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😒 You can never appease a tyrant. 🔥
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
💙 🌻 🟧 🐝
Don’t do genocide.
***El que calla, otorga***
💙 #heretostay #BLM #stillwithher #khive #climate #slavaUkraini #ofa
DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.
💙 🌻 🟧 🐝
Don’t do genocide.
***El que calla, otorga***
💙 #heretostay #BLM #stillwithher #khive #climate #slavaUkraini #ofa
Pinned
…this will be a long hard slog!
Stay ready ❤️💙
Stay ready ❤️💙
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In a major rebuke of Ron DeSantis, the Florida House’s budget for 2026-27 slashes the fund DeSantis used for immigration enforcement, including the building of Alligator Alcatraz, the Everglades immigration detention facility.
Florida House nixes DeSantis priorities in budget plan
The House budget comes in at about $4 billion less than the governor’s final, proposed spending plan.
www.orlandosentinel.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
In a major rebuke of Ron DeSantis, the Florida House’s budget for 2026-27 slashes the fund DeSantis used for immigration enforcement, including the building of Alligator Alcatraz, the Everglades immigration detention facility.
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interesting that these people — and fellow travelers like bari weiss — insist on large, expensive security details. they are status markers, i suppose.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
interesting that these people — and fellow travelers like bari weiss — insist on large, expensive security details. they are status markers, i suppose.
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Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
As we dig into this scandal, can we revisit the question about why the president's son-in-law, who has no formal role in this administration, keeps showing up at high-level negotiations with actual world leaders?
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💔These aren’t video from an apocalyptic film. This’s Donetsk region
📹DPSU_ua
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February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
💔These aren’t video from an apocalyptic film. This’s Donetsk region
📹DPSU_ua
📹DPSU_ua
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Women are about to experience a world that insists they only exist to be oppressed if we don't start taking lessons from the past
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Women are about to experience a world that insists they only exist to be oppressed if we don't start taking lessons from the past
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Ukraine will receive a batch of hypersonic missiles from the United Kingdom.
The UK is developing a new hypersonic system, Nightfall, intended for delivery to Ukraine while also serving as the foundation for the British Army’s future long-range strike programs.
The UK is developing a new hypersonic system, Nightfall, intended for delivery to Ukraine while also serving as the foundation for the British Army’s future long-range strike programs.
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
🇬🇧🇺🇦 Ukraine will receive a batch of hypersonic missiles from the United Kingdom.
The UK is developing a new hypersonic system, Nightfall, intended for delivery to Ukraine while also serving as the foundation for the British Army’s future long-range strike programs.
The UK is developing a new hypersonic system, Nightfall, intended for delivery to Ukraine while also serving as the foundation for the British Army’s future long-range strike programs.
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I'm going to start a history podcast aimed at kids in a few months - I've heard from SO MANY parents whose children are into history but haven't found age-appropriate material, and I've had a lot of practice with my kids, so we're going to give it a shot
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I'm going to start a history podcast aimed at kids in a few months - I've heard from SO MANY parents whose children are into history but haven't found age-appropriate material, and I've had a lot of practice with my kids, so we're going to give it a shot
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just remembered that recently out of the blue my 7-year-old asked “dad, what was the collapse of the soviet union?”
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
just remembered that recently out of the blue my 7-year-old asked “dad, what was the collapse of the soviet union?”
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Oink Oink 🤷🏻♀️
a person is reaching for a hot dog wrapped in a pastry on a wooden cutting board
ALT: a person is reaching for a hot dog wrapped in a pastry on a wooden cutting board
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February 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Oink Oink 🤷🏻♀️
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A study in Scientific Reports suggests the observed decline in reproductive success of the western Australian population of southern right whales is influenced by environmental changes in mid- and high-latitude feeding grounds. go.nature.com/3MDSqfS 🌊 🌍 🧪
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A study in Scientific Reports suggests the observed decline in reproductive success of the western Australian population of southern right whales is influenced by environmental changes in mid- and high-latitude feeding grounds. go.nature.com/3MDSqfS 🌊 🌍 🧪
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WTF?! The GOP’s “Save America Act” (previously just “SAVE”) requires that states implement voter purge programs using programs such as the “SAVE” system, which consistently marks citizens as noncitizens, per this report by ProPublica & Texas Tribune. The Act imposes *no penalty* 4 faulty purges. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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“Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On” via @404media.co:
You just can’t make it up…
www.404media.co/government-l...
You just can’t make it up…
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
“Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On” via @404media.co:
You just can’t make it up…
www.404media.co/government-l...
You just can’t make it up…
www.404media.co/government-l...
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Medieval dentistry featuring the Mad Dentist of Old Monksilver Town. (Hunky punk at All Saints church, Monksilver, Somerset.)
February 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Medieval dentistry featuring the Mad Dentist of Old Monksilver Town. (Hunky punk at All Saints church, Monksilver, Somerset.)
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Clown data. 🤡
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Clown data. 🤡
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The government has time to defend an ICE shooting on TV, but not to answer the Good family’s letters to preserve evidence in Renee’s killing. No outreach, no accountability, and reported talk of investigating her grieving wife instead. That’s how authoritarian systems treat state violence.
Lawyer for Renee Good's family: There has been no outreach at all from the United States government to the Renee Good family. We have asked for the government to preserve all the evidence in this case. They are not responding to us.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The government has time to defend an ICE shooting on TV, but not to answer the Good family’s letters to preserve evidence in Renee’s killing. No outreach, no accountability, and reported talk of investigating her grieving wife instead. That’s how authoritarian systems treat state violence.
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NEW: In a letter to GOP congressional leaders, six Democratic secretaries of state characterized the voter suppressive MEGA and SAVE America Acts as an invitation for chaos in election administration.
“A series of sweeping overhauls…is not a serious effort at improving the democratic process.”
“A series of sweeping overhauls…is not a serious effort at improving the democratic process.”
‘A massive burden on American eligible voters’: State election chiefs oppose GOP voter suppression bills
“American voters will be the ones paying for this — by paying more in taxes, spending more time jumping through bureaucratic hoops, or losing access to the ballot box altogether.”
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
NEW: In a letter to GOP congressional leaders, six Democratic secretaries of state characterized the voter suppressive MEGA and SAVE America Acts as an invitation for chaos in election administration.
“A series of sweeping overhauls…is not a serious effort at improving the democratic process.”
“A series of sweeping overhauls…is not a serious effort at improving the democratic process.”
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Ukrainian Air Force stands with Vladyslav Heraskevych.
"Remembrance is not a violation"
"Remembrance is not a violation"
February 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Here’s a shocker: the feds story on Don Lemon indictment does not square with the video.
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Here’s a shocker: the feds story on Don Lemon indictment does not square with the video.
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WTF?! The GOP’s “Save America Act” (previously just “SAVE”) requires that states implement voter purge programs using programs such as the “SAVE” system, which consistently marks citizens as noncitizens, per this report by ProPublica & Texas Tribune. The Act imposes *no penalty* 4 faulty purges. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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⚡️ Russian occupation authorities sentenced a 69-year-old Ukrainian pensioner to 15 years in prison for donating to the Ukrainian military.
An illegal, Russian-controlled court in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, issued a "guilty" verdict against Svitlana Loy for "high treason"
An illegal, Russian-controlled court in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, issued a "guilty" verdict against Svitlana Loy for "high treason"
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
⚡️ Russian occupation authorities sentenced a 69-year-old Ukrainian pensioner to 15 years in prison for donating to the Ukrainian military.
An illegal, Russian-controlled court in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, issued a "guilty" verdict against Svitlana Loy for "high treason"
An illegal, Russian-controlled court in occupied Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, issued a "guilty" verdict against Svitlana Loy for "high treason"
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Trump officials finally admit what I've been saying for a year: "officials in the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative’s office believe [Trump's] tariffs [a]re hurting consumers by raising prices."
My bill would halt these tariffs immediately:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
My bill would halt these tariffs immediately:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
Trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods ft.trib.al/qYAij1N
Trump plans to roll back tariffs on metal and aluminium goods
Latest softening of levies comes amid persistent voter anxiety about affordability in the US
ft.trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Trump officials finally admit what I've been saying for a year: "officials in the Commerce Department and US Trade Representative’s office believe [Trump's] tariffs [a]re hurting consumers by raising prices."
My bill would halt these tariffs immediately:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
My bill would halt these tariffs immediately:
beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
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In the end, it’ll probably be women that save this democracy. Thank you Senator Murkowski for understanding how bad the SAVE act would be for our country. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new federal election laws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to the states.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."