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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I called Jackson again about a year later, in July 2020, on the day John Lewis died.
He talked about Lewis's moral clarity, what patriotism really means, and about the rebirth of democracy in the 60s.
"Our modern democracy was born in front of that bridge." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
He talked about Lewis's moral clarity, what patriotism really means, and about the rebirth of democracy in the 60s.
"Our modern democracy was born in front of that bridge." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The World John Lewis Helped Create
Black leaders pause to reflect on the civil-rights icon and representative from Georgia, who spent decades calling for activism and “good trouble.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I called Jackson again about a year later, in July 2020, on the day John Lewis died.
He talked about Lewis's moral clarity, what patriotism really means, and about the rebirth of democracy in the 60s.
"Our modern democracy was born in front of that bridge." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
He talked about Lewis's moral clarity, what patriotism really means, and about the rebirth of democracy in the 60s.
"Our modern democracy was born in front of that bridge." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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really think we’re going to find that a lot of the legacy social media sites have been hollow for years at some point
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
really think we’re going to find that a lot of the legacy social media sites have been hollow for years at some point
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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A real loss in this moment of darkness.
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A real loss in this moment of darkness.
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
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completely devastating
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
completely devastating
Wait. Frederick Wiseman, too? Goddammit. Fuck today. What an absolute GIANT of American doc film. RIP
Documentarian Frederick Wiseman died today at age 96. "At a moment when many of the institutions he documented are being decimated and our attention is divided," Natasha Lewis wrote last year, "Wiseman’s films are out of time and completely timely." dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
Close Attention - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Frederick Wiseman.
dissentmagazine.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Wait. Frederick Wiseman, too? Goddammit. Fuck today. What an absolute GIANT of American doc film. RIP
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AOC isn't even officially running yet and the level of ambient Gender floating around is off the charts
anyone who speaks or listens. for a living knows the difference between rhetorically clearing your throat and incoherence, and that in a conversational setting, the first is not just unremarkable but normal, but I guess we’re in for another round of “look at this vapid girl”
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
AOC isn't even officially running yet and the level of ambient Gender floating around is off the charts
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The way we've gotten so weird about "performative" is understandable when a lot of white folks want to do a little performance and then reap the benefits as if they've done all the work.
But man we gotta PERFORM to jerk this Overton window back to where it should be. Flood the damn zone.
But man we gotta PERFORM to jerk this Overton window back to where it should be. Flood the damn zone.
I know people like to dunk on wearing tiny "ICE OUT" pins, but I think they represent a really important culture shift. Even people who are very conscious about their image and expected to perform in a palatable way are wearing them in very public places.
New York Fashion Week Joins the “ICE OUT” Movement: “It Changes Hearts and Minds”
From designers to front-row regulars, the industry is rallying behind a growing campaign against ICE. Organizers and participants tell ‘Marie Claire’ why this moment matters.
www.marieclaire.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The way we've gotten so weird about "performative" is understandable when a lot of white folks want to do a little performance and then reap the benefits as if they've done all the work.
But man we gotta PERFORM to jerk this Overton window back to where it should be. Flood the damn zone.
But man we gotta PERFORM to jerk this Overton window back to where it should be. Flood the damn zone.
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The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
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I'm honestly wondering who he's pitching. The white people you think will vote for you because you say this are racist and won't vote for you because you're black and everyone else already hates you because you're you. Can a person get negative votes
Stephen A. Smith Dismisses Idea Racism Could Tank Potential Presidential Run: Americans ‘Don’t Give a Damn’
Stephen A. Smith Dismisses Idea Racism Could Tank Potential Presidential Run: Americans ‘Don’t Give a Damn’
ESPN star Stephen A. Smith said he is not worried about racism hurting his chances of becoming president, if he decides to run, during a new interview with CBS
The post Stephen A. Smith Dismisses Idea Racism Could Tank Potential Presidential Run: Americans ‘Don’t Give a Damn’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I'm honestly wondering who he's pitching. The white people you think will vote for you because you say this are racist and won't vote for you because you're black and everyone else already hates you because you're you. Can a person get negative votes
Srsly, this is just the greatest and I love it so much
Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
February 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Srsly, this is just the greatest and I love it so much
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Flavor Flav Tries Skeleton
how can you not love the Olympics
how can you not love the Olympics
Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.
66 years old going 66 mph.
66 years old going 66 mph.
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Flavor Flav Tries Skeleton
how can you not love the Olympics
how can you not love the Olympics
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FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
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The Twilight Zone episode “Miniature” always makes me sob. Robert Duvall played a lonely man many today would see as autistic, with such kindness and heart. Like Boo Radley, he made us feel compassion. Thank you for the humanity you gave us, Mr. Duvall.
RIP
RIP
February 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Twilight Zone episode “Miniature” always makes me sob. Robert Duvall played a lonely man many today would see as autistic, with such kindness and heart. Like Boo Radley, he made us feel compassion. Thank you for the humanity you gave us, Mr. Duvall.
RIP
RIP
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It is absolutely a choice.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
It is absolutely a choice.
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"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf
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amanda's columns are always worth reading
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
amanda's columns are always worth reading
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“Someday this war’s gonna end…”
February 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“Someday this war’s gonna end…”
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RIP Robert Duvall. I hope you and Jimmy Caan are mooning Marlon Brando, wherever you are now. www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/m...
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
RIP Robert Duvall. I hope you and Jimmy Caan are mooning Marlon Brando, wherever you are now. www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/m...
One of the best to ever do it. RIP, you absolute fucking legend
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95
From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable range
Robert Duvall, the veteran actor who had a string of roles in classic American films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, MASH and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95.
“Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort,” wrote his wife, Luciana Duvall, in a message on Facebook. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
One of the best to ever do it. RIP, you absolute fucking legend
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video on bsky:
We are going to win. Because we are stronger together and because love is more powerful than hate.
(I am going to go cry now)
(I am going to go cry now)
February 16, 2026 at 4:59 AM
video on bsky: