Brownsvillain
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“The fact that conservatives are starting to rail against him should make us worry about what they may be willing to do at the legislative level to roll back his legacy even more than they already have.” www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/01...
Conservatives Are Finally Admitting That They Hate MLK
Charlie Kirk and other young conservatives are launching a campaign to discredit the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a break from the older, historically inaccurate conservative tradition of pre...
www.currentaffairs.org
February 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
“The fact that conservatives are starting to rail against him should make us worry about what they may be willing to do at the legislative level to roll back his legacy even more than they already have.” www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/01...
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Prime example of why there is no safe level of exposure to X propaganda, no matter how immune you think you are.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
@aoc.bsky.social wtf please do not amplify this grifter!!! Broken clock maybe but he's the worst of the worst for health conspiracies. Someone on her team please talk sense into whoever tweeted this.
February 20, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Prime example of why there is no safe level of exposure to X propaganda, no matter how immune you think you are.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
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Pro-ICE troll gets what he's looking for
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Pro-ICE troll gets what he's looking for
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There are no "reasonable Republicans" because they long ago ceased to be a political party.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
NEW: Sen. Susan Collins became the 50th senator to support the voter suppressive SAVE America Act.
The Mainer's alignment with Trump’s agenda exposes her willingness to turn her back on democracy.
But this November, voters will get the chance to return the favor, Marc Elias writes.
The Mainer's alignment with Trump’s agenda exposes her willingness to turn her back on democracy.
But this November, voters will get the chance to return the favor, Marc Elias writes.
Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
www.democracydocket.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
There are no "reasonable Republicans" because they long ago ceased to be a political party.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
A political party tries to court your vote. An authoritarian regime tries to keep you from voting, and all votes from counting.
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Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️
February 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️
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Former prince Andrew was arrested this morning and Spitting Image already has a The Andrew Arrest Special up. #spittingimage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgr0XZGoTiA
February 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Former prince Andrew was arrested this morning and Spitting Image already has a The Andrew Arrest Special up. #spittingimage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgr0XZGoTiA
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ok but how is the opposition party supposed to win over his supporters now, have they even thought about that
The former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, sentenced to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. www.koreaherald.com/article/1...
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for leading insurrection
The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection. "It i
www.koreaherald.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
ok but how is the opposition party supposed to win over his supporters now, have they even thought about that
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ICE has doubled its capacity to hold immigrants at MDC, while federal filings from immigrants held there reveal frequent lock downs, inedible food, and difficulty accessing medical care.
ICE Has Doubled Its Presence in Notorious Brooklyn Jail
Rep. Dan Goldman learned of the expansion on Wednesday when he became the first lawmaker to visit the federal facility since it began detaining immigrants last June.
www.thecity.nyc
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
ICE has doubled its capacity to hold immigrants at MDC, while federal filings from immigrants held there reveal frequent lock downs, inedible food, and difficulty accessing medical care.
“Arrested almost immediately during a peace march, Perdew was charged with "assault with intent to kill," a state felony. While awaiting trial, Perdew was again arrested and this time charged with "attempting to incite an insurrection," a capital offence.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/1965...
www.thecrimson.com/article/1965...
Perdew, Bride Expect Harassment; Rights Worker Returns to Georgia | News | The Harvard Crimson
John Perdew '64, who was beaten and jailed while working for SNCC in Georgia last year, expects further trouble this
www.thecrimson.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:46 AM
“Arrested almost immediately during a peace march, Perdew was charged with "assault with intent to kill," a state felony. While awaiting trial, Perdew was again arrested and this time charged with "attempting to incite an insurrection," a capital offence.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/1965...
www.thecrimson.com/article/1965...
“It’s the essential Americanness of Black Americans—and the centrality of Blackness to American identity—that makes Baldwin a conservative revolutionary. His journeys in “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” form a commemorative project of personal and historical reclamation.”
James Baldwin’s Anguished Prescience in “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Reflecting on the civil-rights era in the nineteen-eighties, the author sounds like our contemporary.
www.newyorker.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 AM
“It’s the essential Americanness of Black Americans—and the centrality of Blackness to American identity—that makes Baldwin a conservative revolutionary. His journeys in “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” form a commemorative project of personal and historical reclamation.”
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Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
From the above piece: “I hopped over to Seedance’s website and it only took 10 seconds to find green screen footage of two stuntmen performing the same fight choreography we see in the Cruise vs Pitt scene.” youtu.be/AKDWuFSy9DA
The Seedance Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight scene - how was it really made?
YouTube video by Shokunin Studio
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February 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Whole Foods AI stores were entirely Indians watching on video feeds and ringing you up. Waymos have live human support partially driving them. And the AI that has “Hollywood shaking in its boots” is…stock footage. With face replacement.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
Yeah. We are sooooooo cooked, AI bros. Call me when it works.
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I love that we have a Canadian progressive podcast community, which Polite Conversations is happy to be a part of.
A worthy cause to support those who support progressive podcasts in Canada!
A worthy cause to support those who support progressive podcasts in Canada!
Canada needs an independent podcast community.
It's Day 8 of our Winter 2026 fundraising campaign help us reach our goal of 50 new Harbinger supporters.
Challenge right-wing and corporate media - support socially and politically progressive Canadian podcasts at
harbingermedianetwork.com/join/ 🔶️
It's Day 8 of our Winter 2026 fundraising campaign help us reach our goal of 50 new Harbinger supporters.
Challenge right-wing and corporate media - support socially and politically progressive Canadian podcasts at
harbingermedianetwork.com/join/ 🔶️
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I love that we have a Canadian progressive podcast community, which Polite Conversations is happy to be a part of.
A worthy cause to support those who support progressive podcasts in Canada!
A worthy cause to support those who support progressive podcasts in Canada!
“The leaders of the Christian right have made it abundantly clear how they define a Christian. We don't care if you sin. We are not bothered if you put your ambition ahead of the needs of your children. If you have lied or broken the law, we will look the other way.”
What Bristol’s baby tells us about the Christian right - The Plank
The New Republic has done its fair share to invent and reinvent opinion journalism in this country. And we've had our share of success in the blogosphere.
web.archive.org
February 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“The leaders of the Christian right have made it abundantly clear how they define a Christian. We don't care if you sin. We are not bothered if you put your ambition ahead of the needs of your children. If you have lied or broken the law, we will look the other way.”
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U.S. HOCKEY ADVANCES: Team USA men’s hockey beat Sweden 2-1 in overtime to advance to the Olympics semifinals. Here’s how the thriller played out.
Team USA advances to semifinals after overtime win vs. Sweden: Here's who they play next
The men's hockey tournament is down to four, with the U.S. joining Canada, Finland and Slovakia in the semifinals after Wednesday's OT win vs. Sweden.
www.nbcwashington.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
U.S. HOCKEY ADVANCES: Team USA men’s hockey beat Sweden 2-1 in overtime to advance to the Olympics semifinals. Here’s how the thriller played out.
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actually the democrats have the very well funded center for american progress but cap is busy under @neeratanden.bsky.social telling democrats to give cops more money to hurt minority populations www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
actually the democrats have the very well funded center for american progress but cap is busy under @neeratanden.bsky.social telling democrats to give cops more money to hurt minority populations www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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20-story performance venue, affordable housing building coming to city lot in East Harlem https://gothamist.com/news/20-story-performance-venue-affordable-housing-building-coming-to-city-lot-in-east-harlem
20-story performance venue, affordable housing building coming to city lot in East Harlem
A rendering of the view from the public bleachers looking down towards the main hall at Casa Belongo, planned to be part of the new Timbale Terrace.
The Timbale Terrace will include a 20-story, 341-unit, $225 million affordable housing development anchored by a cultural center on a city-owned lot. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
20-story performance venue, affordable housing building coming to city lot in East Harlem https://gothamist.com/news/20-story-performance-venue-affordable-housing-building-coming-to-city-lot-in-east-harlem
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Unacceptable. We must push back. This is breaking news, so @vocal-ny.bsky.social is doing rapid-response, but let us plan to follow VOCAL's lead in how best to join the fight.
“Homeless encampment sweeps are ineffective, they are costly and they don’t actually solve the problem of homeless,” said Jeremy Saunders, an executive director of VOCAL-NY.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/n...
Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Unacceptable. We must push back. This is breaking news, so @vocal-ny.bsky.social is doing rapid-response, but let us plan to follow VOCAL's lead in how best to join the fight.
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When @governor.ny.gov says she's not going to tax the rich, this is who she is protecting.
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
February 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
When @governor.ny.gov says she's not going to tax the rich, this is who she is protecting.
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
“The people of Arkansas are, as a whole, moderate, reasonable and honorable. If left alone, they will work out their own destiny-a destiny that will do no violence to any Christian principle. But, they will not be bullied, abused or villified without fighting with all the means at their command.”
SEGREGATION WINS IN ARKANSAS POLL; 85% of People Reject Mixing Races in Schools, Governor Says Survey Shows (Published 1956)
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“The people of Arkansas are, as a whole, moderate, reasonable and honorable. If left alone, they will work out their own destiny-a destiny that will do no violence to any Christian principle. But, they will not be bullied, abused or villified without fighting with all the means at their command.”
"The people will not be subjected to judicial tyranny by a nine-man oligarchy that has departed from every precept of honor," he said. "Anglo-Saxon law is the custom of the people,” he said. "Corrupt decisions of a court do not change the law.”
www.nytimes.com/1956/02/11/a...
www.nytimes.com/1956/02/11/a...
10,000 IN ALABAMA HAIL SEGREGATION; Cheering Throng at Rally-- Orators Urge Fight Within Limits of Law and Order 10,000 IN ALABAMA HAIL SEGREGATION High Court Under Fire Eastland Cuts Speech Folsom Fa...
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"The people will not be subjected to judicial tyranny by a nine-man oligarchy that has departed from every precept of honor," he said. "Anglo-Saxon law is the custom of the people,” he said. "Corrupt decisions of a court do not change the law.”
www.nytimes.com/1956/02/11/a...
www.nytimes.com/1956/02/11/a...
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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Hey history friends!
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Hey history friends!
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
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people turned out in the middle of a pandemic and democratic leadership didnt meet the moment
I know this is a crazy notion, but perhaps we need more people to turn out and vote Democratic so that our 'leaders' can oppose the GOP on all fronts AND ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
people turned out in the middle of a pandemic and democratic leadership didnt meet the moment
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liberals opened their arms to alyssa griffin because after years of shilling for the right and helping her dad run a birther news outlet, she said "i dont like trump" one time and all was forgiven and she got to campaign with harris and a sweet gig on "the view."
February 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
liberals opened their arms to alyssa griffin because after years of shilling for the right and helping her dad run a birther news outlet, she said "i dont like trump" one time and all was forgiven and she got to campaign with harris and a sweet gig on "the view."
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“Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico.” youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 AM
“Please welcome to the Late Show YouTube page, Representative James Talarico.” youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
