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I'm a journalist and in my spare time media bothers me
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deploy empathy & compassion liberally
contributor to TrumpFile.org. I write books, tell dad jokes & have a blog. proud #StephHead & #GayDad
support my work: https://bio.site/willpollock
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SO GLAD Super Bowl viewers will see victims' message. context: Epstein's "sweetheart deal" is widely understood to have occurred in 2008, when ink dried on guilty plea and he got wrist-slapped
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
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I hate to be the bearer of more doomsday news during this already dark time, but this seems important.
AG leaders warn of widespread collapse of the American agricultural system.
Now would be a good time to learn how to do container gardening. Start sprouting your seeds now.🫛🌱
AG leaders warn of widespread collapse of the American agricultural system.
Now would be a good time to learn how to do container gardening. Start sprouting your seeds now.🫛🌱
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I hate to be the bearer of more doomsday news during this already dark time, but this seems important.
AG leaders warn of widespread collapse of the American agricultural system.
Now would be a good time to learn how to do container gardening. Start sprouting your seeds now.🫛🌱
AG leaders warn of widespread collapse of the American agricultural system.
Now would be a good time to learn how to do container gardening. Start sprouting your seeds now.🫛🌱
let's talk about how @repstansbury.bsky.social pulls no punches: "our Speaker kept House of Representatives shut for more than 40 days [to block passage of] Epstein Transparency Act" 🔥
Mike Johnson is nothing more than a mob-fixer in line with Blondi & Billy Barr. bsky.app/profile/ofth...
Mike Johnson is nothing more than a mob-fixer in line with Blondi & Billy Barr. bsky.app/profile/ofth...
Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
let's talk about how @repstansbury.bsky.social pulls no punches: "our Speaker kept House of Representatives shut for more than 40 days [to block passage of] Epstein Transparency Act" 🔥
Mike Johnson is nothing more than a mob-fixer in line with Blondi & Billy Barr. bsky.app/profile/ofth...
Mike Johnson is nothing more than a mob-fixer in line with Blondi & Billy Barr. bsky.app/profile/ofth...
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Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Rep. Stansbury on the Epstein files: "Congress is controlled by Donald Trump's allies…He is being actively shielded by members of his own party…We need to hold these people accountable. And my message to Donald Trump is we're coming for you. We are not moving on."
shitposter The Hill adds lots of blah-blah filler crap to make this confusing so allow me to demystify. headline:
"Closet case comes to defense of avowed Nazi"
with the subhead:
"lower-totem-pole rats are scurrying to nearest open holes"
there, fixed.
"Closet case comes to defense of avowed Nazi"
with the subhead:
"lower-totem-pole rats are scurrying to nearest open holes"
there, fixed.
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
shitposter The Hill adds lots of blah-blah filler crap to make this confusing so allow me to demystify. headline:
"Closet case comes to defense of avowed Nazi"
with the subhead:
"lower-totem-pole rats are scurrying to nearest open holes"
there, fixed.
"Closet case comes to defense of avowed Nazi"
with the subhead:
"lower-totem-pole rats are scurrying to nearest open holes"
there, fixed.
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So, if I understand the theory here, not only did the United States Department of Justice plan Epstein’s murder in advance, but the paralegal who drafts and formats press releases was in on it, to make sure they were ready in advance to make a prompt press release.
Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
So, if I understand the theory here, not only did the United States Department of Justice plan Epstein’s murder in advance, but the paralegal who drafts and formats press releases was in on it, to make sure they were ready in advance to make a prompt press release.
3-Shirts Bannon has a face for radio, that much is true. but Steve's lil "War Room" web show wasn't just a right-wing ideologue's platform for nonsense. it was an Epstein-devised insurance policy.
via @trumpfile.org
trumpfile.substack.com/p/why-is-jef...
via @trumpfile.org
trumpfile.substack.com/p/why-is-jef...
Why is 'Jeffrey Epstein' redacted in the Epstein files?
The redaction of Jeffrey Epstein's own name in some of the Epstein files shows a DOJ desperate to keep some secrets from Trump's first term buried.
trumpfile.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
3-Shirts Bannon has a face for radio, that much is true. but Steve's lil "War Room" web show wasn't just a right-wing ideologue's platform for nonsense. it was an Epstein-devised insurance policy.
via @trumpfile.org
trumpfile.substack.com/p/why-is-jef...
via @trumpfile.org
trumpfile.substack.com/p/why-is-jef...
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
“this was a prosecution fed by and catering to Catturd and Benny Johnson” @emptywheel.bsky.social
what could POSSIBLY go wrong standing up a federal case based on fact-free shitposting
🎩 @dhumph.bsky.social
what could POSSIBLY go wrong standing up a federal case based on fact-free shitposting
🎩 @dhumph.bsky.social
As I noted, Harmeet Dhillon actually RTed that altered image before her office took the lead role in indicting Levy Armstrong, w/no local career proscutor.
emptywheel.net/demonic-godl...
emptywheel.net/demonic-godl...
"Demonic," "Godless," "Un-American:" Harmeet Dhillon's Own Misconduct Will Be an Issue in Don Lemon Case - emptywheel
Among the many insane things Harmeet Dhillon did in the fortnight before her office charged Don Lemon after two judges said there was not probable cause against him was to platform tweets betting on t...
emptywheel.net
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
“this was a prosecution fed by and catering to Catturd and Benny Johnson” @emptywheel.bsky.social
what could POSSIBLY go wrong standing up a federal case based on fact-free shitposting
🎩 @dhumph.bsky.social
what could POSSIBLY go wrong standing up a federal case based on fact-free shitposting
🎩 @dhumph.bsky.social
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Bad Bunny held the football longer than Drake Maye
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Bad Bunny held the football longer than Drake Maye
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MAP: All 23 industrial warehouses ICE wants to turn into detention ‘death camps’
In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private, ignoring potential health and safety violations and catching local elected officials off guard.
#DefundICE
In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private, ignoring potential health and safety violations and catching local elected officials off guard.
#DefundICE
MAP: All 23 industrial warehouses ICE wants to turn into detention ‘death camps’
In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private. So we made a searchable map of every proposed site.
couriernewsroom.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
MAP: All 23 industrial warehouses ICE wants to turn into detention ‘death camps’
In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private, ignoring potential health and safety violations and catching local elected officials off guard.
#DefundICE
In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private, ignoring potential health and safety violations and catching local elected officials off guard.
#DefundICE
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Thank you, Ms Villafana!
here's a gut-wrenching email from Villafaña begging Acosta to meet with victims. "can I persuade you to attend?"
he did not attend. and Villafaña was apparently scolded by a supervisor for having the temerity to advocate for victims.
he did not attend. and Villafaña was apparently scolded by a supervisor for having the temerity to advocate for victims.
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thank you, Ms Villafana!
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Super Epstein Bowl
SO GLAD Super Bowl viewers will see victims' message. context: Epstein's "sweetheart deal" is widely understood to have occurred in 2008, when ink dried on guilty plea and he got wrist-slapped
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Super Epstein Bowl
SO GLAD Super Bowl viewers will see victims' message. context: Epstein's "sweetheart deal" is widely understood to have occurred in 2008, when ink dried on guilty plea and he got wrist-slapped
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
SO GLAD Super Bowl viewers will see victims' message. context: Epstein's "sweetheart deal" is widely understood to have occurred in 2008, when ink dried on guilty plea and he got wrist-slapped
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
not necessarily so, particularly if we scrutinize events in 2006-2007.
🧢 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social
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The incredible citizens of Minneapolis nominated for the their well deserved Nobel peace prize makes me very happy
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The incredible citizens of Minneapolis nominated for the their well deserved Nobel peace prize makes me very happy
and just like that Starmer’s top aide resigns… leaving UK’s friends across the pond to ask: what about the many dozens of Epstein flunkies still hovering around Donny
tick tock, MFers.
tick tock, MFers.
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
and just like that Starmer’s top aide resigns… leaving UK’s friends across the pond to ask: what about the many dozens of Epstein flunkies still hovering around Donny
tick tock, MFers.
tick tock, MFers.
Orwellian gaslighting from a morbidly wealthy hoarder of multiple monopolies is still gaslighting
🎩 @whodat35.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social
🎩 @whodat35.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Orwellian gaslighting from a morbidly wealthy hoarder of multiple monopolies is still gaslighting
🎩 @whodat35.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social
🎩 @whodat35.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social
do I have it right that @delauro.house.gov *scolded a reverend* for questioning her refusal to abolish domestic terrorists known as ICE-IS?
assessing one’s morality is kinda his job. read the room better.
🎩 @50501movement.bsky.social
assessing one’s morality is kinda his job. read the room better.
🎩 @50501movement.bsky.social
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
do I have it right that @delauro.house.gov *scolded a reverend* for questioning her refusal to abolish domestic terrorists known as ICE-IS?
assessing one’s morality is kinda his job. read the room better.
🎩 @50501movement.bsky.social
assessing one’s morality is kinda his job. read the room better.
🎩 @50501movement.bsky.social
SEE YA. A truly disastrous, callous, counterproductive tenure at the head of this once-great institution www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
true, we will need #ImpeachmentConveyorBelt when adults take gavels back. but Tulski is up there with Puppy Killer and Narco Rubio on dangerous operatives who MUST be removed. urgently.
Tulsi Gabbard and the White House killed a whistleblower report that someone close to Trump was talking to foreign intelligence.
Trump and his allies are in the Epstein files, and likely controlled through blackmail by foreign intelligence.
The Trump administration is a national security threat.
Trump and his allies are in the Epstein files, and likely controlled through blackmail by foreign intelligence.
The Trump administration is a national security threat.
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
true, we will need #ImpeachmentConveyorBelt when adults take gavels back. but Tulski is up there with Puppy Killer and Narco Rubio on dangerous operatives who MUST be removed. urgently.
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more of this please. why is @moulton.house.gov's quick clip so effective?
✅ shades Schumer for caving
✅ calls to prosecute ICE/impeach Puppy Killer
- and -
✅ clearly articulates what he (and Dems broadly) stands for, which media will of course ignore
✅ shades Schumer for caving
✅ calls to prosecute ICE/impeach Puppy Killer
- and -
✅ clearly articulates what he (and Dems broadly) stands for, which media will of course ignore
Rep. Seth Moulton: My position on immigration: We need to prosecute ICE officers who broke the law, impeach Noem and abolish ICE. But more than that we need to incentivize legal immigration and give them a pathway to citizenship for those who are here legally.
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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More bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
canopyatlanta.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
More bad news for Atlanta local journalism: Mariann Martin, Co-founder, Operations and Editorial Director of @canopyatl.bsky.social, announced her departure from the newsroom yesterday.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
The award-winning nonprofit and Press Forward grantee has not published a single story since Dec. 2025.
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Someone asked if I would recommend working for this DOJ. If a lawyer cares about their professional reputation and license, there's no check they could write with sufficient compensation.
Short answer: Nope
p.s. I think you meant Meal Team.
Short answer: Nope
p.s. I think you meant Meal Team.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Someone asked if I would recommend working for this DOJ. If a lawyer cares about their professional reputation and license, there's no check they could write with sufficient compensation.
Short answer: Nope
p.s. I think you meant Meal Team.
Short answer: Nope
p.s. I think you meant Meal Team.
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Empathy + Action = A Better World
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Empathy + Action = A Better World