Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

What $70 million in taxpayer money buys: a private luxury jet for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around on. And we’re supposed to believe it’s used for deporting undocumented immigrants.

The cover-up just never ends. Rest in peace, Ruben Ray Martinez.

As @julieroginsky.bsky.social and @gretchencarlson0.bsky.social note, “Jeffrey Epstein’s most powerful ally was silence.” They join me for an in-depth discussion on NDAs, forced arbitration clauses, and other weapons to keep the truth from coming out when abuse occurs. youtu.be/rliDzyK_aLY?...

The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a disturbing amicus brief Tuesday urging a federal court to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to hand over the state’s unredacted voter rolls to Trump’s Justice Department www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Twin Cities Unions Planning 'Largest US Rent Strike in 100+ Years' as ICE Occupation Drives Eviction Crisis #ICEOUT #FDT #Rent #Eviction #MN #ICEOUTNOW www.commondreams.org/news/minneso...

Yes! And it can't come soon enough!

Exactly.

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

When the President of the United States views "We the People" as a threat to his power, he has abdictated his sworn duty to serve us and must be immediately removed from office.

If you're ever alarmed about how fucked up America is, just remember that Kinder Surprise is banned there, for "small parts risk to children", but guns kill 2,500 children per year. And that lack of self-awareness makes it a little bit funny.

If you’ve felt exhausted, anxious, or numb in the face of nonstop political turmoil, you’re not imagining it and you're definitely not alone. @sarahsloat.bsky.social looks at the research on the psychological and physical toll of polycrisis.

Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”

If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.

Reposting...please pass along.

“Who the fuck are these men?” A decade after Trump took over the GOP, the Coeur d’Alene region of Idaho finds itself beset by a vexing mix of far-right activists and white nationalists who are trying to drive moderate voices out of political life.

With only nine months before the midterms, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress. But contrary to many doomsayers, it isn’t too late to protect the elections. Marc Elias shares three voting laws every blue state should enact to do so👇

📽️ NEW: @repgreglandsman.bsky.social breaks down how the SAVE America Act would disenfranchise millions — especially married women, college students, seniors and low-income voters. He also dives into the battle for control of Congress in 2026 and what’s at stake for American democracy👇

“All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.” trib.al/ObNkAlX

The SAVE Act doesn’t have the votes in the Senate, but Trump doesn’t need it to pass to do damage. In tomorrow’s piece, Jay Kuo breaks down how Republicans are using it to undermine trust in our elections ahead of November. Yesterday, Todd Beeton reported from Senate Dems’ digital creators summit.

Russia reduced oil drilling in 2025 to the lowest level in three years, Bloomberg reports, with 29,140 km drilled, down 3.4 percent. Activity fell 16 percent in December. January output averaged 9.246 million barrels per day, 328,000 below its OPEC+ quota. #Russia

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

📚 How does tech shape our desire to understand & connect? Join award-winning journalist & author @VauhiniVara.bsky.social for a LIVE #booktalk on SEARCHES: SELFHOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGE w/ co-host Luca Messarra. 📅 Thu Feb 26, 2026 🕙 10 AM PT 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/future-kno...

Guards at an ICE detention facility in Texas raided the dorms of immigrant families Tuesday, in order to destroy children’s letters that threatened to shed light on the horrific living conditions. trib.al/tDaTXGT

This was a carnival float in Germany. This is how the rest of the world views The United States now.

#OTD Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans, the leaders of the German youth group Weisse Rose (White Rose), were arrested by the Gestapo for opposing the Nazi regime on 18 February 1943 . They were beheaded – a punishment reserved for “political traitors” – on February 23.

This is a very interesting new paper in Nature about the role that feed algorithms on X play in influencing political attitudes. No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Holy shit. A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.

Man. Remember when Sarah Palin said Obamacare would empower "death panels"

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

What I heard in Munich? "Europe needs to emancipate itself from the US as fast as possible"

And what the fuck would these ruthless criminals know about "sensitive nature"? The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.

Perhaps some libraries host clubs for fans of this genre?

Hey librarians, here's a good question. I'm in an academic library, but some of you in public libraries may be able to respond with your own policies and collections.

Unredacted..... #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedo

Can confirm.

A quick minute of #scarf #knitting on 2/15/26. Happy Discount Candy day! #knitsky

JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?

Well this is an eye opener

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

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While I am completely horrified and sickened by the things in the trump-epstein files, I am not particularly shocked. America was literally founded on rape & murder. What DOES completely shock and horrify me is the COMPLETE LACK OF CONSEQUENCES. WTF? Trumpers don't care...disgraceful.

And it begins - the #EpsteinFiles Analysis.

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Al Jazeera English: #Epstein #DOJ #PedoFührer Just believe them.