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True this

This is happening in cities all over the country through direct gifts, police foundations, or nonprofits—rich people are forcing an agenda of mass surveillance and elected officials never say no to “free money”

One day in the future, this is going to hang on the wall of a museum exhibit people visit in silence.

This allows the Trump administration to literally condition citizenship on what it defines as acceptable speech

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses? Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

“I don’t think Jay Bhattacharya can be trusted to lead either. But I think the size of both of these organizations and the missions are different, and…it takes a specific type of person…to do each of these jobs”. Yasss, @jimalwine.bsky.social! Bhattacharya leading NIH and CDC is a terrible idea.

A good move

ICE agents grabbed a 16-year-old asylum seeker--which they aren't supposed to do They kept him from his parents -which they aren't supposed to do They shipped him out of state, to a Christian ministry, which they aren't supposed to do. Then they *lost* him. www.startribune.com/how-ice-labe...

Former UK PM Gordon Brown is providing - voluntarily and not for the first time - information to the police about abuses of power relating to the Epstein files. As PM Brown was briefed against by people such as Alistair Campbell and Peter Mandelson as being ‘psychologically flawed’ ….1/

It's worth noting.

“Spending two to three times the cost to create what we already had access to makes absolutely no sense..." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

“The last time Trump’s disapproval touched 60 percent was shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.”

Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons

Because of course.

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more than two hours into this "Board of Peace" meeting, we are now enduring random world leader open mic time and Trump's eyes are closed

My colleague @talyazax.bsky.social checked in with sometime adversary/sometime friend Abe Foxman, the longtime past ADL leader, on the legacy of Jesse Jackson. Foxman said: "We have to learn that people can change their minds and hearts."

Omg

And we, the taxpayers, are paying for this

Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald How we got here jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/eight-year...

My New Yorker interview with David Remnick. Give it a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Whiplash. Of a good kind

This could be extremely harmful. False positives, power issues, & rare adverse events come to mind if there is only one trial required 🤦‍♀️

You persisted. Thank goodness! Let’s hope many others will be held accountable

This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.

There’s a lot to investigate and report on from today’s stunning deposition of Les Wexner. But here’s something I can’t get over. I asked Mr. Wexner if the DOJ or FBI ever contacted him to ask him about Epstein and his crimes. He said NO. That’s outrageous and unforgivable.

With no wide-spread evidence of voter fraud, Republicans are pushing the SAVE Act which would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections. Former FBI Director Wray in the regime's 1st term indicated there was no coordinated voter fraud in the 2020 election.

Yes. The media needs to do much more

New word for Ohio State University. LFG Wexit!

Great tribute here to Jesse Jackson from Harold Meyerson, who eloquently and forcefully championed America’s multiracial working class during the heyday of neoliberalism. prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Ha ha

For my money, the way thousands of regular people are self-organizing to resist data centers is one of the most cautiously hopeful stories going right now. www.themountaineer.com/news/no-cryp...

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either. KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale: www.kcur.org/news/2026-02... Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/

CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old. “8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ

Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?

From The Washington Post: The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Me too

We are depriving so many people of life saving care.

This is just unconscionable man

Since ICE’s Operation Metro Surge began in Minnesota in December, federal immigration agents have arrested some 4,000 people, according to the DHS. The result is an avalanche of cases filed on behalf of people challenging their imprisonment.

30 countries use mail voting

Finally.

Good!

One of the top Epstein emailers? Wellness grifter Deepak Chopra with 5,348. "Quantum" creepy?

Trump is not all powerful. He’s not even popular. Standing up for freedom and against his abuses works. Guard Troops Fully Withdraw From Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...