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Just because we aren't totally surprised, doesn't mean we can shrug it off. Decency, dignity, and humanity matter, even now. Especially now.

From his now-deleted and grotesque post targeting the Obamas, to his doctored image that altered the expression and skin tone of a Black civil rights lawyer, his use of AI is simply the newest form of an old pattern: open racism from Donald Trump.

Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.

He lied at the National Prayer Breakfast to take credit for a prisoner freed who was actually freed during Obama. You heard that right — Lying 🤥 at 🤥 a 🤥 prayer 🤥 breakfast 🤥 www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...

The name of “the staffer” was probably John Barron, John Miller or David Dennison

@t-shirtnshorts.bsky.social thanks for the inclusion

That he/they would blame it on a staffer was surely on everyone’s bingo card, right?

Internal White House meetings going on, like, "Hopefully the racism will distract from the pedophilia which will distract from the killings which will distract from the pedophilia again which will distract from the economy which will distract from the pedophilia a third time"

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

Pardoned J6ers continue their crime sprees across America.

Go Virginia!

"To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is." Our country and our democracy need it. New from Cameron Barr, former senior managing editor of the Washington Post: lnk.thebulwark.com/4tkLJ2P

😡 www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.

Conditions At ICE Detention Centers Could Fuel Major Measles Outbreaks

Made Mom brownies tonight—I had fallen asleep 😴 & a telemarketer woke me up—I chose to channel my anger 😠

Folks, I believe we're going to have a problem with elections. American citizens are being arrested, so they're afraid to go to polling places. People of different color are being arrested, so they'll be afraid to vote. I've heard that ICE will be at some polling places. What's the answer here? 👠

CNN: "New data shows January was the lowest months for job cuts since the 2009 Great Recession...layoffs way up, hiring ways down. During the month of January, US-based employers announced just over 108,000 layoffs. That's roughly double January 2025. In fact, this is the highest since January 2009"

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Let’s be clear: when the Trump administration kills or stalls energy generation projects, that’s the White House choosing to make your electricity more expensive. Americans deserve better.

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"The recent arrest of Don Lemon should alarm every American who still believes in the First Amendment," writes Kerry Kennedy.

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Cuba is ready for “meaningful” dialogue with the United States but it is not willing to discuss changing its government, the Cuban deputy foreign minister told CNN, in comments that come as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the island with talk of regime change. https://cnn.it/4agbgSb

"The free market will not save the Post, because its owner is immune to market signals. Politics will not save the Post, because so long as Republican voters demand authoritarianism, no one can own a media outlet without taking on outsized risk."

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Some online bettors think former collaborator Cardi B could join Bad Bunny onstage.

East San Antonio, TX "This warehouse will traffic some of the most disreputable commercial activity since WWII," the County Commissioner said in a statement... www.wfaa.com/article/news...

Mayor Frey: “The continued presence of 2,000 federal agents in a city that only has 600 police officers is still not de-escalation…The restoration of peace…throughout our city depends on one main thing, which is for ICE to leave.”

Made Mom a version of teriyaki chicken with onions 🧅 rice 🍚 green beans—slow cooked in different sauces juices etc—she loved it 😍 me too 😋

The sun is shining & neither the regular temperatures (20s) nor the wind chill is below zero—plus I brought up the garbage can while wearing a t shirt & shorts. That means it’s Spring right? 😂

After triggering an influx of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, right-wing provocateur Nick Shirley is reportedly trying the same stunt in San Diego. Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:

Alabama has the worst maternal mortality in the United States at 60 deaths per 100K live births. For reference, California has 18 deaths per 100K live births. But Dr. Oz thinks it’s “cool” that American citizens do not have access to good reproductive healthcare in the wealthiest nation in history.

BREAKING: Fulton County demanded in court that the federal government return all of the 2020 election related materials the FBI seized from its central election hub last week. One county official stated that “our Constitution itself is at stake over this fight.”

Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.

The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Here's what you need to know.

President Trump’s decision to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years starting this summer came with no notice to its largest tenant, the National Symphony Orchestra.

Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations across the United States while its parent company continues a strategic review of the embattled brand. https://cnn.it/4bBOGps

“In the last presidential election, donations from people giving $5 million or more went up exponentially,” mostly motivated by corporate interests, @danw329.bsky.social told @prospect.org. “It seems like we’re on track to see that again” in the 2026 midterms.

Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:

WaPo was slow to adapt to the internet and a new business model, leading to Bezos. Coverage & leadership changes, people like me unsubscribe & revenue falls. Now more layoffs -> worse coverage -> more subscriber loss -> even less revenue -> more layoffs. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

This cannot happen. Threats like these are a clear and criminal move toward sham elections and retribution for 2020. As a poll worker, I witness free and fair elections twice a year (Primaries + General Elections). More chaos from the top to detract from the Epstein files. share.inquirer.com/vAVnpf

Good article www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

"A key feature of this “neoroyalist” approach is that global economic policymaking is based on personal, family and business ties rather than national interest, competitive advantage, shared prosperity or long-term growth."

A new theory argues that Trump's approach to governing most closely resembles that of 16th-century royal families like the Tudors and the Hapsburgs. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

I suppose it is a form of good news - fewer Minnesotans are likely to be murdered now by our own government www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...