The Venerable Bede
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“All the ways of this world are as fickle and unstable as a sudden storm at sea.”
“I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.”
“I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself.”
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Idiot.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Idiot.
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Oh thank god. This case is important because it’s important — for free speech, for documenting ICE abuses, for spotlighting app stores’ craven behavior, and more.
But also, watching someone call these “free speech warriors” on their sheer rank hypocrisy will be a joy.
But also, watching someone call these “free speech warriors” on their sheer rank hypocrisy will be a joy.
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
Two Midwesterners are fighting back after the platforms they created to report on public Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity were censored by government officials.
www.thefire.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Oh thank god. This case is important because it’s important — for free speech, for documenting ICE abuses, for spotlighting app stores’ craven behavior, and more.
But also, watching someone call these “free speech warriors” on their sheer rank hypocrisy will be a joy.
But also, watching someone call these “free speech warriors” on their sheer rank hypocrisy will be a joy.
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Excellent thread. Trumpism is a patchwork of the worst ideas—Putin-style
personal rule, Russ Vought hostility to an effective & beneficial state, anti-science crackpotism, etc. At bottom it is white Christian nationalism—even though it's bad for business as well as workers and consumers.
personal rule, Russ Vought hostility to an effective & beneficial state, anti-science crackpotism, etc. At bottom it is white Christian nationalism—even though it's bad for business as well as workers and consumers.
The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Excellent thread. Trumpism is a patchwork of the worst ideas—Putin-style
personal rule, Russ Vought hostility to an effective & beneficial state, anti-science crackpotism, etc. At bottom it is white Christian nationalism—even though it's bad for business as well as workers and consumers.
personal rule, Russ Vought hostility to an effective & beneficial state, anti-science crackpotism, etc. At bottom it is white Christian nationalism—even though it's bad for business as well as workers and consumers.
I was ready for violence in ‘24; the only reason it didn’t occur was because Donald (inexplicably!) won.
“Is there anything in Trump’s past that suggests he would willingly relinquish an asset that is valuable to him and his family? I don’t think so…I expect he will attempt to maintain his position as Republican capo di tutti capi until his dying breath.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
What Happens When Trump Loses?
A guide to the chaos ahead.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I was ready for violence in ‘24; the only reason it didn’t occur was because Donald (inexplicably!) won.
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Fascists are weak. They need violence to maintain the same level of power/status/respect/love as empathetic, confident masculinity does w/o toxicity or abuse.
Don't be a silent chump for Trump! Solidarity is sexy. Fight loneliness and MAGA's silent majority fantasyland by speaking out everywhere.
Don't be a silent chump for Trump! Solidarity is sexy. Fight loneliness and MAGA's silent majority fantasyland by speaking out everywhere.
ICE is recruiting by selling service as militaristic ethnonationalism, an opportunity to engage in manly, heroic violence purging the nation of immigrants and their cosmopolitan allies. The public is recoiling now that it's seeing these cracked priorities enacted.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Fascists are weak. They need violence to maintain the same level of power/status/respect/love as empathetic, confident masculinity does w/o toxicity or abuse.
Don't be a silent chump for Trump! Solidarity is sexy. Fight loneliness and MAGA's silent majority fantasyland by speaking out everywhere.
Don't be a silent chump for Trump! Solidarity is sexy. Fight loneliness and MAGA's silent majority fantasyland by speaking out everywhere.
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Front page today.
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Front page today.
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We've known Tulsi Gabbard isn’t to be trusted. Now a new whistleblower complaint over her handling of a bombshell intelligence report —and how she tried for over half a year to bury it—highlights that mistrust. My write-up in the replies.
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We've known Tulsi Gabbard isn’t to be trusted. Now a new whistleblower complaint over her handling of a bombshell intelligence report —and how she tried for over half a year to bury it—highlights that mistrust. My write-up in the replies.
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My heart goes out to our Olympic athletes right now — as they attempt to navigate an extremely difficult time to be an American on the world stage.
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
My heart goes out to our Olympic athletes right now — as they attempt to navigate an extremely difficult time to be an American on the world stage.
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The right-wing Cult of the Cons have killed irony. Imagine calling yourself a "Patriot" when you hate your country as much as MAGA's do.
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The right-wing Cult of the Cons have killed irony. Imagine calling yourself a "Patriot" when you hate your country as much as MAGA's do.
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My corgi Clyde could have done a better job running the Post
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
My corgi Clyde could have done a better job running the Post
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SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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Today, the President warned CNN and MSNOW not to have me on their programs more — or else.
Looking forward to joining CNN later this evening and MSNOW tomorrow morning.
See y’all then.
Looking forward to joining CNN later this evening and MSNOW tomorrow morning.
See y’all then.
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Today, the President warned CNN and MSNOW not to have me on their programs more — or else.
Looking forward to joining CNN later this evening and MSNOW tomorrow morning.
See y’all then.
Looking forward to joining CNN later this evening and MSNOW tomorrow morning.
See y’all then.
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Agreed!
This is one of the five best episodes of the original series. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Agreed!
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
A Kristi wannabe
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
A Kristi wannabe
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Democracy dies in Bezos #JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #Melania #Journalism #Trump #DemocracyDiesInDarkness
February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Democracy dies in Bezos #JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #Melania #Journalism #Trump #DemocracyDiesInDarkness
He’s never actually had any religious or even philosophical beliefs: As a pathological narcissist, he is his own god.
Trump mocks the idea of praying during a meal at the National Prayer Breakfast:
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
He’s never actually had any religious or even philosophical beliefs: As a pathological narcissist, he is his own god.
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infanticidal practices on the rise among South Carolina parents
Children in South Carolina are developing rare brain swelling complications after measles outbreak trib.al/YRnKgEt
Children in South Carolina are developing rare brain swelling after measles outbreak
The majority of the Southeast state’s 876 cases have been in unvaccinated children
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
infanticidal practices on the rise among South Carolina parents
It should go without saying: They should NEVER pay up!
Saying something like “this is not normal” would go a long way in cutting through this BS. Either that or “LOL Ms. Leavitt”
Leavitt: "He is now demanding $1 billion from Harvard University"
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
It should go without saying: They should NEVER pay up!