Esther
@esther893.bsky.social
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Democracies depend on shared reality. When media sanitizes or fragments speeches to avoid saying ‘this made no sense,’ it doesn’t protect neutrality—it obscures truth. The contrast with European coverage isn’t ideology; it’s willingness to describe what’s actually happening.
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Democracies depend on shared reality. When media sanitizes or fragments speeches to avoid saying ‘this made no sense,’ it doesn’t protect neutrality—it obscures truth. The contrast with European coverage isn’t ideology; it’s willingness to describe what’s actually happening.
Reposted by Esther
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Police violence against Black and Brown communities has a long, painful history. When federal agents are accused of similar actions and investigations stall or get controlled centrally, it fuels deep distrust. Demanding independent investigation isn’t defensiveness — it’s demand for the truth.
As others have aptly pointed out, police forces have been murdering people for a long time, especially POC. This terrorism from ICE is only a continuation and newest version of what we have been seeing for a long time.
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Police violence against Black and Brown communities has a long, painful history. When federal agents are accused of similar actions and investigations stall or get controlled centrally, it fuels deep distrust. Demanding independent investigation isn’t defensiveness — it’s demand for the truth.
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As others have aptly pointed out, police forces have been murdering people for a long time, especially POC. This terrorism from ICE is only a continuation and newest version of what we have been seeing for a long time.
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
As others have aptly pointed out, police forces have been murdering people for a long time, especially POC. This terrorism from ICE is only a continuation and newest version of what we have been seeing for a long time.
A healthy democracy responds to misinformation by correcting it, not by shrinking participation. Using manufactured distrust as a rationale for limiting voting rights turns accountability on its head.
Schiff on the SAVE Act: "Jonathan, what you've just asked is essentially, Republicans have created distrust in the elections by making claims of nonexistent fraud, and shouldn't we use the distrust they've created in order to enact a voter suppression law?"
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
A healthy democracy responds to misinformation by correcting it, not by shrinking participation. Using manufactured distrust as a rationale for limiting voting rights turns accountability on its head.
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Schiff on the SAVE Act: "Jonathan, what you've just asked is essentially, Republicans have created distrust in the elections by making claims of nonexistent fraud, and shouldn't we use the distrust they've created in order to enact a voter suppression law?"
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Schiff on the SAVE Act: "Jonathan, what you've just asked is essentially, Republicans have created distrust in the elections by making claims of nonexistent fraud, and shouldn't we use the distrust they've created in order to enact a voter suppression law?"
This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s based on real cases where federal agents shot U.S. citizens and local authorities were excluded from the investigation. People aren’t calling for violence—they’re calling for justice, transparency, and reforms.
ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, exploiting children, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
This isn’t just rhetoric—it’s based on real cases where federal agents shot U.S. citizens and local authorities were excluded from the investigation. People aren’t calling for violence—they’re calling for justice, transparency, and reforms.
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ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, exploiting children, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, exploiting children, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
Consent isn’t silence, but neither is it a slogan. It’s participation, resistance within the rule of law, and the collective insistence that institutions live up to their stated principles.
We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Consent isn’t silence, but neither is it a slogan. It’s participation, resistance within the rule of law, and the collective insistence that institutions live up to their stated principles.
Reposted by Esther
We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution, not to a president’s inner circle. Using military platforms to legitimize politically connected civilians crosses a line that democracies are supposed to guard carefully.
Only in a Trump admin does a traitorous Putin-loving real estate investor like Witkoff get to address active duty sailors and marines on an aircraft carrier.
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Service members swear an oath to the Constitution, not to a president’s inner circle. Using military platforms to legitimize politically connected civilians crosses a line that democracies are supposed to guard carefully.
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Only in a Trump admin does a traitorous Putin-loving real estate investor like Witkoff get to address active duty sailors and marines on an aircraft carrier.
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Only in a Trump admin does a traitorous Putin-loving real estate investor like Witkoff get to address active duty sailors and marines on an aircraft carrier.
This exchange captures a recurring problem in healthcare debates: confidence without clarity. Real reform can be explained simply—who benefits, how costs go down, and when. Anything less is just noise.
BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This exchange captures a recurring problem in healthcare debates: confidence without clarity. Real reform can be explained simply—who benefits, how costs go down, and when. Anything less is just noise.
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BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
Music scenes thrive on curiosity and openness. When a movement narrows itself to a single aesthetic and a single message, the talent pool shrinks accordingly—and the results look like this.
Kid Rock was really the best they could get for their alternate halftime show? That’s the most talented MAGA performer?
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Music scenes thrive on curiosity and openness. When a movement narrows itself to a single aesthetic and a single message, the talent pool shrinks accordingly—and the results look like this.
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Kid Rock was really the best they could get for their alternate halftime show? That’s the most talented MAGA performer?
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Kid Rock was really the best they could get for their alternate halftime show? That’s the most talented MAGA performer?
The most unsettling part of Zorro Ranch isn’t the rumors or imagery, but the institutional shrug that followed credible testimony. If powerful people can make entire crime scenes vanish through inaction and shell companies, that’s a systemic failure worth confronting.
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The most unsettling part of Zorro Ranch isn’t the rumors or imagery, but the institutional shrug that followed credible testimony. If powerful people can make entire crime scenes vanish through inaction and shell companies, that’s a systemic failure worth confronting.
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This isn’t just about one procedural decision — it’s about whether law-enforcement investigations are allowed to follow the evidence or are steered by political priorities. Full, unbiased investigations build trust; interference erodes it.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
This isn’t just about one procedural decision — it’s about whether law-enforcement investigations are allowed to follow the evidence or are steered by political priorities. Full, unbiased investigations build trust; interference erodes it.
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
History doesn’t judge leaders by how artfully they evade, but by whether they had the courage to own their choices. ‘You live your life forward’ may sound wise, but it avoids the responsibility voters are asking him to face.
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 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
History doesn’t judge leaders by how artfully they evade, but by whether they had the courage to own their choices. ‘You live your life forward’ may sound wise, but it avoids the responsibility voters are asking him to face.
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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 3:03 PM
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
We should care deeply about infrastructure getting done—but also about how decisions are made. If we shrug at the abuse of authority because the road eventually gets paved, we quietly accept a system where public resources serve private ego.
LAWLER: Renaming infrastructure projects is not a new concept
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We should care deeply about infrastructure getting done—but also about how decisions are made. If we shrug at the abuse of authority because the road eventually gets paved, we quietly accept a system where public resources serve private ego.
Reposted by Esther
LAWLER: Renaming infrastructure projects is not a new concept
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
LAWLER: Renaming infrastructure projects is not a new concept
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
KARL: Okay, but this isn't like, 'let's honor somebody.' Trump wants it named after himself! And he says he'll unfreeze the money if they do it
L: I could care less what the name of an infrastructure project is. I care that it gets done
The gravity here isn’t partisan—it’s institutional. Intelligence agencies exist to inform decision-makers, not shield them. Any suppression of lawful reporting deserves full, independent investigation.
BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard BLOCKED an NSA report of a call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump. I will sit down with the whistleblower lawyer TOMORROW at 12 PM PT on @meidastouch.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The gravity here isn’t partisan—it’s institutional. Intelligence agencies exist to inform decision-makers, not shield them. Any suppression of lawful reporting deserves full, independent investigation.