There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.

Really, the problem is the system that allows for billionaire status, not the people. (Such are the foibles of the English language.)

"Scotch-Irish military culture" people entered Ireland 1600s, immigrated mostly to Appalachia, 1700s "In the 2017 American Community Survey....1.7% reported Scottish ancestry, an additional...0.9%...more specifically...Scotch-Irish ancestry" = 2.6% of Americans en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch-...

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Way beyond parody - including Bill "ALEC" Howell, George "Felix Macacawitz" Allen, etc. bluevirginia.us/2026/02/vide...

"parking garage in the Washington Square office building (1050 Connecticut Ave.)" Washington, D.C.

BREAKFAST LINKS 2/13/26: Racketeering lawsuit looks to dismantle DC "slumlord empire." Winter weather yields potholes across Washington region. Noise pollution in Fairfax County could ease with flight path changes.

Fascist Nazis

"...'we saw 60 men packed into a room shoulder-to-shoulder, 24-hours-a-day, with a single toilet in the room and no shower facilities,' Raskin said. 'They sleep like sardines with aluminum foil blankets.'" www.rawstory.com/jamie-raskin...

Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents apnews.com/article/duba...

"'Lewandowski & Noem, who are both married, have publicly denied the reports of the affair, but ppl said they do little to hide their relationship...,' the [Wall St. Jnl.] reported. "The pair have lately been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, w/ a private cabin....'" www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...

I think we could demand a claw-back

No, it doesn't. Still outlawed pending appeal.

It's just a temporary restraining order. Sigh. Rinse and repeat.

#OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1881, Herbertine Auclert publishes the first edition of La Citoyenne in Paris, France. The feminist newspaper runs for ten years. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers 🗃️

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#OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1907, around 15 suffragettes rush into the lobby of the House of Commons in London: around 60 more are arrested outside. The picture shows their release the next day. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #VotesForWomen 🗃️

A Florida A&M University law student says the HBCU refused to signify the word “Black” in flyers for a Black History Month event. Since then, the school has had to comply with state regulations and refrain from using any allocated funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion

The Bond Between has been a safe haven for pets left to fend for themselves after their owners were detained — as well as a provider of resources for those afraid to leave their homes. → Read the full story: www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/the... Follow us for more good news

How “temporarily” are we talking here?

"The proposed changes come amid a turbulent time for travellers visiting the US. Several have reported being denied entry after officers reviewed their online activity and deemed it too critical of Donald Trump or JD Vance."

"Many are separated from the island by generations of white Cubans who severed ties with their Afro-Cuban and Mulatto sides of their families....Meanwhile, they disguise themselves as beacons of democracy and freedom...."

"However, it will remain outlawed for now as the government intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal."

Brian Tyler Cohen BREAKING: NEW YORKERS RE-RAISE THE PRIDE FLAG IN FRONT OF THE STONEWALL MONUMENT, IN DIRECT DEFIANCE OF DONALD TRUMP’S ORDER.

Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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"The thread itself was made by twisting plant fibers together with animal hair."

Since February 15th is coming up, a friendly reminder that mouthy women get stuff done even way back in the day: constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this... #belva #lockwood #women #lawyers ⚖️♀️

Two notes about this. This was the VERY rare case where an FBI Agent, rather than an HSI agent, filed the affidavit. I gotta believe there's still enough institutional culture among Feebs to REALLY hate having been lied to. HSI not so much.

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Who mentioned Russia, Don? The wicked flee where none pursueth

Bondi = legal Ghislaine

today on my blog, I wrote an op-ed about the history of lynching, and why its extrajudicial nature is so aptly documented by Black journalists like Georgia Fort and Black activists like Nekima Levy-Armstrong the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/on-lynchings...

"Kasho Iizuka’s feature casts trans actors to revisit a notorious 1965 trial that made gender reassignment illegal for more than 30 years. He explains why the history remains unfinished." #Trans #LGBTQ www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

"The act of busting car windows is a time honored tradition within the immigration enforcement agencies of ICE, Border Patrol and CBP." Not officially, but agents are "trained in the field" to use it as a terror tactic.

Latest deep investigation. www.latimes.com/projects/la-...

I wonder if anyone has written up a study of all the people killed or hurt in high speed chases by BP and other immigration agents. The 1970s and 80s are full of these stories. This from 1987:

2019 study on Border Patrol pursuits: www.latimes.com/projects/la-... minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/11/h...

Excellent resource for deaths involving CBP & Border Patrol. www.southernborder.org/deaths_by_bo...

Feb. 12, 1419 (S.R.) Boromir confronts Aragorn about the long travel delay. Aragorn assures him that they start in just a few more days. Boromir also urges breaking the journey at Minas Tirith. Aragorn demurs: that must be Frodo's decision. #LOTR

Wld like to see proof bef endorsing this statement, but cld be a game changer.

Broadly, however, what these are are crimes of betrayal. Trump and Epstein and all of their co-conspirators—from Peter Thiel and Rupert Murdoch to Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem; from Elon Musk and Jared Kushner to Howard Lutnick and Steve Bannon—have betrayed us.

Breaking WSJ: The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Pam Bondi is now freeing accused drug dealers bc her demand that AUSAs do unethical things got all the prosecutors to quit. www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...