Phillip Anderson
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More details: ICE goons were turned away at HD Cooke. They tried to seize the school nurse in the parking lot without a warrant, but backed off after staff intervened.
The staff at this public elementary school in DC showed far more courage than an Ivy with $15 billion endowment
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
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Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
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 3:18 PM
Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
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You couldn’t even keep track of your own security blanket.
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 3:17 PM
You couldn’t even keep track of your own security blanket.
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This Ancient Egyptian board game is almost 4,000 years old!
Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This Ancient Egyptian board game is almost 4,000 years old!
Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
Known as ‘Hounds and Jackals’ or ‘Game of 58 holes’, its original name is unknown. It’s suggested it was played in a similar way to ‘Snakes and Ladders’.
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
“Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia. There is no innocent explanation for its presence in Navalny’s body.”
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say
Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia. There is no innocent explanation for its presence in Navalny’s body.”
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“We ultimately have to make sure that these criminals, and especially this administration, are brought to justice,” said @ramirez.house.gov. “And that means I want to see them behind bars. They have to be, for the sake of who we are as a nation.”
THIS IS THE ENERGY I WANT
THIS IS THE ENERGY I WANT
NEW — I spoke with Rep. Delia Ramirez (@ramirez.house.gov) about her calling DHS leaders "inheritors of the Klan hood and the slave patrol," the prospect of one day seeing them behind bars, and what it's like to see the public [finally] embrace her long-held dream to abolish ICE.
Our conversation:
Our conversation:
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“We ultimately have to make sure that these criminals, and especially this administration, are brought to justice,” said @ramirez.house.gov. “And that means I want to see them behind bars. They have to be, for the sake of who we are as a nation.”
THIS IS THE ENERGY I WANT
THIS IS THE ENERGY I WANT
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America 2026. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
America 2026. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
The Juice. Bluesky has it
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Juice. Bluesky has it
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This boy been waiting to haul off on somebody for 14 years and today he got to live the dream and stand on the right side of history. Friday the 13th is the greatest day of his life.
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
This boy been waiting to haul off on somebody for 14 years and today he got to live the dream and stand on the right side of history. Friday the 13th is the greatest day of his life.
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We're living in that Treehouse of Horror episode where Homer gets the time-traveling toaster and sneezes on a dinosaur
Stephen A. Smith Tells CBS News He Is Not Ruling Out 2028 Presidential Run: "I'd Love To Be On The Debate Stages Against Some Of These Individuals" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
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Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
We're living in that Treehouse of Horror episode where Homer gets the time-traveling toaster and sneezes on a dinosaur
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"The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data."
Dems should not only pay a dollar for this monstrosity - in the future - they will need to claw back all that money and the entire $75 billion Rs appropriated for this monstrosity.
Dems should not only pay a dollar for this monstrosity - in the future - they will need to claw back all that money and the entire $75 billion Rs appropriated for this monstrosity.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data."
Dems should not only pay a dollar for this monstrosity - in the future - they will need to claw back all that money and the entire $75 billion Rs appropriated for this monstrosity.
Dems should not only pay a dollar for this monstrosity - in the future - they will need to claw back all that money and the entire $75 billion Rs appropriated for this monstrosity.
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It's actually good & cool for ostensibly apolitical spaces & voices to announce that they are against repression & for liberation! ✊✨
Anyone telling you otherwise, who "just wants to enjoy [X] without politics", is only doing so because either they don't mind the horrors or they're FOR them.
Anyone telling you otherwise, who "just wants to enjoy [X] without politics", is only doing so because either they don't mind the horrors or they're FOR them.
There's this autistic guy on tiktok, and his special interest is Dracula.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
He's done 100s of videos on, and as, Dracula.
That's his thing. That's his gimmick. Very wholesome. Very charming.
He has also become one of the most vocally anti-ice people on the internet.
If he can do it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
It's actually good & cool for ostensibly apolitical spaces & voices to announce that they are against repression & for liberation! ✊✨
Anyone telling you otherwise, who "just wants to enjoy [X] without politics", is only doing so because either they don't mind the horrors or they're FOR them.
Anyone telling you otherwise, who "just wants to enjoy [X] without politics", is only doing so because either they don't mind the horrors or they're FOR them.
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I'm working on a guide for community opposition. There's going to be so many ways to make this impossible to materialize if people are willing to put in the work. Local community efforts dealing with zoning, building codes, etc will be vital. We must stop this
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm working on a guide for community opposition. There's going to be so many ways to make this impossible to materialize if people are willing to put in the work. Local community efforts dealing with zoning, building codes, etc will be vital. We must stop this
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Uh ohhh. Think we're definitely getting that Meta Glasses square checked off soon.
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Uh ohhh. Think we're definitely getting that Meta Glasses square checked off soon.
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The harmful, costly, twisted consequences to Americans from the Trump EPA & Lee "Heir Pollutant" Zeldin repealing the clean car standards: $180 BILLION in net societal costs.
Their main RIA scenario finds a net cost to society of $180 billion!
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The harmful, costly, twisted consequences to Americans from the Trump EPA & Lee "Heir Pollutant" Zeldin repealing the clean car standards: $180 BILLION in net societal costs.
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Glad to see union leaders talking about a general strike. Mass strikes require planning, strike funds and mutual aid. (They will not happen through posting and spontaneous action.)
I spoke with SEIU’s David Huerta, who was arrested in an ICE raid last year and awaits trial.
He says it’s time to go “on offense.”
“Should we use a general strike as a tool? Absolutely. We should be prepared to use that tool because our democracy is worth it.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/david-...
He says it’s time to go “on offense.”
“Should we use a general strike as a tool? Absolutely. We should be prepared to use that tool because our democracy is worth it.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/david-...
Labor Leader Arrested In ICE Raid Says It’s Time To Go 'On Offense' Against Trump
Now awaiting trial, David Huerta says he refuses to "bend the knee" and stay silent on the president's immigration crackdown.
www.huffpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Glad to see union leaders talking about a general strike. Mass strikes require planning, strike funds and mutual aid. (They will not happen through posting and spontaneous action.)
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I think the thing that enrages me the most about Musk is that he presents himself as some sci-fi nerd hero doing everything possible to save humanity by going to new planets.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I think the thing that enrages me the most about Musk is that he presents himself as some sci-fi nerd hero doing everything possible to save humanity by going to new planets.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
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At times I think the left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI because they see a lot of the people involved as grifters. Which is ironic, because the best policies to prepare for AI are: More unions, Medicare for all, wealth taxes, and corporate regulation.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/minimum-st...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/minimum-st...
Minimum Standards for Taking AI Seriously
Disaster planning for our economic future.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
At times I think the left is too dismissive of the dangers of AI because they see a lot of the people involved as grifters. Which is ironic, because the best policies to prepare for AI are: More unions, Medicare for all, wealth taxes, and corporate regulation.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/minimum-st...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/minimum-st...
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Happy 10-year anniversary to this headline from the San Antonio Express-News, which disrupted the 2016 presidential election, got Donald Trump elected, and disrupted many legal and political journalists’ lives and existence.
I know because we still have the scars to prove it.
Support local news.
I know because we still have the scars to prove it.
Support local news.
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Happy 10-year anniversary to this headline from the San Antonio Express-News, which disrupted the 2016 presidential election, got Donald Trump elected, and disrupted many legal and political journalists’ lives and existence.
I know because we still have the scars to prove it.
Support local news.
I know because we still have the scars to prove it.
Support local news.
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They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
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This is a 3,600-word piece airing every bit of dirt Noem's detractors have aired in the last year, presumably to try to get her (and Corey) ousted.
2 words that don't appear anywhere? "Stephen Miller."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2 words that don't appear anywhere? "Stephen Miller."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This is a 3,600-word piece airing every bit of dirt Noem's detractors have aired in the last year, presumably to try to get her (and Corey) ousted.
2 words that don't appear anywhere? "Stephen Miller."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2 words that don't appear anywhere? "Stephen Miller."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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@gregsargent.bsky.social has intensely followed immigration issue for many years
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
The extraordinary public backlash to Trump's ICE raids and mass deportations suggests it's time to rethink how information warfare and political persuasion work in the Trump era. Dems have an opening to reset the immigration debate if they act now.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
@gregsargent.bsky.social has intensely followed immigration issue for many years
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too