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Lutnick: "To the best of my memory, I met [Epstein] when he moved next door to me & I met him 2 other times. Under no circumstances is there a single word that I've done anything remotely wrong in any possible regard. I did not have anything you could call a relationship...That's all I can remember"
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Lutnick: "To the best of my memory, I met [Epstein] when he moved next door to me & I met him 2 other times. Under no circumstances is there a single word that I've done anything remotely wrong in any possible regard. I did not have anything you could call a relationship...That's all I can remember"
The story here is that Lutnick lied publicly and brazenly when he previously asked to describe his relationship with Epstein and has lost any credibility he ever had.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The story here is that Lutnick lied publicly and brazenly when he previously asked to describe his relationship with Epstein and has lost any credibility he ever had.
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Undoing prison gerrymandering is a crucial step toward ensuring equitable political representation. Our latest study of 11 states assesses how this practice distorts state lower-house maps, disproportionately affecting political representation in urban communities of color. bit.ly/4akENKl
Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Representation
Counting incarcerated people at their homes rather than prisons could result in additional state house seats for some urban communities of color.
www.brennancenter.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Undoing prison gerrymandering is a crucial step toward ensuring equitable political representation. Our latest study of 11 states assesses how this practice distorts state lower-house maps, disproportionately affecting political representation in urban communities of color. bit.ly/4akENKl
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But I don’t understand, the fundamentals are still so strong - oh, wait.
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
But I don’t understand, the fundamentals are still so strong - oh, wait.
They might have destroyed the rule of law but they haven’t (yet) taken away our ability to publicly mock and shame.
Free Press bravely fighting the Woke War on Pedophilia
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
They might have destroyed the rule of law but they haven’t (yet) taken away our ability to publicly mock and shame.
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
Agree 100%. The message is comply
or die. The lies are just cover for spineless politicians and pandering media - they’re not meant to convince anyone who is paying attention.
or die. The lies are just cover for spineless politicians and pandering media - they’re not meant to convince anyone who is paying attention.
This is true, of course. But I'll just state again that these lies from DHS are a different animal.
They aren't actually trying to cover anything up. They know that we know they're lying. They're advertising that they can use lethal force with impunity, and that we're powerless to stop them.
They aren't actually trying to cover anything up. They know that we know they're lying. They're advertising that they can use lethal force with impunity, and that we're powerless to stop them.
Reminders: Law enforcement lies out of the gate as a rule about shootings in general. I don't say this to diminish anyone's reactions to what ICE is doing. Those reactions are appropriate, and we should be raging against this violence. We should also have a baseline understanding of state violence.
February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Agree 100%. The message is comply
or die. The lies are just cover for spineless politicians and pandering media - they’re not meant to convince anyone who is paying attention.
or die. The lies are just cover for spineless politicians and pandering media - they’re not meant to convince anyone who is paying attention.
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For those on west coast making their first pot of coffee, I have a new piece, “Guns for me, not for thee,” out today in Public Notice in which I explain the new, post-Pretti “Rittenhouse Rules” applied selectively to conservatives and liberals:
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
Guns for me, but not for thee
How the Rittenhouse Rules changed the Second Amendment.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
For those on west coast making their first pot of coffee, I have a new piece, “Guns for me, not for thee,” out today in Public Notice in which I explain the new, post-Pretti “Rittenhouse Rules” applied selectively to conservatives and liberals:
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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Too many of our Haitian neighbors are stuck in legal limbo. As the fight over Temporary Protected Status continues, we encourage anyone with TPS to use the city’s free immigration legal support and explore every legal pathway available. Call 800-354-0365 to learn more.
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Too many of our Haitian neighbors are stuck in legal limbo. As the fight over Temporary Protected Status continues, we encourage anyone with TPS to use the city’s free immigration legal support and explore every legal pathway available. Call 800-354-0365 to learn more.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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"Remembering the Holocaust does not mean waiting for gas chambers before we speak. It means recognizing how ordinary policies - immigration bans, detention regimes, and mass deportations - prepare the ground for mass violence." www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss would speak against ICE | The Jerusalem Post
Remembering the Holocaust does not mean waiting for gas chambers before we speak. It means recognizing how ordinary policies prepare the ground for mass violence.
www.jpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Remembering the Holocaust does not mean waiting for gas chambers before we speak. It means recognizing how ordinary policies - immigration bans, detention regimes, and mass deportations - prepare the ground for mass violence." www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Since you didn’t ask, I like my tuna melt on rye (preferably dark), with Swiss cheese. Full sour pickles and crinkle cut potato chips on the side.
(And, just to be clear, that’s tuna salad with mayo.)
(And, just to be clear, that’s tuna salad with mayo.)
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Since you didn’t ask, I like my tuna melt on rye (preferably dark), with Swiss cheese. Full sour pickles and crinkle cut potato chips on the side.
(And, just to be clear, that’s tuna salad with mayo.)
(And, just to be clear, that’s tuna salad with mayo.)
People advocating more aggressive “direct action” and “guérilla tactics” have to understand that Americans (relative to, eg, Europeans) have a very low tolerance for disorder that is perceived as violent or destructive (physically), no matter the righteousness of the cause.
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
People advocating more aggressive “direct action” and “guérilla tactics” have to understand that Americans (relative to, eg, Europeans) have a very low tolerance for disorder that is perceived as violent or destructive (physically), no matter the righteousness of the cause.
So I guess we’re doing the thing again today where 99% of us try to explain to 1% of us why tactics like arson and vandalism are short-sighted and counterproductive to the wider anti-ICE movement?
How do the "more rowdy actions" actually help?
But that's literally what Will is doing. Both "violent" and non violent tactics are needed in movements like this. If he doesn't want to participate in the more rowdy actions, then he shouldn't, but he should shut the fuck up and not interfere.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So I guess we’re doing the thing again today where 99% of us try to explain to 1% of us why tactics like arson and vandalism are short-sighted and counterproductive to the wider anti-ICE movement?
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
No taxation without representation!
Yes, by all means, shut down JFK, LGA, O'Hare, and LAX. What could go wrong?
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
No taxation without representation!
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Not only excessive and gratuitous force, it absolutely does not work for the ostensible purpose. They love using it punitively to feel badass and because they can get away with it, but it only makes the situation worse even if you are properly trying to disperse a for-real riot.
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Not only excessive and gratuitous force, it absolutely does not work for the ostensible purpose. They love using it punitively to feel badass and because they can get away with it, but it only makes the situation worse even if you are properly trying to disperse a for-real riot.
According to Kristin Noem, the nuns who sabotaged the Nazi cars to help the Von Trapp family escape at the end of the Sound of Music were domestic terrorists.
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
According to Kristin Noem, the nuns who sabotaged the Nazi cars to help the Von Trapp family escape at the end of the Sound of Music were domestic terrorists.
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Socialists in the early 1900s, from Lenin to Debs, HATED "propaganda of the deed" -- because most of it was random, stupid shit that won nothing but public backlash.
Debs, 1912: "The physical forcist is the victim of his own boomerang. The blow he strikes reacts upon himself and his followers."
Debs, 1912: "The physical forcist is the victim of his own boomerang. The blow he strikes reacts upon himself and his followers."
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Socialists in the early 1900s, from Lenin to Debs, HATED "propaganda of the deed" -- because most of it was random, stupid shit that won nothing but public backlash.
Debs, 1912: "The physical forcist is the victim of his own boomerang. The blow he strikes reacts upon himself and his followers."
Debs, 1912: "The physical forcist is the victim of his own boomerang. The blow he strikes reacts upon himself and his followers."
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i can't believe people are throwing a fit over helen of troy when the cognitive dissonance of matt damon as odysseus is right there.
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
i can't believe people are throwing a fit over helen of troy when the cognitive dissonance of matt damon as odysseus is right there.
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We will never be able to have an honest discussion of immigration until we understand that citizenship and non-citizenship are not moral or ontological qualities, but legal fictions created by the state to codify state notions of belonging.
In other words, we all need to read a lot more Arendt.
In other words, we all need to read a lot more Arendt.
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
We will never be able to have an honest discussion of immigration until we understand that citizenship and non-citizenship are not moral or ontological qualities, but legal fictions created by the state to codify state notions of belonging.
In other words, we all need to read a lot more Arendt.
In other words, we all need to read a lot more Arendt.