@marksfca.bsky.social
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there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.
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Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump on NBC doesn't slam the door on shredding the Constitution and serving an illegal third term
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If you gave someone $1 million every day since the birth of Jesus Christ, they'd have about $741 billion.
But that's still less than Elon Musk, who's currently worth $841 billion, according to Forbes.
But that's still less than Elon Musk, who's currently worth $841 billion, according to Forbes.
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If you gave someone $1 million every day since the birth of Jesus Christ, they'd have about $741 billion.
But that's still less than Elon Musk, who's currently worth $841 billion, according to Forbes.
But that's still less than Elon Musk, who's currently worth $841 billion, according to Forbes.
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She was asking a question about whether the Epstein survivors have received justice. But Vance wants her to “smile and have some fun” while asking the president a question about trafficking victims. bsky.app/profile/fact...
Vance: There was a moment in the Oval Office, I wasn't even in there, but Trump was talking to Kaitlan Collins. Trump says, 'Why don't you ever smile?' And it's actually, like, so perceptive. Have some fun.
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
She was asking a question about whether the Epstein survivors have received justice. But Vance wants her to “smile and have some fun” while asking the president a question about trafficking victims. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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The latest on Gabbard as fringe conspiracy drives her voting investigation: “The sources said the goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.”
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The latest on Gabbard as fringe conspiracy drives her voting investigation: “The sources said the goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.”
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COOK: “.. readings indicate that progress on inflation essentially stalled in 2025. .. Such a plateau is frustrating after seeing significant disinflation in the preceding few years.”
@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 PM
COOK: “.. readings indicate that progress on inflation essentially stalled in 2025. .. Such a plateau is frustrating after seeing significant disinflation in the preceding few years.”
@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
@barrons.com
www.barrons.com/articles/fed...
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Speaking of DHS becoming toxic:
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Speaking of DHS becoming toxic:
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NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
NEWS
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.
Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."
Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz
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Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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Swalwell: The guy said he would cut prices, and instead he’s killing people—and I’m not signing off on that.
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Swalwell: The guy said he would cut prices, and instead he’s killing people—and I’m not signing off on that.
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Two Catholic brothers “are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care?”
" … the brothers who are selling that property to the government, are not just Visi parishioners but major donors there.”
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
" … the brothers who are selling that property to the government, are not just Visi parishioners but major donors there.”
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Catholic brothers are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care?
Two Kansas City brothers are big Catholic donors. But now that they're also making a vast ICE detention facility possible, will the institutions they support look away?
www.ncronline.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Two Catholic brothers “are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care?”
" … the brothers who are selling that property to the government, are not just Visi parishioners but major donors there.”
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
" … the brothers who are selling that property to the government, are not just Visi parishioners but major donors there.”
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
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The federal government failed workers and the middle class by walking away from a commitment by the Biden Administration.
California won’t abandon the Central Valley or the workers building the future here.
We stand by them - and economic growth for the 21st century.
California won’t abandon the Central Valley or the workers building the future here.
We stand by them - and economic growth for the 21st century.
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The federal government failed workers and the middle class by walking away from a commitment by the Biden Administration.
California won’t abandon the Central Valley or the workers building the future here.
We stand by them - and economic growth for the 21st century.
California won’t abandon the Central Valley or the workers building the future here.
We stand by them - and economic growth for the 21st century.
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Roberts could not figure out a way to affirm the Texas map and reject the California map.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map designed to help Democrats in the midterms.
Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map
The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Roberts could not figure out a way to affirm the Texas map and reject the California map.
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BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
BREAKING: huge, gigantic, enormous win
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
SCOTUS allows our big victory at trial upholding the Prop 50 redistricting to remain in place
Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org, @lulacorg.bsky.social, Arnold & Porter & rest of the coalition that countered Trump's attempt to steal Congressional seats
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February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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@samsteindc.bsky.social on Mike Johnson sowing distrust in our elections:
“It's hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement from the Speaker of the House than that…Openly saying, I don't have evidence for what I'm suggesting, but I'm going to suggest it anyway.”
“It's hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement from the Speaker of the House than that…Openly saying, I don't have evidence for what I'm suggesting, but I'm going to suggest it anyway.”
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
@samsteindc.bsky.social on Mike Johnson sowing distrust in our elections:
“It's hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement from the Speaker of the House than that…Openly saying, I don't have evidence for what I'm suggesting, but I'm going to suggest it anyway.”
“It's hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement from the Speaker of the House than that…Openly saying, I don't have evidence for what I'm suggesting, but I'm going to suggest it anyway.”
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A key Republican senator said he doesn’t believe Fed Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime in testimony that has become central to an explosive Justice Department investigation.
Top Republican Senator Says Fed’s Powell Didn’t Commit a Crime
Banking committee chair Tim Scott seeks to defuse a standoff over a criminal probe of the current Fed chair that is complicating Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the post.
on.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A key Republican senator said he doesn’t believe Fed Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime in testimony that has become central to an explosive Justice Department investigation.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course is sentenced to life in federal prison.
February 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course is sentenced to life in federal prison.
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DOJ didn’t forget to redact this one.
![[an email chain that mentions influencing WaPo coverage via new owner Jeff Bezos, with large redaction blocks throughout]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreifblvske52tumhu4euwpmv6m6z5kmjm7c6uidejjn67rsjsmfynh4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
DOJ didn’t forget to redact this one.
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🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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He seriously asked Iranians to rise up and go to the streets. Tens of thousands got murdered. And now he’s like “never mind”.
GULF OFFICIAL TO REUTERS: MECHANISM FOR NEGOTIATIONS UNDER DISCUSSION IS FOR SEVERAL COUNTRIES TO HELP MEDIATE BETWEEN IRAN AND U.S.
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
He seriously asked Iranians to rise up and go to the streets. Tens of thousands got murdered. And now he’s like “never mind”.
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This is from the seldom discussed portion of the NBC News video footage of Donald partying with Epstein in which he's very clearly groping women in Epstein's presence.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This is from the seldom discussed portion of the NBC News video footage of Donald partying with Epstein in which he's very clearly groping women in Epstein's presence.