Lionel Mandrake
@lionelmandrake.bsky.social
Colonel... that Coca-Cola machine. I want you to shoot the lock off it. There may be some change in there.
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Completely agree
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Completely agree
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I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
US decides SpaceX is like an airline, exempting it from Labor Relations Act
US labels SpaceX a common carrier by air, will regulate firm under railway law.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I'm sure this was a fair decision reached entirely on the merits without a hint of political interference.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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NEW: FDA defends -- and backs off from -- its refusal to review Moderna's application for an mRNA flu vaccine. The company had spent ~$750M on studies, one with 41,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...
U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
NEW: FDA defends -- and backs off from -- its refusal to review Moderna's application for an mRNA flu vaccine. The company had spent ~$750M on studies, one with 41,000 people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...
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INBOX: first reported by @reuters.com, the White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance of U.S.-allied Turkey, was posted in error.
US Vice President Vance's office deletes post referring to 'Armenian genocide'
The White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
INBOX: first reported by @reuters.com, the White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance of U.S.-allied Turkey, was posted in error.
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So a Trump attorney that aided his 2020 campaign (and wrote a memo encouraging Pence to skip counting electoral votes) was given an "election integrity" job in the administration, where he made a referral to investigate Fulton County. 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
So a Trump attorney that aided his 2020 campaign (and wrote a memo encouraging Pence to skip counting electoral votes) was given an "election integrity" job in the administration, where he made a referral to investigate Fulton County. 1/2
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"Since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats have picked up eight Republican-controlled districts through special elections, as well as 18 seats in New Jersey and Virginia during those states’ regularly scheduled contests last November. Republicans have flipped none."
The GOP just had its best chance to finally flip a legislative seat in Trump 2.0. Democrats had other ideas.
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Breaking: Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup
Republicans have yet to flip a single legislative seat since Trump's return
www.the-downballot.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 AM
"Since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats have picked up eight Republican-controlled districts through special elections, as well as 18 seats in New Jersey and Virginia during those states’ regularly scheduled contests last November. Republicans have flipped none."
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One point @aidanwalker.bsky.social made about why we ought to take the some of the dumbest shit ever seriously is because of the way that the right wing has fully surrendered itself to extremely online brain rot as part of its political project. prime example right here:
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
One point @aidanwalker.bsky.social made about why we ought to take the some of the dumbest shit ever seriously is because of the way that the right wing has fully surrendered itself to extremely online brain rot as part of its political project. prime example right here:
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one of my favorite eps @aidanwalker.bsky.social walked me through the rise of Clavicular & the nihlist-by-default livestreamer culture. if you want to understand what we are up against here & what happens when making content becomes your only ideology this was v enlightening youtu.be/E0juSVoIVuE?...
The Internet’s New Extremists Don’t Even Believe in Politics
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
one of my favorite eps @aidanwalker.bsky.social walked me through the rise of Clavicular & the nihlist-by-default livestreamer culture. if you want to understand what we are up against here & what happens when making content becomes your only ideology this was v enlightening youtu.be/E0juSVoIVuE?...
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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Sen. Fetterman: I'm cool with concentration camps, but not when they overload the sewer systems
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Sen. Fetterman: I'm cool with concentration camps, but not when they overload the sewer systems
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Depraved stuff
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Depraved stuff
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Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Lucas single-handedly destroying Youngkin’s legacy projects (sports teams in NoVa, suburban GOP that can win) was remarkable to watch
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What a stupid, stupid way to run a government
Meanwhile, in the federal government’s war on the World’s Greatest University:
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
What a stupid, stupid way to run a government
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Today, for the first time and decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on the number of nuclear weapons they can point at each other.
www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons
Experts warn that the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Today, for the first time and decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on the number of nuclear weapons they can point at each other.
www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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Nothing says prayer breakfast like concentration camps
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "One of my favorite people, President Bukele ... he operates rather large prisons. Very strong prisons."
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Nothing says prayer breakfast like concentration camps
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LET'S GO
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
LET'S GO
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jesus
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
jesus
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Well look at this.
This’ll be the seat Trump will use to put Watch in as Chair.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
This’ll be the seat Trump will use to put Watch in as Chair.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
Stephen Miran resigns from the White House, keeping his seat at the Fed | CNN Business
Stephen Miran, one of President Donald Trump’s top economists, on Tuesday resigned from his leadership role at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers as his term as a Federal Reserve Governor ...
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Well look at this.
This’ll be the seat Trump will use to put Watch in as Chair.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
This’ll be the seat Trump will use to put Watch in as Chair.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/b...
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Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
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We keep waiting for a big Andrew Jackson moment (tho I’d argue the Abrego Garcia stuff got basically there), but we are way past that: the trump Vance administration doesn’t need a big flashy scotus moment like that, they’re institutionalized defying courts left and right over big and small things
Judge Blackwell said in an order this week that the government's "failures" were "alarming" because the government's "persistent noncompliance with orders in this District was extensively detailed just last week." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Government attorney who told judge in ICE case, 'This job sucks,' removed from detail
Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
We keep waiting for a big Andrew Jackson moment (tho I’d argue the Abrego Garcia stuff got basically there), but we are way past that: the trump Vance administration doesn’t need a big flashy scotus moment like that, they’re institutionalized defying courts left and right over big and small things
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Let’s remember Lummis owns $$$ worth of BTC. Of freakin’ course she wants the government to buy.
SOME GOP LAWMAKERS PUSH TREASURY TO BUY BITCOIN Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested Bessent buy Bitcoin using U.S. gold reserves. She told reporters last year she raised the idea with him and would support action under existing executive authority.
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Let’s remember Lummis owns $$$ worth of BTC. Of freakin’ course she wants the government to buy.
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Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
Kash Patel refers to FBI agents who raided the Fulton County elections office as "my troops on the ground"
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
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Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me
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Remember when Republican governors hurled human bodies at liberal states and cities, without any coordination or additional resources, as a form of trying to “make a point” about the border?
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Remember when Republican governors hurled human bodies at liberal states and cities, without any coordination or additional resources, as a form of trying to “make a point” about the border?
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…