See a pattern here?

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

It's not his job, because breeding chaos and terrorism in the Middle East is a FEATURE, not a bug of GOP adventurism. Anytime their geopolitical hubris causes a catastrophe, GOP pols know they can exploit it to brew American fear and anger while shamelessly washing their hands of any responsibility.

The "problem" that the new tariffs are meant to address (but cannot possibly solve) is Trump's incredibly fragile ego and insatiable need to dominate. "New punitive taxes will continue until my morale improves and everyone concedes I win."

Russia: we didn't do it, but IF we did it was not illegal. 🤡

"If the Constitution allows untrammeled and dictatorial powers for almost one year, massive dictator mulligans, then there is no Constitution."

We can’t trust anything coming out of this administration. It’s getting tiresome.

Dr. Oz emailed an invite to a Valentine's Day party in 2016 to Jeffrey Epstein. Oz appears several more times in the Epstein files, including an email sent from an account under his name to Epstein on Jan. 1, 2016, that has the subject line "Dr oz." The body of the message is completely redacted.

Tucker Carlson, Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald must be furious about the massive internet censorship going on in Russia, right? www.rferl.org/a/russia-int...

I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.

Breaking WSJ: The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

feels like i should re-post this every few weeks

A champion for the ages

Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it …. it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.

It's all a big misunderstanding. When Bondi posted that "if you go after law enforcement, [we] will come for you", perhaps it wasn't a threat but a recruitment pitch. 🤔

NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise. BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?

Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Oh! Now they tell us.

The IOC has barred Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet featuring portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia at the 2026 Games. He plans to formally appeal the decision.

judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people

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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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I found the dumbest most pathetic post on the internet today:

Coming any day now: the latest Poilièvre cosmetic makeover. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlov...

A passenger aircraft, the An‑28, armed with miniguns, is shooting down russian "Shahed" drones over Ukraine - French TV channel TF1. The crew of the plane,reportedly made up of civilian volunteers, has already destroyed around 150 drones.

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:

According to Reporters Without Borders, in 2025, Ireland was ranked 7th in the world for freedom of the press. The United States was ranked 57th. So we’ll be taking no complaints about censorship from US politicians, thanks. #SpeirGorm rsf.org/en

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

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:

Triumph Of The Bill: Amazon’s $75 Million ‘Melania’ Movie Is A Corrupt, Fascistic Cinema Fest talkingpointsmemo.com/news/triumph...

Amount of time devoted to the Epstein Files tonight on the Big 3 network newscasts: ABC: 4 minutes NBC: 2 minutes CBS: 30 seconds CBS was the only network that didn’t have a full report on Epstein tonight; instead, its DC reporter mentioned it at the end of her gov’t shutdown story.

Whoa. Dems just flipped a Texas state senate seat in a district that Trump carried by 17 points. Not only that, but the win was decisive, making this an enormous swing. Plus, Republicans went all in to try to save the seat, to no avail.

we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds

A Russian regional lawmaker urged an immediate end to the war against Ukraine, saying the goals of the so-called special operation are unattainable. Colleagues cut off his microphone and later voted to report him to authorities. #Russia

@waltermasterson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqfp...

If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News. Think of the ratings!

New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries. This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...

This is apt. It’s not just that strategic, city-wide invasions would make fair elections in those cities impossible. Between roving patrols and Kavanaugh stops, a much smaller DHS presence would also be a nightmare for immigrant-citizen turnout.

Breaking NYT: The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.

It really is amazing to listen to a guy who faked bone spurs to avoid serving in the military denigrate combat veterans of our allies while also using “we” when referencing the historical sacrifices and bravery of our own soldiers.

Exerting hegemonic power is a lot easier and LESS COSTLY when you do it in alliance with credible and stable partners from across the globe. The US does not have the resources or even the will to execute and sustain Trump's mad hegemonic ambitions if most of its former allies refuse to go along.