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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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NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune
Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
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Good Q @SarahKSilvermam
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Good Q @SarahKSilvermam
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As Fannie Lou Hamer said: "That flag is drenched in our blood". Two enslaved BW helped stitch the 1st flag. One is unknown. The other is Grace Wisher. For Erin Jackson to carry that flag in front of a racist JD Vance was powerful. Our excellence cannot be reduced. #WinterOlympics #TeamUSA
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
As Fannie Lou Hamer said: "That flag is drenched in our blood". Two enslaved BW helped stitch the 1st flag. One is unknown. The other is Grace Wisher. For Erin Jackson to carry that flag in front of a racist JD Vance was powerful. Our excellence cannot be reduced. #WinterOlympics #TeamUSA
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I found the dumbest most pathetic post on the internet today:
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I found the dumbest most pathetic post on the internet today:
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The question isn't whether an evil man will be evil. It's what good people will do in the face of it. TOO MANY people still want to overlook the obvious. They find all kinds of ways to explain why he's not really evil. They are the problem.
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The question isn't whether an evil man will be evil. It's what good people will do in the face of it. TOO MANY people still want to overlook the obvious. They find all kinds of ways to explain why he's not really evil. They are the problem.
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I'm so old I remember back when most of us used to be proud of being American.
Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I'm so old I remember back when most of us used to be proud of being American.
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i get the cynicism that outrage over Trump's racist post will change minds but the breadth of the GOP criticism is significant -- Collins, Curtis, Wicker, and Scott (among others) are out with statements unequivocally denouncing it. It's a step in the right direction from "I haven't see the tweet."
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
i get the cynicism that outrage over Trump's racist post will change minds but the breadth of the GOP criticism is significant -- Collins, Curtis, Wicker, and Scott (among others) are out with statements unequivocally denouncing it. It's a step in the right direction from "I haven't see the tweet."
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What you are seeing here is how in a free society, there are many checks against tyranny. And often the courage comes from the bottom up.
These actions are features of a free society and are the way we keep it free. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
These actions are features of a free society and are the way we keep it free. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services for Immigration Agencies
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
What you are seeing here is how in a free society, there are many checks against tyranny. And often the courage comes from the bottom up.
These actions are features of a free society and are the way we keep it free. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
These actions are features of a free society and are the way we keep it free. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
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🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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“Is it too obvious to say that of course the right only values family as a system of ownership and property, only values motherhood as a way to push women from public life… only values babies & births when they are white babies and white births, meant to reproduce the nation as they imagine it?”
"The people tearing these loved ones apart are often the very same people who have spent so much of the past several years lecturing the American people, and in particular American women, about the importance of parenthood and family," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social.
Republicans are the party of separating and destroying families | Moira Donegan
Their ‘pro-family’ rhetoric is a cynical and hollow sham
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Is it too obvious to say that of course the right only values family as a system of ownership and property, only values motherhood as a way to push women from public life… only values babies & births when they are white babies and white births, meant to reproduce the nation as they imagine it?”
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Who does DOJ think they're fooling?
The 3 MILLION Epstein files they're holding back r obviously full of stuff that should be turned over eg internal comms among Trump cronies
We have the receipts & lay them out in our complaint to OIG. @axios.com has the exclusive
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
The 3 MILLION Epstein files they're holding back r obviously full of stuff that should be turned over eg internal comms among Trump cronies
We have the receipts & lay them out in our complaint to OIG. @axios.com has the exclusive
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
Missing records from Bondi and Patel draw scrutiny in Epstein release
The complaint calls it "deeply troubling" that no communications from Bondi or Patel appear in the ream of documents.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Who does DOJ think they're fooling?
The 3 MILLION Epstein files they're holding back r obviously full of stuff that should be turned over eg internal comms among Trump cronies
We have the receipts & lay them out in our complaint to OIG. @axios.com has the exclusive
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
The 3 MILLION Epstein files they're holding back r obviously full of stuff that should be turned over eg internal comms among Trump cronies
We have the receipts & lay them out in our complaint to OIG. @axios.com has the exclusive
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/e...
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MAGA 2020: I’m not carrying a vaccine record or wearing a mask.
MAGA 2026: Show your papers to masked ICE agents and you won’t get hurt.
MAGA 2026: Show your papers to masked ICE agents and you won’t get hurt.
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 AM
MAGA 2020: I’m not carrying a vaccine record or wearing a mask.
MAGA 2026: Show your papers to masked ICE agents and you won’t get hurt.
MAGA 2026: Show your papers to masked ICE agents and you won’t get hurt.
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"Lies work. (Laughs.) Lies are a very effective deterrent for voter participation. But there’s also the micro issue. When people think that they might be arrested if they show up, then they won’t vote. If people believe that there is some harm they will face, they won’t show up."
"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"Lies work. (Laughs.) Lies are a very effective deterrent for voter participation. But there’s also the micro issue. When people think that they might be arrested if they show up, then they won’t vote. If people believe that there is some harm they will face, they won’t show up."
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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it's amazing how many people voted to let Trump steal billions of dollars from them bsky.app/profile/atru...
GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from?
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
it's amazing how many people voted to let Trump steal billions of dollars from them bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Sorry, guys. 🤡
BESSENT SAYS IF TRUMP WINS IRS SUIT, $10B WOULD COME FROM TAXPAYERS
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Sorry, guys. 🤡
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"In my conversations with the party’s top lawyers and strategists, it’s clear that Democrats are doing a lot to try and push back right now."
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on defending the integrity of the midterms, in the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/3ZfGgfZ
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on defending the integrity of the midterms, in the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/3ZfGgfZ
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"In my conversations with the party’s top lawyers and strategists, it’s clear that Democrats are doing a lot to try and push back right now."
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on defending the integrity of the midterms, in the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/3ZfGgfZ
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on defending the integrity of the midterms, in the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/3ZfGgfZ
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I guess the billionaires were right.
They can rape and murder children, have all their crimes revealed to the world, and Americans will still post on their apps.
European governments are trying to take Musk down and every resister still posting on X is officially working against the resistance.
They can rape and murder children, have all their crimes revealed to the world, and Americans will still post on their apps.
European governments are trying to take Musk down and every resister still posting on X is officially working against the resistance.
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I guess the billionaires were right.
They can rape and murder children, have all their crimes revealed to the world, and Americans will still post on their apps.
European governments are trying to take Musk down and every resister still posting on X is officially working against the resistance.
They can rape and murder children, have all their crimes revealed to the world, and Americans will still post on their apps.
European governments are trying to take Musk down and every resister still posting on X is officially working against the resistance.
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New Quinnipiac poll:
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
New Quinnipiac poll:
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
63% of voters disapprove of ICE
60% want ICE out of Minneapolis
58% want Kristi Noem removed from office
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HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.