Cajun
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Tired of living through Idiocracy
Anti-fascist
Semper Fidelis
Tired of living through Idiocracy
Anti-fascist
Semper Fidelis
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ProPublica's @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy have won a George Polk award for international reporting for “The End of Aid,” a series that investigated the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and its consequences around the world.
Read the full series here:
Read the full series here:
The End of Aid Archives
The U.S. Agency for International Development saved lives and promoted American interests around the globe. As the Trump administration abandons the decades-long approach to soft power, ProPublica inv...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
ProPublica's @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy have won a George Polk award for international reporting for “The End of Aid,” a series that investigated the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and its consequences around the world.
Read the full series here:
Read the full series here:
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New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Exclusive | The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark
Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016 but ultimately backed out.
www.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
New via WSJ: French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to DOJ files.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs.
Then Brunel went dark.
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The majority of farmers voted for him three times. He bankrupted 15,000 farms in 2025. Did they really think the leopard wouldn’t eat their face?
February 19, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The majority of farmers voted for him three times. He bankrupted 15,000 farms in 2025. Did they really think the leopard wouldn’t eat their face?
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Using military lawyers to prosecute or adjudicate cases because civilian lawyers are resigning over ethical or legal concerns crosses a line. That is the kindest, most restrained way to put it.
JAGs Shouldn’t Be Civilian Prosecutors
The mass deportation policy is a legal mess—and reassigning military lawyers to support it would only create more problems.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Using military lawyers to prosecute or adjudicate cases because civilian lawyers are resigning over ethical or legal concerns crosses a line. That is the kindest, most restrained way to put it.
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Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good
A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to perm...
share.google
February 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Oh, my goodness, this is a huge breakthrough in cancer research. This is another example of why it is crucially important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...
Scientists Discover How To “Switch Off” Cancer Genes for Good share.google/WFhMJP5m3AK4...
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We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Surprise ICE warehouse could house up to 10,000 detainees for months at a time, new documents show
After weeks of speculation about what the 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise might be used for, the documents confirm it will be retrofitted as an ICE detention center, potentially housing 7,00...
www.kjzz.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:57 AM
We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
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BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.
Watch on our YouTube.
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I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you believe you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
February 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: If you believe you love freedom but don’t care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is privilege.
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Dan Koh: In the last year, this leader tried to take sovereign land unilaterally, use the justice system to jail enemies, & actively shut down independent media voices
That was Vladimir Putin—the fact that so many ppl thought I was describing Trump right now shows how much our democracy is at risk
That was Vladimir Putin—the fact that so many ppl thought I was describing Trump right now shows how much our democracy is at risk
February 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dan Koh: In the last year, this leader tried to take sovereign land unilaterally, use the justice system to jail enemies, & actively shut down independent media voices
That was Vladimir Putin—the fact that so many ppl thought I was describing Trump right now shows how much our democracy is at risk
That was Vladimir Putin—the fact that so many ppl thought I was describing Trump right now shows how much our democracy is at risk
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Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
February 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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An abundance of data centers is irreconcilable with an abundance of housing. But Big Tech wants to pretend otherwise.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Big Tech Is Buying Up America’s Land—and Home Builders Can’t Compete
Resistance grows to more land sales in Northern Virginia. “They’d rather have homes than data,” said a former Prince William County supervisor.
www.wsj.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
An abundance of data centers is irreconcilable with an abundance of housing. But Big Tech wants to pretend otherwise.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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NEW: DOJ told a judge in New Jersey that it had violated court orders about 54 times between Dec. 5 and this week — the latest accounting of a phenomenon that used to be rare and is now rampant. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
NEW: DOJ told a judge in New Jersey that it had violated court orders about 54 times between Dec. 5 and this week — the latest accounting of a phenomenon that used to be rare and is now rampant. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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We do not want your private ICE prisons in North Carolina!
No where.
Not now.
Not ever!
We won't back down and we won't give up!
#NCPOL
#Pinks
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
No where.
Not now.
Not ever!
We won't back down and we won't give up!
#NCPOL
#Pinks
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
ICE protesters turn their attention to private prison company in North Carolina
The company wants to hold people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a closed private prison in Eastern North Carolina.
www.charlotteobserver.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We do not want your private ICE prisons in North Carolina!
No where.
Not now.
Not ever!
We won't back down and we won't give up!
#NCPOL
#Pinks
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
No where.
Not now.
Not ever!
We won't back down and we won't give up!
#NCPOL
#Pinks
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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This is not a disagreement.
At this point, with the last decade (and particularly the past couple of months) as a resume, their alignment with this president means we are fundamentally disconnected on what is morally allowable and ethically acceptable.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-dont-ne...
At this point, with the last decade (and particularly the past couple of months) as a resume, their alignment with this president means we are fundamentally disconnected on what is morally allowable and ethically acceptable.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-dont-ne...
We Don't Need to Agree to Disagree With Trump Supporters. They're Just Wrong.
I often find myself in a now-familiar spot with Trump supporters I know: hopelessly stuck in an unnavigable impasse on our respective paths, unable to find a way forward.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This is not a disagreement.
At this point, with the last decade (and particularly the past couple of months) as a resume, their alignment with this president means we are fundamentally disconnected on what is morally allowable and ethically acceptable.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-dont-ne...
At this point, with the last decade (and particularly the past couple of months) as a resume, their alignment with this president means we are fundamentally disconnected on what is morally allowable and ethically acceptable.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-dont-ne...
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Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Appalling: During Trump's effort to indict Dems for the video warning against carrying out illegal orders, one of their lawyers asked prosecutors to say what statute was allegedly violated, I'm told. They failed to name one. Then they tried to indict anyway.
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
New:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
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30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
prri.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
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Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
www.404media.co/leaked-email...
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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"Donald Trump’s so-called Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Anthropic because it won’t help the Pentagon conduct mass surveillance on Americans or make fully autonomous weapons that the administration can use however it likes."
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
The Pentagon Just Sent a Terrifying Message to AI Companies
It warned Anthropic it will “pay a price” if it continues to demand its products have safeguards.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM
"Donald Trump’s so-called Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Anthropic because it won’t help the Pentagon conduct mass surveillance on Americans or make fully autonomous weapons that the administration can use however it likes."
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...