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@quitodelacruz.bsky.social
Ent. Netw. Data Mgmt. Softw. Dev. — EMC
Tier 1 ICT Ent. Biz Dev. & Tech. Prod. Dev. — First Pacific
Dartmouth Coll. Majors: Econ. (Corp. Finance, Intl. Trade & Finance), CS (Software Engineering, OSes & Networking); Minor: History
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Tier 1 ICT Ent. Biz Dev. & Tech. Prod. Dev. — First Pacific
Dartmouth Coll. Majors: Econ. (Corp. Finance, Intl. Trade & Finance), CS (Software Engineering, OSes & Networking); Minor: History
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling work to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death.
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
“We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed.”
https://propub.li/4370xr2
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
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I will keep on saying it: This is the Silicon Valley billionaires' cleansing project to get the United States to Year 0. It goes well beyond just stripping the nation of its wealth/assets and eventually privatizing everything in sight by handing themselves contracts...
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As millions of Epstein files remain hidden, the US corporate press, including the New York Times and Washington Post, have published articles dismissing documented crimes and cover-ups as “conspiracies” and “antisemitism.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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US corporate media slanders anger over Epstein cover-up as “conspiracy theories”
As millions of Epstein files remain hidden, the US corporate press, including the <em>New York Times</em> and <em>Washington Post</em>, have published articles dismissing documented crimes and cover-u...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:10 AM
As millions of Epstein files remain hidden, the US corporate press, including the New York Times and Washington Post, have published articles dismissing documented crimes and cover-ups as “conspiracies” and “antisemitism.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Ex-progressive Senator John Fetterman is bucking his party yet again, but this time the fallout could drastically impact the results of future elections. Democrats have branded the voter restriction initiative “Jim Crow 2.0.” trib.al/5KUirRe
John Fetterman Hits New Low in Quest for Donald Trump’s Approval
The Pennsylvania Democrat backed voter ID legislation to combat a nonexistent voter fraud problem.
trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Ex-progressive Senator John Fetterman is bucking his party yet again, but this time the fallout could drastically impact the results of future elections. Democrats have branded the voter restriction initiative “Jim Crow 2.0.” trib.al/5KUirRe
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President Trump posted 12 photos of himself and Jackson from decades ago on his Truth Social, pretending like he was still friends pretending like he was still friends with the civil rights leader who opposed and criticized Trump. trib.al/ureBKa9
Trump Posts Old Photos With Jesse Jackson in Bid to Rewrite History
Donald Trump is pretending like he was still friends with the civil rights leader when he died.
trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
President Trump posted 12 photos of himself and Jackson from decades ago on his Truth Social, pretending like he was still friends pretending like he was still friends with the civil rights leader who opposed and criticized Trump. trib.al/ureBKa9
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When Congress first established the Commission on Fine Arts, some 100 years before she was even born, lawmakers decreed that the members should be “well-qualified judges of the fine arts.” By all accounts, Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of Oval Office operations, is not one. trib.al/cDkX7vW
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
When Congress first established the Commission on Fine Arts, some 100 years before she was even born, lawmakers decreed that the members should be “well-qualified judges of the fine arts.” By all accounts, Chamberlain Harris, deputy director of Oval Office operations, is not one. trib.al/cDkX7vW
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Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says https://gizmodo.com/reddit-meta-and-google-voluntarily-gave-dhs-info-of-anti-ice-users-report-says-2000722279
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says
DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering https://gizmodo.com/former-npr-host-accuses-google-of-copying-his-voice-for-ai-offering-2000722402
Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering
Google is sued over the AI podcast generation in NotebookLM.
gizmodo.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering https://gizmodo.com/former-npr-host-accuses-google-of-copying-his-voice-for-ai-offering-2000722402
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Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
The incidents bring the robotaxi service to a total of 14 crashes since launching last summer.
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans
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Tesla Relents, Reportedly Stops Using the Term 'Autopilot' in California https://gizmodo.com/tesla-relents-reportedly-stops-using-the-term-autopilot-in-california-2000723253
Tesla Relents, Reportedly Stops Using the Term 'Autopilot' in California
It had already changed "Full Self-Driving" to "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)."
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Tesla Relents, Reportedly Stops Using the Term 'Autopilot' in California https://gizmodo.com/tesla-relents-reportedly-stops-using-the-term-autopilot-in-california-2000723253
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Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
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“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
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February 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
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The CFPB still stands a year after the Trump admin tried to delete it, thanks to its staff and advocates. But, our ability to protect workers is hanging by a thread. Demand Congress show consumer protection some love. www.responsiblelending.org/show-your-lo... #LoveCFPB
Show Your Love for the CFPB
www.responsiblelending.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The CFPB still stands a year after the Trump admin tried to delete it, thanks to its staff and advocates. But, our ability to protect workers is hanging by a thread. Demand Congress show consumer protection some love. www.responsiblelending.org/show-your-lo... #LoveCFPB
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Warrantless searches sparked the American Revolution. In the 1760s, Britain made complaints similar to this about policing American merchants & resorted to issuing blanket "writs of assistance" to customs officers to enter ships, businesses, and homes without a specific warrant or even any evidence.
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Some of the demands that the Democrats have put forth, we're not gonna be able to obtain that. We can't have a warrant every time."
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Warrantless searches sparked the American Revolution. In the 1760s, Britain made complaints similar to this about policing American merchants & resorted to issuing blanket "writs of assistance" to customs officers to enter ships, businesses, and homes without a specific warrant or even any evidence.
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Previously on The Partridge Family
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Previously on The Partridge Family
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Wow: Amnesty International official says they were sharing info with the Biden-Harris admin as soon as October 2023 that there wasn't even a "semblance" of Israel following international law.
They kept trying again and again — soon declaring Israel was committing genocide. Admin kept ignoring them.
They kept trying again and again — soon declaring Israel was committing genocide. Admin kept ignoring them.
"We see [Israeli] attacks still occurring. But we also see complete impunity."
Amnesty International USA’s Amanda Klasing tells @premthakker.bsky.social the organization warned the White House in 2023 about Israel’s non-adherence to international humanitarian law.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/how-the-us...
Amnesty International USA’s Amanda Klasing tells @premthakker.bsky.social the organization warned the White House in 2023 about Israel’s non-adherence to international humanitarian law.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/how-the-us...
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Wow: Amnesty International official says they were sharing info with the Biden-Harris admin as soon as October 2023 that there wasn't even a "semblance" of Israel following international law.
They kept trying again and again — soon declaring Israel was committing genocide. Admin kept ignoring them.
They kept trying again and again — soon declaring Israel was committing genocide. Admin kept ignoring them.
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Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition wasn’t just a campaign—it was a blueprint for beating the authoritarian Right: multiracial, working-class unity, organized locally + nationally, built to outlast one election.
Want to Fight Fascism? Look to U.S. History.
What Reconstruction, the New Deal and the Rainbow Coalition can teach us about building the broadest possible front to fight the authoritarian Right
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February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition wasn’t just a campaign—it was a blueprint for beating the authoritarian Right: multiracial, working-class unity, organized locally + nationally, built to outlast one election.
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So no matter what Israel does, Fetterman will never entertain a restriction on US aid. Who else gets such a blank check?
Fetterman on Bartiromo's show: "Stand with Israel. I'll never vote for any kinds of restrictions on aid, whether it's military, financial, or intelligence."
February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
So no matter what Israel does, Fetterman will never entertain a restriction on US aid. Who else gets such a blank check?
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At some point very soon, we are going to have very uncomfortable conversations about the fact that we aren't really a public university anymore, but rather a de facto private nonprofit organization in which our minority shareholder enjoys near-total regulatory & decision-making control.
We're often told that we should "run the university more like a business." As always, I ask which Fortune 500 corporation allows its 4th-largest shareholder to have ~100% control over decision-making, investments, & everything else. You'd be laughed out of the fancy board room for expecting this.
February 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
At some point very soon, we are going to have very uncomfortable conversations about the fact that we aren't really a public university anymore, but rather a de facto private nonprofit organization in which our minority shareholder enjoys near-total regulatory & decision-making control.
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“It shows that there is in fact an Epstein class, which not only believes in their own personal impunity, but seeks to protect their fellow travelers as well. And that ultimately lines up with a political and economic vision that favors corporate domination over the public interest.”
Guys I found the best Epstein Files email. The one that illuminates an elite class that's cocooned themselves into an unaccountable shell of wealth and privilege, fighting to protect their secrets and offenses.
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
prospect.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
“It shows that there is in fact an Epstein class, which not only believes in their own personal impunity, but seeks to protect their fellow travelers as well. And that ultimately lines up with a political and economic vision that favors corporate domination over the public interest.”
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And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
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Guys I found the best Epstein Files email. The one that illuminates an elite class that's cocooned themselves into an unaccountable shell of wealth and privilege, fighting to protect their secrets and offenses.
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
prospect.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Guys I found the best Epstein Files email. The one that illuminates an elite class that's cocooned themselves into an unaccountable shell of wealth and privilege, fighting to protect their secrets and offenses.
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...
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Jesse Jackson’s - Wattstax Music Festival Opening Speech (1972)
YouTube video by Nightloop
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February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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I read this conversation on @gizmodo.com o with @parismarx.com and it's got me hooked, so i googled (wow, no i didn't - i startpaged) his book "Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation"
Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
The titans of tech brought plenty of disruption to our broken transportation system but delivered little in the way of innovation.
gizmodo.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I read this conversation on @gizmodo.com o with @parismarx.com and it's got me hooked, so i googled (wow, no i didn't - i startpaged) his book "Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation"
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They are moving from Colorado.
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
They are moving from Colorado.
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Hello from the second Surprise City Council meeting since DHS purchased a large industrial warehouse nearby with plans to convert it into a concentration camp. Public comment begins soon, tune in here if you want to watch: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT8...
February 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Hello from the second Surprise City Council meeting since DHS purchased a large industrial warehouse nearby with plans to convert it into a concentration camp. Public comment begins soon, tune in here if you want to watch: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT8...
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This antisemitic code word (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) doesn't appear anywhere in the actual article, so this appears to have been an editorial decision. If I were the editors of a journal whose direct ancestor was the "Journal of Race Development," I would make other readily available choices 🤷♂️
I hate that we have to now pretend that "Globalists" are an actual thing. Absolutely terrible article in Foreign Affairs btw.
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This antisemitic code word (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) doesn't appear anywhere in the actual article, so this appears to have been an editorial decision. If I were the editors of a journal whose direct ancestor was the "Journal of Race Development," I would make other readily available choices 🤷♂️