Geoff
@dontinnovate.bsky.social
Reluctant Radical. Sometimes Professor, sometimes entrepreneur, always a dad, avoiding Covid like the plague (it is), passionate about learning. Did some things in SaaS pre-acronym. Want to bend that arc.
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"Unlike the 'meritocracy' they are trying to build in which white men are restored to their proper dominance, the Olympics are pretty close to a true meritocracy. Conservatives can’t whine that Simone Biles or Chloe Kim must have gotten their spots by pushing aside a more 'qualified' white athlete."
Yeah, US Olympians are woke. Deal with it.
Sports have always been political — it's just a question of who's speaking out.
www.publicnotice.co
February 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
"Unlike the 'meritocracy' they are trying to build in which white men are restored to their proper dominance, the Olympics are pretty close to a true meritocracy. Conservatives can’t whine that Simone Biles or Chloe Kim must have gotten their spots by pushing aside a more 'qualified' white athlete."
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Congress is pushing through bills that could exclude millions of eligible U.S. citizens from voting.
Call your Senator now and demand they vote NO on any bill that makes it harder for us to vote.
Call your Senator now and demand they vote NO on any bill that makes it harder for us to vote.
Call Your Senator: Stop Anti-Voter Bills Now!
Take action with ACLU People Power!
act.aclu.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Congress is pushing through bills that could exclude millions of eligible U.S. citizens from voting.
Call your Senator now and demand they vote NO on any bill that makes it harder for us to vote.
Call your Senator now and demand they vote NO on any bill that makes it harder for us to vote.
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Prime example of why there is no safe level of exposure to X propaganda, no matter how immune you think you are.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
@aoc.bsky.social wtf please do not amplify this grifter!!! Broken clock maybe but he's the worst of the worst for health conspiracies. Someone on her team please talk sense into whoever tweeted this.
February 20, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Prime example of why there is no safe level of exposure to X propaganda, no matter how immune you think you are.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
One day you're a highly intelligent, influential political leader. The next you're sharing content from an Infowars conspiracy theorist to your millions of followers.
Get off that site.
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
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Literal desperation.
February 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Literal desperation.
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Who could possibly not trust this face
Jared Kushner at the "Board of Peace" -- "People are not personally profiting from this"
February 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Who could possibly not trust this face
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Just to keep it straight ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Just to keep it straight ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
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Oh I’m sorry, are the emails where Botstein downplays Epstein’s crimes to him—or the ones where Epstein uses his friendship with Botstein to recruit a victim—not enough?
BREAKING: The Board of Trustees at Bard College has retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent review of Leon Botstein’s communications and financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the college’s public first public response to the scandal.
Bard trustees hire outside firm to review Botstein-Epstein ties
The news was released in a statement from the Board of Trustees late Thursday afternoon, its first public statement about the scandal.
www.timesunion.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Oh I’m sorry, are the emails where Botstein downplays Epstein’s crimes to him—or the ones where Epstein uses his friendship with Botstein to recruit a victim—not enough?
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One of the great problem with journalism prizes is that they are mostly awarded based on the year a piece is published and not once their true power has been recognized.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
One of the great problem with journalism prizes is that they are mostly awarded based on the year a piece is published and not once their true power has been recognized.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
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Yes.
Give Julie her Pulitzer.
Give Julie her Pulitzer.
One of the great problem with journalism prizes is that they are mostly awarded based on the year a piece is published and not once their true power has been recognized.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
But if ever there were a case for a special award...it should go to Julie.
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
February 20, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Yes.
Give Julie her Pulitzer.
Give Julie her Pulitzer.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
February 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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8 in-custody deaths in 50 days—one every 6 days. This needs to be a much larger story.
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
8 in-custody deaths in 50 days—one every 6 days. This needs to be a much larger story.
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Cory Mills had a restraining order placed on him last year. Veterans accuse him of greatly exaggerating his military record. He is rumored to have drunkenly punched someone during an overseas congressional trip. And his international arms company is deep in debt.
Our latest:
Our latest:
Everybody hates Cory
Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump's “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.
www.motherjones.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Cory Mills had a restraining order placed on him last year. Veterans accuse him of greatly exaggerating his military record. He is rumored to have drunkenly punched someone during an overseas congressional trip. And his international arms company is deep in debt.
Our latest:
Our latest:
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Exactly what a human trafficker would do
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Exactly what a human trafficker would do
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They never tired fighting the figments of their imagination.
February 20, 2026 at 1:28 AM
They never tired fighting the figments of their imagination.
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So, Trump is planning to vandalize a national treasure in his trademark tacky, trashy style. But none of the changes described actually require closure; that’s just an excuse because it’s embarrassing nobody wants to play or attend performances there anymore.
Trump announced his plans to close the Kennedy Center entirely for two years "for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding." The announcement came after many prominent artists canceled existing scheduled appearances. n.pr/4arENcN
Internal memo details cosmetic changes and facility repairs to Kennedy Center
Trump announced his plans to close the Kennedy Center entirely for two years "for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding." The announcement came after many prominent artists canceled existing scheduled appearances.
n.pr
February 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
So, Trump is planning to vandalize a national treasure in his trademark tacky, trashy style. But none of the changes described actually require closure; that’s just an excuse because it’s embarrassing nobody wants to play or attend performances there anymore.
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A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.
Federal judge accuses Trump administration of 'terror' against immigrants in scathing ruling
A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.
bit.ly
February 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.
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When we topple the Trump regime we should claw back every dime his family pilfers from the U.S. Treasury. Include all the fines & restitution he allowed fraudsters to get out of paying via corrupt pardons. Costing Americans billions. Stop MAGA now.
February 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM
When we topple the Trump regime we should claw back every dime his family pilfers from the U.S. Treasury. Include all the fines & restitution he allowed fraudsters to get out of paying via corrupt pardons. Costing Americans billions. Stop MAGA now.
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Did an interview for this and I really appreciate NPR for continuing to cover the surreal situation facing observers and commuters here in Minneapolis, even as the attention of the world moves on.
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights. n.pr/4qPmLGr
The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.
n.pr
February 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Did an interview for this and I really appreciate NPR for continuing to cover the surreal situation facing observers and commuters here in Minneapolis, even as the attention of the world moves on.
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“Gaza’s coastline alone - $50 Billion of value”
At Trump’s Board of Piece circus, Billionaire Marc Rowan (business partner of Leon Black who is all up in the Epstein files) grotesquely discusses Gaza as a real estate deal they all plan to make obscene amounts of money from
At Trump’s Board of Piece circus, Billionaire Marc Rowan (business partner of Leon Black who is all up in the Epstein files) grotesquely discusses Gaza as a real estate deal they all plan to make obscene amounts of money from
February 20, 2026 at 1:29 AM
“Gaza’s coastline alone - $50 Billion of value”
At Trump’s Board of Piece circus, Billionaire Marc Rowan (business partner of Leon Black who is all up in the Epstein files) grotesquely discusses Gaza as a real estate deal they all plan to make obscene amounts of money from
At Trump’s Board of Piece circus, Billionaire Marc Rowan (business partner of Leon Black who is all up in the Epstein files) grotesquely discusses Gaza as a real estate deal they all plan to make obscene amounts of money from
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George Retes sued the Feds on Wednesday. The suit really lays out the extent to which USG had disappeared him until UFW figured out where he was.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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February 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
George Retes sued the Feds on Wednesday. The suit really lays out the extent to which USG had disappeared him until UFW figured out where he was.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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⚡️UPDATE: Under Trump the Tennessee Valley Authority is sticking with coal rather than clean energy — and letting Elon DOUBLE xAI’s power draw… with no public input.
The oligarchy is straight-up looting our state, and our country.
grist.org/energy/the-n...
The oligarchy is straight-up looting our state, and our country.
grist.org/energy/the-n...
February 20, 2026 at 1:21 AM
⚡️UPDATE: Under Trump the Tennessee Valley Authority is sticking with coal rather than clean energy — and letting Elon DOUBLE xAI’s power draw… with no public input.
The oligarchy is straight-up looting our state, and our country.
grist.org/energy/the-n...
The oligarchy is straight-up looting our state, and our country.
grist.org/energy/the-n...
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This is like boasting that a vial of crack wrote your state’s drug policy.
February 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is like boasting that a vial of crack wrote your state’s drug policy.