Catlos
@catloslosyboy.bsky.social
Democracy prevails so long as we continually strive for it 🇺🇸 Always seeking a more perfect union and golf game. Esq. MA-CT. CT-TN-MA-MI-CT. ⚓️ ⬇️ 🇨🇱🇵🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽
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Once again, Kristi Noem and her agents tell a story about being attacked and shooting somebody in self-defense. And once again, the story collapses.
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Once again, Kristi Noem and her agents tell a story about being attacked and shooting somebody in self-defense. And once again, the story collapses.
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
This time, the damning video didn't show up till after the shooting. How many other times have they lied where no video is available to expose them?
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"Surely, a silent majority thought the White House needed to be desecrated to build an enormous ballroom to host some Caligula Chamber of Commerce convention of oil executives, Nazis, crypto weirdos, and for-profit preachers."
Why Is Everyone So Angry? This Is What We Voted for, Right?
I don’t get what everyone on all sides is so angry about. Isn’t this exactly what the country voted for? Do we not remember the affordability cris...
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February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Surely, a silent majority thought the White House needed to be desecrated to build an enormous ballroom to host some Caligula Chamber of Commerce convention of oil executives, Nazis, crypto weirdos, and for-profit preachers."
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Turns out “They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists…” was Trump introducing his own administration.
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
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Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith
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Trump's second term has been a disgusting cesspool of non-stop grift and corruption 👇
"In August 2025, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tmtni0
"In August 2025, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tmtni0
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump's second term has been a disgusting cesspool of non-stop grift and corruption 👇
"In August 2025, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tmtni0
"In August 2025, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4tmtni0
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They are jailing kids. No due process. No concern for their welfare. Just snatching them and jailing them. I don’t expect people to remember this five years from now, but we should. We should remember when the government commits evil.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
They are jailing kids. No due process. No concern for their welfare. Just snatching them and jailing them. I don’t expect people to remember this five years from now, but we should. We should remember when the government commits evil.
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Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: When Dems stick only to kitchen table issues, they end up not only missing opportunities but also appear lacking in core beliefs.
On the pod we discuss the way forward for Ds and our @newrepublic.com special issue, don't miss it:
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
On the pod we discuss the way forward for Ds and our @newrepublic.com special issue, don't miss it:
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President—Finally, Dems Are Acting Like It
As Trump’s losses mount on many fronts, TNR editor Michael Tomasky discusses our special issue, which is chock-full of pieces explaining how Democrats can take advantage of this highly fluid moment.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: When Dems stick only to kitchen table issues, they end up not only missing opportunities but also appear lacking in core beliefs.
On the pod we discuss the way forward for Ds and our @newrepublic.com special issue, don't miss it:
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
On the pod we discuss the way forward for Ds and our @newrepublic.com special issue, don't miss it:
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
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Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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would u say u will be presenting it in two weeks mr. president??
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
would u say u will be presenting it in two weeks mr. president??
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Obviously, if Trump is talking, he’s lying. But I find this statement to be perhaps the most implausible one he’s ever uttered. “I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the near future.”
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Obviously, if Trump is talking, he’s lying. But I find this statement to be perhaps the most implausible one he’s ever uttered. “I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the near future.”
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This. It would be really, really great if Democrats would start *consistently* calling out the way that the media is led around like f'ing children by the right-wing hate machine.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
James Talarico: No one's ever asked me about the cost of housing. The only thing the media wants to ask me about are trans athletes.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
The only minority destroying this country is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. We are all focused on the wrong 1%.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This. It would be really, really great if Democrats would start *consistently* calling out the way that the media is led around like f'ing children by the right-wing hate machine.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
Don't just accept the frame. Call out the frame. Force viewers to confront the frame. It's so f'ing basic.
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It's fun to say stuff
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
It's fun to say stuff
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Just amazing that this incoherent verbal diarrhea is coming from an actual president of the US. He’s losing his shit, folks, even more than usual. It reeks of desperation.
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Just amazing that this incoherent verbal diarrhea is coming from an actual president of the US. He’s losing his shit, folks, even more than usual. It reeks of desperation.
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i find the idea of trump doing deep research into legal arguments screamingly funny. like, come on, even the deep-in-the-tank trump supporters don't believe this, get real. they didn't elect him for his scholarship.
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
i find the idea of trump doing deep research into legal arguments screamingly funny. like, come on, even the deep-in-the-tank trump supporters don't believe this, get real. they didn't elect him for his scholarship.
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given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
i'm against barriers to the fanchise but it would be extremely funny if the republicans enact barriers to voting and nuke their voter base
Been toying with the same thought. Pointless barriers to voting pitched as a solution to an imaginary problem are a bad idea in principle, but Republicans seem very sure it will help them on net, and that’s not really obvious to me.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
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He.
Just.
Lies.
Just.
Lies.
Trump speaking at Fort Bragg: "The first time, I won but they say I didn't win the popular vote. You know I did. I won it by a lot."
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
He.
Just.
Lies.
Just.
Lies.
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Grim news out of Seattle: we passed an ordinance raising the pay of delivery drivers, but the result has been fewer delivery orders, leaving many of them worse off.
It may just be that "instant delivery of your food" is not a practical business & only exploitation can make it "work."
It may just be that "instant delivery of your food" is not a practical business & only exploitation can make it "work."
Seattle's gig worker law was supposed to boost pay. It did at first, until orders dropped
It’s been two years since Seattle’s gig worker minimum wage took effect. It was intended to boost labor standards for app-based drivers who deliver food for companies like DoorDash or Uber Eats.
How h...
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February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Grim news out of Seattle: we passed an ordinance raising the pay of delivery drivers, but the result has been fewer delivery orders, leaving many of them worse off.
It may just be that "instant delivery of your food" is not a practical business & only exploitation can make it "work."
It may just be that "instant delivery of your food" is not a practical business & only exploitation can make it "work."
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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There has been a real shift in the overall culture. But I think conservatives basically bluffed us into thinking they'd gained more cultural ground than they had, and we sad-bastarded ourselves into thinking we'd become more out of touch than we had. www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
The Nonresponse To Donald Trump
How an obscure quirk of statistics and human nature explains the liberal crisis of confidence—and why it may finally be lifting.
www.offmessage.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
There has been a real shift in the overall culture. But I think conservatives basically bluffed us into thinking they'd gained more cultural ground than they had, and we sad-bastarded ourselves into thinking we'd become more out of touch than we had. www.offmessage.net/p/the-nonres...
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$13.5 million in USAID money to fund a dozen US marshals to protect the guy destroying the federal government
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
$13.5 million in USAID money to fund a dozen US marshals to protect the guy destroying the federal government
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Climate change is affecting our Wisconsin way of life, from farming to outdoor recreation to water quality to snow drought.
Here's the truth: Wisconsinites cannot afford to pretend it's not real.
We must fight this with every tool and power we have.
Here's the truth: Wisconsinites cannot afford to pretend it's not real.
We must fight this with every tool and power we have.
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Climate change is affecting our Wisconsin way of life, from farming to outdoor recreation to water quality to snow drought.
Here's the truth: Wisconsinites cannot afford to pretend it's not real.
We must fight this with every tool and power we have.
Here's the truth: Wisconsinites cannot afford to pretend it's not real.
We must fight this with every tool and power we have.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.