M. Tullius Cicero 🇺🇦
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O tempora! O mores! Pro-democracy, anti-extremism. Former Midwesterner in New Mexico. Pro-Oxford comma, objective case, subjunctive mood.
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In the, apparently increasingly likely, event that someone doesn't receive their Social Security benefit I would recommend that your first stop not be trying to call SSA directly. Report it to your local Congressperson or Senator's office, using their website constituent services form if possible
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The most obvious thing about this is it is evil and sociopathic. But there’s another element: speaking as someone who has both prosecuted fraudsters and defended people very wrongfully accused of being fraudsters, it’s absolute bullshit.
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Important advice. 👇
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Hegseth, among others, is using the school as a punching bag to express the generic social anxiety and status-based resentment that drives much of the MAGA movement.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard
The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Hegseth, among others, is using the school as a punching bag to express the generic social anxiety and status-based resentment that drives much of the MAGA movement.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I spent the morning at the DOJ looking at the unredacted Epstein files. Here are my initial thoughts and what I’ve found, so far.
Rep. Stansbury: I viewed the unredacted Esptein files earlier today
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I spent the morning at the DOJ looking at the unredacted Epstein files. Here are my initial thoughts and what I’ve found, so far.
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This is the FBI’s list of “Prominent Names” it was tracking in the Epstein Case. This list appears in this slide show, FBI email correspondence, and FBI tip sheets — all of which I saw unredacted today. Believe the survivors.
You can see this file on DOJ’s website
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
You can see this file on DOJ’s website
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
This is the FBI’s list of “Prominent Names” it was tracking in the Epstein Case. This list appears in this slide show, FBI email correspondence, and FBI tip sheets — all of which I saw unredacted today. Believe the survivors.
You can see this file on DOJ’s website
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
You can see this file on DOJ’s website
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Legislator wants to legislate, while Mike Johnson is determined to play every game possible to prevent the House from interfering with the imperial presidency he serves.
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Legislator wants to legislate, while Mike Johnson is determined to play every game possible to prevent the House from interfering with the imperial presidency he serves.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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Government-issued Real IDs and driver’s licenses aren’t proof of citizenship, and most people aren’t walking around with a passport.
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Government-issued Real IDs and driver’s licenses aren’t proof of citizenship, and most people aren’t walking around with a passport.
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Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
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February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees.
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
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February 11, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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This was a very important vote tonight. Here's why.
For the past year Trump’s illegal tariffs have crushed our economic growth, hit American families with higher costs, killed the very manufacturing jobs we were told they would multiply, and alienated our closest allies. 1/
For the past year Trump’s illegal tariffs have crushed our economic growth, hit American families with higher costs, killed the very manufacturing jobs we were told they would multiply, and alienated our closest allies. 1/
Republican rule vote FAILS.
Republican leaders just tried to use a procedural vote to continue their surrender of congressional powers to prevent Trump's abuse of tariff authorities.
Three Republicans, Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Kiley, joined all Democrats to block them.
Republican leaders just tried to use a procedural vote to continue their surrender of congressional powers to prevent Trump's abuse of tariff authorities.
Three Republicans, Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Kiley, joined all Democrats to block them.
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This was a very important vote tonight. Here's why.
For the past year Trump’s illegal tariffs have crushed our economic growth, hit American families with higher costs, killed the very manufacturing jobs we were told they would multiply, and alienated our closest allies. 1/
For the past year Trump’s illegal tariffs have crushed our economic growth, hit American families with higher costs, killed the very manufacturing jobs we were told they would multiply, and alienated our closest allies. 1/
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Idiot.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Idiot.
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manufacturing and trade job loss during 2025 is even worse than it looked (already really bad)
Benchmark revisions had large impacts in retail (-128,300 to Mar job level), leisure & hospitality (-153,000), wholesale (-114,700), prof & biz services (-126,000) and more
Notably, health care almost entirely unaffected.
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Notably, health care almost entirely unaffected.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
manufacturing and trade job loss during 2025 is even worse than it looked (already really bad)
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar said at a fraud subcommittee meeting that the exodus of federal prosecutors, who left after prosecutors moved to investigate Renee Good's partner rather than the shooting itself, will set back the fight against fraud. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/k...
Klobuchar hits Republicans on mass exodus out of Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office • Minnesota Reformer
“If we’re going to go after fraud, losing that talent is a huge problem,” Klobuchar said, previewing the anti-fraud pitch she hopes will land her in the governor’s mansion next year.
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said at a fraud subcommittee meeting that the exodus of federal prosecutors, who left after prosecutors moved to investigate Renee Good's partner rather than the shooting itself, will set back the fight against fraud. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/k...
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Members of the Buddhist Walk for Peace, leaving the National United Methodist Church, beginning their walk to the National Cathedral this afternoon.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Members of the Buddhist Walk for Peace, leaving the National United Methodist Church, beginning their walk to the National Cathedral this afternoon.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
DC Metro police—with name tags, badges, masks only as needed for the cold—accompanied the procession on a fleet of bicycles.
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
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ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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Sen Ramirez: "Let me remind you, you will not always be in power. One day, you will be held accountable for your role in this dark day in America."
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Sen Ramirez: "Let me remind you, you will not always be in power. One day, you will be held accountable for your role in this dark day in America."
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remember what side of the public opinion these MOCs are choosing, too www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-ameri...
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
remember what side of the public opinion these MOCs are choosing, too www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-ameri...
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The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
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open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup... “Wherever the government is doing something helpful or useful — anything that might make a regular person say, “Thanks, federal government” — it has been targeted for termination.”
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness
Wherever government does something helpful, the regime wants to kill it.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup... “Wherever the government is doing something helpful or useful — anything that might make a regular person say, “Thanks, federal government” — it has been targeted for termination.”
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There is nobody on planet earth who is more deliberately blissfully uninformed than Mike Johnson.
Q: There's reporting that federal judges are increasingly frustrated with DHS for defying court orders in cases involving ICE detainees. Should the administration be able to miss deadlines?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not gonna comment on a report I haven't seen. That's the first I've heard of it.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not gonna comment on a report I haven't seen. That's the first I've heard of it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
There is nobody on planet earth who is more deliberately blissfully uninformed than Mike Johnson.
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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