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“To countenance such a tactic would be an abuse of the Court’s process,” the judge wrote. …”
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Trump’s DOJ Keeps Losing in Court Over Bids to Eliminate Gender-Affirming Care
In several cases across the country, judges have rejected or trimmed subpoenas...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
“To countenance such a tactic would be an abuse of the Court’s process,” the judge wrote. …”
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Trump’s DOJ Keeps Losing in Court Over Bids to Eliminate Gender-Affirming Care
In several cases across the country, judges have rejected or trimmed subpoenas...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy (Gift Article)
Measuring America’s slide toward democratic erosion.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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“The five Haitian plaintiffs include a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, a national bank’s software engineer, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, a college economics major and a full-time registered nurse. No leeches joined the suit.”
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Opinion | A federal judge schools chaotic Kristi Noem
Blocking a government attempt to end temporary protected status for about 353,000 Haitians in the U.S.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“The five Haitian plaintiffs include a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, a national bank’s software engineer, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, a college economics major and a full-time registered nurse. No leeches joined the suit.”
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WTF just happened today?
⚡️ Day 1843: "Two things can be true."
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⚡️ Day 1843: "Two things can be true."
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Day 1843: “Two things can be true.”
Democrats threatened to block the Homeland Security funding bill unless Republicans accepted “dramatic changes” to ICE oversight and operations; Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered Director
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February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
WTF just happened today?
⚡️ Day 1843: "Two things can be true."
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⚡️ Day 1843: "Two things can be true."
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(🚨) This is a personal investigation—after finding my name multiple times in the Epstein Files—that transformed into a novella. It changes how we must see the Trump-Epstein Scandal. It’s long, fully sourced, and harrowing.
And it goes places you’d never guess.
And it goes places you’d never guess.
Jeffrey Epstein Was Obsessed With My Tweets Just Before His Death—And Now I Know Why
The new Epstein Files drop reveals that just weeks before the arrest that would lead to his death, Epstein was focused on the thesis of my 2019 bestseller, Proof of Conspiracy. The reason shocked me.
sethabramson.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 AM
(🚨) This is a personal investigation—after finding my name multiple times in the Epstein Files—that transformed into a novella. It changes how we must see the Trump-Epstein Scandal. It’s long, fully sourced, and harrowing.
And it goes places you’d never guess.
And it goes places you’d never guess.
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Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Redistricting did not turn out how Trump wanted. So, now he is resorting to political prosecutions, ballot seizures and the threat of federal paramilitary to steal the 2026 midterms. He is normalizing the idea that his administration will take over ballot counting. We cannot let that happen.
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WHAT THE F--K!!!
The DOJ has JUST DELETED these Epstein Files again, after a NYT's article from 2016 was shown to corroborate much of it!
Share Everywhere: We Screen-Grabbed what they just deleted:
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The DOJ has JUST DELETED these Epstein Files again, after a NYT's article from 2016 was shown to corroborate much of it!
Share Everywhere: We Screen-Grabbed what they just deleted:
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URGENT: DOJ Deletes Epstein Files Again — And They Directly Implicate Trump
For the second time in just three days, the U.S.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
WHAT THE F--K!!!
The DOJ has JUST DELETED these Epstein Files again, after a NYT's article from 2016 was shown to corroborate much of it!
Share Everywhere: We Screen-Grabbed what they just deleted:
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The DOJ has JUST DELETED these Epstein Files again, after a NYT's article from 2016 was shown to corroborate much of it!
Share Everywhere: We Screen-Grabbed what they just deleted:
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HUGE!
The US Supreme Court has just allowed California’s new Congressional map, favoring Democrats, to take effect BEFORE the midterm elections in November.
Republicans started this. Cry some more.
The US Supreme Court has just allowed California’s new Congressional map, favoring Democrats, to take effect BEFORE the midterm elections in November.
Republicans started this. Cry some more.
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
HUGE!
The US Supreme Court has just allowed California’s new Congressional map, favoring Democrats, to take effect BEFORE the midterm elections in November.
Republicans started this. Cry some more.
The US Supreme Court has just allowed California’s new Congressional map, favoring Democrats, to take effect BEFORE the midterm elections in November.
Republicans started this. Cry some more.
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Trump is demanding $10 billion because a contractor (not an IRS employee) leaked some of his data.
OK, then. It seems only fair that each of the 300,000,000+ Americans whose personal tax and Social Security data was leaked by DOGE receive the same renumeration.
That's $300,000,000,000,000+.
OK, then. It seems only fair that each of the 300,000,000+ Americans whose personal tax and Social Security data was leaked by DOGE receive the same renumeration.
That's $300,000,000,000,000+.
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Trump is demanding $10 billion because a contractor (not an IRS employee) leaked some of his data.
OK, then. It seems only fair that each of the 300,000,000+ Americans whose personal tax and Social Security data was leaked by DOGE receive the same renumeration.
That's $300,000,000,000,000+.
OK, then. It seems only fair that each of the 300,000,000+ Americans whose personal tax and Social Security data was leaked by DOGE receive the same renumeration.
That's $300,000,000,000,000+.
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
“… what Governor Hochul from New York just put out on social media, which is, President Trump wants to turn the page, except he’s on the next one and the next one. …”
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CNN’s Kara Swisher Drops Nuke on Trump Over Kaitlan Collins Meltdown — and Why She ‘Got Under His Skin’
Kara Swisher dropped a nuke on Trump over his attack on Kaitlan Collins with a provocative suggestion for why her questioning "got under his skin."
www.mediaite.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
“… what Governor Hochul from New York just put out on social media, which is, President Trump wants to turn the page, except he’s on the next one and the next one. …”
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Conway: If you want your lives to be better and you want this country to persevere for your kids, we need to impeach and remove this fascist fucker now, as soon as possible. And I know that language is tough, but that’s where we are.
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Conway: If you want your lives to be better and you want this country to persevere for your kids, we need to impeach and remove this fascist fucker now, as soon as possible. And I know that language is tough, but that’s where we are.
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We all know how this goes: Joe Biden’s choice of footwear got a week of headlines. Trump calls for Republicans to seize control of elections from the states, and the coverage will vanish by lunchtime.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We all know how this goes: Joe Biden’s choice of footwear got a week of headlines. Trump calls for Republicans to seize control of elections from the states, and the coverage will vanish by lunchtime.
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““Trump’s compulsive need to create a spectacle means that his administration cannot hide its anti-democratic intentions.”
Excerpt From
“Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracy”
Thomas Pepinsky
Vox
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Excerpt From
“Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracy”
Thomas Pepinsky
Vox
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February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
““Trump’s compulsive need to create a spectacle means that his administration cannot hide its anti-democratic intentions.”
Excerpt From
“Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracy”
Thomas Pepinsky
Vox
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Excerpt From
“Donald Trump’s ego might just save democracy”
Thomas Pepinsky
Vox
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“… This deliberate strategy is outlined in the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” and is designed to replace our diverse culture with a single, government-approved ideology. …”
I wrote in TIME about what happens when a government sets out to reconstruct a nation’s cultural memory.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“… This deliberate strategy is outlined in the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” and is designed to replace our diverse culture with a single, government-approved ideology. …”
“…
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO, the likely outcome for some of Trump’s less tangible and visible changes to the federal government. …”
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO, the likely outcome for some of Trump’s less tangible and visible changes to the federal government. …”
A federal judge has cast doubt on Donald Trump’s authority to build an enormous new White House ballroom. If the project stalls out, it will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency, @dgraham.bsky.social argues:
Donald Trump, Demolition Man
If his East Wing project stalls out, that will serve as a potent metaphor for his presidency.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“…
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO, the likely outcome for some of Trump’s less tangible and visible changes to the federal government. …”
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO, the likely outcome for some of Trump’s less tangible and visible changes to the federal government. …”
Oh that: 1st Amendment:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Oh that: 1st Amendment:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
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If I’m the officer who emptied my clip into Alex Pretti’s back, I’m starting to get worried.
Also we need to know who the agent is who clapped and celebrated as his colleague fired 4 extra shots into his lifeless body. He should never work in law enforcement again.
Agents are about to find...
Also we need to know who the agent is who clapped and celebrated as his colleague fired 4 extra shots into his lifeless body. He should never work in law enforcement again.
Agents are about to find...
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
If I’m the officer who emptied my clip into Alex Pretti’s back, I’m starting to get worried.
Also we need to know who the agent is who clapped and celebrated as his colleague fired 4 extra shots into his lifeless body. He should never work in law enforcement again.
Agents are about to find...
Also we need to know who the agent is who clapped and celebrated as his colleague fired 4 extra shots into his lifeless body. He should never work in law enforcement again.
Agents are about to find...
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The NYT does a masterful job walking us through the video of the murder of Mr Pretti by ICE agents operating under Trump authority and policies. Frame by frame www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The NYT does a masterful job walking us through the video of the murder of Mr Pretti by ICE agents operating under Trump authority and policies. Frame by frame www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
“He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
Oliver Willis:
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Oliver Willis:
MW: lebensraum
noun
le·bens·raum ˈlā-bənz-ˌrau̇m -bən(t)s-
variants often Lebensraum
1: territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency
noun
le·bens·raum ˈlā-bənz-ˌrau̇m -bən(t)s-
variants often Lebensraum
1: territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
MW: lebensraum
noun
le·bens·raum ˈlā-bənz-ˌrau̇m -bən(t)s-
variants often Lebensraum
1: territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency
noun
le·bens·raum ˈlā-bənz-ˌrau̇m -bən(t)s-
variants often Lebensraum
1: territory believed especially by Nazis to be necessary for national existence or economic self-sufficiency