Dan F
@democracy-dan.bsky.social
Almost an academic turned small business owner, now work in corporate America. Proud dad of 2 strong girls. Love travel, social history, politics, reading, coffee & food. Pro-democracy, anti-tyranny.
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Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
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Some of the 500 seniors at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors, asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"That reminds me of Anne Frank,” said the CEO of one Jewish senior residence reeling as Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to end.
www.jta.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Some of the 500 seniors at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors, asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
“That reminds me of Anne Frank,” Rachel Blumberg, president and CEO of the center, sad.
www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...
I always wonder if the members of Trump’s cabinet know they were selected because 1) Trump knew they would be bad at their jobs 2) they would blindly help destroy their own agencies with fervor and 3) no one else was raising their hand
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I always wonder if the members of Trump’s cabinet know they were selected because 1) Trump knew they would be bad at their jobs 2) they would blindly help destroy their own agencies with fervor and 3) no one else was raising their hand
I believe the Melania box-office total as much as I believe the GDP and labor numbers from the Trump administration.
Trump et al have a penchant for cooking the books
Trump et al have a penchant for cooking the books
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I believe the Melania box-office total as much as I believe the GDP and labor numbers from the Trump administration.
Trump et al have a penchant for cooking the books
Trump et al have a penchant for cooking the books
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TRUMP TODAY: There was an election in Texas? What?
TRUMP YESTERDAY:
TRUMP YESTERDAY:
February 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
TRUMP TODAY: There was an election in Texas? What?
TRUMP YESTERDAY:
TRUMP YESTERDAY:
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Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "If you're a conservative in this country, you should care about the fact that your govt is intentionally hurting kids. You should care about the fact that this govt is violating the 4th, 2nd, and 1st Amendment every single day. This is a lawless administration."
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "If you're a conservative in this country, you should care about the fact that your govt is intentionally hurting kids. You should care about the fact that this govt is violating the 4th, 2nd, and 1st Amendment every single day. This is a lawless administration."
Nice to see a large multinational taking some sort of stand against ICE tactics.
Capgemini to sell unit linked to US immigration tracking
French ministers have criticised IT group for lack of oversight of skip-tracing services
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Nice to see a large multinational taking some sort of stand against ICE tactics.
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Really insane to me that there are Jews who think it would end well for Jews to work with right-wing paramilitary to round-up minority religious & racial populations because we were not on the top of their list.
New:Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Really insane to me that there are Jews who think it would end well for Jews to work with right-wing paramilitary to round-up minority religious & racial populations because we were not on the top of their list.
@khanna.house.gov
I think you and Rep. Massie should start calling them the ‘Trump-Epstein Files’
Tens of thousands of references to Trump so far
Hard to argue against this…
I think you and Rep. Massie should start calling them the ‘Trump-Epstein Files’
Tens of thousands of references to Trump so far
Hard to argue against this…
January 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM
@khanna.house.gov
I think you and Rep. Massie should start calling them the ‘Trump-Epstein Files’
Tens of thousands of references to Trump so far
Hard to argue against this…
I think you and Rep. Massie should start calling them the ‘Trump-Epstein Files’
Tens of thousands of references to Trump so far
Hard to argue against this…
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I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
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paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
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"The Constitution can help protect us against oppression by both state and federal authorities. The 10th Amendment is a valuable tool for countering the latter," writes @ilyasomin.bsky.social.
Minnesota’s Compelling 10th Amendment Case Against Trump’s ICE Surge
The 10th Amendment bars the Trump administration from using ICE to force state and local governments to give up their sanctuary policies.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"The Constitution can help protect us against oppression by both state and federal authorities. The 10th Amendment is a valuable tool for countering the latter," writes @ilyasomin.bsky.social.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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Republican Senator Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings and Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter.
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Republican Senator Thom Tillis says Stephen Miller is like Grima Wormtongue from Lord of the Rings and Kristi Noem is like Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter.
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Not sure how @theonion.com stays on top of breaking news like this but the print edition just showed up at my house with this:
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Not sure how @theonion.com stays on top of breaking news like this but the print edition just showed up at my house with this:
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HOLY CRAP: New Epstein files. Here is an FBI report:
“Donald Trump had parties at Maralago called 'calendar girls' Jeffrey Epstein would bring the children in and trump would auction them off. He measured the children's vulva and vaginas by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness.“
“Donald Trump had parties at Maralago called 'calendar girls' Jeffrey Epstein would bring the children in and trump would auction them off. He measured the children's vulva and vaginas by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness.“
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
HOLY CRAP: New Epstein files. Here is an FBI report:
“Donald Trump had parties at Maralago called 'calendar girls' Jeffrey Epstein would bring the children in and trump would auction them off. He measured the children's vulva and vaginas by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness.“
“Donald Trump had parties at Maralago called 'calendar girls' Jeffrey Epstein would bring the children in and trump would auction them off. He measured the children's vulva and vaginas by entering a finger and rated the children on tightness.“
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White House posts image bragging about Don Lemon's arrest that includes at top after "Lemons..." the chains used on slaves--not anything dealing with modern day law enforcement like a handcuff. The white supremacist regime is not hiding they did this for their white supremacist base.
January 30, 2026 at 6:21 PM
White House posts image bragging about Don Lemon's arrest that includes at top after "Lemons..." the chains used on slaves--not anything dealing with modern day law enforcement like a handcuff. The white supremacist regime is not hiding they did this for their white supremacist base.
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BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just erased one of the Epstein files completely from their website.
It was the file that outlined an allegation that Trump forced a 14 year old girl to give him oral sex.
The coverup is real! It was file EFTA01660651.pdf
Share it far and wide.
It was the file that outlined an allegation that Trump forced a 14 year old girl to give him oral sex.
The coverup is real! It was file EFTA01660651.pdf
Share it far and wide.
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just erased one of the Epstein files completely from their website.
It was the file that outlined an allegation that Trump forced a 14 year old girl to give him oral sex.
The coverup is real! It was file EFTA01660651.pdf
Share it far and wide.
It was the file that outlined an allegation that Trump forced a 14 year old girl to give him oral sex.
The coverup is real! It was file EFTA01660651.pdf
Share it far and wide.
When will mainstream media, Wall Street and large corps realize Trump is destroying the institutions and foundations that enable their businesses. Maybe some billionaires think they will get richer but this weakening is going to make everything crumble. No foundation, no building.
Wake up!
Wake up!
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
When will mainstream media, Wall Street and large corps realize Trump is destroying the institutions and foundations that enable their businesses. Maybe some billionaires think they will get richer but this weakening is going to make everything crumble. No foundation, no building.
Wake up!
Wake up!
Democrats should demand to see the background checks on all newly hired ICE agents - how many of them are militia, J6 convicts, have criminal backgrounds. My guess is that there weren’t real background checks for most with large bonuses paid to people who tried or would like to overthrow the govt.
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Democrats should demand to see the background checks on all newly hired ICE agents - how many of them are militia, J6 convicts, have criminal backgrounds. My guess is that there weren’t real background checks for most with large bonuses paid to people who tried or would like to overthrow the govt.
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As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
www.thenation.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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“They're acting under the stay as though they have a license to use the building, to use money, to treat the building any way they want,” says George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff. “A stay is not permission for the loser of a case to hijack the property of the winning party.”
New Scooplet from me: The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Admin's Plans for $500 Million USIP Building May Violate Court Order, Say Former Workers
The State Department is poised to take over a building DOGE seized from the US Institute of Peace, former staffers claim—possibly for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“They're acting under the stay as though they have a license to use the building, to use money, to treat the building any way they want,” says George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff. “A stay is not permission for the loser of a case to hijack the property of the winning party.”
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Where we are:
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Where we are:
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
1. With the action in GA, the FBI has been mobilized as part of the plan to steal the 2028 election. And the DNI being on the scene is beyond ominous.
2. After bring chaos and illegality and killings to MN, the ICE assault on that city and others will continue with minimal changes.
So Homan is still listening to S. Miller
Undocumented people who are not criminals will be targeted. So racial profiling will continue.
S. Miller needs to be removed
Undocumented people who are not criminals will be targeted. So racial profiling will continue.
S. Miller needs to be removed
Q: When you're talking about 'targeted operations,' are you talking about people whose crime is coming to this country?
HOMAN: The prioritization are gonna be criminal aliens, public safety threats, and national security threats. But if you're in the country illegally you're never off the table.
HOMAN: The prioritization are gonna be criminal aliens, public safety threats, and national security threats. But if you're in the country illegally you're never off the table.
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 PM
So Homan is still listening to S. Miller
Undocumented people who are not criminals will be targeted. So racial profiling will continue.
S. Miller needs to be removed
Undocumented people who are not criminals will be targeted. So racial profiling will continue.
S. Miller needs to be removed