@ardentgardener.bsky.social
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I thought this was a fake quote.
It's not. It's verbatim. From the head of the Health & Human Services Dept.
The guy in complete control of Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the CDC, the FDA & the NIH.
This is what 77.2 million Trump voters & ~85 million 3rd party/non-voters enabled.
It's not. It's verbatim. From the head of the Health & Human Services Dept.
The guy in complete control of Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the CDC, the FDA & the NIH.
This is what 77.2 million Trump voters & ~85 million 3rd party/non-voters enabled.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I thought this was a fake quote.
It's not. It's verbatim. From the head of the Health & Human Services Dept.
The guy in complete control of Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the CDC, the FDA & the NIH.
This is what 77.2 million Trump voters & ~85 million 3rd party/non-voters enabled.
It's not. It's verbatim. From the head of the Health & Human Services Dept.
The guy in complete control of Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the CDC, the FDA & the NIH.
This is what 77.2 million Trump voters & ~85 million 3rd party/non-voters enabled.
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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Project 2025 is reshaping our country, and its damage might be irreversible.
This week, our friends at Reveal sit down with @dgraham.bsky.social to talk about how ideas and policies from Project 2025 could be just the beginning.
This week, our friends at Reveal sit down with @dgraham.bsky.social to talk about how ideas and policies from Project 2025 could be just the beginning.
How Project 2025 is reshaping our country
Journalist David A. Graham says the policies from the conservative roadmap may be just the beginning.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Project 2025 is reshaping our country, and its damage might be irreversible.
This week, our friends at Reveal sit down with @dgraham.bsky.social to talk about how ideas and policies from Project 2025 could be just the beginning.
This week, our friends at Reveal sit down with @dgraham.bsky.social to talk about how ideas and policies from Project 2025 could be just the beginning.
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Top public health official in the country
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Top public health official in the country
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Just a reminder that the Trump admin calls immigrants who’ve fallen into drug addiction “the worst of the worst” criminals, no matter how long ago their addiction problems.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Just a reminder that the Trump admin calls immigrants who’ve fallen into drug addiction “the worst of the worst” criminals, no matter how long ago their addiction problems.
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Democrats launch probe into organization leading White House efforts to celebrate nation's 250th birthday https://twp.ai/9PbOsW
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Democrats launch probe into organization leading White House efforts to celebrate nation's 250th birthday https://twp.ai/9PbOsW
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Who can publish widely? End-run for #SAVEAct
Research to verify
Expedient-Effective method to change/correct names:
CHANGE at Social Security FIRST.
Make SS match current ID. [whatever it says!]
THEN Passport
I was told this by #SocialSecurity
"It's easier to change your name with us."
It works
Research to verify
Expedient-Effective method to change/correct names:
CHANGE at Social Security FIRST.
Make SS match current ID. [whatever it says!]
THEN Passport
I was told this by #SocialSecurity
"It's easier to change your name with us."
It works
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Who can publish widely? End-run for #SAVEAct
Research to verify
Expedient-Effective method to change/correct names:
CHANGE at Social Security FIRST.
Make SS match current ID. [whatever it says!]
THEN Passport
I was told this by #SocialSecurity
"It's easier to change your name with us."
It works
Research to verify
Expedient-Effective method to change/correct names:
CHANGE at Social Security FIRST.
Make SS match current ID. [whatever it says!]
THEN Passport
I was told this by #SocialSecurity
"It's easier to change your name with us."
It works
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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The SAVE act also forces states to submit their voter registration lists to the DHS! I know we’ve been focused on voter ID but that’s only the tip of the iceberg !
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The SAVE act also forces states to submit their voter registration lists to the DHS! I know we’ve been focused on voter ID but that’s only the tip of the iceberg !
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DHS took confidential immigrant tax data from the IRS in order to carry out Trump's cruel deportation agenda — and target immigrants at their jobs.
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
DHS took confidential immigrant tax data from the IRS in order to carry out Trump's cruel deportation agenda — and target immigrants at their jobs.
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
But I thought immigrants were "lazy freeloaders" who mooch off the system and don't pay taxes?
Hello?
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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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Remember when Trump lied about his first inauguration crowd size and a lot of people said if he lies about something unimportant like that what else will he lie about?
Well, look where we are now.
And read Will Bunch.
Well, look where we are now.
And read Will Bunch.
The utter BS fictions from DHS about every ICE shooting. Howard Lutnick's preposterous Epstein fib, and much more
Government lying isn't just bad. It's unconstitutional, and much of it is felony perjury. The next admin needs to send the liars to jail
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/gove...
Government lying isn't just bad. It's unconstitutional, and much of it is felony perjury. The next admin needs to send the liars to jail
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/gove...
The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison. | Will Bunch
The outrageous lies of Trump regime, from ICE shootings to a Commerce Secretary's Epstein falsehoods, must be punished.
www.inquirer.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Remember when Trump lied about his first inauguration crowd size and a lot of people said if he lies about something unimportant like that what else will he lie about?
Well, look where we are now.
And read Will Bunch.
Well, look where we are now.
And read Will Bunch.
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From the court’s opinion today blocking Hegseth’s attempt to discipline Mark Kelly: “As Bob Dylan once famously said, ‘You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.’ Our retired vets deserve more respect from our govt, and our Constitution demands they receive it!”
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
From the court’s opinion today blocking Hegseth’s attempt to discipline Mark Kelly: “As Bob Dylan once famously said, ‘You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.’ Our retired vets deserve more respect from our govt, and our Constitution demands they receive it!”
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The SAVE Act was never about election integrity or keeping elections fair. It is about building a paywall around the ballot and hoping we’re too exhausted or too broke to participate.
The SAVE Act is meant to keep us home so they can steal an election.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/voter-pass...
The SAVE Act is meant to keep us home so they can steal an election.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/voter-pass...
Voter Passport
The SAVE Act
jesspiper.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The SAVE Act was never about election integrity or keeping elections fair. It is about building a paywall around the ballot and hoping we’re too exhausted or too broke to participate.
The SAVE Act is meant to keep us home so they can steal an election.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/voter-pass...
The SAVE Act is meant to keep us home so they can steal an election.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/voter-pass...
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The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight. www.wired.com/story/crypto...
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight. www.wired.com/story/crypto...
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happy bday one of my favs English naturalist Charles Darwin, b.1809.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
happy bday one of my favs English naturalist Charles Darwin, b.1809.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
not the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
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FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad (who blocked Moderna's new flu shot) lives in San Francisco area and usually commutes to the FDA Maryland HQ for several days every two weeks. Taxpayers pay for his commute, which according to one estimate costs around $65,000 a year.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Why the FDA Blocked Moderna’s New Flu Shot
The head of the agency’s vaccine division, Vinay Prasad, has overruled pushback from career staffers.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad (who blocked Moderna's new flu shot) lives in San Francisco area and usually commutes to the FDA Maryland HQ for several days every two weeks. Taxpayers pay for his commute, which according to one estimate costs around $65,000 a year.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
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On 15 January 2026, Trump pardoned a former FBI counterintelligence agent who had refused to testify about his work for Oleg Deripaska and Dmitry Rybolovlev, permanently sealing records of services US officials secretly provided for sanctioned Russian networks.
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
Trump Pardon Buries FBI's Secret Work for Putin's Oligarchs
The former FBI agent's pardon came after his co-defendant’s daughter donated $3.5 million to Donald Trump
bylinetimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
On 15 January 2026, Trump pardoned a former FBI counterintelligence agent who had refused to testify about his work for Oleg Deripaska and Dmitry Rybolovlev, permanently sealing records of services US officials secretly provided for sanctioned Russian networks.
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
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My own sleuthing of a corresponding page from a Leon Black related document in the Jeffrey Epstein files. @joshspero.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
My own sleuthing of a corresponding page from a Leon Black related document in the Jeffrey Epstein files. @joshspero.ft.com
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Leon Black took out a loan of almost $500m using his art collection, valued at $1bn, as collateral. Stunning sleuthing by @joshspero @joshspero.ft.com in the depths of the Epstein files suggests 'art loans' are far bigger than currently thought. #epsteinfiles #artmarket
www.ft.com/content/89ba...
www.ft.com/content/89ba...
Epstein files show art market financialisation in full flow
A Black mark on ‘Château Noir’
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Leon Black took out a loan of almost $500m using his art collection, valued at $1bn, as collateral. Stunning sleuthing by @joshspero @joshspero.ft.com in the depths of the Epstein files suggests 'art loans' are far bigger than currently thought. #epsteinfiles #artmarket
www.ft.com/content/89ba...
www.ft.com/content/89ba...
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
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Today’s performance by Pam Bondi was not only unacceptable, it was clearly a smoke screen for a coverup, and her anger is at herself because her shattered moral compass still has a pulse.
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Today’s performance by Pam Bondi was not only unacceptable, it was clearly a smoke screen for a coverup, and her anger is at herself because her shattered moral compass still has a pulse.
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Tom Joseph: "Bondi is pugnacious, belligerent, unprofessional, performative, crass, hillbilly trash. She was even more nuts today bc she’s knows she’s in deep legal trouble. Her role in the cover-up matches the horrors committed by Epstein Maxwell and Trump. She’s part of the whole thing now."
February 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Tom Joseph: "Bondi is pugnacious, belligerent, unprofessional, performative, crass, hillbilly trash. She was even more nuts today bc she’s knows she’s in deep legal trouble. Her role in the cover-up matches the horrors committed by Epstein Maxwell and Trump. She’s part of the whole thing now."
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift: