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A completely unhinged tantrum from someone who didn’t get their way.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
A completely unhinged tantrum from someone who didn’t get their way.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
I don’t know one person in NJ, Republican or Democrat, who doesn’t see the power and value of the Gateway Tunnel Project.
Important to read. 👇
“In Washington’s graceful departure, after serving two terms in office, he laid the foundation for the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power—what became the most American of acts by leaders who valued democracy and loved their country more than power itself.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Washington Warned Us About Trump
Our first president valued national unity and feared a despot who would exploit "the ruins of public liberty." A reminder for this Presidents’ Day.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Important to read. 👇
Truth. 👇
The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.
Slouching into fascism
Are we already past the tipping point?
www.motherjones.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Truth. 👇
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NPR's David Greene told The Washington Post the situation was "really troubling."
Former NPR Host Claims Google Used His Voice For AI Tool Without Permission
Former NPR Host Claims Google Used His Voice For AI Tool Without Permission
www.huffpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
NPR's David Greene told The Washington Post the situation was "really troubling."
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Cynical slop and post-ironic trolling is everywhere—and it's distorting not just politics and culture, but how we communicate, Charlie Warzel argues.
This Is What It Looks Like When Nothing Matters
Welcome to the internet’s nihilism crisis.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Cynical slop and post-ironic trolling is everywhere—and it's distorting not just politics and culture, but how we communicate, Charlie Warzel argues.
This is not good. A percentage of lower-income homeowners falling behind on mortgage payments will end up losing their homes. 👇
Column: The mortgage delinquency rates for lower-income households are surging. Meanwhile, folks in the highest-income areas are doing just fine.
It’s another reminder that the U.S. economy is largely benefiting people with means.
It’s another reminder that the U.S. economy is largely benefiting people with means.
Column | A new mortgage crisis is quietly hitting those who can least afford it
This week, there was yet another warning that many homeowners might be headed for trouble.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This is not good. A percentage of lower-income homeowners falling behind on mortgage payments will end up losing their homes. 👇
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Save the date and let's get to 13 million.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Save the date and let's get to 13 million.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
Shows you how cruel and unjust #Trump Admin. Immigration Policy is.
For tens of thousands of US service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.
"They’re taking Shirly": An Army sergeant thought his family as safe. Then ICE deported his wife.
For tens of thousands of US service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Shows you how cruel and unjust #Trump Admin. Immigration Policy is.
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Nothing about our current moment is comprehensible without understanding that:
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Nothing about our current moment is comprehensible without understanding that:
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
1. Until 1965, white men decided who was president.
2. for the next four decades, every president elected was either a Republican or a white male Southerner.
3. Barack Obama was the first exception to the above.
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The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
The Concentration Camp Next Door | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
The Trump administration has weaponized immigration detention against America
shows.acast.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
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This week in politics: what you need to know about ICE's plans to expand its prison camp detention capacity. And going beyond Trump's spin about “antifa,” what is the truth about the movement to eradicate fascism from our streets? Worth a read if you want context beyond the headlines.
The Big Picture | Substack
The Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives. Click to read The Big Picture, a Substack publica...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This week in politics: what you need to know about ICE's plans to expand its prison camp detention capacity. And going beyond Trump's spin about “antifa,” what is the truth about the movement to eradicate fascism from our streets? Worth a read if you want context beyond the headlines.
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Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Polling these last two weeks is very clear that Trump has not only lost the argument about ICE, he's also lost it on mass deportation. Country wants him to focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. From new Yahoo/YouGov:
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts
A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
“Mass detention and brutal mistreatment send a message to the rest of the world — this is what happens if you’re in the United States without documentation,” our columnist David French writes.
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You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
Trump Admin. Is the worst! Trump
Is hell bent on destroying our planet. 👇
Is hell bent on destroying our planet. 👇
Trump’s EPA announced the reversal of a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
Doctors and epidemiologists say the evidence is clear: climate-linked heat, air pollution, extreme weather and mosquito-borne illness are killing millions worldwide. buff.ly/nhU7CQa
Doctors and epidemiologists say the evidence is clear: climate-linked heat, air pollution, extreme weather and mosquito-borne illness are killing millions worldwide. buff.ly/nhU7CQa
Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
theconversation.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Trump Admin. Is the worst! Trump
Is hell bent on destroying our planet. 👇
Is hell bent on destroying our planet. 👇
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We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
Justice Department issues GRAVE THREAT ahead of election
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We need to stop treating Trump’s interference in midterms as a hypothetical. He’s already interfering with the vote, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. ICE terrorizing blue cities, DOJ demanding voter rolls, FBI seizing ballots all intended as voter suppression www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNfH...
Trump Tariffs are bad for consumers, bad for businesses, bad for manufacturing, bad for farmers and bad for the USA. 👇
"A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes them," writes Allison Morrow. | Analysis
A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes ...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Trump Tariffs are bad for consumers, bad for businesses, bad for manufacturing, bad for farmers and bad for the USA. 👇
Wow. The MAGA Deep State. 👇
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Wow. The MAGA Deep State. 👇
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Of the 52 million jobs created in America since 1989, 51 million, 97%, have been created under Dem Presidents. Essentially all of them. 4/
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Of the 52 million jobs created in America since 1989, 51 million, 97%, have been created under Dem Presidents. Essentially all of them. 4/
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Movies such as “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Get Out” became mainstream hits in part because of the Sundance Film Festival. But independent cinema now finds itself in a much riskier place, writes Shirley Li:
‘A Lot of Us Have Let Go of the Old Way of Success’
The Sundance Film Festival, which once launched new directors to stardom, has become a riskier bet.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Movies such as “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Get Out” became mainstream hits in part because of the Sundance Film Festival. But independent cinema now finds itself in a much riskier place, writes Shirley Li:
Trump Admin. Is full of scum bags. 👇
So, like, are the QAnon folks reacting at all to discovering that Trump’s inner circle is basically just Jeffrey Epstein’s rolodex, or have they found some delusional way to explain it all away? (The question is largely rhetorical.)
Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Trump Admin. Is full of scum bags. 👇
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
The Trump economy is bad for workers. The Trump Tariffs are bad for consumers.
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"So what does the job market data say to you?"
"It says that we're underperforming right now... The thing that matters most to people's lives is the unemployment rate. Can you find work? And that was as low as 3½% a couple of years ago. It's now up around 4½%."
"It says that we're underperforming right now... The thing that matters most to people's lives is the unemployment rate. Can you find work? And that was as low as 3½% a couple of years ago. It's now up around 4½%."
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The Trump economy is bad for workers. The Trump Tariffs are bad for consumers.
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Gambling is a growing addiction in America, especially among young men. 👇
As I've said many times, this is an awful thing that we are doing to ourselves for no discernible reason.
"Everything is gambling now": How betting is taking over America
Gambling culture is enveloping American sports, politics, media and trading.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Gambling is a growing addiction in America, especially among young men. 👇