Debbie Swider
debbieswider.bsky.social
Debbie Swider
@debbieswider.bsky.social
Pro Democracy, Liberal Democrat 🌊🌊🌊. Ukraine Supporter 🇺🇦, Pro choice body autonomy LGBTQIA+ ally 🏳️‍🌈, I STAND with Canada 🇨🇦, Greenland 🇬🇱
www.politico.com/news/2026/02... These guys would rather pay millions to campaign against taxes instead of just paying the taxes. How greedy can these people be? They are the richest people in the world and they will fight to not pay their fair share of taxes.
Opponents of proposed California wealth tax ramp up their campaign
Some of California’s wealthiest residents are bankrolling measures designed to undercut a tax on billionaires.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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Donald Trump is a vexatious litigant. He's made a career out of suing people, often for defamation of character. He once even sued someone because they called him a millionaire instead of a billionaire.

But he's never sued anyone for calling him a pedophile.

Why?
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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February 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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The Board of Peace is a sham and a grift machine. Good on Pope Leo.

newrepublic.com/post/206719/...
Pope Rejects Trump’s “Board of Peace” Invite
The Vatican wants nothing to do with Trump’s Gaza project.
newrepublic.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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This is for everyone who thinks The Bulwark is just a "we wish Bush were still president" publication
George W. Bush Can Suck It
He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism.
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February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Trump and his administration are engaging in the biggest cover up in U.S political history. Every member of Congress who has viewed the unredacted files has expressed extreme concern. We demand accountability now.
#truth #Corruption #accountability #democracy #justice #america #politics
February 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

Remember this.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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AIPAC is toxic with Dems now, so they appear to be disguising themselves as they attack progressives in Democratic primaries.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Texans: After nearly three decades in charge, “we can fix it” sounds like a confession.
February 18, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.
February 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Some American and Dutch pilots joined the Ukrainian Air Force enough for another squadron. This is big news to me, but none of the Big 3 stations covered it. Why not? Now they have some vets to show them how to use the F-16s efficacy in battle situations.
February 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On the pod, Mayor Jacob Frey tallies up damage:

$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity

"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In an interview, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says ICE’s attack came from the top—and shares new details about how badly it damaged his city, while explaining how the people there are emerging utterly...
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Trump is suing the DOJ for investigating him, while locking people up in detention centers who are here legally and haven't done anything wrong. He doesn't just think he is above the law, he thinks he is the law.
February 18, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Recovery will not happen overnight, but we will rebuild. We can all make an impact by continuing to shop local.

We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds.

www.startribune.com/please-come-...
‘Please come back’: Minnesota restaurants brace for a long recovery after ICE surge
With no official bailout on the horizon, the restaurant community tries to save itself.
www.startribune.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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The judge said the removals likely violated federal law and cooperative agreements requiring consultation with the city, comparing the administration’s position to Orwell’s “1984” and writing that the government couldn’t “dissemble and disassemble historical truths” simply because it has power.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House.
www.inquirer.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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President Zelensky told Axios that Ukrainian society will not allow him to hand territory to Russia. He said it is unfair that Trump publicly calls on Kyiv to make concessions. Any agreement must be put to a referendum, and he rejects Russian sovereignty over Donbas.
February 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Texas Teens Marched, Ossoff Preached Fire, Newsom Delivered, and Colbert Defied Censorship

The resistance is alive and it's everywhere
Great News Trump Doesn’t Want You To See (But We Do)
Texas teens marched, Ossoff preached fire, Newsom delivered, and Colbert defied censorship
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February 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.

Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.

This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus …
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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We need to shut down all of the ICE "detention centers" except one. And then we need to put ICE in that one.
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Trump is very underwater on immigration.

There is no reason for Dems to cave on ICE funding.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
February 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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The MIM-104 Patriot system destroyed two enemy 3M22 Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles launched over Kyiv.
February 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM