El Sargento García
@elsargentogarcia.bsky.social
Looking for El Zorro. Have you seen him?
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Robert George is the driving force behind all these conservative centers on college campuses and he mentored Hegseth, who invited Christian nationalist pro-slavery speaker Doug Wilson to the Pentagon.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Robert George is the driving force behind all these conservative centers on college campuses and he mentored Hegseth, who invited Christian nationalist pro-slavery speaker Doug Wilson to the Pentagon.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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AXIOS: “The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. It could begin very soon.”
Is Iran in the Epstein files?
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/i...
Is Iran in the Epstein files?
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/i...
February 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
AXIOS: “The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. It could begin very soon.”
Is Iran in the Epstein files?
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/i...
Is Iran in the Epstein files?
www.axios.com/2026/02/18/i...
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The Heritage Foundation is now calling for the overturn of Plyler vs. Doe, the Supreme Court ruling that banned states from denying an education to the children of undocumented immigrants.
February 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The Heritage Foundation is now calling for the overturn of Plyler vs. Doe, the Supreme Court ruling that banned states from denying an education to the children of undocumented immigrants.
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You probably don't know this because Congress and the media are failing you, but Donald Trump is bringing the U.S. to the doorstep of a prolonged war.
VoteVets opposes another forever war. Senior advisor Max Rose breaks down exactly what's going on and why. 👇 #NoForeverWars
VoteVets opposes another forever war. Senior advisor Max Rose breaks down exactly what's going on and why. 👇 #NoForeverWars
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
You probably don't know this because Congress and the media are failing you, but Donald Trump is bringing the U.S. to the doorstep of a prolonged war.
VoteVets opposes another forever war. Senior advisor Max Rose breaks down exactly what's going on and why. 👇 #NoForeverWars
VoteVets opposes another forever war. Senior advisor Max Rose breaks down exactly what's going on and why. 👇 #NoForeverWars
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Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
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I want to be unequivocal here: when—not if, but when—the next pandemic hits, America will be less prepared because of the decisions made by the Trump administration.
Your family and our economy will be more vulnerable to the next pandemic. This is a choice Trump is making.
Your family and our economy will be more vulnerable to the next pandemic. This is a choice Trump is making.
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I want to be unequivocal here: when—not if, but when—the next pandemic hits, America will be less prepared because of the decisions made by the Trump administration.
Your family and our economy will be more vulnerable to the next pandemic. This is a choice Trump is making.
Your family and our economy will be more vulnerable to the next pandemic. This is a choice Trump is making.
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My grandfather left Georgia to escape a lynching due to "impropriety with a white woman." Fled immediately. They came to his house and he was already gone. I did not know about this until I was a whole adult. My older cousin told me.
@kmjeezy.bsky.social said “🗣️ learn your Black history!”
Listen to episode 2 on YT now: youtu.be/3zVb5y4RWQI?...
Listen to episode 2 on YT now: youtu.be/3zVb5y4RWQI?...
February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
My grandfather left Georgia to escape a lynching due to "impropriety with a white woman." Fled immediately. They came to his house and he was already gone. I did not know about this until I was a whole adult. My older cousin told me.
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Bosses and union-busting politicians have tried to stop workers and their unions—slashing jobs and rigging rules to scare us out of organizing—but they’re failing.
The number of workers covered by union contracts is the highest it has been in 16 years! https://bit.ly/4qCMsK1
The number of workers covered by union contracts is the highest it has been in 16 years! https://bit.ly/4qCMsK1
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Bosses and union-busting politicians have tried to stop workers and their unions—slashing jobs and rigging rules to scare us out of organizing—but they’re failing.
The number of workers covered by union contracts is the highest it has been in 16 years! https://bit.ly/4qCMsK1
The number of workers covered by union contracts is the highest it has been in 16 years! https://bit.ly/4qCMsK1
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Judge Highlights Government Fuckery In Ruling Over Migrant Detainees’ Due Process Rights
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president's portrayal of Somali immigrants as "garbage" people from a "garbage" country. And those…
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president's portrayal of Somali immigrants as "garbage" people from a "garbage" country. And those…
Judge Highlights Government Fuckery In Ruling Over Migrant Detainees’ Due Process Rights
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president's portrayal of Somali immigrants as "garbage" people from a "garbage" country. And those were some of the nicer words Trump used to describe the people his agencies would be hunting down first. Several weeks later, a draw-down has begun, prompted by two murders…
www.techdirt.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Judge Highlights Government Fuckery In Ruling Over Migrant Detainees’ Due Process Rights
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president's portrayal of Somali immigrants as "garbage" people from a "garbage" country. And those…
The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president's portrayal of Somali immigrants as "garbage" people from a "garbage" country. And those…
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Good news: The FDA has reversed its decision and will now review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine after initially declining to consider it last week in an attempt to undermine vaccine science and trust.
February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Good news: The FDA has reversed its decision and will now review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine after initially declining to consider it last week in an attempt to undermine vaccine science and trust.
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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.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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Texas voters: early voting is happening right NOW.
Don’t sit this one out. Make your plan, find your polling place, and cast your ballot early: www.commoncause.org/resources/fi...
Don’t sit this one out. Make your plan, find your polling place, and cast your ballot early: www.commoncause.org/resources/fi...
Find My Polling Place
www.commoncause.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Texas voters: early voting is happening right NOW.
Don’t sit this one out. Make your plan, find your polling place, and cast your ballot early: www.commoncause.org/resources/fi...
Don’t sit this one out. Make your plan, find your polling place, and cast your ballot early: www.commoncause.org/resources/fi...
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Ring’s AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Scoop by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.404media.co/leaked-email...
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Ring’s AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Scoop by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.404media.co/leaked-email...
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The new Dem-backed group in CO proposing a ballot measure to allow mid-decade redistricting has also released a map that voters would get to approve. It creates seven districts won by Harris and just one by Trump (#CO04).
DRA: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
DRA: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
February 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The new Dem-backed group in CO proposing a ballot measure to allow mid-decade redistricting has also released a map that voters would get to approve. It creates seven districts won by Harris and just one by Trump (#CO04).
DRA: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
DRA: davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
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"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting.
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"The Shadow President," @andykroll.bsky.social's deep dive into Russell Vought, has just won a George Polk award for political reporting.
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
The piece chronicles Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to his position as one of the most influential players in the Trump administration.
Read it here:
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NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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Trump posted a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. My piece isn’t about the insult. It’s about what followed: minimal objection, mostly silence, no consequence.
I argue that when racism carries no political cost, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws will bend toward whoever holds power.
I argue that when racism carries no political cost, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws will bend toward whoever holds power.
When Racism Stops Carrying Consequences
Opinion: Trump’s attacks on the Obamas reveal what happens when open bigotry no longer disqualifies a president—and how that shift could endanger civil-rights protections.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Trump posted a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. My piece isn’t about the insult. It’s about what followed: minimal objection, mostly silence, no consequence.
I argue that when racism carries no political cost, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws will bend toward whoever holds power.
I argue that when racism carries no political cost, enforcement of anti-discrimination laws will bend toward whoever holds power.
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“Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda” electionlawblog.org?p=154406
"Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda" #ELB
NYT: Meta is preparing to spend $65 million this year to boost state politicians who are friendly to the artificial intelligence industry, beginning this week in Texas and Illinois, according to compa...
electionlawblog.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
“Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda” electionlawblog.org?p=154406
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I think people On Here recognize that right-wing conceptions of "Western Civilization" are essentially post-WW2 innovations,
and it's interesting to look at what alternative models looked like in the not-so-distant past
E.g., mid-19-c. France projected a unity of Southern Europe and Latin America
and it's interesting to look at what alternative models looked like in the not-so-distant past
E.g., mid-19-c. France projected a unity of Southern Europe and Latin America
Cf. Napoleon III sought to legitimize his version of empire by asserting a revival of Ancient Rome along supposed common heritage lines, suggesting an empire of France, Southern Europe, and Latin America
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...
Imperial Ideologies in the Second Empire: The Mexican Expedition and the Royaume Arabe
Abstract. This article examines Napoléon III's attempt to reimagine the Second Empire during the early 1860s in the face of growing public frustration with France's domestic and foreign politics. It a...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I think people On Here recognize that right-wing conceptions of "Western Civilization" are essentially post-WW2 innovations,
and it's interesting to look at what alternative models looked like in the not-so-distant past
E.g., mid-19-c. France projected a unity of Southern Europe and Latin America
and it's interesting to look at what alternative models looked like in the not-so-distant past
E.g., mid-19-c. France projected a unity of Southern Europe and Latin America
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25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
Communities nationwide push back against proposed ICE facility sites
A proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack is continuing to spark strong reactions from residents and local officials.
www.wmur.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
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Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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A former federal election official says the FBI's affidavit justifying last month's Fulton County raid misrepresented basic election facts, despite the agency's claims having already been investigated and debunked by Georgia officials. cyberscoop.com/fulton-count...
Fulton County lawsuit claims feds used ‘gross mischaracterizations’ to justify raid
Former federal elections expert Ryan Macias testifies that the FBI’s Fulton County raid was based on "baseless" claims and "gross mischaracterizations" of the 2020 election process.
cyberscoop.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A former federal election official says the FBI's affidavit justifying last month's Fulton County raid misrepresented basic election facts, despite the agency's claims having already been investigated and debunked by Georgia officials. cyberscoop.com/fulton-count...
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A foreign policy for the working class is one where states collaborate to discipline capital instead of working with capital to discipline our democracies.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A foreign policy for the working class is one where states collaborate to discipline capital instead of working with capital to discipline our democracies.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
Kitchen table conversation about anti-fascist economics with the one and only @aoc.bsky.social in Berlin.
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A recent Congressional letter accuses DHS of not being compliant with a major civil rights law due to the mistreatment of disabled ICE detainees. As I reported for @motherjones.com, this is worsened by the fact DHS' office for civil rights has TWO EMPLOYEES now.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
DHS axed its civil rights staff—and opened the door to a major lawsuit
The agency is now barely pretending to follow disability law. Its former civil rights head says that makes ICE vulnerable.
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A recent Congressional letter accuses DHS of not being compliant with a major civil rights law due to the mistreatment of disabled ICE detainees. As I reported for @motherjones.com, this is worsened by the fact DHS' office for civil rights has TWO EMPLOYEES now.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...