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I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
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The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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This is weaponizing the very decency that made the Minnesota Resistance possible. It’s grotesque.
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This is weaponizing the very decency that made the Minnesota Resistance possible. It’s grotesque.
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“In Minnesota, the sun is also brilliantly shining; it is quite mild and warm. The abductions continue, the camps continue, our show goes on with resistance and a little more weariness.
We’re still in the deep of winter until our neighbors are free and ICE is no longer.”— @taylorcarik.bsky.social
We’re still in the deep of winter until our neighbors are free and ICE is no longer.”— @taylorcarik.bsky.social
Minnesota's False Spring
Even with troop withdrawals, Minnesotans aren’t packing up snow shovels, nor ICE whistles.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
“In Minnesota, the sun is also brilliantly shining; it is quite mild and warm. The abductions continue, the camps continue, our show goes on with resistance and a little more weariness.
We’re still in the deep of winter until our neighbors are free and ICE is no longer.”— @taylorcarik.bsky.social
We’re still in the deep of winter until our neighbors are free and ICE is no longer.”— @taylorcarik.bsky.social
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
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It's already the law that only Americans can vote in US elections
Real IDs in Pennsylvania do not qualify as proof of citizenship, so that means you would have to pay $165 to get a passport to register to vote.
The SAVE America Act will disenfranchise millions of Americans.
Real IDs in Pennsylvania do not qualify as proof of citizenship, so that means you would have to pay $165 to get a passport to register to vote.
The SAVE America Act will disenfranchise millions of Americans.
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It's already the law that only Americans can vote in US elections
Real IDs in Pennsylvania do not qualify as proof of citizenship, so that means you would have to pay $165 to get a passport to register to vote.
The SAVE America Act will disenfranchise millions of Americans.
Real IDs in Pennsylvania do not qualify as proof of citizenship, so that means you would have to pay $165 to get a passport to register to vote.
The SAVE America Act will disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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Minnesota's top investigative agency says federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
FBI formally refuses to share evidence in Alex Pretti killing, Minnesota investigators say
Minnesota's top investigative agency said Monday the federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Minnesota's top investigative agency says federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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For the last decade of my mother's life, the GOP voter suppression plan would have disenfranchised her.
She'd let her driver's license & passport lapse: She didn't need Real ID for any of her daily tasks, so why do all the paperwork? She'd lost her birth certificate long ago.
This isn't unusual.
She'd let her driver's license & passport lapse: She didn't need Real ID for any of her daily tasks, so why do all the paperwork? She'd lost her birth certificate long ago.
This isn't unusual.
"Hold on, we actually allow a failsafe"
The failsafe: Having a birth certificate, ID, and being willing to sign an affidavit on penalty of perjury.
This is what gendered administrative burdens look like.
academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...
The failsafe: Having a birth certificate, ID, and being willing to sign an affidavit on penalty of perjury.
This is what gendered administrative burdens look like.
academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...
Chip Roy on Fox News tries to explain why the SAVE America Act won't actually prevent women from voting
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
For the last decade of my mother's life, the GOP voter suppression plan would have disenfranchised her.
She'd let her driver's license & passport lapse: She didn't need Real ID for any of her daily tasks, so why do all the paperwork? She'd lost her birth certificate long ago.
This isn't unusual.
She'd let her driver's license & passport lapse: She didn't need Real ID for any of her daily tasks, so why do all the paperwork? She'd lost her birth certificate long ago.
This isn't unusual.
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Oh, not to scare the sh*t out of you, but there's a new scam on Google. The phishing technique is called Browser in Browser, and it looks like a legit sign-in pop-up. Learn how to detect it.
www.gaar.com/blog/article...
www.gaar.com/blog/article...
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Oh, not to scare the sh*t out of you, but there's a new scam on Google. The phishing technique is called Browser in Browser, and it looks like a legit sign-in pop-up. Learn how to detect it.
www.gaar.com/blog/article...
www.gaar.com/blog/article...
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This isn't just a partisan line. It's empirically true. From Russell Kirk to Yoram Hazony, there is no distillation of "conservatism" that highlights "mercy" or "protecting life" as a core value or element. Rather it exists in opposition to "levelling," to preserve traditional hierarchies and order.
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This isn't just a partisan line. It's empirically true. From Russell Kirk to Yoram Hazony, there is no distillation of "conservatism" that highlights "mercy" or "protecting life" as a core value or element. Rather it exists in opposition to "levelling," to preserve traditional hierarchies and order.
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Them: sorry the Constitution requires that children keep dying, can't even have any tiny regulation of guns.
Also them: sorry Fourth Amendment we're going through a tunnel can't hear you
Also them: sorry Fourth Amendment we're going through a tunnel can't hear you
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Them: sorry the Constitution requires that children keep dying, can't even have any tiny regulation of guns.
Also them: sorry Fourth Amendment we're going through a tunnel can't hear you
Also them: sorry Fourth Amendment we're going through a tunnel can't hear you
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The PSB research team digs into several sites unmasked in FOIA docs obtained by the ACLU.
FOIA Documents Unmask the Sites of ICE’s Continued Detention Surge
Recent documents obtained by the ACLU reveal ICE's nationwide plan to reopen facilities, including shuttered prisons, for use as detention space
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The PSB research team digs into several sites unmasked in FOIA docs obtained by the ACLU.
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"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting
"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...
www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
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Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know.
Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.
Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.
Top candidates in the 2026 15th Court of Appeals primaries
Texas courts explainer
www.texastribune.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Texas 15th Court of Appeals primaries: Who is running and what to know.
Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.
Voters statewide elect three justices to the new 15th Court of Appeals, created in 2023. Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP appointees face their first election for six-year terms.
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As we honor U.S. Presidents today, we want to share this video to remind us all that the office of the presidency of the United States of America is bigger than any one person, and that civility and respect for each other are traditional in our history.
#PresidentsDay2026 🇺🇸
#PresidentsDay2026 🇺🇸
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
As we honor U.S. Presidents today, we want to share this video to remind us all that the office of the presidency of the United States of America is bigger than any one person, and that civility and respect for each other are traditional in our history.
#PresidentsDay2026 🇺🇸
#PresidentsDay2026 🇺🇸
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"The idea that approval of a vaccine might depend—even a little bit—on whether the manufacturer says ‘pretty please’ speaks volumes about what role scientific judgment is now playing in the approval process."
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"The idea that approval of a vaccine might depend—even a little bit—on whether the manufacturer says ‘pretty please’ speaks volumes about what role scientific judgment is now playing in the approval process."
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Just to make this abundantly clear:
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Just to make this abundantly clear:
