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Taking food out of children's mouths to pay for his security detail.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Taking food out of children's mouths to pay for his security detail.
Gripping.
There's no reason any child should get this disease let alone suffer complications and/or death from it when there is a very effective vaccine for it.
There's no reason any child should get this disease let alone suffer complications and/or death from it when there is a very effective vaccine for it.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Gripping.
There's no reason any child should get this disease let alone suffer complications and/or death from it when there is a very effective vaccine for it.
There's no reason any child should get this disease let alone suffer complications and/or death from it when there is a very effective vaccine for it.
Clown show
Pete Hegseth used an untested laser system powerful enough to down drones, blind pilots & damage planes without notifying the FAA, forcing Sean Duffy to shut down airspace over El Paso, all because they thought we were under attack by what turned out to be… party balloons?!
Are you f’ng kidding me?
Are you f’ng kidding me?
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Clown show
"Faced with a choice… that pits the interests of millions of people against the wealth of a single rent seeker, Trump has intervened in a way that benefits the billionaire."
"Trump… requires, as a condition of opening the new bridge, that Canada give the US more 'respect.'"
'respect' = bribe
"Trump… requires, as a condition of opening the new bridge, that Canada give the US more 'respect.'"
'respect' = bribe
Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You
The president’s closure of a trade route from Detroit to Windsor will help a billionaire and hurt basically everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"Faced with a choice… that pits the interests of millions of people against the wealth of a single rent seeker, Trump has intervened in a way that benefits the billionaire."
"Trump… requires, as a condition of opening the new bridge, that Canada give the US more 'respect.'"
'respect' = bribe
"Trump… requires, as a condition of opening the new bridge, that Canada give the US more 'respect.'"
'respect' = bribe
Reposted by ah
Every time I see Pam Bondi, I’m reminded that she once refused to return a Katrina‑displaced family’s dog and then fought them in court for 16 months. That choice says everything about her character.
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Every time I see Pam Bondi, I’m reminded that she once refused to return a Katrina‑displaced family’s dog and then fought them in court for 16 months. That choice says everything about her character.
At least the people still know what's right. Hegseth and DOJ should be ashamed of themselves, but of course they won't be.
February 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
At least the people still know what's right. Hegseth and DOJ should be ashamed of themselves, but of course they won't be.
The coverup goes deep.
We have to get Dem majorities in both houses if we're going to get to the bottom of it.
We have to get Dem majorities in both houses if we're going to get to the bottom of it.
Khanna: "The more important point is what the DOJ got was already scrubbed. Donald Trump's FBI in March went and scrubbed these files. The DOJ just told us, 'Ok, we're getting these documents uploaded, but they've already been redacted.' They're protecting powerful people."
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The coverup goes deep.
We have to get Dem majorities in both houses if we're going to get to the bottom of it.
We have to get Dem majorities in both houses if we're going to get to the bottom of it.
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I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I am regularly asked what specifically blue states and Congress should do to protect the midterm elections.
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
Here you go, I list and explain them one by one.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
You can be proud to represent your country and object to what the government is currently doing at the same time.
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
You can be proud to represent your country and object to what the government is currently doing at the same time.
All this money would have been better spent increasing the administration of immigration & naturalization. Lawyers, translators, social workers, admin people, etc.
But clearly the goal is not to help people find safety and work, establish a new home, assimilate into life here.
They want them out.
But clearly the goal is not to help people find safety and work, establish a new home, assimilate into life here.
They want them out.
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
All this money would have been better spent increasing the administration of immigration & naturalization. Lawyers, translators, social workers, admin people, etc.
But clearly the goal is not to help people find safety and work, establish a new home, assimilate into life here.
They want them out.
But clearly the goal is not to help people find safety and work, establish a new home, assimilate into life here.
They want them out.
A reminder that nothing is normal here.
Kelly and friends should never have had a reason to make the video in the first place.
Kelly and friends should never have had a reason to make the video in the first place.
The Mark Kelly Case Is Bigger Than It Seems
A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A reminder that nothing is normal here.
Kelly and friends should never have had a reason to make the video in the first place.
Kelly and friends should never have had a reason to make the video in the first place.
You never know when it might be *you* in the vicinity of an action. It's important to know your rights, keep yourself and your documentation as safe as possible, participate in democracy.
Recording ICE's Violent Tactics Is More Important Than Ever — Here’s How To Do It Safely
"What Alex Pretti was doing is something that is important to keep doing,” one lawyer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You never know when it might be *you* in the vicinity of an action. It's important to know your rights, keep yourself and your documentation as safe as possible, participate in democracy.
Reposted by ah
Every year since 1994, when data collection began, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they received in benefits from the federal, state, and local governments.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Every year since 1994, when data collection began, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they received in benefits from the federal, state, and local governments.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
The location Polymarket chooses will say a lot about whom they want to have best access to the free groceries.
NYC’s First Free Grocery Store Opens This February
NYC’s first free grocery store The Polymarket opens Feb. 12, offering no-cost groceries to all New Yorkers during a five-day pop-up event.
secretnyc.co
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The location Polymarket chooses will say a lot about whom they want to have best access to the free groceries.
Tongue-in-cheek thoughts on the fate of various Washington, D.C. buildings and memorials.
Which Washington Landmark Will Donald Trump Destroy Next?
No building is safe.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Tongue-in-cheek thoughts on the fate of various Washington, D.C. buildings and memorials.
Note that this is not coming from research in the U.S. as the current administration has turned away from science.
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Note that this is not coming from research in the U.S. as the current administration has turned away from science.
"…Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction—and… fewer people seem to care about the difference."
Hasn't this been Trump's goal all along, with 'fake news' at everything he didn't like? And all the blatant lies beginning with his inaugural crowd size.
Hasn't this been Trump's goal all along, with 'fake news' at everything he didn't like? And all the blatant lies beginning with his inaugural crowd size.
Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"…Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction—and… fewer people seem to care about the difference."
Hasn't this been Trump's goal all along, with 'fake news' at everything he didn't like? And all the blatant lies beginning with his inaugural crowd size.
Hasn't this been Trump's goal all along, with 'fake news' at everything he didn't like? And all the blatant lies beginning with his inaugural crowd size.
Reposted by ah
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
THIS is what he's been going for all along.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
THIS is what he's been going for all along.
Disqualified, but they made their point...
"outstretched hands subtly saying in American Sign Language 'ICE out.'"
"outstretched hands subtly saying in American Sign Language 'ICE out.'"
Team USA Sneaks Anti-ICE Protest Into Snow Sculpture
The team was consequently disqualified from the World Snow Sculpting Championship, leaving Canada to take first place.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Disqualified, but they made their point...
"outstretched hands subtly saying in American Sign Language 'ICE out.'"
"outstretched hands subtly saying in American Sign Language 'ICE out.'"
JD Vance to Miranda Devine 10/29/25: “it is totally reasonable and acceptable for American citizens to look at their next-door neighbors and say, ‘I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers.’”
Everyone is a stranger...
Everyone is a stranger...
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
JD Vance to Miranda Devine 10/29/25: “it is totally reasonable and acceptable for American citizens to look at their next-door neighbors and say, ‘I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers.’”
Everyone is a stranger...
Everyone is a stranger...
"Minnesotans — and all Americans — are right to ask why ICE and the Border Patrol have killed two people in my state in two weeks.
The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability."
The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability."
I Was A Combat Soldier In Iraq. Here's The 1 Question Everyone Should Be Asking About ICE Right Now.
"When armed agents operate beyond the reach of law, they are no longer public servants. They are something else entirely."
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"Minnesotans — and all Americans — are right to ask why ICE and the Border Patrol have killed two people in my state in two weeks.
The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability."
The answer is uncomfortable but unavoidable. Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability."
I would share this with a Trumper that I know, but they would probably respond that these are paid actors or something
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I would share this with a Trumper that I know, but they would probably respond that these are paid actors or something
Mark your calendar. Tell your people. Get ready.
The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Mark your calendar. Tell your people. Get ready.
Video analysis of Alex Pretti shooting from various angles. He was trying to protect two people from getting pushed, shoved, and sprayed in the face with some kind of chemical agent. For that he got sprayed and shot in the back.
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a man who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Video analysis of Alex Pretti shooting from various angles. He was trying to protect two people from getting pushed, shoved, and sprayed in the face with some kind of chemical agent. For that he got sprayed and shot in the back.