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6 clears, then I think you get 4 and 13.
This could also just be boiled down to the Big10 vs SEC. In either case I’m betting on the Midwest
This could also just be boiled down to the Big10 vs SEC. In either case I’m betting on the Midwest
February 17, 2026 at 6:51 AM
6 clears, then I think you get 4 and 13.
This could also just be boiled down to the Big10 vs SEC. In either case I’m betting on the Midwest
This could also just be boiled down to the Big10 vs SEC. In either case I’m betting on the Midwest
This is why reflecting on Obama’s term without confronting the way that the media largely aligned with republican talking points and racism won’t work. It will be much like Kamala racism sexism and her dsa roots that will likely guide coverage. Not her actual policies or not being a pdf
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
This is why reflecting on Obama’s term without confronting the way that the media largely aligned with republican talking points and racism won’t work. It will be much like Kamala racism sexism and her dsa roots that will likely guide coverage. Not her actual policies or not being a pdf
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However bad we think chattel slavery is, it was worse.
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
However bad we think chattel slavery is, it was worse.
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This is happening at a far faster pace than we anticipated in the episode. Extremely grim, very enraging
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
February 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
This is happening at a far faster pace than we anticipated in the episode. Extremely grim, very enraging
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
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Read the actual text of the exhibition that the regime tore down in Philly in @literaturegeek.bsky.social's excellent zine: zinebakery.com/assets/homem...
zinebakery.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Read the actual text of the exhibition that the regime tore down in Philly in @literaturegeek.bsky.social's excellent zine: zinebakery.com/assets/homem...
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The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
Trump administration formally denies Minnesota investigators access to evidence in Alex Pretti shooting
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota BCA, said the FBI has formally denied his agency access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.
www.startribune.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
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Remember those old photos of choking smog hanging over LA and NYC in the 70s? Well get ready for that again
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Remember those old photos of choking smog hanging over LA and NYC in the 70s? Well get ready for that again
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We also know this because why would anyone spend any time posting about the guy polling 20 points down 2 years before the election.
The actual purpose of this whole discourse is the permission structure to not vote.
The actual purpose of this whole discourse is the permission structure to not vote.
February 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
We also know this because why would anyone spend any time posting about the guy polling 20 points down 2 years before the election.
The actual purpose of this whole discourse is the permission structure to not vote.
The actual purpose of this whole discourse is the permission structure to not vote.
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"I won't vote for [insert any Dem] unless they [do sone meaningless comms]" is all just building up a permission structure for sitting out 2028.
A few months ago it was Buttigieg. A year ago it was Biden. We know this because we've all witnessed repeatedly, including 2016 and 2024.
A few months ago it was Buttigieg. A year ago it was Biden. We know this because we've all witnessed repeatedly, including 2016 and 2024.
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
"I won't vote for [insert any Dem] unless they [do sone meaningless comms]" is all just building up a permission structure for sitting out 2028.
A few months ago it was Buttigieg. A year ago it was Biden. We know this because we've all witnessed repeatedly, including 2016 and 2024.
A few months ago it was Buttigieg. A year ago it was Biden. We know this because we've all witnessed repeatedly, including 2016 and 2024.
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there’s only 3 types of people who are never wrong:
– Women
– Oldest daughters
– Firstborn granddaughters
– Women
– Oldest daughters
– Firstborn granddaughters
February 15, 2026 at 10:35 PM
there’s only 3 types of people who are never wrong:
– Women
– Oldest daughters
– Firstborn granddaughters
– Women
– Oldest daughters
– Firstborn granddaughters
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Michael Jordan's 23XI NASCAR team just won the Daytona 500
February 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Michael Jordan's 23XI NASCAR team just won the Daytona 500
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In true stories of bluesky's continuing antiblackness, a Black man was driven off this platform because he enraged white people wishing Black people a great day.
February 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
In true stories of bluesky's continuing antiblackness, a Black man was driven off this platform because he enraged white people wishing Black people a great day.
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Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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One thing that's fun is that if you're black and you don't have much experience, it's woke dei if you get the job, and if you're black and you have all the experience in the world, you're an out of touch elite who is not really black and doesn't deserve the job.
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
One thing that's fun is that if you're black and you don't have much experience, it's woke dei if you get the job, and if you're black and you have all the experience in the world, you're an out of touch elite who is not really black and doesn't deserve the job.
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🚨 For-profit prison company:
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
theappeal.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🚨 For-profit prison company:
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Ding ding ding
I agree. AND i would add that some white people consider things getting worse for others to be an acceptable compromise.
But there has not been a single thing that Trump has done in 13 months in office that has made things better for white people
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Ding ding ding
What kinda foolishness
And remember kiddies, she cannot vote.
February 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
What kinda foolishness
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incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
Can’t convince me it’s not worth prioritizing the other party as your primary fight with figures like this
From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Can’t convince me it’s not worth prioritizing the other party as your primary fight with figures like this
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“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Politics vs governance strikes again
I feel like this should be a bigger story.
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Politics vs governance strikes again
Now what is waka doing there?
any conservative events that try to seem fun are just so, so sad
February 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Now what is waka doing there?
Attn: MGP in Washington
Look at all the state level politicians who ran and got elected as "Democrats" only to change parties once they took office and give Republicans decisive votes to take a majority.
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Attn: MGP in Washington