deltaract
@deltaract.bsky.social
🤙🏻🤙🏻 idk how to work this thing
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opinions are my own
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While carrying out Trump’s cruel deportation policies, Kristi Noem is holding up $17 billion in disaster funds.
That’s stuff like: fixing bridges and water and sewer systems.
This is a scandal.
Fire Kristi Noem. Save FEMA.
That’s stuff like: fixing bridges and water and sewer systems.
This is a scandal.
Fire Kristi Noem. Save FEMA.
Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
While carrying out Trump’s cruel deportation policies, Kristi Noem is holding up $17 billion in disaster funds.
That’s stuff like: fixing bridges and water and sewer systems.
This is a scandal.
Fire Kristi Noem. Save FEMA.
That’s stuff like: fixing bridges and water and sewer systems.
This is a scandal.
Fire Kristi Noem. Save FEMA.
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Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
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making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
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10th anniversary of this Iowa caucus result
And then the Clinton campaign ran on Better Things Are Not Possible So Shut Up
And given the chance to use their VP pick to reach out to young/diverse voters, they picked … Tim Kaine
And then when she lost it was all those stupid young voters’ fault
And then the Clinton campaign ran on Better Things Are Not Possible So Shut Up
And given the chance to use their VP pick to reach out to young/diverse voters, they picked … Tim Kaine
And then when she lost it was all those stupid young voters’ fault
February 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
10th anniversary of this Iowa caucus result
And then the Clinton campaign ran on Better Things Are Not Possible So Shut Up
And given the chance to use their VP pick to reach out to young/diverse voters, they picked … Tim Kaine
And then when she lost it was all those stupid young voters’ fault
And then the Clinton campaign ran on Better Things Are Not Possible So Shut Up
And given the chance to use their VP pick to reach out to young/diverse voters, they picked … Tim Kaine
And then when she lost it was all those stupid young voters’ fault
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Family members bid goodbye to the detainee, "Khalid Al-Sayfi", from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, who passed away within days of his release from the occupation's torture camps.
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Family members bid goodbye to the detainee, "Khalid Al-Sayfi", from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, who passed away within days of his release from the occupation's torture camps.
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The recent, hard-hitting campaign to pressure Target into better behavior, has been exceptionally well-coordinated and inventive.
Yesterday in NYC’s Columbus Circle, on the heels of ~20 similar actions at Targets in Minnesota on Saturday, and leading up to bigger ones to come very soon.
Our core demand is simple:
Target, stop collaborating with ICE
Our core demand is simple:
Target, stop collaborating with ICE
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The recent, hard-hitting campaign to pressure Target into better behavior, has been exceptionally well-coordinated and inventive.
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For comparison the state department’s psychiatrists are required to make their notes available like any other sensitive document
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
For comparison the state department’s psychiatrists are required to make their notes available like any other sensitive document
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A January wrap up of the state of press freedom in the U.S. Was filmed <> Wednesday, and January kept going for aggressions against the press, didn't it, eh ? Find those as we document them @pressfreedomtracker.us
From assaults at protests to a raid at a reporter’s home, plus a prior restraint in Las Vegas — a month into 2026, journalists are facing a landscape of aggressions.
Watch our Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social explain, and subscribe to our newsletter: pressfreedomtracker.us/newsletter
Watch our Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social explain, and subscribe to our newsletter: pressfreedomtracker.us/newsletter
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
A January wrap up of the state of press freedom in the U.S. Was filmed <> Wednesday, and January kept going for aggressions against the press, didn't it, eh ? Find those as we document them @pressfreedomtracker.us
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there are many giveaways in this image that indicate it's not genuine, but my favorite one is the lady wearing a santa hat in february
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
there are many giveaways in this image that indicate it's not genuine, but my favorite one is the lady wearing a santa hat in february
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Because zoning is de facto controlled by the local alderperson, it's almost impossible to proactively upzone areas close to the 'L' when the ward map looks like this ⬇️.
State preemption is basically our only hope, and I hope the legislature picks that back up this session. We came close last year.
State preemption is basically our only hope, and I hope the legislature picks that back up this session. We came close last year.
February 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Because zoning is de facto controlled by the local alderperson, it's almost impossible to proactively upzone areas close to the 'L' when the ward map looks like this ⬇️.
State preemption is basically our only hope, and I hope the legislature picks that back up this session. We came close last year.
State preemption is basically our only hope, and I hope the legislature picks that back up this session. We came close last year.
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I witnessed ICE using tear gas on children.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
This was the kind of treatment the union activists got today from Oregon’s largest unions alongside coalitions like @jwjpdx.bsky.social. They fired projectiles and injured many demonstrators and broke out neighbors windows. Gas for a half dozen miles in each direction. #iceout
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I witnessed ICE using tear gas on children.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
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Does anyone know what kind of gas they were using?
Someone just told me that they saw multiple people passed out during the first brutal wave of tear gas when there were still a ton of children and elderly folks. There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics
February 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Does anyone know what kind of gas they were using?
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BREAKING: Chicagoans can now vote to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” linking the pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. @wttw.bsky.social
Voting Is Now Open in Chicago’s Annual Snowplow Naming Contest. ‘Abolish ICE’ Among 25 Finalists
“Abolish ICE” is one of 25 finalists that Chicagoans can vote on between Sunday and Feb. 14, with the top six vote-getters winning the honor of renaming one snowplow in each of Chicago’s six snow dist...
news.wttw.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
BREAKING: Chicagoans can now vote to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” linking the pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. @wttw.bsky.social
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Larry Summers, seen here somehow managing to have the worst gender politics in the room while in a one on one conversation with JEFFREY FUCKING EPSTEIN.
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Larry Summers, seen here somehow managing to have the worst gender politics in the room while in a one on one conversation with JEFFREY FUCKING EPSTEIN.
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Leigh Wambsganns devoted her professional life to Trump and his movement.
On Friday, he seemed to reward her loyalty by endorsing her campaign for Texas senate.
But after she lost a safe GOP seat by double digits, Trump says he’s never heard of her: “What can I say? I have nothing to do with it.”
On Friday, he seemed to reward her loyalty by endorsing her campaign for Texas senate.
But after she lost a safe GOP seat by double digits, Trump says he’s never heard of her: “What can I say? I have nothing to do with it.”
Q: In Texas, a Democrat won a special election in an area you won by 17 points. Your reaction?
TRUMP: I don't know. I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran -- where?
Q: In Texas
TRUMP: I'm not involved. You mean I won by 17, and this person lost? Things like that happen. I'm not on the ballot
TRUMP: I don't know. I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran -- where?
Q: In Texas
TRUMP: I'm not involved. You mean I won by 17, and this person lost? Things like that happen. I'm not on the ballot
February 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Leigh Wambsganns devoted her professional life to Trump and his movement.
On Friday, he seemed to reward her loyalty by endorsing her campaign for Texas senate.
But after she lost a safe GOP seat by double digits, Trump says he’s never heard of her: “What can I say? I have nothing to do with it.”
On Friday, he seemed to reward her loyalty by endorsing her campaign for Texas senate.
But after she lost a safe GOP seat by double digits, Trump says he’s never heard of her: “What can I say? I have nothing to do with it.”
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🇱🇧 Israeli forces killed a man while he was carrying out maintenance work on his roof in the town of Reb Thalathin in southern Lebanon.
The killing follows a wave of Israeli airstrikes a day earlier that hit a heavy machinery exhibition in southern Lebanon, destroying bulldozers and excavators...
The killing follows a wave of Israeli airstrikes a day earlier that hit a heavy machinery exhibition in southern Lebanon, destroying bulldozers and excavators...
February 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
🇱🇧 Israeli forces killed a man while he was carrying out maintenance work on his roof in the town of Reb Thalathin in southern Lebanon.
The killing follows a wave of Israeli airstrikes a day earlier that hit a heavy machinery exhibition in southern Lebanon, destroying bulldozers and excavators...
The killing follows a wave of Israeli airstrikes a day earlier that hit a heavy machinery exhibition in southern Lebanon, destroying bulldozers and excavators...
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lmao they put Kyle from HR out there
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 PM
lmao they put Kyle from HR out there
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See also: bsky.app/profile/drop...
🔵🎥 WATCH: UNICEF credits Palestinian police w/ securing aid delivery in Gaza
Ted Chaiban, deputy exec. dir. of UNICEF, said the presence of Gaza’s “blue police” has helped stabilize aid delivery, saying that w/ officers stationed at checkpoints, looting, which was a major concern weeks ago, “is...
Ted Chaiban, deputy exec. dir. of UNICEF, said the presence of Gaza’s “blue police” has helped stabilize aid delivery, saying that w/ officers stationed at checkpoints, looting, which was a major concern weeks ago, “is...
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
See also: bsky.app/profile/drop...
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Four female police officers were among 13 police personnel, detainees, and civilians killed when Israeli airstrikes targeted the Sheikh Radwan police station west of Gaza City today, according to Felesteen Online. Three other female officers remain missing under the rubble.
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Four female police officers were among 13 police personnel, detainees, and civilians killed when Israeli airstrikes targeted the Sheikh Radwan police station west of Gaza City today, according to Felesteen Online. Three other female officers remain missing under the rubble.
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Some photos from the Chicago memorial ride for Alex Pretti, where lots of folks came out in solidarity with similar rides across the country.
Organized by @babski.bsky.social and @bikegridnow.org, with remarks from Kyle Lucas from @betterstreetschicago.org
Organized by @babski.bsky.social and @bikegridnow.org, with remarks from Kyle Lucas from @betterstreetschicago.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Some photos from the Chicago memorial ride for Alex Pretti, where lots of folks came out in solidarity with similar rides across the country.
Organized by @babski.bsky.social and @bikegridnow.org, with remarks from Kyle Lucas from @betterstreetschicago.org
Organized by @babski.bsky.social and @bikegridnow.org, with remarks from Kyle Lucas from @betterstreetschicago.org
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Fuck ICE
@itskylelucas.com says it louder for the people in the back.
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Fuck ICE
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On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.