Julie K.
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Can the “Power of Baseball” get me through the next four years? Let’s go Nats.
“One Army officer questioned why Hegseth would make an effort to fire a colonel on another Trump official’s staff. “It’s terrible for the Army.” So much for chain of command in Hegseth’s off-the-rails Pentagon. #Hegseth #Army
Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced the ouster of a senior military adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, officials said, marking the Pentagon chief’s latest intervention into the service’s internal affairs.
Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash
Col. David Butler, who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general, will instead retire, officials said.
wapo.st
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
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Breaking News: Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate because of new FCC guidance from the Trump administration about equal airtime for political candidates.
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Talarico Interview
Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Breaking News: Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate because of new FCC guidance from the Trump administration about equal airtime for political candidates.
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Senate Candidate Interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/b.... Watch the video on You Tube!
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Senate Candidate Interview
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Colbert Slams Trump Administration After CBS Pulls Senate Candidate Interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/b.... Watch the video on You Tube!
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James Talarico: “This is the party that ran against cancel culture, and now they are trying to control what we watch, what we say, and what we read.
This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture — the kind that comes from the top."
This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture — the kind that comes from the top."
February 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
James Talarico: “This is the party that ran against cancel culture, and now they are trying to control what we watch, what we say, and what we read.
This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture — the kind that comes from the top."
This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture — the kind that comes from the top."
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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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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
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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 ..”
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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Via PBS News Hour, Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, today endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
"Your sucess is our sucess," Rubio said.
Orbán, of course, has been the model for controlling the news media as a way to stay in power.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
"Your sucess is our sucess," Rubio said.
Orbán, of course, has been the model for controlling the news media as a way to stay in power.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Via PBS News Hour, Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, today endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
"Your sucess is our sucess," Rubio said.
Orbán, of course, has been the model for controlling the news media as a way to stay in power.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
"Your sucess is our sucess," Rubio said.
Orbán, of course, has been the model for controlling the news media as a way to stay in power.
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
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The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
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Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
The Trump administration's decision to send these men to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison has not stood up well in court.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
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The Trump administration has been ordered to temporarily restore displays about George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people at a monument on the site of his former house in Philadelphia, after a judge said that the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths.
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House
The judge said the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths after the administration took down displays about slavery at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Trump administration has been ordered to temporarily restore displays about George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people at a monument on the site of his former house in Philadelphia, after a judge said that the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths.
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Whether this is true or not, we do not know BUT we do know that ODNI continues to block our client's lawful right to brief Congress abt content of whistleblower complaint & surrounding process.
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Whether this is true or not, we do not know BUT we do know that ODNI continues to block our client's lawful right to brief Congress abt content of whistleblower complaint & surrounding process.
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to allow some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported under the Alien Enemies Act to return to the United States for court proceedings challenging their removals.
Judge says U.S. must allow deported Venezuelans to return for hearings
A federal judge in D.C. said some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported last year under the Alien Enemies Act can return to challenge their removals in court.
wapo.st
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to allow some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported under the Alien Enemies Act to return to the United States for court proceedings challenging their removals.
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Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
Reposted by Julie K.
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of over a hundred Venezuelan men it expelled to an El Salvador prison and also allow them to challenge their removal from abroad.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
The Trump administration's decision to send these men to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison has not stood up well in court.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of over a hundred Venezuelan men it expelled to an El Salvador prison and also allow them to challenge their removal from abroad.
Reposted by Julie K.
DOGE, aka the “Department of Gutting Elections,” is not above the law. We’ll continue proving it in court.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
DOGE, aka the “Department of Gutting Elections,” is not above the law. We’ll continue proving it in court.
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This isn’t complicated. If
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This isn’t complicated. If
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
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The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
Bondi Declines To Apologize To Epstein Victims: 'I'm Not Going To Get In The Gutter'
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
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The SAVE Act is meant to make voting harder and more intimidating so people don't do it. When you combine it with ICE agents potentially being deployed at the polls, it's clear what Trump is trying to do before the midterms - make it harder to vote.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The SAVE Act is meant to make voting harder and more intimidating so people don't do it. When you combine it with ICE agents potentially being deployed at the polls, it's clear what Trump is trying to do before the midterms - make it harder to vote.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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A Missouri grandma spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor.
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A Missouri grandma spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor.
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
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BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.