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Editor; bibliophile; Francophile; Yankee fan; mac-and-cheese aficionado; parrot enthusiast. Lover of semicolons.
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There's nothing more fundamental to our democracy than the freedom of speech and the freedom to speak out about our government.
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
There's nothing more fundamental to our democracy than the freedom of speech and the freedom to speak out about our government.
Hugo Chavez hacked 'em from the grave, amirite?
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Hugo Chavez hacked 'em from the grave, amirite?
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The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
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Some of us independent journalists and newsletter writers were talking about the devastating Post layoffs and were thinking-- would folks find it useful at all if we held a little information session on the ins and outs of going indy, starting + running a newsletter or website, etc?
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Some of us independent journalists and newsletter writers were talking about the devastating Post layoffs and were thinking-- would folks find it useful at all if we held a little information session on the ins and outs of going indy, starting + running a newsletter or website, etc?
This is really terrible. Feel so bad for those laid off when the owner has spent so much of his money on much less important things than human capital.
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This is really terrible. Feel so bad for those laid off when the owner has spent so much of his money on much less important things than human capital.
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To the headline: Oh! Yeah, no.
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
To the headline: Oh! Yeah, no.
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Conway: If you want your lives to be better and you want this country to persevere for your kids, we need to impeach and remove this fascist fucker now, as soon as possible. And I know that language is tough, but that’s where we are.
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Conway: If you want your lives to be better and you want this country to persevere for your kids, we need to impeach and remove this fascist fucker now, as soon as possible. And I know that language is tough, but that’s where we are.
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Intimidation is an age old tactic to qualm public dissent and outrage.
This Administration is going after public figures to encourage the American people to self-censor.
But we will not be silenced, and we will not accept this violation of our First Amendment Rights.
This Administration is going after public figures to encourage the American people to self-censor.
But we will not be silenced, and we will not accept this violation of our First Amendment Rights.
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Intimidation is an age old tactic to qualm public dissent and outrage.
This Administration is going after public figures to encourage the American people to self-censor.
But we will not be silenced, and we will not accept this violation of our First Amendment Rights.
This Administration is going after public figures to encourage the American people to self-censor.
But we will not be silenced, and we will not accept this violation of our First Amendment Rights.
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
@pappyparki.bsky.social (That's not in the slightest an endorsement of the frozen-water people, whose tactics and mere presence on the streets I abhor. Just to say that it was not exactly secret what he had planned.)
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
@pappyparki.bsky.social (That's not in the slightest an endorsement of the frozen-water people, whose tactics and mere presence on the streets I abhor. Just to say that it was not exactly secret what he had planned.)
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just to be the 100th person to say this: there is no ICE withdrawal or drawdown happening in minnesota. they detained many observers today and drew guns at people, they pulled someone over on the highway with like 15 agents. they are still swarming all over this fucking city
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
just to be the 100th person to say this: there is no ICE withdrawal or drawdown happening in minnesota. they detained many observers today and drew guns at people, they pulled someone over on the highway with like 15 agents. they are still swarming all over this fucking city
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Pretty scary stuff. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Pretty scary stuff. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
This is the point at which we've arrived in this country after little more than a year: People are afraid to go out without their passports. Tell me again how BoTh pArTieS aRe tHe SaMe. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
This is the point at which we've arrived in this country after little more than a year: People are afraid to go out without their passports. Tell me again how BoTh pArTieS aRe tHe SaMe. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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As I suspected, Gabbard was at the FBI raid in her capacity to look into foreign election interference- something Giuliani told Trump he needs to prove in order to have the military seize voting machines. From Hugo Lowell:
February 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
As I suspected, Gabbard was at the FBI raid in her capacity to look into foreign election interference- something Giuliani told Trump he needs to prove in order to have the military seize voting machines. From Hugo Lowell:
Very glad these turtles were rescued from the cold in Texas and administered emergency care if needed. www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
Video: Hundreds of Sea Turtles Rescued Off the Gulf Coast Due to Freezing Cold
More than 500 green sea turtles were rescued in Corpus Christi, Texas, after nearly freezing to death. The animals were brought to a shelter and assessed if they needed medical care. The turtles will ...
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Very glad these turtles were rescued from the cold in Texas and administered emergency care if needed. www.nytimes.com/video/climat...
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This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
I was a little late to catch up with this WSJ kleptocracy story. We already knew Sheikh Tahnoon dropped $2b on World Liberty Financial to get Trump to let UAE import advanced chips. Now we learn Tahnoon also purchased 49 percent of World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
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Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
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"Measles is one of the most contagious diseases: Among people without immunity, 90% of those exposed to a case will get sick. (In comparison, between 4% and 12% of unvaccinated people exposed to a case of influenza will develop symptoms.)"
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
"Measles is one of the most contagious diseases: Among people without immunity, 90% of those exposed to a case will get sick. (In comparison, between 4% and 12% of unvaccinated people exposed to a case of influenza will develop symptoms.)"
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In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
If @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social somehow gain control of both House and Senate this fall, the very first order of business on the very first day—by 12:30 pm, in fact—of 2027 should be to impeach and convict Secretary 🧠🪱.
Important story fron the wonderful @melodyschreiber.com
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
If @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social somehow gain control of both House and Senate this fall, the very first order of business on the very first day—by 12:30 pm, in fact—of 2027 should be to impeach and convict Secretary 🧠🪱.