At the end of this thread, I am going to attach a thread I made a long time ago about the underlying data and methods that they use for most of these surveillance programs and how we can help all of us stay safer by changing some of our settings and practicing better data security overall. 🧵

files Rep Jayapal accessd aftr DOJ made some Epstn files avail at DOJ...shocking intrusn of exec brnch into surveill membrs of legis brnch &weaponiz info.Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) will ask investig of “outrageous abuse of pwr.” Bondi’s performanc drew widesprd condemnatn from outsid admin-HCrichardson

Josh Marshall explor contours he calls Authoritarn Internatnl, ids as “host of authoritarn govts arnd world, princes of Gulf monarchs, some Europ rt-ravanchist govts, rightwrd portion of Silic Valley (large % of top ownrs), Israeli priv intel, var post-Soviet oligrchs &, incr wrld’s billionaires ”

Ukraine are making some massive advances right now. The Russians are seriously struggling without internet access and the further fact that Putin is slowing Telegram which they were also using for comms. I love this for them.

⚔️ Russia will not win the war, as some think, — NATO Secretary General 🗣️ Rutte: "The Russians are moving in Ukraine at a snail's pace - very slowly and with staggering losses: 35,000 dead in December, 30,000 dead in January."

Russia is losing because it can’t reach its strategic objectives in Ukraine

Europe needs an “emergency mindset” on deterrence and defence if it is to survive a global disorder where strength matters above all, Denmark’s prime minister has warned. Mette Frederiksen told the FT that “a Europe that is not able and willing to protect itself is going to die at some point”.

🇺🇦🇩🇪 Zelensky thanked Germany for its support and joint production of drones According to him, the cooperation that began with words of support has grown into a real result - a large joint venture in Europe.

🇺🇦 A Ukrainian soldier at the Munich Security Conference: “Adapt or die. This is not just a slogan for Ukraine — it’s reality. The enemy changes every day. If you don’t change, it kills you. This is a warning for Europe: you need to prepare before the war reaches you.”

FT looks at the US plan to use US taxpayer money to aggressively promote fascism in Europe. Meddling in domestic politics on an unprecedented scale, and again, demonstration of Trump's perfect alignment with the Kremlin. www.ft.com/content/7a48...

🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": The U.S. is reorienting its foreign funding program to export #MAGA ideology to Europe — and a growing set of far-right and conservative think tanks and political groups are lining up to take Washington’s money. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/maga...

Elon Musk genuinely has to be regarded as one of history’s pre-eminent mass murderers

Some of the women & children in Dilley detained more than 120 days, despite the LIMIT of 20 days

There must be a dozen fireable offenses listed in this piece: *Noem firing civil servants without cause *Her boyfriend using govt resources to boost her profile, punishing officials who would not give him a gun *Massive waste on ads, planes, delayed contracts, pushing favored firms

These vaccines could prevent so much absolutely horrific suffering if anyone in power actually cared about preventing human suffering… everything from MS, ME/CFS, multiple cancers, dementia… we could stop them in their tracks if we wanted to #TripleTheNIHBudget

Bona fide Nazis and anti-Semites are suddenly in high demand for the Trump team.

Tell your dumbshit MAGA friends they voted for a rapist. TRUMP. IS. A. RAPIST. Say it out loud with your full chest. "You voted for a rapist!" No, he has not been convicted of rape in criminal court, but he has been legally designated as a "rapist" and been found guilty of rape in civil court.

The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket." The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might. More on this tomorrow.

In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.

There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains. Photos. Of everyone. When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.

The El Paso story is a perfect little slice of Trumpism. You take the combined incompetence of our Dep'ts of Transportation, Defense & Homeland Security and create a major public safety risk, shut down a major airport, alarm our neighbors that we are about attack them & shoot down a party balloon.

Remember our hugely successful military operation in Venezuela? So, how's that going now? (The USG has decided to change the subject because the answer is...it's going nowhere fast, another slow-motion fiasco.)

AP-NORC poll | 2/5-2/8 President Trump approval Disapprove 62% (+3) Approve 36% (-4) apnorc.org/projects/abo...

The labor market essentially stalled in 2025. US employers added just 181,000 jobs in all of last year, according to the latest BLS statistics, 69% fewer positions than the initial estimate of 584,000. @bencasselman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/b...

National suicide by a thousand cuts.

Whether it's emissions standards, vaccines, arms control agreements, alliances, gun controls, protections v. white collar criminals, int'l agreements, medical research, or our Constitutional rights, this administration has systematically removed critical protections Americans have depended on.

The Trump administration has delivered a deadly blow to longstanding US climate policy, finalizing rules that revoke the EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution: https://cnn.it/4qEN3Ln

Lawrence Krasner and @milestaylor.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social to discuss the Fight Against Federal Overreach project (FAFO) and how this new coalition of district attorneys and prosecutors is fighting back to protect our constitutional rights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Trump is weak. @taraemcg.bsky.social and @simonwdc.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social to discuss just how precarious of a moment this is for Republicans, why Trump is more desperate than ever, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... youtu.be/KpadnZdfC9M

Top Palantir and OpenAI executives are funding a new AI industry Super PAC, which has already amassed $100M to spend on the 2026 midterms. They want to stop anyone who supports guardrails on AI from being elected. We must not let them win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtkNL4v2ks

Bondi and Blanche should not be practicing law, let alone serving in highest ranks of govt. Those unwilling to pursue justice for Epstein’s survivors and boot out predators, those who facilitated or normalized his crimes, and those who lied or covered up for them, do not deserve to hold power — ever

"... now I will admit there were thousands upon thousands of children brutally raped, but don't you understand? The Dow was over 50,000 points, the S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq was smashing records - and that’s what we should be talking about!” #PamBondi

LESLIE ABRAMSON: Your honor, I would just like to say that in my client's Erik and Lyle's defense, the Dow is up over 50,000 points! JUDGE: Case dismissed! #PamBondi

It really takes a lot of effort to stand out for awfulness in this administration. Well done, Pamela Jo Bondi!

I keep reading how Republicans requiring voters to show passports will disenfranchise voters. But have Republicans stopped to realize that Democrats are more likely to have passports than Republicans?

If there are any survivors of sexual assault out there, don’t worry, Pam Bondi wants you to know the stock market is doing GREAT!

under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them

“You’re all waiting for Epstein Files: Phase 2 while the Dow is over $50,000? Maybe you should be thanking President Trump for the opportunity to take a White House photoshoot before he decides to knock it down.”

Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."

They shot down a party balloon and were going to shut down the El Paso airport for ten days over it. Yet, with zero evidence, we’re supposed to believe they’re blowing up drug trafficking boats?

Rand Paul to ICE officials on Pretti's killing: "Because people within the government made conclusions immediately that he was a terrorist and an assassin, people aren't believing that it's gonna be an honest investigation ... there has to ultimately be repercussions ... it's inexcusable."

Bring it on.

If James VanDerBeek was left broke because he couldn't pay the bills during his cancer struggle, imagine the plight of millions of Americans? Medicare for All or some major, radical overhaul of the system will only gain steam as Republicans and billionaires continue killing us.

If Pam Bondi was a waitress.

It’s the Epstein Administration. No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting. H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social