Cleves Whaley
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Trump hater.
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“It just went off.”
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“It just went off.”
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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I’m imploring you. The GOP thinks schools are their issue.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
February 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I’m imploring you. The GOP thinks schools are their issue.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
If Democrats let the party that’s ripping families apart with masked raids, throwing families off health care, and doing nothing to solve soaring costs claim the “education” mantle, they’ve only themselves to blame.
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“.. First we need to push back on the lies; then crush the pedo/trafficking narrative; then rebuild your image as philanthropist,” Mr. Bannon wrote to Mr. Epstein in April 2019.
@nytimes.com
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February 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“.. First we need to push back on the lies; then crush the pedo/trafficking narrative; then rebuild your image as philanthropist,” Mr. Bannon wrote to Mr. Epstein in April 2019.
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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Good thing we are utilizing our top diplomatic and foreign policy experts for this important mission.
February 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Good thing we are utilizing our top diplomatic and foreign policy experts for this important mission.
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I was on Newsmax this afternoon laying out why there’s nothing “America First” about Trump’s foreign policy. He’s isolated us from our allies while cozying up to authoritarians like Viktor Orbán.
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I was on Newsmax this afternoon laying out why there’s nothing “America First” about Trump’s foreign policy. He’s isolated us from our allies while cozying up to authoritarians like Viktor Orbán.
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Oh look, it’s someone who reexamined what the politics looked like and what his role was going to be.
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Oh look, it’s someone who reexamined what the politics looked like and what his role was going to be.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to pacify critics of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by sending Congress a letter Saturday with a list of 130 names—which for some reason, included dead celebrities. trib.al/CE63det
Bondi Blasted After Adding Elvis and Marilyn Monroe to Epstein List
Attorney General Pam Bondi added just about every name to the email list.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to pacify critics of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by sending Congress a letter Saturday with a list of 130 names—which for some reason, included dead celebrities. trib.al/CE63det
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Elimination of emissions standards was one of the pretty clear policy stakes of the 2024 election and it received about 1% as much coverage as whether Tim Walz retiring from the national guard after 21 years was cowardly.
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Elimination of emissions standards was one of the pretty clear policy stakes of the 2024 election and it received about 1% as much coverage as whether Tim Walz retiring from the national guard after 21 years was cowardly.
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This and the FDA's refusal to approve the new MRNA flu vaccine are the things that really scare me at the moment. The science deniers in the administration are going to damage our lives & health well beyond their own political half-lives.
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This and the FDA's refusal to approve the new MRNA flu vaccine are the things that really scare me at the moment. The science deniers in the administration are going to damage our lives & health well beyond their own political half-lives.
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“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”
As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...
As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...
February 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”
As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...
As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...
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The Department of Justice has now informed Congress that every last Epstein file that can be released has been released, which in the dialect of Washington, roughly translates to:
“We have conducted a thorough investigation into ourselves and have found nothing further we would like you to see. “
“We have conducted a thorough investigation into ourselves and have found nothing further we would like you to see. “
No more Epstein files will be released, DOJ tells Congress - UPI.com
The Department of Justice said in a letter to Congress that it has released all the files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.upi.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Department of Justice has now informed Congress that every last Epstein file that can be released has been released, which in the dialect of Washington, roughly translates to:
“We have conducted a thorough investigation into ourselves and have found nothing further we would like you to see. “
“We have conducted a thorough investigation into ourselves and have found nothing further we would like you to see. “
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"We're under invasion from within," trump said..."No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms."
Both a confession and the most honest statement he's ever made.
Both a confession and the most honest statement he's ever made.
"Under competitive authoritarianism, countries still hold elections, but the ruling party uses various tactics -- attacking the press, disenfranchising voters, weaponizing the justice system and threatening critics -- to tilt the electoral playing field in its favor."
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"We're under invasion from within," trump said..."No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in many ways because they don't wear uniforms."
Both a confession and the most honest statement he's ever made.
Both a confession and the most honest statement he's ever made.
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What an utter disgrace Marco Rubio is.
"'I can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,' Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orban after their meeting."
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
"'I can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,' Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orban after their meeting."
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Rubio tells Orban ‘your success is our success’ during Hungary visit ahead of elections
During a visit to Budapest Monday, just weeks before Hungary’s parliamentary elections, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that the nationalist leader’s “succ...
www.france24.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What an utter disgrace Marco Rubio is.
"'I can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,' Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orban after their meeting."
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
"'I can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,' Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orban after their meeting."
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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Footage from a security camera. A group of reported ICE agents is recorded appearing to search through the civilian's mail while they aren't home, not only breaking federal law but raising massive concerns about privacy rights & the erasure of constitutional protections.
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Alleged ICE Agents CAUGHT Red-Handed on Doorbell Camera
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February 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Footage from a security camera. A group of reported ICE agents is recorded appearing to search through the civilian's mail while they aren't home, not only breaking federal law but raising massive concerns about privacy rights & the erasure of constitutional protections.
youtu.be/xJPSto8q2ao?...
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Trump's presidency is the Epstein administration.
Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor, a CBS News analysis of over 100 texts and email exchanges shows.
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Trump's presidency is the Epstein administration.
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ICE "brutally" detained a minister in Vermont. The Trump administration wants to send him back to Uganda, where he was tortured.
He fled torture in Uganda. ICE is trying to send him back.
People like Pastor Steven Tendo “are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect.”
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
ICE "brutally" detained a minister in Vermont. The Trump administration wants to send him back to Uganda, where he was tortured.
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"Monica sent this from where she's working in the sweet potatoes in Merced county. "I'm cleaning the fields to be planted. The conditions are cold and wet. Weeds here can be knee high. I work long hours and must drive in dense fog. I do this work to feed my family." #WeFeedYou
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Monica sent this from where she's working in the sweet potatoes in Merced county. "I'm cleaning the fields to be planted. The conditions are cold and wet. Weeds here can be knee high. I work long hours and must drive in dense fog. I do this work to feed my family." #WeFeedYou
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it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric
Devastated to learn that Univ of Texas at Austin is closing the American Studies dept. The years I spent there earning my PhD were formative, making me the teacher, thinker, and writer I am today. I've passed on what I learned at UT to thousands of students over the past 20 years. Just awful.
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 AM
it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric
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“Trump hasn’t defied a single court order” is a wild thing to say
February 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“Trump hasn’t defied a single court order” is a wild thing to say
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Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
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Listening to Trump Admin officials, you'd never guess that the US stock market underperformed the rest of the world in 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Listening to Trump Admin officials, you'd never guess that the US stock market underperformed the rest of the world in 2025.
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This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have.
When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.
When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.
February 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have.
When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.
When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall.
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Did I just hear that Rubio skipped his meeting with Zelenskyy and our allies because he "didn't have time" and then flew to Hungary to meet with Orban?
JFC what are we even doing here?
JFC what are we even doing here?
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Did I just hear that Rubio skipped his meeting with Zelenskyy and our allies because he "didn't have time" and then flew to Hungary to meet with Orban?
JFC what are we even doing here?
JFC what are we even doing here?