George Carr
@gcarrohio.bsky.social
Thinker, musician, attorney.
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A white lady in sensible sandals set fire to a building. The tides are turning.
February 14, 2026 at 2:18 AM
A white lady in sensible sandals set fire to a building. The tides are turning.
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It's incredibly corrosive to the ability of agencies (and society at large) to operate if the executive branch can simply decide to ignore Congress. Having reliable processes is essential to operations of bureaucracies, but Vought et al. don't care. And it's outrageous.
White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill gizmodo.com/white-house-...
White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill
NASA has been forced to pause funds for Chandra X-Ray Observatory and other missions until further notice.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
It's incredibly corrosive to the ability of agencies (and society at large) to operate if the executive branch can simply decide to ignore Congress. Having reliable processes is essential to operations of bureaucracies, but Vought et al. don't care. And it's outrageous.
And 'GOP Majority unable to whip sufficient votes to pass budget favored by President' is mysteriously off the table. The hidden assumption is that only Dems have a duty to govern, the actual ruling party gets a pass for failing to govern. Absurd!
Note the framing here:
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It’s “Democrats have refused to fund” DHS and not “Republicans refused to prohibit face masks” or “the two parties could not agree on how to reform the agency.”
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February 14, 2026 at 4:49 AM
And 'GOP Majority unable to whip sufficient votes to pass budget favored by President' is mysteriously off the table. The hidden assumption is that only Dems have a duty to govern, the actual ruling party gets a pass for failing to govern. Absurd!
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Literal atrocities being carried out in our names every single day
Abolish DHS, raze it from top to bottom, blacklist its architects and leaders, embrace the broadest reparative vision possible
Abolish DHS, raze it from top to bottom, blacklist its architects and leaders, embrace the broadest reparative vision possible
Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
Toddler, Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Respiratory Failure, Was Returned to ICE Detention and Denied Prescribed Meds
A toddler at an ICE detention center in Texas was rushed to the hospital with respiratory failure, pneumonia and more, and when the 18-month-old and her parents had to return to the center, ICE office...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Literal atrocities being carried out in our names every single day
Abolish DHS, raze it from top to bottom, blacklist its architects and leaders, embrace the broadest reparative vision possible
Abolish DHS, raze it from top to bottom, blacklist its architects and leaders, embrace the broadest reparative vision possible
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👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Roses are red
Rainbows are queer
fascist white supremacy
has always been here
Rainbows are queer
fascist white supremacy
has always been here
Roses are red
History is relevant
The return of the Nazis
Is the living room's elephant
History is relevant
The return of the Nazis
Is the living room's elephant
February 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Roses are red
Rainbows are queer
fascist white supremacy
has always been here
Rainbows are queer
fascist white supremacy
has always been here
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Child detained by ICE: Since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and depression. All kids are being damaged mentally. They don't have schools or doctors. Serious situations happen, and there are no consequences.
February 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Child detained by ICE: Since I got to the center, all you will feel is sadness and depression. All kids are being damaged mentally. They don't have schools or doctors. Serious situations happen, and there are no consequences.
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"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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How do you know you are absolutely going to hell? Despite skyrocketing revenue, you're the guy on the for-profit prison shareholder call complaining they STILL haven't caged enough brown people for maximum $$$$$
🚨 For-profit prison company:
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
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“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
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Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
How do you know you are absolutely going to hell? Despite skyrocketing revenue, you're the guy on the for-profit prison shareholder call complaining they STILL haven't caged enough brown people for maximum $$$$$
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going to try to temper my expectations for this the best that I can but OH MY GOD NEW MOVIE ABOUT BILL EVANS AT THE VANGUARD AHHHHH !!!!!!!!!! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ Review: Anders Danielsen Lie, Laurie Metcalf and Bill Pullman in a Portrait of a Jazz Legend That Hits Every Note
The influential pianist is shattered by the tragic loss of his bassist in Grant Gee’s fragmented bio-drama, premiering in competition in Berlin.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
going to try to temper my expectations for this the best that I can but OH MY GOD NEW MOVIE ABOUT BILL EVANS AT THE VANGUARD AHHHHH !!!!!!!!!! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Uh oh. The dam has broken. Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin says he donated past Wexner money to the Columbus Promise Program that Mayor Suburbs tried to cut.
The 2027 mayoral race officially began today.
The 2027 mayoral race officially began today.
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Uh oh. The dam has broken. Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin says he donated past Wexner money to the Columbus Promise Program that Mayor Suburbs tried to cut.
The 2027 mayoral race officially began today.
The 2027 mayoral race officially began today.
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Q: “Have you fired or disciplined the staffer who posted the Obama apes video?”
TRUMP: “No, I haven’t.” 🤔
Any questions?
TRUMP: “No, I haven’t.” 🤔
Any questions?
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Q: “Have you fired or disciplined the staffer who posted the Obama apes video?”
TRUMP: “No, I haven’t.” 🤔
Any questions?
TRUMP: “No, I haven’t.” 🤔
Any questions?
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
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Not a huge share of the electorate but natsec-focused conservatives really hate this shit
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February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Not a huge share of the electorate but natsec-focused conservatives really hate this shit
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If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
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February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
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Let's make sure that we don't leave any seats in Georgia uncontested... not just judicial races like the State Supreme Court, but every race up and down ballot.
The reverse coattail effect could help them out especially with the new Georgia Democratic Party chair at the helm (Charlie Bailey).
The reverse coattail effect could help them out especially with the new Georgia Democratic Party chair at the helm (Charlie Bailey).
December 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let's make sure that we don't leave any seats in Georgia uncontested... not just judicial races like the State Supreme Court, but every race up and down ballot.
The reverse coattail effect could help them out especially with the new Georgia Democratic Party chair at the helm (Charlie Bailey).
The reverse coattail effect could help them out especially with the new Georgia Democratic Party chair at the helm (Charlie Bailey).
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It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the wine moms began to hate.
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the wine moms began to hate.
KMBC: "A woman tried to set a fire at a South Kansas City warehouse that had been rumored as a possible ICE detention center. Earlier today, the company that owns the property confirmed it is no longer moving forward with a sale to the U.S. government."
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the wine moms began to hate.
It came to them very late
With long arrears to make good,
When the wine moms began to hate.
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Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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The other night on Jeopardy, two players were tied going into final. The woman in third made a small wager and her answer was, "I hope they both bet everything." They both did, all three got it wrong, and she won. As if that wasn't already hilarious enough, turns out it was all a master plan!
Okay but she posted on Reddit after the broadcast that she realized partway through Double Jeopardy that this was her only way to win, and started deliberately picking clues/buzzing in to maximize the odds that they would be tied going into Final. Absolute galaxy brain.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The other night on Jeopardy, two players were tied going into final. The woman in third made a small wager and her answer was, "I hope they both bet everything." They both did, all three got it wrong, and she won. As if that wasn't already hilarious enough, turns out it was all a master plan!
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RAMPELL: “.. we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration.”
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February 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
RAMPELL: “.. we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration.”
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Are they just keeping the white men? Because I’m trying to follow everyone I see who’s been canned. And they mostly are not that.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Are they just keeping the white men? Because I’m trying to follow everyone I see who’s been canned. And they mostly are not that.
So billionaires don't have to appear in DC any more, even for a subpoena? Just another way the rules don't apply to the rich and powerful, even though they should.
"Despite ordering Wexner to DC, Congress to depose him about Epstein in Ohio." www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
Despite ordering Wexner to DC, Congress to depose him about Epstein in Ohio
A subpoena ordered Les Wexner to testify before a congressional committee in Washington on Feb. 18. He'll instead be deposed at home in New Albany.
www.dispatch.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
So billionaires don't have to appear in DC any more, even for a subpoena? Just another way the rules don't apply to the rich and powerful, even though they should.
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“I was promised cheaper groceries and tariff rebates and all I got was this lousy pogrom.”
RAMPELL: “.. we had less job growth all of last year than we had in an average month during the Biden administration.”
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February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“I was promised cheaper groceries and tariff rebates and all I got was this lousy pogrom.”
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I’m also thinking about the time Bill Clinton was impeached for - no, really, you won’t possibly believe what Bill Clinton was impeached for given <gestures at everything happening fifty times a day now>
For no particular reason I'm thinking about the time Bill Clinton admitted he smoked pot once in college and it was a month-long administration paralyzing scandal
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I’m also thinking about the time Bill Clinton was impeached for - no, really, you won’t possibly believe what Bill Clinton was impeached for given <gestures at everything happening fifty times a day now>