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⛰️🐾🐕 Love the outdoors. Routinely roam the wilderness with my old man dog & his 3-legged sidekick.
We are all part of the same compost heap.
⛰️🐾🐕 Love the outdoors. Routinely roam the wilderness with my old man dog & his 3-legged sidekick.
We are all part of the same compost heap.
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In case you find yourself in need of this information:
Recording and Documenting Police and Federal Agents
The First Amendment protects your right to record and document law enforcement and federal agents performing their duties in public.
www.aclu.org
🧵of ACLU info regarding your rights in various scenarios.
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“Here’s the bottom line: DHS is buying warehouses across the country to build out concentration camps for caging and deporting immigrants, and WEXMAC TITUS is allowing them to be operational in a matter of weeks.”
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“Here’s the bottom line: DHS is buying warehouses across the country to build out concentration camps for caging and deporting immigrants, and WEXMAC TITUS is allowing them to be operational in a matter of weeks.”
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New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
We won our FOIA lawsuit for body cam footage of DOGE raid on US Institute of Peace
The judge ruled DC Metropolitan Police must share all un-redacted footage from the March 2025 raid.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
New — I wrote about WINNING for a change!
Love it! ASU has always had a great tuba program. When I was there they had Sam Palafian. The man played jazz improv - he was something to behold. The current professor, Deanna Swoboda, is a force, as well. She has a hefty performance background (including with the US Army String Orchestra).
a maroon background with a devil with a trident
Alt: a maroon background with a devil (ASU’s mascot, Sparky) with a trident
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Love it! ASU has always had a great tuba program. When I was there they had Sam Palafian. The man played jazz improv - he was something to behold. The current professor, Deanna Swoboda, is a force, as well. She has a hefty performance background (including with the US Army String Orchestra).
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New paper this week by V-Dem's director, @silindberg.bsky.social, on the the current wave of autocratization: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Including this important statement: "...it is by my own analysis no question that the USA no longer qualifies as a democracy."
Including this important statement: "...it is by my own analysis no question that the USA no longer qualifies as a democracy."
www.tandfonline.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
New paper this week by V-Dem's director, @silindberg.bsky.social, on the the current wave of autocratization: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Including this important statement: "...it is by my own analysis no question that the USA no longer qualifies as a democracy."
Including this important statement: "...it is by my own analysis no question that the USA no longer qualifies as a democracy."
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In this interview with @paulrosenberg.bsky.social, I discuss a Scandinavian tool for protecting democracy: Parliament-initiated audits of democracy carried out by independent researchers
Currently, I direct such an audit in Denmark & discuss the challenges to liberal democracy in the 21st century 👇
Currently, I direct such an audit in Denmark & discuss the challenges to liberal democracy in the 21st century 👇
Today @paulrosenberg.bsky.social argues that Americans should learn from the Danish government's "multi-year “Power and Democracy study” to analyze how Denmark’s democracy is functioning, what challenges it faces, and what can be done to improve it." www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...
America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy
Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
In this interview with @paulrosenberg.bsky.social, I discuss a Scandinavian tool for protecting democracy: Parliament-initiated audits of democracy carried out by independent researchers
Currently, I direct such an audit in Denmark & discuss the challenges to liberal democracy in the 21st century 👇
Currently, I direct such an audit in Denmark & discuss the challenges to liberal democracy in the 21st century 👇
Exact same here. It’s exhausting. 🤍
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Exact same here. It’s exhausting. 🤍
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Millions of Epstein files suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says.
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Millions of Epstein files suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says.
So true. There’s a reason they say never meet your heroes.
February 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
So true. There’s a reason they say never meet your heroes.
He was conservative, but went independent in later years. Definitely glad he eventually saw what was going on. He clung to it a bit longer than I’d have hoped, but got out of the clown car nonetheless. I just despised Shrub, so that one hurt. Shrub was the obvious red flag for all this madness.
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
He was conservative, but went independent in later years. Definitely glad he eventually saw what was going on. He clung to it a bit longer than I’d have hoped, but got out of the clown car nonetheless. I just despised Shrub, so that one hurt. Shrub was the obvious red flag for all this madness.
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Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges GOP to Protect Public Lands www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges G.O.P. to Protect Public Lands
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges GOP to Protect Public Lands www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...
Me, too. It looks great. Great pick, young man! I painted a room this color once & it looks much better than people think it will. The white border works with it. When I did it in my room, the floor of the place had OULD wide pine wood flooring. It really popped those floors which was 😍.
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Me, too. It looks great. Great pick, young man! I painted a room this color once & it looks much better than people think it will. The white border works with it. When I did it in my room, the floor of the place had OULD wide pine wood flooring. It really popped those floors which was 😍.
Tom Hagen FTW.
a man wearing a vest and tie is sitting in front of a window
Alt: a man wearing a vest and tie is sitting in front of a window. Tom Hagen character from the Godfather movie.
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Tom Hagen FTW.
Yes he did. That’s exactly it - was in his eyes. The dude reminded me so much of my grandpa. Especially in Lonesome Dove. He was a good one. I was deeply sad when he came out as a Shrub supporter. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Yes he did. That’s exactly it - was in his eyes. The dude reminded me so much of my grandpa. Especially in Lonesome Dove. He was a good one. I was deeply sad when he came out as a Shrub supporter. RIP.
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Lobbyists for the Tony Blair Institute privately urged the EU to support and join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, an initiative which started life as a council to oversee Gaza & sprawled since into a rival to the UN
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Lobbyists for the Tony Blair Institute privately urged the EU to support and join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, an initiative which started life as a council to oversee Gaza & sprawled since into a rival to the UN
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Connecticut has the weirdest birds.
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Connecticut has the weirdest birds.
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Let’s be clear: the SAVE America Act is an effort to make voting harder for eligible Americans. It is not about election security. It is about restricting access to the ballot & deciding who gets to participate in our democracy. Tell Senators to oppose it: lwv.org/save-act @lwvus.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Let’s be clear: the SAVE America Act is an effort to make voting harder for eligible Americans. It is not about election security. It is about restricting access to the ballot & deciding who gets to participate in our democracy. Tell Senators to oppose it: lwv.org/save-act @lwvus.bsky.social
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For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
n.pr
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
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a happy and prosperous year of the horse to all!
February 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
a happy and prosperous year of the horse to all!
Zinnias are so underrated. I love the giant ones. I grew them with my black eyed peas last summer & they absolutely thrived. Managed to keep them alive all summer here in Phoenix. But that required daily water (always well above 100 here).
February 15, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Zinnias are so underrated. I love the giant ones. I grew them with my black eyed peas last summer & they absolutely thrived. Managed to keep them alive all summer here in Phoenix. But that required daily water (always well above 100 here).
Such a great spot. I stayed at the Manago down the way & spent a day at the beach there. No one there but me & some locals. They may or may not have rolled funny cigarettes out of a Cool Whip bowl while telling me stories about the caves & Daryl Hannah & paniolos.
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Such a great spot. I stayed at the Manago down the way & spent a day at the beach there. No one there but me & some locals. They may or may not have rolled funny cigarettes out of a Cool Whip bowl while telling me stories about the caves & Daryl Hannah & paniolos.
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Took my new extra wide-angle lens out to practice tonight before my first Churchill #aurora tour next week. The lights gave me something to work with :)
February 15, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Took my new extra wide-angle lens out to practice tonight before my first Churchill #aurora tour next week. The lights gave me something to work with :)
Just nerdy enough to be funny! 😆💘
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Just nerdy enough to be funny! 😆💘