@joannepat.bsky.social
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
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Couldn't have said this any better.
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Couldn't have said this any better.
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 18🚨
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 18🚨
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Sure sure let’s order the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to end all pandemic preparedness and biodefense work.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Sure sure let’s order the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to end all pandemic preparedness and biodefense work.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
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As Dahlia Lithwick writes in Slate, the Epstein file drip isn’t a sideshow. It’s the template: slow-walk the truth, protect the powerful, normalize impunity.“We should probably stop calling this law and call it simply “power.” A great article! ⬇️
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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Pam Bondi’s Epstein Testimony Exposed the Whole Game — Slate
The attorney general’s testimony before Congress revealed what a farce this is.
apple.news
February 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
As Dahlia Lithwick writes in Slate, the Epstein file drip isn’t a sideshow. It’s the template: slow-walk the truth, protect the powerful, normalize impunity.“We should probably stop calling this law and call it simply “power.” A great article! ⬇️
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AaXbXHhkFSoS...
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AaXbXHhkFSoS...
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“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing
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Jacob Frey: "The notion there was a deal is false."
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Jacob Frey: "The notion there was a deal is false."
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America 2026. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
America 2026. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
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🤔 — @votegloriaj.bsky.social pointing out @GovBillLee’s voucher scam is spending a lot more on each private school kid than the state does on public school kids👇🏽
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
🤔 — @votegloriaj.bsky.social pointing out @GovBillLee’s voucher scam is spending a lot more on each private school kid than the state does on public school kids👇🏽
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SLOTKIN: So the fact we have ICE agents saying out loud to people they're trying to arrest that 'we're gonna put you in a database,' they are making that up?
LYONS: We do not do that
LYONS: We do not do that
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
SLOTKIN: So the fact we have ICE agents saying out loud to people they're trying to arrest that 'we're gonna put you in a database,' they are making that up?
LYONS: We do not do that
LYONS: We do not do that
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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“.. For every $1 the U.S. collects in taxes and tariffs, it will spend $1.33 this year.”
@wsj.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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@wsj.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“.. For every $1 the U.S. collects in taxes and tariffs, it will spend $1.33 this year.”
@wsj.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.
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Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
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You can spin politics however you want. Survivors stood up in that room and she wouldn’t even turn around. No excuse.
I stand with the survivors.
We deserve the full unredacted Epstein files. Survivors deserve justice.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
I stand with the survivors.
We deserve the full unredacted Epstein files. Survivors deserve justice.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
You can spin politics however you want. Survivors stood up in that room and she wouldn’t even turn around. No excuse.
I stand with the survivors.
We deserve the full unredacted Epstein files. Survivors deserve justice.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
I stand with the survivors.
We deserve the full unredacted Epstein files. Survivors deserve justice.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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Rep. Raskin to Pam Bondi: You're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims. That will be your legacy. You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice.#sheshed
February 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Rep. Raskin to Pam Bondi: You're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims. That will be your legacy. You're running a massive Epstein coverup right out of the Department of Justice.#sheshed
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM