Woody’s Machine
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Committed to political and social democracy, fighting fascism, and saving the republic from Republicans.
The last Grateful Dead show I saw, 5-29-95 Portland OR, before the encore Liberty, Bobby said "Did I hear somebody say Fuck the Christian Right?" RIP
The last Grateful Dead show I saw, 5-29-95 Portland OR, before the encore Liberty, Bobby said "Did I hear somebody say Fuck the Christian Right?" RIP
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YouTube video by Woody Guthrie - Topic
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Woody warned us back in 1941 that when fascist apologists say “America First” they mean “America Next.”
Woody warned us back in 1941 that when fascist apologists say “America First” they mean “America Next.”
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For those confused, Trump/Republicans would strongly prefer Crockett to win the Senate primary bc they don’t think a Black woman has a chance at winning statewide in Texas. They’re terrified of Talarico, who lacked the name recognition to win until CBS tried to censor his interview with Colbert
February 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
For those confused, Trump/Republicans would strongly prefer Crockett to win the Senate primary bc they don’t think a Black woman has a chance at winning statewide in Texas. They’re terrified of Talarico, who lacked the name recognition to win until CBS tried to censor his interview with Colbert
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Both of Georgia's senators have game.
Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
February 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Both of Georgia's senators have game.
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Instead of protecting the public, Republicans want to give them and other chemical giants the green light to continue poisoning people without being held accountable.
This is not how you “Make America Healthy Again.”
I’ll be fighting to get this language OUT of the Farm Bill.
This is not how you “Make America Healthy Again.”
I’ll be fighting to get this language OUT of the Farm Bill.
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Instead of protecting the public, Republicans want to give them and other chemical giants the green light to continue poisoning people without being held accountable.
This is not how you “Make America Healthy Again.”
I’ll be fighting to get this language OUT of the Farm Bill.
This is not how you “Make America Healthy Again.”
I’ll be fighting to get this language OUT of the Farm Bill.
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Let me get this straight. Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to shield Bayer from liability over Roundup, while Bayer offers to pay $7.2 BILLION to settle lawsuits…over Roundup
The hypocrisy is just staggering.
Bayer knows glyphosate has been linked to serious health harms, including cancer.
The hypocrisy is just staggering.
Bayer knows glyphosate has been linked to serious health harms, including cancer.
Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Let me get this straight. Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to shield Bayer from liability over Roundup, while Bayer offers to pay $7.2 BILLION to settle lawsuits…over Roundup
The hypocrisy is just staggering.
Bayer knows glyphosate has been linked to serious health harms, including cancer.
The hypocrisy is just staggering.
Bayer knows glyphosate has been linked to serious health harms, including cancer.
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Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“.. The Monday interview is on pace to shatter clips of Colbert’s December interview with pop superstar Taylor Swift ..”
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Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
Major corporations bankroll political ad featuring white supremacist slogan
Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), who is running to replace Mitch McConnell in the United States Senate, released his first television ad earlier this month.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
AP: Zero
NYT: Zero
WashPost: Zero
Reuters: Zero
Politico: Zero
Axios: Zero
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
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February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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One way to identify right-wing dominance of the US media environment: This is much more direct, egregious government censorship than the biggest claims of the “Twitter Files”—including ones they made up that had no evidence behind them—and will get a small fraction of the attention and outrage.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
One way to identify right-wing dominance of the US media environment: This is much more direct, egregious government censorship than the biggest claims of the “Twitter Files”—including ones they made up that had no evidence behind them—and will get a small fraction of the attention and outrage.
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Sen. Wyden is trying to alert the public to potential CIA abuses.
The classification system and the CIA’s knee-jerk secrecy will make uncovering these activities difficult, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter.
The classification system and the CIA’s knee-jerk secrecy will make uncovering these activities difficult, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter.
Sen. Wyden raises the alarm on potential CIA abuses
Plus: The State Department is purging its X accounts. That will only make diplomacy harder
freedom.press
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sen. Wyden is trying to alert the public to potential CIA abuses.
The classification system and the CIA’s knee-jerk secrecy will make uncovering these activities difficult, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter.
The classification system and the CIA’s knee-jerk secrecy will make uncovering these activities difficult, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying.
Read more in our secrecy newsletter.
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once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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James Talarico is like kryptonite to Republicans:
A true Christian and Democrat who calls them out for misunderstanding and misusing the Bible.
That explains why they censor him. They really fear him
A true Christian and Democrat who calls them out for misunderstanding and misusing the Bible.
That explains why they censor him. They really fear him
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
James Talarico is like kryptonite to Republicans:
A true Christian and Democrat who calls them out for misunderstanding and misusing the Bible.
That explains why they censor him. They really fear him
A true Christian and Democrat who calls them out for misunderstanding and misusing the Bible.
That explains why they censor him. They really fear him
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A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Otis Redding's 1968 take on the 1923 blues standard "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihA8...
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Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)
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February 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Otis Redding's 1968 take on the 1923 blues standard "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out." See you around.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihA8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihA8...
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PBS interviewed THREE U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE agents. One of them was a U.S. veteran. This is absolutely shameful.
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U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
PBS interviewed THREE U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE agents. One of them was a U.S. veteran. This is absolutely shameful.
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This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
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Brexit was a gift to the Kremlin and a betrayal of the UK.
It did exactly what Russia and China wanted.
By choosing to divide and weaken Europe, the architects of Brexit traded national security for a lie.
It was a strategic disaster for the entire West
It did exactly what Russia and China wanted.
By choosing to divide and weaken Europe, the architects of Brexit traded national security for a lie.
It was a strategic disaster for the entire West
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Brexit was a gift to the Kremlin and a betrayal of the UK.
It did exactly what Russia and China wanted.
By choosing to divide and weaken Europe, the architects of Brexit traded national security for a lie.
It was a strategic disaster for the entire West
It did exactly what Russia and China wanted.
By choosing to divide and weaken Europe, the architects of Brexit traded national security for a lie.
It was a strategic disaster for the entire West
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Imagine how the 2024 election might have gone if the coverage of the economy from 2022-24 had been "Joe & Jay stuck the soft landing & the 🇺🇸 economy is running on all cylinders" & if Jeffrey Epstein's buddy hadn't been platformed constantly on every media outlet to convince you it was all sh*t.
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Imagine how the 2024 election might have gone if the coverage of the economy from 2022-24 had been "Joe & Jay stuck the soft landing & the 🇺🇸 economy is running on all cylinders" & if Jeffrey Epstein's buddy hadn't been platformed constantly on every media outlet to convince you it was all sh*t.
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Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
A female ICE thug posing as a distressed motorist in neighborhoods of Brooklyn Park (63% non-white), MN, to entrap good samaritans. This is the same MO Ted Bundy used to lure his victims to their demise.
February 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
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NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
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February 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
NEW: Read this terrific piece @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news in which she unpicks Edge.org, the hugely influential 'salon' funded by Epstein & threaded through with race science & eugenics.
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