NavyBrat
@navtbrat.bsky.social
Retired HS History& Literature teacher. California transplant PNW. navy brat, lover of dogs- mama to my rottie, Kai. Native gardening. Pro Democracy
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The reports keep coming out and they keep getting worse. History is watching—we cannot stand idly by.
“These girls are experiencing high-risk pregnancies and are some of the most medically vulnerable people in detention,” Zain Lakhani, the director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/ice-is-shutt...
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ICE is Shutting Pregnant Girls in a Facility With Inadequate Care, in an Abortion-Banned State
“These girls are experiencing high-risk pregnancies and are some of the most medically vulnerable people in detention,” Zain Lakhani, the director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee ...
www.jezebel.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The reports keep coming out and they keep getting worse. History is watching—we cannot stand idly by.
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DW: The German president is opposing efforts for the country to host the 2036 Olympics - for historical reasons. Exactly 100 years earlier, in 1936, Nazi Germany hosted the Summer Games under Adolf Hitler and turned them into a propaganda tool.
February 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
DW: The German president is opposing efforts for the country to host the 2036 Olympics - for historical reasons. Exactly 100 years earlier, in 1936, Nazi Germany hosted the Summer Games under Adolf Hitler and turned them into a propaganda tool.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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The United States can learn from other countries that have faced challenges to their democracies. Here’s how: bit.ly/4rkbpeC
International Lessons on Democratic Backsliding and Recovery
The United States can learn from other countries that have faced challenges to their democracies.
www.brennancenter.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The United States can learn from other countries that have faced challenges to their democracies. Here’s how: bit.ly/4rkbpeC
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The Corey Lewandowski Suite at the DHS Mile High Club. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The Corey Lewandowski Suite at the DHS Mile High Club. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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NEW EPISODE: Congressman Dan Goldman and I break down the escalating assault on democratic institutions, the partisan misuse of the DOJ, federal interference in elections and sweeping voter suppression efforts ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS-4...
GOP’s Voter Suppression Scam EXPOSED | Rep. Dan Goldman
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
NEW EPISODE: Congressman Dan Goldman and I break down the escalating assault on democratic institutions, the partisan misuse of the DOJ, federal interference in elections and sweeping voter suppression efforts ahead of the 2026 midterms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS-4...
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A great post by Kevin Kruse, complete with propaganda posters that make for outstanding teaching sources for whatever level of history--middle school, high school, college--people teach.
All right, I got mad enough to write a full post about all this:
Diversity Is Our Strength
This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns
There's ...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
February 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A great post by Kevin Kruse, complete with propaganda posters that make for outstanding teaching sources for whatever level of history--middle school, high school, college--people teach.
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we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
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February 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response
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"The cops can drink as much as they want there...The bartenders serve them till they're blackout drunk and let them leave." Quote from a woman who was hit by a drunk-driving cop *while sitting in her living room.* This story from the @inquirer.com is a hell of a thing. share.inquirer.com/yynTQX
Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret, until now
Anna Wakeman still questions why 7C Lounge bartenders didn’t stop serving the officer who crashed into her house and upended her life five years ago.
share.inquirer.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
"The cops can drink as much as they want there...The bartenders serve them till they're blackout drunk and let them leave." Quote from a woman who was hit by a drunk-driving cop *while sitting in her living room.* This story from the @inquirer.com is a hell of a thing. share.inquirer.com/yynTQX
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“A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its ‘exceptional interior design by renowned New York designer Peter Marino.’”
“‘No expense has been spared and every detail has been meticulously executed,’ the brochure read.”
Paid for by YOU
“‘No expense has been spared and every detail has been meticulously executed,’ the brochure read.”
Paid for by YOU
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its ‘exceptional interior design by renowned New York designer Peter Marino.’”
“‘No expense has been spared and every detail has been meticulously executed,’ the brochure read.”
Paid for by YOU
“‘No expense has been spared and every detail has been meticulously executed,’ the brochure read.”
Paid for by YOU
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All Democratic Governors need to follow Governor Wes Moore’s example by refusing to bow down to a racist rapist fascist criminal and his threats.
February 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
All Democratic Governors need to follow Governor Wes Moore’s example by refusing to bow down to a racist rapist fascist criminal and his threats.
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Nothing says MAGA republican like seeing them observe Ash Wednesday whilst in full support of an evil diabolical selfish tyrannical narcissistic murderous war criminal.
February 18, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Nothing says MAGA republican like seeing them observe Ash Wednesday whilst in full support of an evil diabolical selfish tyrannical narcissistic murderous war criminal.
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The Trump regime deported a 2-month-old baby and his family after the infant was hospitalized following their detention at the Dilley family detention center.
Rep. Joaquin Castro says the family was shipped off with only the money in their commissary — $190.
The cruelty is endless.
Rep. Joaquin Castro says the family was shipped off with only the money in their commissary — $190.
The cruelty is endless.
February 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
The Trump regime deported a 2-month-old baby and his family after the infant was hospitalized following their detention at the Dilley family detention center.
Rep. Joaquin Castro says the family was shipped off with only the money in their commissary — $190.
The cruelty is endless.
Rep. Joaquin Castro says the family was shipped off with only the money in their commissary — $190.
The cruelty is endless.
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Facial rec isn’t there yet
www.wesh.com/article/flor...
www.wesh.com/article/flor...
Central Florida man wrongly arrested after Orlando police used facial recognition
Video evidence uncovered by WESH 2 Investigates helped prove Beau Burgess' innocence.
www.wesh.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Facial rec isn’t there yet
www.wesh.com/article/flor...
www.wesh.com/article/flor...
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The US trade deficit, which Trump has vowed to reduce, remained almost exactly the same in 2025 ($901 billion) as it was in 2024 ($903 billion) as steep tariffs scrambled trade but did not halt it. @anaswanson.bsky.social @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...
U.S. Imports Grew in 2025, as Trump’s Tariffs Reshuffled Global Trade
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The US trade deficit, which Trump has vowed to reduce, remained almost exactly the same in 2025 ($901 billion) as it was in 2024 ($903 billion) as steep tariffs scrambled trade but did not halt it. @anaswanson.bsky.social @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...
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ICE is MASSIVELY overpaying for the concentration camp warehouses it is buying up.
Like…four times market value or even more than that.
Why do you think that is?
Who is getting rich off of this scheme?
Like…four times market value or even more than that.
Why do you think that is?
Who is getting rich off of this scheme?
February 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
ICE is MASSIVELY overpaying for the concentration camp warehouses it is buying up.
Like…four times market value or even more than that.
Why do you think that is?
Who is getting rich off of this scheme?
Like…four times market value or even more than that.
Why do you think that is?
Who is getting rich off of this scheme?
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Oh, the purpose of the attack would be to deflect from the 38,000 times he's mentioned in the Epstein Files.
(finger to earpiece)
Oh, you meant the cover story they'll give for the attack. Sorry!
(finger to earpiece)
Oh, you meant the cover story they'll give for the attack. Sorry!
The WSJ reports that the Trump administration has massed "significant" air power in striking distance of Iran, but hasn't yet decided what the purpose of an attack would be.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
February 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Oh, the purpose of the attack would be to deflect from the 38,000 times he's mentioned in the Epstein Files.
(finger to earpiece)
Oh, you meant the cover story they'll give for the attack. Sorry!
(finger to earpiece)
Oh, you meant the cover story they'll give for the attack. Sorry!
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We cannot afford to forget what happened in Minneapolis. New from me for @cafedotcom.bsky.social cafe.com/notes-from-c...
Minneapolis Was a Stress Test for Accountability - CAFE
ICE may have left Minneapolis, but we cannot afford to forget what they did there — it matters for all of us and our democracy.
cafe.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We cannot afford to forget what happened in Minneapolis. New from me for @cafedotcom.bsky.social cafe.com/notes-from-c...
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Can we finally put an end to the republicans being the party of fiscal responsibility?
February 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Can we finally put an end to the republicans being the party of fiscal responsibility?
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NEW: Kathy Ruemmler shared nonpublic details with Jeffrey Epstein about the White House probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel, emails show
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Goldman Lawyer, Epstein Conferred on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
In a series of 2014 emails, the wealthy financier gave advice to the former White House counsel as the Colombian incident blew up.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
NEW: Kathy Ruemmler shared nonpublic details with Jeffrey Epstein about the White House probe into a 2012 prostitution scandal that engulfed the Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel, emails show
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"The raids at the family detention site an hour southwest of San Antonio are in response to a ProPublica article published Feb. 9, which features the letters and drawings of children inside, according to Manriquez.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘, 𝐓𝐗:
Staff at a South Texas family immigration detention center allegedly raided dormitories to confiscate and destroy children’s letters and drawings describing conditions inside. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Staff at a South Texas family immigration detention center allegedly raided dormitories to confiscate and destroy children’s letters and drawings describing conditions inside. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside
A child detained in Dilley for eight months draws a picture of home. This photo was supplied to the Current by attorney Eric Lee. It's unknown whether
www.sacurrent.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"The raids at the family detention site an hour southwest of San Antonio are in response to a ProPublica article published Feb. 9, which features the letters and drawings of children inside, according to Manriquez.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
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February 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Why would Republicans redact 90% of a democrat hoax?
February 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Why would Republicans redact 90% of a democrat hoax?