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I'd also add that in 2014, Obama had that bipartisan bill passed by the Senate which would have addressed a number of key issues we still face regarding immigration.
Instead of passing, GOP Speaker Boehner refused to allow a vote even though it had support b/c he didn't want to give Obama a "win."
Instead of passing, GOP Speaker Boehner refused to allow a vote even though it had support b/c he didn't want to give Obama a "win."
February 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'd also add that in 2014, Obama had that bipartisan bill passed by the Senate which would have addressed a number of key issues we still face regarding immigration.
Instead of passing, GOP Speaker Boehner refused to allow a vote even though it had support b/c he didn't want to give Obama a "win."
Instead of passing, GOP Speaker Boehner refused to allow a vote even though it had support b/c he didn't want to give Obama a "win."
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The casting of Obama as the Perfect Centrist also neglects that he:
*deprioritized removals of longtime residents
*gave legal protections to Dreamers and even tried to extend them to millions of parents of US citizens/LPRs (court blocked)
*presided over Senate passage of legalization for millions
*deprioritized removals of longtime residents
*gave legal protections to Dreamers and even tried to extend them to millions of parents of US citizens/LPRs (court blocked)
*presided over Senate passage of legalization for millions
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The casting of Obama as the Perfect Centrist also neglects that he:
*deprioritized removals of longtime residents
*gave legal protections to Dreamers and even tried to extend them to millions of parents of US citizens/LPRs (court blocked)
*presided over Senate passage of legalization for millions
*deprioritized removals of longtime residents
*gave legal protections to Dreamers and even tried to extend them to millions of parents of US citizens/LPRs (court blocked)
*presided over Senate passage of legalization for millions
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The other problem with this is that those Trump policies described there aren't actually about "securing the border." They're about emptying *the interior* of immigrants. The media's casual conflation of "the border" with interior enforcement/policy is a big reason we are where we are today.
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The other problem with this is that those Trump policies described there aren't actually about "securing the border." They're about emptying *the interior* of immigrants. The media's casual conflation of "the border" with interior enforcement/policy is a big reason we are where we are today.
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If you have to call your roving band of marauders "legitimate law enforcement" in a news conference, they're not.
You've lost.
You've lost.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
If you have to call your roving band of marauders "legitimate law enforcement" in a news conference, they're not.
You've lost.
You've lost.
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really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement
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For a full analysis of billionaire spending post Citizens United/SpeechNow, see @rfunkfordham.bsky.social’s recent Roosevelt Institute report
rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
For a full analysis of billionaire spending post Citizens United/SpeechNow, see @rfunkfordham.bsky.social’s recent Roosevelt Institute report
rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
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Housing and transportation accounted for 50 percent of household spending in 2024 #BLSData www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Housing and transportation accounted for 50 percent of household spending in 2024 #BLSData www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...
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Only 12 percent of Democrats think the party is too liberal on social issues, per new New Republic survey. In contrast, 34 percent think the party is too conservative on economic issues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Only 12 percent of Democrats think the party is too liberal on social issues, per new New Republic survey. In contrast, 34 percent think the party is too conservative on economic issues. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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2/3
And let's not forget B Kavanaugh's historic role in empowering ICE to go "scouring the streets."
Susan "Concerned" Collins (plus all GOP Sens) and Joe Manchin were crucial votes to confirm him.
GW Bush called Senators for him. Yale Law prof Akhil Reed Amar celebrated him.
'Circumspice.'
And let's not forget B Kavanaugh's historic role in empowering ICE to go "scouring the streets."
Susan "Concerned" Collins (plus all GOP Sens) and Joe Manchin were crucial votes to confirm him.
GW Bush called Senators for him. Yale Law prof Akhil Reed Amar celebrated him.
'Circumspice.'
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
2/3
And let's not forget B Kavanaugh's historic role in empowering ICE to go "scouring the streets."
Susan "Concerned" Collins (plus all GOP Sens) and Joe Manchin were crucial votes to confirm him.
GW Bush called Senators for him. Yale Law prof Akhil Reed Amar celebrated him.
'Circumspice.'
And let's not forget B Kavanaugh's historic role in empowering ICE to go "scouring the streets."
Susan "Concerned" Collins (plus all GOP Sens) and Joe Manchin were crucial votes to confirm him.
GW Bush called Senators for him. Yale Law prof Akhil Reed Amar celebrated him.
'Circumspice.'
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Counterpoint:
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Counterpoint:
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
-No it isn't.
-And yes you are.
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Debates about the filibuster are mostly anchored by two models of parliamentary procedure---the modern majoritarian House and the modern 60-vote Senate. But there's a third model worth considering, and it's used all over the country: Robert's Rules.
blog.mattglassman.net/roberts-rule...
blog.mattglassman.net/roberts-rule...
Minority Rights without Minority Veto
Debates about the filibuster are almost always framed as a choice between two parliamentary models: the modern majoritarian House and the modern 60-vote Sena...
blog.mattglassman.net
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Debates about the filibuster are mostly anchored by two models of parliamentary procedure---the modern majoritarian House and the modern 60-vote Senate. But there's a third model worth considering, and it's used all over the country: Robert's Rules.
blog.mattglassman.net/roberts-rule...
blog.mattglassman.net/roberts-rule...
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Yes, this is one of the main and better ways to do it and salvage all these laws. Flip it from being Congress can pass something to kill it, which then gets vetoed, to saying they automatically expire after thirty days or whatever unless Congress affirmatively renews them.
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Yes, this is one of the main and better ways to do it and salvage all these laws. Flip it from being Congress can pass something to kill it, which then gets vetoed, to saying they automatically expire after thirty days or whatever unless Congress affirmatively renews them.
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Can a DC reporter ask Mike Johnson if he's ever seen anything ever?
More to the point, why don't reporters come armed with phones ready to show Johnson all the things he claims to have not seen.
More to the point, why don't reporters come armed with phones ready to show Johnson all the things he claims to have not seen.
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Can a DC reporter ask Mike Johnson if he's ever seen anything ever?
More to the point, why don't reporters come armed with phones ready to show Johnson all the things he claims to have not seen.
More to the point, why don't reporters come armed with phones ready to show Johnson all the things he claims to have not seen.
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🤡🤡🤡 "The abrupt closure of El Paso’s airspace late Tuesday was precipitated when Customs and Border Protection officials deployed an anti-drone laser on loan from the Department of Defense without giving aviation officials enough time to assess the risks to commercial aircraft" 🤡🤡🤡
"C.B.P. officials thought they were firing on a cartel drone, the people said, but it turned out to be a party balloon."
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
🤡🤡🤡 "The abrupt closure of El Paso’s airspace late Tuesday was precipitated when Customs and Border Protection officials deployed an anti-drone laser on loan from the Department of Defense without giving aviation officials enough time to assess the risks to commercial aircraft" 🤡🤡🤡
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"okay, just don't mess up referencing the Armenian Genocide" challenge: impossible www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Vance Acknowledges Armenian Genocide, Then Deletes Post, Igniting Outrage
By deleting the social-media post, Vice President JD Vance upset Armenians after a historic visit.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"okay, just don't mess up referencing the Armenian Genocide" challenge: impossible www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The latter. In fact the @matt-levine.bsky.social "FTX Found the Money" article that SBF cites on page one specifically addresses how SBF's "we gave the money back" defense is bullshit!
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The latter. In fact the @matt-levine.bsky.social "FTX Found the Money" article that SBF cites on page one specifically addresses how SBF's "we gave the money back" defense is bullshit!
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Most tech workers, even at Palantir (probably), are pro-social compared to the tech owner and VC classes. They need unions so their voices matter for company governance.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company’s products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Most tech workers, even at Palantir (probably), are pro-social compared to the tech owner and VC classes. They need unions so their voices matter for company governance.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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I don't like the new fare gates for my own personal experience. But as an empiricist I have to accept that the new gates, by blocking turnstile jumping, dramatically reduced the need for cleaning and fixing things in BART stations. Sucks but gotta hand it to em.
Since our Next Generation Fare Gates have been installed there have been far fewer corrective maintenance requests and less time spent cleaning and fixing things inside the paid area of stations.
Following installation, corrective maintenance in stations decreased by 961 hours total.
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Following installation, corrective maintenance in stations decreased by 961 hours total.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I don't like the new fare gates for my own personal experience. But as an empiricist I have to accept that the new gates, by blocking turnstile jumping, dramatically reduced the need for cleaning and fixing things in BART stations. Sucks but gotta hand it to em.
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Over 3,000 RTs for an inaccurately paraphrased video, the conceit of which ("The Commerce department determines the poverty threshold") is false (the poverty threshold was determined by the Social Security Administration).
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
LUTNICK: I don't know
K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?
L: I don't know
K: It's around 11%. It's been constant
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Over 3,000 RTs for an inaccurately paraphrased video, the conceit of which ("The Commerce department determines the poverty threshold") is false (the poverty threshold was determined by the Social Security Administration).
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This is a good way to put it. The entire reason we knew COVID was something new is because hospitals in Wuhan were swamped! For the earlier timeline to work we need an explanation for why the virus was benign for three months before suddenly turning deadly.
Or there's just some false positives!
Or there's just some false positives!
Anyone making the argument that COVID was materially spreading in Months X-Y instead of February/March 2020 needs to provide an explanation as to why Months X-Y did not look like February/March 2020
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This is a good way to put it. The entire reason we knew COVID was something new is because hospitals in Wuhan were swamped! For the earlier timeline to work we need an explanation for why the virus was benign for three months before suddenly turning deadly.
Or there's just some false positives!
Or there's just some false positives!
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a THOUSAND.
Just going to keep posting this one---->Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
a THOUSAND.
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And like Rome, it would be nice if the eugenicist billionaire empire fell.
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
And like Rome, it would be nice if the eugenicist billionaire empire fell.
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The Bell Curve to Pedophile Island pipeline isn't the most obvious thing but neither is it totally surprising.
I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics
In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Bell Curve to Pedophile Island pipeline isn't the most obvious thing but neither is it totally surprising.
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But it probably raises expectations among the base that many candidates aren't prepared to meet. And it means that I'm constantly being bombarded not with the things I actually like about the candidates I support, but with the same old partisan or intrapartisan factional posturing I see everywhere.
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
But it probably raises expectations among the base that many candidates aren't prepared to meet. And it means that I'm constantly being bombarded not with the things I actually like about the candidates I support, but with the same old partisan or intrapartisan factional posturing I see everywhere.