Vunder Brat
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American elites in Washington may be natural born bootlickers, but out in the country the American people haven't learned the quiescence of autocracy yet, not by a damn sight. They can recognize corrupt fascist overreach when they see it—and they hate it
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
American elites in Washington may be natural born bootlickers, but out in the country the American people haven't learned the quiescence of autocracy yet, not by a damn sight. They can recognize corrupt fascist overreach when they see it—and they hate it
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Thanks CNBC for putting his feet to the fire. Wish more people would do that.
CNBC: What about the horrific conditions in DHS detention centers? Do they need to be looked at?
REP. JASON SMITH: I'm sure those conditions never existed under Biden or Obama
CNBC: I'm sorry, sir. I'm not asking about Biden. I'm asking about conditions right now. I think it's a natl embarrassment
REP. JASON SMITH: I'm sure those conditions never existed under Biden or Obama
CNBC: I'm sorry, sir. I'm not asking about Biden. I'm asking about conditions right now. I think it's a natl embarrassment
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Thanks CNBC for putting his feet to the fire. Wish more people would do that.
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These dudes think this is so clever.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Rep. Brian Steil: "I flew home to my home state of Wisconsin, went to buy a 6 pack a beer, the clerk asked for my ID, confirmed it, and then I was allowed to buy the beer. I just think it's nuts that we protect our beer more than our ballots."
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
These dudes think this is so clever.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime.
There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.
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Idk who needs to hear this but apologizing for cheating in a very public, international setting is a form of manipulation
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Idk who needs to hear this but apologizing for cheating in a very public, international setting is a form of manipulation
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While Trump rushes to place his name on monuments throughout DC before he leaves office, he’s given every indication he’s fine leaving behind a trail of utter and complete destruction.
In short, Donald J. Trump is a nihilist, as I discuss in PN.
In short, Donald J. Trump is a nihilist, as I discuss in PN.
We are all passengers in Trump’s death cab
The nihilism of the regime is its most terrifying attribute.
www.publicnotice.co
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
While Trump rushes to place his name on monuments throughout DC before he leaves office, he’s given every indication he’s fine leaving behind a trail of utter and complete destruction.
In short, Donald J. Trump is a nihilist, as I discuss in PN.
In short, Donald J. Trump is a nihilist, as I discuss in PN.
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Hassan: "What is happening here is unacceptable to the people in my state of New Hampshire and to people from every corner, and in fact people around the globe. I just got back from the country of Greenland. Their children are scared of the United States of America."
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Hassan: "What is happening here is unacceptable to the people in my state of New Hampshire and to people from every corner, and in fact people around the globe. I just got back from the country of Greenland. Their children are scared of the United States of America."
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Thank you, Senate. Renee Good’s dead is not being investigated at all.
ELLISON: We're hoping we can gain cooperation perhaps in the Pretti matter, but we've been advised that the feds aren't investigating the Good matter and we haven't received any access to the evidence
PETERS: So in these two cases, you're being stonewalled?
ELLISON: That's a yes
PETERS: So in these two cases, you're being stonewalled?
ELLISON: That's a yes
February 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Thank you, Senate. Renee Good’s dead is not being investigated at all.
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This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
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"ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency" is not the type of thing you say if you're winning the argument
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency" is not the type of thing you say if you're winning the argument
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here's video of the Keith Ellison smirk that triggered Ron Johnson
February 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
here's video of the Keith Ellison smirk that triggered Ron Johnson
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A golden age.
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
A golden age.
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What's next? Encouraging people to vote?
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
What's next? Encouraging people to vote?
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TACO, TACO TACO. Trump always chickens out. He talks the talk, but rarely walks the walk. Trump is full of sound and fury, signifying bloviation. Trump is a coward, a moron, a convicted felon, a malignant narcissist, a demented dotard, and a pathological liar, but MAGA insanely reelected the idiot.
Trump is losing the war over ICE — both the culture war and the war in the streets.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
TACO, TACO TACO. Trump always chickens out. He talks the talk, but rarely walks the walk. Trump is full of sound and fury, signifying bloviation. Trump is a coward, a moron, a convicted felon, a malignant narcissist, a demented dotard, and a pathological liar, but MAGA insanely reelected the idiot.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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Calling for his arrest? What?!?!
Hawley ended up getting so aggressive toward Ellison, including calling for his arrest, that even Rand Paul asked him to tone it down
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Calling for his arrest? What?!?!
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A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
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I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
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more like this
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
more like this
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this has it all: corrupt deal with deeply unpopular rich guy to *checks notes* keep people bogged down in traffic, staring out at the pristine alternative bridge they could be speeding down instead.
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
this has it all: corrupt deal with deeply unpopular rich guy to *checks notes* keep people bogged down in traffic, staring out at the pristine alternative bridge they could be speeding down instead.
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Anti-medicine, anti-science, anti-us. Fuckers.
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Anti-medicine, anti-science, anti-us. Fuckers.
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This is such a wild thing to say to someone who just shot an unarmed person bsky.app/profile/jmet...
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The stats were yet another sign that violent crime in the U.S. was starkly different from what Trump cited as his reason for sending federal troops to Chicago, Portland, Washington, D.C., Memphis and cities in California.
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/v...
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/v...
Crime plunges in major cities despite Trump's crackdown rhetoric
Big cities are safer and here's what the numbers show.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The stats were yet another sign that violent crime in the U.S. was starkly different from what Trump cited as his reason for sending federal troops to Chicago, Portland, Washington, D.C., Memphis and cities in California.
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/v...
www.axios.com/2026/02/11/v...
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the sort of information environment where you wish the FAA was not run by a contestant on the Real World, the Department of Defense by a Fox and Friends drunk, and DHS by Corey Lewandowski
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
the sort of information environment where you wish the FAA was not run by a contestant on the Real World, the Department of Defense by a Fox and Friends drunk, and DHS by Corey Lewandowski
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We thought 2025 was a bad year for the U.S. job market. We now know it was far worse than we feared.
The question for the White House is simple: If Trump has created the greatest economy in history, why did job growth collapse after he returned to power?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The question for the White House is simple: If Trump has created the greatest economy in history, why did job growth collapse after he returned to power?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought
A question for the White House: If Trump has created the greatest economy in history, why did job growth slow to a 16-year low after he returned to power?
www.ms.now
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
We thought 2025 was a bad year for the U.S. job market. We now know it was far worse than we feared.
The question for the White House is simple: If Trump has created the greatest economy in history, why did job growth collapse after he returned to power?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The question for the White House is simple: If Trump has created the greatest economy in history, why did job growth collapse after he returned to power?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...