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Next, lawyer Chris Truax on due process and free speech, plus a challenge to anti-tyranny "Don't Tread on Me" patriots: Alex Pretti "dared to exercise the 1st and 2nd Amendment rights you claim to believe in. And they killed him for it. What are you going to do about it?" thehill.com/opinion/civi...
thehill.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Next, lawyer Chris Truax on due process and free speech, plus a challenge to anti-tyranny "Don't Tread on Me" patriots: Alex Pretti "dared to exercise the 1st and 2nd Amendment rights you claim to believe in. And they killed him for it. What are you going to do about it?" thehill.com/opinion/civi...
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Catching up today with some great work from a few of my former "editees." First up, @radiofreetom.bsky.social on the insecurity and "neediness" behind Pete Hegseth's attack on Harvard. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard
The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Catching up today with some great work from a few of my former "editees." First up, @radiofreetom.bsky.social on the insecurity and "neediness" behind Pete Hegseth's attack on Harvard. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
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Weekly data roundup for Feb. 15: New hard data show same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls
New data on protest activity shows organized anti-Trump actions are 4x the size they were in the president's first term. Your weekly political data roundup for February 15, 2026.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Weekly data roundup for Feb. 15: New hard data show same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
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Trump spent his first year in office doing endless PR events for economic policies people hate (tariffs, corporate handouts, foreign bailouts), and people are wondering why his economy numbers are bad. Should have learned under Biden that conditions are not the only thing people pay attention to!
not breaking new ground here but still worth emphasizing the key difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2 that during his 1st term Trump produced the best PR about government economic policy on record and during his 2nd term produced the worst PR on record
If I was running the economy I simply wouldn't barrage voters with a bunch of stories about my bad economic policies
February 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Trump spent his first year in office doing endless PR events for economic policies people hate (tariffs, corporate handouts, foreign bailouts), and people are wondering why his economy numbers are bad. Should have learned under Biden that conditions are not the only thing people pay attention to!
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A subcommittee of Iowa lawmakers has recommended passage of a bill that would once again allow judges and prosecutors to charge defendants court fees in dismissed cases. The practice was ended by a state Supreme Court ruling last month.
In Iowa, Prosecutors Want to Bring Back Court Fees as Bargaining Chips
The state’s high court recently ended the practice of making defendants pay fees for charges that get dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to undo the court’s ruling so they can keep using fees as leverage for plea deals.
boltsmag.org
February 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM
A subcommittee of Iowa lawmakers has recommended passage of a bill that would once again allow judges and prosecutors to charge defendants court fees in dismissed cases. The practice was ended by a state Supreme Court ruling last month.
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Today's Chapter of Truth
AWARD WINNER 🎯
"The day we come to terms with this reality that Pam Bondi is just Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell, the sooner we make sense of it all"
( ht @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social & 1andonlyhoov )
Impeach Bondi
AWARD WINNER 🎯
"The day we come to terms with this reality that Pam Bondi is just Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell, the sooner we make sense of it all"
( ht @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social & 1andonlyhoov )
Impeach Bondi
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Today's Chapter of Truth
AWARD WINNER 🎯
"The day we come to terms with this reality that Pam Bondi is just Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell, the sooner we make sense of it all"
( ht @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social & 1andonlyhoov )
Impeach Bondi
AWARD WINNER 🎯
"The day we come to terms with this reality that Pam Bondi is just Trump's Ghislaine Maxwell, the sooner we make sense of it all"
( ht @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social & 1andonlyhoov )
Impeach Bondi
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What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
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If the Democrats nominate @astroterry.bsky.social they will have a massively good shot at winning TX-9, a district they drew to be Republican. We have a shot to make Texas far more blue, and this is important. Vote Virts!
Honored to be endorsed by the @HoustonChron for Congressional District 9 in Texas- I will fight to level the playing field for the working people in our district!
CD9 is ground zero in the gerrymandering wars so let’s WIN this seat together!
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...
CD9 is ground zero in the gerrymandering wars so let’s WIN this seat together!
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...
Democrats should rally behind Terry Virts in the 9th Congressional District
Democrats should rally behind astronaut Terry Virts in the 9th Congressional District, writes the editorial board.
www.houstonchronicle.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
If the Democrats nominate @astroterry.bsky.social they will have a massively good shot at winning TX-9, a district they drew to be Republican. We have a shot to make Texas far more blue, and this is important. Vote Virts!
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My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going.
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler
A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
My Trump-supporting cousin-in-law just texted my husband to say he encountered this Mother Jones on social media, read it, realized I wrote it, and told him to tell me I’m doing good work and to keep going.
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Things are changing, y’all.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Didn't the GOP go running to the Supreme Court about California's redistricting stuff?
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Didn't the GOP go running to the Supreme Court about California's redistricting stuff?
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
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"UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin
UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.
www.gov.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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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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Kevin O’Leary has been awarded $2.8 million in damages. I imagine collection may be an issue.
Quote from man sued: "What are you gonna do, sue me?"
Kevin O'Leary has sued crypto personality Ben Armstrong (aka "BitBoy Crypto") for repeatedly claiming O'Leary murdered two people
Kevin O'Leary has sued crypto personality Ben Armstrong (aka "BitBoy Crypto") for repeatedly claiming O'Leary murdered two people
![27. On March 19, 2025, Armstrong unleashed another tweet accusing O’Leary of committing “actual crimes”: “Doesn’t everybody think it’s weird that I’ve been publicly calling … @kevinolearytv [a] murderer[] and yet not a single word or legal action? It’s almost like they ‘can’t’ because a lawsuit would open up their actual crimes and they know it.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreidz7dnmoowomybp33bpdtujhqu3ofpxfsom563zf3fhvkvyq436sm@jpeg)
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Kevin O’Leary has been awarded $2.8 million in damages. I imagine collection may be an issue.
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Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
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A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Epstein files from attending DinoCon as the scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender’s connections to prominent people in business, politics and academia: https://cnn.it/4txJx8l
Jeffrey Epstein’s interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community | CNN Politics
A British dinosaur convention is banning paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending DinoCon – as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted...
cnn.it
February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Epstein files from attending DinoCon as the scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender’s connections to prominent people in business, politics and academia: https://cnn.it/4txJx8l
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Germany, if you’re listening…
February 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Germany, if you’re listening…
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Dear Europe,
Hurry up and reveal the Epstein files Trump doesn’t want Americans to see.
Please and thank you,
God
Hurry up and reveal the Epstein files Trump doesn’t want Americans to see.
Please and thank you,
God
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Dear Europe,
Hurry up and reveal the Epstein files Trump doesn’t want Americans to see.
Please and thank you,
God
Hurry up and reveal the Epstein files Trump doesn’t want Americans to see.
Please and thank you,
God
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YES. A turn to state constitutions for substantive protections from federal authoritarianism is a necessary development under the present circumstances.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
When state courts interpret their own constitutions to offer broader rights, the federal judiciary can't overturn them. A crucial safeguard against authoritarianism.
@kasiawolfkot.bsky.social
@kasiawolfkot.bsky.social
Robust State Constitutionalism Can Protect Rights and Resist Authoritarianism
We need a movement to fully unlock the potential for resistance by states
www.theunpopulist.net
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
YES. A turn to state constitutions for substantive protections from federal authoritarianism is a necessary development under the present circumstances.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
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This is devastating, and infuriating.
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
www.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This is devastating, and infuriating.
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
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Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...