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There are many different, often contradictory ideas people have about what makes a "fair" map. Overall party proportionality. Geographical compactness. Communities of interest. And the GOP supports exactly none of them because their position on the issue is pure partisan hypocrisy and nothing else.
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
There are many different, often contradictory ideas people have about what makes a "fair" map. Overall party proportionality. Geographical compactness. Communities of interest. And the GOP supports exactly none of them because their position on the issue is pure partisan hypocrisy and nothing else.
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This rules. Kick Bovino out of every fucking bar in the country.
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This rules. Kick Bovino out of every fucking bar in the country.
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bring back shame
This rules. Kick Bovino out of every fucking bar in the country.
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
bring back shame
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Eliminating ICE is the modern equivalent of opposing the Iraq War, and right now there are two types of Democrats: those who can see where the ball is moving and go to it, and those who will be swept away because they refused to do so.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Eliminating ICE is the modern equivalent of opposing the Iraq War, and right now there are two types of Democrats: those who can see where the ball is moving and go to it, and those who will be swept away because they refused to do so.
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if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
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joe biden would get the names of foreign heads of state
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
joe biden would get the names of foreign heads of state
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
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Adult men hitting on teenage girls is so broadly reviled that it cost the Republicans a Senate seat in Alabama. But yes, of course, it's actually something everyone is secretly okay with and we would all admit it if it weren't for the woke scolds
February 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Adult men hitting on teenage girls is so broadly reviled that it cost the Republicans a Senate seat in Alabama. But yes, of course, it's actually something everyone is secretly okay with and we would all admit it if it weren't for the woke scolds
Several concisely stated insights here!
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Several concisely stated insights here!
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I want a personal apology from every reactionary centrist who claimed Trump supporters were just motivated by “economic anxiety”
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I want a personal apology from every reactionary centrist who claimed Trump supporters were just motivated by “economic anxiety”
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February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Such a great poster, keep punching.
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Such a great poster, keep punching.
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i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
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[Standard caveat that people are bad at predicting what will persuade them.] It's funny that a "fight harder against Trump" message polls the best, and James Carville's anti-defund-the-police message is next to last.
Resistance Moms and the never-Trump Republicans have been right about everything.
Resistance Moms and the never-Trump Republicans have been right about everything.
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
[Standard caveat that people are bad at predicting what will persuade them.] It's funny that a "fight harder against Trump" message polls the best, and James Carville's anti-defund-the-police message is next to last.
Resistance Moms and the never-Trump Republicans have been right about everything.
Resistance Moms and the never-Trump Republicans have been right about everything.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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This is from 2018. Hardly aged at all.
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This is from 2018. Hardly aged at all.
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social
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I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
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So (7) says to preserve—but strikes me more as create—the right of state and local govts to file criminal charges in excessive force cases.
Details will matter, but if that’s a statutory waiver of supremacy clause immunity, that strikes me as potentially a REALLY big deal.
Details will matter, but if that’s a statutory waiver of supremacy clause immunity, that strikes me as potentially a REALLY big deal.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
So (7) says to preserve—but strikes me more as create—the right of state and local govts to file criminal charges in excessive force cases.
Details will matter, but if that’s a statutory waiver of supremacy clause immunity, that strikes me as potentially a REALLY big deal.
Details will matter, but if that’s a statutory waiver of supremacy clause immunity, that strikes me as potentially a REALLY big deal.
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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Dutch Queen Joins the Military
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
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Some people will be tempted to think that having the state dictate faculty teaching loads we can repair trust in institutions and avoid authoritarianism when in actuality having the state dictate faculty teaching is part of an authoritarian program.
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Some people will be tempted to think that having the state dictate faculty teaching loads we can repair trust in institutions and avoid authoritarianism when in actuality having the state dictate faculty teaching is part of an authoritarian program.
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I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I’ve been working on the Lawyers’ Committee Election Protection project for more than 20 years. This kind of threat happens in almost every cycle and almost never materializes. The threat - creating fear - IS the voter suppression tool. It costs nothing so any suppression it produces is a plus.
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Look, if they do this, it's bad.
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Look, if they do this, it's bad.
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
But also, the math doesn't entire math for me. Cook County alone has ~3,000 voting precincts, and some must have multiple polling stations.
There are ~4,000 armed ICE agents in US. More CBP (who are lumped in w this, prob). But even if we get to 20,000 armed ppl?
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once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals