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I mean, that about captures it www.axios.com/2026/02/17/t...
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I mean, that about captures it www.axios.com/2026/02/17/t...
Me, I'd have a table right by a door so I could come and go quickly and quietly, but Trump needs his ego massaged constantly.
Trump making everyone stand and clap for him as he heads to his roped off table at Mar-a-Lago
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Me, I'd have a table right by a door so I could come and go quickly and quietly, but Trump needs his ego massaged constantly.
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There's some significant magical thinking going on in this claim, actually several levels of magical thinking.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “appears determined to prevent his party from achieving a durable majority coalition anchored by a multiracial working-class base,” Thomas Edsall writes.
President Trump “appears determined to prevent his party from achieving a durable majority coalition anchored by a multiracial working-class base,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
The president appears determined to prevent his party from achieving a durable majority coalition.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
There's some significant magical thinking going on in this claim, actually several levels of magical thinking.
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Investigative Reporter Jordan Green reports that a Fort Worth trial will test whether the Justice Department under Donald Trump can brand anti-ICE activists as “antifa” terrorists. Read the full story at bit.ly/4bWyWNT
#AntifaTrial #ICEProtests #TexasTrial #InvestigativeReporting
#AntifaTrial #ICEProtests #TexasTrial #InvestigativeReporting
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Investigative Reporter Jordan Green reports that a Fort Worth trial will test whether the Justice Department under Donald Trump can brand anti-ICE activists as “antifa” terrorists. Read the full story at bit.ly/4bWyWNT
#AntifaTrial #ICEProtests #TexasTrial #InvestigativeReporting
#AntifaTrial #ICEProtests #TexasTrial #InvestigativeReporting
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I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025
The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...
www.michiganpublic.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
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Do Not EVER eat at Mar-a-Lago. Most unappetizing food I've ever seen.
Wagyu served at Mar-a-Lago as Americans continues to see high beef prices
February 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Do Not EVER eat at Mar-a-Lago. Most unappetizing food I've ever seen.
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Tricia McLaughlin is reportedly out at DHS, according to multiple sources. She’s a very close ally of Noem.
That news, plus stories like the below which are coming out daily, strongly suggest the knives are clearly out for Noem inside DHS.
That news, plus stories like the below which are coming out daily, strongly suggest the knives are clearly out for Noem inside DHS.
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Tricia McLaughlin is reportedly out at DHS, according to multiple sources. She’s a very close ally of Noem.
That news, plus stories like the below which are coming out daily, strongly suggest the knives are clearly out for Noem inside DHS.
That news, plus stories like the below which are coming out daily, strongly suggest the knives are clearly out for Noem inside DHS.
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Since October, federal courts have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE is illegally jailing immigrants.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
February 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Since October, federal courts have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE is illegally jailing immigrants.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
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President Trump keeps threatening to unilaterally impose rules (like voter ID requirements) on upcoming elections.
Monday’s "One First" explains why—whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics—his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
Monday’s "One First" explains why—whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics—his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
210. The President's Lack of Power Over Elections
President Trump keeps insisting that he can unilaterally change the rules for voting in the midterms. It's not just that he's *wrong*; it's that there's no mechanism through which he could even *try.*
www.stevevladeck.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
President Trump keeps threatening to unilaterally impose rules (like voter ID requirements) on upcoming elections.
Monday’s "One First" explains why—whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics—his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
Monday’s "One First" explains why—whether as a matter of constitutional law, existing federal statutes, or simple, practical logistics—his (ominous) threats are ultimately empty ones:
Nope. Wealthy hoard wealth much more than they spread it around. Look at 40+ years of trickle down compared to 60 years of taxing the wealthy and big business.
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on tariffs: "It's not regressive. Most consumption in America is done by the wealthiest people. So the idea it's somehow regressive is just wrong."
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Nope. Wealthy hoard wealth much more than they spread it around. Look at 40+ years of trickle down compared to 60 years of taxing the wealthy and big business.
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I'm married to a pediatrician and I love the AAP and also it's gotta bug them that they constantly have to write op-eds like "it is bad to put children into concentration camps, actually." And "It is bad to let children get vaccine preventable illnesses that kill or maim them."
A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'm married to a pediatrician and I love the AAP and also it's gotta bug them that they constantly have to write op-eds like "it is bad to put children into concentration camps, actually." And "It is bad to let children get vaccine preventable illnesses that kill or maim them."
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Looks like we already have more concentration camps than Germany circa 1940. slate.trib.al/wfgeJk6
Trump’s Deportation Warehouse System Already Matches a Very Specific Period in History
The government has begun construction of a multibillion-dollar detention camp system in the newest phase of Stephen Miller’s mass deportation strategy.
slate.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Looks like we already have more concentration camps than Germany circa 1940. slate.trib.al/wfgeJk6
Happy money less lives, kids and grandkids! I'm living it up, you pay for it.
In the past, the US raised taxes to pay for military action. Now it’s piled onto the debt. Read more: bloom.bg/4cEVPWa
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
📷️: Shawn Thew/Bloomberg
February 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Happy money less lives, kids and grandkids! I'm living it up, you pay for it.
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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
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@forbes.com #TXsen
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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
@forbes.com #TXsen
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@forbes.com #TXsen
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Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over links to Jeffrey Epstein
www.thetimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over links to Jeffrey Epstein
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Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect
Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect
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Weird how this doesn't mention Clarence Thomas by name
News: SCOTUS announces new filing rules to help identify conflicts of interest with the justices and assist with recusals @courthousenews.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Weird how this doesn't mention Clarence Thomas by name
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If approved, the trademark would permit the president to profit from "a range of branded merchandise."
Trump Teases Wild Plan to Cash in on Airport Named After Himself
If approved, the trademark would permit the president to profit from “a range of branded merchandise,” such as clothing, luggage, watches, and tie clips.
trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
If approved, the trademark would permit the president to profit from "a range of branded merchandise."
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Not only did Trump fail to learn any lessons from covid, but his public health policies have somehow gotten far more dangerous and destructive in Trump 2.0. God forbid he and RFK Jr have to handle a global pandemic. We'll be pining for the days of Dr. Birx.
Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Not only did Trump fail to learn any lessons from covid, but his public health policies have somehow gotten far more dangerous and destructive in Trump 2.0. God forbid he and RFK Jr have to handle a global pandemic. We'll be pining for the days of Dr. Birx.
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Hegseth just killed a bunch more people.
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Hegseth just killed a bunch more people.
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If Trump's seizure of Venezuela's oil is simply "diplomacy," so were Bonnie and Clyde's visits to banks.
Chris Wright on seized Venezuelan oil: "We've sold about $1 billion of oil so far. We've recently signed agreements to sell about another $5 billion in the next several months. So you're talking well north of $10 billion a year ... this is way out of the box, groundbreaking Trump diplomacy."
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
If Trump's seizure of Venezuela's oil is simply "diplomacy," so were Bonnie and Clyde's visits to banks.
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In a way, not surprising at all. Public officials like Dr. Birx (who was actually a respected expert on AIDS before Covid) and Fauci often restrained Trump's impulses and Trump hated it. He believes Covid cost him the election (and it did). His new appointees are a revenge against public health.
Not only did Trump fail to learn any lessons from covid, but his public health policies have somehow gotten far more dangerous and destructive in Trump 2.0. God forbid he and RFK Jr have to handle a global pandemic. We'll be pining for the days of Dr. Birx.
Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid
He's incapable of learning lessons and actively resists it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In a way, not surprising at all. Public officials like Dr. Birx (who was actually a respected expert on AIDS before Covid) and Fauci often restrained Trump's impulses and Trump hated it. He believes Covid cost him the election (and it did). His new appointees are a revenge against public health.
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Read @scottlincicome.bsky.social on how the rest of the world is basically just working around Trump's trade tariff tantrums.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Global Trade Is Leaving the US Behind
Perhaps the most surprising trade policy development of 2025 wasn’t President Donald Trump’s tariffs but rather foreign governments’ refusal to respond in-kind. Although such abstinence is economicall...
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Read @scottlincicome.bsky.social on how the rest of the world is basically just working around Trump's trade tariff tantrums.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Funny how that works, huh? (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social)
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Funny how that works, huh? (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social)