Jason Sproul
@synposium.com
Systems engineer, servant-leader. My opinions only. We need "freedom from" as well as "freedom to".
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I bet if the FBI wasn't run by morons Savannah Guthrie wouldn't be forced to go on TV and tell some two bit kidnappers she'll pay millions of dollars in bitcoin for her mother's safe return
The only Law and Order the Epstein class wants is laws to persecute their enemies and an order in which they have all of the wealth and power.
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The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
Evers Monument Never Removed Brochures ‘Not One Second,’ Superintendent Says, Disputing Reports
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.
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"rich asshole who stops a multi-billion dollar project and causes an international incident to protect his lucrative duty-free gasoline concession" is really the perfect exemplar of parasitic trumpism. think of how wealthy the american people would be if we shook off all these bloodsuckers.
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
"rich asshole who stops a multi-billion dollar project and causes an international incident to protect his lucrative duty-free gasoline concession" is really the perfect exemplar of parasitic trumpism. think of how wealthy the american people would be if we shook off all these bloodsuckers.
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Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
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A MAGA freak in Texas murdered his own daughter in cold blood after they had an argument about Trump.
A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges.
Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.
A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges.
Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.
British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'
Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
A MAGA freak in Texas murdered his own daughter in cold blood after they had an argument about Trump.
A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges.
Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.
A grand jury in the Dallas area then *declined to indict him*, and he has not yet faced charges.
Seems like many Texans believe a man has the right to kill his own child for disobedience.
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I think it should be legal to slap these off someone's face and smash them with a big mallet if you see them recording you without your permission
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I think it should be legal to slap these off someone's face and smash them with a big mallet if you see them recording you without your permission
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We have juries in the US because it is a bulwark against government overreach. Don’t blow off jury duty.
NEWS
The Trump administration tried and failed on Tuesday to secure an indictment in connection with a video featuring six Democratic lawmakers urging members of the military and intelligence communities not to comply with unlawful orders.
Full Story: nbcnews.to/4r4Ts3v
The Trump administration tried and failed on Tuesday to secure an indictment in connection with a video featuring six Democratic lawmakers urging members of the military and intelligence communities not to comply with unlawful orders.
Full Story: nbcnews.to/4r4Ts3v
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
We have juries in the US because it is a bulwark against government overreach. Don’t blow off jury duty.
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Free speech everybody.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Free speech everybody.
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DOJ trying to indict opposition lawmakers for accurately stating the law is an authoritarian weaponization of the justice system.
Grand jurors returning a no bill is patriotism in action.
Grand jurors returning a no bill is patriotism in action.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
DOJ trying to indict opposition lawmakers for accurately stating the law is an authoritarian weaponization of the justice system.
Grand jurors returning a no bill is patriotism in action.
Grand jurors returning a no bill is patriotism in action.
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I just came from a deeply-informed talk about these supposed guardrails. They’re nonsense.
Saying it doesn’t make it so. www.theverge.com/tech/876866/...
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I just came from a deeply-informed talk about these supposed guardrails. They’re nonsense.
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the statute that Jeanine Pirro reportedly tried to indict congressional Dems under, 18 USC 2387, was originally passed as part of the 1947 Smith Act, a notorious law used to clamp down on free speech during the Red Scare
They tried to prosecute members of Congress under the Smith Act. Absolute scenes
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
the statute that Jeanine Pirro reportedly tried to indict congressional Dems under, 18 USC 2387, was originally passed as part of the 1947 Smith Act, a notorious law used to clamp down on free speech during the Red Scare
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It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
“.. one person close to the White House predicted that it might be the straw that sends Lutnick ‘for the exits,’ arguing that being on the island is ‘sort of the red line.’”
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
@semafor.com
www.semafor.com/article/02/1....
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s an odd phenomenon where the long established red line—criminal abuse and rape of young people—has broken down, in part because of decades of elite corruption and in part because it implicates their demagogic leader. But popular revulsion won’t go away, so they’re trying to jury-rig a new line.
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In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
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I am so tired of the “if you aren’t depriving yourself of every luxury and eating plain rice every night you’re being Financially Irresponsible” genre
I live in LA, man, you want a pretty basic house here it’s gonna run you a million bucks
you aren’t saving up for a down payment by forgoing juice
I live in LA, man, you want a pretty basic house here it’s gonna run you a million bucks
you aren’t saving up for a down payment by forgoing juice
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I am so tired of the “if you aren’t depriving yourself of every luxury and eating plain rice every night you’re being Financially Irresponsible” genre
I live in LA, man, you want a pretty basic house here it’s gonna run you a million bucks
you aren’t saving up for a down payment by forgoing juice
I live in LA, man, you want a pretty basic house here it’s gonna run you a million bucks
you aren’t saving up for a down payment by forgoing juice
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RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
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This one is in Longfellow
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This one is in Longfellow
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“If these fuckers think” has set a new bar for how politicians should begin their statements about these fuckers.
Meet it or get left behind.
Meet it or get left behind.
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
“If these fuckers think” has set a new bar for how politicians should begin their statements about these fuckers.
Meet it or get left behind.
Meet it or get left behind.
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This was Mike Johnson's third failed rule vote of the 119th Congress, bringing him closer to tying the modern era record for rule failure in the House.
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This was Mike Johnson's third failed rule vote of the 119th Congress, bringing him closer to tying the modern era record for rule failure in the House.
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress
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"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
If AI music takes over "humans will begin to echo the machines, and there will be a downward spiral into slop."
time.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice.
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid..."
time.com/7338205/rage...
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they said it couldn't be done, folks, big strong men with tears in their eyes, they came up to me and said "no president could completely wreck an entire united states economy twice", they said "no one's ever put more people out of work than you"
US HIRING AT RECESSION LEVELS: HIRING RATE AT 3.3%, MATCHING THE 2020 CRISIS AND NEAR A 13-YEAR LOW.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
they said it couldn't be done, folks, big strong men with tears in their eyes, they came up to me and said "no president could completely wreck an entire united states economy twice", they said "no one's ever put more people out of work than you"
Rotisserie chicken is the classic illustration of a loss-leader in economic textbooks.
The WSJ is the classic example of propaganda in psychological warfare textbooks.
Fuck the WSJ. People can't buy houses because billionaire Republicans are greedy scum.
The WSJ is the classic example of propaganda in psychological warfare textbooks.
Fuck the WSJ. People can't buy houses because billionaire Republicans are greedy scum.
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Rotisserie chicken is the classic illustration of a loss-leader in economic textbooks.
The WSJ is the classic example of propaganda in psychological warfare textbooks.
Fuck the WSJ. People can't buy houses because billionaire Republicans are greedy scum.
The WSJ is the classic example of propaganda in psychological warfare textbooks.
Fuck the WSJ. People can't buy houses because billionaire Republicans are greedy scum.
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These bitches eating CHICKEN
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 AM
These bitches eating CHICKEN
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A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
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“what we’re witnessing is…on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, & Chinese labor camps…The admin is actively aspiring to a system of that magnitude to reshape society to its racial, political & cultural prefs for generations”
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“what we’re witnessing is…on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, & Chinese labor camps…The admin is actively aspiring to a system of that magnitude to reshape society to its racial, political & cultural prefs for generations”
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“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
ny1.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years