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
“I died in thirty days!” always gets me
oh, for mediocrity.
anyway - happy presidents days!
anyway - happy presidents days!
Mediocre Presidents
YouTube video by GmanC35
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“I died in thirty days!” always gets me
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oh, for mediocrity.
anyway - happy presidents days!
anyway - happy presidents days!
Mediocre Presidents
YouTube video by GmanC35
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
oh, for mediocrity.
anyway - happy presidents days!
anyway - happy presidents days!
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with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭
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ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded - The American Prospect
Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.
prospect.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
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I can recite the price of various staple items at every grocery store in town, I can tell you what days Ralph's does their markdowns for different departments, I can tell you which items are a deal at Costco and which are just a larger portion of something you can get cheaper at Albertson's
Those ads for Rocketmoney are weird as hell.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
Every poor person is *excruciatingly* aware of the cost of shit. You're absolutely not "forgetting" a $50 monthly charge. You know exactly what shit costs down to the penny.
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I can recite the price of various staple items at every grocery store in town, I can tell you what days Ralph's does their markdowns for different departments, I can tell you which items are a deal at Costco and which are just a larger portion of something you can get cheaper at Albertson's
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New from me: When it comes to sports and culture MAGA only has one tradition. Rooting against America. www.altrightdelete.news/p/maga-hates...
MAGA Hates America
MAGA’s reaction to the Olympics and the Super Bowl tells us who they are.
www.altrightdelete.news
February 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
New from me: When it comes to sports and culture MAGA only has one tradition. Rooting against America. www.altrightdelete.news/p/maga-hates...
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Historian here 💯 what Minnesotans have done is show the way in protecting our modern interracial democracy, a legacy of Reconstruction when its foundations were laid.
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Historian here 💯 what Minnesotans have done is show the way in protecting our modern interracial democracy, a legacy of Reconstruction when its foundations were laid.
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I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.
One of the interesting things this time around is just how hollow the whole thing sounds. In the past, people have been able to use the empty concept of electability to anoint and position the person they demanded, but now that Republicans are getting obliterated everywhere, that doesn't work.
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.
By this metric, I was a terrorist before I was old enough to vote. Maybe you were, too. So glad the dudes at Kinko’s didn’t turn me in
To establish one defendant's connection to an alleged conspiracy, prosecutors accused her of having been part of a group that distributed what they memorably described as “insurrectionary materials called ‘zines.’”
Guilt by Association: First ‘Antifa’ Case Sweeps Anti-Trump Activists Into One Terrorism Conspiracy
This article is part of TPM’s ongoing “Creating the Enemy Within” project,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
By this metric, I was a terrorist before I was old enough to vote. Maybe you were, too. So glad the dudes at Kinko’s didn’t turn me in
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The AOC interview at TU Berlin is definitely worth watching in full.
Esp appreciated the reflections on political cynicism, the calling out of political hypocrisy toward the Global South, and the pointing out how "free trade" is often corporate protectionism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvqw...
Esp appreciated the reflections on political cynicism, the calling out of political hypocrisy toward the Global South, and the pointing out how "free trade" is often corporate protectionism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvqw...
Rep. AOC Speaks at TU Berlin on The Future of U.S. Politics
YouTube video by RepAOC
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The AOC interview at TU Berlin is definitely worth watching in full.
Esp appreciated the reflections on political cynicism, the calling out of political hypocrisy toward the Global South, and the pointing out how "free trade" is often corporate protectionism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvqw...
Esp appreciated the reflections on political cynicism, the calling out of political hypocrisy toward the Global South, and the pointing out how "free trade" is often corporate protectionism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvqw...
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Almost forgot tomorrow the parade is happening
Baltimore’s 2nd Annual “A Walk In Legacy: Black History Month Parade” is happening Mon, Feb 16 from 12–1 PM at MLK Jr. Blvd & Eutaw St.
Join Mayor Scott, city officials, & community members to honor the iconic Black leaders who shaped our nation. Attendees are encouraged to wear tribute attire✊🏾
Join Mayor Scott, city officials, & community members to honor the iconic Black leaders who shaped our nation. Attendees are encouraged to wear tribute attire✊🏾
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Almost forgot tomorrow the parade is happening
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I made a mistake looking into replies. If you're still actively using Twitter you're swimming in a cesspool of the most vile shit imaginable. At this point I just assume you absorbed the stench to the point you don't notice it anymore.
Literally every single sentence Randy Fine utters would be a fireable offense at any company
With alt
With alt
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I made a mistake looking into replies. If you're still actively using Twitter you're swimming in a cesspool of the most vile shit imaginable. At this point I just assume you absorbed the stench to the point you don't notice it anymore.
Agreed on all counts
February 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Agreed on all counts
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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This dad should get a free pass to do "a little John Wick" type of deal.
This young girl was battling stage 4 cancer when ICE agents took her Dad.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia Torres, Teen With Cancer Who Fought For Father's Freedom From ICE, Has Died
Torres, 16, died Friday. Her father was arrested in October, the day after she returned from more than a month at the hospital for cancer treatments. She shared her family's plight, and her was father...
blockclubchicago.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This dad should get a free pass to do "a little John Wick" type of deal.
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Thinking about a complicated, fascinating incident early in the war that prompted the Governor of Massachusetts, John Andrew, to write a furious letter to the Secretary of War.
He objected to the use of Massachusetts troops in the "dirty and despotic" practice of capturing fugitives.
He objected to the use of Massachusetts troops in the "dirty and despotic" practice of capturing fugitives.
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Thinking about a complicated, fascinating incident early in the war that prompted the Governor of Massachusetts, John Andrew, to write a furious letter to the Secretary of War.
He objected to the use of Massachusetts troops in the "dirty and despotic" practice of capturing fugitives.
He objected to the use of Massachusetts troops in the "dirty and despotic" practice of capturing fugitives.
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
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Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
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That's why the incremental shit is so insane. We have the ability to make these sweeping changes and take swings to make life better but instead we play footsie with the opposition and let them set the terms and beg for scraps
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
That's why the incremental shit is so insane. We have the ability to make these sweeping changes and take swings to make life better but instead we play footsie with the opposition and let them set the terms and beg for scraps
They lie. All the time. About everything
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
They lie. All the time. About everything
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Great resource here
Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Great resource here