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Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced the ouster of a senior military adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, officials said, marking the Pentagon chief’s latest intervention into the service’s internal affairs.
Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash
Col. David Butler, who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general, will instead retire, officials said.
wapo.st
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Breaking news: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced the ouster of a senior military adviser to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, officials said, marking the Pentagon chief’s latest intervention into the service’s internal affairs.
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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You thought your unvaccinated daughter had a cold. It could be a week before she's diagnosed with measles. By then, the virus “has multiplied and descended upon her lungs, kidneys, tonsils, and spleen, down to the marrow of her bones.” Elizabeth Bruenig writes about how a child dies of measles:
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You thought your unvaccinated daughter had a cold. It could be a week before she's diagnosed with measles. By then, the virus “has multiplied and descended upon her lungs, kidneys, tonsils, and spleen, down to the marrow of her bones.” Elizabeth Bruenig writes about how a child dies of measles:
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You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
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There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
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Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
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BREAKING: An ICE flight just refueled in Ireland again. A local activist pressed police to investigate for human trafficking; the plane took off 30 minutes ago.
Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
ICE flight refuels in Ireland again; Irish activist pressed police to investigate
MAGA billionaire’s jet also did another ICE flight, to Sierra Leone.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
BREAKING: An ICE flight just refueled in Ireland again. A local activist pressed police to investigate for human trafficking; the plane took off 30 minutes ago.
Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
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From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔
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Was "washed up loser lawyer" one of the insults they pre-loaded in her little "burn book"?
Because I'm not sure it nails a Harvard law graduate who taught con law for 25 years before becoming a congressman who's now the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee -- and, um, likely its next chair?
Because I'm not sure it nails a Harvard law graduate who taught con law for 25 years before becoming a congressman who's now the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee -- and, um, likely its next chair?
Pam Bondi throws a fit:
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
"You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer"
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Was "washed up loser lawyer" one of the insults they pre-loaded in her little "burn book"?
Because I'm not sure it nails a Harvard law graduate who taught con law for 25 years before becoming a congressman who's now the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee -- and, um, likely its next chair?
Because I'm not sure it nails a Harvard law graduate who taught con law for 25 years before becoming a congressman who's now the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee -- and, um, likely its next chair?
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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Unnecessary bending of the knee news marches on: Gallup suddenly decides that "Presidential approval" isn't worth measuring any longer despite having an 88 year database to compare it to. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Unnecessary bending of the knee news marches on: Gallup suddenly decides that "Presidential approval" isn't worth measuring any longer despite having an 88 year database to compare it to. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate
The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Republicans’ warning for President Donald Trump is growing louder with the Department of Homeland Security set to shut down in just days: Don’t feel public pressure to relent on an issue central to his campaign.
Republicans urge Trump to hold firm against Democrats’ DHS demands as clock ticks toward shutdown | CNN Politics
Republicans’ warning for President Donald Trump is growing louder with the Department of Homeland Security set to shut down in just days: Don’t feel public pressure to relent on an issue central to hi...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Republicans’ warning for President Donald Trump is growing louder with the Department of Homeland Security set to shut down in just days: Don’t feel public pressure to relent on an issue central to his campaign.
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In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
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The FAA on Tuesday halted all flights to and from El Paso Airport in Texas for 10 days for “special security reasons,” isolating a major U.S. metropolitan area from air travel. Follow live updates.
FAA Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days: Live Updates
No flights are allowed to or from the airport until Feb. 20 under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The FAA on Tuesday halted all flights to and from El Paso Airport in Texas for 10 days for “special security reasons,” isolating a major U.S. metropolitan area from air travel. Follow live updates.
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Thread by Thomas Massie:
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Thread by Thomas Massie:
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At least two dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority, the AP reports:
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
At least two dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority, the AP reports:
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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A kidney transplant recipient in Minnesota who was arrested by ICE has been denied access to life-saving medication for more than four days, according to his wife.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
ICE Arrests Transplant Patient and Cuts Off Life-Saving Meds
A kidney transplant recipient in Minnesota who was arrested by ICE has been denied access to life-saving medication for more than four days, according to his wife. Carolina Rosario De Abreu told MPR N...
www.yahoo.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A kidney transplant recipient in Minnesota who was arrested by ICE has been denied access to life-saving medication for more than four days, according to his wife.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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USCIS has an office by mine in south Denver. They have a large parking lot full of brand new black Suburbans lined up. Looks like they are getting ready to ramp things up in Denver.
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
USCIS has an office by mine in south Denver. They have a large parking lot full of brand new black Suburbans lined up. Looks like they are getting ready to ramp things up in Denver.
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Nothing to see here I’m sure -Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology, records show www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
www.nbc4i.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Nothing to see here I’m sure -Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology, records show www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
As ICE actions dip into more communities, uncertainty and wariness spread
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
As ICE actions dip into more communities, uncertainty and wariness spread
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NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.
Republicans ask Supreme Court to block states from counting legally cast mail ballots
If the Court sides with the RNC, millions of voters who depend on mail-in voting could be disenfranchised.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.