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· Dec 27
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
Another reason Grants Pass should be reversed.
I'm scanning the water line for the first rats to start bailing from that thar sinking ship.
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I'm scanning the water line for the first rats to start bailing from that thar sinking ship.
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Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
Mike Johnson just claimed (for at least the second time today!) to be ignorant of major news developments that reflect poorly on Trump.
DRINK!
DRINK!
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I suspect this is some of the intended effect of the construction of both Midway Blitz and this current occupation.
Kind of shocking how much respect I’ve lost for Tim Walz in all of this.
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I suspect this is some of the intended effect of the construction of both Midway Blitz and this current occupation.
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I looked her up because it mentioned book publishing and...I need someone else to read this bio. I can't be alone in this experience.
shelleylewis.com/about-shelley/
shelleylewis.com/about-shelley/
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I looked her up because it mentioned book publishing and...I need someone else to read this bio. I can't be alone in this experience.
shelleylewis.com/about-shelley/
shelleylewis.com/about-shelley/
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We are being warned in real time about the purpose of these camps even as Trump is expanding them.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
"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 8:16 PM
We are being warned in real time about the purpose of these camps even as Trump is expanding them.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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This is what ICE looks like
Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance. 🔗 on.wsj.com/46uTQjq
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is what ICE looks like
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Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
I actually disagree with this take. I don't think they're all feckless waffles. There's actually quite a few of them that I really like. I just think Schumer and Jeffries have not met the moment, and that the old way of approaching compromise is over because it fertilized the country for fascism.
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I actually disagree with this take. I don't think they're all feckless waffles. There's actually quite a few of them that I really like. I just think Schumer and Jeffries have not met the moment, and that the old way of approaching compromise is over because it fertilized the country for fascism.
"In the end Korea's Jamón Iberico had what it took to wrest the gold from Canada's Parma Ham, but it's also noteworthy that Bolivia's Smoked Herring beat the US team's maple bacon in the runner up match"
i typed "won the gold in curing" and that should be an olympics event too
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"In the end Korea's Jamón Iberico had what it took to wrest the gold from Canada's Parma Ham, but it's also noteworthy that Bolivia's Smoked Herring beat the US team's maple bacon in the runner up match"
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There's plenty to criticize Democrats for, and I do it here all the time. But criticizing them for telling people they have to vote is so counterproductive it borders on malevolent. If in 2026, you don't get how important it is, you are as much a part of the problem as anyone you're angry at.
okay but like the burden is literally on us
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
There's plenty to criticize Democrats for, and I do it here all the time. But criticizing them for telling people they have to vote is so counterproductive it borders on malevolent. If in 2026, you don't get how important it is, you are as much a part of the problem as anyone you're angry at.
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BIG NEWS FROM NJ-11: former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes, congratulates Analilia Mejia on a positive and well-run campaign, blames AIPAC for his loss, and promises to vigorously oppose anyone AIPAC backs against Mejia in June
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
BIG NEWS FROM NJ-11: former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes, congratulates Analilia Mejia on a positive and well-run campaign, blames AIPAC for his loss, and promises to vigorously oppose anyone AIPAC backs against Mejia in June
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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But wait. It gets stupider and more corrupt.
A billionaire family that owns a bridge crossing between Michigan and Canada has wanted Trump to stop a new bridge — and Trump is now threatening to block its opening (with authority he doesn’t have). www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
But wait. It gets stupider and more corrupt.
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Woof [this is about the Thompson Center project]
Want a Masterclass in How Not to Work With Artists? Ask Google | Artnet News
Renown artist Judy Chicago shares her misadventures with an ambitious public art commission for the tech giant.
news.artnet.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Woof [this is about the Thompson Center project]
At the moment you have your most leverage to date you've already compromised by offering them one cent more. Starve the agency, close the camps, and hand the reins to someone ready to lead the next majority, because no one believes you're going to do what is necessary when the GOP loses power.
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
At the moment you have your most leverage to date you've already compromised by offering them one cent more. Starve the agency, close the camps, and hand the reins to someone ready to lead the next majority, because no one believes you're going to do what is necessary when the GOP loses power.
I was wrong two complaints: one which I will not risk spoiling the experience of this movie to tell you, the second being that it made me want to watch the Director's Cut of Branagh's Hamlet and c'mon now who's got time for that and raising two kids with a full time job in entertainment production.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I was wrong two complaints: one which I will not risk spoiling the experience of this movie to tell you, the second being that it made me want to watch the Director's Cut of Branagh's Hamlet and c'mon now who's got time for that and raising two kids with a full time job in entertainment production.
Hamnet (movie) was excellent. Chloe Zhao is uncanny at making the audience, or at least me, empathize with her subjects. The Shakespeare line readings were flawless. I have one complaint, which when you see this movie you may guess, a scene could've been cut with nothing lost. Buckley is incredible.
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Hamnet (movie) was excellent. Chloe Zhao is uncanny at making the audience, or at least me, empathize with her subjects. The Shakespeare line readings were flawless. I have one complaint, which when you see this movie you may guess, a scene could've been cut with nothing lost. Buckley is incredible.
Well his team dissolved and he had an enormous life threatening crash that messed up his heart, so it's kindof hard to have a guard of honor when he's never going to pedal up to a UCI starting line ever again.
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Well his team dissolved and he had an enormous life threatening crash that messed up his heart, so it's kindof hard to have a guard of honor when he's never going to pedal up to a UCI starting line ever again.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
“Don’t be a pemmican, take a hard tack to the left and start correcting your mistakes”
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
“Don’t be a pemmican, take a hard tack to the left and start correcting your mistakes”
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas at corporate stores are fighting for respect and a fair contract while their CEO makes 6,666x what they do.
If Starbucks won’t respect baristas, they don’t deserve our clicks and orders. Delete the Starbucks app!
If Starbucks won’t respect baristas, they don’t deserve our clicks and orders. Delete the Starbucks app!
I DELETED THE STARBUCKS APP
#DeleteTheApp to show Starbucks that you stand with baristas, not billion-dollar companies.
action.fightforaunion.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas at corporate stores are fighting for respect and a fair contract while their CEO makes 6,666x what they do.
If Starbucks won’t respect baristas, they don’t deserve our clicks and orders. Delete the Starbucks app!
If Starbucks won’t respect baristas, they don’t deserve our clicks and orders. Delete the Starbucks app!
You say: Mike that's too much hopium
To which I reply: Did you read that memo? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 hopium. Or whatever the dark side equivalent is called.
To which I reply: Did you read that memo? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 hopium. Or whatever the dark side equivalent is called.
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
You say: Mike that's too much hopium
To which I reply: Did you read that memo? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 hopium. Or whatever the dark side equivalent is called.
To which I reply: Did you read that memo? 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 hopium. Or whatever the dark side equivalent is called.