'Something sinister is going on': Fulton County election official speaks out after FBI raid www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...

WATCH — @timmiller.bsky.social : “Did anybody NOT hang out with Jeffrey Epstein? It’s disgusting how many names are in this, and how long they were emailing him even after it was known he was a pedophile.” (From @thebulwark.com )

Federal agents deployed tear gas and flash bangs at peaceful protesters during a “Labor Against ICE” march in Portland on Jan 31. Photos by Taylor Griggs

The tear gas was deployed at the South Portland ICE Facility but the impact could be felt across the area.

That the mainstream press circa 2010 to today just instinctually knew from the very beginning that they were supposed to say that the Epstein shit is no big deal may be the most telling part about how deep the rot is.

State Rep. James Talarico began 2026 armed with about $1.5 million more than U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett as the two compete to be the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in the March 3 primary.

Video shared with me by attendee at the ICE protest in Portland, OR earlier this evening where federal agents tear gassed peaceful protestors—including children, disabled and elderly:

Gawker was sued out of existence by billionaires who didn't want to be investigated by really good journalists who had the perfect rolodexes to get dirt on a pervert cabal and maybe upend their whole new world order. It isn't a scandal sheet you dope.

Incredible stuff

Tarrant County is the largest red county in the nation. I cannot emphasize enough how big this is. Rehmet winning this race against Wambsganss would be an earthquake of Biblical proportions.

This email exchange between Bowles and Epstein occurred 10 years, 3 months after he pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution.

Still watching the results come in, but it would appear the Republican candidate is admitting defeat: she told her election party she’d be “back in November.” More soon.

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down. This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...) It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child. This is a screenshot from that email chain.

I feel like an under-appreciated piece of all the protests that have been happening in different parts of the U.S. over the past few weeks (and months!) is that it's, like, super cold in many of these places. If protests persist this year, genuinely curious if the crowds grow when weather warms.

Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.” This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker

More precincts just dropped and that blue is going way further out in the suburbs than one would expect.

In the final days of the campaign, Leigh Wambsganss, the far-right, billionaire-backed candidate, spent $310,000. Rehmet spent $0.

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UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

This is a district “that President Donald Trump carried by more than 17 percentage points in 2024.” www.texastribune.org/2026/01/30/t...

Wow, buckle up. The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat. This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset. This is already 45K votes.

Jeffrey Epstein reportedly gave tens of millions to Peter Thiel, including in a venture that's part of the Dimes Square crypto fascist scene starring Curtis Yarvin and Red Scare www.dugganusa.com/post/followi...

The problem with applying this logic to Epstein associates is that vanishingly few have come forward before their names show up in these document dumps. Epstein has been an issue of public concern for a decade! Where is the public reckoning among elites for their entanglement with this asshole

"… I asked several of his surviving collaborators to discuss his enduring influence, including the 95-year-old Rollins, who played with Davis in the 1950s; the guitarist John Scofield and the saxophonist Bill Evans, who both played with Davis in the 80s; and several contemporary jazz stars."

Absolutely packed here by the South Waterfront #Portland #AlexPretti

Some snaps from the ground #Portland #AlexPretti

Protection isn’t the only way that gendered narratives mobilize violence. What we are seeing in Minnesota is also about punishment. From our colleagues at @msmagazine.com:

And here's a text-heavy order from Judge Sorokin on Friday saying ICE failed to heed his orders to ensure a detained woman was receiving epilepsy medication. He threatened contempt if the meds were not provided. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72181...

Judges have continued churning out rulings w/ increasing outrage about ICE's arrest and detention practices. Here's Judge Tunheim lamenting the arrest of a daycare cook, with parents and kids watching: "The court is distrubed by the facts of this case." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I think I can explain why

Glad the judge released him. Poor kid. A senior school official says Liam Conejo Ramos became sick while in ICE detention and that his little hat and backpack were confiscated. www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...

"Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention" apnews.com/article/immi...

Trump promised "some of the most aggressive housing reform plans" in US history. Six weeks later, none of the policies floated by his administration have gained traction.

California canceled thousands of trucking licenses. One community bore the brunt of the hit. bit.ly/3MdEEjQ 📸 Larry Valenzuela

“The law, for far too long, especially when it comes to delivery workers, has been considered to be a suggestion as opposed to a requirement.” Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Friday that his administration has secured a more than $5 million settlement with three delivery app companies.

reminder: Jeffrey Epstein invoked the Fifth when asked about Trump and underage girls

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

FUCK ICE FUCK NOEM

straight up Gestapo shit

Written about this before but the administration's housing policy is centered around abducting people with the theory that it will lower demand and also that people will just move into homes and apartments presumably still full the victims' belongings. Which is nuts

President Trump has made $4 billion by illegally trading access to the White House to get rich. He controls the Dept of Justice and the Congress so he won't be held accountable - until he doesn't control the Dept of Justice and Congress.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.

Huh...

"Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times By Border Agents Will Testify In Washington Next Week" blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/29/c...

#IL09 😏

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

Prince Andrew was pictured in the latest release of Epstein Files and also was referenced in several encounters involving Jeffrey Epstein.