Robin Martin
@martinrca.bsky.social
Researcher by day, world traveller, trekker, runner for life. Staying curious and striving to be fearless.
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🥰 MELIA is doing so well in training. @pawspathtofurever.bsky.social has shared her videos. She's currently in K9 rehab in Watertown, Connecticut. If you're interested in adopting MELIA please fill out the form below. She will need a forever home.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The GOP is the party of dictatorship - a minority party that will maintain its tyranny over the majority through deception, manipulation and, now under Trump, force with a taxpayer funded militia.
Gift link
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February 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The GOP is the party of dictatorship - a minority party that will maintain its tyranny over the majority through deception, manipulation and, now under Trump, force with a taxpayer funded militia.
Gift link
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“Recruits came from the Ku Klux Klan and the Texas Rangers, infamous for lynching Black people, Native Americans and Mexicans, according to multiple historians.” Gift article
February 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
“Recruits came from the Ku Klux Klan and the Texas Rangers, infamous for lynching Black people, Native Americans and Mexicans, according to multiple historians.” Gift article
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NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
February 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
“Nobody that I know wanted to go except for those that did not want to get jacked up by our unit commander for not attending. He has made it very clear how he feels about anyone who does not support the MAGA agenda …”
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“Nobody that I know wanted to go except for those that did not want to get jacked up by our unit commander for not attending. He has made it very clear how he feels about anyone who does not support the MAGA agenda …”
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When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
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One of the telltale signs of moral depravity is the use of war or military operations to abuse and torture children and animals. It's as true of Russian operations in Ukraine as it is of ICE operations across the US.
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
One of the telltale signs of moral depravity is the use of war or military operations to abuse and torture children and animals. It's as true of Russian operations in Ukraine as it is of ICE operations across the US.
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
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One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One day after meeting Susie Wiles, Tulsi Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown. n.pr/4cd0u1o
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
n.pr
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown. n.pr/4cd0u1o
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Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’
While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
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UCLA Law Professor Rick Hasen Tells Amanpour Federal Government Now the Primary Threat to American Elections
Watch My Extended Interview on PBS/CNNi Amanpour & Co. on the Current Threat to Free and Fair Elections Sadly Coming FROM the Federal Government www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/t...
‘Nothing in the Constitution gives the president any power over running elections,’ says law expert | CNN
Rick Hasen directs the “Safeguarding Democracy” program at UCLA School of Law. He says Americans “have to be on guard” against election interference by the federal government.
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
UCLA Law Professor Rick Hasen Tells Amanpour Federal Government Now the Primary Threat to American Elections
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The far right authoritarian party’s ongoing project of Making Nineteenth Century America Great Again - complete with the spoils system, Jim Crow, unvaccinated populations dying, & a federal government that can’t regulate anything - continues apace.
New, from me: Trump finalized his Schedule F policy, allowing him to remove job protections from career civil servants.
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
The new rule is dishonest and unmoored from reality in its effort to formalize the politicization of the federal government 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-sch...
Trump's Schedule F Rule Finalized
A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The far right authoritarian party’s ongoing project of Making Nineteenth Century America Great Again - complete with the spoils system, Jim Crow, unvaccinated populations dying, & a federal government that can’t regulate anything - continues apace.
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New piece from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and me showing how the fiscal situation has deteriorated under Trump.
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Raises the Fiscal Gap to 2.4 Percent
A combination of higher deficits, higher interest rates, and lower growth has left the United States with a significantly worse fiscal outlook.
www.americanprogress.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
New piece from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and me showing how the fiscal situation has deteriorated under Trump.
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
Jared and I are two notable fiscal doves. We explain why doves should reexamine some of our priors.
Crucially, we *must not* cut crucial services when looking at course correction.
Thread
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TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
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Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
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I say it again and again...the Repugnican party must be totally obliterated in the upcoming elections, so that there will never be even the remotest possibility that a shitshow like this can ever happen again.
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I say it again and again...the Repugnican party must be totally obliterated in the upcoming elections, so that there will never be even the remotest possibility that a shitshow like this can ever happen again.
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
Vote as if your very existence depends on it ... BECAUSE IT DOES!!!
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🚨BREAKING: The White House Thursday refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls
The federal government has historically recognized polling places as off-limits for immigration enforcement precisely to avoid deterring lawful voters.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🚨BREAKING: The White House Thursday refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
February 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.