At Law Dork, a big report on documents filed by DOJ in the Minnesota refugee case overnight: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...

What is the consequence of an FDA decision "not to review" a vaccine study? Production of the vaccine is abandoned, because without the US market there's no economic case for making it. This is the RFKJr strategy for killing vaccines.

“Moderna’s CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: ‘You cannot make a return on investment if you don’t have access to the U.S. market.’ Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”

The Justice Department’s top antitrust attorney, who had bipartisan support, announced her departure yesterday over conflict with department leaders on how aggressively to enforce antitrust laws. The rate at which we’re losing qualified professionals is alarming.

Good God. Trump's Council of Economic Advisors are either clueless or sycophants. acasignups.net/26/02/13/goo...

Corey Lewandowski "fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after [Kristi] Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane" — a decision that was reversed when they realized they needed someone to take them home. People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."

Abusers are just as good at grooming allies as they are at grooming victims.

This piece attempts to offer a comprehensive look at what's wrong with the theory of persuasion that the Dem consultant class is broadly still in thrall to, and why the events of the last year call for a major reassessment. Please check it out:

“[V]oters who tune out politics are regularly buffeted by gale force deluges of information from all directions. Their convictions about public policy—and their views on what the parties stand for—are shallowly rooted at best.” Yep. Mass persuasion ≠ one-on-one persuasion of intimates.

WASHINGTON (AP) — EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, removing key basis for climate change fight.

@schumer.senate.gov as you negotiate and whip votes for or against DHS funding, please keep in mind you are voting to fund or not the aggresive force that will be sent to any district that is perceived as a republican loser. A force that will be trying to prevent Dems from being elected.

Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill. It needed 60 and fails, 52-47 Fetterman is the only Democrat voting to advance it No defections on GOP side, even Rand Paul was a "yes" (Thune changed his vote to no to allow him to bring it up more quickly later)

Democrats, do not be fooled. If you cave and approve DHS funding, they’ll be back and worse than last time. Republicans keep showing you their hand, stop shaking it.

Um...Let no one be fooled "The timing of this announcement — shortly before Congress votes on a DHS funding bill — is no accident."

During today’s edition of our weekly chat, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social will cover our first endorsements of 2026, the upcoming DHS funding deadline, the regime’s announcement about a “significant drawdown” in Minneapolis, and more. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

I hope the Minnesota pullback is real, not a smokescreen. And I certainly hope it doesn't become a cover for Democratic leaders to compromise on their demands, or retreat from fightng to cut ICE funding. The people of Minneapolis/St Paul and Minnesota did extraordinary things. Let it not be in vain.

They say they’re pulling out of Minnesota…Ironic how this announcement comes just 2 DAYS before a Senate vote on additional DHS/ICE funding…DON’T BELIEVE THEM!… ICE needs to leave…Period! DEFUND….DISBAND @democrats.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov

Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor. Not one more penny.

Trump wants DHS funding. The biggest block is how ICE is behaving. This is to give the appearance of backing down, encouraging the media to stop looking at whether they've actually backed down. SOP for this administration.

AOC Credits Activists After DHS Funding Bill Collapses The congresswoman stresses midterms electoral organizing to stop ICE 'horrors' meidasnews.com/news/aoc-cre...

Big praise for @schumer.senate.gov and the #democrats for not funding DHS due to lack of action to fix ICE. I hope that they continue to halt funding so DHS is entirely abolished. We are a mixing pot and an org dedicated to removal of our innocent foreign participants has no place in our culture .

Within the past hour, another of my neighbors was taken. Disappeared. Drawdown when, exactly? ABOLISH ICE NOW. Take away their funding. Now.

To be clear, not funding FEMA is a problem. But DHS isn't needed and should be abolished. CBP needs to be massively reformed. And ICE should be defunded and abolished. /2/end

Polls show the public is alarmed and want ICE & CBP reined in. Congress must demand real guardrails before funding DHS: require warrants for street arrests; ban racial profiling; no enforcement at churches & schools, and consequences when agencies break the law.

Homan announcing withdrawal from Minnesota…Don’t Be Fooled…ICE needs to be disbanded…NO additional funding for DHS/ICE… PERIOD! DEFUND…..DISBAND

🚨ALARM: Republicans are closer to ramming the SAVE ACT through, the Project 2025 voter-ID bill that requires voter’s current names to MATCH their birth certificates. 79% of married women take a spouse’s name. This could disenfranchise MILLIONS of women. #HandsOffHerVote

Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress. Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time: newrepublic.com/article/2064...

Boom!

The Republican-controlled US House is set to pass a sweeping voter restriction bill that could potentially disenfranchise tens of millions of Americans.

As the hearing went on Democrats on the committee did a much better job in my opinion after a very slow start as Bondi continued to be an obnoxious ass. There is only one way to handle a witness like this and the latter questioners seemed to understand that.

Update: We must be seeing huge Russian setbacks in Ukraine for the regime to be taking these actions to limit communication. Apps/Websites Blocked in Russia: 1. Whatsapp - fully blocked. 2. Telegram - throttled 3. YouTube - throttled. 4. Facebook - fully blocked. 5. Instagram - fully blocked.

LIVE: Epstein survivors hold news conference ahead of Attorney General Pam Bondi hearing youtube.com/live/So5O2Ql...

House Judiciary hearing was largely pointless because Bondi as usual was an obnoxious ass playing to an audience of one, Jordan refused to enforce regular order, and Dems overall didn’t make effective use of the limited opportunities they had.

AG Bondi and Rep. Jayapal clash after Bondi asked to apologize to Epstein victims Watch hearing live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXwX...

This DOJ hearing is insane. AG Bondi is rationalizing not pursuing the arrest of rich pedophiles because the stock market is doing well for the rich pedophiles she's protecting.

Today’s Pam Bondi hearing, in a nutshell. Democratic Congresswoman: “Ms Bondi, there are a number of Epstein survivors in the room today. Could you turn around and acknowledge their presence?” Bondi: “The Dow is up over 50,000! Acknowledge that!”

let the record show all Epstein victims raised their hand when asked by Congressman Jayapal if they had been refused a meeting with Bondi's DOJ!

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Neguse as Bondi refuses to answer his questions: "You eliminated the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team last year! So I understand why you don't want to tell the American people who works there. No one works there anymore." (Note Bondi responding with smears.)

holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governorwalz.mn.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social @govkathyhochul.bsky.social @governorferguson.bsky.social @tinakotek.bsky.social @govandybeshear.bsky.social @govevers.wisconsin.gov @govmurphy.bsky.social @govmaurahealey.bsky.social

In addition, CNN reports that “a source briefed by FAA tells the El Paso flight ban was driven by military operations from Biggs Army Air Field at Fort Bliss. The FAA acted after the Defense Department could not assure civilian flight safety.”

Exactly what China was waiting for. 47, MAGA gave them this by their insane trade pipe dreams. I don't call it a policy, because it's not. A fucken grift is all this is for 47. China has owned our asses, since the war, JW Bush Jr., borrowed money from them for the war. China plays the long game.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Refuse to stay silent. Demand that your Rep vote NO on the SAVE Act 2.0—a dangerous voter suppression bill. Speak up. https://action.demcast.com/a/stop-save-act-20?snw=2&ref=7f8255cd-444d-4f05-b22b-9561c46ef7d2

lawandcrime.com/high-profile... trump may not detain thousands of immigrants in Minnesota who were admitted into the country but have not yet received "lawful permanent resident (LPR) status," a federal judge ruled…

Breaking MS NOW: Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise. Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.

The 'Melania' director was behind that Mike Tyson Super Bowl ad. Brett Ratner, who has come under fire for sexual misconduct allegations and appearing in the Epstein files, directed the ad encouraging Americans to "eat real food." www.ms.now/news/the-mel...