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Moving on up, to the east side
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It’s particularly dystopian when you’re walking into a newly developed part of the neighborhood, and that little whistle and warning turns into a chorus as you walk by every door...
have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It’s particularly dystopian when you’re walking into a newly developed part of the neighborhood, and that little whistle and warning turns into a chorus as you walk by every door...
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
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So that’s what that looks like
JUST IN: A federal judge in Michigan has rejected the administration's attempt to obtain the state's voter rolls.
Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
So that’s what that looks like
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isnt it illegal to look at and then tease unemployment numbers before theyre released
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
isnt it illegal to look at and then tease unemployment numbers before theyre released
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good thread documenting what's going on here but I think it's important to emphasize this is 100% on the judges. If every DoJ attorney headed into federal court knew that this sort of behavior would result in immediate sanctions or recommendations for disbarment from a federal judge, it would end.
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
good thread documenting what's going on here but I think it's important to emphasize this is 100% on the judges. If every DoJ attorney headed into federal court knew that this sort of behavior would result in immediate sanctions or recommendations for disbarment from a federal judge, it would end.
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Harlan County forever
Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Harlan County forever
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against nearly two dozen people arrested during a clergy-led protest outside the Broadview ICE facility last fall.
Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility
chicago.suntimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Prosecutors have dropped charges against nearly two dozen people arrested during a clergy-led protest outside the Broadview ICE facility last fall.
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Former-Prince Andrew is being investigated by the police—and lost his royal title. Meanwhile, on this side of the Atlantic, Trump hasn’t even lost sleep.
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Former-Prince Andrew is being investigated by the police—and lost his royal title. Meanwhile, on this side of the Atlantic, Trump hasn’t even lost sleep.
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They *literally* sound like an evangelical grifter.
February 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
They *literally* sound like an evangelical grifter.
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I wanted to be Scorpion. This game sucks
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I wanted to be Scorpion. This game sucks
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The whole 'Bad Bunny Spanish-only music/lyric' discourse is dumb
I will not be lectured about the value of 'understanding the lyrics of a song' by the same people who STILL don't understand what Born in the USA is actually about!
I will not be lectured about the value of 'understanding the lyrics of a song' by the same people who STILL don't understand what Born in the USA is actually about!
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The whole 'Bad Bunny Spanish-only music/lyric' discourse is dumb
I will not be lectured about the value of 'understanding the lyrics of a song' by the same people who STILL don't understand what Born in the USA is actually about!
I will not be lectured about the value of 'understanding the lyrics of a song' by the same people who STILL don't understand what Born in the USA is actually about!
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I really can't stress enough that this is an Obama/Trump era problem. When I was a kid in PR, you might lose power for a day or so after a big storm but it was basically like living anywhere in the US.
That changed with Obama's PROMESA act and got worse when Trump gave our grid to LUMA
That changed with Obama's PROMESA act and got worse when Trump gave our grid to LUMA
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I really can't stress enough that this is an Obama/Trump era problem. When I was a kid in PR, you might lose power for a day or so after a big storm but it was basically like living anywhere in the US.
That changed with Obama's PROMESA act and got worse when Trump gave our grid to LUMA
That changed with Obama's PROMESA act and got worse when Trump gave our grid to LUMA
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Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Corporate Dems funded by corporate donations using corporate propaganda outlet to promote their new pro-corporate political organization.
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Corporate Dems funded by corporate donations using corporate propaganda outlet to promote their new pro-corporate political organization.
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Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Bad Bunny had the most watched Super Bowl Performance in history.
What did you think?
What did you think?
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Michael was The One
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Bad Bunny had the most watched Super Bowl Performance in history.
What did you think?
What did you think?
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Michael was The One
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And fewer ways to watch. Those people were seated in front of a television. Not on phones or tablets.
Bad Bunny was fantastic, but I'm just here to point out that Michael Jackson only got 2 million fewer viewers at a time when there were 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE on earth.
Bad Bunny had the most watched Super Bowl Performance in history.
What did you think?
What did you think?
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
And fewer ways to watch. Those people were seated in front of a television. Not on phones or tablets.
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Instead of teaching the skill of creating and making sure it isn’t lost, they are teaching what to type into Ai.
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Instead of teaching the skill of creating and making sure it isn’t lost, they are teaching what to type into Ai.
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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elle no longer has to worry about keeping it cute for disney and is letting the choppa sing!
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
elle no longer has to worry about keeping it cute for disney and is letting the choppa sing!
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Someone should shake up politics by running on a single thing that anyone, anywhere actually wants.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Someone should shake up politics by running on a single thing that anyone, anywhere actually wants.
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"The NIGHTMARE scenario has long gone something like this: If [big leap of logic] occurs, & [second leap of logic], then [third big leap of logic], they could order [huge leap of logic], which would logically lead to [leap of logic the size of Jupiter]."
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"The NIGHTMARE scenario has long gone something like this: If [big leap of logic] occurs, & [second leap of logic], then [third big leap of logic], they could order [huge leap of logic], which would logically lead to [leap of logic the size of Jupiter]."
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The way Bad Bunny set up his halftime show, the best place to see it from was the worst seats in the stadium, all the way at the top.
The richest and most powerful people in the lowest seats had almost no view at all.
The richest and most powerful people in the lowest seats had almost no view at all.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The way Bad Bunny set up his halftime show, the best place to see it from was the worst seats in the stadium, all the way at the top.
The richest and most powerful people in the lowest seats had almost no view at all.
The richest and most powerful people in the lowest seats had almost no view at all.