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
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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
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/03/p...
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.
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This is how democracy ends.
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This is how democracy ends.
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France has saved us before.
French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
French police raid X offices and summon Musk in probe involving sexual deepfakes
Grok, the social media platform's AI chatbot, has sparked global outrage for generating a slew of sexually explicit images and Holocaust denial statements.
www.ms.now
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 AM
France has saved us before.
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It’s fascinating how some people have the gall to say no one could’ve predicted it’d get this bad when they’ve spent a decade saying we were overreacting.
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 AM
It’s fascinating how some people have the gall to say no one could’ve predicted it’d get this bad when they’ve spent a decade saying we were overreacting.
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This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
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Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
It's a very regrettable choice.
Always remember. Not defeating Russia is a choice that Europeans and Americans are making. Nothing more, nothing less.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It's a very regrettable choice.
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Exactly. If Europe wanted to stop the terror, push Russia out of Ukraine and make sure Russia is pacified it could do so with a stroke of a pen. It is all about political will. The resources to win are available in abundance.
Always remember. Not defeating Russia is a choice that Europeans and Americans are making. Nothing more, nothing less.
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Exactly. If Europe wanted to stop the terror, push Russia out of Ukraine and make sure Russia is pacified it could do so with a stroke of a pen. It is all about political will. The resources to win are available in abundance.