@gkmerri2.bsky.social
Trying to be kind, hopeful, and courageous while living in the Hunger Games prequel.
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Absolutely love this video of two 50 y-o women attempting every Winter Olympic sport (and laughing throughout). This is the #Joy we need to cultivate in our lives.
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Absolutely love this video of two 50 y-o women attempting every Winter Olympic sport (and laughing throughout). This is the #Joy we need to cultivate in our lives.
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
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Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
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I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
February 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
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This is the guy Trump first wanted for the job so he could help bury the Epstein files.
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This is the guy Trump first wanted for the job so he could help bury the Epstein files.
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Tomorrow, the Oversight Committee will have the opportunity to question Les Wexner about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.
Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Tomorrow, the Oversight Committee will have the opportunity to question Les Wexner about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.
Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.
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Wow.
Watching 37 USAF aircraft - 23 tankers, 13 transports and an E-3 AWACS over CONUS and Europe over the last 4 hours.
Watching 37 USAF aircraft - 23 tankers, 13 transports and an E-3 AWACS over CONUS and Europe over the last 4 hours.
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Wow.
Watching 37 USAF aircraft - 23 tankers, 13 transports and an E-3 AWACS over CONUS and Europe over the last 4 hours.
Watching 37 USAF aircraft - 23 tankers, 13 transports and an E-3 AWACS over CONUS and Europe over the last 4 hours.
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i would be shocked if vinay prasad actually approves it — it is much more likely this is a PR move to temper and spread out public outrage to reduce its intensity
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i would be shocked if vinay prasad actually approves it — it is much more likely this is a PR move to temper and spread out public outrage to reduce its intensity
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Deadly negligence (not to mention actual violence) is part of what makes a concentration camp a concentration camp.
Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
open.substack.com/pub/austinko...
open.substack.com/pub/austinko...
Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death of 2026 and nearly the 40th since Trump took offi...
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Deadly negligence (not to mention actual violence) is part of what makes a concentration camp a concentration camp.
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if any reporters want to chat about this, you know where to find me :)
BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.
Details on thehandbasket.co later today!
February 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
if any reporters want to chat about this, you know where to find me :)
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UN reports: the alleged acts documented in the Epstein files could amount to some of the gravest crimes under international law. news.un.org/en/story/202...
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal ent...
news.un.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
UN reports: the alleged acts documented in the Epstein files could amount to some of the gravest crimes under international law. news.un.org/en/story/202...
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NEW via @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @fiona-murphy.bsky.social and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Tobin celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees in Newark ICE facility (note: this is NJ, not in IL, where there are disputes about allowing this to happen) —> religionnews.com/2026/02/18/c...
Cardinal Tobin celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees in Newark ICE facility
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — The Newark bishops are the only confirmed U.S. bishops who plan to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass in an ICE detention facility.
religionnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
NEW via @fiona-ndre.bsky.social, @fiona-murphy.bsky.social and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Tobin celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass for detainees in Newark ICE facility (note: this is NJ, not in IL, where there are disputes about allowing this to happen) —> religionnews.com/2026/02/18/c...
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Ok so I am a fan of this person for life now
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Ok so I am a fan of this person for life now
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So it turns out we didn’t need to comply in advance.
February 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
So it turns out we didn’t need to comply in advance.
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'Insidious shift': Gobsmacked experts stunned as Trump admin trades Gulf access for cash
www.alternet.org
'Insidious shift': Gobsmacked experts stunned as Trump admin trades Gulf access for cash
twp.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
'Insidious shift': Gobsmacked experts stunned as Trump admin trades Gulf access for cash
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Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Stephen Colbert SLAMS CBS for not letting James Talarico on Late Night
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BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.
February 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
BREAKING: Our campaign raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after the FCC banned our Colbert interview.
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The Late Show averages about 2 million viewers.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social’s banned interview with Stephen Colbert has over 40 million views on his social media pages alone.
Generational backfire.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social’s banned interview with Stephen Colbert has over 40 million views on his social media pages alone.
Generational backfire.
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The Late Show averages about 2 million viewers.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social’s banned interview with Stephen Colbert has over 40 million views on his social media pages alone.
Generational backfire.
@jamestalarico.bsky.social’s banned interview with Stephen Colbert has over 40 million views on his social media pages alone.
Generational backfire.
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Charge: ICE contract worker tried to hire woman for sex in the Twin Cities.
Details: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/charge-ice-contract-worker-tried-to-hire-woman-for-sex-in-the-twin-cities
Details: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/charge-ice-contract-worker-tried-to-hire-woman-for-sex-in-the-twin-cities
February 17, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Charge: ICE contract worker tried to hire woman for sex in the Twin Cities.
Details: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/charge-ice-contract-worker-tried-to-hire-woman-for-sex-in-the-twin-cities
Details: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/charge-ice-contract-worker-tried-to-hire-woman-for-sex-in-the-twin-cities
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Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This asshole
Trump's nominee to lead the National Park Service, Scott Socha, helped run a company that claimed trademark ownership over historic place names at Yosemite—many rooted in Indigenous history—then sued the NPS over name use, costing taxpayers millions.
Now he wants to run the agency? Disgraceful.
Now he wants to run the agency? Disgraceful.
February 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This asshole
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I'm sorry that we're in "first they came for" territory, I really am. But we are.
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm sorry that we're in "first they came for" territory, I really am. But we are.
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The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
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I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
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I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.