Derrell Durrett
@derrelldurrett.bsky.social
Ex physics. Software. Life-long observer of the public morality. Devoté of Poe's Law.
Potentially voluble.
Boulder Colorado
Born at 318 ppm CO2.
Potentially voluble.
Boulder Colorado
Born at 318 ppm CO2.
Pinned
AOC: “It should be our mission right now to make sure that all people have health care!"
Housing, food, health care, and education.
For all.
That should be a guarantee to all Americans that America makes.
For all.
That should be a guarantee to all Americans that America makes.
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February
Politico cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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While I had the flu, I dreamt I found a piece of paper with a poem that said something like “lie back in the long grass. Look up at the seed heads bobbing in the wind. The shade is cool. If we lie here long enough, we will become one.” It was written by A. Grass, a hungry grass who wanted fertilizer
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 AM
While I had the flu, I dreamt I found a piece of paper with a poem that said something like “lie back in the long grass. Look up at the seed heads bobbing in the wind. The shade is cool. If we lie here long enough, we will become one.” It was written by A. Grass, a hungry grass who wanted fertilizer
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February 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Huge and fantastic news.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Huge and fantastic news.
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In the Friday Hamilton Spectator: www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
In the Friday Hamilton Spectator: www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...
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The conditions this time of year are excellent for Kennedy Ski Football.
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The conditions this time of year are excellent for Kennedy Ski Football.
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Congresswoman reads my reporting on ICE's secret watchlists into the congressional record, struggling to pronounce my name lol
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Congresswoman reads my reporting on ICE's secret watchlists into the congressional record, struggling to pronounce my name lol
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🚨 ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One
Feds could be in your group chat
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
🚨 ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
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really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
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While the US focuses on maximum coal use to kill the planet, China may actually have crossed the threshold to *reduce* its CO2 emissions.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
While the US focuses on maximum coal use to kill the planet, China may actually have crossed the threshold to *reduce* its CO2 emissions.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Today's newsletter: New piece: after the Guthrie kidnapping, the Kirk assassination, and both Minneapolis shootings, the same thing happened every time. People asked AI to "enhance" blurry footage. AI invented faces.
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
Computer, Enhance
People keep running crime footage through AI thinking they’re helping. They’re not.
www.readtpa.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Today's newsletter: New piece: after the Guthrie kidnapping, the Kirk assassination, and both Minneapolis shootings, the same thing happened every time. People asked AI to "enhance" blurry footage. AI invented faces.
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
www.readtpa.com/p/computer-e...
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
February 13, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Democrats on the Judiciary Committee keep decrying nominees as unqualified extremists. They also keep voting to turn those nominees into life-tenured federal judges.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
Why Are Senate Democrats Still Voting to Confirm Trump’s Judicial Nominees?
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first in a series of eight...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Democrats on the Judiciary Committee keep decrying nominees as unqualified extremists. They also keep voting to turn those nominees into life-tenured federal judges.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-are...
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Put it this way: if you are trying to predict Trump's actions, "what would a committed racist/minsogynst do?" will get you about a 95% hit rate. "What would a desperately insecure narcissist who is deeply afraid of weakness & drawn to bullying strength do?" will get you 100%.
February 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Put it this way: if you are trying to predict Trump's actions, "what would a committed racist/minsogynst do?" will get you about a 95% hit rate. "What would a desperately insecure narcissist who is deeply afraid of weakness & drawn to bullying strength do?" will get you 100%.
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Like yeah Trump hates women, he hates black people, but he also hates immigrants, trans people, care workers, woulded vets... there's clearly something deeper that ties all that together. It's authoritarianism! It's fear. It's a gut-level, instinctive, intense aversion to weakness or vulnerability.
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Like yeah Trump hates women, he hates black people, but he also hates immigrants, trans people, care workers, woulded vets... there's clearly something deeper that ties all that together. It's authoritarianism! It's fear. It's a gut-level, instinctive, intense aversion to weakness or vulnerability.
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This is not, I hope it is obvious, any kind of defense of Trump. (Can't be too careful stating the obvious on this site.) I'm saying he doesn't have the frontal cortex, the self-awareness or self-discipline, to even be principled in his racism! Principle of *any* kind implies consistency.
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is not, I hope it is obvious, any kind of defense of Trump. (Can't be too careful stating the obvious on this site.) I'm saying he doesn't have the frontal cortex, the self-awareness or self-discipline, to even be principled in his racism! Principle of *any* kind implies consistency.
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Conversely, if Trump runs across a black guy who, in his mileau, is the Big Shit, the guy with power who others fear, then Trump will kiss that guy's ass! It's not like he's going to let some principled hostility toward black people prevent him from sucking up to power. Power is the thing.
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Conversely, if Trump runs across a black guy who, in his mileau, is the Big Shit, the guy with power who others fear, then Trump will kiss that guy's ass! It's not like he's going to let some principled hostility toward black people prevent him from sucking up to power. Power is the thing.