David Pollak
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Geek: spreadsheets, programming languages, cybersecurity. Cats. Rhode Island. Food. Lawyer & economics.
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In case you didn’t know, @jdinri.bsky.social is a state and national treasure. She brings caring and connectedness to everything around her.
February 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
In case you didn’t know, @jdinri.bsky.social is a state and national treasure. She brings caring and connectedness to everything around her.
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trumpists do not believe that people who disagree with them are entitled to a voice in government.
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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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February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it
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A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
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February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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February 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week. n.pr/3Mq3Y6i
The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
n.pr
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week. n.pr/3Mq3Y6i
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FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
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A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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This explains a lot.
February 5, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This explains a lot.
The Nintendo Tetris pieces had names including Rhode Island Z
February 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The Nintendo Tetris pieces had names including Rhode Island Z
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Like his Confederate forebears, Ted Cruz talked a big game, started a fight, got absolutely dog walked, then cried about how unfair it all was. A story in four images.
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Like his Confederate forebears, Ted Cruz talked a big game, started a fight, got absolutely dog walked, then cried about how unfair it all was. A story in four images.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Ok I’ve said this before but SENATOR WHITEHOUSE WHAT THE FUCK. You cannot say you are taking opposing the fascism coming out of the White House seriously and then do this. @whitehouse.senate.gov be so for real
BREAKING: Five Senate Democrats (Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse) just voted to advance one of Trump's lifetime judicial nominees.
The nominee wouldn’t say that Trump lost the 2020 election and dodged questions related to January 6. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/five-senat...
The nominee wouldn’t say that Trump lost the 2020 election and dodged questions related to January 6. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/five-senat...
Five Senate Democrats just voted to advance one of Trump’s judicial nominees
Had they all voted ‘no,’ the vote would have failed.
nominationnotes.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Ok I’ve said this before but SENATOR WHITEHOUSE WHAT THE FUCK. You cannot say you are taking opposing the fascism coming out of the White House seriously and then do this. @whitehouse.senate.gov be so for real
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@whitehouse.senate.gov - your vote to make Trump's MAGA nominee a judge with a lifetime appointment seems to undermine all your criticism of Trump's fascist attacks on our democracy. #RhodeIsland and the United States deserve an explanation.
BREAKING: Five Senate Democrats (Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse) just voted to advance one of Trump's lifetime judicial nominees.
The nominee wouldn’t say that Trump lost the 2020 election and dodged questions related to January 6. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/five-senat...
The nominee wouldn’t say that Trump lost the 2020 election and dodged questions related to January 6. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/five-senat...
Five Senate Democrats just voted to advance one of Trump’s judicial nominees
Had they all voted ‘no,’ the vote would have failed.
nominationnotes.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
@whitehouse.senate.gov - your vote to make Trump's MAGA nominee a judge with a lifetime appointment seems to undermine all your criticism of Trump's fascist attacks on our democracy. #RhodeIsland and the United States deserve an explanation.
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If you like my brand of nerdy map content, come see me present How Maps Lie: an informative and entertaining exploration of just how wildly different maps are from reality.
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
If you like my brand of nerdy map content, come see me present How Maps Lie: an informative and entertaining exploration of just how wildly different maps are from reality.
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
February 5, 6PM Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset, MA
February 12 6:30PM at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, MA
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New talk abstract dropping. I just hope I can write a talk to live up to it by *checks watch* *gulp* Monday.
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
New talk abstract dropping. I just hope I can write a talk to live up to it by *checks watch* *gulp* Monday.