Tooch
@tooch42.bsky.social
Liker of stuff. Doer of things. Mostly harmless.
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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New @nberpubs: "The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariffs: Evidence From U.S. Historical Data" www.nber.org/papers/w34852
"Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently." 😲
"Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently." 😲
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New @nberpubs: "The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariffs: Evidence From U.S. Historical Data" www.nber.org/papers/w34852
"Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently." 😲
"Tariff increases are contractionary: imports fall sharply, exports decline with a lag, and output and manufacturing activity drop persistently." 😲
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"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: “This is the Epstein administration.”
Massie: "Donald Trump told us that even though he had dinner with these people in NYC and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he's not. He's still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration."
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: “This is the Epstein administration.”
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If you’ve ever wondered how Pam Bondi still has a law license after all this, you’re not alone. I lay out exactly why — and what it exposes about our accountability system.
When the Nation’s Top Lawyer Treats Ethics as Optional
How a decade of ethical evasion paved the way for Pam Bondi’s partisan performance
andrewweinstein.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you’ve ever wondered how Pam Bondi still has a law license after all this, you’re not alone. I lay out exactly why — and what it exposes about our accountability system.
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This shit rocks and the comment section on the YouTube video is, somehow, extremely funny.
February 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This shit rocks and the comment section on the YouTube video is, somehow, extremely funny.
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The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
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“A political movement that insists on solving a problem the data cannot substantiate is not engaged in neutral reform. It is redefining the electorate through procedural filtration…[&] structural barriers…the issue is not fraud prevention but power allocation.”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis
Congress proposes sweeping documentation barriers to combat a form of fraud Americans are more likely to experience as a lightning strike than at a polling place.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“A political movement that insists on solving a problem the data cannot substantiate is not engaged in neutral reform. It is redefining the electorate through procedural filtration…[&] structural barriers…the issue is not fraud prevention but power allocation.”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
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Again, the unifying 🧵 about this WH’s foreign policy is not realism or neo-royalism. It’s the extension of sexual assault/predation to IR. If they think you’re their macho pal, they’ll respect your sovereignty. If they don’t, they’ll try to violate you & humiliate you. Epstein-ism, if you like.
One of the most distinctive aspects of this WH’s foreign policy is to combine an extremely ecumenical Westphalianism about broad regime type (which I’m fine with TBF) with an extremely precise set of ideological preferences about who should win elections in the Western Hemisphere & Western Europe.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Again, the unifying 🧵 about this WH’s foreign policy is not realism or neo-royalism. It’s the extension of sexual assault/predation to IR. If they think you’re their macho pal, they’ll respect your sovereignty. If they don’t, they’ll try to violate you & humiliate you. Epstein-ism, if you like.
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You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
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Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.
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"ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers."
Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
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Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
wapo.st
February 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers."
Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
wapo.st/3OfarSk
Senate Democrats: Do not appropriate any more funds for ICE.
wapo.st/3OfarSk
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ICE has forfeited that claim thanks to its own behavior and leadership. It’s not a “legitimate law enforcement agency.” Defund ICE.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
ICE has forfeited that claim thanks to its own behavior and leadership. It’s not a “legitimate law enforcement agency.” Defund ICE.
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C’mon, Chuck. You’re fighting to “rein in” ICE? DEFUND ICE.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
C’mon, Chuck. You’re fighting to “rein in” ICE? DEFUND ICE.
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"Worry—but don't panic" is precisely the right stance to take as Trump revs up his election delegitimization machine. Excellent from @andycraig.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net.
Worry, Don't Panic, Over Trump's Efforts to Subvert the Elections
America's system is quite foolproof but he can still try to delegitimize it
www.theunpopulist.net
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"Worry—but don't panic" is precisely the right stance to take as Trump revs up his election delegitimization machine. Excellent from @andycraig.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net.
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
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And yet, day after day after day, an incredible number of our academic colleagues, every university, & ~every civil society organization & prominent politician, celebrity, businessperson, public intellectual, etc. continues to stay there, at the Nazi Bar. It's been incredibly & sadly revealing.
"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
And yet, day after day after day, an incredible number of our academic colleagues, every university, & ~every civil society organization & prominent politician, celebrity, businessperson, public intellectual, etc. continues to stay there, at the Nazi Bar. It's been incredibly & sadly revealing.
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Magazines.
Once again, the Actual Democrats did the things people Said They Wanted on immigration, & it made not one iota of difference in The Narrative™️ in public discourse, the media, & punditry. It simply cannot fail. It can only be failed.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Once again, the Actual Democrats did the things people Said They Wanted on immigration, & it made not one iota of difference in The Narrative™️ in public discourse, the media, & punditry. It simply cannot fail. It can only be failed.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Magazines.
Once again, the Actual Democrats did the things people Said They Wanted on immigration, & it made not one iota of difference in The Narrative™️ in public discourse, the media, & punditry. It simply cannot fail. It can only be failed.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Once again, the Actual Democrats did the things people Said They Wanted on immigration, & it made not one iota of difference in The Narrative™️ in public discourse, the media, & punditry. It simply cannot fail. It can only be failed.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Even the fucking CATO Institute gets that right. www.cato.org/blog/biden-d...
Biden Didn’t Cause the Border Crisis, Part 1: Summary
From his administration’s first day in January 2021, Biden actually increased border enforcement—arrests, detentions, and removals of border crossers all increased. The prevailing narrative that blame...
www.cato.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Even the fucking CATO Institute gets that right. www.cato.org/blog/biden-d...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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They were ready for chaos. What they got was discipline.
An update to my January piece: why ICE is reportedly drawing down in Minneapolis...and why the absence of violence may be the real story. Sometimes the headline isn’t what exploded.
It’s what didn’t.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
An update to my January piece: why ICE is reportedly drawing down in Minneapolis...and why the absence of violence may be the real story. Sometimes the headline isn’t what exploded.
It’s what didn’t.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
They were ready for chaos. What they got was discipline.
An update to my January piece: why ICE is reportedly drawing down in Minneapolis...and why the absence of violence may be the real story. Sometimes the headline isn’t what exploded.
It’s what didn’t.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
An update to my January piece: why ICE is reportedly drawing down in Minneapolis...and why the absence of violence may be the real story. Sometimes the headline isn’t what exploded.
It’s what didn’t.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
my new job at the EPA is to hunt and destroy every last goddamn bee they’ve ever saved