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I set up a Twitter account in 2022 to mock 1776RM. The clown show fizzled out and the founder hooked up with a Filipina wannabe-bride. Now I mock J6 simps, MAGAts, and other trash. I had a more serious Twitter account too. This will be my only Bluesky one.
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Mockumentary @mockumentary.bsky.social · Nov 15
Bon the fuck jour, everybody!
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Meme in which English "what the fuck is up" is translated into French as "bon the fuck jour".
mockumentary.bsky.social
Breakdown between Pentagon, FAA led to flight stoppage, officials say
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Breakdown between Pentagon, FAA led to flight stoppage, officials say
An extraordinary 10-day restriction on flights around El Paso was issued late Tuesday and lifted hours later, over concerns about the Defense Department’s use of a laser counter-drone weapon.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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geclef12.bsky.social
Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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mpstrahan.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Mark Kelly Case Is Bigger Than It Seems
A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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kaskosz.bsky.social
Russians make small but strategically important advances in Ukraine. Trump echoes Moscow’s argument that Ukraine should cede land in a peace deal to avoid more fighting. Trump has betrayed Ukraine, NATO, and Europe. He’s too busy making money for himself in UAE.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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civilwarmemory.bsky.social
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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macfarlanenews.bsky.social
ALERT: Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has arrived at Justice Dept office to review unreleased Epstein files

(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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derrelldurrett.bsky.social
Feels like this ought to be getting more attention from the centrists. Like hair-on-fire sort of attention.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
State Fiscal Chiefs Protest Federal Immigration Chaos
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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arguablyphd.bsky.social
A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | A Law That Might Just Save the Midterms
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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camofarc.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/minnesota-sc...
Minnesota school districts, teachers union sue Trump administration over ICE activity near schools
Fridley and Duluth public schools and Education Minnesota say responding to the surge of immigration enforcement has diverted time and money from student learning.
www.startribune.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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aatishb.bsky.social
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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sublimebombast.bsky.social
The Washington Post Guild launched a GoFundMe to support the 300 writers who were laid off from the Post today www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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onedishwasher.bsky.social
Washington Post Guild protest today at noon-1
"Save the Post" rally Feb 5, 2026 noon to 1pm. 1301 K st NW
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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jenniferpetitt.bsky.social
The Washington Post Guild just set up a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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walterolson.bsky.social
Alan Reynolds on one of the most made-up of all the Trump made-up numbers on tariffs.
Trump’s Eighteen Trillion Dollar Hoax
Yet this totally imaginary $18 trillion political talking point continues to be repeated endlessly in the hope that nobody in the public or press would ever be brave enough to rudely ask for some expl...
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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carolyncastor.bsky.social
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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bobhooker.bsky.social
Journalism seems to be dying

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
mockumentary.bsky.social
Fulton County goes to court to demand return of ballots seized by FBI
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Fulton County goes to court to demand return of ballots seized by FBI
Robb Pitts, chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, vowed that county officials would use “every resource” to secure ballots and other material.
wapo.st
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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jkatzaman.bsky.social
They continued, discussing matters that should’ve been confidential — but weren’t. Not from a couple of feet away.
Could You Speak a Little Louder?
Telling secrets so anyone can hear is asking for trouble
jkatzaman.medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
mockumentary.bsky.social
Resistance erupts over ICE scouting warehouses in the D.C. region www.axios.com/local/washin...
Resistance erupts over ICE scouting warehouses in the D.C. region
One potential project would hold 10,000 detainees.
www.axios.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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harmitmalik.bsky.social
We are locked in an infinite loop where the administration distracts from outrage over Epstein files by creating outrage over ICE excesses, and distracts from outrage over ICE excesses by creating outrage over Epstein files.

This is a unique way for a democracy to spiral towards oblivion.
February 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.

The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.

Let's talk about it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Junior Pena, whose Instagram boasts almost half a million followers, immigrated to the U.S. in 2009 and openly identifies as an immigrant on social media. He has also been outspoken in his support for Donald Trump.

The Brazilian influencer was arrested by ICE on Saturday. trib.al/L7m6xJb
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
mockumentary.bsky.social
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
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Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
wapo.st
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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sierrabravoart.bsky.social
spent the morning putting up paintings for an art show at the Aurora Hills Library in Arlington! very cool to see my art up and out in the wild :)
a shot of a wall featuring twelve different paintings of various surrealist animals, including an archaeopteryx skeleton, two large fighting stags, and a bull emerging from an oleander bush among others. this display is at the Aurora Hills Library in Pentagon City. a shot of a wall featuring twelve different paintings of various surrealist animals, including an archaeopteryx skeleton, two large fighting stags, and a bull emerging from an oleander bush among others. this display is at the Aurora Hills Library in Pentagon City.
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM