Sam Youngman: Thomas Massie has taken on his whole party to try and get justice for the Epstein survivors, and that is damn commendable. Plus, this weekend he went on Meet the Press and declared Trump’s White House to be “the Epstein administration.” That’s brutal. And so accurate. NBC News

Trump says he wants to Orbanize our elections: -Centralizing power in the executive - Weakening democratic checks and balances - Controlling or pressuring the media - Restricting judicial independence - Promoting nationalist or illiberal policies - Reducing pluralism in politics and civil society

Senate Democrats are holding the line. DHS has been shut down. ICE is still out there being scummy, but our people are doing what we demanded. Keep it going. More: NBC News, NBC News II

Donald Trump told attorney Kurt Olsen to look at intelligence related to the 2020 election & CIA is ensuring that he has the access necessary to do his work,” a CIA official said in an emailed statement. Wall Street Journal 1st reported in 2025 on the hiring of Olsen.

Mark Kelly has not won the lawsuit against the Pentagon. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from reducing his retired military rank and pension, but the case is still ongoing, and the judge has not ruled in favor of Kelly yet.

Rep. Randy Fine was held in contempt of court for flipping off a judge. He threatened to defund the Special Olympics over a personal grudge. He's had five ethics investigations. He had his name written on artillery shells fired on Gaza. And he's still in Congress, with Trump's full endorsement.

I'm sick and tired of this crazy man and his lies.

West Professor describing how we fight ICE. open.substack.com/pub/thewestp...

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from suspending federal disbursements for the Gateway Tunnel project. More: NBC News www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Sam Youngman: Republicans have flipped exactly zero seats since Trump returned to office. This is why he’s trying so hard to cheat. Because Republicans are about to get wiped the eff out. www.wafb.com/2026/02/08/c...

Sam Youngman: ProPublica went inside Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. They spoke to the children who are being held there. It’s also why we’re having a really fucking hard time rooting for anything that has an American flag on it right now. www.propublica.org/article/life...

Becca Good, Renee Good’s partner, is speaking out. We all need to hear her. More: NBC News www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Trump flat out refused to apologize to the Obamas for his racist post last week. He also made clear the White House was lying when they said a staffer did it. So yeah, Trump is just a racist piece of shit. But you knew that. More: The Guardian

Sam Youngman: Trump’s whole presidency is just one extortion scam after another. His latest is that he will release the funds for a massive New York-New Jersey infrastructure project if Schumer will agree to name Dulles Airport and Penn Station after Trump. HUFFPOST

Sam Younman: The Supreme Court decided not to mess with California’s new congressional map. We were happy to see it, but we fear it’s a temporary victory and this fucked up court is still gonna destroy the Voting Rights Act. More: Associated Press

apnews.com/article/cong... demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants

GOP game-plans for a DHS shutdown, as skepticism grows over talks www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump talks Minneapolis, Joe Rogan, the Fed, AI and 2028 in a wide-ranging interview www.yahoo.com/news/article...