Paul Newland
@epiousios.bsky.social
Old teacher, Socratic classroom proponent, advocate for deceased parents who lived in occupied Holland or watched Sheffield burn. I only have one prejudice - fascism. "The difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan
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Come on GA-14!!! Hoping you all make candidate Harris into the newest US Representative!!
Meet Shawn Harris, a cattle farmer, a Retired Brigadier General, & a Democrat. He’s ready to serve Georgia’s CD14.
Vote early!
If Democrats win this seat on March 10, Republicans lose their majority in the House. It’s that simple.
ShawnforGeorgia.com
Vote early!
If Democrats win this seat on March 10, Republicans lose their majority in the House. It’s that simple.
ShawnforGeorgia.com
Shawn Harris for Georgia | Democrat for Georgia's 14th District
Shawn believes that more important than being on Team Red or Team Blue is being on Team Georgia — squarely on the side of hard-working Georgians trying to build a good life. That means listening to ou...
ShawnforGeorgia.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Come on GA-14!!! Hoping you all make candidate Harris into the newest US Representative!!
Epstein.
Release the Epstein Files.
No more distraction.
Release the Epstein Files.
No more distraction.
February 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Epstein.
Release the Epstein Files.
No more distraction.
Release the Epstein Files.
No more distraction.
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WHAT A CABINET…UNBELIEVABLE!
NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.
February 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
WHAT A CABINET…UNBELIEVABLE!
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It's also worth noting that the primary driver of Trump's tanking numbers is the deep unpopularity of two central pillars of right wing populism, tariffs and immigration restrictionism. The story we were told about 2024 was that it revealed a durable right wing populist turn. It's not materializing.
This is highly unusual: Trump is tanking on the economy *and* immigration. Both are issues where GOP typically has an edge. Trump has thrown away the GOP advantage on both. On the pod we dig into new numbers on this and why they show Trump/GOP in such a weak position:
newrepublic.com/article/2067...
newrepublic.com/article/2067...
Trump Erupts in Angry Panic over 2026 as Polls Take Truly Brutal Turn
As new polls look dire for the GOP, a data analyst dives deep into the numbers, explaining how Trump’s twin failures on the economy and immigration are creating unusual opportunities for Dems.
newrepublic.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It's also worth noting that the primary driver of Trump's tanking numbers is the deep unpopularity of two central pillars of right wing populism, tariffs and immigration restrictionism. The story we were told about 2024 was that it revealed a durable right wing populist turn. It's not materializing.
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“To permit every lawless capitalist, every law-defying corporation, to take any action, no matter how iniquitous, in the effort to secure an improper profit and to build up privilege, would be ruinous to the Republic…”- T. Roosevelt
#RadioFreeAmerica
#RadioFreeAmerica
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
“To permit every lawless capitalist, every law-defying corporation, to take any action, no matter how iniquitous, in the effort to secure an improper profit and to build up privilege, would be ruinous to the Republic…”- T. Roosevelt
#RadioFreeAmerica
#RadioFreeAmerica
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We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Surprise ICE warehouse could house up to 10,000 detainees for months at a time, new documents show
After weeks of speculation about what the 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise might be used for, the documents confirm it will be retrofitted as an ICE detention center, potentially housing 7,00...
www.kjzz.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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“Illiberal governments tend to live or die by their ability to sustain corruption. They rely for support on a network of oligarchs, who in turn are tied to the administration’s success. It happened in Hungary, Turkey, Russia and increasingly, it is happening here.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:31 AM
“Illiberal governments tend to live or die by their ability to sustain corruption. They rely for support on a network of oligarchs, who in turn are tied to the administration’s success. It happened in Hungary, Turkey, Russia and increasingly, it is happening here.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
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SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger.
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger.
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
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looking forward to these being in everyone's 401k
About that redemption halt? Yeah, it’s back — and it’s permanent.
@financialtimes.com #$OWL
www.ft.com/content/b2f2...
@financialtimes.com #$OWL
www.ft.com/content/b2f2...
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
looking forward to these being in everyone's 401k
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New Mexico is pursuing long-overdue answers by investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch through a new subcommittee that was just created by the New Mexico House.
I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.
youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.
youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
Epstein NM Ranch UNDER INVESTIGATION After DAMNING Evidence REVEALED
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
New Mexico is pursuing long-overdue answers by investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch through a new subcommittee that was just created by the New Mexico House.
I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.
youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.
youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
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The vaccination conversation has extended beyond the scientific community, resulting in controversial changes to the recommended vaccination schedule for children amid other changes to public health policy and funding cuts to vaccine development.
How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage
The key players of our immune system aren’t well understood. Here’s how vaccines give our immune players a home advantage to fight infection.
theconversation.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The vaccination conversation has extended beyond the scientific community, resulting in controversial changes to the recommended vaccination schedule for children amid other changes to public health policy and funding cuts to vaccine development.
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New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
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This is interesting— The 15 Best Public Transit Cities in North America? Based on rides per-capita, there will always be debate on the data & methodology used, but @nerd4cities.bsky.social nicely fuels an interesting conversation.
SPOILER:
5. Calgary
4. Montreal
3. Vancouver
2. Toronto
1. New York
SPOILER:
5. Calgary
4. Montreal
3. Vancouver
2. Toronto
1. New York
North America's Best Transit Cities: A Countdown
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
This is interesting— The 15 Best Public Transit Cities in North America? Based on rides per-capita, there will always be debate on the data & methodology used, but @nerd4cities.bsky.social nicely fuels an interesting conversation.
SPOILER:
5. Calgary
4. Montreal
3. Vancouver
2. Toronto
1. New York
SPOILER:
5. Calgary
4. Montreal
3. Vancouver
2. Toronto
1. New York
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So the GOP in Texas is saying they can fix it??? They are the damn fools who broke it!
Texans: After nearly three decades in charge, “we can fix it” sounds like a confession.
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
So the GOP in Texas is saying they can fix it??? They are the damn fools who broke it!
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Absolutely amazing!
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Absolutely amazing!
Ontarians—
Doug fords Ontario spends far far less than the Canadian average on post-secondary education subsidies.
And he reduces OSAP EVEN MORE!!!
Doug fords Ontario spends far far less than the Canadian average on post-secondary education subsidies.
And he reduces OSAP EVEN MORE!!!
February 19, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Ontarians—
Doug fords Ontario spends far far less than the Canadian average on post-secondary education subsidies.
And he reduces OSAP EVEN MORE!!!
Doug fords Ontario spends far far less than the Canadian average on post-secondary education subsidies.
And he reduces OSAP EVEN MORE!!!
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Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.
February 18, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.
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LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
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State sponsored torture of children is happening in ICE detention.
Corporations are raking in billions while depriving kids of healthy food & water, education & medical attention.
Meanwhile, they're destroying evidence of the mental abuse by shredding the children's artwork.
SICK
#ICELawlessness
Corporations are raking in billions while depriving kids of healthy food & water, education & medical attention.
Meanwhile, they're destroying evidence of the mental abuse by shredding the children's artwork.
SICK
#ICELawlessness
February 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
State sponsored torture of children is happening in ICE detention.
Corporations are raking in billions while depriving kids of healthy food & water, education & medical attention.
Meanwhile, they're destroying evidence of the mental abuse by shredding the children's artwork.
SICK
#ICELawlessness
Corporations are raking in billions while depriving kids of healthy food & water, education & medical attention.
Meanwhile, they're destroying evidence of the mental abuse by shredding the children's artwork.
SICK
#ICELawlessness
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JOLY: "Pierre Poilievre has to explain why his MP, Jivani, went to Washington to basically say that the Trump tariffs were justified, even though he is the MP for Oshawa ... clearly he's not capable to control his caucus or to defend Canada's interests."
February 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
JOLY: "Pierre Poilievre has to explain why his MP, Jivani, went to Washington to basically say that the Trump tariffs were justified, even though he is the MP for Oshawa ... clearly he's not capable to control his caucus or to defend Canada's interests."
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The accursed IDF destroyed an allied cemetery to supposedly dig up a Hamas tunnel. Every atrocity they commit is blamed on Hamas, regardless of the truth.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
IDF says it dug up Canadian soldiers' graves to destroy Gaza tunnel | CBC News
The Israel Defence Forces have given CBC News an official explanation for the destruction of a cemetery holding the remains of 22 Canadian soldiers who died serving as peacekeepers in the Middle East ...
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The accursed IDF destroyed an allied cemetery to supposedly dig up a Hamas tunnel. Every atrocity they commit is blamed on Hamas, regardless of the truth.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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REPUBLICAN'S SAVE ACT EXPLAINED
bsky.app/profile/vote...
bsky.app/profile/vote...
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
REPUBLICAN'S SAVE ACT EXPLAINED
bsky.app/profile/vote...
bsky.app/profile/vote...
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French know how to protest
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
French know how to protest