J. L. Bell
@boston1775.bsky.social
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J. L. Bell
@boston1775.bsky.social
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When I joined Twitter years ago, I created multiple accounts for my separate interests and activities. Each account followed different groups and attracted different followers.
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"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May 2025)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
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February 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"Most of the doctors spoke with ProPublica on the condition of anonymity, as they feared retaliation for violating ... a hospital 'gag order' against discussing abortion. In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies."
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Pretty sure they can't repeal a scientific finding NYT, that's not how science works.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Pretty sure they can't repeal a scientific finding NYT, that's not how science works.
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Pam Bondi's Gutter: Five Ways the Attorney General Confirmed She Is Engaged in an Epstein Cover Up
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Pam Bondi's Gutter: Five Ways the Attorney General Confirmed She Is Engaged in an Epstein Cover Up - emptywheel
One way to show that Pam Bondi is affirmatively covering up for Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein is by comparing what FBI redacted last March, when they were focused on prominent Epstein associates, an...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Pam Bondi's Gutter: Five Ways the Attorney General Confirmed She Is Engaged in an Epstein Cover Up
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Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think we should be taking scientific advice from a demented pedophile who tried to redraw a hurricane chart with a sharpie.
Q: What do you tell Americans who are concerned that repealing the endangerment finding comes at a host to public health and the environment based on science?
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
TRUMP: I tell them don't worry about it. This was all a scam. They'll have more money to spend for healthcare.
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think we should be taking scientific advice from a demented pedophile who tried to redraw a hurricane chart with a sharpie.
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Just finished reading James Quinn’s excellent new history of 1798. A model of concise but deeply informed history writing and likely to be both the go to narrative account as well as essential introduction to historiographical debates.
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Just finished reading James Quinn’s excellent new history of 1798. A model of concise but deeply informed history writing and likely to be both the go to narrative account as well as essential introduction to historiographical debates.
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BLUMENTHAL: What is so different about ICE that it regards itself as an exception to the 4th Amendment?
LYONS: We don't
BLUMENTHAL: Why did you keep your memo about the warrant policy secret?
LYONS: I didn't
BLUMENTHAL: We learned about it when whistleblowers came to us
LYONS: We don't
BLUMENTHAL: Why did you keep your memo about the warrant policy secret?
LYONS: I didn't
BLUMENTHAL: We learned about it when whistleblowers came to us
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
BLUMENTHAL: What is so different about ICE that it regards itself as an exception to the 4th Amendment?
LYONS: We don't
BLUMENTHAL: Why did you keep your memo about the warrant policy secret?
LYONS: I didn't
BLUMENTHAL: We learned about it when whistleblowers came to us
LYONS: We don't
BLUMENTHAL: Why did you keep your memo about the warrant policy secret?
LYONS: I didn't
BLUMENTHAL: We learned about it when whistleblowers came to us
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Mississippi school district appeals ruling to reinstate educator fired for reading children’s book | WJTV buff.ly/gJ6Wrez
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Mississippi school district appeals ruling to reinstate educator fired for reading children’s book | WJTV buff.ly/gJ6Wrez
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OPINION: "The outrageous lies of Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a Commerce Secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished ... America desperately needs truth and consequences." — Inquirer columnist Will Bunch
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
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February 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
OPINION: "The outrageous lies of Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a Commerce Secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished ... America desperately needs truth and consequences." — Inquirer columnist Will Bunch
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"Inside of the detention center Wong says, captives work for $1 a day– a single 15-minute phone call is $5, according to Wong."
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"Inside of the detention center Wong says, captives work for $1 a day– a single 15-minute phone call is $5, according to Wong."
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under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them
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The Horsefeathers comment really hits the Marx.
Richard Leon's opinion ruling against Whiskey Pete Hegseth in Mark Kelly's lawsuit is a 14-exclamation point opinion.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Horsefeathers comment really hits the Marx.
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we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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These are the conditions under which the Trump regime wants to detain noncitizens indefinitely. It violates international law, the Eighth Amendment, and our own laws & regulations.
And the DOJ and DHS are willing to manipulate any law, defy any court order, to keep doing so.
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And the DOJ and DHS are willing to manipulate any law, defy any court order, to keep doing so.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
These are the conditions under which the Trump regime wants to detain noncitizens indefinitely. It violates international law, the Eighth Amendment, and our own laws & regulations.
And the DOJ and DHS are willing to manipulate any law, defy any court order, to keep doing so.
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And the DOJ and DHS are willing to manipulate any law, defy any court order, to keep doing so.
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Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
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Feb. 12, 1776: The Continental Congress resolves to bolster Maj. Gen. Charles Lee’s force in New York City. It asks Pennsylvania and New Jersey to send four battalions to serve under him, and directs the Secret Committee to turn over a ton of gunpowder for his use.
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Feb. 12, 1776: The Continental Congress resolves to bolster Maj. Gen. Charles Lee’s force in New York City. It asks Pennsylvania and New Jersey to send four battalions to serve under him, and directs the Secret Committee to turn over a ton of gunpowder for his use.
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One of my favorite parts was finding out the real reason John Jay couldn’t write anymore Federalist Papers. @profwehrman.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
One of my favorite parts was finding out the real reason John Jay couldn’t write anymore Federalist Papers. @profwehrman.bsky.social
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"At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP."
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Member of US Marshals Service shoots, kills person in DC’s Mayfair neighborhood - WTOP News
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood, a law enforcement source told WTOP.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP."
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RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly disclosed confidential tax data of thousands of people to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of the Trump administration’s push to crack down on immigration enforcement measures across agencies.
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
IRS improperly disclosed immigrant tax data to DHS: Report
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly disclosed confidential tax data of thousands of people to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of the Trump administration’s push to crack…
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February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly disclosed confidential tax data of thousands of people to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of the Trump administration’s push to crack down on immigration enforcement measures across agencies.
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening Civil Rights]
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
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Always a kick seeing your photo in a magazine — this time in Hook & Barrel.
Small note for the editors: Saratoga Battlefield is in New York, not New England.
Big thanks to Ranger Kristin Vinduska for the fantastic shot.
Small note for the editors: Saratoga Battlefield is in New York, not New England.
Big thanks to Ranger Kristin Vinduska for the fantastic shot.
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Always a kick seeing your photo in a magazine — this time in Hook & Barrel.
Small note for the editors: Saratoga Battlefield is in New York, not New England.
Big thanks to Ranger Kristin Vinduska for the fantastic shot.
Small note for the editors: Saratoga Battlefield is in New York, not New England.
Big thanks to Ranger Kristin Vinduska for the fantastic shot.