The international Disney Fans I talk to are going to Paris or one of the other more "Local" parks. No desire to come here, especially to Florida.

“It is our duty to become the welcoming & tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders…Not many governments agree w/regularizing migrants today. But more people do than we often assume” -Spain’s prime minister making the rare pro-immigration case:

seeing reports there could a massive missile attack tonight. Friday night vibe when you’re from Ukraine,

One of the enduring mysteries and frustrations about the release of the Epstein files are the unexplained swaths of redactions. Reviewers were unclear on what “could not be released publicly, such as victim names and PII,” or personally identifiable information. So they made an executive decision.

NEW: The Epstein files released last week includes hundreds of pages of docs that lays bare the behind-the-scenes chaos at the FBI early last year over the review of the files & questions on what should be redacted related to victims and public figures 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

False Curaçao -> False Mozambique

Yes — and this is happening all around us as people live ordinary lives in their communities, look and sound perfectly normal, yet support an administration that is flagrantly lawless, anti-democratic, and cruel. Compartmentalization of humanity indeed.

No mention in this piece of the reported demand that Trump’s name be put on Penn Station, etc. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer. (I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)

Lol! apnews.com/article/pola...

I mean, European countries are investigating and suspending diplomats in the files, while no one in the US wants to talk about Bill Burns-o owing Epstein favors & seeking private meetings with him & Thiel before & after the Maidan, nor Obama’s former WH counsel being a longtime Epstein bestie…

This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.

Epstein advised Goldman Sachs partner Jide Zeitlin on handling sanctions against Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. He then forwarded the discussion to Steve Bannon, saying “Keeping you in the loop.” 22/23

Can anyone explain why American oligarch/hotelier and longtime Epstein accomplice Tom Pritzker was addressing CSIS on foreign policy in 2014? Also a member of CFR and Aspen Strategy Group—with zero qualifications whatsoever, academic or diplomatic experience

Vi trenger en uavhengig kommisjon som kan utrede #UD, #Utenrikstjenesten med mer, og den må bestå av tung etterforskningskompetanse fra minst: - Riksrevisjonen: Organisatoriske faktorer - Økokrim: Korrupsjon - KRIPOS: Trafficking og annen org.krim - PST: Statlig spionasje og påvirkning Kort 🧵

We are ready to support with the available means, such as redirecting cohesion funding to support recovery and rebuild what has been damaged. Europe is with you.

As storms and floods continue to strike Portugal and Spain and leaving loss and destruction behind, our thoughts are with everyone affected. Europe stands in solidarity with our Member States and their communities in this difficult moment.

This is actually a good, New Dealish sort of thing, if the execution is solid.

I want to vote on the phone. One Social Security number, One Vote. We already use the technology to secure that. In my precinct Half of mailed ballots were not counted. Half. I repeat that every time people disparage our low voter turnout. Those voters may have tried to vote or even voted.

I can't decide when the Trump account goes on yet another insane late night posting jag if that's genuinely the man having another episode or if it's Steven Cheung demonstrating his dedication to the job of being staff communications asshole.

Cartoon by Mike Smith | King Features

This Olympics, Team USA ice dance is represented by: • A Chinese Hawaiian and her Michigan husband • A Greek Cypriot and a Ukrainian Costco fan who just acquired citizenship • A Canadian born with two dislocated hips and the son of two Soviet gold medalist skaters That's what makes America great.

Translation from Wingnut Standard: it’s “fake” outrage because they really believe that all other white people are as racist as they are, and just pretending not to be, if they object to racism.

Karolie obediently defends the racist video, calls it “fake outrage”

The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out!

“As Trump doubles down—and he will—his downward spiral will accelerate, which is why reporters cannot let him off the hook when he lies and obfuscates and tries to change the subject...every opponent must...speak out and refuse to let him control the narrative.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...

Malignant Narcissism is a helluva drug www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...

Putin and his supporters don't want you to know this: 4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did 4 weeks in. A strategic failure. Map: @thestudyofwar.bsky.social

ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.

Did you know that Ukraine operates one of the world’s most renowned Antarctic research stations, specializing in ozone and meteorological research? On this day in 1996, the UK transferred the base to Ukraine for just 1 pound. Find out more about the Vernadsky Research Base🧵

Mephistopheles does not buy half souls, Senator.

Oh, were there other, less racist things, senator?

"I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico. I thought so at the time, when I was a youngster, only I had not moral courage enough to resign." U.S. Grant

Historian here President Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican War as a land grab for slavery when he was a first term Congressman from Illinois.

With alt text. But also gloating over a war you won 180 years ago makes you seem loser. Real, "I peaked in high school," energy

Tennessean reporter reacts to our video of Sabi Kumar reacting to Johnny Garrett’s bill 👇🏽

Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...

HHS keeps citing an unreviewed paper that proposes some... interesting ways to re-test vaccines. We asked scientists to review it: www.notus.org/health-scien...

Elite behaviour at Epstein platforms boingboing.net/2026/02/05/y...

Committing the most brutal crimes against Ukraine, its people, and its sovereignty comes with consequences. We will continue to sanction those responsible for war and children related crimes, appropriation of Ukrainian cultural heritage or for spreading Russian propaganda. (9/9)

We will also ban Russia’s central bank digital currency, take more crypto currencies’ measures and forbid interactions with Russian crypto-asset service providers (8/9)

Wars end when one side runs out of money. Cutting cash flows to Moscow is essential to stop the fighting. More banks supplying the Kremlin will face transaction bans, in Russian and in third countries. All will be cut off from SWIFT. (7/9)

We are also tabling new export restrictions and bans on materials and technologies such as laboratory glassware, chemicals, rubber, and tools for metal production; and stronger export controls related to over 50 companies in Russia and abroad. (6/9)

Russia’s war begins in its military factories. Breaking Russia’s military industrial base and its international supply chains is a means to end it. Over 40 companies in Russia and in third countries are proposed for “full-fledged sanctions” to further disrupt Russia’s production lines. (5/9)

We also want to prohibit maintenance services for Russian LNG tankers and icebreakers. This will severely hinder their ability to operate smoothly. We aim to change the rules on the oil price cap to enable a future full ban on maritime services. (4/9)

Russia’s war machine runs on energy sales. We must cut them off. We propose sanctioning dozens of companies in Russia’s energy sector, as well as those in Russia and abroad enabling the operations of its shadow fleet, including port terminals, whilst adding more than 40 vessels to our list. (3/9)

Moscow is not invincible. On the battlefield, its army is stalling. At home, its economy is cracking. More pressure, together with our partners, and increased military support to Ukraine can shorten this war. (2/9)

Russia continues to answer diplomacy with missiles. We are determined to make that choice painfully expensive. Today, we present our 20th sanctions package. Sanctions severely hurt Russia’s economy. And every sanction chips away at its capacity for war. (1/9)

🇺🇦🇫🇮🇸🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴🇵🇱 International Allies Announce Significant Support Packages for Ukraine These packages include advanced air defense systems, armored vehicles, and critical funding to protect infrastructure. Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/internationa...