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This @hunterw.bsky.social story about his encounter with one of Trump's paranoid special agents is, in a word, gobsmacking. It includes a Ron Swanson reference that will make @kentremendous.bsky.social shake his head (at least.) If you don't already, support TPM talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the ‘Cabal’-Hating ‘Special Government Employee’ Involved in the Fulton County FBI Raid
Clay Parikh unloaded in a nearly two hour conversation with TPM.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This @hunterw.bsky.social story about his encounter with one of Trump's paranoid special agents is, in a word, gobsmacking. It includes a Ron Swanson reference that will make @kentremendous.bsky.social shake his head (at least.) If you don't already, support TPM talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
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hell ya
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM
hell ya
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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
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incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
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Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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Lestat de Lioncourt has teamed up with film composer Daniel Hart to deliver a Bowie-inspired rocker that will have fans screaming, "Yes, you may come in and bite me on the neck." www.avclub.com/the-vampire-...
Immortal rocker The Vampire Lestat drops first single, "Long Face"
Immortal rocker The Vampire Lestat drops first single, "Long Face"
www.avclub.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Lestat de Lioncourt has teamed up with film composer Daniel Hart to deliver a Bowie-inspired rocker that will have fans screaming, "Yes, you may come in and bite me on the neck." www.avclub.com/the-vampire-...
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sf is one of the richest cities in the US
we should follow this example to fund muni, fund our schools and fund social housing
we should follow this example to fund muni, fund our schools and fund social housing
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
sf is one of the richest cities in the US
we should follow this example to fund muni, fund our schools and fund social housing
we should follow this example to fund muni, fund our schools and fund social housing
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EXCLUSIVE: A Ukrainian dad escaped Vladimir Putin’s drone and missile attacks back home only to be grabbed by a band of laughing ICE stooges in a Walmart parking lot in Minneapolis.
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
trib.al
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A Ukrainian dad escaped Vladimir Putin’s drone and missile attacks back home only to be grabbed by a band of laughing ICE stooges in a Walmart parking lot in Minneapolis.
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Remember when we all voted to support Lisa Ramirez for CA 40? Well she is the attorney who represents the father of the 3 U.S. Marines who just had his deportation case dismissed.
We sure are proud of her and the work she does while also running for Congress!
We sure are proud of her and the work she does while also running for Congress!
DWSOC voted last night to support Lisa Ramirez for CA 40. Let’s flip this House seat with her! @lisaramirez.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Remember when we all voted to support Lisa Ramirez for CA 40? Well she is the attorney who represents the father of the 3 U.S. Marines who just had his deportation case dismissed.
We sure are proud of her and the work she does while also running for Congress!
We sure are proud of her and the work she does while also running for Congress!
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honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
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Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet Depicting War Dead: ‘The Price of Our Dignity’
time.com/7377960/vlad...
time.com/7377960/vlad...
Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet
“This is the price of our dignity,” Heraskevych said, in response to the International Olympic Committee's decision.
time.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet Depicting War Dead: ‘The Price of Our Dignity’
time.com/7377960/vlad...
time.com/7377960/vlad...
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Setting aside the fact that they lightened both Mamdani & Crockett, why the hell did they put Nazi Tattoo guy front & center given that he’s the only one of the three who’s never won an election for anything?
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Setting aside the fact that they lightened both Mamdani & Crockett, why the hell did they put Nazi Tattoo guy front & center given that he’s the only one of the three who’s never won an election for anything?
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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Including disabled people in our utopian futures pushes back against a eugenicist ideal.
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Including disabled people in our utopian futures pushes back against a eugenicist ideal.
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This is so much worse than what took down Nixon, difference was that then the media did not like Nixon and wasn't trying to help him and today the media is controlled by the Epstein-Oligarch class and so is part of the same conspiracy that Trump is and buries it
This is crazy — why is Pam Bondi *defiantly* awarding privilege to an email that was only between Jeff Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell, about Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein? www.youtube.com/shorts/eAbuj...
Goldman Presses for Full Epstein Email — Bondi Says “Privileged” | APT
YouTube video by APT
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February 13, 2026 at 3:58 AM
This is so much worse than what took down Nixon, difference was that then the media did not like Nixon and wasn't trying to help him and today the media is controlled by the Epstein-Oligarch class and so is part of the same conspiracy that Trump is and buries it
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white culture is never having your beliefs interrogated
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
white culture is never having your beliefs interrogated
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
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Buzz is a sweet 12-year-old Maltipoo who can't wait to meet you! More about buzz here: https://f.mtr.cool/wygodsidtt
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Buzz is a sweet 12-year-old Maltipoo who can't wait to meet you! More about buzz here: https://f.mtr.cool/wygodsidtt
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Big AZ news: Karrin Taylor Robson, the more-establishment GOP candidate for governor of Arizona, just dropped out of the race.
This seems to seal the deal for Andy Biggs, a far-right member of Congress who chaired the Freedom Caucus, to get the GOP nod against Dem Governor Katie Hobbs.
This seems to seal the deal for Andy Biggs, a far-right member of Congress who chaired the Freedom Caucus, to get the GOP nod against Dem Governor Katie Hobbs.
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Big AZ news: Karrin Taylor Robson, the more-establishment GOP candidate for governor of Arizona, just dropped out of the race.
This seems to seal the deal for Andy Biggs, a far-right member of Congress who chaired the Freedom Caucus, to get the GOP nod against Dem Governor Katie Hobbs.
This seems to seal the deal for Andy Biggs, a far-right member of Congress who chaired the Freedom Caucus, to get the GOP nod against Dem Governor Katie Hobbs.
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Last semester, I shifted what had been a 4-part series of online discussion posts to a 4-part series of in-class, pen and paper short essays. I've never received more positive feedback in student evals from a single pedagogical decision ever. www.chronicle.com/article/to-s...
To Solve the Student-Attention Problem, Professors Turn to Pencils and Paper
Some say it’s a better way to keep students focused and engaged.
www.chronicle.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Last semester, I shifted what had been a 4-part series of online discussion posts to a 4-part series of in-class, pen and paper short essays. I've never received more positive feedback in student evals from a single pedagogical decision ever. www.chronicle.com/article/to-s...
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I bought cheap notebooks as reading journals for my class this semester, and just about halfway through, it’s been a huge success. I’ve never a higher percentage of the class participating, and coming to class having read well with good questions. In a 2000 level Gen Ed class of mostly non-majors.
Last semester, I shifted what had been a 4-part series of online discussion posts to a 4-part series of in-class, pen and paper short essays. I've never received more positive feedback in student evals from a single pedagogical decision ever. www.chronicle.com/article/to-s...
To Solve the Student-Attention Problem, Professors Turn to Pencils and Paper
Some say it’s a better way to keep students focused and engaged.
www.chronicle.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I bought cheap notebooks as reading journals for my class this semester, and just about halfway through, it’s been a huge success. I’ve never a higher percentage of the class participating, and coming to class having read well with good questions. In a 2000 level Gen Ed class of mostly non-majors.