Doug Coulson
@dougcoulson.bsky.social
Rhetoric professor at Carnegie Mellon. Lawyer, bold wordsmith. Exploring how legal language shapes justice, identity, and power. Latest book Judicial Rhapsodies: https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/b2773z23s
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On this day four years ago, Putin once again denied that Russia was preparing a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Six days later, Putin himself would give the order to invade.
Six days later, Putin himself would give the order to invade.
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
On this day four years ago, Putin once again denied that Russia was preparing a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Six days later, Putin himself would give the order to invade.
Six days later, Putin himself would give the order to invade.
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More on this story from ABC7:
February 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Oncologists say there is promise in new AI tools that can guide them when choosing between two plausible treatments. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/a...
As oncologists ponder how to integrate AI-powered cancer tools, products are hitting the market
Oncologists say there is promise in new AI tools that can guide them when choosing between two plausible treatments.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Oncologists say there is promise in new AI tools that can guide them when choosing between two plausible treatments. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/a...
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Death Sentences // Updated for Linda Davis
February 18, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Death Sentences // Updated for Linda Davis
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Today in the neighborhood. We are sheltering in place until this menace is contained.
February 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Today in the neighborhood. We are sheltering in place until this menace is contained.
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It's neat that there is a Republican primary election in Texas between a guy who had an affair with his staffer who then committed suicide and a guy who has expressed opinions sympathetic to the white supremacist Rhodesian colonialists and called the Civil War the "war of northern aggression"
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
It's neat that there is a Republican primary election in Texas between a guy who had an affair with his staffer who then committed suicide and a guy who has expressed opinions sympathetic to the white supremacist Rhodesian colonialists and called the Civil War the "war of northern aggression"
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Earthjustice and our partners just filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from making climate denialism official government policy.
The endangerment finding requires the EPA to protect us from dangerous climate pollution that threatens our health and future.
The endangerment finding requires the EPA to protect us from dangerous climate pollution that threatens our health and future.
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Earthjustice and our partners just filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from making climate denialism official government policy.
The endangerment finding requires the EPA to protect us from dangerous climate pollution that threatens our health and future.
The endangerment finding requires the EPA to protect us from dangerous climate pollution that threatens our health and future.
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Listen to Rep. Raskin. We deserve better than Trump’s coverup.
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Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files
Ranking member of House judiciary panel said ‘mysterious redactions’ in files obscured names of abusers
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Listen to Rep. Raskin. We deserve better than Trump’s coverup.
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The Center for Hellenic Studies has hundreds of open access books 📕 for use. I appreciate that the book I use to teach the Helots of Sparta in my ancient slavery class is openly available:
_Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures_ by Luraghi & Alcock
_Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures_ by Luraghi & Alcock
Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures - The Center for Hellenic Studies
The name “Helots” evokes one of the most famous peculiarities of ancient Sparta, the system of dependent labor that guaranteed the livelihood of the free citizens. The Helots fulfilled all the functio...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The Center for Hellenic Studies has hundreds of open access books 📕 for use. I appreciate that the book I use to teach the Helots of Sparta in my ancient slavery class is openly available:
_Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures_ by Luraghi & Alcock
_Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures_ by Luraghi & Alcock
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Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein didn’t stop him from becoming British ambassador in Washington.
Now U.K. politicians want changes to how top jobs are vetted.
🔗 politi.co/4tIiAPa
Now U.K. politicians want changes to how top jobs are vetted.
🔗 politi.co/4tIiAPa
February 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein didn’t stop him from becoming British ambassador in Washington.
Now U.K. politicians want changes to how top jobs are vetted.
🔗 politi.co/4tIiAPa
Now U.K. politicians want changes to how top jobs are vetted.
🔗 politi.co/4tIiAPa
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As suspected:
“Last week, an ICE spokesperson told several news outlets … that it had purchased the disused Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in the village of Chester. But Orange County had no record of a sale, and ICE retracted its claim Tuesday evening.”
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“Last week, an ICE spokesperson told several news outlets … that it had purchased the disused Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in the village of Chester. But Orange County had no record of a sale, and ICE retracted its claim Tuesday evening.”
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ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse
The federal agency said its statement that it bought a former Pep Boys building in Chester to use as a detention center was a “mistake.”
www.timesunion.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
As suspected:
“Last week, an ICE spokesperson told several news outlets … that it had purchased the disused Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in the village of Chester. But Orange County had no record of a sale, and ICE retracted its claim Tuesday evening.”
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
“Last week, an ICE spokesperson told several news outlets … that it had purchased the disused Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive in the village of Chester. But Orange County had no record of a sale, and ICE retracted its claim Tuesday evening.”
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
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Federal judges are literally calling the Trump administration an affront to the laws of man and God
The admin thinks this is evidence of the judiciary's bias, but what it perceives as open hostility from judges is an objective response to open authoritarianism
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The admin thinks this is evidence of the judiciary's bias, but what it perceives as open hostility from judges is an objective response to open authoritarianism
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Federal Judges Can Barely Conceal Their Disgust For the Trump Administration’s Lawlessness
When federal judges are appending Bible verses to their signature blocks, that is generally a sign that democracy is not in a good place.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Federal judges are literally calling the Trump administration an affront to the laws of man and God
The admin thinks this is evidence of the judiciary's bias, but what it perceives as open hostility from judges is an objective response to open authoritarianism
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
The admin thinks this is evidence of the judiciary's bias, but what it perceives as open hostility from judges is an objective response to open authoritarianism
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
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DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
February 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
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News outlets in my birth country, St. Vincent, are reporting that the US bombed another boat and killed more people
'The fishermen and other users of the sea are on edge' is getting to me. It's an island! Surrounded by sea! And being in the water risks execution!
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'The fishermen and other users of the sea are on edge' is getting to me. It's an island! Surrounded by sea! And being in the water risks execution!
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US confirms strike against boat off SVG - Searchlight
FISHERMEN and other users of the sea in St Lucia and St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), are said to be on edge following a lethal US military strike on Friday, February 13, 2026. According to confir...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
News outlets in my birth country, St. Vincent, are reporting that the US bombed another boat and killed more people
'The fishermen and other users of the sea are on edge' is getting to me. It's an island! Surrounded by sea! And being in the water risks execution!
www.searchlight.vc/front-page/2...
'The fishermen and other users of the sea are on edge' is getting to me. It's an island! Surrounded by sea! And being in the water risks execution!
www.searchlight.vc/front-page/2...
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If we’re too focused on listening for whispers from the White House, we will close our ears to what Trump is saying out loud. We must not war-game improbable scenarios when his administration is giving us a playbook of its next moves. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/in-t...
In Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part
In Donald Trump’s politics, there is no quiet part. Everything is intended to be said aloud for everyone to hear.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
If we’re too focused on listening for whispers from the White House, we will close our ears to what Trump is saying out loud. We must not war-game improbable scenarios when his administration is giving us a playbook of its next moves. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/in-t...
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Chilling
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve “Overpopulation” | Article by Joe Wilkins (@joeonhere.bsky.social) for @futurism.com: futurism.com/science-ener...
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve "Overpopulation"
Recently spotted emails from 2016 show Jeffrey Epstein suggesting that climate change could be the answer to "overpopulation."
futurism.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Chilling
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Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords
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Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords
Fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has landed on the gilded wood and plush red benches of Britain’s House of Lords.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords
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Every now and then I remember we kidnapped a foreign head of state and are holding him in a jail cell in Brooklyn.
February 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Every now and then I remember we kidnapped a foreign head of state and are holding him in a jail cell in Brooklyn.
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New Mexico lawmakers Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
The so-called truth commission seeks to identify ranch guests and state officials who may have known what was going on at the 7,600-acre property.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
New Mexico lawmakers Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Online, right-wing influencers are going viral for misleading anti-voting videos.
"It’s an excuse for their McCarthyism-esque attempts to file thousands upon thousands of voter challenges against people whose voter registration is completely legitimate," one Fulton County election official said.
"It’s an excuse for their McCarthyism-esque attempts to file thousands upon thousands of voter challenges against people whose voter registration is completely legitimate," one Fulton County election official said.
Right-wing influencers are going viral claiming voter fraud. The problem? They’re wrong
“A lot of this is about homeless people, or people who are in sort of dire situations financially, living in buildings that are condemned… and moving, and therefore the building no longer exists. But ...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Online, right-wing influencers are going viral for misleading anti-voting videos.
"It’s an excuse for their McCarthyism-esque attempts to file thousands upon thousands of voter challenges against people whose voter registration is completely legitimate," one Fulton County election official said.
"It’s an excuse for their McCarthyism-esque attempts to file thousands upon thousands of voter challenges against people whose voter registration is completely legitimate," one Fulton County election official said.
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
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February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death of 2026 and nearly the 40th since Trump took…
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February 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Kristi Noem’s argument for why she needs absolute power is that it will create order — and safety.
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
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Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
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Kristi Noem’s law-and-order pitch is collapsing
The DHS secretary and her semi-official aide Corey Lewandowski are to blame for the shutdown
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February 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Kristi Noem’s argument for why she needs absolute power is that it will create order — and safety.
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...
Instead, she’s a chaos monster who has made everyone less safe.
But this is standard for fascists.
www.salon.com/2026/02/18/k...