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"Our nation is not a place — it never will be a place — where we all agree with one another, much less look like one another, or even come from a common culture. But we can live together as neighbors so long as we recognize one another’s inherent dignity and worth." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
Opinion | A Movie About America Broke My Heart
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"Our nation is not a place — it never will be a place — where we all agree with one another, much less look like one another, or even come from a common culture. But we can live together as neighbors so long as we recognize one another’s inherent dignity and worth." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
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One of many good pieces in print NYT Opinion section: John Garnaut on how Trump's perverse combo of hostility to allies + TACO to China is empowering PRC and undermining Taiwan.
Whether "inadvertent," purposeful, merely incompetent, or corrupt, it's dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Whether "inadvertent," purposeful, merely incompetent, or corrupt, it's dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
One of many good pieces in print NYT Opinion section: John Garnaut on how Trump's perverse combo of hostility to allies + TACO to China is empowering PRC and undermining Taiwan.
Whether "inadvertent," purposeful, merely incompetent, or corrupt, it's dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Whether "inadvertent," purposeful, merely incompetent, or corrupt, it's dangerous.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
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MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
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“.. It is an invisible barrier to startups and new market entrants,” said Scott Lincicome .. “Why would you ever want to enter a market that you know your chief competitor is backed by the U.S. government?”
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“.. It is an invisible barrier to startups and new market entrants,” said Scott Lincicome .. “Why would you ever want to enter a market that you know your chief competitor is backed by the U.S. government?”
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
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The political class and business elites would be happy to see attention to Epstein fade away. But the broader public won't allow it. They correctly sense something is rotten about the earlier investigations (or the lack thereof) and the current coverup...and they're right.
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The political class and business elites would be happy to see attention to Epstein fade away. But the broader public won't allow it. They correctly sense something is rotten about the earlier investigations (or the lack thereof) and the current coverup...and they're right.
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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A Kansas man wrote an op-ed criticizing local police for cooperating with ICE. Instead of respecting his First Amendment rights, the police used automatic license plate readers to track him in hopes of finding wrongdoing.
We must keep getting this easily-abused surveillance out of our communities.
We must keep getting this easily-abused surveillance out of our communities.
Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed | ACLU
Targeting followed opinion piece critical of town’s police and anonymously posted anti-ICE fliers
www.aclu.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
A Kansas man wrote an op-ed criticizing local police for cooperating with ICE. Instead of respecting his First Amendment rights, the police used automatic license plate readers to track him in hopes of finding wrongdoing.
We must keep getting this easily-abused surveillance out of our communities.
We must keep getting this easily-abused surveillance out of our communities.
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In March 2025, the FBI discusses internally Pam Bondi’s “clear and specific guidance" to redact images of "former U.S. Presidents, Secretary of State, and other celebrities."
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
In March 2025, the FBI discusses internally Pam Bondi’s “clear and specific guidance" to redact images of "former U.S. Presidents, Secretary of State, and other celebrities."
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Important new piece from @jkbjournalist.bsky.social and @clurhealy.bsky.social. It's all--the predation and the coverup--as bad as you think. Lots of interesting details here.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list
FBI employees shared a PowerPoint presentation in the summer of 2025 covering the Epstein case, including a slide about 11 powerful men.
www.miamiherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Important new piece from @jkbjournalist.bsky.social and @clurhealy.bsky.social. It's all--the predation and the coverup--as bad as you think. Lots of interesting details here.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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"Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over the past year, it turns out there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. President Trump is on that list, as well as a number of other powerful people."
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
We still don't know what the FBI did to investigate these allegations
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over the past year, it turns out there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Epstein. President Trump is on that list, as well as a number of other powerful people."
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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"Did the feds do everything possible to investigate these men who were on their radar in this 2019-2025 phase of the Epstein case? If so why don’t they present it? Why are whole entire pages redacted — where are the 302 interviews from those victims and witnesses?" open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
We still don't know what the FBI did to investigate these allegations
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
"Did the feds do everything possible to investigate these men who were on their radar in this 2019-2025 phase of the Epstein case? If so why don’t they present it? Why are whole entire pages redacted — where are the 302 interviews from those victims and witnesses?" open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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JD Vance Booed At The Olympics As World Rejects Trump, Sen. Gallego Plans General Strike To Stop Rigged Elections, and Sen. Slotkin Defies DOJ’s Intimidation Campaign
Sen. Gallego Calls For General Strike If This Happens
And more great news that’s truly terrible for Trump
www.dworkinsubstack.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
JD Vance Booed At The Olympics As World Rejects Trump, Sen. Gallego Plans General Strike To Stop Rigged Elections, and Sen. Slotkin Defies DOJ’s Intimidation Campaign
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
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Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Trump’s New Tax Law Saved Amazon Billions
Breaks for investment and research lowered the company’s payments to the U.S. government.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.
This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.
Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.
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Here's what Dems should do:
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Here's what Dems should do:
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
1) Double down on the demands.
2) Make clear there will be no additional funding.
If the GOP wants to shut down DHS, that's on them.
Don't surrender to pushback from these goons. Take inspiration from the people of Minneapolis.
apnews.com/article/home...
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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
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Trump went from telling everyone that the the Clintons are guilty to being terrified they might testify. If you don’t know better, you might think they have some dirt on him
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump went from telling everyone that the the Clintons are guilty to being terrified they might testify. If you don’t know better, you might think they have some dirt on him
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Sen. Gallego: Trump is suing your agency for $10 billion. Where would that $10 billion come from?
Bessent: The general fund
Sen. Gallego: So, taxpayers.
Bessent: Yes
Bessent: The general fund
Sen. Gallego: So, taxpayers.
Bessent: Yes
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Sen. Gallego: Trump is suing your agency for $10 billion. Where would that $10 billion come from?
Bessent: The general fund
Sen. Gallego: So, taxpayers.
Bessent: Yes
Bessent: The general fund
Sen. Gallego: So, taxpayers.
Bessent: Yes
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Gutless Billionaire Guts the Post
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Gutless Billionaire Guts the Post
Jeff Bezos grovels. Again.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Gutless Billionaire Guts the Post
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Trump’s hard pivot on the Clintons the moment they agreed to testify begs a lot of questions. Someone should ask him, and the Clintons, those questions
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump’s hard pivot on the Clintons the moment they agreed to testify begs a lot of questions. Someone should ask him, and the Clintons, those questions
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...