El Jefecito
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Two things can be true: we’re a competitive authoritarian state with all sorts of efforts to put a thumb on the scale of who has power AND we have sufficiently free and sufficiently fair elections that every month we see the party in power lose.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Two things can be true: we’re a competitive authoritarian state with all sorts of efforts to put a thumb on the scale of who has power AND we have sufficiently free and sufficiently fair elections that every month we see the party in power lose.
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It rules how every other government worker is subject to incredible scrutiny for like everything but if you're a cop you can just do blatant fraud and everyone kinda just shrugs at it
I know this from researching police salaries for a recent paper: many cities have a set of officers taking home more than $500k and they can’t really explain why
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
One OPD officer logged 5,242 total working hours, racking up $490,000 in overtime pay. If he worked more than half of the time in a calendar year, why can't the city tell us what he did?
oaklandside.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 PM
It rules how every other government worker is subject to incredible scrutiny for like everything but if you're a cop you can just do blatant fraud and everyone kinda just shrugs at it
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The thing is… and i hope i don’t sound crazy…
You can’t practice values you don’t have
You can’t practice values you don’t have
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The thing is… and i hope i don’t sound crazy…
You can’t practice values you don’t have
You can’t practice values you don’t have
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I almost didn’t write this post because it was so obvious. But apparently it wasn’t. presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I almost didn’t write this post because it was so obvious. But apparently it wasn’t. presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
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The pure cruelty of putting a five year old through all this for absolutely no benefit to anyone or anything
BREAKING... and Thank God...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release - ABC News abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release - ABC News abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The pure cruelty of putting a five year old through all this for absolutely no benefit to anyone or anything
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The docs absolutely back this up.
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
The docs absolutely back this up.
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Maybe there are stronger electoral messages than “we’ll kidnap your kids”
February 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Maybe there are stronger electoral messages than “we’ll kidnap your kids”
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we cannot afford more democrats who want to pretend our democracy doesn't need major structural reforms to survive or that prosecuting those who have committed egregious crimes against the people would be 'too divisive'
February 1, 2026 at 5:55 AM
we cannot afford more democrats who want to pretend our democracy doesn't need major structural reforms to survive or that prosecuting those who have committed egregious crimes against the people would be 'too divisive'
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primarying the dems who have chosen capitulation is going to be incredibly important
a fighting chance
February 1, 2026 at 5:44 AM
primarying the dems who have chosen capitulation is going to be incredibly important
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A few broader thoughts:
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
BREAKING: Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet just won a *massive* landslide to flip a deep-red Senate district. He's up by 14 points in a Trump+17 seat—an overperformance of more than 30 points.
How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:
How did he do it? Here's our full writeup:
Breaking: Texas Democrats score landslide upset in race Trump badly wanted to win
Taylor Rehmet just flipped a deep-red seat—and gave his party a shot in the arm
www.the-downballot.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
A few broader thoughts:
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
1) This election happened, period.
2) It happened in Texas, no less.
3) It happened even though Trump himself took an intense interest in winning it.
If Trump could cancel elections or ordain their outcomes, then why didn't he do that tonight?
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024
GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
www.huffpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024
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the leftist enclave of Fort Worth is totally disconnected from regular Americans, like these sixteen people who own a third of the real estate in San Francisco
Sure libs can win in commie places like Fort Worth but what does real America think
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
the leftist enclave of Fort Worth is totally disconnected from regular Americans, like these sixteen people who own a third of the real estate in San Francisco
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I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I’m starting to think the people who are excited about “AI agents” have literally never used a computer in their lives
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Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, settled with Trump only six days after getting Trump's crazy demands. No fight at all. The New Yorker, baffled, thought the issue might be that a Paul, Weiss partner had worked for Robert Mueller. But maybe it's all even simpler. 2/
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
January 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, settled with Trump only six days after getting Trump's crazy demands. No fight at all. The New Yorker, baffled, thought the issue might be that a Paul, Weiss partner had worked for Robert Mueller. But maybe it's all even simpler. 2/
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
web.archive.org/web/20251105...
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Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Yes, this friendly 2019 Jeffrey Epstein email exchange is about the owner of the Patriots, Robert Kraft. But it's more important who it is WITH: Brad Karp, the chairman of Paul, Weiss. And Karp was still chairman when Paul, Weiss became the first law firm to cave to Trump's demands in 2025. 1/
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JUST. TELL. HIM. NO.
Trump was asked tonight about our story and his plans for the arch.
“I'd like it to be the biggest one of all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, declining to say if he had a specific height in mind.
The current largest arch, in Mexico City, is 220 feet tall.
“I'd like it to be the biggest one of all,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, declining to say if he had a specific height in mind.
The current largest arch, in Mexico City, is 220 feet tall.
February 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
JUST. TELL. HIM. NO.
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I understand it's hard for some to use the term concentration camp, even for those horrified by what's happening. And there are settings (e.g., court) where it may not be helpful today. The key thing to realize is that there's an arc of how detention regimes tend to go, and we're recognizably on it.
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I understand it's hard for some to use the term concentration camp, even for those horrified by what's happening. And there are settings (e.g., court) where it may not be helpful today. The key thing to realize is that there's an arc of how detention regimes tend to go, and we're recognizably on it.
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This is the car that allowed Musk to destroy the country and kill countless people abroad but go off I guess
The car that forced the world to take electric vehicles seriously reaches the end of the road. Elon Musk confirms Tesla halts production of Model S to clear factory space for Optimus robots. The move makes a permanent shift from automaker to AI firm, leaving the industry-defining sedan in the dust.
Tesla Just Killed the Most Important Car of the 21st Century
The Model S deserved better than this.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This is the car that allowed Musk to destroy the country and kill countless people abroad but go off I guess
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Activist OpSec posturing is just Operator culture for lefties send post
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Activist OpSec posturing is just Operator culture for lefties send post
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"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
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we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
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People from her famous Intellectual Dark Web article who know Epstein include Sam Harris, Steven Pinker and Michael Shermer
February 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
People from her famous Intellectual Dark Web article who know Epstein include Sam Harris, Steven Pinker and Michael Shermer