@kellen.bsky.social to be watched and quoted. #WordForWord

Just a reminder as Trump spews complete lies about voter fraud that he put the full weight of his first administration into proving some of this bullshit and they came up completely empty.

the New York Times works for the extraction class and I don't think they're remotely subtle about it

The Grand Rapids Police Department shot and killed a Black man, Da'quain Tre Johnson, this week.

Tomorrow President Zelenskyy will address the world from Ukraine during the extraordinary @europarl.europa.eu Plenary Session marking 4 years since the start of the invasion. We stand with the brave people of Ukraine. Together we will keep pushing for a just peace & sustained security for Ukraine.

New video shows Grand Rapids police chase before deadly shooting. New video, shared by a neighbor, shows the chase before a deadly officer-involved shooting in Grand Rapids. Michigan State Police are investigating […]

@nytpitchbot.bsky.social this needs a pitch.

@huntercollege.bsky.social FIRE HER. She’s better suited for New College of Florida. #SheHasRevealedHerself

Absolutely gutted by this @ahylton26.bsky.social interview with a first grader who was left home alone for hours last month after ICE arrested her father outside their apartment.

Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate in AZ-03 and around the world! 🌙 During these dark and uncertain times, may this holy month bring us all renewed hope for unity, understanding, and peace.

a guy who claimed to be named John Barron and sounded a lot like Trump called into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court's tariff decision and call Hakeem Jeffries "a dope" (John Barron is a pseudonym Trump has used for himself when talking to journalists)

Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

@gopcrimes.bsky.social ahem

This is disturbing. The Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Ct met with Homan, worked out an agreement, and never announced it publicly. ICE appeared to violate it days later by violently tackling a person in the Gov Center w/out a judicial warrant. We need transparency.

Chet Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ann Arbor (1955) https://musicbrainz.org/release/57f0e2f9-5716-409f-81b9-4b0e814ff789

The fact that 10% federal judges are Black, a group that compromises about 8% of law school graduates, show the corruption of DEI. The fact that two-thirds of the Supreme Court are in the Federalist Society, a cult that includes 5% of law school graduates, shows the triumph of meritocracy.

A lot of "this-is-the-moment-when-Donald Trump-became-president" energy here

This @drewharwell.com story about a man who set up a fake ICE tip line, and the sheer range of people who called in, is gutting www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

@gopcrimes.bsky.social ahem

The UK arrested Prince Andrew. Hakeem Jeffries is telling Democrats not to boo Trump at the State of the Union.

One could argue that the death of well-written sitcoms and dramas, and the rise of reality TV, brought us to this point. And ultimately, that all came down to TV that was cheap to produce but high on returns. We literally lost more carefully thought-out plot lines and cultural models.

Hope that Democrats aren't relying on the enthusiasm of their base to win in November www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.

Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?

Amel Larrieux released her debut solo album ‘Infinite Possibilities’ 26 years ago on February 15, 2000 album.ink/ALarrieuxIP

Switched from Bluesky to the Blacksky hosting for this account. What's that mean? Very short version: Bluesky and Blacksky both run on ATProto. So you can switch to Blacksky (or another host) and still interact with everyone on Bluesky. Why do it? Because maybe you trust Blacksky moderation more. 🤷

The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape. After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...

Note the framing here: It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

38 years ago today, SCHOOL DAZE came out. One of the few movies I've changed my mind about; I gave it two stars back in 1988, but now I'm fiercely protective of this movie. I think it's the last time Lee spoke exclusively to a Black audience. I wrote about it in back in 2009. youtu.be/VLGm0rTAd3U

Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.

It's time, Canada. You'll be greeted as liberators

NEW via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Cardinal Blase Cupich, who runs the Archdiocese of Chicago, says that DHS has stopped priests under his purview and demanded proof of citizenship “because of their color.” religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...

HOOOOOO boy. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?" Lyons: "Yes ma'am." McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?" "Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"

Rep. Thanedar asks Lyons and Scott if they think Trump will pardon them and Noem. Scott: "I don't need a pardon from anybody." Thanedar: "You better hope so because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

That's my babygirl speaking French at the end of "Hart Plaza" saying what translates as, "I come from Detroit". TBG's son is on the same track yelling, "DETROIT!!" and cracking up laughing as a baby on the album's intro. This project is extremely special.

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia has won in the Democratic primary in a special election for New Jersey’s safely blue House seat, emerging from a crowded field to clinch a narrow victory days after the Thursday contest.

Today is the birthday of Calvin Massey (Feb. 10, 1926-June 10, 2019), a painter, illustrator, and sculptor, who also worked as a comic book artist in the 1940s & 50s. He drew for several companies, including Marvel, St. John Publishing & Lev Gleason. #BlackHistoryMonth

Happy 50th Anniversary to Diana Ross' eponymous sixth solo album 'Diana Ross' originally released February 10, 1976 | Discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/DRossPoll

Who is Erin Johnson #Blacksky #Blackhistory #BlackGirlMagic

Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this

ICE officials, under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded and squalid conditions inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate floor where they decided the the ruling didn't apply. The revelation comes in a hearing today: www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...

So I’m rewatching Rome on HBO and believe @ninagold2025.bsky.social did the best casting job of all time with this series. Every person cast is perfect for the role. #NoNotes

@delauro.house.gov is my Representative in Congress. I like and support her. But this is a serious mistake. She is caught a trap in which leadership always sinks into legislative compromise. It’s the myopic electoralism @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social have warned about. 1/

It also points out how the cultural ignorance of much of our pundit & MSM class fails. 135 million Americans watched an important & controversial cultural event & many journalists are 1)ill-equipped to explain its significance or 2) too arrogant to know that would need assistance in unpacking it.

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."