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Lawmakers say the panel will compel testimony to uncover what happened at Epstein’s Zorro ranch and who knew
New Mexico approves truth commission on alleged Jeffrey Epstein ranch abuse
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Lawmakers say the panel will compel testimony to uncover what happened at Epstein’s Zorro ranch and who knew
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6 months ago, I spoke with Marisa Kabas about the dangers that the Trump administration's anti-immigrant campaign represented for our communities.
Today, I am as clear as I was that day, we must Melt ICE, dismantle DHS, and hold the fascists accountable.
Today, I am as clear as I was that day, we must Melt ICE, dismantle DHS, and hold the fascists accountable.
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
6 months ago, I spoke with Marisa Kabas about the dangers that the Trump administration's anti-immigrant campaign represented for our communities.
Today, I am as clear as I was that day, we must Melt ICE, dismantle DHS, and hold the fascists accountable.
Today, I am as clear as I was that day, we must Melt ICE, dismantle DHS, and hold the fascists accountable.
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Senate passes bill to force Kansas officials to turn over personal data | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Senate passes bill to force Kansas officials to turn over personal data • Kansas Reflector
The Senate on Monday passed a bill to force state officials to share Kansans’ personal data with the federal government.
kansasreflector.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Senate passes bill to force Kansas officials to turn over personal data | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
The cruelty is the point.
Still wondering how long the military will stand idly by.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Still wondering how long the military will stand idly by.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say
Some early decisions by the homeland security secretary, including to divert Coast Guard resources from a search and rescue mission to the deportation of immigrants, set the tone early.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Still wondering how long the military will stand idly by.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Still wondering how long the military will stand idly by.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Y'all are so busy focusing on the Stephen Colbert blast that you're missing that social media companies have *voluntarily* handed over anti-ICE USER data.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
Report Claims Reddit, Meta And Google Voluntarily Shared Anti-ICE User Data With DHS
A report says Reddit, Meta and Google have complied with some DHS administrative subpoenas seeking identifying details for anonymous accounts critical of ICE.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Y'all are so busy focusing on the Stephen Colbert blast that you're missing that social media companies have *voluntarily* handed over anti-ICE USER data.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/report-claim...
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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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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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The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded the city this winter, neighborhoods reprised citizen patrols
In Minneapolis, Native American patrols keep watch – and see history repeating: ‘We are still being chased’
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded the city this winter, neighborhoods reprised citizen patrols
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New from me at @us.theguardian.com: MLS' investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner is still ongoing, though potential sources and witnesses have faced some roadbloacks in speaking with league investigators.
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Investigation into top Philadelphia Union executive still ongoing as new season looms
Guardian sources say MLS’s inquiry into Ernst Tanner has been held up by concerns over non-disclosure agreements
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
New from me at @us.theguardian.com: MLS' investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner is still ongoing, though potential sources and witnesses have faced some roadbloacks in speaking with league investigators.
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Much more right here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Someone told me I should look at Casenet to search the folks who leave all the nasty and disgusting comments for me…
Whoa. It’s almost like the folks who regularly commit domestic violence and child abuse are the same ones who say disgusting things to women on Facebook. 
Whoa. It’s almost like the folks who regularly commit domestic violence and child abuse are the same ones who say disgusting things to women on Facebook. 
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Someone told me I should look at Casenet to search the folks who leave all the nasty and disgusting comments for me…
Whoa. It’s almost like the folks who regularly commit domestic violence and child abuse are the same ones who say disgusting things to women on Facebook. 
Whoa. It’s almost like the folks who regularly commit domestic violence and child abuse are the same ones who say disgusting things to women on Facebook. 
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Summary of current events:
The US had an Iran strike package teed up and ready to launch in mid-late January.
Bibi told Trump his plans weren’t big enough.
Now we’re sending everything with wings to the Middle East.
The US had an Iran strike package teed up and ready to launch in mid-late January.
Bibi told Trump his plans weren’t big enough.
Now we’re sending everything with wings to the Middle East.
February 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Summary of current events:
The US had an Iran strike package teed up and ready to launch in mid-late January.
Bibi told Trump his plans weren’t big enough.
Now we’re sending everything with wings to the Middle East.
The US had an Iran strike package teed up and ready to launch in mid-late January.
Bibi told Trump his plans weren’t big enough.
Now we’re sending everything with wings to the Middle East.
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I guess we’re supposed to wait until after the midterms to start calling Trump a lame duck president. 🤷🏽♂️
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I guess we’re supposed to wait until after the midterms to start calling Trump a lame duck president. 🤷🏽♂️
"It's fake laws!"
So the Constitution is fake. Got it.
So the Constitution is fake. Got it.
Emmer: "It's a false herring for these guys to suggest, 'Oh, we now we need a judicial warrant,' because they know that that's going to delay any enforcement of the actual administrative warrant."
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"It's fake laws!"
So the Constitution is fake. Got it.
So the Constitution is fake. Got it.
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Small business owners squeezed by Trump tariffs await Supreme Court decision | #ksleg via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/16/r...
Small business owners squeezed by Trump tariffs await Supreme Court decision • Kansas Reflector
Many small business owners feel anything but calm since Trump began his whiplash trade policy. And now they are waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court.
kansasreflector.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Small business owners squeezed by Trump tariffs await Supreme Court decision | #ksleg via @ashleymurray.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/16/r...
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I’m begging you, with tears in my eyes.
Please stop using AI to write your tweets.
We see the AI cadence. It’s not fooling anyone.
Say it with me: AI is for research, not for becoming your entire personality.
Please stop using AI to write your tweets.
We see the AI cadence. It’s not fooling anyone.
Say it with me: AI is for research, not for becoming your entire personality.
February 17, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I’m begging you, with tears in my eyes.
Please stop using AI to write your tweets.
We see the AI cadence. It’s not fooling anyone.
Say it with me: AI is for research, not for becoming your entire personality.
Please stop using AI to write your tweets.
We see the AI cadence. It’s not fooling anyone.
Say it with me: AI is for research, not for becoming your entire personality.
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Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
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For anyone keeping track of the Iran buildup, we’ve now sent more AWACS into theater.
Curious to see how tomorrow’s talks go, but it’s pretty clear the administration isn’t planning for them to be good.
Curious to see how tomorrow’s talks go, but it’s pretty clear the administration isn’t planning for them to be good.
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
For anyone keeping track of the Iran buildup, we’ve now sent more AWACS into theater.
Curious to see how tomorrow’s talks go, but it’s pretty clear the administration isn’t planning for them to be good.
Curious to see how tomorrow’s talks go, but it’s pretty clear the administration isn’t planning for them to be good.
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Kansas protesters argue for fundamental reform of government in both style and substance | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/16/k...
Kansas protesters argue for fundamental reform of government in both style and substance • Kansas Reflector
Inside and outside the Capitol in Topeka, protesters gave voice to dissatisfaction with actions of the state and federal government on key policy issues.
kansasreflector.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Kansas protesters argue for fundamental reform of government in both style and substance | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/02/16/k...
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BROKE: debating deontological vs consequentialism implications of voter behavior
WOKE: debating deontology itself vs consequentialism itself
BESPOKE: virtue ethics
WOKE: debating deontology itself vs consequentialism itself
BESPOKE: virtue ethics
Every four years we debate the deontological versus consequentialist moral implications of voter behavior :)
February 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
BROKE: debating deontological vs consequentialism implications of voter behavior
WOKE: debating deontology itself vs consequentialism itself
BESPOKE: virtue ethics
WOKE: debating deontology itself vs consequentialism itself
BESPOKE: virtue ethics
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US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.
Largest annual revision in over 20 years.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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This is how Trump's anti-American fascist regime plans on attempting to steal the election from the people. They're going to create a list of "ineligible" American citizen voters who they will try to argue are not eligible to vote because of a technicality.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
Even Republican election officials are balking at Trump Justice Department’s voter roll crusade | CNN Politics
As the Trump administration has sued 25 mostly-Democratic state election chiefs for their voter rolls, it has also encountered quieter resistance from Republican officials who have balked at the Just...
www.cnn.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is how Trump's anti-American fascist regime plans on attempting to steal the election from the people. They're going to create a list of "ineligible" American citizen voters who they will try to argue are not eligible to vote because of a technicality.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/p...
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The DOJ claims it has released all of its “relevant” Epstein files.
Bullshit! Pam Bondi is facing allegations of redacting the names of potential co-conspirators.
Looks like the rest of the world may have to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Bullshit! Pam Bondi is facing allegations of redacting the names of potential co-conspirators.
Looks like the rest of the world may have to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The DOJ claims it has released all of its “relevant” Epstein files.
Bullshit! Pam Bondi is facing allegations of redacting the names of potential co-conspirators.
Looks like the rest of the world may have to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
Bullshit! Pam Bondi is facing allegations of redacting the names of potential co-conspirators.
Looks like the rest of the world may have to hold the rich and powerful accountable.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ami Bera announces he will boycott Trump’s State of the Union
I’m Skipping the State of the Union. Here’s Why.
Guest article by Representative Ami Bera (D-CA-06)
www.meidasplus.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ami Bera announces he will boycott Trump’s State of the Union