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Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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If smoke fills a room and you remove the smoke detector, congratulations — you’ve solved the beeping problem.
Not the fire.
Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
Not the fire.
Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
Trump is a Dirty Old Whore, Wearing Too Much Makeup, Willing To Do Anything for a Dollar.
The Clean Air Act Funeral. Imagine cheering for more pollution, while claiming you’re “pro-life.”
johnfugelsang.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
If smoke fills a room and you remove the smoke detector, congratulations — you’ve solved the beeping problem.
Not the fire.
Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
Not the fire.
Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...
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You should read this as though I'm shouting the entire time. www.thebulwark.com/p/george-w-b...
George W. Bush Can Suck It
He didn’t throw shade at Trump; he whitewashed authoritarianism.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
You should read this as though I'm shouting the entire time. www.thebulwark.com/p/george-w-b...
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BREAKING
On the two week anniversary of her mom Nancy’s abduction, Savannah Guthrie says her family still has hope.
Savannah also addresses the people who have taken her mom and says:
“It is never too late to do the right thing…we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.“
On the two week anniversary of her mom Nancy’s abduction, Savannah Guthrie says her family still has hope.
Savannah also addresses the people who have taken her mom and says:
“It is never too late to do the right thing…we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.“
February 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
BREAKING
On the two week anniversary of her mom Nancy’s abduction, Savannah Guthrie says her family still has hope.
Savannah also addresses the people who have taken her mom and says:
“It is never too late to do the right thing…we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.“
On the two week anniversary of her mom Nancy’s abduction, Savannah Guthrie says her family still has hope.
Savannah also addresses the people who have taken her mom and says:
“It is never too late to do the right thing…we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.“
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If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.
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While Donald Trump is wrecking our alliances and dismantling the stable world America helped create, California will always be a trusted, reliable partner.
Instead of bending a knee to authoritarianism, California is proving that democracy remains our best bet for the future.
Instead of bending a knee to authoritarianism, California is proving that democracy remains our best bet for the future.
February 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
While Donald Trump is wrecking our alliances and dismantling the stable world America helped create, California will always be a trusted, reliable partner.
Instead of bending a knee to authoritarianism, California is proving that democracy remains our best bet for the future.
Instead of bending a knee to authoritarianism, California is proving that democracy remains our best bet for the future.
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Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico
Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON—Hailing the move as a more wholesome and patriotic substitute for the current U.S. territory, conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA announced Thursday that it was setting up an alte...
theonion.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Turning Point USA Announces Alternative Puerto Rico
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“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.”
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The stupidest and most fearful way to run a professional military.
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The stupidest and most fearful way to run a professional military.
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NPR's A Martínez, Brian Mann, Pien Huang, Becky Sullivan and Rachel Treisman bring you the latest from Cortina and Milan.
Olympics legend Scott Hamilton talks about Ilia Malinin 's history-making backflip and skillful figure skating.
Olympics legend Scott Hamilton talks about Ilia Malinin 's history-making backflip and skillful figure skating.
Watch: Ilia Malinin's unforgettable Olympics, Chloe Kim's silver and Wisconsin's influence on the games
NPR's A Martínez, Brian Mann, Pien Huang, Becky Sullivan and Rachel Treisman bring you the latest from Cortina and Milan. Watch Up First Winter Games each afternoon during the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
NPR's A Martínez, Brian Mann, Pien Huang, Becky Sullivan and Rachel Treisman bring you the latest from Cortina and Milan.
Olympics legend Scott Hamilton talks about Ilia Malinin 's history-making backflip and skillful figure skating.
Olympics legend Scott Hamilton talks about Ilia Malinin 's history-making backflip and skillful figure skating.
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Holy shit.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
![23 Cited in the order for support were the following decisions: see, e.g., J.O.P. v. U.S. Dep’t
of Homeland Sec., 2025 WL 1431263, at *10 (4th Cir. May 19, 2025) (Gregory, J.,
concurring) (“As is becoming far too common, we are confronted again with the efforts of
the Executive Branch to set aside the rule of law in pursuit of its goals. It is the duty of
courts to stand as a bulwark against the political tides that seek to override constitutional
protections and fundamental principles of law, even in the name of noble ends like public
safety.”); President & Fellows of Harvard Coll. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 788 F.
Supp. 3d 182, 205 (D. Mass. 2025) (“[T]he Court will not apply any presumption of
regularity to conduct that is so unusual and therefore irregular on its face.”), appeal
docketed, No. 25-1627 (1st Cir. July 1, 2025); In re Search of One Device and Two
Individuals under Rule 41, 784 F. Supp. 3d 234, 244 n.10 (D.D.C. 2025) (“Blind deference
to the government? That is no longer a thing. Trust that had been earned over generations
has been lost in weeks. Numerous career prosecutors have had to resign instead of taking
actions that they believe violated their oath of office, or worse, were fired for upholding
that oath.”); Washington v. Trump, No. 25-0127 (JCC), ECF No. 53 at 13:13-15 (W.D.
Wash. Jan. 24, 2025) (“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember
another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly
unconstitutional order.”); N.H Indonesian Cmty. Support v. Trump, 765 F. Supp. 3d 102,
109 (D.N.H. 2025) (“[T]he Executive Order contradicts the text of the Fourteenth
Amendment and the century-old untouched precedent that interprets it.”); Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP v. Exec. Off. of the President, 774 F. Supp. 3d 86, 88 (D.D.C.
2025) (“The retaliatory nature of the Executive Order at issue here is clear from its face . .
. .”); Pacito v. Trump, 2025 WL 1295660, at *7 (W.D. Wa. May…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreigbdpx4n43gbxvzeeuc3h7bvlml343jhu43odbo2tn6cmkz7i6rhi@jpeg)
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Holy shit.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
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Trump can’t pardon election felon Tina Peters for state crimes, so he’s squeezing Colorado instead—moving Space Command, canceling $100 mn in grants, and vetoing a clean-water pipeline. This type of presidential coercion threatens federalism and rewards election misconduct, this CATO paper argues.
The Presidency as Protection Racket
‘Nice little state you got there. I sure wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.’
www.cato.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Trump can’t pardon election felon Tina Peters for state crimes, so he’s squeezing Colorado instead—moving Space Command, canceling $100 mn in grants, and vetoing a clean-water pipeline. This type of presidential coercion threatens federalism and rewards election misconduct, this CATO paper argues.
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Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant in the White House.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant in the White House.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
It is code red for American leadership in the fight against the climate crisis.
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"This is the most shamelessly, brazenly, openly corrupt and compromised government in modern American history and, astonishingly, the person who sits at the center of much of that corruption and compromise isn’t even a member of the government: It’s Jared Cory Kushner, First Son-in-Law." - me
👀 Jared Kushner... Redacted?
The president's son-in-law is at the center of a huge new scandal. Plus: the Trump administration's war on the climate and the Pakistani government's war on Imran Khan's health.
zeteo.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"This is the most shamelessly, brazenly, openly corrupt and compromised government in modern American history and, astonishingly, the person who sits at the center of much of that corruption and compromise isn’t even a member of the government: It’s Jared Cory Kushner, First Son-in-Law." - me
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U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and "threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
https://to.pbs.org/4cmgtKI
https://to.pbs.org/4cmgtKI
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and “threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees.”
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and "threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
https://to.pbs.org/4cmgtKI
https://to.pbs.org/4cmgtKI
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HAHAHA
BREAKING: Judge Leon *rejects* Secretary Hegseth's bid to punish Sen. Kelly for advising troops to ignore illegal orders. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
HAHAHA
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In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In a moment that calls for courage, we get this:
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219-211, House votes to pass the resolution by @meeks.house.gov to terminate Trump's tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans join Democrats in voting YES, while one Democrat votes NO.
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
219-211, House votes to pass the resolution by @meeks.house.gov to terminate Trump's tariffs on Canada. Six Republicans join Democrats in voting YES, while one Democrat votes NO.
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So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
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For those who say BWC don't matter.
1) The BWC forced them to drop the case against Marimar Martinez.
2) Now it has led to this guy to be put on leave.
1) The BWC forced them to drop the case against Marimar Martinez.
2) Now it has led to this guy to be put on leave.
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
For those who say BWC don't matter.
1) The BWC forced them to drop the case against Marimar Martinez.
2) Now it has led to this guy to be put on leave.
1) The BWC forced them to drop the case against Marimar Martinez.
2) Now it has led to this guy to be put on leave.
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Jordan Stolz set an Olympic record as he won gold in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating competition on Wednesday.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Jordan Stolz set an Olympic record as he won gold in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating competition on Wednesday.