calamity jim
@calamityjim.bsky.social
fan of writers, medium-sized dogs, small children, bread, islands, stars, popcorn, candy corn, and sleep.
hitchhiked over here from balloon juice.
not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.
hitchhiked over here from balloon juice.
not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.
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Howard Lutnick claimed he vowed-in 2005-that he would never spend time with Jeffrey Epstein
Yet it appears the relationship between them became so close-even after Epstein was convicted of a child prostitution charge in 2008-that Lutnick apparently went to Epstein’s island
IN 2012
Lutnick must go
Yet it appears the relationship between them became so close-even after Epstein was convicted of a child prostitution charge in 2008-that Lutnick apparently went to Epstein’s island
IN 2012
Lutnick must go
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Howard Lutnick claimed he vowed-in 2005-that he would never spend time with Jeffrey Epstein
Yet it appears the relationship between them became so close-even after Epstein was convicted of a child prostitution charge in 2008-that Lutnick apparently went to Epstein’s island
IN 2012
Lutnick must go
Yet it appears the relationship between them became so close-even after Epstein was convicted of a child prostitution charge in 2008-that Lutnick apparently went to Epstein’s island
IN 2012
Lutnick must go
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✅Reality check: You don’t spend hundreds of millions buying warehouse camps if you plan to stop. This is infrastructure, not temporary. This is the beginning, laid in concrete with no intention of slowing down. #Resist
February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
✅Reality check: You don’t spend hundreds of millions buying warehouse camps if you plan to stop. This is infrastructure, not temporary. This is the beginning, laid in concrete with no intention of slowing down. #Resist
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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I disagree with Massie on almost everything but credit where it is due.
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I disagree with Massie on almost everything but credit where it is due.
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True! A misdemeanor, no more than a speeding ticket.
In NO WAY does this so-called “crime” rise to the level of warranting building of, and holding people in, GOP concentration camps.
Ask yourselves, who is privately getting rich off of all this ICE/CBP getting paid to harass and imprison people?
In NO WAY does this so-called “crime” rise to the level of warranting building of, and holding people in, GOP concentration camps.
Ask yourselves, who is privately getting rich off of all this ICE/CBP getting paid to harass and imprison people?
Also, immigration violations are MISDEMEANORS.
You do not go to prison or jail or a concentration camp for these issues.
You do not go to prison or jail or a concentration camp for these issues.
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
True! A misdemeanor, no more than a speeding ticket.
In NO WAY does this so-called “crime” rise to the level of warranting building of, and holding people in, GOP concentration camps.
Ask yourselves, who is privately getting rich off of all this ICE/CBP getting paid to harass and imprison people?
In NO WAY does this so-called “crime” rise to the level of warranting building of, and holding people in, GOP concentration camps.
Ask yourselves, who is privately getting rich off of all this ICE/CBP getting paid to harass and imprison people?
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She has been in Dilley for over 120 days. Her and Liam’s stories are one of thousands. What the Trump admin is doing to our children is depraved and unconscionable. Dilley must close. #FreeOurChildren
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
She has been in Dilley for over 120 days. Her and Liam’s stories are one of thousands. What the Trump admin is doing to our children is depraved and unconscionable. Dilley must close. #FreeOurChildren
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Ice response to two females honking their horn to let neighbors know ice is in the neighborhood… 🤬
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Ice response to two females honking their horn to let neighbors know ice is in the neighborhood… 🤬
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Such good things to do @taylorswift.com.br
February 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Such good things to do @taylorswift.com.br
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If you have to wake up and choose not to act on your "gay thoughts" every single day, I have news for you, pet.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If you have to wake up and choose not to act on your "gay thoughts" every single day, I have news for you, pet.
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Rep. Goldman: “Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?…Is Nazi Germany one?”
Lyons: “Yes.”
Goldman: “Is the Soviet Union one?"
Lyons: “Yes, but this is the wrong type of questioning you should be asking me.”
Lyons: “Yes.”
Goldman: “Is the Soviet Union one?"
Lyons: “Yes, but this is the wrong type of questioning you should be asking me.”
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Rep. Goldman: “Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?…Is Nazi Germany one?”
Lyons: “Yes.”
Goldman: “Is the Soviet Union one?"
Lyons: “Yes, but this is the wrong type of questioning you should be asking me.”
Lyons: “Yes.”
Goldman: “Is the Soviet Union one?"
Lyons: “Yes, but this is the wrong type of questioning you should be asking me.”
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Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."
we have to pay for nonsense like this?
Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Bhattacharya is so kooky
“If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event
Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin’s ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’ - KFF Health News
At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...
kffhealthnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
we have to pay for nonsense like this?
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Conservative politics: society's most privileged & powerful, scared of their own shadows, imagining themselves victims, compensating for their insecurities by heaping abuse on society's weakest & most marginalized, and fashioning themselves heroes for doing it.
It's repulsive.
It's repulsive.
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Conservative politics: society's most privileged & powerful, scared of their own shadows, imagining themselves victims, compensating for their insecurities by heaping abuse on society's weakest & most marginalized, and fashioning themselves heroes for doing it.
It's repulsive.
It's repulsive.
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MAGAZINER: Is it proper procedure to aim pepper spray into the window of a moving vehicle?
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
MAGAZINER: Is it proper procedure to aim pepper spray into the window of a moving vehicle?
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
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This is the reality of the Detention Centers
Where people are held illegally in inhumane conditions with little food, water and no medical care
Where people are held illegally in inhumane conditions with little food, water and no medical care
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Can't crawl over the lowest possible bar. That tracks.
SWALWELL: Will you apologize to the family of Renee Good for being called a domestic terrorist by the president and his leadership?
LYONS: No sir
SWALWELL: Is she a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I'm not going to comment on an active investigation
LYONS: No sir
SWALWELL: Is she a domestic terrorist?
LYONS: I'm not going to comment on an active investigation
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Can't crawl over the lowest possible bar. That tracks.
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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Civilian deaths rising, energy grids bombed, cities frozen into blackouts—this is what happens when aggressors sense no consequences. Appeasement doesn’t end wars, it makes them deadlier.
The Ukraine War Grows Deadlier
More civilians are dying now than when Biden was president
anneapplebaum.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Civilian deaths rising, energy grids bombed, cities frozen into blackouts—this is what happens when aggressors sense no consequences. Appeasement doesn’t end wars, it makes them deadlier.
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This tracks
Epstein bankrolled the “principal home and funding source” for bitcoin
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Files cast light on Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to cryptocurrency
Newly released documents detail convicted sex offender’s early backing of bitcoin and Coinbase
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 AM
This tracks
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I really like the fucking way that whether you agree with them or not (and who could disagree here), the young artists are standing on business.
Chappell Roan leaves her talent agency, Wasserman, after its CEO, Casey Wasserman was discovered in the Epstein files for exchanging flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Chappell Roan Leaves Wasserman Agency Post-Epstein Files
Chappell Roan leaves her talent agency, Wasserman, after its CEO, Casey Wasserman was discovered in the Epstein files for exchanging flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.vulture.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I really like the fucking way that whether you agree with them or not (and who could disagree here), the young artists are standing on business.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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We're gonna hear a lot about the voting-centered SAVE Act. It's really designed to save the GOP's ass in the midterms. It's up for consideration in Congress and must be stopped to SAVE Democracy. @ariberman.bsky.social on what's in the bill.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/K54o_c7d7pA
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/K54o_c7d7pA
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
We're gonna hear a lot about the voting-centered SAVE Act. It's really designed to save the GOP's ass in the midterms. It's up for consideration in Congress and must be stopped to SAVE Democracy. @ariberman.bsky.social on what's in the bill.
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/K54o_c7d7pA
bit.ly/Click-2-Listen
YouTu.be/K54o_c7d7pA