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She/her/hers. Humanist, learner, global citizen, also hungry.
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"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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After nearly 9 decades of tracking presidential approval ratings, Gallup has decided to end their poll measuring following threats from the orange felon after showing his historically low approval ratings.
This is what cowardice and bending the knee to a tyrant looks like.
This is what cowardice and bending the knee to a tyrant looks like.
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
After nearly 9 decades of tracking presidential approval ratings, Gallup has decided to end their poll measuring following threats from the orange felon after showing his historically low approval ratings.
This is what cowardice and bending the knee to a tyrant looks like.
This is what cowardice and bending the knee to a tyrant looks like.
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Audible gasp reading this @ryanjreilly.com lead:
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child molestation
Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a January 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any p...
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Audible gasp reading this @ryanjreilly.com lead:
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
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Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
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You’re a bunch of cowards @Gallup.com. Such a cowardly thing to do.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
You’re a bunch of cowards @Gallup.com. Such a cowardly thing to do.
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I made this thread into a shareable webpage. Here’s the link: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
Most Real IDs do *not* prove citizenship. (EDLs, which are available in only 5 states are an exception) The GOP’s “SAVE” Act thus misleads when it says voters can prove citizenship w/ “a form of ID issued consistent with the reqmts of…REAL ID…that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the US…” 1/
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I made this thread into a shareable webpage. Here’s the link: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
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Today, alongside Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s family, we introduced Virginia’s Law — because time should never be a weapon in an abuser’s arsenal.
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Today, alongside Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s family, we introduced Virginia’s Law — because time should never be a weapon in an abuser’s arsenal.
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wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
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When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
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I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
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Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
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One expert estimates Louisiana’s prison population will nearly double in six years because of the state’s changes to parole.
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry
The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incar...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
One expert estimates Louisiana’s prison population will nearly double in six years because of the state’s changes to parole.
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
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The Democrats are the only party committed to trying to get the government to do the things the government is supposed to do.
The POLITICO Poll: More Americans think Democrats are the party most committed to reducing energy prices, another sign of potential trouble for Trump and the GOP.
Democrats gain an edge as poll show doubts on Trump energy strategy
Energy affordability is expected to play a role in the midterm elections this year.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The Democrats are the only party committed to trying to get the government to do the things the government is supposed to do.
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BREAKING: Pam Bondi appears to have just committed a federal crime by lying under oath.
Ted lieu just caught her in a lie and called for her resignation live on TV.
Ted lieu just caught her in a lie and called for her resignation live on TV.
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
BREAKING: Pam Bondi appears to have just committed a federal crime by lying under oath.
Ted lieu just caught her in a lie and called for her resignation live on TV.
Ted lieu just caught her in a lie and called for her resignation live on TV.
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UPDATE/SCOOP:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
The FBI seizure of Georgia 2020 election ballots relies on debunked claims
An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
UPDATE/SCOOP:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
An FBI affidavit used to seize 2020 election ballots from Georgia's Fulton County omitted key findings from state investigators that undercut many questions about wrongdoing, an @npr.org analysis finds.
Read the Secretary of State's office investigative reports:
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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
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They're not stopping at your birth certificate. SAVE 2.0 would END online voter registration in, KILL mail-in registration, and STOP voter registration drives.
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call your MoC (202) 224-3121 and tell them #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/TxRgzkPM
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call your MoC (202) 224-3121 and tell them #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/TxRgzkPM
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They're not stopping at your birth certificate. SAVE 2.0 would END online voter registration in, KILL mail-in registration, and STOP voter registration drives.
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call your MoC (202) 224-3121 and tell them #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/TxRgzkPM
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call your MoC (202) 224-3121 and tell them #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/TxRgzkPM
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"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Local regulators deny rezoning request for Pennsylvania data center development reut.rs/4aITw32
Local regulators deny rezoning request for Pennsylvania data center development
A county commission in Pennsylvania on Tuesday denied a request by Talen Energy to rezone hundreds of acres of land for the development of data centers, marking the latest example of local pushback hampering the U.S. expansion of server warehouses.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Local regulators deny rezoning request for Pennsylvania data center development reut.rs/4aITw32
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What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.