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Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect
Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect
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Rep. Thomas Massie & I are campaigning for accountability of the Epstein class and the Epstein Administration.
Begin with Lutnick!
Begin with Lutnick!
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie & I are campaigning for accountability of the Epstein class and the Epstein Administration.
Begin with Lutnick!
Begin with Lutnick!
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The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election."
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
February 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The legacy media keeps getting this wrong. Trump didn't say "nationalize the election."
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
He said We should take over the VOTING in at least many—15 places.' The Republicans ought to nationalize the VOTING."
There is a big difference.
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worth watching. none of this is going away any time soon w/o people showing up and paying attention to what’s happening in their community/city/backyard.
youtu.be/dR9WCWv9Dlk?...
youtu.be/dR9WCWv9Dlk?...
What do you call warehouses full of humans?
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
worth watching. none of this is going away any time soon w/o people showing up and paying attention to what’s happening in their community/city/backyard.
youtu.be/dR9WCWv9Dlk?...
youtu.be/dR9WCWv9Dlk?...
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
Prickly pear cactus in bloom.
Summer 2025
Summer 2025
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Prickly pear cactus in bloom.
Summer 2025
Summer 2025
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
(Published Oct. 2023)
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
(Published Oct. 2023)
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Leonard Leo is a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office.
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
(Published Oct. 2023)
But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
(Published Oct. 2023)
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
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About to go on vacation so I can't promote my newsletter for a few days, so make sure you do it for me!!!!!
This week's newsletter is out! Democrats shouldn't be afraid of taking on the Supreme Court. Republicans do it all the time at the state level and voters never care radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/p/nobody-car...
Nobody Cares When Republicans Pack The Court
State GOPs packed courts. Voters barely noticed. Why are Democrats so afraid?
radio-free-america.beehiiv.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
About to go on vacation so I can't promote my newsletter for a few days, so make sure you do it for me!!!!!
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Avian enthusiasts around the world will identify and count birds from February 13 through February 16 as part of a massive citizen science project
Go bird-watching this weekend and support a global community science project
Avian enthusiasts around the world will identify and count birds from February 13 through February 16 as part of a massive citizen science project
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Avian enthusiasts around the world will identify and count birds from February 13 through February 16 as part of a massive citizen science project
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AOC on Bondi: “The redactions of the names of perpetrators, the holding of 3 million files, the unexplained moving of Maxwell into a new cushy facility—
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
AOC on Bondi: “The redactions of the names of perpetrators, the holding of 3 million files, the unexplained moving of Maxwell into a new cushy facility—
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
California Condor screen grab from Condor Cam.
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
California Condor screen grab from Condor Cam.
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BREAKING: Following Law Dork's filing on Tuesday, the court in U.H.A. v. Bondi lifted the sealing requirement — aka, our third request — for the documents to be submitted, including the ICE rescission memo relating to 8 USC 1159.
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
BREAKING: Following Law Dork's filing on Tuesday, the court in U.H.A. v. Bondi lifted the sealing requirement — aka, our third request — for the documents to be submitted, including the ICE rescission memo relating to 8 USC 1159.
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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NEW: The D.C. District Court strikes back.
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
Today, at Law Dork:
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
Today, at Law Dork:
The D.C. District Court strikes back
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
NEW: The D.C. District Court strikes back.
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
Today, at Law Dork:
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act deportees, and Sen. Mark Kelly.
Today, at Law Dork:
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The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Fulton County chair: FBI raid was ‘a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections’
“If they're successful here in Fulton County, in taking over our election, it's going to spread,” Pitts said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Not only were the files that were supposed to be made available to Members of Congress still redacted, but we also learned that Pam Bondi has been keeping track of what Members have reviewed.
Clearly, this is one big cover-up led by Pam.
Clearly, this is one big cover-up led by Pam.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Not only were the files that were supposed to be made available to Members of Congress still redacted, but we also learned that Pam Bondi has been keeping track of what Members have reviewed.
Clearly, this is one big cover-up led by Pam.
Clearly, this is one big cover-up led by Pam.
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open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche should not be practicing law, and they certainly should not be the most powerful prosecutors in the US.
After Bondi's performance yesterday, she should be impeached by a large majority and investigated for her role in this heinous coverup
Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche should not be practicing law, and they certainly should not be the most powerful prosecutors in the US.
After Bondi's performance yesterday, she should be impeached by a large majority and investigated for her role in this heinous coverup
MeidasTouch Was Front Row for the Pam Bondi Meltdown
Yesterday, Pam Bondi didn’t deliver testimony.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche should not be practicing law, and they certainly should not be the most powerful prosecutors in the US.
After Bondi's performance yesterday, she should be impeached by a large majority and investigated for her role in this heinous coverup
Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche should not be practicing law, and they certainly should not be the most powerful prosecutors in the US.
After Bondi's performance yesterday, she should be impeached by a large majority and investigated for her role in this heinous coverup
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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two summers ago I was visiting someone in Montana and a lady at the coffee stand in the airport was *so* worried about me when she found out I was from new york. I tried to explain that what she was seeing on fox news did not reflect reality but 🤷♂️
On my flight today, a chatty lady said, “I can’t go to New York with all that’s going on over there.” And I said, “What? Free child care?” And she stopped talking to me.
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
two summers ago I was visiting someone in Montana and a lady at the coffee stand in the airport was *so* worried about me when she found out I was from new york. I tried to explain that what she was seeing on fox news did not reflect reality but 🤷♂️
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Pam Bondi is now freeing accused drug dealers bc her demand that AUSAs do unethical things got all the prosecutors to quit.
www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...
www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Pam Bondi is now freeing accused drug dealers bc her demand that AUSAs do unethical things got all the prosecutors to quit.
www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...
www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...
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NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
www.lawdork.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.