For decades, nativists have sold America this narrative that immigrant welfare is behind our deficits and debt. This figure shows how absurd that is. This is all government expenditures, federal, state, and local, for the last 3 decades. Immigrants are not to blame:

"Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’" share.google/svEBl00zajXY...

Masks off: GOP FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor, who is now running for Congress, admits he “protected” Donald Trump from campaign finance investigations out of “loyalty” x.com/baylisswagne...

A retiree emailed a Homeland Security lawyer. Within hours, the DHS issued a subpoena demanding details of ALL his online sessions, his IP and physical address, each service he used, all usernames and info such as credit cards, driver’s license, and Social Security. Agents were soon at his door. 😳

he's so close to figuring it out!

Effective in 30 days unless a court blocks it first.

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Name them shame them

If you were a journalist or creative that was laid off by the Washington Post and you want to work for an independent, pro democracy news outlet, Democracy Docket is hiring. bit.ly/45Qaw4K

RIP The Washington Post once the terror of tyrants now destroyed by a man who spent obscene amounts on his destination wedding and bribocumentary.

This is something much worse than contempt of court. They're denying phone calls and refusing release so they can coerce them into giving up their rights.

Entirely predictable and entirely preventable. It’s time to replace Lindsey Graham with a pediatrician (me). www.wired.com/story/measle...

Just sent this out, mostly free. The Epstein files show just how close he was to Russian sources. They also make it clear that Epstein represented a historic opportunity to collect Kompromat on the rich and famous. Nothing would terrify a narcissist more. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

We've solved the male loneliness crisis!

The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand. Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

If you're nervous about the midterms, channel that energy into helping secure them.

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power. They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

Even if Dems win the midterms, Trump and Johnson will refuse to seat them? No mechanism for that—feds don’t run elections, president doesn’t run Congress, Johnson’s speakership is over—and we already saw them sweat over a mere govt shutdown. Is reality not dark enough? Need dystopian fantasy too?

let us pray

‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." … She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’

As far as I know, this is DHS's first effort to explain their position that I-205 forms allow entry into the home. They rely on the dicta in the 1960 Abel case (before Payton) and re-imagine the plurality opinion in Lucas as if it were the majority (and then overrely on it).

The Roosevelt Institute published a 180-page report on the methodological and administrative challenges of wealth taxation and I love them for it.

I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.

Just a note...this is a 'Christian' prayer breakfast. Okay, carry on.

After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered. 18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.

Again, claiming that members of the other party cannot, in fact, share your broad religious faith is 100% at odds with the basic idea of the National Prayer Breakfast. And saying Democrats shouldn't be at a non-partisan event "because they certainly don't give us the vote" is just batshit insane.

The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"

It's hilarious that Trump is lazily going through the motions of the National Prayer Breakfast as his cult is planning to erect a literal golden idol of him.

"And even as we produce much excellent work, we too often write from one perspective, for one slice of the audience." The fact that WaPo's executive editor wrote this today illustrates that its leadership still does not understand that they are entirely responsible for destroying the Post.

Jeff Bezos Depressed After Realizing Net Worth Still Just Number Known To Man https://theonion.com/jeff-bezos-depressed-after-realizing-net-worth-still-ju-1844052521/

Unfortunately yes www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were.

One of the richest people in the world decided he wanted to be richer in money by making the rest of us poorer in many ways The idea of public good is alien to these mega rich. They build palaces for themselves instead of libraries for everyone. They are very rich people & exceedingly poor humans

ICE officers and senior Trump administration officials have repeatedly suggested that DHS is building a "domestic terrorists" database with information on US citizens protesting ICE’s actions in recent weeks.

Of course the Trumps’ massive payday from the UAE — prior to the White House easing chip restrictions on the UAE — is a huge national security risk and financial conflict of interest. And a GOP-led Congress won’t do anything about it: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Trump: "If they don't want voter ID, that means they want to cheat. We can't allow cheating on elections. Now, if we need to put in federal controls as opposed to state control -- remember, they're really an agent, they're really accumulating the votes for who wins an election."

In light of the gutting of the Washington Post: from Jan. 3, 2025 anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui... "The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump."

Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings. newrepublic.com/article/2060...

Speaking of DHS becoming toxic:

My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power

In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires. I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.

At what point does a misrepresentation become a lie?

What Bannon is proposing is illegal. Brennan Center: “It is illegal to deploy federal troops or armed federal law enforcement to any polling place. In fact, it is a federal crime for anyone in the U.S. military to interfere in elections in any way.” www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Third, journalists, non-profits, social media influencers, and everyday people need to be VERY discerning and careful about not amplifying unsubstantiated rumors about ICE or other law enforcement at or near the polls, because false rumors (even if well-meaning) WILL suppress the vote.

Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.

Le's cases are the tip of the iceberg. In recent weeks, an overwhelmed DOJ has dropped the ball in dozens of cases, missing deadlines, botching filings, violating orders. Judge say the local DOJ attorneys aren't at fault — but blame their DC leaders. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

A Ron Wyden specialty: sending a letter in public that reveals he's seen some really bad classified shit that he wants an explanation for.