JamesV1971
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FBI’s Fulton County affidavit confirmed what we’ve long suspected: seizure of ballots based on discredited/recycled falsehoods about 2020 election pushed by election deniers & designed to sow mistrust in election system so that Trump can interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers
The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
FBI’s Fulton County affidavit confirmed what we’ve long suspected: seizure of ballots based on discredited/recycled falsehoods about 2020 election pushed by election deniers & designed to sow mistrust in election system so that Trump can interfere in midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The actual non-sarcastic answer to this is that a uniform signature via autopen would devalue the signature for collectors and fans (not always the same people). People want assurance it was the human who made the effort, not an authorized machine.
Also an autopen costs $10k. It's cheaper to sign.
Also an autopen costs $10k. It's cheaper to sign.
No auto pen? lol
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The actual non-sarcastic answer to this is that a uniform signature via autopen would devalue the signature for collectors and fans (not always the same people). People want assurance it was the human who made the effort, not an authorized machine.
Also an autopen costs $10k. It's cheaper to sign.
Also an autopen costs $10k. It's cheaper to sign.
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1/ UPDATE: The affidavit underlying the FBI raid to seize 2020 election materials in GA has been unsealed. It cited allegations conservative researcher Kevin Moncla told @ProPublica he had briefed investigators on. Witness names are redacted.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
1/ UPDATE: The affidavit underlying the FBI raid to seize 2020 election materials in GA has been unsealed. It cited allegations conservative researcher Kevin Moncla told @ProPublica he had briefed investigators on. Witness names are redacted.
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I do want to remind folks today that I would guess at least half of the horrors people are posting about in the SAVE Act?
Already law in the much of south. They know it works because they did it to Black communities & everyone shrugged and made jokes about how we voted for every natural disaster.
Already law in the much of south. They know it works because they did it to Black communities & everyone shrugged and made jokes about how we voted for every natural disaster.
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I do want to remind folks today that I would guess at least half of the horrors people are posting about in the SAVE Act?
Already law in the much of south. They know it works because they did it to Black communities & everyone shrugged and made jokes about how we voted for every natural disaster.
Already law in the much of south. They know it works because they did it to Black communities & everyone shrugged and made jokes about how we voted for every natural disaster.
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3/ ProPublica was part of a news coalition that sued to unseal the affidavit.
Read our full coverage of how a discredited conservative researcher’s work may have fueled the FBI’s raid in GA:
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
Read our full coverage of how a discredited conservative researcher’s work may have fueled the FBI’s raid in GA:
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
3/ ProPublica was part of a news coalition that sued to unseal the affidavit.
Read our full coverage of how a discredited conservative researcher’s work may have fueled the FBI’s raid in GA:
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
Read our full coverage of how a discredited conservative researcher’s work may have fueled the FBI’s raid in GA:
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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Fuck this so much. The Armenian Genocide was one of the immediate precursors to the holocaust, so of course this Nazi-loving regime couldn't abide by acknowledging it.
INBOX: first reported by @reuters.com, the White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance of U.S.-allied Turkey, was posted in error.
US Vice President Vance's office deletes post referring to 'Armenian genocide'
The White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Fuck this so much. The Armenian Genocide was one of the immediate precursors to the holocaust, so of course this Nazi-loving regime couldn't abide by acknowledging it.
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And another thing.
This shouldn't even be Discord's fight. There's a tidal wave of MDLs coming their way. We shouldn't have gotten here in the first place.
Where were Google and Meta and Apple??
Oh right, enjoying a separate billionaire space race to the best AI face scanning machine.
This shouldn't even be Discord's fight. There's a tidal wave of MDLs coming their way. We shouldn't have gotten here in the first place.
Where were Google and Meta and Apple??
Oh right, enjoying a separate billionaire space race to the best AI face scanning machine.
The Discord age verification discourse focuses on adults losing access to communities they have a right to access. That's important.
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
And another thing.
This shouldn't even be Discord's fight. There's a tidal wave of MDLs coming their way. We shouldn't have gotten here in the first place.
Where were Google and Meta and Apple??
Oh right, enjoying a separate billionaire space race to the best AI face scanning machine.
This shouldn't even be Discord's fight. There's a tidal wave of MDLs coming their way. We shouldn't have gotten here in the first place.
Where were Google and Meta and Apple??
Oh right, enjoying a separate billionaire space race to the best AI face scanning machine.
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Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
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I'm grateful that Kyle surfaced all these extraordinary opinions slamming the Trump administration for the illegal detention of immigrants. This one leaps out in part because the judge is warning us that abuses being inflicted on immigrants now are a preview of what could be unleashed on citizens.
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I'm grateful that Kyle surfaced all these extraordinary opinions slamming the Trump administration for the illegal detention of immigrants. This one leaps out in part because the judge is warning us that abuses being inflicted on immigrants now are a preview of what could be unleashed on citizens.
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As a reminder, because McIver had the temerity to attempt oversight of ICE in her own district, the regime is actively prosecuting her and threatening her with a long prison sentence. But she's not backing down.
HOOOOOO boy.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
As a reminder, because McIver had the temerity to attempt oversight of ICE in her own district, the regime is actively prosecuting her and threatening her with a long prison sentence. But she's not backing down.
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NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
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So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
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Calling the police to say "thank God you're arresting that guy, everyone knows he's a sex trafficker" makes you a villain in the story, flat out. It means that despite knowing someone was a sex trafficker, you said nothing until you learned he was already going down for the crime
People are running with this story as Trump did some noble thing. He reported him because he was pissed off he stole a minor who was working at Mar a Lago, then Trump denied knowing anything for another two decades
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Calling the police to say "thank God you're arresting that guy, everyone knows he's a sex trafficker" makes you a villain in the story, flat out. It means that despite knowing someone was a sex trafficker, you said nothing until you learned he was already going down for the crime
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott blames "paid agitators" for difficulties faced by the federal government in enforcing immigration laws in Minnesota.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott blames "paid agitators" for difficulties faced by the federal government in enforcing immigration laws in Minnesota.
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While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
While this absolutely sucks, we are going to see a lot more places implementing universal global age verification over this next year, because the number of states and countries legally requiring it has gotten to the point no one can keep up anymore.
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Delia Rodriguez likens masked ICE and CBP goons to the Klan.
One thing she didn't mention, tho, is that a number of these masked men (like Jesus Ochoa, who killed Alex Pretti) are Latinos hiding what they're doing.
One thing she didn't mention, tho, is that a number of these masked men (like Jesus Ochoa, who killed Alex Pretti) are Latinos hiding what they're doing.
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Delia Rodriguez likens masked ICE and CBP goons to the Klan.
One thing she didn't mention, tho, is that a number of these masked men (like Jesus Ochoa, who killed Alex Pretti) are Latinos hiding what they're doing.
One thing she didn't mention, tho, is that a number of these masked men (like Jesus Ochoa, who killed Alex Pretti) are Latinos hiding what they're doing.
Age Verification?
1st Video Game Console = Pong | 1st Home PC = Timex Sinclair | 1st Online MMO = Everquest Online using a 1st gen AT&T DSL Modem ...
1st Video Game Console = Pong | 1st Home PC = Timex Sinclair | 1st Online MMO = Everquest Online using a 1st gen AT&T DSL Modem ...
Age verification?
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DOS credits (1994)
WarCraft: Orcs & Humans
DOS credits (1994)
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Age Verification?
1st Video Game Console = Pong | 1st Home PC = Timex Sinclair | 1st Online MMO = Everquest Online using a 1st gen AT&T DSL Modem ...
1st Video Game Console = Pong | 1st Home PC = Timex Sinclair | 1st Online MMO = Everquest Online using a 1st gen AT&T DSL Modem ...
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Lawsky: who can help with this???
i urgently need a lawyer/group of lawyers who can write up a risk assessment for people of various citizenship/visa/asylum statuses to get on a plane home to minnesota from detention
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Lawsky: who can help with this???
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this is really… not great
Okay but you absolutely cannot be serious that we're just glossing over "there are more data centers under construction than there are active data centers in the U.S"
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February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
this is really… not great
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I wrote about these warehouses in the context of Friday's Fifth Circuit mandatory-detention ruling over the weekend here: www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I wrote about these warehouses in the context of Friday's Fifth Circuit mandatory-detention ruling over the weekend here: www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
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jfc people are going to goddamn die because of this thing if they aren’t already
A few months ago I went to the emergency room. The doctor said the hospital used an AI to transcribe notes and confirm his medical evaluations, but what I witnessed was this doctor using AI as a crutch. He misdiagnosed my problem and when I pushed back he said the AI supported his diagnosis. 1/
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
jfc people are going to goddamn die because of this thing if they aren’t already