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“But the hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing.”
— W.E.B. Du Bois
— W.E.B. Du Bois
“Waving the bloody shirt would become the standard retort ... of dismissive Southern contempt .... used over and over again during the Reconstruction era. It was a staple of the ... editorials that filled Southern newspapers”
— Stephen Budiansky on conservatives who minimized white supremacy
— Stephen Budiansky on conservatives who minimized white supremacy
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“Waving the bloody shirt would become the standard retort ... of dismissive Southern contempt .... used over and over again during the Reconstruction era. It was a staple of the ... editorials that filled Southern newspapers”
— Stephen Budiansky on conservatives who minimized white supremacy
— Stephen Budiansky on conservatives who minimized white supremacy
“‘Solution for Gaza — either through emigration or by eliminating all the residents.’
That was the proposal aired on Israeli Channel 14, where strategic adviser Ramy Piro called for the removal of Gaza’s entire population, in an explicit call for the … extermination of Palestinians.”
That was the proposal aired on Israeli Channel 14, where strategic adviser Ramy Piro called for the removal of Gaza’s entire population, in an explicit call for the … extermination of Palestinians.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
“‘Solution for Gaza — either through emigration or by eliminating all the residents.’
That was the proposal aired on Israeli Channel 14, where strategic adviser Ramy Piro called for the removal of Gaza’s entire population, in an explicit call for the … extermination of Palestinians.”
That was the proposal aired on Israeli Channel 14, where strategic adviser Ramy Piro called for the removal of Gaza’s entire population, in an explicit call for the … extermination of Palestinians.”
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February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Taught on the battlefield how to read and write, Susie King Taylor founded the first free African American school for children.
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Taught on the battlefield how to read and write, Susie King Taylor founded the first free African American school for children.
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“These are the effects of settler colonialism.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
“These are the effects of settler colonialism.”
“Caught on body cam video in conversation with police union leader Mike Solan, Auderer joked and laughed about Kandula’s death, saying, ‘Just write a check. $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.’”
City Settles With Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, Pedestrian Killed by SPD Officer in 2023
In an incident that sparked widespread outrage, police guild leader Daniel Auderer joked that the city could "write a check [for] $11,000" to cover her death.
ericacbarnett.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 AM
“Caught on body cam video in conversation with police union leader Mike Solan, Auderer joked and laughed about Kandula’s death, saying, ‘Just write a check. $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.’”
Dodgers are going back to the White House. So, I’m doubling down on this moment of shade.
Question is will the event be more or less icy than when the 2019 national champions Baylor women’s basketball team met with Trump.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Dodgers are going back to the White House. So, I’m doubling down on this moment of shade.
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What movie moment made you exclaim
THIS IS CINEMA
THIS IS CINEMA
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
What movie moment made you exclaim
THIS IS CINEMA
THIS IS CINEMA
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UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
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Wow this punched me in all of my feelings. This is Powerful.
Native activists set up prayer camp outside Minneapolis ICE detention center • Minnesota Reformer
Tribal members and descendents set up tipis and a fire at a Fort Snelling Park for four days of prayer for those detained by ICE
minnesotareformer.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Wow this punched me in all of my feelings. This is Powerful.
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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 1:35 AM
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...
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I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
1 person shot and killed by U.S. marshal in Northeast DC
A U.S. marshal shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C. This shooting happened on Hay Street right in front of the Cesar Chavez Middle Public Charter School and not far from the ...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.
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Australian police violently arrest people praying on behalf of a monster who slaughters children. It must be said those protesting genocide are acting with conscience while the state violates domestic and international law by not arresting the monster. Police don't uphold the law, but injustice.
Next time a US evangelical whines about their government persecuting them for their faith, demand they show these kinds of receipts:
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Australian police violently arrest people praying on behalf of a monster who slaughters children. It must be said those protesting genocide are acting with conscience while the state violates domestic and international law by not arresting the monster. Police don't uphold the law, but injustice.
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Direct action matters more than elections.
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Direct action matters more than elections.
Fascism is state capitalism. So, Bondi’s ideation tracks.
This DOJ hearing is insane. AG Bondi is rationalizing not pursuing the arrest of rich pedophiles because the stock market is doing well for the rich pedophiles she's protecting.
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Fascism is state capitalism. So, Bondi’s ideation tracks.
Lutnick was a fundraiser for the 2016 Clinton campaign.
Rep. Lieu: “Howard Lutnick must resign… The Epstein Files new release shows that not only did Howard Lutnick lie to the American people, he went into business with Jeffrey Epstein, he visited Epstein Island, and Howard Lutnick did this knowing how evil Epstein was.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Lutnick was a fundraiser for the 2016 Clinton campaign.
“These are the effects of settler colonialism.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
“These are the effects of settler colonialism.”
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“Noam, of all people, knows the predatory nature of the ruling class and the cruelty of capitalists, where the vulnerable, especially girls and women, are commodified as objects to be used and exploited. He was not fooled by Epstein. He was seduced.”
Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Epstein and the Politics of Betrayal
I don’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty or oligarchs.
chrishedges.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“Noam, of all people, knows the predatory nature of the ruling class and the cruelty of capitalists, where the vulnerable, especially girls and women, are commodified as objects to be used and exploited. He was not fooled by Epstein. He was seduced.”
Pam Bondi just called one of the Democrats on the House committee a “washed up excuse for a lawyer” during her testimony.
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Pam Bondi just called one of the Democrats on the House committee a “washed up excuse for a lawyer” during her testimony.
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
“There is a gentleness to African American life that is rarely visited”
— James McBride
— James McBride
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“There is a gentleness to African American life that is rarely visited”
— James McBride
— James McBride
“Epstein’s role in Israel’s gas politics contradicts the image, advanced in a recent New York Times profile, of Epstein as a confidence man who was viewed with skepticism by financial and political elites.”
Epstein and Leviathan: How the Financier Opened Doors to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak Amid Israel's Offshore Gas Fight
Epstein advised on U.S. role in Israeli energy as Ehud Barak sought foreign partners to save gas monopoly.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
“Epstein’s role in Israel’s gas politics contradicts the image, advanced in a recent New York Times profile, of Epstein as a confidence man who was viewed with skepticism by financial and political elites.”
Fist in the air in the land if hypocrisy.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Fist in the air in the land if hypocrisy.
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM