nuclear talks with the U.S., Tehran is attempting to project strength and unity. But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters.
Popular anger burns in Iran after crackdown, as Trump turns up pressure
As the Trump administration heads into nuclear talks with Tehran after a government crackdown killed thousands, widespread outrage has not abated, Iranians say.
wapo.st
February 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
As Iran heads into a second round of nuclear talks with the U.S., Tehran is attempting to project strength and unity. But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters.
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“The disorders & miseries which result [from factionalism] gradually incline the minds of men to seek security & repose in the absolute power of an individual.” A despot will exploit this for “his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.”
—Washington
www.americaamerica.news/p/washington...
—Washington
www.americaamerica.news/p/washington...
Washington Warned Us About Trump
Our first president valued national unity and feared a despot who would exploit "the ruins of public liberty." A reminder for this Presidents’ Day.
www.americaamerica.news
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“The disorders & miseries which result [from factionalism] gradually incline the minds of men to seek security & repose in the absolute power of an individual.” A despot will exploit this for “his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.”
—Washington
www.americaamerica.news/p/washington...
—Washington
www.americaamerica.news/p/washington...
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“Marco Rubio is a cynical man in a cynical age, serving an evil cause that he once professed to despise for power and privilege.”
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Little Marco: defender of the West
PLUS: My speech at the Love Forward March in Raleigh, North Carolina
steveschmidt.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Marco Rubio is a cynical man in a cynical age, serving an evil cause that he once professed to despise for power and privilege.”
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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A special-education teacher was killed on Monday when a man fleeing immigration agents in Savannah, Georgia, crashed a car into the teacher’s vehicle, according to the local police. nyti.ms/4rMI64a
Teacher Killed in Crash After Man Fled in Car From ICE, Police Say
The man, who federal officials said had entered the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after the crash in Savannah, Ga., according to the county police.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
A special-education teacher was killed on Monday when a man fleeing immigration agents in Savannah, Georgia, crashed a car into the teacher’s vehicle, according to the local police. nyti.ms/4rMI64a
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February 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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The family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
But why was this happening?
For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
With @readfrontier.bsky.social
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I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
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And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.
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Moskowitz: By the president’s own metrics, what accomplishments does Noem have?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Moskowitz: By the president’s own metrics, what accomplishments does Noem have?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Being retired shouldn’t mean working for free ft.trib.al/WBWj0ZD | opinion
Being retired shouldn’t mean working for free
‘Quick asks’ from former colleagues and friends must respect professional boundaries
ft.trib.al
February 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Being retired shouldn’t mean working for free ft.trib.al/WBWj0ZD | opinion
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🩷2 B*tches from Texas & @normornstein.bsky.social bending the arc of the moral Universe🩷
🎧 When you subscribe, a little b*tch gets her wings🩷wherever you get your podcasts!
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#TwoBitchesFromTexas
#NormOrnstein #Podcast
🎧 When you subscribe, a little b*tch gets her wings🩷wherever you get your podcasts!
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#NormOrnstein #Podcast
February 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
🩷2 B*tches from Texas & @normornstein.bsky.social bending the arc of the moral Universe🩷
🎧 When you subscribe, a little b*tch gets her wings🩷wherever you get your podcasts!
youtube.com/@2bitchesfro...
open.spotify.com/show/1O3RKkK...
#TwoBitchesFromTexas
#NormOrnstein #Podcast
🎧 When you subscribe, a little b*tch gets her wings🩷wherever you get your podcasts!
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#TwoBitchesFromTexas
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Ridiculous. Ignorant. Dangerous.
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
February 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Ridiculous. Ignorant. Dangerous.
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In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
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Pam Bondi has been a complete and total failure at her job. The Epstein survivors showed more courage just by being in that room than she did under oath. She refused to answer questions and chose complicity.
America deserves better.
America deserves better.
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Pam Bondi has been a complete and total failure at her job. The Epstein survivors showed more courage just by being in that room than she did under oath. She refused to answer questions and chose complicity.
America deserves better.
America deserves better.
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This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
Dear Ms Bondi,
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February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...
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Pam Bondi embarrassed herself during a five-hour hearing on the Epstein files. I examine her unhinged behavior and promise that she will face justice for her lies.
youtu.be/VYMnypVPPck
youtu.be/VYMnypVPPck
February 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Pam Bondi embarrassed herself during a five-hour hearing on the Epstein files. I examine her unhinged behavior and promise that she will face justice for her lies.
youtu.be/VYMnypVPPck
youtu.be/VYMnypVPPck
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Both Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel believed that civilization was collapsing and that democratic norms were failing. And both did their part to help bring about these apocalyptic fantasies.
https://bit.ly/4ahw2k4
https://bit.ly/4ahw2k4
What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein
In the extensive correspondence between the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the late pedophile, both men expressed a deep aversion to democracy.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Both Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel believed that civilization was collapsing and that democratic norms were failing. And both did their part to help bring about these apocalyptic fantasies.
https://bit.ly/4ahw2k4
https://bit.ly/4ahw2k4
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BREAKING: Source tells @ms.now a person is in custody in Nancy Guthrie disappearance youtu.be/XFd4MvYmDm0?...
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
BREAKING: Source tells @ms.now a person is in custody in Nancy Guthrie disappearance youtu.be/XFd4MvYmDm0?...