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Tim

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www.salon.com/2026/02/17/j...

JD Vance doesn't believe in free speech

In 2025, the veep warned Europeans about censorship. Now the Trump administration is testing those same limits

www.salon.com

February 17, 2026 at 10:17 PM

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John Collins

@logicallyjc.bsky.social

This really is great news.

Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 11h

Today’s Great News (For Everyone Except Trump)

New Mexico bans ICE contracts, Newsom shines in Munich, AOC demands Bondi’s impeachment, and Mark Kelly calls out Trump's NATO Betrayal

www.dworkinsubstack.com

February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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Bruce Little

@brucedlittle.bsky.social

February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM

Tim

@darthtim0718.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid

He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.

open.substack.com

February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM

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John Collins

@logicallyjc.bsky.social

The DOJ managed to do something remarkable with the Epstein files. They’ve over-protected the powerful and under-protected the victims.

I wrote about what we know, what’s still redacted, and why the surveillance of Congress should alarm everyone: open.substack.com/pub/logicall...

February 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

😕

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

February 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Definitely His Legacy….

February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Today in Politics, Bulletin 309. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 309. 2/16/26

… Marco Rubio was in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban less than 2 months before their elections, where Orban is trailing in the polls to Peter Magyar: “We are entering the golden era of relations ...

open.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM

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Mark Hamill

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

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Anti-Fascist Collective 👊🏼👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI

The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.

www.democracydocket.com

February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM

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New Hampshire Bulletin

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What the Merrimack documents reveal about the Trump administration's plan for a nationwide immigrant detention network. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics

What Merrimack documents reveal about Trump plan for a nationwide immigrant detention network • New Hampshire Bulletin

In an effort to carry out President Donald Trump’s goal of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, the federal government is creating a network of immigrant detention centers across the country…

newhampshirebulletin.com

February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM

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New Hampshire Bulletin

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"In a tariff impact survey to roughly 3,000 small business members from June to November 2025, the advocacy group Main Street Alliance found that 81.5% indicated they may raise prices to offset tariff costs." From @ashleymurray.bsky.social

Small business owners squeezed by Trump tariffs await Supreme Court decision • New Hampshire Bulletin

The U.S. Supreme Court has been mulling since November what was supposed to be an expedited opinion on whether large shares of the president’s unilateral emergency tariffs are legal.

newhampshirebulletin.com

February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Tim

@darthtim0718.bsky.social

Mr. Admiral wishes all a good Monday

February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM

Tim

@darthtim0718.bsky.social

merlinbirds.org/species/rocp...

The 🐦 of the day

Such beautiful creatures and we see them everyday

#birdsky

Here's my Bird of the Day - Rock Pigeon

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

February 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Well said. The problem is that the leaders of the US government and the people around them are more interested in their ability to profit from the resources of Ukraine and business deals in Russia than a lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.

February 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM

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Jon Cooper

@joncooper-us.bsky.social

🤣🤣🤣🤣

February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM

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#BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 #Resistance 🙌🏻

@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social

#PetsOfBlueSky🐾🎉

Let’s see pet photos or memes.

This is a follow back party. 🎉

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#Cats #Dogs #Pets

a pizza is being eaten by a dalmatian dog in a pizza box .

ALT: a pizza is being eaten by a dalmatian dog in a pizza box .

media.tenor.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM

Tim

@darthtim0718.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 308

… A huge revelation in Epstein files documents unearthed by investigative reporter Roger Sollenberger: “Maybe the biggest story in the country here.

open.substack.com

February 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM

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New Hampshire Bulletin

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The FBI invited NH Secretary of State David Scanlan and election officials from states across the country to a virtual meeting later this month to “discuss our preparations” for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Scanlan has "tentatively" accepted. From @willskipworth.bsky.social #NHPolitics