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I measure out my life in conference rooms. Leaving the bird site for here
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Josh Hawley's entire thing is backing legislation he knows our Congress is too corrupt to pass so he can pretend he's a populist anti-corporatist instead of a useless nazi
Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, bipartisan Senate duo, aim to break up "Big Medicine"
Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Josh Hawley don't agree on much, but they've found common ground on health care and affordability.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Josh Hawley's entire thing is backing legislation he knows our Congress is too corrupt to pass so he can pretend he's a populist anti-corporatist instead of a useless nazi
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Antisemitism is alive and well on the left. And if you're a leftist tempted to reply with a no-true-Scotsman "liberals not leftist" argument, consider that antisemitism is alive and well among both leftists and liberals and your comment does not help anyone.
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Antisemitism is alive and well on the left. And if you're a leftist tempted to reply with a no-true-Scotsman "liberals not leftist" argument, consider that antisemitism is alive and well among both leftists and liberals and your comment does not help anyone.
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Like I said a couple years ago, leftist antisemitism is getting worse. Like, we're at the Naming The Jew stage and next I guess will be the triple parentheses
February 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Like I said a couple years ago, leftist antisemitism is getting worse. Like, we're at the Naming The Jew stage and next I guess will be the triple parentheses
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the statute that Jeanine Pirro reportedly tried to indict congressional Dems under, 18 USC 2387, was originally passed as part of the 1947 Smith Act, a notorious law used to clamp down on free speech during the Red Scare
They tried to prosecute members of Congress under the Smith Act. Absolute scenes
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
the statute that Jeanine Pirro reportedly tried to indict congressional Dems under, 18 USC 2387, was originally passed as part of the 1947 Smith Act, a notorious law used to clamp down on free speech during the Red Scare
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like the whole “march to restore sanity” thing was basically “both sides are silly, partisan politics is dumb, can’t we all just get along”
a week later republicans won massive majorities in the 2010 midterms
a week later republicans won massive majorities in the 2010 midterms
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
like the whole “march to restore sanity” thing was basically “both sides are silly, partisan politics is dumb, can’t we all just get along”
a week later republicans won massive majorities in the 2010 midterms
a week later republicans won massive majorities in the 2010 midterms
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as someone who always found Jon Stewart to be kind of annoying and slopulist it’s been extremely vindicating to see that he’s actually just a total moron
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
as someone who always found Jon Stewart to be kind of annoying and slopulist it’s been extremely vindicating to see that he’s actually just a total moron
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
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Excited to watch the footman at the Berghof thread the needle Bush just missed. Luckily, tone policing, not having any money and having your most influential fan be the Times carries a lot of weight here.
Chris Rufo doesn't have a career outside of being a "culture warrior." This is his movement. He made his bed. Now he gets to lie in it.
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Excited to watch the footman at the Berghof thread the needle Bush just missed. Luckily, tone policing, not having any money and having your most influential fan be the Times carries a lot of weight here.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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there are reports from liam's father that he can't sleep at night and wakes up screaming for his dad. todd lyons i hope you die scared and alone.
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
there are reports from liam's father that he can't sleep at night and wakes up screaming for his dad. todd lyons i hope you die scared and alone.
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Sorry, but rape is something working class men also do. I know people have spent about a decade trying to delegitimize any analysis of women as an oppressed class, but reality can't be mooted for the sake of trends.
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Sorry, but rape is something working class men also do. I know people have spent about a decade trying to delegitimize any analysis of women as an oppressed class, but reality can't be mooted for the sake of trends.
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I got my Masters in Latin Literature from UT in 2002 and I knew EXACTLY which professor this would be. Exactly. JFC
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I got my Masters in Latin Literature from UT in 2002 and I knew EXACTLY which professor this would be. Exactly. JFC
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The purpose is to disincentivize investments in vaccine development
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The purpose is to disincentivize investments in vaccine development
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if he claims he DIDN'T see the signs of grooming or entrapment through this correspondence, then he is ALSO not qualified to run a series of pre-college and college programs, periodt.
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
if he claims he DIDN'T see the signs of grooming or entrapment through this correspondence, then he is ALSO not qualified to run a series of pre-college and college programs, periodt.
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Donald Trump's name does *not* appear in the Epstein Files 38,000 times.
Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein Files MORE THAN A MILLION times
Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein Files MORE THAN A MILLION times
Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Donald Trump's name does *not* appear in the Epstein Files 38,000 times.
Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein Files MORE THAN A MILLION times
Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein Files MORE THAN A MILLION times
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This is a big deal: Hours after ICE agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman five times, Greg Bovino offered to extended the agent's scheduled retirement as a reward for his "excellent service in Chicago." Incredible.
///BREAKING/// Body cams, texts, emails and other evidence have been released in the Oct. 4 shooting of Marimar Martinez by Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum, including this email to Exum by Cmdr. Greg Bovino on the day of the shooting
Background:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/p...
Background:
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/p...
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This is a big deal: Hours after ICE agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman five times, Greg Bovino offered to extended the agent's scheduled retirement as a reward for his "excellent service in Chicago." Incredible.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants cannabis advocates to stop “whining” after Republicans passed restrictions on marijuana and banned intoxicating hemp products. Activists are collecting signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to repeal the new law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/g...
Gov. DeWine tells marijuana advocates to stop 'whining' about new restrictions amid repeal effort • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants cannabis advocates to stop "whining" after Republicans passed restrictions on marijuana and completely banned "intoxicating" hemp products.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants cannabis advocates to stop “whining” after Republicans passed restrictions on marijuana and banned intoxicating hemp products. Activists are collecting signatures to put a referendum on the ballot to repeal the new law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/10/g...
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what's the point of being a christian nationalist edgelord if you're gonna do this bsky.app/profile/alex...
INBOX: first reported by @reuters.com, the White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance of U.S.-allied Turkey, was posted in error.
US Vice President Vance's office deletes post referring to 'Armenian genocide'
The White House on Tuesday deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message, which contradicts the stance...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
what's the point of being a christian nationalist edgelord if you're gonna do this bsky.app/profile/alex...
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I had a great aunt we called Aunt Sherry whose real name was Rose. she had a brother everyone called Uncle Dutch, I have no idea what his birth name was. Their brother Aleck had two daughters, my Aunt Doody (real name Edra Lee) and Aunt Bird (again, no idea what her birth certificate says)
Baffled by transphobes insisting that the name on your birth certificate is Your True Name Forever when it was common in my grandparents' generation to just...pick a name you like and use that, nbd. I literally found out both of my grandma's birth certificate first names FROM THEIR OBITUARIES.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I had a great aunt we called Aunt Sherry whose real name was Rose. she had a brother everyone called Uncle Dutch, I have no idea what his birth name was. Their brother Aleck had two daughters, my Aunt Doody (real name Edra Lee) and Aunt Bird (again, no idea what her birth certificate says)
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"There is another important difference. Civilian government attorneys can resign. Many have. That option is part of what preserves prosecutorial discretion and our rule of law."
JAGs Shouldn’t Be Civilian Prosecutors
The mass deportation policy is a legal mess—and reassigning military lawyers to support it would only create more problems.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"There is another important difference. Civilian government attorneys can resign. Many have. That option is part of what preserves prosecutorial discretion and our rule of law."
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How fortunate that Megan Kelly’s already been practicing her “it’s not REALLY child abuse if they’re over 12” apologetic.
“While the FBI field office in Boise initially said in a statement that claims of children being zip-tied were ‘completely false,’ officials there later amended that assertion, telling reporters that no ‘young’ children were zip-tied.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
How fortunate that Megan Kelly’s already been practicing her “it’s not REALLY child abuse if they’re over 12” apologetic.
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Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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My favorite part was when he talked about being with the wife and the kids, and the "nannies", plural. Yeah, the Epstein class can have multiple nannies on hand for a few kids. Also, Epstein apparently asked about one of the nannies. I wonder if this weaselly man sold her out.
'Hey, Honey, let's take the kids to Perv Island for vacation...."
Lutnick Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island With His Wife and Children www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lutnick Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island With His Wife and Children www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lutnick Says He Visited Epstein’s Private Island With His Wife and Children
President Trump’s commerce secretary appeared to contradict previous comments that he avoided the sex offender after visiting his New York home in 2005.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
My favorite part was when he talked about being with the wife and the kids, and the "nannies", plural. Yeah, the Epstein class can have multiple nannies on hand for a few kids. Also, Epstein apparently asked about one of the nannies. I wonder if this weaselly man sold her out.