According to a federal court, Trump's IRS illegally shared confidential taxpayer information with ICE 42,695 times.

House of Representatives blocks war powers resolution 212-219. Funny how they always have just enough votes to stop these things!

It could be worse, John Fetterman could have chased after me with a gun.

It is an absolute non-starter to provide any funding for another forever war. Congress has already appropriated a trillion dollars for military spending and now you want more? With some Senate democrats already hedging, where does the rest of Dem leadership stand?

Okay. Great

TODAY: The Senate is expected to vote on a War Powers Resolution for Trump’s illegal war with Iran. Like the Iraq War vote two decades ago, this decision will define a generation of politicians. Call your senators and demand that they rein in Trump and prevent further military operations in Iran.

Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” was a militarized campaign of fear that treated immigrants as criminals and weaponized the federal government against U.S. citizens. We need independent investigations, real accountability, and to abolish ICE. My op-ed:

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why? If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment. Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Tbh I’m annoyed that so much of the sexism targeted towards my candidacy is about painting me as an influencer rather than a journalist. It COMPLETELY erases my bartending career.

“.. The incident, details of which haven’t been reported, was the second such problem in Virginia within a span of months.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Not only did none of those things happen. Trump actively did the opposite of all those things.

Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org

Oh. And the VA might not take care of their injuries, invisible or otherwise.

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. The military industrial complex is cheering today.

The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

During the 2024 election cycle, nobody contributed more to Rep. Landsman’s campaign than AIPAC ($385,808). 👇

BREAKING: We're suing Kansas for a law that invalidates transgender people's updated driver's licenses and authorizes anyone to sue anyone they suspect of being trans for using the "wrong" bathroom.

For the first time in 25 years of Gallup polling, more Americans say they sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis.

Oh cool. The justice department is investigating itself. I’m sure this will be really thorough.

Let me re-introduce myself. And why our campaign is doing things differently.

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Because kicking 15 million people off their health care to pay for corporate tax cuts worked so well the first time.

I’d like to believe the worst is over. I wish I could tell you (and myself) to relax. But I have to be honest with you: I fear worse is to come. This means you and I and all sane Americans cannot relax our vigilance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-saving-the-last-best

Amid the mass layoffs of journalists, The Lever is now hiring. That's thanks to our huge subscriber growth giving us the resources to continue expanding our newsroom. Find the listings on our website - and please pass this on to any good journalists you may know.

"Why aren't reporters asking whether the president has the legal right to launch another Middle Eastern war?" From my Zeteo piece/newsletter today: zeteo.com/p/an-illegal...

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

So Georgia sent a letter of reprimand? That’s it? newrepublic.com/post/206857/...

For the small business owners who can’t afford the lawyers: (via @scottlincicome.bsky.social) www.wepaythetariffs.com/sign-the-ref...

I have seen planes of billionaire techies that are not this nice.

You’re welcome, plants. 🪴

And the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body will have nothing to say about it. 🤡

“.. ‘Is this a ‘canary-in-the-coal mine’ moment?’ El-Erian asked in a post on X.” @financialtimes.com @elerianm.bsky.social #$OWL www.ft.com/content/cdca...

What kind of democracy is this

It is mind bending how illegal and unconstitutional it would be to launch a war just because

1/2: Federal agencies unlawfully terminated more than $27 million in funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, along with billions of dollars in congressionally approved energy and infrastructure awards nationwide, according to a new multistate lawsuit co-led by AG Nick Brown.

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Billions for ICE, refurbishing Trump's Qatar jet, and tax cuts for the rich... "That's just how it is."

Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. Remember this.

Is it any wonder why so many people have given up on the system?

The real reason CBS didn't let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico is that the Ellisons are still trying to buy Warner Bros. David Ellison runs Paramount, which owns CBS. He's using CBS to show what loyal oligarchs they are as they seek FCC approval for a WBD deal.

DHS funding ran out over the weekend. Democrats made it clear they would not support any appropriations bill without restrictions on ICE — and when the vote came, they did not fold. Now we must encourage our Members of Congress to keep holding the line to stop ICE’s terror tactics for good.

Our grasp on reality is slipping. The response rate to the survey behind the unemployment rate (and the rest of the household survey) is now lower than during the pandemic. The decline in response rates during the first year of the Trump Admin 2.0 was larger than at any time outside the pandemic.

DHS surveilling and tracking people exercising their First Amendment right to free speech is another dangerous step along the road to fascism.  We, the People cannot and will not be silenced. We must keep protecting our rights by exercising them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

HEADS UP: @mayorofseattle.bsky.social delivers her first State of the City speech tomorrow in the Central District. Doors: 11am Local artists perform: 1130am Speech: 1150am Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute - 104 17th Ave South: share.google/3akATA1V8xkx...

If you’re cold, I’m cold. It’s cold. Cold cold.