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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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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 :)
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Lots of questions remain about this incident in El Paso. Meanwhile, the administration has not engaged in a serious way with questions that get at how a laser system was temporarily transferred to DHS and used by CBP, all in a manner to which FAA objected.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Lots of questions remain about this incident in El Paso. Meanwhile, the administration has not engaged in a serious way with questions that get at how a laser system was temporarily transferred to DHS and used by CBP, all in a manner to which FAA objected.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands say they're confident that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America. www.gov.uk/government/news/jo...
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death
Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death.
www.gov.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands say they're confident that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a lethal toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America. www.gov.uk/government/news/jo...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Some thoughts on what de-magafication of our institutions might look like when this nightmare is over (free post) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Excising the Cancer in Our Institutions
We need to start thinking about how we are going to separate the sheep from the wolves in sheep's clothing.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Some thoughts on what de-magafication of our institutions might look like when this nightmare is over (free post) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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Current lead story on #BBCWorldService -
"Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia."
"Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia."
#BBCNews - Russia killed opposition leader Alexei #Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the Foreign Office said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the Foreign Office said.
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the Foreign Office said.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Current lead story on #BBCWorldService -
"Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia."
"Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia."
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Senator Mark Kelly at MSC: “A form of PTSD is what we’re getting from our former friends.”
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Senator Mark Kelly at MSC: “A form of PTSD is what we’re getting from our former friends.”
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One way of identifying democratic backsliding is that "ordinary politics" stories like this coexist with stories like this one (www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...) or this one (www.reuters.com/legal/govern...) or this one (cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...) which are each obviously, wildly autocratic
Here's why Republicans are facing an uphill battle, particularly for retaining control of the House.
5 glaring warning signs for Republicans in this year's midterm elections
Here's why Republicans are facing an uphill battle, particularly for retaining control of the House.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One way of identifying democratic backsliding is that "ordinary politics" stories like this coexist with stories like this one (www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...) or this one (www.reuters.com/legal/govern...) or this one (cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...) which are each obviously, wildly autocratic
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“Have you ever had somebody come to your job and tell you to do a job that you’re already doing? Well, that is what Kristi Noem just did to the State of Arizona and my office.”
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit
DHS Secretary Noem visits Phoenix, claims Arizona election fraud but can't provide examples as state officials rebuke false claims
azmirror.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“Have you ever had somebody come to your job and tell you to do a job that you’re already doing? Well, that is what Kristi Noem just did to the State of Arizona and my office.”
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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I’m at the Boston federal court this AM for a hearing on the suit from AAP and other groups challenging a slew of changes to vaccine policies – which could affect the forthcoming ACIP meeting and the change to the childhood vaccine schedule
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I’m at the Boston federal court this AM for a hearing on the suit from AAP and other groups challenging a slew of changes to vaccine policies – which could affect the forthcoming ACIP meeting and the change to the childhood vaccine schedule
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Taking food and medicine from needy people overseas to pay for Russ Vought's security detail is sadly par for the course for these folks. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Taking food and medicine from needy people overseas to pay for Russ Vought's security detail is sadly par for the course for these folks. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Rod Dreher once said America was descending into “ Weimar levels of degeneracy” , a favored neonazi cultural dog whistle, because Target was selling workout bras. What are we doing here? Why give this loser ANY amount of legitimacy or deference?
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Rod Dreher once said America was descending into “ Weimar levels of degeneracy” , a favored neonazi cultural dog whistle, because Target was selling workout bras. What are we doing here? Why give this loser ANY amount of legitimacy or deference?
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Been looking more deeply at this fake FTC investigation into Apple News for "promoting liberal content" and it's just the most laughably pathetic nonsense.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Warning Letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N.
www.ftc.gov
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Been looking more deeply at this fake FTC investigation into Apple News for "promoting liberal content" and it's just the most laughably pathetic nonsense.
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They went from 'I didn't inhale' to 'I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats' in a generation. How interesting to watch the world turn
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
They went from 'I didn't inhale' to 'I used to snort cocaine off toilet seats' in a generation. How interesting to watch the world turn
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so about the relationship between the state and capital
“Moderna’s CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: ‘You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market.’ Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
Moderna chief: Company won’t invest in new late-stage vaccine trials
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
so about the relationship between the state and capital
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at an event with Mahmoud Khalil and he just said America is a democracy “when it’s convenient” and …whew
February 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
at an event with Mahmoud Khalil and he just said America is a democracy “when it’s convenient” and …whew
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Judge Paul Engelmayer, at an ongoing hearing, has given the Trump administration four weeks to process and produce the OLC memo detailing the legal rationale for lethal military strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean and related docs.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Judge Paul Engelmayer, at an ongoing hearing, has given the Trump administration four weeks to process and produce the OLC memo detailing the legal rationale for lethal military strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean and related docs.
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This is a crazy, great scoop by @jeremyduda (with great background digging for each detail)!
(I'm guessing there'll be new shoes to drop in this, given changes in leadership since Kelli Ward apparently approved the scheme, given the ongoing nature of the case, etc.)
www.axios.com/local/phoeni...
(I'm guessing there'll be new shoes to drop in this, given changes in leadership since Kelli Ward apparently approved the scheme, given the ongoing nature of the case, etc.)
www.axios.com/local/phoeni...
Scoop: Arizona GOP insurance paid $1M for fake elector legal fees
The GOP electors falsely asserted that Donald Trump won the state's 2020 electoral votes.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This is a crazy, great scoop by @jeremyduda (with great background digging for each detail)!
(I'm guessing there'll be new shoes to drop in this, given changes in leadership since Kelli Ward apparently approved the scheme, given the ongoing nature of the case, etc.)
www.axios.com/local/phoeni...
(I'm guessing there'll be new shoes to drop in this, given changes in leadership since Kelli Ward apparently approved the scheme, given the ongoing nature of the case, etc.)
www.axios.com/local/phoeni...
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Behold, the genetic superiority of the master race. bsky.app/profile/chri...
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Behold, the genetic superiority of the master race. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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WSJ reports: Whistleblower complaint that has stalled under Gabbard pertains to Jared Kushner. About an intercepted call that "at least in part concerned issues related to Iran" in which 2 people talk about Kusher with allegations that "would be significant if verified." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
WSJ reports: Whistleblower complaint that has stalled under Gabbard pertains to Jared Kushner. About an intercepted call that "at least in part concerned issues related to Iran" in which 2 people talk about Kusher with allegations that "would be significant if verified." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building - UNICORN RIOT
Police in riot gear arrested up to 54 protesters on Feb. 7 at the Whipple Federal Building following a day of actions that culminated in protesters throwing hundreds of dildos.
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Dozens Arrested After Throwing Dildos at ICE Outside Whipple Federal Building
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“Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward…The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward…The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.”
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