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Nobody Cares When Republicans Pack The Court
State GOPs packed courts. Voters barely noticed. Why are Democrats so afraid?
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Nobody Cares When Republicans Pack The Court
State GOPs packed courts. Voters barely noticed. Why are Democrats so afraid?
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February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
About to go on vacation so I can't promote my newsletter for a few days, so make sure you do it for me!!!!!
This is from a group called JewBelong, which is supposed to get people to re-engage with their Judaism but instead does donor service and is deeply alienating to people who see themselves as culturally Jewish but don't belong to a synagogue.
Saw this on an Instagram account and what the fuuuuuuuuuu
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
This is from a group called JewBelong, which is supposed to get people to re-engage with their Judaism but instead does donor service and is deeply alienating to people who see themselves as culturally Jewish but don't belong to a synagogue.
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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The story of our current political moment will be written in retrospect as one of elites creating alternative information environments for themselves and then freaking out because of them. It’s like telling exaggerated ghost stories at a sleepover and then everyone not sleeping.
Saw this on an Instagram account and what the fuuuuuuuuuu
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The story of our current political moment will be written in retrospect as one of elites creating alternative information environments for themselves and then freaking out because of them. It’s like telling exaggerated ghost stories at a sleepover and then everyone not sleeping.
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...
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did Gary Larson draw this
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
did Gary Larson draw this
The level of detail on this thing is insane
Just a reminder that the Dino Store exists at the grand army plaza 2/3 stop.
[Ernie Hudson voice] I love this town
[Ernie Hudson voice] I love this town
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The level of detail on this thing is insane
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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.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Nicki Minaj
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Nicki Minaj
Rapper Nicki Minaj has aligned herself with MAGA, stating that she is President Trump’s “number one fan.” The Onion sat down with the artist to discuss music, politics, and the controversy she’s creat...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Nicki Minaj
Happy Thursday to you guys (going on vacation tomorrow, if It happens while I'm out please call my hotel)
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Happy Thursday to you guys (going on vacation tomorrow, if It happens while I'm out please call my hotel)
The 18% of Harris voters with a negative opinion of Canada all post on Bluesky and are sick of being told they're a month away from being rounded up and murdered by paramilitaries
"Do you have a positive or negative opinion of Canada?"
All:
🟢 Positive: 63%
🟡 Neutral: 26%
🔴 Negative: 11%
Positive Among:
🟢 Harris Voters: 82%
🟢 Other Voters: 61%
🟢 Trump Voters: 53%
Read it for free here: usapolling.substack.com/p/canada-has...
All:
🟢 Positive: 63%
🟡 Neutral: 26%
🔴 Negative: 11%
Positive Among:
🟢 Harris Voters: 82%
🟢 Other Voters: 61%
🟢 Trump Voters: 53%
Read it for free here: usapolling.substack.com/p/canada-has...
Canada Has A Higher Standard Of Living, Say Americans
While Americans love their northern neighbors, the feeling isn't quite mutual
usapolling.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The 18% of Harris voters with a negative opinion of Canada all post on Bluesky and are sick of being told they're a month away from being rounded up and murdered by paramilitaries
There are WASBAPPINs everywhere for those with eyes to see
Parts of the Palestinian activist movement in the US have unfortunately been overtaken by campist politics that have utilized Palestine for broader ideological projects. This is the co-founder of Palestine Action US. (1)
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
There are WASBAPPINs everywhere for those with eyes to see
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The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
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Donald Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens
Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice
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February 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The People Who Believed that "Pro Worker Republicans" Were a Real Thing Were Massive Suckers, vol. 967:
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
www.ft.com/content/19f8...
If the Senate had voted down Clarence Thomas in 1991 then Bush would've nominated her instead
Ultra-MAGA Judge Edith Jones of the 5th Circuit peddles deranged conspiracy theories about mass voter fraud and "ballot harvesting," declaring that mail voting "is a rich field for fraud" that's frequently exploited by "operatives" attempting to steal elections. www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
![Following the electoral chaos caused by the COVID pandemic,
Texas modernized its election security laws. S.B. 1 aimed to make “the
conduct of elections . . . uniform and consistent throughout [the]
state[,] . . . reduce the likelihood of fraud in the conduct of elections, protect
the secrecy of the ballot, promote voter access, and ensure that all legally cast
ballots are counted.” Tex. Elec. Code § 1.0015. Because “the potential
and reality of fraud is much greater in the mail-in ballot context than with inperson voting,” S.B. 1 added additional election integrity provisions to
prevent mail ballot fraud. Veasey v. Abbott, 830 F.3d 216, 239 (5th Cir. 2016)
(en banc). Mail ballots are more susceptible to fraud because they render
election workers incapable of knowing what happens to the ballot once it is
mailed out. Due to the inherent vulnerability of mail ballots, “[f]raud is a real
risk that accompanies mail-in voting.” Brnovich v. Democratic Nat’l Comm.,
594 U.S. 647, 686, 141 S. Ct. 2321, 2348 (2021). In particular, “[v]ote buying
schemes are far more difficult to detect when citizens vote by mail.” Id. at
685, 141 S. Ct. at 2347 (quoting Report of the Comm’n on Fed. Election
Reform, Building Confidence in U.S. Elections 46 (Sept. 2005)).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreic5uwmtwbnt53dr6x5i7gch7x4fan6cbt6ywnyafhtl3the7qpjd4@jpeg)
![One particularly common form of “mail ballot fraud” is known as
“vote harvesting.” Vote harvesting describes a process whereby paid
election operatives “generate applications for mail ballots in . . . targeted
precincts.” Operatives often go door-to-door, talk to voters, and get them to
sign up to vote by mail. More nefariously, vote harvesting can also be
accomplished by paid operatives forging applications for voters without the
voters’ knowledge or consent. Later, once the voters receive the mail ballots
that were requested by canvassing or by forgery, the same partisan operatives
return to collect the voters’ completed mail ballots. As part of the ballot
collection process, the partisan operatives ensure that the ballots were cast
for a particular candidate.
Unsurprisingly, mail-in voting is a rich field for fraud. Between 2004
and 2021, 72% of all election prosecutions undertaken by the Texas Attorney
General involved mail ballot fraud. “[I]t should go without saying that a State
may take action to prevent election fraud.” Id. at 686, 141 S. Ct. at 2348.
Faced with evidence of mail ballot fraud, Texas enacted S.B. 1, which
contained multiple provisions to address mail ballot fraud.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiezavaobhc6uyymcnwkbl45gvxs42id3yecrb2myvunggrswfaxki@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
If the Senate had voted down Clarence Thomas in 1991 then Bush would've nominated her instead
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being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
being called a racist genocide denier because I referred to "Indian" tribes, by someone who turns around and claims Frederick Douglass is an illiterate who didn't understand slavery, is such an incredible bit that I'm not sure it would work as fiction. it could only be real. it could only be bluesky
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Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) defends Attorney General Pam Bondi's disastrous testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday to Newsmax.
"I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head..."
"I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head..."
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) defends Attorney General Pam Bondi's disastrous testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday to Newsmax.
"I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head..."
"I thought Attorney General Bondi really hit the nail on the head..."
This is one of those moments where it really helps to have a boyfriend who plays for the Cleveland Browns. He gets it.
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This is one of those moments where it really helps to have a boyfriend who plays for the Cleveland Browns. He gets it.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Anyone else see Ashley Wagner on GoldZone and wonder if that was Katie Nolan?
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Anyone else see Ashley Wagner on GoldZone and wonder if that was Katie Nolan?
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February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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This week's newsletter is out! Democrats shouldn't be afraid of taking on the Supreme Court. Republicans do it all the time at the state level and voters never care radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/p/nobody-car...
Nobody Cares When Republicans Pack The Court
State GOPs packed courts. Voters barely noticed. Why are Democrats so afraid?
radio-free-america.beehiiv.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This week's newsletter is out! Democrats shouldn't be afraid of taking on the Supreme Court. Republicans do it all the time at the state level and voters never care radio-free-america.beehiiv.com/p/nobody-car...
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people are just saying street preacher things now
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
This stock is a play on lunar infrastructure and connectivity, the firm said.
cnb.cx
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
people are just saying street preacher things now