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NEW: President Trump says he blocked CO Gov Polis (D) from a Governors meeting at the White House because of the Tina Peters case. Trump makes four false claims in one sentence about 1) why Peters was convicted, 2) her age, 3) her health, and 4) where she's being held in prison.
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
NEW: President Trump says he blocked CO Gov Polis (D) from a Governors meeting at the White House because of the Tina Peters case. Trump makes four false claims in one sentence about 1) why Peters was convicted, 2) her age, 3) her health, and 4) where she's being held in prison.
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Meanwhile, many libraries that used to offer passport services were recently told by the Federal government they can’t do that anymore. Probably a coincidence!
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Meanwhile, many libraries that used to offer passport services were recently told by the Federal government they can’t do that anymore. Probably a coincidence!
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That is remarkable. Not one, per NBC
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
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No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
That is remarkable. Not one, per NBC
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When you know you’re losing? Or what?
Not sure I've seen this before
Republicans simply surrendered time they were allotted to ask Pam Bondi questions.
A few minutes ago, they opted to defer back to Democrats early
Republicans simply surrendered time they were allotted to ask Pam Bondi questions.
A few minutes ago, they opted to defer back to Democrats early
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
When you know you’re losing? Or what?
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
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Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
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“From June 2025 into early 2026, I attended hearings with more than 40 ICE attorneys in Manhattan, watching as they helped turn the immigration court system into an increasingly perverse parody of due process.” Great new Debbie Nathan story:
The secretive, destructive work of an ICE attorney: ‘My job is to do what I’m told’
ICE lawyers in New York City earn more than $100,000 a year, enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives. Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
“From June 2025 into early 2026, I attended hearings with more than 40 ICE attorneys in Manhattan, watching as they helped turn the immigration court system into an increasingly perverse parody of due process.” Great new Debbie Nathan story:
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Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
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In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
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Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing - The American Prospect
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
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This is the *second* time an ICE employee in Bloomington has been caught up in sex crimes.
A man who does background checks for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.
Bloomington police arrest federal contractor in prostitution sting
The man was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This is the *second* time an ICE employee in Bloomington has been caught up in sex crimes.
All democrats and only three Republicans voted to defeat this ridiculous rule that attempted to take power away from congress and the people again.
Most Republicans electeds are willing to tie their own hands and ignore their own constituents.
Most Republicans electeds are willing to tie their own hands and ignore their own constituents.
The "rule" on the floor today contains this section. Essentially Speaker Johnson is asking the House to vote to prohibit itself from voting on revoking Trump's tariffs through at least July. An extension of what Republicans have previously acceded to. Unclear it'll pass again.
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
All democrats and only three Republicans voted to defeat this ridiculous rule that attempted to take power away from congress and the people again.
Most Republicans electeds are willing to tie their own hands and ignore their own constituents.
Most Republicans electeds are willing to tie their own hands and ignore their own constituents.
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Look we said we’d release all the Epstein files and then we didn’t release all the Epstein files.
Why isn’t that good enough for you people?
Why isn’t that good enough for you people?
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Look we said we’d release all the Epstein files and then we didn’t release all the Epstein files.
Why isn’t that good enough for you people?
Why isn’t that good enough for you people?
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It's important to know that the British student targeted by ICE and by Google is Black. Racism here has the function of providing a vanguard for further attacks on all our rights and liberties.
More reports of Gmail turning over email content to ICE are coming out now.
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It's important to know that the British student targeted by ICE and by Google is Black. Racism here has the function of providing a vanguard for further attacks on all our rights and liberties.
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Not even our US military in Texas got notice about this huge and not-preannounced closure of a major US airport.
Is this another of trump’s clod-handed work like his bumbling destructive tariffs?
Or is something worse afoot?
Is this another of trump’s clod-handed work like his bumbling destructive tariffs?
Or is something worse afoot?
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Not even our US military in Texas got notice about this huge and not-preannounced closure of a major US airport.
Is this another of trump’s clod-handed work like his bumbling destructive tariffs?
Or is something worse afoot?
Is this another of trump’s clod-handed work like his bumbling destructive tariffs?
Or is something worse afoot?
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There is no Prime Minister of Switzerland.
There was no such woman.
Government by misogyny is bad enough, but government by hallucinated misogyny is probably worse.
There was no such woman.
Government by misogyny is bad enough, but government by hallucinated misogyny is probably worse.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM
There is no Prime Minister of Switzerland.
There was no such woman.
Government by misogyny is bad enough, but government by hallucinated misogyny is probably worse.
There was no such woman.
Government by misogyny is bad enough, but government by hallucinated misogyny is probably worse.
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👀 "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a sudden Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting flights over the southern border city of El Paso, Texas, for 10 days from Wednesday due to "special security reasons"." www.newsweek.com/notam-texas-...
FAA issues 10 day flight restrictions in Texas: "special security reasons"
The NOTAM was issued from February 11 down at the southern U.S. border with Mexico.
www.newsweek.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
👀 "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a sudden Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting flights over the southern border city of El Paso, Texas, for 10 days from Wednesday due to "special security reasons"." www.newsweek.com/notam-texas-...
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Erasure is the name of the game. Erasing Indigenous history, Black existence, Latino bodies, domestic extremist studies. The goal is narrative singularity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Erasure is the name of the game. Erasing Indigenous history, Black existence, Latino bodies, domestic extremist studies. The goal is narrative singularity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
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#OnThisDay, 11 Feb 1989, the Rev Barbara Harris is consecrated, the first woman to become a Bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Due to death threats, she was advised to wear a bulletproof vest at the ceremony: she declined.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BlackHistoryMonth 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BlackHistoryMonth 🗃️
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February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 11 Feb 1989, the Rev Barbara Harris is consecrated, the first woman to become a Bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Due to death threats, she was advised to wear a bulletproof vest at the ceremony: she declined.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BlackHistoryMonth 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #BlackHistoryMonth 🗃️
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Quite a few Hmong in the US are either members of or descended from this force, because as it became clear that the US would not win this war, the US relocated these people, mostly to Minnesota, Wisconsin and California, under expectation that they would be exterminated if left in the country,
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Quite a few Hmong in the US are either members of or descended from this force, because as it became clear that the US would not win this war, the US relocated these people, mostly to Minnesota, Wisconsin and California, under expectation that they would be exterminated if left in the country,
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USA: No Communist police state for us!
Also USA: Welcome to the Capitalist police state. Let Freedom Ring™️!
Also USA: Welcome to the Capitalist police state. Let Freedom Ring™️!
Ring has announced a new “Search Party” feature that could eventually bring mass biometric surveillance to our streets. It’s on by default. Shut it off.
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No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring's
Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad offered a vision of our streets that should leave every person unsettled about the company’s goals for disintegrating our privacy in public.In the ad, disguised as a
www.eff.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
USA: No Communist police state for us!
Also USA: Welcome to the Capitalist police state. Let Freedom Ring™️!
Also USA: Welcome to the Capitalist police state. Let Freedom Ring™️!
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Trump sought - and failed - to bring criminal charges against six members of Congress who said things that displeased him.
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
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February 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Trump sought - and failed - to bring criminal charges against six members of Congress who said things that displeased him.
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Republicans don't want young people to learn this kind of history.
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Republicans don't want young people to learn this kind of history.
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Thune’s plan has been obvious - drag this out as long as possible to put distance between the Pretti/Good murders and the final vote on DHS funding, hoping that the American public moves on. Senate Dems will never have more leverage for ICE reforms than they do right now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Thune’s plan has been obvious - drag this out as long as possible to put distance between the Pretti/Good murders and the final vote on DHS funding, hoping that the American public moves on. Senate Dems will never have more leverage for ICE reforms than they do right now.
Wexner is a big AIPAC guy btw
Here's an FT gift link: Wexner was paid off by Epstein after the lingerie billionaire allowed the pedophile to run his bank accounts
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Jeffrey Epstein paid Les Wexner $100mn after retail billionaire accused him of theft
Private settlement sought to avoid ‘unnecessary public attention’, prosecutors’ report said
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February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Wexner is a big AIPAC guy btw
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Democratic congressman Ro Khanna names six men appearing in unredacted Epstein files – live
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February 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Democratic congressman Ro Khanna names six men appearing in unredacted Epstein files – live
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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