None of this is normal

Surely, in 2026, this is clear and widely understood fact, at least within modern western democracies? Places where it isn't certainly wouldn't be known as the "Land of the Free."

Ask not what happens to the economy if billionaires are held accountable for their crimes. Ask what happens next if they are not.

Update: This is what he went with. Nothing says “strictly platonic” like an armored vehicle. 💘😂 bsky.app/profile/anna...

A girl in my 7-year-old nephew’s class has a crush on him, but he doesn’t feel the same way. This is his Amazon search history for her Valentine’s card.

"UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin" www.gov.uk/government/n...

The only safe growth industries left: -AI -weight loss drugs -Crypto scams -tattoo removal

4 impressions from the second day of Munich Security Conference #MSC2026 Short 🧵

The only reality. Follow the money. Magastan doesn't care about Europe. Rubio is just another mouthpiece talking constantly rubbish.

For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs. Peter Thiel.

BREAKING: Vladimir Putin cancels peace talks with Ukraine, citing the Dow is around 50,000.

One of three shadow tankers lack flag, ie are lawless and fair game for any navy, anywhere. Journalists took a look at the entire shadow tanker fleet and found a whole third of them lack a flag. But, as EU states get laws and are about to act the ships are already re-flagging, many to Russia.

How utterly embarrassing. It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.

I don’t think people realize how much AI is changing the battle space. Think about it like this: Palantir already integrates a lot of data into their military models. Satellite, SIGINT, etc. 1/2

This isn’t super surprising - DOD has been increasingly relying on AI for operations. I’ve written about this several times. Some people seem surprised that they used an off the shelf model rather than a propriety product, but DODs AI suite incorporates almost all of the models.

Reposting, 'cos it's epic & evergreen. And just. So. Piglet.

Keep filming them, it makes a difference!

Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.

Klein: People are afraid to come into clinics or hospitals because they’re afraid they’ll be snatched. So they’re staying home with acute conditions like appendicitis. They’re not going to their follow-up neonatal appointments. They’re allowing their jaundiced babies to go untreated.

This is so embarrassing. The cartel drones Pam Bondi was sounding the alarm about during the hearing turned out to be… party balloons. This administration is so incompetent.

A @dailybeanspod.com listener went for a run in our neighborhood the other day.

Slavery is white history, how we survived it is Black history. - Malcolm Jamal Warner Pic of the day #photography

The other word not in this 3,600-word compendium of attacks on Kristi Noem is the word "balloon." There's no mention of the party balloon fiasco in El Paso.

This is a comprehensive post on Trump's EPA decision yesterday -- Gloninger did a version of it rebutting the WH on Xitter.

Incidentally, the WSJ story IDing Jared has Trump whisperer Josh Dawsey bylined and NYT match has Tyler Pager. So this story is coming from the White House, possibly to get ahead of it.

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:

Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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.

Donald Trump isn’t going unchallenged — at least by us. ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro... @chenoweth.bsky.social

Donald Trump has named one of his White House lawyers to fill a vacancy on the US Court of International Trade, a federal court that will be pivotal in deciding tariff refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs.

Donald Trump is waging a stealth war on Social Security. He’s undermining the system’s customer service and making it increasingly difficult for Americans to get our hard-earned benefits.

This reckless decision by Donald Trump will kill good-paying clean energy jobs, raise energy costs, and threaten the health of our children. I'll keep working to do everything I can in Congress to fight Donald Trump’s pro-pollution policies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

🚨BREAKING: An election-denying former Donald Trump campaign staffer who was subpoenaed by the FBI over his role in the attempt to steal the 2020 election is now taking credit for writing the sweeping voter suppression bill passed by the House Wednesday that could disenfranchise millions.

“…Members of Congress will be holding a congressional field hearing in Northern Virginia on how the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump damaged the federal government, decimated public services, and hurt federal employees.” www.youtube.com/live/6dPHWdd...

Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes against minors. She’s the last person on Earth who should EVER be granted a pardon by Donald Trump – yet he won’t rule it out.

Making America safer? "A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office."

A court filing names Donald Trump as having "knowledge of finances and defendant's sexual desire for minor girls." Not rumor. Not allegation. A legal document. He has denied it every time. The document has not changed. His denials have not erased it. The republic simply agreed not to look.

Pam Bondi didn’t show up to serve the public, she showed up to perform for Donald Trump. I break it down in my new essay.

The men tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda were made to watch a video of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in a slow, moment-by-moment analysis on Thursday by Sen. Rand Paul, who repeatedly cast doubt on the tactics used by federal officers and warned that

NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.

Mayor Frey on Tom Homan saying DHS had "some issues" in Minneapolis: "'Issues' would be certainly the understatement of the century. These are people that should be alive today. Alex and Renee were standing up for their neighbors. Constitutionally protected activity was taking place."

Saboteurs: Wrecking the US for generations by contributing to the spread of disease.

February 12, 2026

For some time, I've posed 5 ways to fight fascism: 3.5% of a population in the streets. Peeling off 4 people in the Senate or 8 people in the House. Rescuing GOP from a predictable catastrophe. Fighting Trump in the courts. Winning in 2026. Peeling off is really important.

“The news is reporting”

GOLDMAN: Will you commit to providing the unredacted version of this email so the American people can understand the extent of Trump's lies about his relationship w/ Epstein? BONDI: You're about as good of a lawyer as you were when you tried to impeach President Trump. Have you apologized for that?

Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members

"It is why your office and Donald Trump have 0 credibility" -- Kamlager-Dove grills Bondi about the lies and smears Trump peddled about the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, namely his lies about Tim Walz being involved

Bondi is again granted time by Republicans to attack the previous Democratic questioner, in this case Jasmine Crockett, but Crockett doesn't take it without trying to fight back. She then leaves the hearing as Bondi continues to smear her.