Grant Moran
@grant-moran.bsky.social
Emmy-winning children's media writer-producer; Founder, Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees (kepyr.org)
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A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
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February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
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ICE is so awash with money that they are throwing money around at no-bid contracts with companies with no experience.
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
The
Mom-and-Pop Contractors Helping ICE Rapidly Expand
Even as ICE sparks rising public horror with its tactics and killings, a raft of companies that have never before worked with the federal government are signing up to work with the agency.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
ICE is so awash with money that they are throwing money around at no-bid contracts with companies with no experience.
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Shows how corrupt it all is, and how some companies lack any moral core.
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
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Every day reveals a new travesty caused by DHS
“ICE has blamed Castañeda Mondragón for his own injuries, saying..[he] ’fell and hit his head against a concrete wall’”
“A CT scan showed fractures to the front, back and both sides of his skull-injuries a doctor [said] were inconsistent with a fall”
“ICE has blamed Castañeda Mondragón for his own injuries, saying..[he] ’fell and hit his head against a concrete wall’”
“A CT scan showed fractures to the front, back and both sides of his skull-injuries a doctor [said] were inconsistent with a fall”
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Every day reveals a new travesty caused by DHS
“ICE has blamed Castañeda Mondragón for his own injuries, saying..[he] ’fell and hit his head against a concrete wall’”
“A CT scan showed fractures to the front, back and both sides of his skull-injuries a doctor [said] were inconsistent with a fall”
“ICE has blamed Castañeda Mondragón for his own injuries, saying..[he] ’fell and hit his head against a concrete wall’”
“A CT scan showed fractures to the front, back and both sides of his skull-injuries a doctor [said] were inconsistent with a fall”
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The president’s redefining of domestic terrorism threatens Americans’ free speech rights, from joining a protest march to posting on social media. It also aims to impose draconian punishments for actions that are far removed from actual terrorism. bit.ly/4qwExhh
Trump’s Version of “Domestic Terrorism” vs. the First Amendment
The administration has given itself permission to prosecute people and organizations for their political views.
www.brennancenter.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The president’s redefining of domestic terrorism threatens Americans’ free speech rights, from joining a protest march to posting on social media. It also aims to impose draconian punishments for actions that are far removed from actual terrorism. bit.ly/4qwExhh
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Rather than turn former Honduran President Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from prison just four years into a 45-year sentence for allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S, the Trump administration paid to transport him to a posh NYC hotel.
Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Rather than turn former Honduran President Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from prison just four years into a 45-year sentence for allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S, the Trump administration paid to transport him to a posh NYC hotel.
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I mean, that about captures it www.axios.com/2026/02/17/t...
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I mean, that about captures it www.axios.com/2026/02/17/t...
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This is the reason behind the Trump
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
This is the reason behind the Trump
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
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Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped
Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped
Prosecutors drop charges over break-in at Israeli defence firm site after jury cleared six other defendants of offence
Prosecutors have dropped aggravated burglary charges against 18 defendants accused of a Palestine Action break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site after a jury cleared six other defendants of the offence.
Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were all acquitted of aggravated burglary, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, with respect to the 6 August 2024 raid on the Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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I wrote about the Epstein files and how they illustrate the fact that the oligarchs are not exactly rigorous thinkers. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Epstein Class Clowns
One key revelation in the wide correspondence of the late pedophile: the rich and powerful just aren't all that bright.
www.thenation.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files and how they illustrate the fact that the oligarchs are not exactly rigorous thinkers. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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BREAKING: FBI notifies Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it won’t provide access to evidence it’s collected on the killing of Alex Pretti by armed and masked federal agents.
Perhaps this would be a good time to note that 187 members of Congress are signed on to Impeach Kristi Noem:
Perhaps this would be a good time to note that 187 members of Congress are signed on to Impeach Kristi Noem:
Kristi Noem Must Be Impeached
Members of Congress have a constitutional duty to remove this gangster from office.
www.thenation.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
BREAKING: FBI notifies Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it won’t provide access to evidence it’s collected on the killing of Alex Pretti by armed and masked federal agents.
Perhaps this would be a good time to note that 187 members of Congress are signed on to Impeach Kristi Noem:
Perhaps this would be a good time to note that 187 members of Congress are signed on to Impeach Kristi Noem:
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This how you isolate and capture "the worst of the worst" of these dangerous immigrants. You show yourself to be in need of help, and the worst criminals reveal themselves and their criminality by doing whatever they can to provide you with help.
Masterful law enforcement.
Masterful law enforcement.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 16, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This how you isolate and capture "the worst of the worst" of these dangerous immigrants. You show yourself to be in need of help, and the worst criminals reveal themselves and their criminality by doing whatever they can to provide you with help.
Masterful law enforcement.
Masterful law enforcement.
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A former Democratic colleague of hers once told me that Susan Collins is “usually there when you don’t need her and never there when you actually do.” The moderate brand she projects is entirely performative. It’s always surprised me that Maine voters don’t seem to care.
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A former Democratic colleague of hers once told me that Susan Collins is “usually there when you don’t need her and never there when you actually do.” The moderate brand she projects is entirely performative. It’s always surprised me that Maine voters don’t seem to care.
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Munich, Kaufinger Straße, today.
February 16, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Munich, Kaufinger Straße, today.
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"Criminalization is what got us here, criminalization is what is keeping us here, and more criminalization will definitely not get us out of here."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
www.thenation.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Criminalization is what got us here, criminalization is what is keeping us here, and more criminalization will definitely not get us out of here."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
Howard Lutnick searches for a way out of his Epstein pickle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I only met him once. Disgusting person, never wanted anything to do with him. Well I stopped by his private island. But only because I was boating past it. And did business with him. Disgusting person. Good businessman. Nice island.
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“In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January…
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
“In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January…
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
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This is so deeply fucked. I wish these people would just admit they hate the idea of democracy and get it over with. This kayfabe bullshit is just silly at this point.
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM
This is so deeply fucked. I wish these people would just admit they hate the idea of democracy and get it over with. This kayfabe bullshit is just silly at this point.
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Fromage Blanc Cheesecake (The French Secret to Silkier Cheesecake)
This new cheesecake literally blew me away, the texture is like velvet. Get the recipe here: theviewfromgreatisland.com/fromage-blan...
This new cheesecake literally blew me away, the texture is like velvet. Get the recipe here: theviewfromgreatisland.com/fromage-blan...
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Fromage Blanc Cheesecake (The French Secret to Silkier Cheesecake)
This new cheesecake literally blew me away, the texture is like velvet. Get the recipe here: theviewfromgreatisland.com/fromage-blan...
This new cheesecake literally blew me away, the texture is like velvet. Get the recipe here: theviewfromgreatisland.com/fromage-blan...
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It's Chambord Week – Raspberry Chambord Bars at The View from Great Island – the liqueur really enhances the raspberries - theviewfromgreatisla... #baking #recipe #bake #bakesky
Raspberry Chambord Bars
Juicy raspberries and a hint of berry liqueur take these buttery Raspberry Chambord Bars bars from easy to unforgettable.
theviewfromgreatisland.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's Chambord Week – Raspberry Chambord Bars at The View from Great Island – the liqueur really enhances the raspberries - theviewfromgreatisla... #baking #recipe #bake #bakesky
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🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
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Can someone remind me who is the majority party? WaPo seems to need help here.
I thought it was the GOP, who despite what the WaPo wants you to think, actually have some agency. Lots, really, tho you’d never get that idea from the media.
I thought it was the GOP, who despite what the WaPo wants you to think, actually have some agency. Lots, really, tho you’d never get that idea from the media.
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.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Can someone remind me who is the majority party? WaPo seems to need help here.
I thought it was the GOP, who despite what the WaPo wants you to think, actually have some agency. Lots, really, tho you’d never get that idea from the media.
I thought it was the GOP, who despite what the WaPo wants you to think, actually have some agency. Lots, really, tho you’d never get that idea from the media.
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Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
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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...