So the United States will only use empty warehouses to house people it wants to terrorize, not people it wants to shelter from the cold. We really are not a very good-natured country.

Lots of media figures seem to feel that the cure for “fixing” public schools is coming down hard on kids, raising the bar, forcing them to pull up their (nonexistent) bootstraps and get to work, damn it. teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/02/13/d...

Headline of the Day: All the Ways the Trump Admin. Keeps Redefining Civil Rights by Banning Equity and Inclusion in Education. janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/a...

What is being built today is not minor enforcement adjustment, or temporary surge response. It is large-scale expansion of capacity, enormous capital investmnt. Plans call for roughly $38 billion in new infrastructure, designed to support 92,600 detention beds. thecycle.substack.com/p/you-build-...

Most people outside Germany saw what they were shown, what the Nazis wanted them to see. That gap — between presentation and reality — is where normalization begins. There is a pattern to how detention systems grow. thecycle.substack.com/p/you-build-...

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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.

Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."

In 1933, Dachau was not symbol of industrialized mass murder. It was a political detention center. Its prisoners were communists, social democrats, trade unionists, journalists, critics of new regime. Genocidal machinery came later. 1st came the infrastructure thecycle.substack.com/p/you-build-...

Potentially groundbreaking vaccine for seasonal flu that Moderna had developed would not be getting approval from regulators. It wasn’t even getting formal consideration, Moderna announced Tuesday, because officials were refusing to accept the application. www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...

'Remember when Trump nominated Matt Gaetz to be attorney general? We were so much younger then—although, it should be added, not young enough for Matt Gaetz.' (Andy Borowitz)

“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes. The DHS pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S. www.propublica.org/article/save...

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

Congress should not be passing laws making it more difficult for Americans to vote.

Dr Fauci! rfk jr 🤮😡🤬🤢💩

So good

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Susan Collins has apparently decided to give Republicans the votes needed to pass the SAVE Act. This is a three-alarm emergency. We must act swiftly. Tell every Senator right now we absolutely cannot let this pass:

Local election leaders-- beware.

There are two parties in this country: the Democratic Party and the Authoritarian Party.

@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."

Dear Kristi Noem (frm Robert Reich, former cabinet secretary): If you read what I’ve said, you’ll find it’s very critical. I’ve done some videos that are very critical of you & ICE, too. Let me not mince words: I really truly believe you’re doing a sh*tty job robertreich.substack.com/p/a-short-no...

Do we have to love our students? No. That’s not reality—or practical. But genuinely caring for each other may be the only thing that will save us, in these dark times. Happy Valentine’s Day. teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/02/13/d...

For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed. Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.

Do we have to love our students? No. That’s not reality—or practical. But genuinely caring for each other may be the only thing that will save us, in these dark times. Happy Valentine’s Day. teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/02/13/d...

This wk we’ve been hammered by Trump claim that he wants to “nationalize” elections in 15 states. Not all the states, mind you. Just the 15 he’s afraid will tip the balance enough that Repubs will lose control of the House & Senate. Not going to happen. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/reach-out?...

Inslee: The Republican Party was always a free-trade party, a Second Amendment party. Now they’re supporting a guy who is causing higher costs because of his tariff policies. He’s got people saying he’s going to disarm anybody who goes to D.C., and he’s trampling on states’ rights…

The most corrupt pro-Putin president in US history endorses the most corrupt pro-Putin leader in Europe.

Watch him vote for the SAVE Act and disenfranchise millions of women.

The Epstein scandal isn't just about the disgusting sex trafficking of underage girls. It's also about the rich, powerful men who LIED to us to cover up their involvement.

You shouldn’t have to jump through hoops and pay over $100 to be able to vote—it’s a right, not a privilege. The SAVE Act is, pure and simple, a poll tax. joycevance.substack.com/p/voting-a-r...

'Inama became a national story, and the administration and school board scrambled to make it go away (a crisis management technique familiar to teachers in districts across the nation).' curmudgucation.substack.com/p/sarah-inam...

Of course he did. Why is it so difficult to believe or prosecute after Katie Johnson which is the first noted ménsge à trois with Epstein and Trump?

Frey: "Obviously there's progress in that they are leaving right now, but as far as some deal was struck to get them out -- the answer is no. I think what you saw is a federal govt and administration that thought they were going to break the people of Minneapolis down."

Pam Bondi actually said that the Dow crossed “50,000 dollars.” She must be thinking of Tom Homan’s 50,000 dollars stuffed in a Cava bag.

Trump is suing for privacy violations about his tax returns while his administration shares taxpayers’ data with ICE. The height of hypocrisy has a price tag: $10 billion. Maybe it’s time for a class-action lawsuit from the taxpayers too. 🔄

CHECK OUT THE NUMBERS: Hiring has slowed significantly. In fact, we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration. Inflation is still too hot. Health insurance costs have spiked. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.

“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan

Neguse underscoring the absurdity of expecting law enforcement officers to take seriously an administration that hires someone caught on video yelling violence at police. (Meidas)

AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:

Headline of the Day: Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Hit her on all sides with it. She let Trump & Epstein sex-traffic out of @maralago.bsky.social when FL AG. #GOPHypocrisy @humantraffic.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @votevets.org @youngdems.bsky.social @houserepublicans.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us @whitehouse-47.bsky.social

Admin Officials in the Epstein Files: Donald J. Trump Melania Trump Howard Lutnick (Commerce) John Phelan (Navy) Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center) RFK Jr. (HHS) Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom) Mehmet Oz (CMS) Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE) Steve Bannon (Fmr WH) Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor) Bill Barr (Fmr AG)

Children understand this better than adults! Children grow up in a country where schools are active crime scenes. Protest is not truancy. The 1st Amendment doesn't have an age requirement. Kids walking out of school isn't disrespectful; it's awareness. It's empathy. It's courageous.

I don't understand; everyone keeps saying on both sides get out and vote, why make it harder to vote is the question?

Your American health chief, folks! 🙃🇺🇸

I changed my name a year after I got married 3 years ago, and I’m STILL having to clear it up. To get an official copy of my name change, I have to put in the request *in person*, which is no easy feat when I’m the very primary caregiver to my toddler, I have to pay $20, and figure out parking, etc.

under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them