Khashoggi's Ghost
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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
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
The senate had a hearing with top officials from Tesla and Waymo today about their self-driving cars and taxis.
It makes sense to have nationwide, uniform standards for these things, but only if they protect citizens rather than the companies.
www.cbsnews.com/news/self-dr...
It makes sense to have nationwide, uniform standards for these things, but only if they protect citizens rather than the companies.
www.cbsnews.com/news/self-dr...
Tesla and Waymo executives defend the safety of self-driving cars before Senate committee
"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
www.cbsnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The senate had a hearing with top officials from Tesla and Waymo today about their self-driving cars and taxis.
It makes sense to have nationwide, uniform standards for these things, but only if they protect citizens rather than the companies.
www.cbsnews.com/news/self-dr...
It makes sense to have nationwide, uniform standards for these things, but only if they protect citizens rather than the companies.
www.cbsnews.com/news/self-dr...
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In political science, there's a longstanding metric for this called DW-NOMINATE. It's been validated and used for decades.
It shows the opposite of the graph in the first post. And it matters a lot more.
It shows the opposite of the graph in the first post. And it matters a lot more.
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
In political science, there's a longstanding metric for this called DW-NOMINATE. It's been validated and used for decades.
It shows the opposite of the graph in the first post. And it matters a lot more.
It shows the opposite of the graph in the first post. And it matters a lot more.
OK, I literally lol'd at this.
MAGA's latest DEI pawn declares she's now a Bishop ... or maybe even a Rook.
MAGA's latest DEI pawn declares she's now a Bishop ... or maybe even a Rook.
Nicki Minaj says Black people have “finally decided not to be anyone’s pawns in these political games anymore, in this political theater.”
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
OK, I literally lol'd at this.
MAGA's latest DEI pawn declares she's now a Bishop ... or maybe even a Rook.
MAGA's latest DEI pawn declares she's now a Bishop ... or maybe even a Rook.
Oh yay. Trump is resurrecting a torn down statue of Christopher Columbus and putting it up at the White House.🙄
“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.
Will heroes of the Confederacy be next?🤷♀️
www.rawstory.com/trump-267507...
“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.
Will heroes of the Confederacy be next?🤷♀️
www.rawstory.com/trump-267507...
Trump plans to erect controversial statue at White House: report
President Donald Trump intends to erect a statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds.Three sources with knowledge of his plans told the Washington Post that the 79-year-old president plans...
www.rawstory.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Oh yay. Trump is resurrecting a torn down statue of Christopher Columbus and putting it up at the White House.🙄
“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.
Will heroes of the Confederacy be next?🤷♀️
www.rawstory.com/trump-267507...
“In this White House, Christopher Columbus is a hero,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.
Will heroes of the Confederacy be next?🤷♀️
www.rawstory.com/trump-267507...
I'd bet that some on this court wanted to stop this, but there was no logical way to make a case for letting Texas's new maps go forward, and then stop a state that actually put it on the ballot and let the voters approve it. Thomas and Alito probably took an extra month trying to figure one out.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop the use of California's new congressional maps in this year's midterm elections.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I'd bet that some on this court wanted to stop this, but there was no logical way to make a case for letting Texas's new maps go forward, and then stop a state that actually put it on the ballot and let the voters approve it. Thomas and Alito probably took an extra month trying to figure one out.
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🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Democracy has been done in.
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Democracy has been done in.
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“Has the president lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Is Doubling Down on All the Wrong Things
Republicans are worried about the midterm elections, but the president doesn’t seem to be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
“Has the president lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The story of these mistakes seems simple. Border crossings swelled when Biden took office and plunged when he left. Right?
Wrong. In fact, the Biden-era spike in border crossings started before Biden took office and ended before he left office
Wrong. In fact, the Biden-era spike in border crossings started before Biden took office and ended before he left office
Fact Checking the “Success” of Trump Border Patrol Policies
A new study shows that border policies under both Biden and Trump had relatively small effects on border crossings.
www.justsecurity.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The story of these mistakes seems simple. Border crossings swelled when Biden took office and plunged when he left. Right?
Wrong. In fact, the Biden-era spike in border crossings started before Biden took office and ended before he left office
Wrong. In fact, the Biden-era spike in border crossings started before Biden took office and ended before he left office
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Also worth noting, for those confused: VMI is not a federal military academy like West Point or the Naval Academy.
It’s a public *state* school that operates under the government of Virginia, and the *governor* is technically the commander-in-chief of the school — not the federal government.
It’s a public *state* school that operates under the government of Virginia, and the *governor* is technically the commander-in-chief of the school — not the federal government.
FWIW the enrollment at VMI is just a hair above that of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, and the commissioning rate at VT is substantially higher! @cardinalnews.org
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cardinalnews.org/2026/02/03/p...
Pentagon warns it could take ‘extraordinary measures’ in fight over VMI’s future
Democratic state lawmakers have introduced two bills that could substantially alter how the Lexington military college operates.
cardinalnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Also worth noting, for those confused: VMI is not a federal military academy like West Point or the Naval Academy.
It’s a public *state* school that operates under the government of Virginia, and the *governor* is technically the commander-in-chief of the school — not the federal government.
It’s a public *state* school that operates under the government of Virginia, and the *governor* is technically the commander-in-chief of the school — not the federal government.
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"The Polish government think Epstein may have been spying for Vladimir Putin, is the PM concerned that Mandelson may have been leaking state secrets, not just to a paedophile, financier, but also a Russian agent?" asks Ed Davey.
Starmer: "The investigation will go wherever the evidence leads"
Starmer: "The investigation will go wherever the evidence leads"
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"The Polish government think Epstein may have been spying for Vladimir Putin, is the PM concerned that Mandelson may have been leaking state secrets, not just to a paedophile, financier, but also a Russian agent?" asks Ed Davey.
Starmer: "The investigation will go wherever the evidence leads"
Starmer: "The investigation will go wherever the evidence leads"
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How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps.
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger. | Migrant Insider
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger. | Migrant Insider
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps.
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger. | Migrant Insider
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger. | Migrant Insider
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
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The General Staff of Ukraine reported over 12,000 documented cases of Russian chemical weapon use during the war, including 224 incidents in January 2026 alone. Russian forces regularly deploy munitions filled with chemical irritants alongside conventional firepower.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The General Staff of Ukraine reported over 12,000 documented cases of Russian chemical weapon use during the war, including 224 incidents in January 2026 alone. Russian forces regularly deploy munitions filled with chemical irritants alongside conventional firepower.
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I guess it's at least interesting that Graham is acknowledging that Putin isn't doing anything to show that Russia wants anything other than unconditional surrender. A tough ask when you're losing more than you win!
US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Trump to immediately transfer long range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I guess it's at least interesting that Graham is acknowledging that Putin isn't doing anything to show that Russia wants anything other than unconditional surrender. A tough ask when you're losing more than you win!
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🚨BREAKING: The UK economy would be 3.6% smaller by 2040 if net migration fell to zero, forcing the government to raise taxes to combat a much bigger budget deficit, a thinktank has predicted.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 AM
🚨BREAKING: The UK economy would be 3.6% smaller by 2040 if net migration fell to zero, forcing the government to raise taxes to combat a much bigger budget deficit, a thinktank has predicted.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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BREAKING: “It would be to throw a cloak over the entire Mandelson affair"
Labour MP Andy McDonald on government plan to release all the documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment EXCEPT for those relating to national security or international relations
Labour MP Andy McDonald on government plan to release all the documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment EXCEPT for those relating to national security or international relations
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
BREAKING: “It would be to throw a cloak over the entire Mandelson affair"
Labour MP Andy McDonald on government plan to release all the documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment EXCEPT for those relating to national security or international relations
Labour MP Andy McDonald on government plan to release all the documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment EXCEPT for those relating to national security or international relations
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"People are still being aware of and decent to one another in ways that really expose us as uncaring monsters."
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
"People are still being aware of and decent to one another in ways that really expose us as uncaring monsters."
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For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
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Kaitlan Collins of CNN delivered a masterclass in journalism when her persistence forced Donald Trump to resort to misogyny, thereby revealing his closeness to Epstein's mindset, from which he had wanted to distance himself. 'You know, she's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile.'
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Kaitlan Collins of CNN delivered a masterclass in journalism when her persistence forced Donald Trump to resort to misogyny, thereby revealing his closeness to Epstein's mindset, from which he had wanted to distance himself. 'You know, she's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile.'
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February 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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I just checked Pacer.
Julie Le entered appearance in 28 cases that have filing dates of Jan 27 or later. I don't have words for that one, someone else is gonna have to fill in those details.
Julie Le entered appearance in 28 cases that have filing dates of Jan 27 or later. I don't have words for that one, someone else is gonna have to fill in those details.
If that's right, she's gotten assigned at least eight in less than the last ten days.
Maybe I'm below the mean in terms of stamina, but I am confident that I could not provide competent representation for that many of that kind of case in that kind of timeframe.
Maybe I'm below the mean in terms of stamina, but I am confident that I could not provide competent representation for that many of that kind of case in that kind of timeframe.
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I just checked Pacer.
Julie Le entered appearance in 28 cases that have filing dates of Jan 27 or later. I don't have words for that one, someone else is gonna have to fill in those details.
Julie Le entered appearance in 28 cases that have filing dates of Jan 27 or later. I don't have words for that one, someone else is gonna have to fill in those details.
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I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
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Google complies with DHS requests. If you haven't back up your stuff off Google somewhere else - you really really should.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Google complies with DHS requests. If you haven't back up your stuff off Google somewhere else - you really really should.
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.