Spenglernot
@spenglernot.bsky.social
Massive fan of Our Flag Means Death, good trouble, and the oxford comma. Slava Ukraini! Fuck plutocracy! Keep Canada Canadian!
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This man is so awful.
Vance: There was a moment in the Oval Office, I wasn't even in there, but Trump was talking to Kaitlan Collins. Trump says, 'Why don't you ever smile?' And it's actually, like, so perceptive. Have some fun.
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This man is so awful.
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Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Call your Dem Senators and ask them why they voted unanimously for the Sanders Amendment to defund ICE last week, but it's not on this list.
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This is part of Canada's larger digital sovereignty plans.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This is part of Canada's larger digital sovereignty plans.
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
www.canada.ca/en/governmen...
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www.dailykos.com/story/2026/2...
“A GOP lawmaker seeking President Donald Trump's endorsement in his Senate campaign bought out one entire showing of "Melania" at a theater, revealing that juicing ticket sales…..about Trump’s wife-in-name-only is a fresh new way to bribe the commander in chief.”
“A GOP lawmaker seeking President Donald Trump's endorsement in his Senate campaign bought out one entire showing of "Melania" at a theater, revealing that juicing ticket sales…..about Trump’s wife-in-name-only is a fresh new way to bribe the commander in chief.”
'Melania' tickets are the latest way to bribe Trump
A GOP lawmaker seeking President Donald Trump's endorsement in his Senate campaign bought out one entire showing of "Melania" at a theater, revealing that juicing ticket sales for ...
www.dailykos.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM
www.dailykos.com/story/2026/2...
“A GOP lawmaker seeking President Donald Trump's endorsement in his Senate campaign bought out one entire showing of "Melania" at a theater, revealing that juicing ticket sales…..about Trump’s wife-in-name-only is a fresh new way to bribe the commander in chief.”
“A GOP lawmaker seeking President Donald Trump's endorsement in his Senate campaign bought out one entire showing of "Melania" at a theater, revealing that juicing ticket sales…..about Trump’s wife-in-name-only is a fresh new way to bribe the commander in chief.”
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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Speaker Sexton & Tennessee Republicans are helping Stephen Miller turn our schools into informants.
“Leading” in all the wrong ways. The tip of a very ugly spear.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Leading” in all the wrong ways. The tip of a very ugly spear.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Speaker Sexton & Tennessee Republicans are helping Stephen Miller turn our schools into informants.
“Leading” in all the wrong ways. The tip of a very ugly spear.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Leading” in all the wrong ways. The tip of a very ugly spear.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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To understand what's going down at WaPo, this information is essential. The tech bros brought Trump to power, and the are exploiting their hold on the administration to accumulate wealth in an obscene fashion. The last thing they want is a newspaper running exposés that mess things up.
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
To understand what's going down at WaPo, this information is essential. The tech bros brought Trump to power, and the are exploiting their hold on the administration to accumulate wealth in an obscene fashion. The last thing they want is a newspaper running exposés that mess things up.
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
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The year was 2023 and this thread contains many of the unhinged mugs I made about queer pirates
#ofmdmerch #longliveofmd
#ofmdmerch #longliveofmd
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
The year was 2023 and this thread contains many of the unhinged mugs I made about queer pirates
#ofmdmerch #longliveofmd
#ofmdmerch #longliveofmd
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In the case of Mischief Toys, ABC News reported that workers at the St. Paul toy store used a 3D printer to make thousands of free whistles for people to alert others of the presence of immigration agents.
And then the federal agents came to the store.
And then the federal agents came to the store.
‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations
ICE observers and critics report being audited, pulled over, called by name or followed home by agents.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
In the case of Mischief Toys, ABC News reported that workers at the St. Paul toy store used a 3D printer to make thousands of free whistles for people to alert others of the presence of immigration agents.
And then the federal agents came to the store.
And then the federal agents came to the store.
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I mean, Bezos and Ellison are making it clear that it's zero-sum at this point. We either have billionaires or democracy, but they will not let us have both.
(I think this ends poorly for them.)
(I think this ends poorly for them.)
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I mean, Bezos and Ellison are making it clear that it's zero-sum at this point. We either have billionaires or democracy, but they will not let us have both.
(I think this ends poorly for them.)
(I think this ends poorly for them.)
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I thought a lot this week about how coming up in the humanities inculcates a healthy view of how to incorporate negative feedback to improve yourself, versus how many in tech presumably missed that lesson, so bristle and start elonposting as soon as they hear any pushback, no matter how justified.
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I thought a lot this week about how coming up in the humanities inculcates a healthy view of how to incorporate negative feedback to improve yourself, versus how many in tech presumably missed that lesson, so bristle and start elonposting as soon as they hear any pushback, no matter how justified.
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NEW: 70 organizations—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, civil rights, academic, legal, peace, and human rights groups —submitted a formal request to DOJ’s National Security Division seeking a FARA investigation into Canary Mission, citing our Drop Site story.
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: 70 organizations—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian, civil rights, academic, legal, peace, and human rights groups —submitted a formal request to DOJ’s National Security Division seeking a FARA investigation into Canary Mission, citing our Drop Site story.
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"The pretext for this war has always been a bogus premise. Yet federal agents treat it with the dogma of settled fact: They dress for the war they want. Agents march into town in the costume of a foreign invasion."
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"The pretext for this war has always been a bogus premise. Yet federal agents treat it with the dogma of settled fact: They dress for the war they want. Agents march into town in the costume of a foreign invasion."
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More of my work in Minneapolis chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-minneapolis/
ICE in Minneapolis | Documenting "Operation Metro Surge"
Photography from Minneapolis as thousands of federal agents arrive.
chaddavis.photography
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
More of my work in Minneapolis chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-minneapolis/
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
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Some of us independent journalists and newsletter writers were talking about the devastating Post layoffs and were thinking-- would folks find it useful at all if we held a little information session on the ins and outs of going indy, starting + running a newsletter or website, etc?
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Some of us independent journalists and newsletter writers were talking about the devastating Post layoffs and were thinking-- would folks find it useful at all if we held a little information session on the ins and outs of going indy, starting + running a newsletter or website, etc?
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chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
chat is it a good thing when the US Attorney representing the DOJ is also afraid of getting disappeared by the same organizations they're representing
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*taps mic*
Hey Dems, maybe use this messaging:
Hey Dems, maybe use this messaging:
February 4, 2026 at 9:37 PM
*taps mic*
Hey Dems, maybe use this messaging:
Hey Dems, maybe use this messaging: