frankief14.bsky.social
@frankief14.bsky.social
An unrepresented citizen of a country gone mad.
A blue polka dot in a red landscape.
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"Trump doesn’t believe in anything except himself... When that resistance and those protests actually made his policies tremendously unpopular, he relented. And I think it’s a lesson that we should apply elsewhere when he engages in outrageous activities...”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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We don't need Gallup poll to tell us Trump is a pathetic president and he actually seems to work hard at being so.
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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"A total lack of accountability is, however, par for the course for Trump, who rose to the forefront of American politics in 2016 despite widespread knowledge that he 'grabs' women 'by the pussy' and multiple reports that Trump spent his real estate career dodging payments that he owed contractors."
Trump Says “Staffer” Who Posted Obama Video Faced No Consequences
The White House seems unbothered by the racist, AI-generated video of the Obamas that was posted on and then deleted from Donald Trump’s Truth Social account.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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The damage done to Minneapolis is probably the clearest example of how Trump is simply not like other presidents. Besieging and occupying a city for weeks like that is nearly unheard of
Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Amidst all the atrocities taking place in the U.S., please don't forget the imminent threat of being robbed of our public lands. Once this happens, to paraphrase Heather Cox Richardson, we will never get them back. (Sample letter to U.S. senators included in article.)
The Senate Vote That Could Change Public Lands Forever
This week Republicans are pushing a legal maneuver that would undo a century of public land protections — starting with America’s most beloved wilderness.
morethanjustparks.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Lincoln’s words I come back to right now are

“We cannot escape history…We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves…We know how to save the Union. The world knows we do know how to save it…We shall nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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Dems challenge Pam Bondi to address Epstein's victims at House Judiciary hearing
Dems challenge Pam Bondi to address Epstein’s victims at House Judiciary hearing
The DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files is becoming a central theme of Wednesday’s Oversight hearing. Democrats are challenging Attorney General Pam Bondi to address the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who are seated behind her during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Justice Department. The panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, used his opening remarks to introduce Bondi to Epstein’s victims, setting the tone for the tough questions she’s expected to face for her handling of the case against the convicted sex offender. “To promote justice for the people, you’ve got to listen to the victims, like the women seated behind you today,” said Raskin. “Those are just some of the hundreds of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex trafficking ring who are demanding that the truth be told and are demanding accountability for the abusers who trafficked and raped them.” Raskin added that Bondi had not yet met with those victims. In her own opening remarks, Bondi defended her handling of the Epstein files and maintained that if victims’ names were inadvertently released, her Department has moved swiftly to correct those mistakes. She opted to directly address the victims seated behind her. “I’m a career prosecutor and despite what the ranking member said, I have spent my entire career fighting for victims, and I will continue to do so,” Bondi said. “I am deeply sorry for what any victim, any victim, has been through, especially as a result of that monster.” She added that the FBI was waiting to hear from those with information. But when asked by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) to turn around and directly address the victims and apologize for what the Justice Department has put them through, Bondi refused. “I am not to get in the gutter for her theatrics,” Bondi said of Jayapal. Jayapal also asked the Epstein victims seated in the hearing room to stand and raise their hands if they have not been able to meet with the Justice Department to share their stories. Everyone did. Bondi has faced criticism for months for reneging on her commitment to bring transparency in the Epstein case, starting with when she told Fox News last year that Epstein-related materials were “on [her] desk right now to review” but then in July announced no such files would be released. Since Congress passed legislation compelling the Justice Department to release the Epstein files in their near-entirety, the administration has blown past statuary deadlines to do so. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has complained in recent days that some redactions were overly broad, while other materials appeared to jeopardize the privacy of Epstein’s victims.
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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The administration is trying to indict members of Congress for speaking truth to power.

This is a grave threat to the First Amendment and the right of citizens to choose their own representatives.

The time to speak out is now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
How many Nannies does Howard Lutnick have and where did he get them?
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...

#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project!
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
Project Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in Maryland
Inside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked.
www.thebanner.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.

States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959

Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Megyn Kelly goes to see "West Side Story" & angrily heads to the restroom during all the Puerto Rican parts.
Megyn Kelly: Bad Bunny performing his Super Bowl halftime show in Spanish was “a middle finger to the rest of America”
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM