JP Leskovich 🌈🕊💙
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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BIG NEWS FROM NJ-11: former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes, congratulates Analilia Mejia on a positive and well-run campaign, blames AIPAC for his loss, and promises to vigorously oppose anyone AIPAC backs against Mejia in June
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
BIG NEWS FROM NJ-11: former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes, congratulates Analilia Mejia on a positive and well-run campaign, blames AIPAC for his loss, and promises to vigorously oppose anyone AIPAC backs against Mejia in June
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Thune’s plan has been obvious - drag this out as long as possible to put distance between the Pretti/Good murders and the final vote on DHS funding, hoping that the American public moves on. Senate Dems will never have more leverage for ICE reforms than they do right now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Thune’s plan has been obvious - drag this out as long as possible to put distance between the Pretti/Good murders and the final vote on DHS funding, hoping that the American public moves on. Senate Dems will never have more leverage for ICE reforms than they do right now.
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At a cast party in 8th grade someone put on music in a language I don't speak and I was like "omg what IS this" and they were like, it's Rammstein, and I was like "I am going to make this my whole personality"
This might be why I can't wrap my head around the Bad Bunny rage
This might be why I can't wrap my head around the Bad Bunny rage
February 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
At a cast party in 8th grade someone put on music in a language I don't speak and I was like "omg what IS this" and they were like, it's Rammstein, and I was like "I am going to make this my whole personality"
This might be why I can't wrap my head around the Bad Bunny rage
This might be why I can't wrap my head around the Bad Bunny rage
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The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The political dynamics of 2025 were shaped by Democrats and Republicans over-reading Trump's victory in the same way. That turns out to be a problem for a LOT of rich and powerful people who made a very large bet on the theory that MAGA had won the culture war. www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
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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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When a headline says it all:
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
When a headline says it all:
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NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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Imagine what these numbers would look like if there was a concerted effort by the opposition party to talk *up* immigration as a good thing that strengthens our country and enriches the cultural fabric.
Striking from Marquette poll:
Majorities of non-college grads and even 50% of rural Americans disapprove of ICE handling of enforcement. Majorities of both oppose deporting longtime residents with jobs/no criminal records.
That's data given to me. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Majorities of non-college grads and even 50% of rural Americans disapprove of ICE handling of enforcement. Majorities of both oppose deporting longtime residents with jobs/no criminal records.
That's data given to me. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Imagine what these numbers would look like if there was a concerted effort by the opposition party to talk *up* immigration as a good thing that strengthens our country and enriches the cultural fabric.
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this guy is 23 and will crash out by the time he’s 27 btw
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
this guy is 23 and will crash out by the time he’s 27 btw
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The Trump admin is detaining Pittsburgh-area asylum-seeking immigrants (who have work permits). One was released this weekend after his boss spoke up for him and reached out to congressional reps, but another remains in detention. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
Trump policy shift drives ICE detentions in Pittsburgh
A Trump immigration policy shift is hitting Pittsburgh — underscored by the stories of two local immigrants who were recently detained by ICE.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The Trump admin is detaining Pittsburgh-area asylum-seeking immigrants (who have work permits). One was released this weekend after his boss spoke up for him and reached out to congressional reps, but another remains in detention. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Remember when "America has many groups of people in it and that's good and makes us strong" was an uncontroversial - even cliched - viewpoint that was universally endorsed across the political spectrum?
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
We can go back! We just have to get rid of the tiny handful of bitter, angry men in the way.
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I took my time with this one — almost as much time as Jones took after arguments to write her opinion backing Trump — because I think it’s a very important, alarming ruling. So, yes, I hope folks do read this. www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
This is a very, very bad decision from one of the two Reagan judges left on the Fifth Circuit, joined by one of the two most extreme Trump appointees on the court.
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
And, it is about the issue I walked through at Law Dork earlier this week, in the context of Minnesota: www.lawdork.com/i/186796727/...
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I took my time with this one — almost as much time as Jones took after arguments to write her opinion backing Trump — because I think it’s a very important, alarming ruling. So, yes, I hope folks do read this. www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
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"One person, as they appear to be placed in handcuffs, says: 'I was here delivering pizza for the protesters. I had no idea that this was happening. I moved to the side of the curb when they started rushing everyone and now they’re arresting me.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Minneapolis protesters arrested during one-month anniversary of Renee Good’s death
Several demonstrators taken into custody Saturday after marking killing of Minnesota woman by immigration officer
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
"One person, as they appear to be placed in handcuffs, says: 'I was here delivering pizza for the protesters. I had no idea that this was happening. I moved to the side of the curb when they started rushing everyone and now they’re arresting me.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is pretty common when thing on X dot com now. This thing where Principled Liberals engage with troglodyte gutter racists spewing slurs by just politely responding to them like peers in a debate club. It’s completely deranged.
this interaction (about me!) says everything you need to know about the Bay Area neolibs
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is pretty common when thing on X dot com now. This thing where Principled Liberals engage with troglodyte gutter racists spewing slurs by just politely responding to them like peers in a debate club. It’s completely deranged.
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drives me nuts that wealthy blue states are not moving to expand their own public university systems in response
We’re about to abolish R1s & regional universities through much of the country for a bunch of made-up reasons; geography is destiny for young people there
Conservative Iowa legislators are on a campaign to overhaul the state’s universities. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
drives me nuts that wealthy blue states are not moving to expand their own public university systems in response
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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Lindsey Vonn tapped her poles together three times before pulling out of the gate. Before reaching even the first marker of the course, however, she crashed and lay motionless, and the crowd in Cortina fell silent.
nbcnews.to/45QHFNJ
nbcnews.to/45QHFNJ
February 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Lindsey Vonn tapped her poles together three times before pulling out of the gate. Before reaching even the first marker of the course, however, she crashed and lay motionless, and the crowd in Cortina fell silent.
nbcnews.to/45QHFNJ
nbcnews.to/45QHFNJ
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Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania’s elections www.witf.org/2026/02/06/g...
Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania’s elections | WITF
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Stacy Garrity said Friday afternoon that she would cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration in ru […]
www.witf.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Governor hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pennsylvania’s elections www.witf.org/2026/02/06/g...
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RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.