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This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
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I can’t think of any academic book I’ve read in the last decade that has lodged in my brain the way the Addiction by Design has. It’s such an important text for understanding so much about the digital age.
A book I highly recommend on electronic slot machines—which fully convinced me they should be illegal for how they systematically mislead our brains—is Natasha Dow Schüll‘s ADDICTION BY DESIGN
Gamified online gambling seems much worse, & is becoming much more ubiquitous
It will immiserate so many
Gamified online gambling seems much worse, & is becoming much more ubiquitous
It will immiserate so many
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I can’t think of any academic book I’ve read in the last decade that has lodged in my brain the way the Addiction by Design has. It’s such an important text for understanding so much about the digital age.
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I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
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That can’t be right. I was informed Kamala got eleventy seven heckin‘ Pinocchiorunos for saying Trump had anything to do with Project 2025.
The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/TSV3cmb
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
That can’t be right. I was informed Kamala got eleventy seven heckin‘ Pinocchiorunos for saying Trump had anything to do with Project 2025.
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Point 2 here js critical - if Dems admit DC as a state, repeal sweeping emergency powers, reorganize ICE, harden voting laws, we are going to see a lawless court strike down reforms that are squarely in precedent and consistent with our traditions. Need to lay the groundwork for rejecting that now.
1. A bunch of the in-it-for-the-grift conservatives quit. Breaks the Trumpian grip all on its own. That's the good/easier outcome.
or:
2. They strike these down--but doing so would be flagrantly unconstitutional, opens door for broader "we can ignore an unconstitutional SCOTUS" politics.
or:
2. They strike these down--but doing so would be flagrantly unconstitutional, opens door for broader "we can ignore an unconstitutional SCOTUS" politics.
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Point 2 here js critical - if Dems admit DC as a state, repeal sweeping emergency powers, reorganize ICE, harden voting laws, we are going to see a lawless court strike down reforms that are squarely in precedent and consistent with our traditions. Need to lay the groundwork for rejecting that now.
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Regardless, Dems need to be FAR more aggressive now in making "we are not obligated to obey a SCOTUS that acts unconstitutionally" arguments.
Political and legal elites are too quick to equate "SCOTUS scribblings" with "... is thus what is constitutional or not."
No more presumption of regularity!
Political and legal elites are too quick to equate "SCOTUS scribblings" with "... is thus what is constitutional or not."
No more presumption of regularity!
February 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Regardless, Dems need to be FAR more aggressive now in making "we are not obligated to obey a SCOTUS that acts unconstitutionally" arguments.
Political and legal elites are too quick to equate "SCOTUS scribblings" with "... is thus what is constitutional or not."
No more presumption of regularity!
Political and legal elites are too quick to equate "SCOTUS scribblings" with "... is thus what is constitutional or not."
No more presumption of regularity!
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Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.
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"Liberals the world over have to stop playing defense if the left is ever going to stop the right's oligarch-fueled momentum. They must stop accommodating or—worse yet—imitating the fascists, and fight them." www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party From Across The Pond
Popularism has been tried in the UK, and failed.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
"Liberals the world over have to stop playing defense if the left is ever going to stop the right's oligarch-fueled momentum. They must stop accommodating or—worse yet—imitating the fascists, and fight them." www.liberalcurrents.com/a-blaring-wa...
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“Both Good and Pretti were engaged in the task that democracies assign to citizens: that of paying close attention to the workings of power. If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, a country that inflicts the ultimate punishment on those who dare to be vigilant can no longer be free.”
"The Crime of Witness" by Fintan O’Toole in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
February 16, 2026 at 7:09 AM
“Both Good and Pretti were engaged in the task that democracies assign to citizens: that of paying close attention to the workings of power. If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, a country that inflicts the ultimate punishment on those who dare to be vigilant can no longer be free.”
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Well said. The problem is that the leaders of the US government and the people around them are more interested in their ability to profit from the resources of Ukraine and business deals in Russia than a lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Well said. The problem is that the leaders of the US government and the people around them are more interested in their ability to profit from the resources of Ukraine and business deals in Russia than a lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe.
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Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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One notable thing that Pritzker and Newsom have been doing is making the case that immigrants and native-born Americans share in one another's social and economic fates. They've been elevating the visibility of immigrants as a positive national good. This is a model Dems could use more widely:
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
One notable thing that Pritzker and Newsom have been doing is making the case that immigrants and native-born Americans share in one another's social and economic fates. They've been elevating the visibility of immigrants as a positive national good. This is a model Dems could use more widely:
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This is what electoral interference in European elections looks like - per the USG NSS strategy last year
February 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This is what electoral interference in European elections looks like - per the USG NSS strategy last year
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US offshore wind companies are racing to bring projects online that can withstand Trump’s efforts to cripple the industry. After winning a clean sweep of legal victories over the past month, the industry is redoubling efforts to get projects over the finish line so they can start producing power.
US offshore wind farms try to withstand the force of Trump’s wrath
Companies are racing to finish projects that can keep the industry alive in the face of high-profile opposition
www.ft.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
US offshore wind companies are racing to bring projects online that can withstand Trump’s efforts to cripple the industry. After winning a clean sweep of legal victories over the past month, the industry is redoubling efforts to get projects over the finish line so they can start producing power.
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Listening to Trump Admin officials, you'd never guess that the US stock market underperformed the rest of the world in 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Listening to Trump Admin officials, you'd never guess that the US stock market underperformed the rest of the world in 2025.
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We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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A thing that annoys me about the Axios newsletter is that the tone is consistently “I am one of the top experts on this thing I learned about five minutes ago.” Also that they have 280 sources in the White House but their only source on the left is Rep. Capitulate Middle (D).
February 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
A thing that annoys me about the Axios newsletter is that the tone is consistently “I am one of the top experts on this thing I learned about five minutes ago.” Also that they have 280 sources in the White House but their only source on the left is Rep. Capitulate Middle (D).
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The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The reason people are concerned about lefties saying “I won’t vote for a moderate Dem” isn’t because they want Newsom. It’s because lefties keep not voting for moderate Dems!
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
I think all the scolding about it being years til the primary would hit a little harder if WE DIDN’T JUST GO THROUGH THIS
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“The Trump administration “is telling American manufacturers, ‘You guys go build gasoline cars again,’” he said. “The Chinese government is telling its manufacturers, ‘You go build the advanced vehicles that are going take over the world.’”
February 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
“The Trump administration “is telling American manufacturers, ‘You guys go build gasoline cars again,’” he said. “The Chinese government is telling its manufacturers, ‘You go build the advanced vehicles that are going take over the world.’”
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“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:28 PM
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
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The messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
bylinetimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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I think Democrats should stop with “Trump is doing deportation wrong” because I think they should stop focusing on immigration as a matter of crime and punishment. It should a matter of freedom and opportunity. The question should be how is the government going to protect and advance both.
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I think Democrats should stop with “Trump is doing deportation wrong” because I think they should stop focusing on immigration as a matter of crime and punishment. It should a matter of freedom and opportunity. The question should be how is the government going to protect and advance both.
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Stuart Schrader on what Trump’s urban occupations mean for police and the unions that represent them https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/02/14/authoritarianism-from-below-trump-city-takeovers-police/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026-02-14_Schrader-policing-1
Authoritarianism from Below | Stuart Schrader
As National Guard troops and federal officers swarmed Washington, D.C., in August, sent by President Donald Trump to confront what he declared a “crime
www.nybooks.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Stuart Schrader on what Trump’s urban occupations mean for police and the unions that represent them https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/02/14/authoritarianism-from-below-trump-city-takeovers-police/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026-02-14_Schrader-policing-1