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Identity & humanity are non-negotiable values--don't be manipulated.
President Biden said we're fighting for the soul of the nation. We are. We cannot lose that fight.
"We come in the age's most uncertain hour" Paul Simon
Identity & humanity are non-negotiable values--don't be manipulated.
President Biden said we're fighting for the soul of the nation. We are. We cannot lose that fight.
"We come in the age's most uncertain hour" Paul Simon
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The other Democratic candidate for US Senate against Cotton is on Bluesky now:
bsky.app/profile/etha...
I heard him the other day and was very impressed. Was also impressed with Hallie Shoffner. I hope everyone follows and amplifies them. #ARpx #Arkansas #senate #democrats
bsky.app/profile/etha...
I heard him the other day and was very impressed. Was also impressed with Hallie Shoffner. I hope everyone follows and amplifies them. #ARpx #Arkansas #senate #democrats
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
What is wrong with him. In an entire cadre of creeps, he just stands out somehow. I think it's because he tries to be funny.
Greg Gutfeld kept joking about the details surrounding the alleged abduction of Nancy Guthrie. He came across as a child jealous that someone else was getting attention. There's absolutely nothing funny about this horrific case.
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
What is wrong with him. In an entire cadre of creeps, he just stands out somehow. I think it's because he tries to be funny.
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🧵 1/3. Are you curious about anyone in your state taking donations from CORECIVIC, one of the private prison operators who is making money hand over fist with their private concentration camps? You can look up by state to see who took how much in 2022 and 2024.
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress
Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.
theappeal.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
🧵 1/3. Are you curious about anyone in your state taking donations from CORECIVIC, one of the private prison operators who is making money hand over fist with their private concentration camps? You can look up by state to see who took how much in 2022 and 2024.
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These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.
If it’s helpful; I am providing my employees with:
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
1. Clear workplace policies and org messaging
2. Increased individual safety and security support.
3. Additional flexibility generally.
4. An intentional (paid) day each week for rest and community support work.
5. Encouraging individual check-ins.
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
These are things every employer with workers in Minnesota can do. If you are a company with employees there, I am happy to help you figure out how to enable these accommodations, and would gladly work (for free) with your legal, HR, compliance and other teams as needed to solve any objections.
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FYI: Elon Musk committed a felony in Minnesota the day his company started disseminating child sexual abuse material. Minnesota is not the only state with this law. And I believe there is a same/similar federal law.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM
FYI: Elon Musk committed a felony in Minnesota the day his company started disseminating child sexual abuse material. Minnesota is not the only state with this law. And I believe there is a same/similar federal law.
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Three months of ICE flight observations at MSP: since November 10 there have been 84 known ICE Air flights operating through Twin Cities, with an estimated 3,563 detainees, in shackles, sent away from their homes in and around Minnesota.
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Three months of ICE flight observations at MSP: since November 10 there have been 84 known ICE Air flights operating through Twin Cities, with an estimated 3,563 detainees, in shackles, sent away from their homes in and around Minnesota.
By the time they're done with us all our insurance will pay for is leeches.
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 AM
By the time they're done with us all our insurance will pay for is leeches.
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At 4:15 EST today, check out a conversation I'll be having with @simonwdc.bsky.social about the current moment in ICE enforcement, the rise in ICE detention, and ICE's new plan to literally warehouse immigrants. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Live with Immigration Expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Starting Feb 10 at 4:15 PM EST
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
At 4:15 EST today, check out a conversation I'll be having with @simonwdc.bsky.social about the current moment in ICE enforcement, the rise in ICE detention, and ICE's new plan to literally warehouse immigrants. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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We now have confirmation that the Social Circle warehouse cost ICE $130 million, bringing the total spent on warehouses to $714 million. ICE is also reportedly planning on buying a second warehouse in Oakwood, GA and is finalizing the sale now.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
We now have confirmation that the Social Circle warehouse cost ICE $130 million, bringing the total spent on warehouses to $714 million. ICE is also reportedly planning on buying a second warehouse in Oakwood, GA and is finalizing the sale now.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
I don't understand negotiating something that's ilegal and/or unconstitutional. Republicans are asking Democrats to sanction DHS violating the law and basic human rights. The answer to that forever needs to be NO. @fetterman.senate.gov @johnfetterman.com
To my knowledge, moving prisoners around the country in an attempt to avoid habeas corpus review has been banned since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. Habeas corpus is, of course, protected in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I don't understand negotiating something that's ilegal and/or unconstitutional. Republicans are asking Democrats to sanction DHS violating the law and basic human rights. The answer to that forever needs to be NO. @fetterman.senate.gov @johnfetterman.com
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Birmingham, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tampa Des Moines, Boise, Louisville, Baton Rouge, Grand Rapids, St. Louis, Raleigh, Long Island, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Columbia, Nashville, Richmond, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene;Milwaukee. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Birmingham, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tampa Des Moines, Boise, Louisville, Baton Rouge, Grand Rapids, St. Louis, Raleigh, Long Island, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Columbia, Nashville, Richmond, Spokane, Coeur d’Alene;Milwaukee. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
THREAD 🧵 The latest batch of Epstein Files are disgusting and shocking. We wanted to give the public an understanding of the most important takeaways.
No shit, this exactly. @housedemocrats.bsky.social how is anybody supposed to know whether someone is legit or not if they don't identify themselves and show their faces?
This is what ICE looks like
Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance. 🔗 on.wsj.com/46uTQjq
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
No shit, this exactly. @housedemocrats.bsky.social how is anybody supposed to know whether someone is legit or not if they don't identify themselves and show their faces?
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In the UK, Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein are toppling top aides and threatening the UK Prime Minister's power.
Meanwhile, in the US, people with ties to Epstein (Trump, Lutnick, Bannon, Musk) are avoiding any accountability.
The contrast in accountability levels is stark.
Meanwhile, in the US, people with ties to Epstein (Trump, Lutnick, Bannon, Musk) are avoiding any accountability.
The contrast in accountability levels is stark.
February 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
In the UK, Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein are toppling top aides and threatening the UK Prime Minister's power.
Meanwhile, in the US, people with ties to Epstein (Trump, Lutnick, Bannon, Musk) are avoiding any accountability.
The contrast in accountability levels is stark.
Meanwhile, in the US, people with ties to Epstein (Trump, Lutnick, Bannon, Musk) are avoiding any accountability.
The contrast in accountability levels is stark.
LFG
Rep. Walkinshaw leaving today’s ICE hearing: “All of this comes from Stephen Miller’s sick, twisted, deranged Great Replacement Theory.” He says when Dems have the majority they will subpoena Miller to testify: “If he doesn’t he will end up in prison for contempt.” @pabloreports.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
LFG
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
Inside and outside the Epstein scandal there are likely a lot of buried bodies they don't want people to uncover and a lot of skeletons in a lot of closets. It's a tight little self-serving group that holds together based on their shared secrets, as Trump stupidly acknowledged in his card.
BREAKING: In April I asked why prestigious universities and law firms with billions in endowments and revenues capitulated so quickly to the demands of a felon and pedophile they would never hire.
The Epstein files just delivered an answer about Columbia University: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/n...
The Epstein files just delivered an answer about Columbia University: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/n...
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Inside and outside the Epstein scandal there are likely a lot of buried bodies they don't want people to uncover and a lot of skeletons in a lot of closets. It's a tight little self-serving group that holds together based on their shared secrets, as Trump stupidly acknowledged in his card.
This is a Republican choice.
Jeffries: "We can either have dramatic reforms of DHS, ICE, CBP and the way in which immigration enforcement is undertaken here in the country, or Republicans are gonna make the decision to shut down FEMA, the Coast Guard, and TSA"
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is a Republican choice.
That was one of the few areas where he was good. Mamdani was similar on his campaign. He might not have been familiar with some cultural practice or food, but he joined in it with his standard suit, tie, and genuine smile.
A lot of people made fun of Bush dancing with the West African Dance Company—and sure, it's funny—but this was good.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
Middle aged white guy unfamiliar with something culturally nonwhite recognizes it's a happy, fun celebration, and welcomes it, participating though awkward.
That was much better.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a group of flags
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
That was one of the few areas where he was good. Mamdani was similar on his campaign. He might not have been familiar with some cultural practice or food, but he joined in it with his standard suit, tie, and genuine smile.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Republicans need to start wearing hoods on their jobs as a way of identifying their sympathies.
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Republicans need to start wearing hoods on their jobs as a way of identifying their sympathies.
Texas and Florida are gonna be blue by November.
Yeah, man, definitely keep attacking Bad Bunny, that'll shore up the GOP's cratering numbers with young Hispanic voters.
Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Texas and Florida are gonna be blue by November.
And he's truly great. Set aside the Spanish if you don't understand it and can't be bothered to translate. The sound evokes a lot of things that it seems like no American under eighty wouldn't appreciate. It's great that these sounds are coming back because young people like them.
He didn't get the gig as a "diversity hire" or whatever the slur of the week is on the right.
He got it because he's massively popular and the NFL and NBC knew he would draw in a massive audience, and he did!
I'm sorry you personally do not like him but a ton of people do. Maybe if you cry more?
He got it because he's massively popular and the NFL and NBC knew he would draw in a massive audience, and he did!
I'm sorry you personally do not like him but a ton of people do. Maybe if you cry more?
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
And he's truly great. Set aside the Spanish if you don't understand it and can't be bothered to translate. The sound evokes a lot of things that it seems like no American under eighty wouldn't appreciate. It's great that these sounds are coming back because young people like them.
There are conspiracy theories that are obviously ridiculous, and then there are actual conspiracies that we see enough of to build conspiracy theories aound that may be ridiculous, but that come from a core of truth. We're in the process of trying to learn what that core of truth is.
The extent of the Epstein connections makes you forgive people for having a bit of a populist conspiratorial vibe
I'm sorry, what's this now (via Julie K. Brown)
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
There are conspiracy theories that are obviously ridiculous, and then there are actual conspiracies that we see enough of to build conspiracy theories aound that may be ridiculous, but that come from a core of truth. We're in the process of trying to learn what that core of truth is.