Edwin
epmcclain.bsky.social
Edwin
@epmcclain.bsky.social
Retired humanitarian aid worker
Jim Jordan is an ass.
AG Bondi is on the hot seat in the House for her handling of Epstein files, the killing of citizens by the hands of ICE, & tries to prosecute the Convicted FElon's political enemies. Jim Jordan is looking like an ass.
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
And they continue to reveal themselves shamelessly and openly demonstrating the arrogance of their power.
I’m sure the lawmakers who were outraged that their toll (phone) records were obtained in the course of a predicated federal investigation through a subpoena are going to back Rep. Jayapal in being outraged at just lawless surveillance of her (and likely others’) search history, right?
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Just following Blanche’s counsel
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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Say what you will about the Clintons, but they ain’t dumb: Comer may have picked the wrong fight. My latest for @cafedotcom.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Did the Clintons Turn the Tables in the Game of Epstein Chicken?
By agreeing to testify, Bill and Hillary Clinton may have gained escalation dominance in a way that Comer wasn’t anticipating.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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"I don’t know if we are in a battle for the soul of the nation, as Biden once said. I don’t know if nations have souls. And if they do, I’m not sure ours wasn’t lost long ago. What I do know is that if there are no consequences for what these Trump villains are doing now, there is no coming back."
A "Zahltag" Moment, in a United States of “On To Cincinnati”
The crimes of Trump & Epstein are heinous, dark, and deep—but the perpetrators walk free. To survive as a democracy, we can't "turn the page." We must hold the traitors to account. Here's how.
gregolear.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has reportedly been calling foreign countries' justice departments all weekend threatening and begging them to drop their Epstein investigations, and stop subpoenaing the emails and testimony of Epstein accomplices who could implicate him...
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Mike Johnson: "GOD FORBID we do what the US Constitution requires us to do! And GOD FORBID we use some of that $190 BILLION DOLLARS from the Big Bullshit Bill that was given to DHS to actually fund competent immigration judges who can ensure due process for ALL people, regardless of citizenship!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:

"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:

1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot

Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots.

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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This is funny, but also brilliant. Once people go down the path (of any wrong decision), it is sooooo hard to turn back -- because it is tantamount to admitting you were foolish. As hard as it is, we need to offer soft landings and gentle off ramps (which is what we'd want too)
A mother’s confession on SNL😂👇
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Is this real? Please tell me this is real
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Yep. Mentioned this last night on @allinwithchris.bsky.social and he was 🤯
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 AM
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Harvard Constitutional Law Professor Emeritus Laurence H. Tribe replies that rather than discard the Constitution, we should “cling to it as both sword and shield in this time of existential crisis for our republic.” @tribelaw.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/judgelut...
Is the United States in Need of A New Constitution?
Has the Constitution, ratified in 1789, endured as intended by the Framers of the Constitution for these almost 250 years or is it too outdated and incapable of amendment to serve any longer as the bl...
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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So back in June Alex Padilla was tackled and detained by ICE for trying to ask a question at a press conference. The story from the administration was he attacked her.
Fast forward 7 months, Maxwell Frost attacked, Ilhan Omar attacked. Not a peep from the media about "turning down the rhetoric". 🙄
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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The movement now has its own “Ohio” thanks to Bruce Springsteen‘s “Streets of Minneapolis”:

youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Is this real? Because if so I think I called it with twelve minutes to spare
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Amd in case you need a refresher diagram on where fhe Italian satellites and Hugo Chavez fit in (I forgot Chinese bamboo, too)
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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So my connect the dots here is that there will be some allegation that there was foreign interference in the voting — Hugo Chavez, Italian satellites, etc. — (hence why DNI is involved), making it a nat sec issue that they will use to justify doing something crazy/illegal in Nov
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”

@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Kristi Noem has an express ticket to Hell with Stephen Miller riding shotgun
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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In the Bureau we used "turn and burn" to refer to when you do a quick/surgical trip or operation (i.e., like you drive down from NY for a meeting in DC and then come back that same night). I mean it's possible it means something different at DHS but...
DHS is using explosives on people’s homes???

“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM