Underwater Beach
@binami.bsky.social
Trying to get my head above water. Science trained. Small business owner. Have lived internationally (can’t unsee that gov health care can work when done right).
Pinned
Underwater Beach
@binami.bsky.social
· Sep 12
The real issue isn’t left vs right.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
It’s not white vs black.
It’s not citizen vs immigrant.
It’s not gay vs straight.
The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.
I wanted to pin this
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President Donald Trump isn’t exactly known for his restraint. But recently the mask has fully slipped off. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
‘We want to take over’: All the (recent) times Trump has talked about controlling elections
Trump's allies are starting to translate his anti-democratic statements into actions.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
President Donald Trump isn’t exactly known for his restraint. But recently the mask has fully slipped off. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
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The same people who were defending Garland and the DOJ and calling Biden "the new FDR" -- all while attacking me for publishing this article revealing the actual plan -- are pretending to care about the Epstein victims.
They never cared or they would have spoken out when we had time.
They never cared or they would have spoken out when we had time.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The same people who were defending Garland and the DOJ and calling Biden "the new FDR" -- all while attacking me for publishing this article revealing the actual plan -- are pretending to care about the Epstein victims.
They never cared or they would have spoken out when we had time.
They never cared or they would have spoken out when we had time.
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POLITICO: “As Europe’s political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with Epstein , it’s inadvertently highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in 🇺🇸- No prominent politicians have taken a fall.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
POLITICO: “As Europe’s political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with Epstein , it’s inadvertently highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in 🇺🇸- No prominent politicians have taken a fall.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
They rewrite the histories so that we were always at war with Eastasia. -rough quote of Orwell, 1984
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025. n.pr/3MhYNoP
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
n.pr
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
They rewrite the histories so that we were always at war with Eastasia. -rough quote of Orwell, 1984
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The Roy Cohn lessons stick until the end.
Never apologize.
OK, Republicans, you own it now.
Defend this AND Trump's friendship with pedophile Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Never apologize.
OK, Republicans, you own it now.
Defend this AND Trump's friendship with pedophile Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Live updates: Trump declines to apologize for racist Obamas social media post
Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The Roy Cohn lessons stick until the end.
Never apologize.
OK, Republicans, you own it now.
Defend this AND Trump's friendship with pedophile Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Never apologize.
OK, Republicans, you own it now.
Defend this AND Trump's friendship with pedophile Epstein.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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A growing number of U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) doctors, nurses, and officers are resigning rather than accepting deployments to the Trump administration’s expanded immigration detention operations at Guantánamo Bay. This story was published in partnership with @kffhealthnews.org.
Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo
Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A growing number of U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) doctors, nurses, and officers are resigning rather than accepting deployments to the Trump administration’s expanded immigration detention operations at Guantánamo Bay. This story was published in partnership with @kffhealthnews.org.
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.
BREAKING: President Trump removes a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. The White House initially defended the post, then blamed it on a staffer.
Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys
The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle."
nbcnews.to
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.
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has anybody gotten confirmation yet from Mike Johnson that he hasn't seen the post?
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
has anybody gotten confirmation yet from Mike Johnson that he hasn't seen the post?
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This, this, this 👇
The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This, this, this 👇
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EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
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Hanna Rosin spoke with Joshua Benton, the founder of the Nieman Journalism Lab, about how The Washington Post reached the point of cutting a third of its staff, the loss to journalism, and how the future of the paper is ultimately up to Jeff Bezos:
How Jeff Bezos Broke The Washington Post
The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Hanna Rosin spoke with Joshua Benton, the founder of the Nieman Journalism Lab, about how The Washington Post reached the point of cutting a third of its staff, the loss to journalism, and how the future of the paper is ultimately up to Jeff Bezos:
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NEW: House Democrats are reaching deeeep into red territory to expand map in 2026.
Party has scored top recruits in districts that Trump won by 10+ points in a bid to stretch the map.
Context: There isn't a single House Dem now in such a red seat. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Party has scored top recruits in districts that Trump won by 10+ points in a bid to stretch the map.
Context: There isn't a single House Dem now in such a red seat. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
NEW: House Democrats are reaching deeeep into red territory to expand map in 2026.
Party has scored top recruits in districts that Trump won by 10+ points in a bid to stretch the map.
Context: There isn't a single House Dem now in such a red seat. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Party has scored top recruits in districts that Trump won by 10+ points in a bid to stretch the map.
Context: There isn't a single House Dem now in such a red seat. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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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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We’ve warned repeatedly about the threat of autocracy under Donald Trump. It looks like we’re not the only ones sounding the alarm. #holdfast
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
We’ve warned repeatedly about the threat of autocracy under Donald Trump. It looks like we’re not the only ones sounding the alarm. #holdfast
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Numerous people are pushing back against the reasonable consensus that Epstein was evil and that cozying up to him showed bad character. You are under no obligation to take those arguments seriously and respectfully. Look out, they may call you a “woke” “mob.”
Absolutely fucking repulsive.
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Numerous people are pushing back against the reasonable consensus that Epstein was evil and that cozying up to him showed bad character. You are under no obligation to take those arguments seriously and respectfully. Look out, they may call you a “woke” “mob.”
He absolutely does not care about anything but himself
I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
He absolutely does not care about anything but himself
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Thanks to a power bank that’s small enough to toss into a tote bag but powerful enough to keep my Macbook running all day long, I’m working from tables that aren’t within even an extension cord’s reach of an outlet.
I’m the Envy of the Coffee Shop With This Laptop Power Bank
Thanks to a power bank that’s small enough to toss into a tote bag but powerful enough to keep my Macbook running all day long, I’m working from tables that aren’t within even an extension cord’s reach of an outlet.
nymag.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Thanks to a power bank that’s small enough to toss into a tote bag but powerful enough to keep my Macbook running all day long, I’m working from tables that aren’t within even an extension cord’s reach of an outlet.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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Virginia Giuffre's family say email from Maxwell account confirms photo with Andrew was real
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-CUI2oV58g
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-CUI2oV58g
Email from Maxwell account appears to confirm Andrew & Virginia Giuffre photo is real
YouTube video by BBC Politics
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Virginia Giuffre's family say email from Maxwell account confirms photo with Andrew was real
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-CUI2oV58g
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-CUI2oV58g
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Thank you @khanna.house.gov for showing what it looks like to demand accountability from the halls of Congress, without fear or favor.
I am calling for Congress to haul in every person who emailed Epstein about visiting his island.
I will not rest until those who committed these crimes are held accountable.
I will not rest until those who committed these crimes are held accountable.
February 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Thank you @khanna.house.gov for showing what it looks like to demand accountability from the halls of Congress, without fear or favor.
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NYC's pension system is a significant shareholder in Palantir. We are using that leverage.
I have made a formal request for the company to secure a third-party assessment of the legal, reputational, civil-rights & human-rights risks associated with their work with ICE.
I have made a formal request for the company to secure a third-party assessment of the legal, reputational, civil-rights & human-rights risks associated with their work with ICE.
NYC invests in firm that helps ICE deport people. The city comptroller is concerned.
City Comptroller Mark Levine is pressing for an inquiry into Palantir Technologies, citing human rights concerns.
gothamist.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
NYC's pension system is a significant shareholder in Palantir. We are using that leverage.
I have made a formal request for the company to secure a third-party assessment of the legal, reputational, civil-rights & human-rights risks associated with their work with ICE.
I have made a formal request for the company to secure a third-party assessment of the legal, reputational, civil-rights & human-rights risks associated with their work with ICE.