2/2 For the record, since always left out of news stories. During bitter Bush-v-Gore, history-changing, "Brooks Brothers Riot" Florida recount in 2000, the GW Bush legal team included: -John Roberts -Amy Coney Barrett -Brett Kavanaugh. BK also worked for Ken Starr. All just coincidence, of course

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Serial, obvious, public lying by people in positions of power is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. Yale educated Brett Kavanaugh is clearly aware of that, and is fine with it. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

this is what your inseam looks like

I read this column. Her argument is, I don't like Trump's racism but I've decided it's an acceptable tradeoff for the good (?) economy we now have, and I'd vote for him again. I don't know whether that actually makes her worse than a racist; I think it does. To know better and shrug is a moral evil.

ICE is now ripping up drawings and letters done by kids at Dilley Detention Center because they don’t want the world knowing how these kids are being brutalized. If you’re still standing with this administration you are broken. Full stop.

As a European (continentally if not MS) with a keen interest in defense policy: that speech was as loaded a threat as I've heard. "Join in the Christian Nationalism or else" is fucking rich coming from a country that threatened a NATO member with annexation

Wow. Another truth bomb. Tuesday is not for the weak. At least, not today.

The Atlantic continues to cover itself in glory. This guy is treated as an elder statesman for a career that peaked with—drumroll—being one of the earliest and loudest proponents for invading Iraq after 9/11. I suppose it's good he's now a fan of white nationalism, that means it too will fail.

Wow.

A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.

FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.

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The corrupt Trump crony who's been dismantling the Kennedy Center is going to campaign for Susan Collins? #MEpolitics

Susan Collins super PAC pals give her credit for money that she voted AGAINST in a new ad. Typical but still infuriating. A liar surrounded by liars -- the only one she's been able to hold on this long. #MEpolitics

Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles

Ok, here's my attempt to analyze the candidates' different affordability ideas 🧵 #mepolitics

Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid: "In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom." www.propublica.org/article/kevi...

The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration. Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Vital read from @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social in @nytimes.com The closure of USAID & disregard for the human toll was the 1st step in a dark shift in US aspirations toward naked power and extractive self-interest. It's leaving the US friendless, isolated, and weaker. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...

Democracy dies in tax cuts

👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:

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This should be enough for the world to get behind eliminating super wealth. Tax it out of existence.

A smiling Susan Collins in the oval holding a MAGA hat is an obligatory story in a healthy media environment. Local media not touching it, though. In the warped Maine news ecosystem, drawing attention to Collins being icky without balancing it against something positive amounts to bias. #MEpolitics

When Susan Collins held her last town hall, Bill Clinton was president and I was in middle school.

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment. Excellent article!

I understand Pam Bondi Bîch wants the MN voter registry. She practically threatened Gov Walz. I say she can have it:

"The right to 'bear arms' refers to the right to wear, bear, or carry . . . upon the person or in the clothing or in a pocket, for the purpose . . . of being armed and ready for offensive or defensive action in a case of conflict with another person." --Justice Thomas

🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...

What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.

Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

“Vaccine defender,” my ass. What a ridiculous NY Times headline. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, was a key vote in favor of obvious anti-vaxxer Robert Kennedy Jr. because Cassidy thought it would help him get re-elected. Americans are dying because of Cassidy.

I was hooked by a turn of phrase less than 100 words in. "Myths demand genesis."

They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...

A man was choked so hard that his blood vessels burst in his eyelids and his death was ruled a homicide. This is a rogue agency. It needs to be torn down and replaced with a new federal agency that respects human and constitutional rights and has civil rights oversight.

Pending green card application. Married to a US citizen. No criminal record. No warrant. It didn't matter. Susan Collins (and Jared Golden!) are content to let this happen day after day. #MEpolitics

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From @theguardian.com

Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE

‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Francis Bacon style rendition of “The 47 Massacre”

Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.