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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
February 14, 2026
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February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:41 AM
February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
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February 11, 2026
February 11, 2026
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 AM
February 11, 2026
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February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees can see unredacted versions of the Epstein files the Department of Justice (DOJ) has already released.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
February 10, 2026
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February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026
Last night’s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
February 9, 2026
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How Melinda French Gates Plans To Fund “Chronically,” “Unconscionably” Underfunded Programs For Women And Girls
America’s Top 25 Philanthropists — And The Richest Not On the List
MacKenzie Scott was the nation’s top philanthropist in 2025 and ranks third behind Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in terms of lifetime giving.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
How Melinda French Gates Plans To Fund “Chronically,” “Unconscionably” Underfunded Programs For Women And Girls
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February 8, 2026
February 8, 2026
On February 9, 1950, Senator Joe McCarthy (R-WI) stood up in front of the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, at a gathering to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 AM
February 8, 2026
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February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026
Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administration’s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
February 7, 2026
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February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026
Late last night, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
February 6, 2026
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American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
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You may recall that in January of 2025, artist Ann Telnaes announced that she had quit The Washington Post after editors killed a cartoon that depicted owner Jeff Bezos, among others, genuflecting to Trump.
This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.
This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.
February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
You may recall that in January of 2025, artist Ann Telnaes announced that she had quit The Washington Post after editors killed a cartoon that depicted owner Jeff Bezos, among others, genuflecting to Trump.
This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.
This cartoon feels even more relevant this week.
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The clip was among a series of reposts made on Trump’s Truth Social account just before midnight on Thursday.
Trump Shares Election Conspiracy Video Featuring Racist Imagery Of The Obamas Amid Late Night Posting Spree
The clip was among a series of reposts made on Trump’s Truth Social account just before midnight on Thursday.
www.forbes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The clip was among a series of reposts made on Trump’s Truth Social account just before midnight on Thursday.
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February 5, 2026
February 5, 2026
The past two days have seen a growing struggle between Democrats, who are demanding accountability from the Trump administration, and Republicans trying to hide what the administration is up to.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
February 5, 2026
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February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026
On the heels of last weekend’s special election in Texas, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
February 4, 2026
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America, you have done some silly things recently, but failing to elect this man is right up there.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
America, you have done some silly things recently, but failing to elect this man is right up there.
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February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
February 3, 2026
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$1.5T military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol (over 4 years)
$100B on tax cuts for the 1% (per year)
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$496M to send National Guard into cities
$200M for Kennedy Center renovations
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
Priorities.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol (over 4 years)
$100B on tax cuts for the 1% (per year)
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$496M to send National Guard into cities
$200M for Kennedy Center renovations
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
Priorities.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
$1.5T military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol (over 4 years)
$100B on tax cuts for the 1% (per year)
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$496M to send National Guard into cities
$200M for Kennedy Center renovations
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
Priorities.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol (over 4 years)
$100B on tax cuts for the 1% (per year)
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$496M to send National Guard into cities
$200M for Kennedy Center renovations
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
Priorities.
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?