“Melania herself is expected to personally pocket $27 million from the Amazon deal, sparking claims that the entire project is, in fact, a massive bribe paid by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to curry favor with the Trump family.”

"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want." Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: bit.ly/4kF9C1j

I wrote about all the men who flocked to Jeffrey Epstein's inbox to talk about sexual abuse allegations with an expert. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The number of talented, resourceful and truly good people who worked their whole careers for a job like this only to have the rug pulled from them by feckless rich men is staggering. Naomi is one of the best — best tech reporters, best people — and I hope a wiser outlet than ours hires her soon.

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

Trump’s claims about non-citizen voting are bullshit. They are simply a pretext to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of election outcomes, unless they align with Trump’s personal, self-serving desires. His claims are also provably false, w/ hard data. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

Trump’s claims about non-citizen voting are bullshit. They are simply a pretext to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of election outcomes, unless they align with Trump’s personal, self-serving desires. His claims are also provably false, w/ hard data. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox

On Trump's orders, the National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"

Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind." This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students. yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...

Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...

“When court orders are not followed, it's not just the court's authority that's at issue. It is the rights of individuals in custody and the integrity of the constitutional system itself.”

In the months ahead, Trump will gin up all kinds of lies about so-called election malfeasance. It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for extra-constitutional actions. Get the facts. These are voices I trust.

“They haven’t seen federal agents de-escalate…In fact, the agents have moved to aggressively pursuing or using dangerous tactics to try to box them in…’I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us.’” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

“According to an analysis by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, during the 11-day period from Dec. 29 through Jan. 8, Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images, 23,000 of which appeared to portray children.”

These are the last words in the last column I wrote for The Washington Post, titled "When institutions crumble, strongmen step in". www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

“The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.”

“No longer engaged, Bezos appears to have embraced a crude calculus: laying off staff and trimming the sails of a once-great news organization sends a message to an audience of one at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, even if the decision ruins the lives of scores of talented reporters and editors.”

For those of you who: * Feel enraged to watch billionaires destroy important newsrooms and * Recall vaguely that Jeff Bezos was once considered a courageous owner who fortified the Washington Post I recommend this piece by the Post's former fact-checker glennkessler.substack.com/p/a-billiona...

this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...

The House Judiciary GOP has made several claims about the EU's decision to fine Elon Musk's X €120 million under the Digital Services Act, arguing it reveals the censorious intent of the European Commission. Do the Republican's claims hold up? Not so much, say Dean Jackson and Berin Szóka.

Feds gave Jeffrey Epstein a sweetheart deal when he was alive, let him die before facing trial, obstructed justice after his death, punished victims for demanding transparency, and are now trying to move on without addressing the vast corruption and abuse. THIS is how our “justice” system works.

The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj

In the months ahead, Trump will gin up all kinds of lies about so-called election malfeasance. It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for extra-constitutional actions. Get the facts. These are voices I trust. go.bsky.app/FxTaZYF

I blame Ronald Reagan, Ralph Reed, Jerry Fallwell, Lee Atwater, Newt Gingrich, Wayne LaPierre, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney for poisoning our democracy. All of it. There’s a continuous throughline that leads us to the monster in the White House today, and I blame them. Who am I missing?

This is perhaps the most sickening reflection of how the social media economy is harming the world… Telling lies is rewarded with big money. Engagement matters. The truth does not. (And don’t forget that when the richest man on the planet is amplifying your lies, that helps too…)

In the months ahead, Trump will gin up all kinds of lies about so-called election malfeasance. It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for extra-constitutional actions. Get the facts. These are voices I trust. go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD

In the months ahead, Trump will gin up all kinds of lies about so-called election malfeasance. It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for extra-constitutional actions. Get the facts. These are voices I trust. go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD

This is perhaps the most sickening reflection of how the social media economy is harming the world… Telling lies is rewarded with big money. Engagement matters. The truth does not. (And don’t forget that when the richest man on the planet is amplifying your lies, that helps too…)

fuck yeah

I blame Ronald Reagan, Ralph Reed, Jerry Fallwell, Lee Atwater, Newt Gingrich, Wayne LaPierre, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney for poisoning our democracy. All of it. There’s a continuous throughline that leads us to the monster in the White House today, and I blame them. Who am I missing?

Absolutely incredible that the virile party of strength, power, masculinity, and putting down the “snowflakes” is afraid of whistles.

What did they think crypto was being used for? It’s like 85% crime.

In the months ahead, Trump will gin up all kinds of lies about so-called election malfeasance. It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for extra-constitutional actions. Get the facts. These are voices I trust. go.bsky.app/FxTaZYF

Does everyone still remember that this authoritarian regime is arresting journalists? I hope we haven’t forgotten about that, as we move to the next news cycle…

“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..” @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/post/206100/...

profoundly embarrassing an utter failure to meet the current conditions

Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...

Thanks to a court ruling today, extending Temporary Protected Status, Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnics cleansing operation. The ruling is notable.

up is down down is up black is white

The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.

“It is extremely dangerous to our democracy & a shocking abandonment of yrs of sound policy for [potus] to be directly involved in the conduct of domestic criminal investigations, esp one that seeks to redress his personal grievances & to make the [DNI] an instrument of his political will…”

domestic abuser says if I can’t have you no one else can, so I must kill you

Trump is working hard to set/reinforce a frame that connects immigration, financial fraud, & election fraud. He and the right wing propaganda machine will keep producing “evidence” to fit this frame, then use it to justify attempts to suppress voters, kick voters off rolls, and delegitimize results.