@colortexturedesign.bsky.social
American in London. She/her if it matters. Will never be fully bilingual in metric - feet and Fahrenheit forever.
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First, local and state govts need to do everything in their power to ensure that people can vote safely, without fear of intimidation. Simultaneously (to the extent that it's true) they need to proactively communicate to voters that they will be safe & protected while exercising their right to vote.
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
First, local and state govts need to do everything in their power to ensure that people can vote safely, without fear of intimidation. Simultaneously (to the extent that it's true) they need to proactively communicate to voters that they will be safe & protected while exercising their right to vote.
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This rhetoric puts Democrats (and anyone who cares about democracy) in a bind. There is legitimate outrage, but by amplifying the threat, we assist in its purpose of intimidating voters. So, how do we address this attack on democracy?
Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once:
Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once:
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This rhetoric puts Democrats (and anyone who cares about democracy) in a bind. There is legitimate outrage, but by amplifying the threat, we assist in its purpose of intimidating voters. So, how do we address this attack on democracy?
Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once:
Proponents of democracy will need to do several things at once:
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Bannon knows that deploying ICE to the polls constitutes illegal voter intimidation. So why is he encouraging Trump to break the law? Because he also knows this threat will work to suppress votes even if federal agents never get anywhere near the polls. The fear of ICE is enough to keep people home.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Bannon knows that deploying ICE to the polls constitutes illegal voter intimidation. So why is he encouraging Trump to break the law? Because he also knows this threat will work to suppress votes even if federal agents never get anywhere near the polls. The fear of ICE is enough to keep people home.
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:
How many babies is this influencer gonna kill with her e-coli milk?
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
How many babies is this influencer gonna kill with her e-coli milk?
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
Kash Patel refers to FBI agents who raided the Fulton County elections office as "my troops on the ground"
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Believe all these guys when they act like they’re in a war against America. They think they are.
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 25, 2026, ICE is detaining 70,766 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Good
$HOOD CEO Vlad Tenev showed up at the White House to kiss the ring and tout "Trump Accounts" one week ago today.
the stock is down 25% since
#ettd
the stock is down 25% since
#ettd
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Good
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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To convince people Trump is the Peace President, the oligarchs are just going to stop reporting news from war zones
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
To convince people Trump is the Peace President, the oligarchs are just going to stop reporting news from war zones
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🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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They have achieved 10 to 1 force superority over ICE
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
They have achieved 10 to 1 force superority over ICE
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Like, there is no legal way to immigrate to the United States, unless you have one of these: a relative who is a citizen here (and wait a very long time), are turbo rich/skilled, or win the green card lottery. Thats it.
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Like, there is no legal way to immigrate to the United States, unless you have one of these: a relative who is a citizen here (and wait a very long time), are turbo rich/skilled, or win the green card lottery. Thats it.
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One of the most successful GOP lies is that, there is some magic line that illegal immigrants are just cutting to come into the country, and that they only wanted to deport the criminal ones of those, and, A, there is no line, and B, they want to deport anybody that isn’t Lily white. And yet
one area where popularism is most preposterous is where voters are quite obviously confused
Pew finds 60% oppose pausing visas and 66% oppose nixing asylum! People overinterpreted 2024 as a seismic shift to Trump on immigration. But the data is showing very broad opposition to the restrictionist, ethnonationalist, anti-humanitarian aspects of Trumpism. 5/5
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
One of the most successful GOP lies is that, there is some magic line that illegal immigrants are just cutting to come into the country, and that they only wanted to deport the criminal ones of those, and, A, there is no line, and B, they want to deport anybody that isn’t Lily white. And yet
As a former CA resident and current Londoner, this tracks hard, so so hard
There's a weird amount of Newsom glazing that comes from people who are unfamiliar with California politics and I can assure you that a hypothetical President Newsom would be the American Keir Starmer
Gavin Newsom is enough of a charmless dolt without the righteous hatred in his heart that he doesn't have much hope of surviving a primary. He'll eat shit in a debate with some mealy-mouthed bullshit that misreads the public hatred of the right and that's how we get someone better.
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
As a former CA resident and current Londoner, this tracks hard, so so hard
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"Senate Dems considered a requirement banning ICE agents from polling sites as a demand in negotiating the DHS funding bill. But that was not included in their final list..."
Crazy idea: Given what Trump's said, update the "final list" to include it.
politi.co/4t6pxt0
Crazy idea: Given what Trump's said, update the "final list" to include it.
politi.co/4t6pxt0
‘A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites
Election officials are preparing for the possibility of immigration enforcement activity at or near polling sites in November.
politi.co
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Senate Dems considered a requirement banning ICE agents from polling sites as a demand in negotiating the DHS funding bill. But that was not included in their final list..."
Crazy idea: Given what Trump's said, update the "final list" to include it.
politi.co/4t6pxt0
Crazy idea: Given what Trump's said, update the "final list" to include it.
politi.co/4t6pxt0
New buyers, like Treasury? 😱
Nothing like a 40% drawdown to get Bitcoin owners on the hunt for new, marginal buyers. 🤡
SOME GOP LAWMAKERS PUSH TREASURY TO BUY BITCOIN Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested Bessent buy Bitcoin using U.S. gold reserves. She told reporters last year she raised the idea with him and would support action under existing executive authority.
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
New buyers, like Treasury? 😱
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If you have an iPhone, press the “lock” button on the right five times. It should require you to type your passcode. Try it right now so you know how it works.
Also, if you are using a numeric passcode , stop and switch to an alphanumeric one. It’s just as easy to type, but much harder to guess:
Also, if you are using a numeric passcode , stop and switch to an alphanumeric one. It’s just as easy to type, but much harder to guess:
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
If you have an iPhone, press the “lock” button on the right five times. It should require you to type your passcode. Try it right now so you know how it works.
Also, if you are using a numeric passcode , stop and switch to an alphanumeric one. It’s just as easy to type, but much harder to guess:
Also, if you are using a numeric passcode , stop and switch to an alphanumeric one. It’s just as easy to type, but much harder to guess:
Horrible. People are so scientifically illiterate. That baby did not need to die
A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby’s mother drank during pregnancy.
Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy
Raw milk is promoted by anti-vaccine Health Secretary Kennedy.
arstechnica.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Horrible. People are so scientifically illiterate. That baby did not need to die
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February 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
I’m not up to speed on UK politics because the US takes all my pol bandwidth, but Starmer continues to disappoint, seemed so promising at first
Quick explainer on why Epstein file releases may bring down UK PM Keir Starmer:
Releases revealed that Peter Mandelson as a govt minister leaked non-public govt info to Epstein, including advising him that JPMorgan should “threaten” the UK finance minister over a proposed banker bonus tax in 2009.
Releases revealed that Peter Mandelson as a govt minister leaked non-public govt info to Epstein, including advising him that JPMorgan should “threaten” the UK finance minister over a proposed banker bonus tax in 2009.
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I’m not up to speed on UK politics because the US takes all my pol bandwidth, but Starmer continues to disappoint, seemed so promising at first
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...