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Antifascist advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
Antifascist advocate for the oppressed in the struggle for liberal values under attack.
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The Oligarchs Pushing for Conquest in Greenland
Trump’s fixation on filching the island territory from Denmark may seem like the demented ravings of a mad king. But to a cohort of plutocrat weirdos, it makes perfect sense.
newrepublic.com
🧵 This article names the Trump supporting oligarchs and companies that are pushing for and want to profit off an invasion of Greenland. If you want to stop an invasion, these are the entities to protest and expose
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Funny thing about the DOW is it only indexes the top thirty companies and those companies have changed many times based on performance. All it tells you is that the top 30 companies in America are making record profits.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Funny thing about the DOW is it only indexes the top thirty companies and those companies have changed many times based on performance. All it tells you is that the top 30 companies in America are making record profits.
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AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
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From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
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Apparently, Tesla moved from California to Texas so they can dump toxic waste water on their neighbors without fear of any consequences.
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Apparently, Tesla moved from California to Texas so they can dump toxic waste water on their neighbors without fear of any consequences.
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“Its occupation of Minneapolis is not an anomaly; it’s a blueprint.” 👇
Excerpt From:
“The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark”
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
Excerpt From:
“The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark”
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark — WIRED
People have a right to know who their neighbors are, especially when it’s ICE.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
“Its occupation of Minneapolis is not an anomaly; it’s a blueprint.” 👇
Excerpt From:
“The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark”
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
Excerpt From:
“The ICE Expansion Won’t Happen in the Dark”
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 🤚
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
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Just discovered yet another severe harm ICE is causing: huge cutbacks at our hospitals, because patients won't come in, because ICE hangs out inside the building or by the doors and abducts people. Crushing our medical system alongside our schools and our businesses.
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Just discovered yet another severe harm ICE is causing: huge cutbacks at our hospitals, because patients won't come in, because ICE hangs out inside the building or by the doors and abducts people. Crushing our medical system alongside our schools and our businesses.
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"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
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I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
1 person shot and killed by U.S. marshal in Northeast DC
A U.S. marshal shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C. This shooting happened on Hay Street right in front of the Cesar Chavez Middle Public Charter School and not far from the ...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
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In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
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Sen. Slotkin: " I appreciate Sen. Tillis saying something. He's gone further than anybody else. But it's a sad moment when anonymous grand jurors, citizens called at random in Washington, D.C., have more bravery to uphold basic rule of law than some of our Senate colleagues."
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sen. Slotkin: " I appreciate Sen. Tillis saying something. He's gone further than anybody else. But it's a sad moment when anonymous grand jurors, citizens called at random in Washington, D.C., have more bravery to uphold basic rule of law than some of our Senate colleagues."
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February 11, 1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in a South African prison following months of secret negotiations with South African President F.W. (Frederik Willem) de Klerk.
#NelsonMandela
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February 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
February 11, 1990 - Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in a South African prison following months of secret negotiations with South African President F.W. (Frederik Willem) de Klerk.
#NelsonMandela
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
US decides SpaceX is like an airline, exempting it from Labor Relations Act
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
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Y'all, ICE thugs are still terrorizing people in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Y'all, ICE thugs are still terrorizing people in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
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An Olympian mildly criticizes the U.S.? Un-American. Trump calls America "disgusting"? All good!
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
An Olympian mildly criticizes the U.S.? Un-American. Trump calls America "disgusting"? All good!
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Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
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"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Trump tries and fails to extort Canada
It's Bridgegate 2.0, only much dumber.
www.publicnotice.co
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"Trump no longer has the bandwidth to enforce his own edicts. His popularity is in free fall, Ds are over-performing in every election, and, while he can certainly punish Rs who fail to parrot his increasingly unhinged narratives, he can’t make them commit political suicide." — @lizdye.bsky.social
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#ResistanceRoots
#BlackHistoryMonth
John Warren Davis was born on this day in 1888 in Milledgeville, Ga. He was an educator, college administrator and civil rights leader who transformed West Virginia State College (now University) into one of the leading Black institutions in the U.S. /1
#BlackHistoryMonth
John Warren Davis was born on this day in 1888 in Milledgeville, Ga. He was an educator, college administrator and civil rights leader who transformed West Virginia State College (now University) into one of the leading Black institutions in the U.S. /1
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
#ResistanceRoots
#BlackHistoryMonth
John Warren Davis was born on this day in 1888 in Milledgeville, Ga. He was an educator, college administrator and civil rights leader who transformed West Virginia State College (now University) into one of the leading Black institutions in the U.S. /1
#BlackHistoryMonth
John Warren Davis was born on this day in 1888 in Milledgeville, Ga. He was an educator, college administrator and civil rights leader who transformed West Virginia State College (now University) into one of the leading Black institutions in the U.S. /1