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@dbourgois.bsky.social
Concerned for democracy.
“Sheetcaking” & trying to figure things out.
“Sheetcaking” & trying to figure things out.
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This. Every damn bit of it.
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This. Every damn bit of it.
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“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
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🔥 WATCH: “I feel much safer with undocumented immigrants than I EVER will with ICE agents!!!”
Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)
Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
🔥 WATCH: “I feel much safer with undocumented immigrants than I EVER will with ICE agents!!!”
Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)
Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)
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"Leaders of electoral authoritarian regimes use unfair elections to deceive their citizens, create the illusion of popular support, & legitimize their rule...nefarious tactics include repressing the opposition &... manipulating the law, media, electoral administration, & campaign resources."
How to Compete in Unfair Elections | Journal of Democracy
Opposition movements often boycott rigged polls rather than risk legitimizing an autocrat. It is usually a mistake. Here is the playbook for how one opposition seized the advantage.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"Leaders of electoral authoritarian regimes use unfair elections to deceive their citizens, create the illusion of popular support, & legitimize their rule...nefarious tactics include repressing the opposition &... manipulating the law, media, electoral administration, & campaign resources."
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It's hard to believe that you could be the trade representative for a major power and not know that tariffs are regressive.
My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.
My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on tariffs: "It's not regressive. Most consumption in America is done by the wealthiest people. So the idea it's somehow regressive is just wrong."
February 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM
It's hard to believe that you could be the trade representative for a major power and not know that tariffs are regressive.
My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.
My econ 101 students know what the word regressive means, and that tariffs are regressive. Many could even cite studies on the subject.
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
If passed, the bill would allow for misdemeanor charges in demonstrations outside a person's home.
www.yahoo.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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If you live in a red state, you may not notice ICE raids, that's because local police depts signed up to help ICE and are doing the work for and with them. Are they getting warrants? Are they profiling you bet.
February 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
If you live in a red state, you may not notice ICE raids, that's because local police depts signed up to help ICE and are doing the work for and with them. Are they getting warrants? Are they profiling you bet.
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"The measure also establishes that “willfully” disseminating or helping a minor access material deemed “harmful” without their parental consent would be a crime... possibility of imprisonment of up to a year, and a fine between $500 and $2,500."
I. TOLD. YOU.
littlevillagemag.com/iowa-house-b...
I. TOLD. YOU.
littlevillagemag.com/iowa-house-b...
Iowa House bill would impose new restrictions on minors at public libraries, create criminal penalties for librarians - Little Village
Despite some librarians and advocates’ warnings that a bill passed by a House subcommittee Thursday would endanger the continued existence of public libraries across the state, supporters said the mea...
littlevillagemag.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"The measure also establishes that “willfully” disseminating or helping a minor access material deemed “harmful” without their parental consent would be a crime... possibility of imprisonment of up to a year, and a fine between $500 and $2,500."
I. TOLD. YOU.
littlevillagemag.com/iowa-house-b...
I. TOLD. YOU.
littlevillagemag.com/iowa-house-b...
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This is just thing that should be released with names.
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This is just thing that should be released with names.
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If Congress every dredges up a shred of integrity and impeaches (and convicts) Trump for his multitude of crimes, they won't stop there. Rooting out all the traitors and criminals he's installed will take a while.
February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
If Congress every dredges up a shred of integrity and impeaches (and convicts) Trump for his multitude of crimes, they won't stop there. Rooting out all the traitors and criminals he's installed will take a while.
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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The only POTUS worse than 45 is now, officially, 47.
The polling is THAT bad now.
That's why they want to rig the elections. They know it's gonna be a bloodbath on top of a massacre on top of a political genocide.
They're scared. We need to keep the pressure I n them & apply it even harder.
The polling is THAT bad now.
That's why they want to rig the elections. They know it's gonna be a bloodbath on top of a massacre on top of a political genocide.
They're scared. We need to keep the pressure I n them & apply it even harder.
February 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The only POTUS worse than 45 is now, officially, 47.
The polling is THAT bad now.
That's why they want to rig the elections. They know it's gonna be a bloodbath on top of a massacre on top of a political genocide.
They're scared. We need to keep the pressure I n them & apply it even harder.
The polling is THAT bad now.
That's why they want to rig the elections. They know it's gonna be a bloodbath on top of a massacre on top of a political genocide.
They're scared. We need to keep the pressure I n them & apply it even harder.
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FBI refusing to share Alex Pretti shooting evidence with state investigators. "BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said Monday that the FBI formally notified the state on Friday that it won’t grant the access." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
FBI will not provide the BCA access to evidence gathered from Pretti shooting, BCA says
Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.
www.mprnews.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
FBI refusing to share Alex Pretti shooting evidence with state investigators. "BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said Monday that the FBI formally notified the state on Friday that it won’t grant the access." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has reportedly been fuming all weekend over how everyone keeps calling his administration the “Epstein Administration.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump has reportedly been fuming all weekend over how everyone keeps calling his administration the “Epstein Administration.”
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Full video, worth a watch. Dr. Nevin says too bad to those few of us grieving the old way of medicine, because MAGA is in charge now! (Yes he’s as pompous as he sounds, and then some) 2/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su3Q...
January 21, 2026 St Clair County Board of Health
YouTube video by SCCountyIT
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Full video, worth a watch. Dr. Nevin says too bad to those few of us grieving the old way of medicine, because MAGA is in charge now! (Yes he’s as pompous as he sounds, and then some) 2/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su3Q...
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In little rural counties all over the U.S., we’re battling RFK jr wanna-be Public “Health” officers who are working day and night to undermine #publichealth, it’s terrifying. This is our Medical Director in #StClairCountyMI:
@publichealthguy1.bsky.social @freedom2b.cryptoanarchy.network
@publichealthguy1.bsky.social @freedom2b.cryptoanarchy.network
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In little rural counties all over the U.S., we’re battling RFK jr wanna-be Public “Health” officers who are working day and night to undermine #publichealth, it’s terrifying. This is our Medical Director in #StClairCountyMI:
@publichealthguy1.bsky.social @freedom2b.cryptoanarchy.network
@publichealthguy1.bsky.social @freedom2b.cryptoanarchy.network
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Saw the term “malignant pacifism” for the first time, and oh my god is that a great descriptor for the Democratic Party.
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Saw the term “malignant pacifism” for the first time, and oh my god is that a great descriptor for the Democratic Party.
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When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.
-- George Carlin
-- George Carlin
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.
-- George Carlin
-- George Carlin
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REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”
February 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”
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Her behaviour at the hearings was atrocious. Imagine if any previous Democratic Attorney General had ever responded in the same manner? They'd been drawn & quartered then roasted over a fire pit. I firmly believe her day is coming. She is a pitiful excuse for an AG.
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
Thomas Massie Calls Out Pam Bondi's Performance During Epstein Files Hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi delved into name calling and shouting when questioned about the Epstein files.
www.huffpost.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Her behaviour at the hearings was atrocious. Imagine if any previous Democratic Attorney General had ever responded in the same manner? They'd been drawn & quartered then roasted over a fire pit. I firmly believe her day is coming. She is a pitiful excuse for an AG.
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
www.huffpost.com/entry/thomas...
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Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.