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Gouda Sofia
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Free Palestine! 🍉 🇵🇸 Slava Ukraine! 🌻 🇺🇦, NAFO, Yooper, Stoopall League of America, He/Him, BLM, Amplifier

It’s a lot.
Me. You. This.
All of it.
Too much really.
Ok, if you insist!
You have been warned.

Giddy Up Little Doggies!
Let us away!
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"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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🖋️ “Protect Our Economy, Stop Trump's Handpicked Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh” hit 100 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PBNJAW to 50409
Protect Our Economy, Stop Trump's Handpicked Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh
Text SIGN PBNJAW to 50409 — The selection of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve is not a normal nomination by a normal White House. Do not treat it that way. We are in the middle of an unprecedented and dangerous attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve Board. A president who wants to rule as a king is attempting to illegally terminate one governor and use a criminal investigation to extort or punish another. And all because they have refused to ignore the damage his policies have done to our economy. The Fed was designed to be independent so that our monetary policy serves the interests of the public, rather than what’s best for the politicians. It is nowhere near a flawless institution, but we have seen in Argentina, Weimar Germany, and Richard Nixon’s America how bad things can get when the executive branch starts pulling the strings of the central bank. We are risking investors giving up on the United States, with consequences that could haunt us for decades. We cannot believe Donald Trump would have put forward Warsh as anything other than a puppet, prepared to do whatever the president instructs. Trump has said himself that “anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman.” His nomination is simply the legal side of an authoritarian power grab, and one that could touch the lives of every American who wants a house, a car, a business or has a credit card. The Senate must not confirm him. Frankly, there should not even be the pretense that this is business as usual. Allowing any sort of standard confirmation process for the Fed while Trump tries to remove and imprison board members who won’t bend to his will is effectively giving his actions a pass. Please make it clear you will vote against Kevin Warsh’s confirmation and use every power available to you as a senator to disrupt Trump’s efforts to put him on the Federal Reserve Board.
resist.bot
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours:

1️⃣ “Federal Law Enforcement (ICE) Has No Place at the Ballot Box” (+7,036)
2️⃣ “Racism, Recklessness, and a Presidency That Endangers American Security” (+5,831)
3️⃣ “Prevent the Nexstar-Tegna merger from controlling 80% of local networks.” (+4,823)
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resist.bot
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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LOL
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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I like that the big cheers let you know when to look up from your phone tho
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Also this one I did on the effects on Puerto Rico’s school system for the Times Magazine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Disappearing Schools of Puerto Rico (Published 2019)
Over the past three years, hundreds of schools have closed across Puerto Rico. Their ruins are among the most visible evidence of the island’s vicious circle of poor governance, neglect by Washington ...
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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/5 We’re now in a struggle against frank evil, unapologetic bigotry and hostility to the Other, testing whether these values can endure. The values and attitudes of the show are encouraging about prevailing.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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/4 Or as Schurz put it: “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.”
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Jeremy Konyndyk: "The closure of USAID and disregard for the human toll was the 1st step in a dark shift in US aspirations toward naked power and extractive self-interest. It's leaving the US friendless, isolated, and weaker."
Opinion | What We Lost When We Lost U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽

www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
South Park on Comedy Central streamimg on PlutoTV was just interrupted with a 30 second video of a still image of a frozen Donald tRump with his eyes closed and drooling on his tie.

Is this ad for or against‽

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February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Repeating my own joke:

"This whole Epstein fiasco makes Watergate look like a simple apartment break in."
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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finished up with the charity streams this week! thank you everyone for being so generous. i'll leave the campaign live for a little while to catch any last minute donates 🎆
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Another one bites the dust. Congrats!
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Get into the Palentine's spirit by showing up for your D.C. community this week, feat. @dcabortionfund.bsky.social, @freedcproject.bsky.social, and more: 51st.news/dc-civic-eng...
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Thank you. And yes I subscribe to @51st.news they’re great.
I love your book about Smedley Butler—It’s so good & timely!

I hope we move to more independent & less wealthy owned journalism, I really like City Cast DC — they’re hiring a few of the metro staff and there’s also the worker-led non-profit newsroom The 51st.

@citycastdc.bsky.social
@51st.news
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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If I were to go live to do a marathon fundraising drive for Minneapolis, what charity could I or should I raise money for? Where would a few thousand dollars really help right now?
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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🖋️ “DO NOT SQUANDER LEVERAGE: REIN BACK ICE. DEMAND these things” hit 250 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PZBEUB to 50409
DO NOT SQUANDER LEVERAGE: REIN BACK ICE. DEMAND these things
Text SIGN PZBEUB to 50409 — ICE: THE CONDITIONS FOR FUNDING SO FAR ARE NOT ENOUGH. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SIMPLY GET ICE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. We cannot trust their promises. Don't trust the GOP or the regime.. ICE agents should already have been complying with the law. YOU MUST IMPOSE more stringent CONDITIONS: NO FUNDS until Stephen, Miller, Kristi Noem are removed. ALSO: REMOVE AGENTS guilty of brutality and misconduct; or with records of domestic violence, DUI, firearms offences; remove those who have used excessive force. REMOVE agents who are proud boys or are pardoned January 6th insurrectionists. BAN ON AGENTS WEARING MASKS. BAN on DEPORTING US CITIZENS AND IMMIGRANTS WITH LEGAL STATUS REQUIRE JUDICIAL WARRANTS to enter homes or make arrests END ARREST QUOTAS BODY CAMERAS to be worn ADD REQUIREMENTS THAT ICE MUST NOT BE ON DUTY ANYWHERE DURING ELECTIONS-- NOT ON ELECTION DAY, NOT ON ON ANY PRECEDING DAYS WHEN ELECTIONS ARE OPEN ADD requirements that FORBID QUID PRO QUOS (such as the demand for voter rolls in exchange for removing ICE) ICE MUST BE RESTRICTED TO ACTUAL BORDERS LIMIT HOMELAND SECURITY'S ABILITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS INTERNALLY STOP SURVEILLANCE AND DATA COLLECTION AND ELECTRONIC FACIAL RECOGNITION BEING USED AGAINTS PROTESTERS AND EVERY ONE REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MANDATE CONDITIONS INSIDE ICE'S concentration camps RELEASE ALL CHILDREN DETAINED BY ICE WITH THEIR PARENTS BAN ROVING ICE PATROLS MAKE KRISTI NOEM PAY THE GOVERNMENT BACK FOR HER TWO JETS *****CLAWBACK *** THE ** EXCESS ** MONEY ** YOU** APPROPRIATED ** FOR** ICE**: MAKE THE HAVE TO SEEK FUNDING YEAR BY YEAR AND MAKE THAT FUNDING CONTINGENT ON ROOT AND BRANCH REFORM A This may be the last chance you have for leverage. It may be the last chance you have to save our democracy. DO NOT SQUANDER YOUR LEVERAGE
resist.bot
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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As a soccer mom, this story absolutely gutted me. Martin helped his mom save up money so she could take time off from work to go to the tournament with him. Then, he had to go home without her.
Martin, an 18-year-old citizen and soccer player, traveled with his Madison-area team to Minneapolis for a Futsal tournament (which my kid's team was going to play in, then opted out). While there, ICE stopped Martin and took his mom, who has been detained since.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Mother's immigration arrest leaves Madison soccer standout reeling
Federal immigration agents detained a Madison soccer player's mother while she was in Minnesota for her son's games. Now, he's struggling.
www.jsonline.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Blood is on their hands...
💔Absolutely heartbreaking. Four women are dead after being deported under the Trump administration. Their deaths were preventable and this responsibility lies with this administration.

Safety is a human right.

We need pathways to legal status, not deportations.
www.latintimes.com/four-haitian...
Four Haitian Women Were Deported From Puerto Rico; They Have Now Been Found Decapitated
So far, Dominican authorities have reported the arrest of a Haitian man identified as Chin Laduse, who is allegedly connected to the killings.
www.latintimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM