Aunt Wu
@auntwu.bsky.social
GenX Mom to GenZ kids, dog lover, far left of center, farming in containers on my little patch of cement. I check profiles before following back. 🚫DMs unless I know you. Whatever you’re selling, I’m not buying.
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Aunt Wu
@auntwu.bsky.social
· Nov 30
The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
www.thenation.com
Before Project 2025, there was 1980’s Mandate for Leadership. Reagan and his administration started the decline of the middle class.
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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Pop quiz: both same age, both tea totalers. Can you spot the physical differences?
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Pop quiz: both same age, both tea totalers. Can you spot the physical differences?
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NEWS: Democrat Chasity Martinez has won the Louisiana HD-60 special election, defeating Republican Brad Daigle and holding the seat.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
February 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
NEWS: Democrat Chasity Martinez has won the Louisiana HD-60 special election, defeating Republican Brad Daigle and holding the seat.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
Martinez won 63%–37%. Trump carried the district by 13 points in 2024.
Another major Democratic overperformance.
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In California, police didn't investigate after two men were shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In California, police didn't investigate after two men were shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
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Elon Musk will sit for a deposition regarding DOGE’s gutting of USAID.
Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world.
And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.
Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world.
And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.
The DOGE Damage Elon is Leaving Behind
Musk has stepped out of the limelight, but DOGE is still gutting countless government programs and services that million
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February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Elon Musk will sit for a deposition regarding DOGE’s gutting of USAID.
Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world.
And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.
Multiple reports estimate that his dismantling of the foreign aid agency directly contributed to thousands of deaths around the world.
And that’s just one piece of damage DOGE left behind. Watch.
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Donald Trump fired me for standing up to his abuses of power six years ago to the day.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Donald Trump fired me for standing up to his abuses of power six years ago to the day.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
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TIM DILLON: “You don’t have to be FBI Director to know Epstein was trafficking underage girls. Kash Patel is a LIAR. He should resign. And we knew it was a lie when he said it. And now it’s such a lie it’s actually funny.”
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
TIM DILLON: “You don’t have to be FBI Director to know Epstein was trafficking underage girls. Kash Patel is a LIAR. He should resign. And we knew it was a lie when he said it. And now it’s such a lie it’s actually funny.”
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats criticize cost of National Guard deployment in D.C. and its results in new report
The Trump administration deployed National Guard members in August. More than 2,000 are still in Washington.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
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In Minnesota, ICE agents are illegally racially profiling residents, drawing weapons during arrests, claiming people’s citizenship documents are fake, and leaving people with long-lasting injuries.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In Minnesota, ICE agents are illegally racially profiling residents, drawing weapons during arrests, claiming people’s citizenship documents are fake, and leaving people with long-lasting injuries.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
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BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard BLOCKED an NSA report of a call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump. I will sit down with the whistleblower lawyer TOMORROW at 12 PM PT on @meidastouch.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard BLOCKED an NSA report of a call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump. I will sit down with the whistleblower lawyer TOMORROW at 12 PM PT on @meidastouch.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Never forget who Trump governs for.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Never forget who Trump governs for.
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Rep. Massie gets the mic snatched from his own local Kentucky Republican Party as he tells them he works for the people not Speaker Johnson — as he gets attacked for breaking with Trump in the Epstein files, etc
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Rep. Massie gets the mic snatched from his own local Kentucky Republican Party as he tells them he works for the people not Speaker Johnson — as he gets attacked for breaking with Trump in the Epstein files, etc
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Howard Lutnick went to Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 days before Lutnick and Epstein went into business together.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Howard Lutnick went to Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 days before Lutnick and Epstein went into business together.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
12/23/2012 — Lutnick goes to Epstein's island.
12/28/2012 — Lutnick and Epstein sign a stock purchase agreement.
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🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police rush ICE protesters in front of federal building—violently arresting one woman as she screams. LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police rush ICE protesters in front of federal building—violently arresting one woman as she screams. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
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February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.