Haral Tsitsivas
@haral.bsky.social
Cyber-Security geek, armchair political analyst, curmudgeon at large...
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We are the laughing stock of the world.
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We are the laughing stock of the world.
About as expected, when the worst student is the president…
February 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM
About as expected, when the worst student is the president…
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Under competitive authoritarianism, countries hold elections, but the ruling party uses various tactics — attacking the press, disenfranchising voters, weaponizing justice system and threatening critics — to tilt the electoral playing field in its favor www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
Concerns over autocracy in the U.S. continue to grow
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Under competitive authoritarianism, countries hold elections, but the ruling party uses various tactics — attacking the press, disenfranchising voters, weaponizing justice system and threatening critics — to tilt the electoral playing field in its favor www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...
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After a year of spectacular deregulation, “the United States will essentially have no laws on the books that enforce how efficient America’s passenger cars and trucks should be.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
After a year of spectacular deregulation, “the United States will essentially have no laws on the books that enforce how efficient America’s passenger cars and trucks should be.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
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NFL franchise owners in the EPSTEIN e-mails & assorted docs
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox
The sports media is ignoring the story, but wealthy sports figures are all over the Epstein files.
www.thenation.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
NFL franchise owners in the EPSTEIN e-mails & assorted docs
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
Partial list:
*Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
*Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants
*Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins
*Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
*Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
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The Israeli government has advanced the registration of territory in the occupied West Bank as state land in a move that Palestinians have decried as “de facto annexation.” https://cnn.it/46bUqmd
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The Israeli government has advanced the registration of territory in the occupied West Bank as state land in a move that Palestinians have decried as “de facto annexation.” https://cnn.it/46bUqmd
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov threatened Germany and its leadership, claimed that Europe is the evil empire and bemoaned the state of Russia's dilapidating economy.
youtu.be/oZolyqCFOac
youtu.be/oZolyqCFOac
Vladimir Solovyov bashes Russia's economy and threatens Germany
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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February 16, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov threatened Germany and its leadership, claimed that Europe is the evil empire and bemoaned the state of Russia's dilapidating economy.
youtu.be/oZolyqCFOac
youtu.be/oZolyqCFOac
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"The great computer science exodus. Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped." techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/t...
The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead) | TechCrunch
Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.
techcrunch.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:12 AM
"The great computer science exodus. Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped." techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/t...
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Oh MAGA. You realized you can't find your birth certificates?
Oops!
Careful about what you hope for.
What you VOTE for.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Oops!
Careful about what you hope for.
What you VOTE for.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
February 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Oh MAGA. You realized you can't find your birth certificates?
Oops!
Careful about what you hope for.
What you VOTE for.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Oops!
Careful about what you hope for.
What you VOTE for.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound)
DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
MAKE A BAD BILL EVEN WORSE.. SAY NO SAVE ACT
Please listen & share
Ari Berman tells you below
Then please, take the time next week to CALL YOUR SENATORS 202 224-3121
AGAIN PLEASE CALL
The SAVE ACT must be defeated
(sound)
DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
MAKE A BAD BILL EVEN WORSE.. SAY NO SAVE ACT
Please listen & share
Ari Berman tells you below
Then please, take the time next week to CALL YOUR SENATORS 202 224-3121
AGAIN PLEASE CALL
The SAVE ACT must be defeated
February 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound)
DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
MAKE A BAD BILL EVEN WORSE.. SAY NO SAVE ACT
Please listen & share
Ari Berman tells you below
Then please, take the time next week to CALL YOUR SENATORS 202 224-3121
AGAIN PLEASE CALL
The SAVE ACT must be defeated
(sound)
DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2026
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
MAKE A BAD BILL EVEN WORSE.. SAY NO SAVE ACT
Please listen & share
Ari Berman tells you below
Then please, take the time next week to CALL YOUR SENATORS 202 224-3121
AGAIN PLEASE CALL
The SAVE ACT must be defeated
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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is speaking out!
February 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is speaking out!
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Ex-judge reveals how Trump stacked the deck against immigration officials
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
Ex-judge reveals how Trump stacked the deck against immigration officials
A former immigration judge spoke out on Sunday about how the Trump administration has stacked the deck against immigration officials. Former immigration judge Carmen Maria Rey Caldas, who was one of ...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Ex-judge reveals how Trump stacked the deck against immigration officials
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene just admitted the Epstein files were blocked by Trump:
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene just admitted the Epstein files were blocked by Trump:
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
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Ireland is furious that the U.S. is treating one of their citizens, here legally & in process of getting his green card with horrific conditions: filth everywhere, little sanitation, barely fed, locked in a room with 72 other men. Violent guards. Immigrants being strangled. Calling out the U.S.
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Ireland is furious that the U.S. is treating one of their citizens, here legally & in process of getting his green card with horrific conditions: filth everywhere, little sanitation, barely fed, locked in a room with 72 other men. Violent guards. Immigrants being strangled. Calling out the U.S.
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“The way Trump has destroyed our legal immigration system and punished those trying to become citizens the right way is deeply upsetting and un-American.”
@jayapal.house.gov serves a #CupOfJoe overflowing with facts.
#Immigration
@jayapal.house.gov serves a #CupOfJoe overflowing with facts.
#Immigration
February 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
“The way Trump has destroyed our legal immigration system and punished those trying to become citizens the right way is deeply upsetting and un-American.”
@jayapal.house.gov serves a #CupOfJoe overflowing with facts.
#Immigration
@jayapal.house.gov serves a #CupOfJoe overflowing with facts.
#Immigration
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Trump ally's wife accidently ignites 'insane' scandal: 'He was married to his first wife'
www.rawstory.com/byron-donald...
www.rawstory.com/byron-donald...
Trump ally's wife accidently ignites 'insane' scandal: 'He was married to his first wife'
The wife of close Donald Trump ally Byron Donalds posted on social media to honor her husband, but the dates she used raised red flags with observers, and former cable TV host Mehdi Hasan declared tha...
www.rawstory.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Trump ally's wife accidently ignites 'insane' scandal: 'He was married to his first wife'
www.rawstory.com/byron-donald...
www.rawstory.com/byron-donald...
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Russia has no globally competitive technology firms to support long-term productivity and is a bottom-tier AI power. Can it sustain the war in Ukraine?
More on Russia's declining power by CSIS's Defense and Security Department: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
More on Russia's declining power by CSIS's Defense and Security Department: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine
Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economi...
www.csis.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Russia has no globally competitive technology firms to support long-term productivity and is a bottom-tier AI power. Can it sustain the war in Ukraine?
More on Russia's declining power by CSIS's Defense and Security Department: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
More on Russia's declining power by CSIS's Defense and Security Department: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
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man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
🚨BREAKING: This brave immigration attorney is blowing the whistle on ICE saying agents are keeping all the Immigrants’ money, jewelry, Work Visas and any state documentation they had on them when detained. Share this widely. This is disgusting. substack.com/@calltoactiv...
CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism)
🚨BREAKING: This brave immigration attorney is blowing the whistle on ICE saying agents are keeping all the Immigrants’ money, jewelry, Work Visas and any state documentation they had on them when deta...
substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:57 AM
🚨BREAKING: This brave immigration attorney is blowing the whistle on ICE saying agents are keeping all the Immigrants’ money, jewelry, Work Visas and any state documentation they had on them when detained. Share this widely. This is disgusting. substack.com/@calltoactiv...
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Courage is not a mood. Courage is continuing.
From Chile to Poland to Serbia, ordinary people have reined in power before. We, the people, are not powerless. History leaves instructions.
Read Courage Is Contagious and choose your role:
open.substack.com/pub/thejenni...
From Chile to Poland to Serbia, ordinary people have reined in power before. We, the people, are not powerless. History leaves instructions.
Read Courage Is Contagious and choose your role:
open.substack.com/pub/thejenni...
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Courage is not a mood. Courage is continuing.
From Chile to Poland to Serbia, ordinary people have reined in power before. We, the people, are not powerless. History leaves instructions.
Read Courage Is Contagious and choose your role:
open.substack.com/pub/thejenni...
From Chile to Poland to Serbia, ordinary people have reined in power before. We, the people, are not powerless. History leaves instructions.
Read Courage Is Contagious and choose your role:
open.substack.com/pub/thejenni...
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Shop at Costco!
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Shop at Costco!