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Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

February 12, 2026
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February 12, 2026

In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.

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February 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM

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Mark Lemley

@marklemley.bsky.social

Good that the grand jury rejected this obviously illegal move to indict sitting Senators for making true statements. But horrifying that the government tried. The DOJ has been fully corrupted into a Trump propaganda arm. It will have to be rebuilt from the ground up
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Prosecutors fail to secure indictment against 6 Dem lawmakers

A grand jury rejected the case against the lawmakers involved in a video urging military members to refuse illegal orders.

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February 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

The Citizens’ Revolt
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The Citizens’ Revolt

Ordinary people serving on grand juries have become a new front line in the resistance against the Trump regime.

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February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Beat Hearts
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Beat Hearts

Friends remembered on William Burroughs birthday

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February 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Prayer Breakfast or Power Breakfast?
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Prayer Breakfast or Power Breakfast?

Donald Trump, the White House Faith Office, and the spiritual collapse of American Christianity.

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February 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Epstein, Trump, and the Manufacturing of Silence
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Epstein, Trump, and the Manufacturing of Silence

When power primes disbelief and makes speech expensive, opacity becomes policy, and exposure without accountability becomes routine.

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February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Congress and My Prostate
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Congress and My Prostate

Some good news

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February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Why is this man celebrating?
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Why is this man celebrating?

Because everything is bigger in Texas, including electoral upsets

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February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

The Week Ahead
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The Week Ahead

February 1, 2026

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February 2, 2026 at 3:21 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

January 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:

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February 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Arrested for Doing His Job
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Arrested for Doing His Job

For Trump, the Constitution is just a suggestion

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February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

January 29, 2026
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“the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury ... sum of ten billion dollars ... that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment ... indictment of what has become of our political system.”

January 29, 2026

Public outrage over the violence of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.

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January 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
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Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???

On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.

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January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

When Democracy Learns to Speak the Language of War, Children Become Collateral Damage
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Children are supposed to be the line we never cross: they’re the moral stress test of any society. If a system refuses to protect its children, it isn’t a system worth defending.

When Democracy Learns to Speak the Language of War, Children Become Collateral Damage

How war language is being used to collapse the distance between immigration enforcement, political retaliation, and the criminalization of dissent…

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January 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

The Rest of the World Sees the Risk. Why Doesn’t Congress?
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The Rest of the World Sees the Risk. Why Doesn’t Congress?

As allies brace for escalation, a handful of Republicans could still prevent disaster.

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January 30, 2026 at 4:44 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

The World Is Taking Notes
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The World Is Taking Notes

How Trump’s incompetence, corruption, and repression are teaching allies to hedge and adversaries to probe

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January 30, 2026 at 4:05 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

January 28, 2026
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This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County elections office.... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020.”

January 28, 2026

Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.

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January 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

Minnesota and Elsewhere
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Minnesota and Elsewhere

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January 29, 2026 at 5:19 AM

Dan Sallberg

@dann-0.bsky.social

ICE: Getting The Scrutiny It Deserves
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ICE: Getting The Scrutiny It Deserves

But will it last?

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January 29, 2026 at 4:27 AM

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Joyce White Vance

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

The anthem we need

Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 17d

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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