Eric Columbus
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Senior Editor @lawfaremedia.org. Previously: Obama appointee at DOJ/DHS. Litigator for Speaker Pelosi and Jan. 6 Committee. Yankee Stadium 🌭 vendor. NYC born and bred. Wannabe historian. Dad joker.
When you’ve lost Chris Rufo
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 AM
When you’ve lost Chris Rufo
“My theory was that we were gonna be sharks. The rest of the cast was like, ‘No, we’re gonna be frogs,’” he said. “And then we just see this bush moving, and we’re like, ‘What?’ And they go, ‘Nah, you guys are gonna be trees.’”
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
“My theory was that we were gonna be sharks. The rest of the cast was like, ‘No, we’re gonna be frogs,’” he said. “And then we just see this bush moving, and we’re like, ‘What?’ And they go, ‘Nah, you guys are gonna be trees.’”
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For this week's False Flag, I did a very deep dive on rising looksmaxxing star Clavicular—from the meth, to the gun, to the muscle relaxer-induced car crash. www.thebulwark.com/p/clavicular...
Only on @thebulwark.com!
Only on @thebulwark.com!
Meet Clavicular, the Looksmaxxing, Drugged-up Streamer Taking Over the Internet
He lives in a roided-out hell of his own devising. Now we’re stuck in it with him.
www.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
For this week's False Flag, I did a very deep dive on rising looksmaxxing star Clavicular—from the meth, to the gun, to the muscle relaxer-induced car crash. www.thebulwark.com/p/clavicular...
Only on @thebulwark.com!
Only on @thebulwark.com!
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THIS.
Political science finds (repeatedly) that burdens on voting differentially impact 1) infrequent voters and 2) voters of lower socioeconomic status.
Trump brought 1) and 2) to the GOP.
Republicans looking to increase burdens right now are looking to shoot MAGA voters in the face.
Political science finds (repeatedly) that burdens on voting differentially impact 1) infrequent voters and 2) voters of lower socioeconomic status.
Trump brought 1) and 2) to the GOP.
Republicans looking to increase burdens right now are looking to shoot MAGA voters in the face.
Prediction: adding voting burdens will depress turnout more among those least excited to vote, which is clearly Republicans right now. I don’t support making it harder for anyone to vote, but this could backfire spectacularly
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., tells me Senate Republicans are having a "big meeting tomorrow" to discuss the path forward for SAVE Act. He predicts the Senate won't nuke the filibuster but adds that he's "willing to listen" to ideas on how to proceed.
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
THIS.
Political science finds (repeatedly) that burdens on voting differentially impact 1) infrequent voters and 2) voters of lower socioeconomic status.
Trump brought 1) and 2) to the GOP.
Republicans looking to increase burdens right now are looking to shoot MAGA voters in the face.
Political science finds (repeatedly) that burdens on voting differentially impact 1) infrequent voters and 2) voters of lower socioeconomic status.
Trump brought 1) and 2) to the GOP.
Republicans looking to increase burdens right now are looking to shoot MAGA voters in the face.
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Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
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Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Breaking: Trump told Palm Beach police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein and 'evil' Maxwell www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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In the UK, the PM faces calls to resign and his chief of staff and comms guy quit because they named an ambassador with Epstein ties. But here the Commerce Secretary, caught redhanded in a lie about his financial and personal links to Epstein, hopes to brazen it out. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In the UK, the PM faces calls to resign and his chief of staff and comms guy quit because they named an ambassador with Epstein ties. But here the Commerce Secretary, caught redhanded in a lie about his financial and personal links to Epstein, hopes to brazen it out. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
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SCOOP: Immigration courts rapidly scheduled and rescheduled Somali asylum seekers to have hearings suddenly within the next four weeks.
The move could fast-track their deportation and limit due process, multiple lawyers with over 100 cases affected tell me.
www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...
The move could fast-track their deportation and limit due process, multiple lawyers with over 100 cases affected tell me.
www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...
Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims
Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants in the country.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
SCOOP: Immigration courts rapidly scheduled and rescheduled Somali asylum seekers to have hearings suddenly within the next four weeks.
The move could fast-track their deportation and limit due process, multiple lawyers with over 100 cases affected tell me.
www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...
The move could fast-track their deportation and limit due process, multiple lawyers with over 100 cases affected tell me.
www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...
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Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
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Seeing this bogus stat credulously shared by people who should know better and it's driving me *berserk*. Whatever you think of TPUSA, Kid Rock, the supposed need for a MAGA-friendly Super Bowl halftime show, etc., the TPUSA show has been viewed millions of times. Why lie about that?
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Seeing this bogus stat credulously shared by people who should know better and it's driving me *berserk*. Whatever you think of TPUSA, Kid Rock, the supposed need for a MAGA-friendly Super Bowl halftime show, etc., the TPUSA show has been viewed millions of times. Why lie about that?
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The 2025 Seattle Seahawks overcame 60-to-1 preseason odds to win the Super Bowl
They are one of the most unlikely championship teams in US pro team sports
They are one of the most unlikely championship teams in US pro team sports
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The 2025 Seattle Seahawks overcame 60-to-1 preseason odds to win the Super Bowl
They are one of the most unlikely championship teams in US pro team sports
They are one of the most unlikely championship teams in US pro team sports
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Trump appointee Kari Lake, who twice lost statewide elections in Arizona and then came to Washington and shut down the Voice of America, hurls a juvenile insult at a former Ohio Republican governor who praised the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Trump appointee Kari Lake, who twice lost statewide elections in Arizona and then came to Washington and shut down the Voice of America, hurls a juvenile insult at a former Ohio Republican governor who praised the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance
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So many folks who thought Born in the USA was a pro-America song are suddenly worried about not understanding lyrics.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
So many folks who thought Born in the USA was a pro-America song are suddenly worried about not understanding lyrics.
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Seeing a certain association gain traction so want to nip it in the bud
Conejo (Spanish for rabbit) is a term Benito frequently uses to refer to himself, so the window decoration is by no means evidence that it was a Liam homage.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Seeing a certain association gain traction so want to nip it in the bud
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Cookie and Muffin await the halftime show
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Cookie and Muffin await the halftime show
At the rate this is going, the Vice President will say you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
Oh wait he said that seven weeks ago.
www.mediaite.com/politics/you...
Oh wait he said that seven weeks ago.
www.mediaite.com/politics/you...
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
At the rate this is going, the Vice President will say you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
Oh wait he said that seven weeks ago.
www.mediaite.com/politics/you...
Oh wait he said that seven weeks ago.
www.mediaite.com/politics/you...
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In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
Trump proves he’s still on the ball by knowing exactly who the Olympian is criticizing when he says “There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t.”
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trump proves he’s still on the ball by knowing exactly who the Olympian is criticizing when he says “There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t.”
Kristi Noem Excited for Puppy Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Kristi Noem Excited for Puppy Bowl
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My contribution to Super Bowl Sunday is this Jewish Aramaic incantation bowl with a demon on it. From Nippur, Mesopotamia, circa 6th-7th century CE.
Truly a super bowl.
Truly a super bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My contribution to Super Bowl Sunday is this Jewish Aramaic incantation bowl with a demon on it. From Nippur, Mesopotamia, circa 6th-7th century CE.
Truly a super bowl.
Truly a super bowl.
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If the Super Bowl isn’t your cup of tea, our tenth-annual photo collection of superb owls just might be. Take a look at these magnificent birds via The Atlantic Photo:
Superb Owl Sunday X
A special Sunday event: our tenth-annual photo collection celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. If you have some time before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), we invite you to have a look.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If the Super Bowl isn’t your cup of tea, our tenth-annual photo collection of superb owls just might be. Take a look at these magnificent birds via The Atlantic Photo:
Cassidy uses the same line — as he sometimes notes, it’s from Kierkegaard — to dodge questions about his most courageous vote (to convict Trump) and his most craven (to confirm RFK Jr).
RAJU: Do you regret your vote to convict Trump?
CASSIDY: My point is ascribing motivations to others I don't think is fair
RAJU: But I'm asking about your vote. Do you regret it?
CASSIDY: All I can say brother is you live your life forward
CASSIDY: My point is ascribing motivations to others I don't think is fair
RAJU: But I'm asking about your vote. Do you regret it?
CASSIDY: All I can say brother is you live your life forward
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Cassidy uses the same line — as he sometimes notes, it’s from Kierkegaard — to dodge questions about his most courageous vote (to convict Trump) and his most craven (to confirm RFK Jr).