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OMG THEY'RE SO TINY!!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!
The second #kakapo chick of the #kakapo2026 breeding season hatched this morning: Hine Taumai-A1-2026 on Ako's nest on Te Kākahu. We transferred the egg from Anchor two nights ago. This is Ako's first-ever chick, which is just a few hours old in this video. #conservation #birds #parrots
February 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
OMG THEY'RE SO TINY!!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!!
Read this and notice how many high powered Dems are all aligned with the high powered corruption, and then tell me again why if we don't vote for them we're voting for fascism or imposing some unattainable "purity" standard
Eat the rich and powerful, both flavors
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
Eat the rich and powerful, both flavors
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
prospect.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Read this and notice how many high powered Dems are all aligned with the high powered corruption, and then tell me again why if we don't vote for them we're voting for fascism or imposing some unattainable "purity" standard
Eat the rich and powerful, both flavors
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
Eat the rich and powerful, both flavors
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
This stuff drives me crazy. Of course Bessent would have been as flippant, he's proven himself time and again a soulless, lying sycophant to Trump
Anyone who puts a "Perhaps" in there is doing damage to the truth!
Seems small, doesn't it? It's not, we need to support those who speak truth to power
Anyone who puts a "Perhaps" in there is doing damage to the truth!
Seems small, doesn't it? It's not, we need to support those who speak truth to power
“.. Perhaps Bessent wouldn’t have been so flippant if the testimony had come after the flood of data last week, which laid bare the challenges facing ordinary Americans ..”
- @bobburgess.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
- @bobburgess.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This stuff drives me crazy. Of course Bessent would have been as flippant, he's proven himself time and again a soulless, lying sycophant to Trump
Anyone who puts a "Perhaps" in there is doing damage to the truth!
Seems small, doesn't it? It's not, we need to support those who speak truth to power
Anyone who puts a "Perhaps" in there is doing damage to the truth!
Seems small, doesn't it? It's not, we need to support those who speak truth to power
Says the man who turned a blind eye to torture, murdered an American citizen with the military and bailed out banks and kept money to help underwater citizens unspent
He is articulate and persuasive. I voted for him twice, but he has no moral standing
(Why did he give telecoms immunity?)
He is articulate and persuasive. I voted for him twice, but he has no moral standing
(Why did he give telecoms immunity?)
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Says the man who turned a blind eye to torture, murdered an American citizen with the military and bailed out banks and kept money to help underwater citizens unspent
He is articulate and persuasive. I voted for him twice, but he has no moral standing
(Why did he give telecoms immunity?)
He is articulate and persuasive. I voted for him twice, but he has no moral standing
(Why did he give telecoms immunity?)
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Here is my obituary of Jesse Jackson--a good but complicated man, no one is going to be comfortable with all parts of his life (especially his anti-abortion phase) but I wish he had president instead of, well, everyone else.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/jess...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/jess...
Jesse Jackson, RIP - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jesse Jackson has died. One of the most important civil rights leaders in the post-King era, Jackson was a complicated man with a complex legacy. He had quite an ability to both promote himself endles...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Re: Nick Shirley’s big California *expose*
February 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Re: Nick Shirley’s big California *expose*
@eschatonblog.com nails it again
I heard the same thing last week on NPR's reporting on Iran, which they consistently called a "regime" while airing Trump's lies as "government" official stances
Our political, business, education and media ecosystems are all pro-right wing
Wish I knew that sooner
I heard the same thing last week on NPR's reporting on Iran, which they consistently called a "regime" while airing Trump's lies as "government" official stances
Our political, business, education and media ecosystems are all pro-right wing
Wish I knew that sooner
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
@eschatonblog.com nails it again
I heard the same thing last week on NPR's reporting on Iran, which they consistently called a "regime" while airing Trump's lies as "government" official stances
Our political, business, education and media ecosystems are all pro-right wing
Wish I knew that sooner
I heard the same thing last week on NPR's reporting on Iran, which they consistently called a "regime" while airing Trump's lies as "government" official stances
Our political, business, education and media ecosystems are all pro-right wing
Wish I knew that sooner
I joined the Dem party to help elect Obama, then worked to try and elect Bernie (ended up voting for Hillary)
I really don't want to vote for someone who supports US genocide... call me a one issue voter, a purist
What's my move this election?
I really don't want to vote for someone who supports US genocide... call me a one issue voter, a purist
What's my move this election?
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I joined the Dem party to help elect Obama, then worked to try and elect Bernie (ended up voting for Hillary)
I really don't want to vote for someone who supports US genocide... call me a one issue voter, a purist
What's my move this election?
I really don't want to vote for someone who supports US genocide... call me a one issue voter, a purist
What's my move this election?
Hahahahahahaha - defeating MAGA to continue a future of transferring wealth to the wealthy and the impunity of the rich and powerful from the law is not democracy
I joined during Obama, had high hopes, but he gave money to banks and not people and calls torturer Bush a friend
I'm out
I joined during Obama, had high hopes, but he gave money to banks and not people and calls torturer Bush a friend
I'm out
If you're a Democrat and you don't vote for the Dem, you are helping MAGA.
I don't care if the Democrat up for election is not your fantasy candidate. Or if you want to hold your stupid moral high ground by sitting it out or voting 3rd party. Stop it!
We are fighting to save democracy.
I don't care if the Democrat up for election is not your fantasy candidate. Or if you want to hold your stupid moral high ground by sitting it out or voting 3rd party. Stop it!
We are fighting to save democracy.
February 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Hahahahahahaha - defeating MAGA to continue a future of transferring wealth to the wealthy and the impunity of the rich and powerful from the law is not democracy
I joined during Obama, had high hopes, but he gave money to banks and not people and calls torturer Bush a friend
I'm out
I joined during Obama, had high hopes, but he gave money to banks and not people and calls torturer Bush a friend
I'm out
Wilhoit's law holds up, no matter what clothes you dress it up in
Yarvin’s schtick is warmed over and dumbed down McCarthyism articulated in the faux intellectualism of a Dennis Miller, packaged for an audience of billionaires who think they’re smarter than Mike Lindell but they’re not. bsky.app/profile/seth...
This bananapants Yarvin tweet is a perfect example of why it's more useful to think of the US right as a movement defined by emotions and imagination, more than it is a movement defined by anything we could reasonably call "ideas." Yarvin is a first-rate reactionary fabulist, and a 7th rate thinker.
February 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Wilhoit's law holds up, no matter what clothes you dress it up in
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
Holy Moly - THAT is Will Wheaton? OMG, worlds colliding
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Holy Moly - THAT is Will Wheaton? OMG, worlds colliding
Same here - and sometimes to poke someone to see if they're real
I mostly argue online to figure out what my own opinion is
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Same here - and sometimes to poke someone to see if they're real
I'm trying to game out whether it's better in the long term to vote for some establishment Dem (Gavin) and will try and restore what the Reps killed, look forward kind of guy - or NOT vote, let Republicans continue to win and sink the country until a real revolution can occur
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I'm trying to game out whether it's better in the long term to vote for some establishment Dem (Gavin) and will try and restore what the Reps killed, look forward kind of guy - or NOT vote, let Republicans continue to win and sink the country until a real revolution can occur
"The culture I grew up in is the one true, correct, natural culture - natural and blessed by the my god, the on true, correct god. The culture you grew up in is weird to me and therefore incorrect, unnatural and false"
Many folks never outgrow their childhood...
Many folks never outgrow their childhood...
"Correct natural trajectory"!
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
Transphobes believe in teleology, confirmed a million times over. It's a basically pre-modern worldview that gets a lot of cover from the fact that it accords with our erroneous common-sense.
The scientific-world-conception is pro-trans, pre-modern mysticism is TERF.
"if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them"
Direct quote.
Direct quote.
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"The culture I grew up in is the one true, correct, natural culture - natural and blessed by the my god, the on true, correct god. The culture you grew up in is weird to me and therefore incorrect, unnatural and false"
Many folks never outgrow their childhood...
Many folks never outgrow their childhood...
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Cúchullain didn't die defending Ireland from Margaret Thatcher at the Battle Of Clontarf for you to put something other than plain, Catholic sugar on your pancakes
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Cúchullain didn't die defending Ireland from Margaret Thatcher at the Battle Of Clontarf for you to put something other than plain, Catholic sugar on your pancakes
I always hate the, "that's not how this works" line because, unless you have a way to stop it, it's often exactly how it will end up working
Goldman: "Republicans have created distrust of our electoral system -- not based on evidence -- and then they're gonna say, 'Oh, we have to solve this mistrust we've created.' No. That's not how it works."
February 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I always hate the, "that's not how this works" line because, unless you have a way to stop it, it's often exactly how it will end up working
I'm in
I would pay pretty much any sum of money for boring stuff like OCBDs and herringbone tweeds that burn out smart glasses.
if someone can come up with working adversarial garment that fucks with smart glasses, to almost any extent, I will not only buy it myself but promote it religiously
ideally something that does lasting damage, but even compromising certain functions is better than nothing
who is working on this??
ideally something that does lasting damage, but even compromising certain functions is better than nothing
who is working on this??
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I'm in
Loyal cult member, Sean.
I've got all your albums...
(I might not know the proper meaning of "cult")
Also - did you see they've detected the effects of pre-real particles at LHC? Can't wait for your explanation on the next podcast
I've got all your albums...
(I might not know the proper meaning of "cult")
Also - did you see they've detected the effects of pre-real particles at LHC? Can't wait for your explanation on the next podcast
I know, right? Taking notes here.
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Loyal cult member, Sean.
I've got all your albums...
(I might not know the proper meaning of "cult")
Also - did you see they've detected the effects of pre-real particles at LHC? Can't wait for your explanation on the next podcast
I've got all your albums...
(I might not know the proper meaning of "cult")
Also - did you see they've detected the effects of pre-real particles at LHC? Can't wait for your explanation on the next podcast
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Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
I'm so old I remember Conservative freaking out that candidate Clinton said he'd tried a fatty in college once
Oh, the times they are a changin'
Oh, the times they are a changin'
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I'm so old I remember Conservative freaking out that candidate Clinton said he'd tried a fatty in college once
Oh, the times they are a changin'
Oh, the times they are a changin'
The follow up needs to be "And you think these things are related to the color of a person's skin. The ability to be a military person is inherently in white people but not in black or other color people"
Make them say it! Or force them to state Black people are just as good (win either way)
Make them say it! Or force them to state Black people are just as good (win either way)
Shorter Jeremy Carl.
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The follow up needs to be "And you think these things are related to the color of a person's skin. The ability to be a military person is inherently in white people but not in black or other color people"
Make them say it! Or force them to state Black people are just as good (win either way)
Make them say it! Or force them to state Black people are just as good (win either way)
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Counterpoint:
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Counterpoint:
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
TPM shoutout from @braddelong.bsky.social
I've been a TPM reader since it's inception and a subscriber. Josh's team is the best, Kurtz is essential reading. Josh still believes our best way forward is Dems, I don't, but he's probably right
This is the way
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I've been a TPM reader since it's inception and a subscriber. Josh's team is the best, Kurtz is essential reading. Josh still believes our best way forward is Dems, I don't, but he's probably right
This is the way
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Billionaires, Bots, and a 'Bloid for Smart People: In Praise of Josh Marshall’s TPM “Talking Points Memo”. Today we have Josh’s analysis of today’s “global authoritarian movement” of Trump, Musk...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
TPM shoutout from @braddelong.bsky.social
I've been a TPM reader since it's inception and a subscriber. Josh's team is the best, Kurtz is essential reading. Josh still believes our best way forward is Dems, I don't, but he's probably right
This is the way
braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-...
I've been a TPM reader since it's inception and a subscriber. Josh's team is the best, Kurtz is essential reading. Josh still believes our best way forward is Dems, I don't, but he's probably right
This is the way
braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-...