Brian Lehigh, of the Indiana Lehighs
@blehigh.bsky.social
Crazy cat guy; guitar music lover; endless scroller; perpetual goofball
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When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
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Trump didn’t really TACO. Homan didn’t change tactics. They just wanted the media to look away
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Trump didn’t really TACO. Homan didn’t change tactics. They just wanted the media to look away
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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Insurance conglomerates have quietly transformed by chartering banks to generate interest and junk fees, partnering with an HSA provider for the same reasons, or playing financial games to maximize float. buff.ly/KLCsHIc
The Bank of Big Medicine
Health insurers and providers are using industrial loan companies and other tactics to make money from financial engineering rather than patient care.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Insurance conglomerates have quietly transformed by chartering banks to generate interest and junk fees, partnering with an HSA provider for the same reasons, or playing financial games to maximize float. buff.ly/KLCsHIc
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Sen. Katie Britt, who just a week ago was allegedly crying over the plight of Liam Ramos: "We have got to crack down on sanctuary cities"
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Sen. Katie Britt, who just a week ago was allegedly crying over the plight of Liam Ramos: "We have got to crack down on sanctuary cities"
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Reminding everyone that colon cancer screening should begin at age 45 UNLESS a first degree relative (parent or sibling) was diagnosed with colon cancer before the age of 55. Then screening begins 10 YEARS before that person was diagnosed
he was auctioning off memorabilia in order to try and afford treatment and now he's gone. fuck cancer for sure, but double fuck our broken healthcare system.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
you deserved better, james. i am so sorry.
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reminding everyone that colon cancer screening should begin at age 45 UNLESS a first degree relative (parent or sibling) was diagnosed with colon cancer before the age of 55. Then screening begins 10 YEARS before that person was diagnosed
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However much we hate Kennedy and the rest of the people cynically destroying public health, it is not enough. All of them should be purged from their position in society and die penniless denied the medicine they use for themselves but fear monger about in public.
A friend of ours was able to be a test subject for an mRNA vaccine for an aggressive form of breast cancer. Completely worked. It is one of the greatest miracles of science and like 40% of the country turned it into The Jab because they are mushheaded simpletons.
February 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
However much we hate Kennedy and the rest of the people cynically destroying public health, it is not enough. All of them should be purged from their position in society and die penniless denied the medicine they use for themselves but fear monger about in public.
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10 years ago they told us AI and self-driving cars were going to wipe out up to half of all jobs. They didn’t.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
10 years ago they told us AI and self-driving cars were going to wipe out up to half of all jobs. They didn’t.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
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Social Security is fundamental to our social contract as a nation - and today, we're demanding accountability from the Trump administration for mismanaging millions of Americans' personal data!
Thank you to our Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram for representing AFT at today's press conference.
Thank you to our Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram for representing AFT at today's press conference.
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Social Security is fundamental to our social contract as a nation - and today, we're demanding accountability from the Trump administration for mismanaging millions of Americans' personal data!
Thank you to our Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram for representing AFT at today's press conference.
Thank you to our Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram for representing AFT at today's press conference.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Read this lede and remember how much taxpayer money of yours Chuck gave ICE and they're trying to do it again. He's the worst poker player in history and yet he has convinced a fair amount of people who appear to be intelligent that he still knows what he is doing
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Read this lede and remember how much taxpayer money of yours Chuck gave ICE and they're trying to do it again. He's the worst poker player in history and yet he has convinced a fair amount of people who appear to be intelligent that he still knows what he is doing
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Career communications staff at the Dept of Labor were ignored and many resigned when a 21 year old starting posting white nationalist meme. Now he is going to DHS. This is who prospers under the clicktatorship.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Career communications staff at the Dept of Labor were ignored and many resigned when a 21 year old starting posting white nationalist meme. Now he is going to DHS. This is who prospers under the clicktatorship.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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This is what ICE calls a "violent criminal." A Missouri grandma and lawful resident spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor, underscoring the massive scope of the administration’s deportation efforts. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
She bounced a $25 check in 2014. ICE tried to deport her.
A Missouri grandma and lawful resident spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor, underscoring the massive scope of the administration’s deportation efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This is what ICE calls a "violent criminal." A Missouri grandma and lawful resident spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor, underscoring the massive scope of the administration’s deportation efforts. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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One expert estimates Louisiana’s prison population will nearly double in six years because of the state’s changes to parole.
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry
The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incar...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
One expert estimates Louisiana’s prison population will nearly double in six years because of the state’s changes to parole.
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
It costs $37K a year to house an inmate compared with $2.2K a year for parole supervision.
With @veritenews.org
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The White House excluded Democratic leaders from a traditionally bipartisan meeting for governors. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he was also disinvited from a dinner. n.pr/4qzjtqy
Maryland's Democratic governor among those excluded from White House event
The White House excluded Democratic leaders from a traditionally bipartisan meeting for governors. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he was also disinvited from a dinner.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The White House excluded Democratic leaders from a traditionally bipartisan meeting for governors. Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he was also disinvited from a dinner. n.pr/4qzjtqy
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Pam Bondi has nothing more to say about why she hired a Jan. 6 insurrectionist who was indicted on multiple charges and yelled for the killing of police officers defending the Capitol
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Pam Bondi has nothing more to say about why she hired a Jan. 6 insurrectionist who was indicted on multiple charges and yelled for the killing of police officers defending the Capitol
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High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul.
High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul • Minnesota Reformer
A high-speed car chase that witnesses said involved a young man and a federal agent on Wednesday ended with a multi-car crash outside Nina’s Coffee Cafe in St. Paul. The man was transported away from ...
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul.
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NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court - Bolts
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
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Please note that she's READING this. She PREPARED this as a rebuttal for questions about Epstein. She planned this, had someone write it down, and read it.
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 4:43 PM
Please note that she's READING this. She PREPARED this as a rebuttal for questions about Epstein. She planned this, had someone write it down, and read it.
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This is outrageous, and (though it was completely obvious he should never have held this spot), Vinay Prasad needs to go. This vaccine candidate deserves review, not ideologically motivated rejection. Lives are at stake. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is outrageous, and (though it was completely obvious he should never have held this spot), Vinay Prasad needs to go. This vaccine candidate deserves review, not ideologically motivated rejection. Lives are at stake. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
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 4:48 PM
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
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report from St Paul: "Very bad car accident involving ice agent who left the scene"
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
report from St Paul: "Very bad car accident involving ice agent who left the scene"
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At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
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If I was a Republican and especially if I participated in the Trump administration in any capacity, I would be terrified of what's going to happen to me in just a few years.
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
If I was a Republican and especially if I participated in the Trump administration in any capacity, I would be terrified of what's going to happen to me in just a few years.
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The Federal Judicial Center deleted a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges. I spoke to one of the authors of the chapter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Federal Judicial Center deleted a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges. I spoke to one of the authors of the chapter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...