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% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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The Justice Department has long been a magnet for premium legal talent. Its politicization under the Trump administration has changed that.
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The Justice Department has long been a magnet for premium legal talent. Its politicization under the Trump administration has changed that.
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
Two key aides to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain have resigned within the last two days amid a scandal involving the appointment of an ambassador to the U.S. who had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Keir Starmer Under Pressure to Resign as UK Prime Minister: Live Updates
Two of Mr. Starmer’s key aides have resigned within the last two days amid a scandal involving the appointment of an ambassador to the U.S. who had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Two key aides to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain have resigned within the last two days amid a scandal involving the appointment of an ambassador to the U.S. who had close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
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Thank you @jkdineen.bsky.social for shining a light on this Potrero/Dogpatch stairway slog! I lived on the west side of the hill and commuted via the 22nd Street Caltrain station for many years, and this stair would have been very helpful [gift link] www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
Why this stairway that would connect S.F. neighborhoods has been unfinished for 10 years
Residents blame the developer that promised the stairway that would connect Dogpatch and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. But the developer says the city’s permitting woes are the culprit.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Thank you @jkdineen.bsky.social for shining a light on this Potrero/Dogpatch stairway slog! I lived on the west side of the hill and commuted via the 22nd Street Caltrain station for many years, and this stair would have been very helpful [gift link] www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
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British police are assessing a complaint that ex-prince sent confidential trade reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Palace says King Charles will ‘support' police probe into ex-Prince Andrew
British police are assessing a complaint that ex-prince sent confidential trade reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.aljazeera.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
British police are assessing a complaint that ex-prince sent confidential trade reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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🚨 BREAKING News: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records.
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨 BREAKING News: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records.
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. | CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
some things are actually getting worse here.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
some things are actually getting worse here.
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
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After a fire in the Tenderloin displaced more than 140 people on Dec. 12, landlord Mosser Companies promised to help rehouse residents.
After nearly two months, some find themselves homeless, or displaced out of San Francisco.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...
After nearly two months, some find themselves homeless, or displaced out of San Francisco.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...
Tenderloin fire victims find themselves homeless, displaced from S.F., despite promises
After a fire in San Francisco’s Tenderloin displaced over 140 people, many are struggling to find housing and stay afloat.
missionlocal.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
After a fire in the Tenderloin displaced more than 140 people on Dec. 12, landlord Mosser Companies promised to help rehouse residents.
After nearly two months, some find themselves homeless, or displaced out of San Francisco.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...
After nearly two months, some find themselves homeless, or displaced out of San Francisco.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...
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S.F. readies subpoena for local developer after allegation of shirking $500K pledge.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/city...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/city...
S.F. to subpoena developer Nick Podell over allegation he shirked $500K pledge
The local developer allegedly failed to fulfill an economic commitment made in 2016 to secure permits for a market-rate project.
missionlocal.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
S.F. readies subpoena for local developer after allegation of shirking $500K pledge.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/city...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/city...
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Mission food street vendors fear new proposed ordinance will run them out of business.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/miss...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/miss...
Mission food vendors say new S.F. rules could burn them
The Budget & Finance committee will hear a proposal on a new permitting system for food street vendors. Vendors say the plan could hurt them.
missionlocal.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Mission food street vendors fear new proposed ordinance will run them out of business.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/miss...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/miss...
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On the eve of Monday's likely San Francisco teacher walkout, San Francisco teachers were jolted to receive "redeployment assignments" for Monday from the school district.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/teac...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/teac...
Teachers, others shocked to get SFUSD ‘assignments’ for strike day
On late Friday, workers were given 'redeployment assignments' to 'Staff Centers' opened because of Monday's school closures. They're confused.
missionlocal.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
On the eve of Monday's likely San Francisco teacher walkout, San Francisco teachers were jolted to receive "redeployment assignments" for Monday from the school district.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/teac...
missionlocal.org/2026/02/teac...
Reposted by Sara Gaiser
San Francisco teachers are on the picket line, striking at schools across the city today.
They bargained with the district over the weekend & late into the night, but are still far apart on major issues.
Here's where both sides stand.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sfus...
They bargained with the district over the weekend & late into the night, but are still far apart on major issues.
Here's where both sides stand.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sfus...
San Francisco teachers striking today: Here's where both sides stand
The teachers union and the school district still remain far apart on wages, healthcare, and special education.
missionlocal.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
San Francisco teachers are on the picket line, striking at schools across the city today.
They bargained with the district over the weekend & late into the night, but are still far apart on major issues.
Here's where both sides stand.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sfus...
They bargained with the district over the weekend & late into the night, but are still far apart on major issues.
Here's where both sides stand.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sfus...
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Discord was always bad, an attempt to capture fan forums and IRC with slightly better UI. It's TOS was always about stealing control. Imagine what sort of wonderful IRC or Matrix clients we could have today if Discord was open platform. Imagine kids spinning up forums again.
This is especially shameful given the current administration's pro-censorship and surveillance push.
www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Discord was always bad, an attempt to capture fan forums and IRC with slightly better UI. It's TOS was always about stealing control. Imagine what sort of wonderful IRC or Matrix clients we could have today if Discord was open platform. Imagine kids spinning up forums again.
Aykm
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Aykm
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Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein filed requests for records retained by American intelligence agencies that could reflect an affiliation with the CIA or whether the National Security Agency retained information about him.
Epstein’s lawyers asked CIA for records that could show affiliation with agency
Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein filed requests for records retained by American intelligence agencies that could reflect an affiliation with the CIA or whether the National Security Agency retained information about him.
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Analysis: This year, in the discipline’s attempt to attract younger audiences, officials asked ice dancing teams to open their millennial playlists and skate their first program to music from the 1990s.
Analysis | Ice dance will incorporate queer culture unlike in any other Olympics
Officials asked teams to open their millennial playlists and skate their first program to music from the ’90s.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Analysis: This year, in the discipline’s attempt to attract younger audiences, officials asked ice dancing teams to open their millennial playlists and skate their first program to music from the 1990s.
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Venezuela’s top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility.
Venezuela's top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader's ally, hours after his release
Venezuela’s top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Venezuela’s top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, less than 12 hours after his release from a detention facility.
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Orders came down from the White House budget office in April urging every corner of the government to deploy AI.
Officials across the government answered the call, according to a Post analysis of more than two dozen recent agency disclosures on AI use.
Officials across the government answered the call, according to a Post analysis of more than two dozen recent agency disclosures on AI use.
Trump set off a surge of AI in the federal government. See what happened.
The Trump administration is accelerating AI adoption across government, embedding the technology in policing, health care, defense and science.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Orders came down from the White House budget office in April urging every corner of the government to deploy AI.
Officials across the government answered the call, according to a Post analysis of more than two dozen recent agency disclosures on AI use.
Officials across the government answered the call, according to a Post analysis of more than two dozen recent agency disclosures on AI use.
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Republican donors are funding expensive Senate primaries in Texas and Georgia because President Trump has not cleared the field with his endorsement, or, in the case of Louisiana, endorsed a challenger to the incumbent Republican.
Trump leaves Republicans guessing on midterms plans as outlook darkens
The president is said to be eager to increase his involvement but has yet to approve a spending plan for his $300 million-plus war chest.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Republican donors are funding expensive Senate primaries in Texas and Georgia because President Trump has not cleared the field with his endorsement, or, in the case of Louisiana, endorsed a challenger to the incumbent Republican.
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