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Democracy is the way. Truth and justice matter.

Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine.

Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this.

#IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
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But the other piece of evidence -- the point of this thread -- is that we now have an example of what it looks like when US political & corporate elites *really are* obsessed with and committed to something.

Namely: AI.
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Now we have two additional pieces of evidence.

First, there's the notable fact that US elites *abandoned climate change & diversity, wholesale, with barely a peep of protest, after one election went the other way*. Not how you act when you're deeply committed!
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Great thread:
An observation I've been thinking about:

Around 2020, we were told that US political & corporate elites had been gripped by "wokeness" & thus become obsessed with climate change & diversity. This wokeness was alleged to be so severe & monomaniacal that it threatened the entire culture & economy.
February 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Murdoch's cable terrorist added fake cheering to DonOld's "small in the pants" military parade

- and -

Murdoch's "business" "newspaper" terrorist objectively lied about who was booed at Olympics

the protection racket protects mobsters.

you're all caught up.

via @keithedwards.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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It's so funny how many people have had their brains pickled by X and Fox News and can't believe that SF remains one of the most amazing cities in the world.
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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HOLD UP. This headline from the @wsj.com is dead wrong - No one at the actual opening ceremonies thinks the US team was being booed. Come on! The CBC broadcasters & people in the stadium are all crystal clear that JD VANCE WAS BEING BOOED, not the team.
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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The message to DHS personnel from the topmost levels is: expect impunity and no accountability, we’ve got you covered.

Other units in history that were led to expect impunity and no accountability: Central American death squads. Pinochet’s torturers. The Stasi. And yes, the Gestapo.
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:

Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
"I went to see the 'Melania' documentary last weekend, for which Amazon reportedly spent $75 million overall, which includes a hefty promotional budget. Based on that viewing, I can only conclude that turning a profit on a quality product is not always Bezos’ primary motivation."
The 'disaster' in DC
Second weekend of 'Melania'
Newsguard sues the Trump admin
Minneapolis and the 'war with truth'
Plus much more in Saturday's
Reliable Sources digest:
cnn.it/3MwdEfz
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Folks, Attia is still employed by CBS News.

Why?

Also Bari Weiss' wife Nellie Bowles had a very chummy back and forth with Epstein, whose nickname for Bari was "babe"
The story of Peter Attia — a longevity doctor who graduated from medical school but never completed residency — is a good illustration of the flimsiness of what these alternative health influencers are selling. His name appears in more than 1,700 documents in the most recent … Epstein files.
Opinion | Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov was beside himself over Starlink. In response, he threatened to nuke all satellites (as well as Ukraine), unless Trump gets on the phone and tells Elon Musk what to do. The weatherman agreed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcrv...
Vladimir Solovyov is beside himself over Starlink
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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I was reliably told that mandatory detention as a default rule was fine. Nothing to see.
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.

“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.

But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Second to that - energy costs. Duke/FPL just walked into DeSantis' office and said "We're raising our rates" and the governor replied, "Have fun!"

Between insurance and energy alone, it's getting hard for most people to afford Florida. Campaign on their wallets!
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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My two cents... if anyone decides to run for Congress in Florida. Focus less on Trump and more on property insurance. Convince enough people that you can fix that one problem, and they'll give you some power to go take on Trump without ever mentioning his name.
Donald Trump fired me for standing up to his abuses of power six years ago to the day.

That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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In 2015, Epstein took a photo of his dinner with Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, and sent it to himself.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Yep, that's a Canadian thing. 🤣😂♥️🇨🇦
Canadian figure skater Maddie Schizas had to email her professor asking for an extension because she's competing at the Olympics😅

She even attached the press release as proof.

#MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Ossoff: “This is the Epstein class... Trump is literally closing rural hospitals to cut taxes for George Soros...”

I would strongly encourage Democrats to continue with this rhetorical strategy.

It really subverts the entire worldview of the MAGA right.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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“Somehow, somewhere, he lost faith in what The Post was doing and how it was doing it.

As a result, the paper will never again be what it was; we will see if it ever again is anything at all.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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“Of course, Bezos’s
net worth isn't all liquid; he doesn't have a big vault he swims around in like Scrooge McDuck (I assume).

But [the Washington Post’s debt] is still the equivalent of someone with a net worth of $500,000 finding themselves with a $240 credit-card charge.”
Let's consider some disasters.
It has been quite a week in quite a month in quite a year in quite a decade, has it not? A lot of things have gone sideways, often driven into ditches by distracted drivers. Happily for us, some inter...
www.howtoreadthisch.art
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
February 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Noubar Afeyan said something that captures the way we work at Stand Up for Science:

“Envision the future and then work backwards to build it from there.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The new Bari Weiss @cbsnews.com health expert.🙄 Not to be trusted with your health or your daughters.
Eric Topol, a high-profile cardiologist who directs the Scripps Research Translational Institute, called Peter Attia a “huckster” earlier today.
The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into ‘Withdrawal’ Without Jeffrey Epstein
Peter Attia is all over the Epstein files.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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For those who don’t know, this use and abuse of children is generational: Robert Maxwell used his favorite child Ghislaine to get closer to the royals before Jeffrey Epstein used her bsky.app/profile/wate...
Ghislaine Maxwell, her dad, Robert Maxwell, with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor‘s mother, Queen Elizabeth, just before Maxwell‘s death.
It was discovered that Maxwell stole $300 Million in company pension funds. Maxwell died (drowned) just after. Ghislaine hid in US in disgrace, her brothers indicted.
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM