@patrimoo.bsky.social
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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.”
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
“.. 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.”
Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”
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That's not the way it works. Again, it's a political move with midterms not based on any sort of financial or legal reality.
#propertytaxes
#propertytaxes
February 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
That's not the way it works. Again, it's a political move with midterms not based on any sort of financial or legal reality.
#propertytaxes
#propertytaxes
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February 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Maine Secy of State Shenna Bellows: “In the context of Trump’s assault on the rule of law & threats to elections, the odd invitation raises concerns.” Here’s what you need to know about the administration summoning state election officials to a meeting: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Context Matters: Trump Administration Summons Secretaries of State
And the context for this one isn't promising.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Maine Secy of State Shenna Bellows: “In the context of Trump’s assault on the rule of law & threats to elections, the odd invitation raises concerns.” Here’s what you need to know about the administration summoning state election officials to a meeting: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
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This guy raped little girls.
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM
This guy raped little girls.
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Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
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Navalny was most likely killed by a poison drawn from toxin found in a South American frog not natural to Russia, European governments conclude, debunking Moscow's story that he died in prison of natural causes. @lynseychutel.bsky.social Anton Troianovski www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Navalny was most likely killed by a poison drawn from toxin found in a South American frog not natural to Russia, European governments conclude, debunking Moscow's story that he died in prison of natural causes. @lynseychutel.bsky.social Anton Troianovski www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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@barackobama.bsky.social praises those who protest ICE "with the truth and with cameras and with peaceful protest and with shining a light on the behavior that, in the past, we've seen in authoritarian countries and dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
@barackobama.bsky.social praises those who protest ICE "with the truth and with cameras and with peaceful protest and with shining a light on the behavior that, in the past, we've seen in authoritarian countries and dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
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"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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Moskowitz: By the president’s own metrics, what accomplishments does Noem have?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Moskowitz: By the president’s own metrics, what accomplishments does Noem have?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
• She’s holding up 200 miles of border wall.
• She’s deported fewer people than Obama.
• She’s not helping any of these red-state governors with their disasters.
Why hasn’t he fired her?
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Breaking new re Navalny poisoning —
In Minnesota, ICE shoots the opposition.
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
In Minnesota, ICE shoots the opposition.
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Breaking new re Navalny poisoning —
In Minnesota, ICE shoots the opposition.
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
In Minnesota, ICE shoots the opposition.
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
Seriously? How is it that they didn't anticipate the issues mass deportations would bring?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump’s immigration raids
Construction executives have held multiple meetings over the last month with the White House and Congress to discuss immigration busts on job sites.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Seriously? How is it that they didn't anticipate the issues mass deportations would bring?
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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A Trump ally who helped spread lies about the 2020 election in hopes of overturning the verdict of the voters is now Trump's "director of election security and integrity." @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social @alexandraberzon.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A Trump ally who helped spread lies about the 2020 election in hopes of overturning the verdict of the voters is now Trump's "director of election security and integrity." @shawnmccreesh.bsky.social @alexandraberzon.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Maybe I missed something but it seems like the only people that have been ‘found guilty’ are Epstein and Maxwell. Who else (donors & politicians) is he talking about??
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@robertgarcia.bsky.social: DOJ says they’re done releasing files, but American public isn’t done. Democrats aren’t done.
There is no scenario where we stop until we’ve seen all the files.
There is no scenario where we stop until we’ve seen all the files.
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: DOJ says they’re done releasing files, but American public isn’t done. Democrats aren’t done.
There is no scenario where we stop until we’ve seen all the files.
There is no scenario where we stop until we’ve seen all the files.
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Smart questions by Sen. Paul; yet ICE seems to be violating these 1st A rights repeatedly, with at times deadly consequences.
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Smart questions by Sen. Paul; yet ICE seems to be violating these 1st A rights repeatedly, with at times deadly consequences.
What was that? Pam Bondi is an embarrassment, soooooo unprofessional!!! I know why she was chosen by the convicted felon to sit (not lead) at the current DOJ.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pam Bondi hearing devolves into shouting matches with Democrats over Epstein and DOJ prosecutions
The attorney general made her appearance hours after the Trump administration tried and failed to indict Democratic lawmakers over a social media video.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
What was that? Pam Bondi is an embarrassment, soooooo unprofessional!!! I know why she was chosen by the convicted felon to sit (not lead) at the current DOJ.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.