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Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Updates: Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.
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CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
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Gavin Newsom, with the correct response to Randy Fine.
February 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Gavin Newsom, with the correct response to Randy Fine.
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Most of those reasons are bullshit.
E.G.:
“He hates trans people and the homeless!”
California = the epicenter of trans & homeless issues, so HOW IS HE GOVERNOR? The most LIBERAL populace in the NATION voted him in as their leader HOW MANY TIMES NOW???????
E.G.:
“He hates trans people and the homeless!”
California = the epicenter of trans & homeless issues, so HOW IS HE GOVERNOR? The most LIBERAL populace in the NATION voted him in as their leader HOW MANY TIMES NOW???????
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Most of those reasons are bullshit.
E.G.:
“He hates trans people and the homeless!”
California = the epicenter of trans & homeless issues, so HOW IS HE GOVERNOR? The most LIBERAL populace in the NATION voted him in as their leader HOW MANY TIMES NOW???????
E.G.:
“He hates trans people and the homeless!”
California = the epicenter of trans & homeless issues, so HOW IS HE GOVERNOR? The most LIBERAL populace in the NATION voted him in as their leader HOW MANY TIMES NOW???????
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Once again, Republicans in Congress are spewing horrible, dehumanizing anti-Muslim comments without condemnation from their peers.
We need to call out this poisonous pattern of hatred from Republicans, and they need to answer for it.
We need to call out this poisonous pattern of hatred from Republicans, and they need to answer for it.
February 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Once again, Republicans in Congress are spewing horrible, dehumanizing anti-Muslim comments without condemnation from their peers.
We need to call out this poisonous pattern of hatred from Republicans, and they need to answer for it.
We need to call out this poisonous pattern of hatred from Republicans, and they need to answer for it.
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Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
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Continually disgusted not only by the blatant Islamophobia and racism, but also by the Republican Party’s embrace of Fine and his views.
Utterly disqualifying in a United States Congressman, as it would be in any job.
newrepublic.com/post/206611/...
Utterly disqualifying in a United States Congressman, as it would be in any job.
newrepublic.com/post/206611/...
MAGA Congressman Makes Sick Post About Muslims and Dogs
Republican Representative Randy Fine twisted a harmless joke into a racist attack on Muslims—just days before Ramadan.
newrepublic.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Continually disgusted not only by the blatant Islamophobia and racism, but also by the Republican Party’s embrace of Fine and his views.
Utterly disqualifying in a United States Congressman, as it would be in any job.
newrepublic.com/post/206611/...
Utterly disqualifying in a United States Congressman, as it would be in any job.
newrepublic.com/post/206611/...
AOC fan says AOC does a lot of interviews, points to a link showing AOC doing less than half a dozen interviews in two years...
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 PM
AOC fan says AOC does a lot of interviews, points to a link showing AOC doing less than half a dozen interviews in two years...
People have amnesia about how flawed a politician Kamala Harris was. She was polling at 3% when she dropped out and didn't even make it to Iowa. She was tied with Tulsi Gabbard and Andrew Yang.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
February 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
People have amnesia about how flawed a politician Kamala Harris was. She was polling at 3% when she dropped out and didn't even make it to Iowa. She was tied with Tulsi Gabbard and Andrew Yang.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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One of President Trump’s oldest donors—Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson—raised $50.5M for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and joined him in pushing his pro–domestic worker rhetoric, while leaving those same workers out to dry. trib.al/EDeaVHQ
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
One of President Trump’s oldest donors—Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson—raised $50.5M for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and joined him in pushing his pro–domestic worker rhetoric, while leaving those same workers out to dry. trib.al/EDeaVHQ
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The virulent opposition to Bidenomincs from the owner class is all right here.
The people shitting on it from other classes significantly helped owners reassert total dominance.
The people shitting on it from other classes significantly helped owners reassert total dominance.
“.. With the vacancy-to-unemployed ratio now below 1.0, bargaining power is again shifting back to capital and away from workers. .. This is a marked contrast with an overall economy that is running hot.”
@elerianm.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/298a...
@elerianm.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/298a...
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The virulent opposition to Bidenomincs from the owner class is all right here.
The people shitting on it from other classes significantly helped owners reassert total dominance.
The people shitting on it from other classes significantly helped owners reassert total dominance.
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"Under competitive authoritarianism, countries still hold elections, but the ruling party uses various tactics -- attacking the press, disenfranchising voters, weaponizing the justice system and threatening critics -- to tilt the electoral playing field in its favor."
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"Under competitive authoritarianism, countries still hold elections, but the ruling party uses various tactics -- attacking the press, disenfranchising voters, weaponizing the justice system and threatening critics -- to tilt the electoral playing field in its favor."
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
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In our view, "constitutional lawyers" should know that the Fourth Amendment exists
Mike Johnson Is Very Annoyed By the Fourth Amendment’s Existence
For a constitutional lawyer, the House Speaker sounds alarmingly unfamiliar with how the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement works.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
In our view, "constitutional lawyers" should know that the Fourth Amendment exists
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Great article about ticketmaster and sports pricing by @ddayen.bsky.social
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly - The American Prospect
Settlement talks on a monopolization case against Live Nation are under way, with Kellyanne Conway and other MAGA lobbyists seeking a sweetheart deal.
prospect.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Great article about ticketmaster and sports pricing by @ddayen.bsky.social
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/12/t...
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These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
These are the oligarchs who seek to rule every aspect of our lives, and the current US regime is doing everything possible to facilitate that because it is owned by them.
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Yeah, we know.
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Yeah, we know.
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At last night’s Equality Illinois Gala, Gov. JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) compared MAGA Republicans’ attacks on trans people, immigrants and people of color to tactics used in Nazi Germany.
“We’ve seen it before in Germany in the early ‘30s, and now they’re invading American cities.”
“We’ve seen it before in Germany in the early ‘30s, and now they’re invading American cities.”
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
At last night’s Equality Illinois Gala, Gov. JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) compared MAGA Republicans’ attacks on trans people, immigrants and people of color to tactics used in Nazi Germany.
“We’ve seen it before in Germany in the early ‘30s, and now they’re invading American cities.”
“We’ve seen it before in Germany in the early ‘30s, and now they’re invading American cities.”
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California has the highest top marginal income tax rate in the nation at 13.3% for individuals earning over $1 million. This rate, which includes a 1% surcharge for mental health services, exceeds other high-tax states like Hawaii (11%), New York (10.9%), and New Jersey (10.75%)
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
California has the highest top marginal income tax rate in the nation at 13.3% for individuals earning over $1 million. This rate, which includes a 1% surcharge for mental health services, exceeds other high-tax states like Hawaii (11%), New York (10.9%), and New Jersey (10.75%)
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MINNESOTA Rep. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social : “They are still racially profiling… Dems need to hold the line. The senate needs to hold the line. I will not forgive anyone who doesn’t stand their ground at this moment in time, and I don’t think the 🇺🇸 people will either.”
(From @atrupar.com
(From @atrupar.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
MINNESOTA Rep. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social : “They are still racially profiling… Dems need to hold the line. The senate needs to hold the line. I will not forgive anyone who doesn’t stand their ground at this moment in time, and I don’t think the 🇺🇸 people will either.”
(From @atrupar.com
(From @atrupar.com
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Like, my representative is MGP so I have zero qualms with shitting on Democrats who aren't doing their part to be a team player.
So it's a little suspicious that these people seemed to have googled "2028 Democrat frontrunners" and decided that those were the highest priorities to attack 🤔
So it's a little suspicious that these people seemed to have googled "2028 Democrat frontrunners" and decided that those were the highest priorities to attack 🤔
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Like, my representative is MGP so I have zero qualms with shitting on Democrats who aren't doing their part to be a team player.
So it's a little suspicious that these people seemed to have googled "2028 Democrat frontrunners" and decided that those were the highest priorities to attack 🤔
So it's a little suspicious that these people seemed to have googled "2028 Democrat frontrunners" and decided that those were the highest priorities to attack 🤔
Newsom hater refuses to say who they are FOR. As usual.
February 16, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Newsom hater refuses to say who they are FOR. As usual.