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Been toying with the same thought. Pointless barriers to voting pitched as a solution to an imaginary problem are a bad idea in principle, but Republicans seem very sure it will help them on net, and that’s not really obvious to me.
The funny thing about the MAGA voter ID crusade is...are they SURE they want to do that? Increase the hurdles to advantage the most motivated? Because I assure you, Democratic voters will jump through any hoop you put in front of them to get a ballot cast. Can MAGA say the same of its voters?
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Been toying with the same thought. Pointless barriers to voting pitched as a solution to an imaginary problem are a bad idea in principle, but Republicans seem very sure it will help them on net, and that’s not really obvious to me.
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The previous president was forced to drop out of running for re-election because of concerns over cognitive decline, all while sounding far more coherent than this.
"Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually unbelievable, helicopter platforms all the way the line"
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The previous president was forced to drop out of running for re-election because of concerns over cognitive decline, all while sounding far more coherent than this.
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I’m just going to leave this here
February 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I’m just going to leave this here
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I was a Mellon Fellow in an institution so un-woke that, in the 2000s, all the women in my department wore skirts to work lest an elderly trustee or donor take offense at the newfangled britches. I oversaw a collection of tapestries and snuffboxes.
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I was a Mellon Fellow in an institution so un-woke that, in the 2000s, all the women in my department wore skirts to work lest an elderly trustee or donor take offense at the newfangled britches. I oversaw a collection of tapestries and snuffboxes.
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do you think they were twirling their moustache while writing that memo?
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
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February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
do you think they were twirling their moustache while writing that memo?
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"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
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Legend
Okay but she posted on Reddit after the broadcast that she realized partway through Double Jeopardy that this was her only way to win, and started deliberately picking clues/buzzing in to maximize the odds that they would be tied going into Final. Absolute galaxy brain.
February 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Legend
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bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
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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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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
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This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
Goldman Presses for Full Epstein Email — Bondi Says “Privileged” | APT
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February 13, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
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Kinda feels like this should be a bigger scandal. I know that every day there are a dozen things that should be a scandal. But this one should be bigger.
Bondi Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal
Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Among the more notable exchanges was when Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims who were in the audience to stand up…
Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Among the more notable exchanges was when Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims who were in the audience to stand up…
Bondi Spying On Congressional Epstein Searches Should Be A Major Scandal
Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee. Among the more notable exchanges was when Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims who were in the audience to stand up and indicate whether Bondi's DOJ had ever contacted them about their experiences. None of them had heard from the Justice Department. Bondi wouldn't even look at the victims as she frantically flipped through her prepared notes.
www.techdirt.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Kinda feels like this should be a bigger scandal. I know that every day there are a dozen things that should be a scandal. But this one should be bigger.
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Decades hence I intend to spit on the ground when I hear their name like I’m a superstitious senior citizen from the old country hearing the name of a malicious spirit.
i don’t know how much stock i put in it happening, but 20 years from now, I would like to see the story of the trumps be a ghost story billionaires tell to their children
Taking what they have stolen serves two future goals in demonstrating severe punishments to anyone who might try this again and denying the wealth to the family lest they try to seek power or influence again.
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Decades hence I intend to spit on the ground when I hear their name like I’m a superstitious senior citizen from the old country hearing the name of a malicious spirit.
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When OPB both cancelled Hush and fired me in an email, I had to think hard about why I ever worked for an outlet who couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me why my journalism didn’t matter.
My first contribution to @thewesternedge.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/westerne...
My first contribution to @thewesternedge.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/westerne...
Why I Won't Quit
"Why had I compromised my independence for an organization that couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me why my journalism didn’t matter?"
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
When OPB both cancelled Hush and fired me in an email, I had to think hard about why I ever worked for an outlet who couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me why my journalism didn’t matter.
My first contribution to @thewesternedge.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/westerne...
My first contribution to @thewesternedge.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/westerne...
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
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The Atlantic is Atlanticking extremely hard this morning
February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Atlantic is Atlanticking extremely hard this morning
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I have *decent* dental insurance which isn't saying much & they won't cover a recent crown b/c I had a *different* crown w/in the last 5 yrs
Also: b/c I submitted a claim for this crown I wouldn't be covered for another 5 yrs
Just another day of having Bad Teeth
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Also: b/c I submitted a claim for this crown I wouldn't be covered for another 5 yrs
Just another day of having Bad Teeth
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February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I have *decent* dental insurance which isn't saying much & they won't cover a recent crown b/c I had a *different* crown w/in the last 5 yrs
Also: b/c I submitted a claim for this crown I wouldn't be covered for another 5 yrs
Just another day of having Bad Teeth
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Also: b/c I submitted a claim for this crown I wouldn't be covered for another 5 yrs
Just another day of having Bad Teeth
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I lose a lot of sleep over the idea that Homan might manage to convince Senate Dems that - unlike that uncouth Bovino - he is a gentleman's fascist and can be trusted with the only thing they care about, Bringing The Temperature Down™️, causing Schumer to hang up the "Mission Accomplished "banner
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I lose a lot of sleep over the idea that Homan might manage to convince Senate Dems that - unlike that uncouth Bovino - he is a gentleman's fascist and can be trusted with the only thing they care about, Bringing The Temperature Down™️, causing Schumer to hang up the "Mission Accomplished "banner
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i've been wondering what happens if you miss
OH MY GOD THEY HAVE TO HIT THIS FOR NEXT PERSON TO GO IN THE LUGE RELAY!!
February 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
i've been wondering what happens if you miss
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Vote to fund ICE or ICE will kill more people, says cross-wearing psychopath
Katie Britt on DHS officers: "There are significant guardrails that have been put in place already in the bipartisan piece of legislation we negotiated. I think Democrats will vote that down, which means people are gonna continue this enforcement, but they're not gonna have the guardrails."
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Vote to fund ICE or ICE will kill more people, says cross-wearing psychopath
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Impossible to have predicted this outcome.
US businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff costs, New York Fed says
Central bank’s research undercuts Trump’s claims that foreign companies will pay for levies
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Impossible to have predicted this outcome.
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Welp! My partner got laid off, so for now, ChrissaCorp is the sole breadwinner.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Welp! My partner got laid off, so for now, ChrissaCorp is the sole breadwinner.
Extra grateful for everyone who supports my work and I work hard to make it worth it!
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