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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
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February 17, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
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Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason'
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Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason'
Anthony Hudson has made a habit of threatening elected officials.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Republican candidate threatens to hang elected officials for 'treason'
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"If we have to follow the law and constitution we won't be allowed to break the law and violate the constitution" says man sworn to uphold the constitution.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
"If we have to follow the law and constitution we won't be allowed to break the law and violate the constitution" says man sworn to uphold the constitution.
'No excuse': MAGA turns on Bannon after Epstein messages reveal plot against Trump
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'No excuse': MAGA turns on Bannon after Epstein messages reveal plot against Trump
One exchange recently unearthed in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents shows an exchange between Epstein and Steve Bannon — who was President Donald Trump's chief strategist during...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
'No excuse': MAGA turns on Bannon after Epstein messages reveal plot against Trump
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February 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Why wld a career journalist want to work under a provocateur/troll?
"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Why wld a career journalist want to work under a provocateur/troll?
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Reupping post from July because in late Bill Essayli continues to be a menace to society.
In late January 2026, Bill Essayli encouraged Californians to make FAKE reports to LA Rapid Response Network to claim they saw ICE agents abducting people. Go, @gomez.house.gov 💙
In late January 2026, Bill Essayli encouraged Californians to make FAKE reports to LA Rapid Response Network to claim they saw ICE agents abducting people. Go, @gomez.house.gov 💙
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Reupping post from July because in late Bill Essayli continues to be a menace to society.
In late January 2026, Bill Essayli encouraged Californians to make FAKE reports to LA Rapid Response Network to claim they saw ICE agents abducting people. Go, @gomez.house.gov 💙
In late January 2026, Bill Essayli encouraged Californians to make FAKE reports to LA Rapid Response Network to claim they saw ICE agents abducting people. Go, @gomez.house.gov 💙
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In 2015, a nerdy Muslim kid was arrested for bringing pieces of a clock to school in Texas and Captain Thesaurus here suggested that I should have joined in on assuming the kid was a terrorist.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
In 2015, a nerdy Muslim kid was arrested for bringing pieces of a clock to school in Texas and Captain Thesaurus here suggested that I should have joined in on assuming the kid was a terrorist.
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
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Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
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February 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
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Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
Anderson Cooper quits '60 Minutes' as MAGA-friendly shakeup continues at CBS News
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Anderson Cooper quits '60 Minutes' as MAGA-friendly shakeup continues at CBS News
Journalist Anderson Cooper announced Monday that he was leaving "60 Minutes" amid reports that he opted not to renew his contract with CBS News under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Cooper is among th...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Anderson Cooper quits '60 Minutes' as MAGA-friendly shakeup continues at CBS News
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Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China
“They’re not answering or returning anyone’s calls,” said the local union leader.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China
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Obama: "Right now we're being tested. And the good news is what we saw in Mpls and St. Paul, and what we're seeing in places across the country included here in LA, has been the American people -- at least a good number of them -- saying 'we're going to live up to those values we say we believe in'"
February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Obama: "Right now we're being tested. And the good news is what we saw in Mpls and St. Paul, and what we're seeing in places across the country included here in LA, has been the American people -- at least a good number of them -- saying 'we're going to live up to those values we say we believe in'"
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The PSB research team digs into several sites unmasked in FOIA docs obtained by the ACLU.
FOIA Documents Unmask the Sites of ICE’s Continued Detention Surge
Recent documents obtained by the ACLU reveal ICE's nationwide plan to reopen facilities, including shuttered prisons, for use as detention space
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February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The PSB research team digs into several sites unmasked in FOIA docs obtained by the ACLU.
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Page 15 of the GOP’s Save America Act wld force all 50 states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized voter purge program (called “SAVE”), which they know has had error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that they know was compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave 1/
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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We should THANK the states that have refused to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized “SAVE” voter purge program, which the GOP knows has reported error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that the GOP knows was compromised by DOGE. Harmeet Dhillon is suing them instead. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
We should THANK the states that have refused to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized “SAVE” voter purge program, which the GOP knows has reported error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that the GOP knows was compromised by DOGE. Harmeet Dhillon is suing them instead. 1/
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Hysterical. A National Park Service pipeline pollutes the Potomac, and Trump throws a tantrum and blame it on the governor of Maryland.
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Hysterical. A National Park Service pipeline pollutes the Potomac, and Trump throws a tantrum and blame it on the governor of Maryland.
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US intelligence officials have confirmed that Elon Musk had discussions with Putin many times, and they listened in to some—but not all—of them. The fact that he had these discussions and did not report them, as his security clearance required, is already a major issue.
February 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
US intelligence officials have confirmed that Elon Musk had discussions with Putin many times, and they listened in to some—but not all—of them. The fact that he had these discussions and did not report them, as his security clearance required, is already a major issue.
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Page 15 of the GOP’s Save America Act wld force all 50 states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized voter purge program (called “SAVE”), which they know has had error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that they know was compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave 1/
February 16, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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The Alabama Solution features footage clandestinely shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the United States. The footage includes the apparent cover-up of the beating death of an incarcerated man by prison guards.
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The Alabama Solution features footage clandestinely shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the United States. The footage includes the apparent cover-up of the beating death of an incarcerated man by prison guards.
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Important to remember that not all of this is nefarious, but it is good to see how your town may be partnering with ICE.
Source: USAspending
Source: USAspending
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Important to remember that not all of this is nefarious, but it is good to see how your town may be partnering with ICE.
Source: USAspending
Source: USAspending
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One way to use our DHS Contracts tool: see how cities, towns, & counties receive Homeland Security funding.
In the "company" search bar, type "city of," "town of," or "county of" to see local government contracts, amounts, and purposes.
tinyurl.com/DHSContracts...
Best on desk/laptop, not phone.
In the "company" search bar, type "city of," "town of," or "county of" to see local government contracts, amounts, and purposes.
tinyurl.com/DHSContracts...
Best on desk/laptop, not phone.
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
One way to use our DHS Contracts tool: see how cities, towns, & counties receive Homeland Security funding.
In the "company" search bar, type "city of," "town of," or "county of" to see local government contracts, amounts, and purposes.
tinyurl.com/DHSContracts...
Best on desk/laptop, not phone.
In the "company" search bar, type "city of," "town of," or "county of" to see local government contracts, amounts, and purposes.
tinyurl.com/DHSContracts...
Best on desk/laptop, not phone.
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"In the six months before Mr. Epstein was arrested and charged with the sex trafficking of minors in July 2019, Mr. Bannon’s name appears nearly every day in the files, often because the two men exchanged texts."
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Despite Epstein’s Toxicity, Steve Bannon Stood by Him, Texts Indicate
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"In the six months before Mr. Epstein was arrested and charged with the sex trafficking of minors in July 2019, Mr. Bannon’s name appears nearly every day in the files, often because the two men exchanged texts."
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This is ritual suicide. The Trump regime is handing out the Kool-Aid.
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This is ritual suicide. The Trump regime is handing out the Kool-Aid.
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Tell your Senators to vote NO on the so-called Save America Act: 202-224-3121. The bill is blatantly dangerous. Thanks. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes
Page 15 of the GOP’s Save America Act wld force all 50 states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized voter purge program (called “SAVE”), which they know has had error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that they know was compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave 1/
February 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Tell your Senators to vote NO on the so-called Save America Act: 202-224-3121. The bill is blatantly dangerous. Thanks. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes