February 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
CNN’s Harry Enten: “Some talk about Trump's floor of support...I'm not sure he has a floor! His net approval is at a term 2 low across a number of pollsters. Trump's now in worse shape than he was at this point in term 1 or where Biden was at this point in his one term. He's way underwater.”
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
CNN’s Harry Enten: “Some talk about Trump's floor of support...I'm not sure he has a floor! His net approval is at a term 2 low across a number of pollsters. Trump's now in worse shape than he was at this point in term 1 or where Biden was at this point in his one term. He's way underwater.”
Apparently the correct term is flipper. Apologies.
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Apparently the correct term is flipper. Apologies.
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Normally we use the term "witch hunt" to imply a pointless pursuit of non-existent villains and, um, buddy ...
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Normally we use the term "witch hunt" to imply a pointless pursuit of non-existent villains and, um, buddy ...
Saw the term “malignant pacifism” for the first time, and oh my god is that a great descriptor for the Democratic Party.
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Saw the term “malignant pacifism” for the first time, and oh my god is that a great descriptor for the Democratic Party.
I’m sorry but somehow it’s the middle of Trump’s term and we’re already doing the thing where we forget how bad Trump is???
Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I’m sorry but somehow it’s the middle of Trump’s term and we’re already doing the thing where we forget how bad Trump is???
I just heard someone say on TV that use of the term "concentration camps" to describe ICE facilities was "very strong language."
I think ICE's concentration camps are very strong abuses of human rights.
I think ICE's concentration camps are very strong abuses of human rights.
February 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I just heard someone say on TV that use of the term "concentration camps" to describe ICE facilities was "very strong language."
I think ICE's concentration camps are very strong abuses of human rights.
I think ICE's concentration camps are very strong abuses of human rights.
Nobody at the time of the American Revolution would have thought of themselves as part of "Western civilization" because the term really didn't even exist yet. It started percolating through elite discourse only in the late 19th C. and didn't become a common vernacular term until the early 20th.
rubio’s invocation of “western civilization” — defined here as racial and religious chauvinism, if not outright supremacy — is a rejection of the more egalitarian and universalistic notions that came out of america’s two revolutions.
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Nobody at the time of the American Revolution would have thought of themselves as part of "Western civilization" because the term really didn't even exist yet. It started percolating through elite discourse only in the late 19th C. and didn't become a common vernacular term until the early 20th.
Name change today! “Granddad” is a much better search term. 😏
February 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Name change today! “Granddad” is a much better search term. 😏
I'm in a long-term relationship, 30-year-fixed at 5.3% APR
February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I'm in a long-term relationship, 30-year-fixed at 5.3% APR
None of this stuff is going to be fast. It's a long-term struggle as it has always been.
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
None of this stuff is going to be fast. It's a long-term struggle as it has always been.
I think @wajali.bsky.social was clear. He acknowledges the current fight, but asks @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to lead on the long term goal of abolishing ICE. I don’t understand the leader’s reticence on that very simple, and frankly moderate position.
A simple ? from Wajahat Ali pushes Hakeem Jeffries into a crashout:
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I think @wajali.bsky.social was clear. He acknowledges the current fight, but asks @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to lead on the long term goal of abolishing ICE. I don’t understand the leader’s reticence on that very simple, and frankly moderate position.
“He is currently at his lowest point in the second term."
Republican Pollster Hits Trump With Dire Midterm Warning
Trump’s disapproval stands at a whopping 56 percent, per one source.
trib.al
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“He is currently at his lowest point in the second term."
We just entered the 3rd government shutdown of Trump‘s second term, which has only been a year.
THIRD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, y’all.
THIRD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, y’all.
February 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
We just entered the 3rd government shutdown of Trump‘s second term, which has only been a year.
THIRD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, y’all.
THIRD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, y’all.
It's annoying you can't just ask someone "wait, hold up, what do you mean by (technical term)" because so many people using technical terms wrong get really mad at you when you inform them you're using a technical term and not just some word they think they understand
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
It's annoying you can't just ask someone "wait, hold up, what do you mean by (technical term)" because so many people using technical terms wrong get really mad at you when you inform them you're using a technical term and not just some word they think they understand
Morning. Tuesday.
Church is brisk but not overly packed. Half term mpact maybe?
Church is brisk but not overly packed. Half term mpact maybe?
February 17, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Morning. Tuesday.
Church is brisk but not overly packed. Half term mpact maybe?
Church is brisk but not overly packed. Half term mpact maybe?
we have a term for those jealous of birds, it's "gender dysphoria"
February 17, 2026 at 4:33 AM
we have a term for those jealous of birds, it's "gender dysphoria"
In the first year of Trump’s second term as president, it’s become clear that, for those seeking, or even granted, asylum, the United States is no longer a safe place.
February 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM
In the first year of Trump’s second term as president, it’s become clear that, for those seeking, or even granted, asylum, the United States is no longer a safe place.
Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change
Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change
Safeguarding minister says she wants to use momentum to invest in prevention and get more than quick-fix policies
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Read Jess Phillips’ article: We owe it to every Epstein victim to better protect British women and girls
Institutions can be persuaded to take action on violence against women and girls only when some sort of “calamity” or “political scandal” hits the headlines, Jess Phillips has said.
Phillips, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, said she wanted to use the momentum from the Epstein files to push for long-term legislative change and greater support for survivors, rather than quick-fix reactive policy announcements. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change
The term computer originally described female mathematicians who MANUALLY computed complex engineering and astronomy data.
the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
Another fun wrinkle from that period (that might still exist): I was good at math and loved it and then my geometry teacher told me that I'd probably struggle because female brains were bad at spatial thinking. I kept loving math & being good at it but assumed that would end so I ended it first.
February 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The term computer originally described female mathematicians who MANUALLY computed complex engineering and astronomy data.
On the heels of this post last night, I wrote about using the term "concentration camp" and why it matters.
February 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
On the heels of this post last night, I wrote about using the term "concentration camp" and why it matters.