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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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AOC with the zinger of the week.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC with the zinger of the week.
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If American journalism isn't capable of calling what we just watched unprecedented, unprofessional, intemperate, profoundly unsettling, contrary to the Oath of Office an Attorney General takes, and a colossal sign of disrespect for the constitutional separation of powers, what are we even doing here
Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee was one of the most combative congressional hearings in recent memory.
"You washed-up, loser lawyer!": Pam Bondi hearing erupts into angry outbursts
Bondi clashed angrily with nearly every Democrat on the committee.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:34 PM
If American journalism isn't capable of calling what we just watched unprecedented, unprofessional, intemperate, profoundly unsettling, contrary to the Oath of Office an Attorney General takes, and a colossal sign of disrespect for the constitutional separation of powers, what are we even doing here
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Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Too often when discussing trans rights, we’re forced to be on the defensive, as Republicans wage attacks.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
Today, we take the opportunity to look forward by introducing my Trans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive vision to provide protections for all trans and nonbinary people.
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Hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and Jewish leaders are gathered outside of ICE HQs in Washington, DC today at the largest protest against ICE by Jewish clergy and leaders, organized by our friends @bendthearc.bsky.social and @truahrabbis.bsky.social.
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and Jewish leaders are gathered outside of ICE HQs in Washington, DC today at the largest protest against ICE by Jewish clergy and leaders, organized by our friends @bendthearc.bsky.social and @truahrabbis.bsky.social.
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Flashback to how these same folks reacted to vaccine cards...
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Flashback to how these same folks reacted to vaccine cards...
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Hey also to all the “this is ours speak English!!!” Crowd. English is from England not America.
We likewise borrow it
We likewise borrow it
February 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Hey also to all the “this is ours speak English!!!” Crowd. English is from England not America.
We likewise borrow it
We likewise borrow it
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Also important context, Ft Bliss is in El Paso which is one of the largest military bases.
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Also important context, Ft Bliss is in El Paso which is one of the largest military bases.
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Next action coming 3/7
Crawl, Walk, Run!
How the De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition became a huge action in just one month
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Next action coming 3/7
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- FAA grounds all flights in and out of El Paso for 10 days
- airspace also closed over nearby area of New Mexico
- no reason given why beyond unspecified "special security reasons"
- seems to have caught everybody by surprise
- airspace also closed over nearby area of New Mexico
- no reason given why beyond unspecified "special security reasons"
- seems to have caught everybody by surprise
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
- FAA grounds all flights in and out of El Paso for 10 days
- airspace also closed over nearby area of New Mexico
- no reason given why beyond unspecified "special security reasons"
- seems to have caught everybody by surprise
- airspace also closed over nearby area of New Mexico
- no reason given why beyond unspecified "special security reasons"
- seems to have caught everybody by surprise
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The airspace over El Paso airport, Texas, has been suddenly closed by the FAA for ten days, closing the airport too. The airspace has been defined as "National Defence Airspace". Nobody knows why.
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The airspace over El Paso airport, Texas, has been suddenly closed by the FAA for ten days, closing the airport too. The airspace has been defined as "National Defence Airspace". Nobody knows why.
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
(Via @osinttechnical.bsky.social on X)
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reporter: your name is mike johnson
mike johnson: i’ve seen no such report
mike johnson: i’ve seen no such report
February 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM
reporter: your name is mike johnson
mike johnson: i’ve seen no such report
mike johnson: i’ve seen no such report
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That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
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Imagine investigating Bad Bunny and not investigating pedophiles 🙄🤦♀️😡
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Imagine investigating Bad Bunny and not investigating pedophiles 🙄🤦♀️😡
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“That’s it, clear the room,” John F. Barr, the commission president, said immediately after the vote. “Off air, off air.”
Washington County Backs ICE Detention Facility, Then Cuts Meeting Short Amid Protests
Board votes unanimously to support immigration enforcement, then clears room as demonstrators respond with shouts and whistles
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“That’s it, clear the room,” John F. Barr, the commission president, said immediately after the vote. “Off air, off air.”
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isnt it illegal to look at and then tease unemployment numbers before theyre released
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
isnt it illegal to look at and then tease unemployment numbers before theyre released
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You know, right-wing weirdos like to talk about the greatness of "Western Culture," but I don't think they'd be able to handle opera. It's nearly always colorblind casting and not usually in English.
They should probably stick to Kid Rock.
They should probably stick to Kid Rock.
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
You know, right-wing weirdos like to talk about the greatness of "Western Culture," but I don't think they'd be able to handle opera. It's nearly always colorblind casting and not usually in English.
They should probably stick to Kid Rock.
They should probably stick to Kid Rock.
Note also the phalllic reference.
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Note also the phalllic reference.
By all accounts, the UK is meting out consequences for pedophilia and pedophilia protection better than we are. And it’s our mess.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
By all accounts, the UK is meting out consequences for pedophilia and pedophilia protection better than we are. And it’s our mess.
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Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/