Lisa Farrar
@lisafarrar.bsky.social
Random acts of kindness are always a good idea. I follow journalists. I'm here to share accurate news, and to promote fundraisers for Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#WeAreNAFO
P.S. Trump does not have a mandate.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#WeAreNAFO
P.S. Trump does not have a mandate.
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During a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Zelenskyy stated that russia ignored the US’ request and violated its promise to pause strikes on energy infrastructure.
We haven’t stopped our air defense campaigns:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
We haven’t stopped our air defense campaigns:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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The Trump Justice Department admits: It "logs all searches" by members of Congress who view the unredacted versions of the Epstein files on their data systems.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
Epstein files: DOJ says it logs Congress members' searches to 'protect' victim information
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Pramila Jayapal exchanged sharp words at a hearing when Jayapal asked victims of Jeffrey Epstein about meeting with the DOJ.
www.cnbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Trump Justice Department admits: It "logs all searches" by members of Congress who view the unredacted versions of the Epstein files on their data systems.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/e...
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By request—
Smoked fish rillettes and the aforementioned beef tallow old fashioned. (At Mill Iron 4 in Louisville.)
Smoked fish rillettes and the aforementioned beef tallow old fashioned. (At Mill Iron 4 in Louisville.)
February 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
By request—
Smoked fish rillettes and the aforementioned beef tallow old fashioned. (At Mill Iron 4 in Louisville.)
Smoked fish rillettes and the aforementioned beef tallow old fashioned. (At Mill Iron 4 in Louisville.)
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If he's talking, he's lying. bsky.app/profile/atru...
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
If he's talking, he's lying. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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He’s also rumored to be a great admirer of well-upholstered couches.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
He’s also rumored to be a great admirer of well-upholstered couches.
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John Jackson caught the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the DOJ EFTA team in a coverup related to Epstein's death. They hid the existence of a third jail employee in the SHU and tried to redact his name from the records. But they screwed up
Epstein Death Investigation Undermined by Newly-Released Surveillance Video
Analysis of the footage shows key discrepancies and even outright fabrications by a Trump administration desperate to move on from the notorious child sex-trafficker.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
John Jackson caught the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the DOJ EFTA team in a coverup related to Epstein's death. They hid the existence of a third jail employee in the SHU and tried to redact his name from the records. But they screwed up
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A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $42M in public health funding from Minnesota after the state sued Thursday.
Minnesota sues after CDC cuts millions of dollars in public health grants
A judge issued the temporary restraining order Thursday after Attorney General Keith Ellison and other attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the federal Office of Management and Budget.
www.mprnews.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $42M in public health funding from Minnesota after the state sued Thursday.
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Federal judge has ordered Trump administration to facilitate the return of certain Venezuelan migrants who he found were unlawfully deported to a Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act last year
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Judge orders Trump administration to facilitate return of some Venezuelan migrants deported under Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan migrants who were deported to a Salvadoran prison last year and then released into other countries.
www.cbsnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Federal judge has ordered Trump administration to facilitate the return of certain Venezuelan migrants who he found were unlawfully deported to a Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act last year
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
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Exposed: Trump's new gulags are not really about immigration open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
Exposed: Trump's New Gulags Are Not Really About Immigration
The grift that threatens us all
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Exposed: Trump's new gulags are not really about immigration open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
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Apologies that this feed is going to be all Louisville restaurants for the next few days. (It’s what I obsessed over in The Before Time.)
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Apologies that this feed is going to be all Louisville restaurants for the next few days. (It’s what I obsessed over in The Before Time.)
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops
The fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
ICE chief admits there’s no reason for immigration agents to be at voting sites
The chief's comments follow threatening statements by Trump and his close allies about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: Todd Lyons, the acting chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has admitted to senators that federal immigration officers would have “no reason” to be at voting locations this November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
Election denier involved in fake electors plot wrote much of SAVE America Act, Trump-aligned think tank claims
“I’m here to do everything I can to make this work,” Thomas Lane wrote in a December 2020 email to other organizers of the Trump campaign’s fake electoral plot in Arizona.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.
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This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 02/12/2026 · 1h 46m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
This was totally fun! A nice break from my usual beat.
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They made a big mistake.
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
They made a big mistake.
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It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 02/12/2026 · 1h 46m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It’s Lincoln’s birthday so I asked @hcrichardson.bsky.social to come on the pod to talk about him, the war, public memory….and vampires. You’re welcome, America.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
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NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs reut.rs/4643ERt
NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs
Americans are shouldering almost all of President Donald Trump’s import tax surge, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs reut.rs/4643ERt
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Must-watch viewing.
This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Must-watch viewing.
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Patriotic Americans are standing up against the abuses of Donald Trump.
The tide is turning.
The tide is turning.
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Patriotic Americans are standing up against the abuses of Donald Trump.
The tide is turning.
The tide is turning.
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In case you don't know heather Cox Richardson.
She's a historian who talks about the current rise of fascism in the U.S. with a mix of candor and
sanity that keeps me informed without jeopardizing my mental health.
Highly recommend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgR...
She's a historian who talks about the current rise of fascism in the U.S. with a mix of candor and
sanity that keeps me informed without jeopardizing my mental health.
Highly recommend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgR...
February 10, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
In case you don't know heather Cox Richardson.
She's a historian who talks about the current rise of fascism in the U.S. with a mix of candor and
sanity that keeps me informed without jeopardizing my mental health.
Highly recommend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgR...
She's a historian who talks about the current rise of fascism in the U.S. with a mix of candor and
sanity that keeps me informed without jeopardizing my mental health.
Highly recommend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHgR...
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⚡️Update: Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting.
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
kyivindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
⚡️Update: Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting.
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
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The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
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"In his egoism, Trump exhibits an overarching desire to squeeze the nation dry, including by converting as much of America’s wealth to himself regardless of the consequences. What Trump can’t take with him, he would just as soon ruin."
We are all passengers in Trump’s death cab
The nihilism of the regime is its most terrifying attribute.
www.publicnotice.co
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"In his egoism, Trump exhibits an overarching desire to squeeze the nation dry, including by converting as much of America’s wealth to himself regardless of the consequences. What Trump can’t take with him, he would just as soon ruin."
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Noem has a hard time hearing questions over protesters but closes her ill-fated presser on an Orwellian note, claiming DHS will continue to work to "bring peace and safety to the Twin Cities"
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Noem has a hard time hearing questions over protesters but closes her ill-fated presser on an Orwellian note, claiming DHS will continue to work to "bring peace and safety to the Twin Cities"