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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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This is really crucial in understanding today's right wing: it is an arena in which you can get attention, and become famous, without any skill or insight or knowledge. All you have to do is say outrageous shit.

So it's become a collection bin for all these failed, flailing narcissists.
Learned from the Posting Through It podcast just how many MAGA-era influencers turned to politics after failing at more glamorous pursuits — theater, comedy, fashion, TV, movies, music. Knowles, if I’m not mistaken, had dreams of Broadway.
Michael Knowles and the other Daily Wire chuds play act at being celebrities because it’s the thing they actually crave
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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4. Do you have any idea how many of Trump’s supporters send him videos with racist content and how long it would take for Trump to personally review each one
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Meanwhile: ⬇️

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TEN MAGA DEFENSES OF TRUMP’S RACIST VIDEO OF THE OBAMAS

10. We can determine from his last 200 posts that Trump’s TruthSocial account has been hacked by some sort of deranged racist who wants to kick non-white people out of the country
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In a pardon petition Nicholas Tartaglione, a former LEO facing charges for 4 murders, said he believed Epstein was left unprotected "on purpose," claiming Epstein was "deliberately exposed to violence in the hope that he would not survive long enough to stand trial."
www.rawstory.com/nicholas-tar...
Epstein's cellmate makes bombshell claim Trump admin wanted financier dead
Jeffrey Epstein's prison cellmate revealed a shocking claim and said he believed that the Trump administration wanted the late financier and convicted child sex offender dead. In a pardon petition in ...
www.rawstory.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.

Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Semafor's reporting subtly points to weird Trump aide Natalie Harp, the "human printer," as the poster of the ape video. Remembering from earlier reporting that she does tend to hang around pretty, uh, late in Trump's private quarters

www.thecut.com/article/nata...

www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Gen. Francis L. Donovan took command of SOUTHCOM yesterday and immediately ordered more extrajudicial killings. Their press release said it was done on *his* orders instead of crediting Hegseth or Trump. Remember that these killings are also about testing for compliance for worse to crimes to come.
The latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat has killed two people in the Pacific, this one authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Latest U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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JD and Usha Vance swiftly nabbing the gold medal in Wholly Justified Public Derision.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.

Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Yesterday folks asked me who is keeping track of the invasion prosecutions. Here, @brittnymejia.bsky.social profiles the Federal Public Defenders who keep kicking Bill Essayli's fanny in LA.

www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. public defenders are on a win streak as Trump's Justice Department charges activists
The federal public defender's office in L.A. was 5 and 0 against prosecutors in trials related to immigration raids and protests. Trial No. 6 was last month.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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it's really, really nuts that our scrappy lil' non-profit media website employs more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.

Also follow @lapatina.bsky.social she is awesome and smart and so brave
The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.

@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.

We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.

Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
February 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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"they just want clicks. this administration* is just a bunch of content creators" @waltermasterson.bsky.social

really important point, yet another reason why we should be selective with clips we share to socials.

big 🎩 @whodat35.bsky.social
Comedian and anti-fascist activist Walter Masterson and his Friends are under investigation by the Trump Administration.
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Trump goons mistreat target who goes to court and gets a ruling against them showing they acted illegally. Trump goons then look their portfolio of legal tools to hurt the person they abused some more. It's perverse. And it's the way they act every day. Courts need to take note of this.
In the same way Abrego Garcia was, this 5-year-old is being singled out and punished for making the administration look bad just by existing as sympathetic case.
Just heard back from DHS on why they abruptly expedited Ramos' asylum hearing:

“These are regular removal proceedings. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. He will receive full due process."

(This is not standard procedure.)
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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He lied at the National Prayer Breakfast to take credit for a prisoner freed who was actually freed during Obama.

You heard that right — Lying 🤥 at 🤥 a 🤥 prayer 🤥 breakfast 🤥

www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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It's even in the current release of Epstein files, a note that as a regular privileged customer, Trump "doesn't like black girls, and refers to them as [expletive]"
Trump's racism should be no surprise.

His company got caught committing racial housing discrimination.

He spread lies about the exonerated Central Park 5.

He entered politics with the racist birther lie.

There's a reason Trump was once endorsed by David Duke and the KKK's newspaper.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.

She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.

Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump actually took credit for the Bible being a bestseller. 🤷‍♀️

"There is, quite literally, a rebellion bubbling up from below in the name of God. The regime knows its potential. It knows it can inspire even more resistance. And it’s taking steps to crush it."
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Most people around the world hate JD Vance
JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It's hard not to like this man.❤️
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?

Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…

Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.

Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Cuba needs oil far more urgently than food. Mexico can’t afford to appease Trump. As Churchill said, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile—hoping it will eat him last.” The region should unite and call TACO Trump’s bluff by selling oil to Cuba.
Mexico promises food support for Cuba as US stifles the island’s fuel supply https://aje.news/0yrnpv
February 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Lock him up
Far-right influencer Jake Lang, who was pardoned for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was charged Friday with felony damage to property, after posting video to social media showing him damaging an ice sculpture outside the Minnesota Capitol.
Far-right influencer Jake Lang charged with damaging ice sculpture at Minnesota Capitol
Far-right influencer Jake Lang was charged Friday with felony damage to property, after posting video to social media showing him damaging an ice sculpture outside the Minnesota Capitol.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Good. More of this please. Don't let the fascists fool themselves into thinking they're popular.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM