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I talk a lot about aviation and law. Firm believer in democracy. Not ready to live in a kakistocracy. Southern California based. Too many dogs and a loving spouse.
On the other hand, good to know he has reason to have fear.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”

@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I am afraid the hate will eat me up. Rancid piece of shoe leather is culling us. CULLING.
There needs to be a class action suit against RFK, Jr., NIH, and Donald Trump for endangering the lives of Americans with their kooky, unscientific negligence.
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Democrats should promise, today, that Melania Trump, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will be stripped of citizenship and deported if the administration advances this effort
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Hey Black folks that make ice cream: let me give you a coupon code for my ice cream recipes! Message me! Happy Black History Month! ❤️

If this isn’t you, please share and repost so it can find the folks it’s meant for! Thanks!
February 11, 2026 at 11:41 PM
In 1976 Zoologists around the world were stunned to learn of the discovery of a new shark - the Megamouth. It resembles many other sharks except its mouth is huge, which is how it got its name. It feeds on plankton, jellyfish, and krill instead of meat like typical sharks...
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Donald Trump isn’t going unchallenged — at least by us.

ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro...

@chenoweth.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is entirely in keeping with Republican Party history. I'm old enough to remember how many gay men Ronald Reagan killed.
HHS is canceling $600 million in CDC grants for HIV and STD prevention in CA, IL, CO, and MN that were marked for state and local health departments, hospitals, universities and non-governmental organizations. These cuts conspicuously correspond to areas of DHS operations as well.
Trump administration cuts $600 million in HIV, STD prevention and surveillance grants
The Trump administration is terminating $600 million in CDC grants for programs supporting HIV and STD prevention and HIV surveillance.
abcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
What do you call it when human beings murder a planet?
Trump’s EPA just tore out the endangerment finding, the legal fuse that lets the government regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Cut that wire and the rules on carbon from cars and power plants go dark. The smokestacks win. The air, the oceans, the future take the hit.
Trump's EPA is revoking the "endangerment finding" on greenhouse gases. Here's what to know.
The Trump administration says greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants will no longer by regulated by the federal government.
www.cbsnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.

It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.

Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Imma try and keep this short, but this is what i think is importantly historically. The 1960s civil rights laws and decisions were not technically "new legislation." it was a restoration of what already was.

For example
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February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Permanent damage to people and the planet. That about sums up the entire regime.
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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After defeating the rule last night which would have extended the provision that prevented House votes on Trump's tariffs for the past year, the House is now taking its first vote on a resolution to stop Trump's tariffs.

This first resolution targets the tariffs on Canada; others will follow later.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Seems the Pentagon is testing anti-drone high-energy lasers near Fort Bliss in El Paso, and didn't feel this was dangerous enough to close airspace over.

The FAA administrator disagreed.

Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say
Pentagon officials had undertaken planning to use military technology near Fort Bliss, in El Paso, to practice downing drones.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Looks like they murdered someone else in broad daylight.
Video of the ICE-kidnapping victim under a sheet. You will also hear the officer say he saw them moving. I am inclined to believe the person was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Politico and CNN both reporting that the closure was due poor communications about drone tests between FAA and DoD
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
TFR?
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Airline sources told Reuters the grounding of flights in El Paso was believed to be tied to the Pentagon's use of counterdrone technology to address Mexican drug cartels' use of drones of the U.S.-Mexico border.-Reuters
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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The FAA has issued a separate security NOTAM for Santa Teresa, New Mexico, banning all flight operations in the affected area for the same time window and altitude limits as the El Paso airspace closure, citing “special security reasons.”
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Well, apparently we're going to have to invade Mexico to divert us all from the global sex trafficking ring that is being investigated by actual adults in the EU.
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Even ABQ Center wasn't advised.
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Oh shit! Even military is worried about their ops. El Paso councilman is saying nobody advised them.
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM