@bastillesam.bsky.social
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In hindsight, Republicans throwing their lot in with weird SV billionaires laser focused on automating jobs and eliminating labor, and increasing energy costs by building giant data centers. as Americans become worried about their jobs and rising inflation may not have been the best move.
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In hindsight, Republicans throwing their lot in with weird SV billionaires laser focused on automating jobs and eliminating labor, and increasing energy costs by building giant data centers. as Americans become worried about their jobs and rising inflation may not have been the best move.
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In terms of the coming into existence of the 120th congress it is self executing. If it is democratically controlled, as will be determined by the 435 independent elections conducted across the country there is no actions the president can take to refuse to recognize it or it's authority.
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
In terms of the coming into existence of the 120th congress it is self executing. If it is democratically controlled, as will be determined by the 435 independent elections conducted across the country there is no actions the president can take to refuse to recognize it or it's authority.
As Krugman says, a souped up auto-correct. @pkrugman.bsky.social
in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
As Krugman says, a souped up auto-correct. @pkrugman.bsky.social
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Lawyer: I've been representing a mother and her 5 children. The two youngest children have lived 20% of their lives in that facility. We've had awful reports of mental health deterioration. This facility is a jail. It's unconscionable that there are children at this facility.
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Lawyer: I've been representing a mother and her 5 children. The two youngest children have lived 20% of their lives in that facility. We've had awful reports of mental health deterioration. This facility is a jail. It's unconscionable that there are children at this facility.
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This is not the kind of country we want. What happened to basic decency and humanity? These are children!
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is not the kind of country we want. What happened to basic decency and humanity? These are children!
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Measles has one of the highest basic reproduction numbers (R₀) of any disease (12 to 18), meaning one infected person can spread it to 12 to 18 others in a fully susceptible population, making it extremely contagious. Need 95% vaccination status to achieve herd immunity. Get vaccinated!!
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Measles has one of the highest basic reproduction numbers (R₀) of any disease (12 to 18), meaning one infected person can spread it to 12 to 18 others in a fully susceptible population, making it extremely contagious. Need 95% vaccination status to achieve herd immunity. Get vaccinated!!
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
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This diagram is in Polish, but fairly easy to understand.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This diagram is in Polish, but fairly easy to understand.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
The upper section is U.S. assistance for Ukraine during the Biden and Trump admin
The lower is russian drone and missile attacks during the same time frame
Tell me more about how Trump's negotiations are working.
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
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My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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The messy, beautiful, multilingual, multicolored, courageous one. The one that has always been built by hands that speak every language and pray in every tongue and come from every corner of this hemisphere.
That is the America I want Jack and Charlotte to know.
That is the America I want Jack and Charlotte to know.
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The messy, beautiful, multilingual, multicolored, courageous one. The one that has always been built by hands that speak every language and pray in every tongue and come from every corner of this hemisphere.
That is the America I want Jack and Charlotte to know.
That is the America I want Jack and Charlotte to know.
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Chuck Schumer brought Senate confirmations down to ZERO for so long Thune changed the RULES to get any through.
Hakeem Jeffries passed an unprecedented TEN discharge petitions from the minority House position.
I think the "establishment" is doing amazing work at living up to the moment, frankly.
Hakeem Jeffries passed an unprecedented TEN discharge petitions from the minority House position.
I think the "establishment" is doing amazing work at living up to the moment, frankly.
February 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Chuck Schumer brought Senate confirmations down to ZERO for so long Thune changed the RULES to get any through.
Hakeem Jeffries passed an unprecedented TEN discharge petitions from the minority House position.
I think the "establishment" is doing amazing work at living up to the moment, frankly.
Hakeem Jeffries passed an unprecedented TEN discharge petitions from the minority House position.
I think the "establishment" is doing amazing work at living up to the moment, frankly.
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The Trump Administration’s reckless foreign aid cuts are already undoing decades of progress, leading to surges in HIV/AIDS, malaria and hunger across the developing world.
Studies project this massive aid loss could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Studies project this massive aid loss could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030, study projects
The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Trump Administration’s reckless foreign aid cuts are already undoing decades of progress, leading to surges in HIV/AIDS, malaria and hunger across the developing world.
Studies project this massive aid loss could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Studies project this massive aid loss could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
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The GOP is entering the “finding out” phase of gerrymandering. By the same metric, Dems got almost 40% of the vote in Utah and currently hold zero congressional seats due to gerrymandering
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The GOP is entering the “finding out” phase of gerrymandering. By the same metric, Dems got almost 40% of the vote in Utah and currently hold zero congressional seats due to gerrymandering
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Among the defendants are Tillett's former daughter-in-law, her new husband, a social media rando, and a news publisher
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Republican Jerry Tillett – former Superior Court Judge and current R candidate for state senate – was allegedly on tape dropping N-bombs and joking about shooting black folk
He's suing for libelslander
Lawsuit: portal-nc.tylertech.cloud/Portal/Docum...
Story:
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
He's suing for libelslander
Lawsuit: portal-nc.tylertech.cloud/Portal/Docum...
Story:
www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Accused of Using Racial Slurs, State Senate Candidate Sues for Defamation, Wiretapping
Former Dare County Judge Jerry Tillett, now a candidate for state Senate, has denied using a racial slur in the audio recording.
www.theassemblync.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Among the defendants are Tillett's former daughter-in-law, her new husband, a social media rando, and a news publisher
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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These signs have been going up all over the Valley. Turning Point had launched a new website about the SRP election, this is the first project of their new "Arizona PAC," and they’re putting their “Chase the Vote” initiative behind the SRP election and Biggs for governor.
These are the TP candidates for SRP’s board (you can see the TP logo at top right). Taken near Chandler Road/I-10 outside a coffee shop. These candidates want fossil fuels and nothing but.
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
These signs have been going up all over the Valley. Turning Point had launched a new website about the SRP election, this is the first project of their new "Arizona PAC," and they’re putting their “Chase the Vote” initiative behind the SRP election and Biggs for governor.
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Many millions of people with agency, not named in the files nor associated with Epstein and his evil cadre, still shaped the world for good and for ill during that time.
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Many millions of people with agency, not named in the files nor associated with Epstein and his evil cadre, still shaped the world for good and for ill during that time.