Jesse Jackson was the in-person target of Bill Clinton’s “Sista Souljah moment”, which served notice that the Democrats were moving right on race. After that, his activism took place on the margins of party politics where he was constantly derided as a “race hustler” and had very few defenders.
jesse jackson was constantly played as a punchline on 90s late-night TV to the point that i didn't understand his history of activism and serious left-leaning political platform until i was much older. i have to think, to some degree, that was on purpose.
February 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Jesse Jackson was the in-person target of Bill Clinton’s “Sista Souljah moment”, which served notice that the Democrats were moving right on race. After that, his activism took place on the margins of party politics where he was constantly derided as a “race hustler” and had very few defenders.
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hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
The non-homicide death penalty was frequently used to condemn Black men accused of raping white women. The Supreme Court prohibited it in 2008, which means Ivey signed a facially unconstitutional law knowing it’ll be challenged so the Court can reconsider and maybe let them kill way more people.
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The non-homicide death penalty was frequently used to condemn Black men accused of raping white women. The Supreme Court prohibited it in 2008, which means Ivey signed a facially unconstitutional law knowing it’ll be challenged so the Court can reconsider and maybe let them kill way more people.
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get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
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May this one day happen to them.
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 10:57 PM
May this one day happen to them.
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Happy anniversary everybody
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Happy anniversary everybody
It’s a simple formula: for each one of the 14 words we revise job growth down a percentage point.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It’s a simple formula: for each one of the 14 words we revise job growth down a percentage point.
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Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Incredibly, this zero-sum logic isn’t in evidence when it comes time to enact a billionaire tax cut at everyone else’s expense.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Incredibly, this zero-sum logic isn’t in evidence when it comes time to enact a billionaire tax cut at everyone else’s expense.
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I’m Analilia Mejia and I approve this message.
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I’m Analilia Mejia and I approve this message.
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rejects foreign rule in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-rejects-foreign-rule-gaza
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rejects foreign rule in Gaza
Political chief says group will not accept disarmament calls from Israel and US
www.middleeasteye.net
February 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal rejects foreign rule in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-leader-khaled-meshaal-rejects-foreign-rule-gaza
Every trip-hop act:
February 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Every trip-hop act:
McMegan, Barro, and Douthat have made it their life’s work to channel and sell U.S. elite consensus. The downfall of that elite is against their collective interest, so they’re running PR for their masters. What’s telling is that they’re not even trying to deny the substantive allegations anymore.
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
McMegan, Barro, and Douthat have made it their life’s work to channel and sell U.S. elite consensus. The downfall of that elite is against their collective interest, so they’re running PR for their masters. What’s telling is that they’re not even trying to deny the substantive allegations anymore.
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📌 New: Israel is currently holding the bodies of 766 identified Palestinians & 10 foreign nationals, according to figures cited by JLAC & reported by Haaretz
➤ 373 bodies were seized since Oct 7, 2023, marking a sharp escalation
➤ 88 detainees died in Israeli custody, due to deteriorating prison...
➤ 373 bodies were seized since Oct 7, 2023, marking a sharp escalation
➤ 88 detainees died in Israeli custody, due to deteriorating prison...
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
📌 New: Israel is currently holding the bodies of 766 identified Palestinians & 10 foreign nationals, according to figures cited by JLAC & reported by Haaretz
➤ 373 bodies were seized since Oct 7, 2023, marking a sharp escalation
➤ 88 detainees died in Israeli custody, due to deteriorating prison...
➤ 373 bodies were seized since Oct 7, 2023, marking a sharp escalation
➤ 88 detainees died in Israeli custody, due to deteriorating prison...
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“There will still be assholes in communism” nobody said there wouldn’t be. But they’ll be living in an apartment like everyone else. Using the same healthcare system. And not have a trillion dollars of private capital. I don’t care if they are rude
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“There will still be assholes in communism” nobody said there wouldn’t be. But they’ll be living in an apartment like everyone else. Using the same healthcare system. And not have a trillion dollars of private capital. I don’t care if they are rude
This is how my brain works after I lose an auction on eBay that I was winning until the last 30 seconds.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This is how my brain works after I lose an auction on eBay that I was winning until the last 30 seconds.
If the ICE murderers are ever charged and remove to federal court, the state prosecutor should cite Miller’s tweet in support of remand — unlike federal judges, Minnesota state court judges *are* elected.
This is the authoritarian tell:
If a judge rules against your preferred outcome, declare the judge illegitimate.
If that mindset takes hold, courts stop being guardrails and become targets.
Democracy cannot survive a government that believes the law only counts when it wins.
If a judge rules against your preferred outcome, declare the judge illegitimate.
If that mindset takes hold, courts stop being guardrails and become targets.
Democracy cannot survive a government that believes the law only counts when it wins.
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
If the ICE murderers are ever charged and remove to federal court, the state prosecutor should cite Miller’s tweet in support of remand — unlike federal judges, Minnesota state court judges *are* elected.
Sorry but if that happened to my dad I’d be trying to lead a country not called “Libya”, or even one starting with “L”; ain’t no shame in “leading” in a retail setting.
Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, killed in Libya - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/muammar-gaddafis-son-saif-al-islam-killed-libya
Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, killed in Libya
Saif al-Islam, who had ambitions to lead Libya, was killed by gunmen in his home in Zintan
www.middleeasteye.net
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Sorry but if that happened to my dad I’d be trying to lead a country not called “Libya”, or even one starting with “L”; ain’t no shame in “leading” in a retail setting.
Leaving aside her obvious moral deficiencies, WTF does it even mean to “volunteer” to handle federal cases for the U.S. government and how is it a “job”? Maybe like signing up for a public defenders’ pool but have never heard of such a thing in this context.
Lmao she volunteered for this job. Just a smol bean lawyer who stepped up when the Nazis needed help in court. www.fox9.com/news/federal...
Federal attorney on ICE cases: ‘The system sucks’
A federal judge in Minnesota demanded to know why ICE is not complying with court orders and failing to immediately release immigrants who are being wrongfully detained as part of Operation Metro Surg...
www.fox9.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Leaving aside her obvious moral deficiencies, WTF does it even mean to “volunteer” to handle federal cases for the U.S. government and how is it a “job”? Maybe like signing up for a public defenders’ pool but have never heard of such a thing in this context.
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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There are people that want to abolish economic class and there are people who dont. The people who do are what I consider to be the “left” regardless of the various ways they want to go about it. Everyone else defends the system of owners and workers and they are right wing reactionary freaks
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 AM
There are people that want to abolish economic class and there are people who dont. The people who do are what I consider to be the “left” regardless of the various ways they want to go about it. Everyone else defends the system of owners and workers and they are right wing reactionary freaks
Perfect tagline for the new CBS News lineup.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Perfect tagline for the new CBS News lineup.
Sorry we spent it on a goon squad of white supremacists and sex predators hired to kidnap 5-year-olds.
"The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations, about $2.2 billion...." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sorry we spent it on a goon squad of white supremacists and sex predators hired to kidnap 5-year-olds.
Sorry we spent it on a goon squad of white supremacists and sex predators hired to kidnap 5-year-olds.
"The United States is responsible for about 95 percent of the money owed to the United Nations, about $2.2 billion...." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
U.N. Says It’s in Danger of Financial Collapse Because of Unpaid Dues
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Sorry we spent it on a goon squad of white supremacists and sex predators hired to kidnap 5-year-olds.
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8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.
January 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.