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This is the definitive point by Chris Hedges, re: Noam Chomsky and Epstein. Chomsky's entire value as a public intellectual is to know what people like Epstein are up to and why. Him feigning ignorance is absurd, and if it were true it would undermine the rest of his career.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This is the definitive point by Chris Hedges, re: Noam Chomsky and Epstein. Chomsky's entire value as a public intellectual is to know what people like Epstein are up to and why. Him feigning ignorance is absurd, and if it were true it would undermine the rest of his career.
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"We wanted to show them that we will fight for them, with them, that it is beautiful to fight, and that tomorrow is a new day. This is all to say, we wanted to remind our people of the kind of future we can have by taking our power. "
Report via @indybay.org
Report via @indybay.org
amazing and important report-back from a noise demo in California at a formerly closed but reopened private prison, now for immigrants and owned by CoreCivic- You can do a lot with a small crew of "pocos pero locos" #ChingaLaMigra #NoiseDemo #FreeThemAll #FuckICE
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...
Report Back from NYE Demonstration at California City ICE Detention Facility : Indybay
Noise demo pulled off deep in the desert at newly re-opened detention facility.
www.indybay.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
"We wanted to show them that we will fight for them, with them, that it is beautiful to fight, and that tomorrow is a new day. This is all to say, we wanted to remind our people of the kind of future we can have by taking our power. "
Report via @indybay.org
Report via @indybay.org
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"Three members of Congress say the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during his Senate confirmation hearings in response to newly revealed emails that undermine his testimony that a trip he took to Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines”." 🙄
RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say
Newly revealed emails undermine Kennedy’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of deadly measles outbreak
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
"Three members of Congress say the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during his Senate confirmation hearings in response to newly revealed emails that undermine his testimony that a trip he took to Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines”." 🙄
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Don't scapegoat sexual abuse on the right or on billionaires. People are trying to use Epstein to act like where they are looks good in comparison. It doesn't. Rape is being allowed there too. We have to solve the whole problem.
February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Don't scapegoat sexual abuse on the right or on billionaires. People are trying to use Epstein to act like where they are looks good in comparison. It doesn't. Rape is being allowed there too. We have to solve the whole problem.
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Vice President JD Vance was loudly booed at the Milan Olympics amid protests over ICE’s presence, as critics warn the Games are again serving as a testing ground for security and surveillance systems that outlast the event.
Vance Booed as Olympics Kicked Off Amid Local Opposition to Hosting the Games
The Olympics have become a place to test new security and surveillance measures that then stay in place after the games.
truthout.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Vice President JD Vance was loudly booed at the Milan Olympics amid protests over ICE’s presence, as critics warn the Games are again serving as a testing ground for security and surveillance systems that outlast the event.
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More signs that Donald Trump is planning a NATO withdrawal, either by just by not doing anything or by some illegal stuff inside United States.
US set to relinquish several senior NATO command posts
US set to relinquish several senior NATO command posts
The United States will hand over two top regional commands in NATO to European countries, diplomats said Monday, as President Donald Trump presses allies to take greater responsibility for their defence. Washington will transfer leadership of NATO’s Naples command, which focuses on the alliance’s south, to Italy and leadership of its Norfolk command in Virginia, […]
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
More signs that Donald Trump is planning a NATO withdrawal, either by just by not doing anything or by some illegal stuff inside United States.
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‘I was really moved’: Here’s a UMD professor’s take on the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show
UMD professor who teaches about Bad Bunny weighs in on Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny’s halftime show at Super Bowl LX featured a whole lot of pride in Puerto Rican culture and music — and gave one University of Maryland professor a lot of material for his coursework.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
‘I was really moved’: Here’s a UMD professor’s take on the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show
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Palantir hosts a big party for MoD to celebrate the £240 mn contract that they snagged through the strenuous efforts of Lord Mandelson and Peter Thiel, many of the details of which were revealed in the Epstein file disclosures by the US Justice Department. www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
Palantir hosts party for MoD to celebrate £240m defence contract
The American technology company signed a three-year deal to ‘boost military AI and innovation’, but critics called for a review of its links to Lord Mandelson
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Palantir hosts a big party for MoD to celebrate the £240 mn contract that they snagged through the strenuous efforts of Lord Mandelson and Peter Thiel, many of the details of which were revealed in the Epstein file disclosures by the US Justice Department. www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
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In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
ICE activity is pushing readers to nonprofit news sites that cover immigrant communities
From Somalis in Minneapolis to Nepalis in New York City, immigrant communities turn to trusted local news sources. Here's our regular ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.
www.niemanlab.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
From Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s Evan Balgord: “We’re at a point in this country in Canada where we have the largest white nationalist movement that has ever existed in this country’s history.”
A former OneBC staffer previously participated in a Spaces call with the leaders of white nationalist/"Canadian nationalist" organizations.
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
They talked about deporting 10 million people and joked about throwing "millions of Punjabis" into the sea. 1/3 thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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just finished reading a long NYT investigative article about how Epstein accumulated his fortune. TL;DR: he stole it
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
just finished reading a long NYT investigative article about how Epstein accumulated his fortune. TL;DR: he stole it
Let them drink chocolate. Anyway, good luck with those Trump tarriffs.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Let them drink chocolate. Anyway, good luck with those Trump tarriffs.
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Just a reminder. Most SA victims are by people they knew and trusted. So stop thinking that predators are the boogeyman in a dark hoodie in an alley. They're in your circle. They're in your family. They're in your church. It’s most likely to be someone you know.
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Just a reminder. Most SA victims are by people they knew and trusted. So stop thinking that predators are the boogeyman in a dark hoodie in an alley. They're in your circle. They're in your family. They're in your church. It’s most likely to be someone you know.
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Contrary to Cathy Young, the evidence that Epstein is a Russian _asset_ (not _agent_) is copious, and as we will see in the next days, several retired senior FBI counterintelligence agents have told European publications exactly that.
How Close Were Epstein’s Ties to Russia, Really?
There’s no solid evidence he was a Russian asset, and it’s unlikely he had any ties to Putin. But evidence of sleaze and abuse abounds.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Contrary to Cathy Young, the evidence that Epstein is a Russian _asset_ (not _agent_) is copious, and as we will see in the next days, several retired senior FBI counterintelligence agents have told European publications exactly that.
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Will Lewis, the Met Police are still interested in speaking with you about your last series of criminal capers.
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Will Lewis, the Met Police are still interested in speaking with you about your last series of criminal capers.
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Great opportunity for *someone* to write up a pitch for how the fediverse can support communities wanting to move away from discord.
Because there's about to be a lot of them.
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/discord-age-restrictions-default-face-id-scans/
#socialmedia #discord #fediverse
Because there's about to be a lot of them.
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/discord-age-restrictions-default-face-id-scans/
#socialmedia #discord #fediverse
Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or face
Discord is making a huge change that will enact age restrictions for all accounts until users verify their age with ID or face scans.
9to5google.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Great opportunity for *someone* to write up a pitch for how the fediverse can support communities wanting to move away from discord.
Because there's about to be a lot of them.
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/discord-age-restrictions-default-face-id-scans/
#socialmedia #discord #fediverse
Because there's about to be a lot of them.
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/discord-age-restrictions-default-face-id-scans/
#socialmedia #discord #fediverse
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I was telling the spouse yesterday that the thing that made me most optimistic about our situation was the fact that the NFL chose Green Day and Bad Bunny because they think that's the direction things are going in financially and that means they don't think MAGA has much staying power
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I was telling the spouse yesterday that the thing that made me most optimistic about our situation was the fact that the NFL chose Green Day and Bad Bunny because they think that's the direction things are going in financially and that means they don't think MAGA has much staying power
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Still laughing that the NFL was like nah we still need to sell internationally sorry dipshits and put Bad Bunny on at halftime
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Still laughing that the NFL was like nah we still need to sell internationally sorry dipshits and put Bad Bunny on at halftime
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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New York: Avian flu suspected in dozens of crow deaths in Wallkill.
westchester.news12.com/avian-flu-su...
westchester.news12.com/avian-flu-su...
Avian flu suspected in dozens of crow deaths in Wallkill
DEC collected several birds for testing and is urging the public to avoid contact.
westchester.news12.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
New York: Avian flu suspected in dozens of crow deaths in Wallkill.
westchester.news12.com/avian-flu-su...
westchester.news12.com/avian-flu-su...
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Bad Bunny's halftime show was such a great example that entertainment can be **entertaining** and also very intentional about saying something
For too long audiences have been fed this canard (across various media) that if TV/film/etc is doing the latter, then it's boring & very eat-your-vegetables
For too long audiences have been fed this canard (across various media) that if TV/film/etc is doing the latter, then it's boring & very eat-your-vegetables
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Bad Bunny's halftime show was such a great example that entertainment can be **entertaining** and also very intentional about saying something
For too long audiences have been fed this canard (across various media) that if TV/film/etc is doing the latter, then it's boring & very eat-your-vegetables
For too long audiences have been fed this canard (across various media) that if TV/film/etc is doing the latter, then it's boring & very eat-your-vegetables
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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That New York influence showed in songs like Neuvayol that sampled El Gran Combo's 1972 hit Un Verano en Nuevayol (A summer in New York). That's why a NYC style street corner in the lower east side is here. NY is a key part of Puerto Rican identity and culture from the bodega to the barbershop.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
That New York influence showed in songs like Neuvayol that sampled El Gran Combo's 1972 hit Un Verano en Nuevayol (A summer in New York). That's why a NYC style street corner in the lower east side is here. NY is a key part of Puerto Rican identity and culture from the bodega to the barbershop.