@gentlystream.bsky.social
Pro-kindness, pro-planet, pro-democracy. For my children and grandchildren.
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There was indeed one instance of voter fraud in Bridgeport in 2023. Guess what? The perpetrators were all caught, prosecuted and sentenced. Justice prevailed.
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Trump calls Connecticut 'an extremely corrupt voting place' on Fox News, takes swipe at Blumenthal
In Connecticut, if a voter doesn't have an accepted form of identification, they can sign an affidavit attesting to their identity.
www.ctinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
There was indeed one instance of voter fraud in Bridgeport in 2023. Guess what? The perpetrators were all caught, prosecuted and sentenced. Justice prevailed.
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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@reuters.com
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THREAD: Women get the complex threats of AI, and we’re not hysterical. @karaswisher.bsky.social @katestarbird.bsky.social @tressiemcphd.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
I don’t really pay attention to charges of doomerism. I don’t know what it means offline.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
THREAD: Women get the complex threats of AI, and we’re not hysterical. @karaswisher.bsky.social @katestarbird.bsky.social @tressiemcphd.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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Dear news media,
When you question Trump, don’t ask: "Do you still have confidence in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein?"
Ask: "Why haven’t you fired Howard Lutnick for lying to the American people about his friendship with child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein?"
When you question Trump, don’t ask: "Do you still have confidence in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein?"
Ask: "Why haven’t you fired Howard Lutnick for lying to the American people about his friendship with child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein?"
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Dear news media,
When you question Trump, don’t ask: "Do you still have confidence in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein?"
Ask: "Why haven’t you fired Howard Lutnick for lying to the American people about his friendship with child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein?"
When you question Trump, don’t ask: "Do you still have confidence in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein?"
Ask: "Why haven’t you fired Howard Lutnick for lying to the American people about his friendship with child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein?"
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Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yikes — Epstein showing appreciation for @GovBillLee pal Betsy Devos making it harder to report sexual abuse on campuses
With “the sluggish & careless…partial reveal…about a pedophile rape cabal of ethno-supremacist billionaires and their enablers…we are left navigating a world we would have avoided had more people told the truth—and believed the truth-tellers.” @zeteo.com @ms.now open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
With “the sluggish & careless…partial reveal…about a pedophile rape cabal of ethno-supremacist billionaires and their enablers…we are left navigating a world we would have avoided had more people told the truth—and believed the truth-tellers.” @zeteo.com @ms.now open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
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NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake @witnessblower.net on Epstein revelations:
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake @witnessblower.net on Epstein revelations:
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
“It is not merely that bad people did evil and terrible things. It is that the institutions designed to prevent those things…were captured, compromised, or rendered inert.”
eyewitness-for-history.mymagic.page/the-dystopia...
On parenting in the real world vs Trump world (Lutnick and the yachts and nannies), as the Trump administration whittles FEMA, child care, public education, CHIP, etc. @19thnews.org @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @abigailspanberger.com @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social
“We needed time to be childfree so we could work. We needed to be bringing money in so we could have our house back in order,” Crabtree, who works as a therapist, said. “The limited child care was really making it challenging. It was limiting my ability to see clients.” @jkutzie.bsky.social reports.
She offers free child care after disasters. It’s a lifeline as families rebuild their lives.
When storms and fires disrupt caregiving for months, this volunteer-run network deploys to support parents navigating work, trauma and recovery.
19thnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
On parenting in the real world vs Trump world (Lutnick and the yachts and nannies), as the Trump administration whittles FEMA, child care, public education, CHIP, etc. @19thnews.org @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @abigailspanberger.com @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social
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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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"When ICE's ordinary operations require protection from law rather than obedience to it, abolition is not a radical slogan but a natural conclusion."
February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"When ICE's ordinary operations require protection from law rather than obedience to it, abolition is not a radical slogan but a natural conclusion."
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The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
“When you govern for donors instead of the people…” Call your Senators now. The SAVE act is anti-democracy. @votersoftomorrow.org @votolatino.bsky.social @votevets.org @envirovoters.bsky.social @aclu.org @splcenter.org @endcitizensunited.bsky.social @democracydocket.com @indivisible.org
When you govern for donors instead of people and know you’re going to lose in November, the only way to hold onto power is to change the rules.
That is precisely what the SAVE America Act is designed to do.
We condemn this dangerous bill and urge the Senate to prevent its passage.
That is precisely what the SAVE America Act is designed to do.
We condemn this dangerous bill and urge the Senate to prevent its passage.
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“When you govern for donors instead of the people…” Call your Senators now. The SAVE act is anti-democracy. @votersoftomorrow.org @votolatino.bsky.social @votevets.org @envirovoters.bsky.social @aclu.org @splcenter.org @endcitizensunited.bsky.social @democracydocket.com @indivisible.org
THREAD: Immigration attorney’s-eye view inside DHS detention (it’s horrific). @jayapal.house.gov @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social @smith.senate.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @frost.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
THREAD: Immigration attorney’s-eye view inside DHS detention (it’s horrific). @jayapal.house.gov @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social @smith.senate.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @frost.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov
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We need to dismantle ICE and CBP when Democrats are in the majority.
In the meantime, we cannot send another cent to DHS without massive reforms to protect the American people.
In the meantime, we cannot send another cent to DHS without massive reforms to protect the American people.
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We need to dismantle ICE and CBP when Democrats are in the majority.
In the meantime, we cannot send another cent to DHS without massive reforms to protect the American people.
In the meantime, we cannot send another cent to DHS without massive reforms to protect the American people.
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Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
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RASKIN: Will you create a joint task force of the DOJ and state officials and district attorneys to investigate the crimes that have taken place against these victims are more than 1,000 like them?
BONDI: *arms folded* ... ... ...
BONDI: *arms folded* ... ... ...
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
RASKIN: Will you create a joint task force of the DOJ and state officials and district attorneys to investigate the crimes that have taken place against these victims are more than 1,000 like them?
BONDI: *arms folded* ... ... ...
BONDI: *arms folded* ... ... ...
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Palantir for California Governor? The Broligarchy Is Buying Democrats!
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Palantir for California Governor? The Broligarchy Is Buying Democrats!
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Palantir is spending millions buying Democratic and Republican politicians as it continues to make billions of dollars by gobbling up our data, helping ICE, and creating a surveillance state.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Pam Bondinisnt just running interference for Trump. She was attorney general of Florida from 2011 to 2019 and didn’t bring any charges against Jeffrey Epstein when she clearly should have.
She is up to her eyeballs in the coverup.
She is up to her eyeballs in the coverup.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Pam Bondinisnt just running interference for Trump. She was attorney general of Florida from 2011 to 2019 and didn’t bring any charges against Jeffrey Epstein when she clearly should have.
She is up to her eyeballs in the coverup.
She is up to her eyeballs in the coverup.
Another disgusting/inhumane facet of the Epstein class: let the climate crisis roll… @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @climateofgavin.bsky.social @climatehuman.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @whitehouse.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @frost.house.gov
‘A good way of dealing with overpopulation’: Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism | Article by @ktoussaint.bsky.social for @fastcompany.com: www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
'A good way of dealing with overpopulation': Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
www.fastcompany.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Another disgusting/inhumane facet of the Epstein class: let the climate crisis roll… @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @climateofgavin.bsky.social @climatehuman.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @whitehouse.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @frost.house.gov
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
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Pam Bondi had a choice today. She could hold pedophiles accountable or she could protect pedophiles. She chose to protect pedophiles. She chose to protect people who raped children.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Pam Bondi had a choice today. She could hold pedophiles accountable or she could protect pedophiles. She chose to protect pedophiles. She chose to protect people who raped children.
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Effectively declaring "Money is all that matters!" is definitely not going to make the focus on elite, wealthy men involved with a notorious child sex trafficker go away.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Effectively declaring "Money is all that matters!" is definitely not going to make the focus on elite, wealthy men involved with a notorious child sex trafficker go away.
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Tina Brown telling Bezos he's wrong:
“'The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus.' No, it’s not the data that tells us, Jeff. It’s the intellect and enterprise of journalists searching out stories that readers didn’t know." tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement...
I agree but...
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“'The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus.' No, it’s not the data that tells us, Jeff. It’s the intellect and enterprise of journalists searching out stories that readers didn’t know." tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement...
I agree but...
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Bafflement with Bezos
The whole debacle of the Washington Post brand hara-kiri last week dispatched the myth that a tech billionaire could save serious journalism.
tinabrown.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Tina Brown telling Bezos he's wrong:
“'The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus.' No, it’s not the data that tells us, Jeff. It’s the intellect and enterprise of journalists searching out stories that readers didn’t know." tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement...
I agree but...
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“'The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus.' No, it’s not the data that tells us, Jeff. It’s the intellect and enterprise of journalists searching out stories that readers didn’t know." tinabrown.substack.com/p/bafflement...
I agree but...
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