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Bezos & Billionaires Murder The Free Press
Bezos can spend $50 million on his wedding, but can't find money to support journalists at the Washington Post. The broligarchy continues its assault on democracy.
With @briankarem.bsky.social @kimkelly.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Bezos can spend $50 million on his wedding, but can't find money to support journalists at the Washington Post. The broligarchy continues its assault on democracy.
With @briankarem.bsky.social @kimkelly.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Bezos & Billionaires Murder The Free Press
Bezos can spend $50 million on his wedding, but can't find money to support journalists at the Washington Post. The broligarchy continues its assault on democracy.
With @briankarem.bsky.social @kimkelly.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Bezos can spend $50 million on his wedding, but can't find money to support journalists at the Washington Post. The broligarchy continues its assault on democracy.
With @briankarem.bsky.social @kimkelly.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Amazon pulls all screenings of "Melania" from a Portland movie theater after it displayed a marquee urging locals to see the movie to help them "know" and "defeat" their "enemy."
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Amazon pulls all screenings of "Melania" from a Portland movie theater after it displayed a marquee urging locals to see the movie to help them "know" and "defeat" their "enemy."
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And those are just the charged crimes. They’re committing uncharged crimes daily right now.
This remarkable fact caught my eye in a piece that I don't otherwise agree with "One remarkable fact is that today.. customs officers and Border Patrol agents have committed crimes at a per capita rate that is greater than the crime rate for people who immigrated here illegally" tinyurl.com/2bkkc22b
How to Actually Reform ICE
Accountability, transparency, and trust must be centerpieces of “New ICE.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
And those are just the charged crimes. They’re committing uncharged crimes daily right now.
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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This is the same guy who convinced Nick Shirley to come to Minnesota and "investigate" the daycare centers. He's the main guy in the video with Shirley and is a known crackpot in Minnesota political circles.
a Republican witness in the GOP's "Somali Scammers" hearing details how he drives by childcare centers and looks at how many footprints in the snow there are to determine how many kids are there. Psycho stuff.
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This is the same guy who convinced Nick Shirley to come to Minnesota and "investigate" the daycare centers. He's the main guy in the video with Shirley and is a known crackpot in Minnesota political circles.
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Or someone else’s fiancée, by phone
RFK Jr says he'd rather "stay in bed with my wife" than go to his daily AA meetings
February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Or someone else’s fiancée, by phone
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Two months of heavy ICE presence in the Twin Cities are crushing the metro area's retail, food, and entertainment industries -- like Covid, business owners told me, except without the federal aid. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
‘It’s Been Brutal’: Twin Cities Economy Suffers Under ICE Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Two months of heavy ICE presence in the Twin Cities are crushing the metro area's retail, food, and entertainment industries -- like Covid, business owners told me, except without the federal aid. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
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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...
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
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...
Monday: Trump had a role in directing the FBI raids.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
ICE : le Canadien demande à ses joueurs de ne pas sortir de l’hôtel au Minnesota
Comme vous le savez sans doute, ça brasse malheureusement pas mal au Minnesota. Avec tout ce qui se passe en lien avec la police de l’immigration et les trop nombreux décès qui en découlent…
www.danslescoulisses.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
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An Abu Dhabi royal backed a secret $500 million investment in Trump’s crypto company. Months later, U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
on.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
An Abu Dhabi royal backed a secret $500 million investment in Trump’s crypto company. Months later, U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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If the crew at 60 MINUTES is looking for a big scoop, they should probably look into Bari Weiss's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, given that her wife was friendly with him and she just hired another longtime friend of his too.
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If the crew at 60 MINUTES is looking for a big scoop, they should probably look into Bari Weiss's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, given that her wife was friendly with him and she just hired another longtime friend of his too.
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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This is in small-town Minnesota. This is not in one of those demonic blue cities that the GOP talk about. This is pretty goddam rural. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is in small-town Minnesota. This is not in one of those demonic blue cities that the GOP talk about. This is pretty goddam rural. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
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I will have more on the danger this poses to free and fair elections in 2026 later this am. Sign up now to receive straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I will have more on the danger this poses to free and fair elections in 2026 later this am. Sign up now to receive straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
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Compare Ilhan Omar to the cowardly white men of the GOP...
Toughest congressperson in America rears back for a punch, and refuses to cut short townhall, after asshole sprays her with something.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Compare Ilhan Omar to the cowardly white men of the GOP...
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies