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I thought my protest days were over after Vietnam, Watergate, Roe v Wade, and the women’s movement. I was wrong. But I’m tired. Love dogs and books.
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
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“Detain without bond” is just kidnapping with paperwork. And now a federal appeals court is backing it. It’s state-sanctioned cruelty with a robe’s approval. 😤 #AbolishICE #DueProcess #HumanRights
Appeals court greenlights Trump admin policy of detaining undocumented immigrants without opportunity to seek release | CNN Politics
A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s policy of detaining millions of undocumented immigrants, even those who have been living in the US for decades, w...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
“Detain without bond” is just kidnapping with paperwork. And now a federal appeals court is backing it. It’s state-sanctioned cruelty with a robe’s approval. 😤 #AbolishICE #DueProcess #HumanRights
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NEW: House Republicans unveiled a new version of their voter suppression bill that would erect unprecedented barriers for those hoping to register while imposing a nationwide photo ID requirement for voters.
The changes would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. before the 2026 midterms.
The changes would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. before the 2026 midterms.
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
NEW: House Republicans unveiled a new version of their voter suppression bill that would erect unprecedented barriers for those hoping to register while imposing a nationwide photo ID requirement for voters.
The changes would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. before the 2026 midterms.
The changes would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. before the 2026 midterms.
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“These violations are now established as a matter of law,” wrote Judge Young, who was nominated to the bench by Ronald Reagan.
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
“These violations are now established as a matter of law,” wrote Judge Young, who was nominated to the bench by Ronald Reagan.
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"Why are they not pulling over people riding in the back of a f*cking U-Haul? I thought that was a crime? But no, they protect them." - ICE protester responds to Proud Boy Jake Lang SHOOTING paintballs and pepper spray at protesters in a drive by as police watched.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
"Why are they not pulling over people riding in the back of a f*cking U-Haul? I thought that was a crime? But no, they protect them." - ICE protester responds to Proud Boy Jake Lang SHOOTING paintballs and pepper spray at protesters in a drive by as police watched.
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"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
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“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
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Democrats criticize cost of National Guard deployment in D.C. and its results in new report
The Trump administration deployed National Guard members in August. More than 2,000 are still in Washington.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
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“Despite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...”
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NSA's whistleblower report is about contacts between foreign intelligence and someone close to Trump. Instead of acting on this information to protect the United States, Gabbard tipped off the White House and squashed an internal investigation to protect Trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
NSA's whistleblower report is about contacts between foreign intelligence and someone close to Trump. Instead of acting on this information to protect the United States, Gabbard tipped off the White House and squashed an internal investigation to protect Trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
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February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
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If you are watching the opening ceremony on NBC, you won't hear the boos of JD Vance because NBC cut it. Corporations working to keep Americans in the dark about how unpopular their elected officials are. The White House reposted the censored clip.
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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
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February 7, 2026 at 2:19 AM
If you are watching the opening ceremony on NBC, you won't hear the boos of JD Vance because NBC cut it. Corporations working to keep Americans in the dark about how unpopular their elected officials are. The White House reposted the censored clip.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
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It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
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February 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
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It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
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I'm sickened that anyone could support him. #KKKarolineLeavitt should be fired for defending this outright racism.
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Trump shares, then deletes video depicting Obamas as apes
Tim Scott, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
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February 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I'm sickened that anyone could support him. #KKKarolineLeavitt should be fired for defending this outright racism.
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Donald Trump has already told us in the most explicit possible terms that he intends to go after the 2026 elections. What will it take for us to finally acknowledge that he actually means to follow through newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DqMRuf
Donald Trump Already Knows the 2026 Election Is “Rigged”
The question is not if he will undermine confidence in the midterms but how.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Donald Trump has already told us in the most explicit possible terms that he intends to go after the 2026 elections. What will it take for us to finally acknowledge that he actually means to follow through newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DqMRuf
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Second judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE
Second judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani cited concerns including violations of privacy laws and the possible arrest of misidentified U.S. citizens.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Second judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE
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US Senate Republicans block attempt to sue Trump administration over Epstein files minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/05/r...
US Senate Republicans block attempt to sue Trump administration over Epstein files • Minnesota Reformer
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal Thursday to sue the Trump administration over allegations that it did not fully release the Epstein files, as mandated under a law unanimo...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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"When a government mouthpiece complains that it would be too difficult to follow the commands of the Constitution in a given context, that's a dead giveaway that the government is already violating (or planning to violate) the commands of the Constitution in that context."
Mike Johnson wants to spare ICE the hassle of getting the right warrant before forcibly entering a home
Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"When a government mouthpiece complains that it would be too difficult to follow the commands of the Constitution in a given context, that's a dead giveaway that the government is already violating (or planning to violate) the commands of the Constitution in that context."
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NEW: The Trump administration’s Department of Education has launched an investigation that could severely restrict college student voter registration and turnout programs nationwide.
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Trump Education Department cracks down on college student voting programs
College students, who tend to vote more Democratic, represent one of the fastest-growing voting blocs.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s Department of Education has launched an investigation that could severely restrict college student voter registration and turnout programs nationwide.
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BREAKING: The White House says it “can’t guarantee” that ICE won’t be at voting locations this November.
After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.
After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.
White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls
The federal government has historically recognized polling places as off-limits for immigration enforcement precisely to avoid deterring lawful voters.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: The White House says it “can’t guarantee” that ICE won’t be at voting locations this November.
After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.
After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.
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America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year—let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests.
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year—let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests.
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Press freedom groups denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's declaration this week that a journalist was "down another source" after her department "caught another prolific leaker," whom she'll refer for criminal prosecution.
Trump admin crackdown on journalists' sources "chilling," press freedom groups say
Press groups questioned Kristi Noem's claims that leaks put DHS law enforcement at risk.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Press freedom groups denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's declaration this week that a journalist was "down another source" after her department "caught another prolific leaker," whom she'll refer for criminal prosecution.
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The disclosure that the Justice Department failed to alert a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when applying for a warrant to search a Washington Post reporter’s home last month is casting new scrutiny on the legal issues raised by the raid.
Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny
The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The disclosure that the Justice Department failed to alert a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when applying for a warrant to search a Washington Post reporter’s home last month is casting new scrutiny on the legal issues raised by the raid.