Simply Steph
@simplysmay.bsky.social
Vote Blue. Watch out for the rat bastards.
Fighting for my daughter and granddaughter. Fck off to everyone who wants to stop us.
Fighting for my daughter and granddaughter. Fck off to everyone who wants to stop us.
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That is fucking grotesque.
3️⃣ Iowa prosecutors have gotten used to a pretty shocking practice: pressuring defendants to plead guilty or else risk suffering major financial harm.
The Supreme Court struck down but now prosecutors and some lawmakers want to bring it back, @laurengill.bsky.social reports:
The Supreme Court struck down but now prosecutors and some lawmakers want to bring it back, @laurengill.bsky.social reports:
In Iowa, Prosecutors Want to Bring Back Court Fees as Bargaining Chips - Bolts
Iowa's high court recently ended the practice of making defendants pay fees for charges that get dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to undo the court’s ruling so they can keep using fees a...
boltsmag.org
February 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
That is fucking grotesque.
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The newly released Epstein files show a former Israeli PM asking a convicted sex criminal for help brokering a Trump media interview, and plotting to bring a million Russians to Israel to dilute the Palestinian population. MSM keeps leaving the Israel part out. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel
The release of more Jeffrey Epstein files reveals further connections between the late, convicted sex criminal and the state of Israel.
mondoweiss.net
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The newly released Epstein files show a former Israeli PM asking a convicted sex criminal for help brokering a Trump media interview, and plotting to bring a million Russians to Israel to dilute the Palestinian population. MSM keeps leaving the Israel part out. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/newl...
Knowledge is power, and here's to bringing the ability to explore and expand one's horizons with this access!
Imagine... Mississippi has some of the worst rankings for education, incomes, and more, but this access could bring mega opportunities to the most deserving and needy.
Ok shutting up now.
Imagine... Mississippi has some of the worst rankings for education, incomes, and more, but this access could bring mega opportunities to the most deserving and needy.
Ok shutting up now.
The Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi will supervise the execution of expanding the state’s broadband access. Mississippi has received $1.2 billion to make it happen.
Broadband Access Could Expand to ‘Every Area’ of Mississippi After Federal BEAD Approval
Mississippi is one step closer to having internet access in every area of the state after the federal government approved a broadband expansion plan.
buff.ly
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Knowledge is power, and here's to bringing the ability to explore and expand one's horizons with this access!
Imagine... Mississippi has some of the worst rankings for education, incomes, and more, but this access could bring mega opportunities to the most deserving and needy.
Ok shutting up now.
Imagine... Mississippi has some of the worst rankings for education, incomes, and more, but this access could bring mega opportunities to the most deserving and needy.
Ok shutting up now.
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This can’t be a good development for health science. We lost a guardrail we didn’t even know we had. 👇
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Top FDA Scientist Explains Why He Quit After Getting a Promotion From RFK Jr. — The Wall Street Journal
Richard Pazdur, longtime regulator, says politics risks outweighing science at the agency
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This can’t be a good development for health science. We lost a guardrail we didn’t even know we had. 👇
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apple.news/Au8-JkBEORN6...
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This is corrupt.
🚨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 2:27 PM
This is corrupt.
Lifetouch was same company taking my kids pictures 30 yrs ago ffs. Am I remembering right?
Follow-up on #LeonBlack:
Schools across the U.S. are cancelling picture day bc Leon Black, co-founder of the parent co that owns Lifetouch, is in the #EpsteinPedoFiles doing atrocities.
Lifetouch is the biggest school photo company in America, shooting millions of student portraits every year.
Schools across the U.S. are cancelling picture day bc Leon Black, co-founder of the parent co that owns Lifetouch, is in the #EpsteinPedoFiles doing atrocities.
Lifetouch is the biggest school photo company in America, shooting millions of student portraits every year.
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Lifetouch was same company taking my kids pictures 30 yrs ago ffs. Am I remembering right?
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If you know anyone who has doubted that the cruelty is the point, please share this with them.
These people have not just turned cruel. Their behaviors would lead you to believe they were bullies in school, that they tortured animals, that they took glee in making classmates fear and loath them.
These people have not just turned cruel. Their behaviors would lead you to believe they were bullies in school, that they tortured animals, that they took glee in making classmates fear and loath them.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
If you know anyone who has doubted that the cruelty is the point, please share this with them.
These people have not just turned cruel. Their behaviors would lead you to believe they were bullies in school, that they tortured animals, that they took glee in making classmates fear and loath them.
These people have not just turned cruel. Their behaviors would lead you to believe they were bullies in school, that they tortured animals, that they took glee in making classmates fear and loath them.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
Yet another reason to despise Zuckerberg and his wretched company.
#LINK_TO_ARTICLE
META PLANS TO ADD FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR SMART GLASSES
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
[Will the glasses be purchased by police agencies?]
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META PLANS TO ADD FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR SMART GLASSES
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
[Will the glasses be purchased by police agencies?]
archive.ph/xAtyG
archive.ph
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Yet another reason to despise Zuckerberg and his wretched company.
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🚨BREAKING: Montana Court BLOCKS state law targeting students with unconstitutional residency requirement. A victory for our clients and the voters of Montana. www.democracydocket.com/cases/montan...
🚨 Montana Student Residency Requirement Challenge
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
🚨BREAKING: Montana Court BLOCKS state law targeting students with unconstitutional residency requirement. A victory for our clients and the voters of Montana. www.democracydocket.com/cases/montan...
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Jack Smith was sent a copy of Volume II to prepare for his testimony on the Hill, though he told Congress he didn't open it. So I think he has a copy, unless it was some kind of temporary access to a DOJ system like the DOJ Epstein Files computer terminals.
JUST IN: Knight 1st Amend. Institute & American Oversight ask 11th Circuit to force Judge Aileen Cannon (Trump) to release Vol. II of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report AND to block her from ordering it destroyed as Trump's co-defendants have asked. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
2026.02.13--Smith-Mandamus--Second-Mandamus-Petition-FINAL PDFA
www.documentcloud.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Jack Smith was sent a copy of Volume II to prepare for his testimony on the Hill, though he told Congress he didn't open it. So I think he has a copy, unless it was some kind of temporary access to a DOJ system like the DOJ Epstein Files computer terminals.
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BOUT DAMN TIME:
Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
BOUT DAMN TIME:
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Isa 'Pirata' (2014) -- Upper East Side, Manhattan, NYC
'Always be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate' -- Proverb
#HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ClassicMono ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Portraiture
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
'Always be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate' -- Proverb
#HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ClassicMono ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Portraiture
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Isa 'Pirata' (2014) -- Upper East Side, Manhattan, NYC
'Always be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate' -- Proverb
#HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ClassicMono ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Portraiture
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
'Always be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate' -- Proverb
#HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ClassicMono ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Portraiture
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
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AAUP EC member Julie Minich: “This is a sad day for UT students. Rather than bringing the state’s next generation into the future, our leaders are taking a giant leap backwards…If the goal is to make sure UT is no longer a global leader in higher ed this is a great move.”
New: In a sweeping restructure, UT-Austin will consolidate four departments, including African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, college leaders told department heads Thursday.
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments.
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments.
UT-Austin to merge race, ethnic and gender study programs
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments, which include African, Latino and gender studies.
www.texastribune.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
AAUP EC member Julie Minich: “This is a sad day for UT students. Rather than bringing the state’s next generation into the future, our leaders are taking a giant leap backwards…If the goal is to make sure UT is no longer a global leader in higher ed this is a great move.”
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Speed-running the Washington Post strategy.
News: The Bari Weiss-led CBS News is set to slash its staff by at least 15% in the coming months, according to people briefed on the network's layoff plans.
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
The Coming CBS News Cuts
As CBS News staff quietly brace for another round of layoffs, Status has learned key new details about the cuts executives are planning behind the scenes.
www.status.news
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Speed-running the Washington Post strategy.
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
Wow, here's to their success. How sad, tho, these basic wants are labeled as sweeping and progressive.
Maryland’s Black state lawmakers unveiled a sweeping agenda that aims to curb immigration enforcement, ensure that children accused of crimes are held more often in youth custody, promote homeownership and protect health care access.
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Maryland Black lawmakers’ priorities: Immigration enforcement, juvenile justice
Maryland’s Black state lawmakers unveiled a sweeping agenda on Thursday that aims to curb immigration enforcement, ensure that children accused of crimes are held more often in youth custody, promote ...
www.thebanner.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Wow, here's to their success. How sad, tho, these basic wants are labeled as sweeping and progressive.
Every day I find myself in deep hatred for all that is #DiaperDonnie and cohorts.
Then I need spiritual cleansing. And every day these rituals get more intense and more frequent.
Fuck it's not even 8 here and already I'm needing to get the hell outta here.
Then I need spiritual cleansing. And every day these rituals get more intense and more frequent.
Fuck it's not even 8 here and already I'm needing to get the hell outta here.
Convicted Felon Donald Trump will do anything to make his large donors happy so they continue to line the Convicted Felon's pocket. If people get sick along the way, if the environment is destroyed, oh well - so be it.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Trump directs Energy Department to issue funds to keep coal plants online
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants in his latest effort to boost the coal sector.
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Every day I find myself in deep hatred for all that is #DiaperDonnie and cohorts.
Then I need spiritual cleansing. And every day these rituals get more intense and more frequent.
Fuck it's not even 8 here and already I'm needing to get the hell outta here.
Then I need spiritual cleansing. And every day these rituals get more intense and more frequent.
Fuck it's not even 8 here and already I'm needing to get the hell outta here.
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For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.