KatrinaTennis
@katrinatennis.bsky.social
Native New Yorker with a penchant for racquets, cats, culture, nature, and intelligent discourse. 💙🌊🦉📚💃🏻💪🏽
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Right-wing influencers like Johnson were primarily taking aim at homeless and transitional housing — and exaggerating their “findings.” It’s a strategy state election officials have long been aware of. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rig...
Right-wing influencers are going viral claiming voter fraud. The problem? They’re wrong
“A lot of this is about homeless people, or people who are in sort of dire situations financially, living in buildings that are condemned… and moving, and therefore the building no longer exists. But ...
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Right-wing influencers like Johnson were primarily taking aim at homeless and transitional housing — and exaggerating their “findings.” It’s a strategy state election officials have long been aware of. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rig...
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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 394
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 394
February 17, 2026
trumptyrannytracker.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 394
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
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Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica
Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.
projects.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
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They're going after the Russia investigators again.
"The new round of subpoenas seeks information about the intelligence community's actions in compiling an intelligence assessment of the election."
www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
"The new round of subpoenas seeks information about the intelligence community's actions in compiling an intelligence assessment of the election."
www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
Wave of subpoenas unleashed as Trump DOJ launches attack on 2016 Russia probe
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has sent out a new wave of subpoenas related to the FBI's investigation of Trump's ties to the Russian government in 2016, according to a new report. Thi...
www.rawstory.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
They're going after the Russia investigators again.
"The new round of subpoenas seeks information about the intelligence community's actions in compiling an intelligence assessment of the election."
www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
"The new round of subpoenas seeks information about the intelligence community's actions in compiling an intelligence assessment of the election."
www.rawstory.com/trump-russia...
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Over at Lawfare, I examine the peculiar constitutional theory undergirding OPM's final rule on Schedule Policy/Career
OPM recently published its final rule implementing Schedule Policy/Career, which would convert at least 50,000 federal employees to at-will employment status.
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social explores the constitutional theory being asserted by this rule, which would upend 150 years of civil service law.
@nicholasbednar.bsky.social explores the constitutional theory being asserted by this rule, which would upend 150 years of civil service law.
The Constitutionality of the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management’s latest rule calls into question the constitutionality of tenure protections for federal employees.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Over at Lawfare, I examine the peculiar constitutional theory undergirding OPM's final rule on Schedule Policy/Career
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that bans local law enforcement agencies from formally facilitating immigration arrests. At least eight other states have banned or set restrictions on 287(g) partnerships involving ICE and local police offices.
Maryland bans partnerships with ICE, citing ‘unaccountable agents’
Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation ending 287(g) agreements between the state’s law enforcement agencies and the federal immigration enforcement agency.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that bans local law enforcement agencies from formally facilitating immigration arrests. At least eight other states have banned or set restrictions on 287(g) partnerships involving ICE and local police offices.
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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On Saturday, Sen. Lindsey Graham unloaded on the PMs of Greenland and Denmark, telling them that if Trump wanted to take Greenland, they'd just have to deal with it. “Lots of F-bombs,” said one person in attendance.
My latest.
puck.news/inside-linds...
My latest.
puck.news/inside-linds...
La La Greenland
At the Munich Security Conference, American lawmakers struggled to reassure European allies who are still traumatized by Trump’s threats to invade Greenland. Lindsey Graham’s F-bombs didn’t help.
puck.news
February 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
On Saturday, Sen. Lindsey Graham unloaded on the PMs of Greenland and Denmark, telling them that if Trump wanted to take Greenland, they'd just have to deal with it. “Lots of F-bombs,” said one person in attendance.
My latest.
puck.news/inside-linds...
My latest.
puck.news/inside-linds...
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Ossoff making this a central campaign message is a good thing and long overdue. Dems everywhere should be Banging pots and pans about it.
Such an easy layup.
Such an easy layup.
I admired the spirit of @ossoff.bsky.social's line of attack against Donald Trump—that his "is the most corrupt administration of all time, and everybody knows it." The problem is, it's not actually true. Everybody does not know it. We should examine why. www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
Republicans Are Much Much More Corrupt Than Democrats
But most people either do not know this, or refuse to admit it.
www.offmessage.net
February 17, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Ossoff making this a central campaign message is a good thing and long overdue. Dems everywhere should be Banging pots and pans about it.
Such an easy layup.
Such an easy layup.
Look, Ma! Or Maybe Don’t. Parents of Some Olympians Face Extreme Fear. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
Look, Ma! Or Maybe Don’t. Parents of Some Olympians Face Extreme Fear.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Look, Ma! Or Maybe Don’t. Parents of Some Olympians Face Extreme Fear. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
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MA has an additional 4% surtax applies to annual taxable income over $1 million.
(The Fair Share amendment)
Income above $1 million is taxed at an effective 9% state rate.
And the “millionaire tax” hasn’t run the ultra-wealth out of state.
(The Fair Share amendment)
Income above $1 million is taxed at an effective 9% state rate.
And the “millionaire tax” hasn’t run the ultra-wealth out of state.
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
MA has an additional 4% surtax applies to annual taxable income over $1 million.
(The Fair Share amendment)
Income above $1 million is taxed at an effective 9% state rate.
And the “millionaire tax” hasn’t run the ultra-wealth out of state.
(The Fair Share amendment)
Income above $1 million is taxed at an effective 9% state rate.
And the “millionaire tax” hasn’t run the ultra-wealth out of state.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
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New at The Watch:
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation
The Democrats demanded that Trump's immigration cops follow the law and the Constitution. The Republicans called those demands "nonstarters."
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
New at The Watch:
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
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NEW:
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
The New School Cancelled Their Class on Global Soccer and World Politics. We Are Going To Teach it Anyway.
When institutions abandon critical thinking, we build our own classrooms.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
NEW:
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
One of the most progressive institutions in the U.S., The New School, has begun destroying its humanities departments.
They have cancelled one of their most popular classes, "Global Soccer and World Politics."
We are going to teach it anyway.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-new-sc...
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Trump panicked, called his toadie Brendan Carr. Carr gave the Nazi salute, called Bari Weiss. Weiss clicked her heels, cancelled the Talarico interview on Colbert.
TRANSLATION: Dems are poised to flip Texas.
EPILOGUE: Talarico interview now seen by 1,000% more people, on social media.
TRANSLATION: Dems are poised to flip Texas.
EPILOGUE: Talarico interview now seen by 1,000% more people, on social media.
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Trump panicked, called his toadie Brendan Carr. Carr gave the Nazi salute, called Bari Weiss. Weiss clicked her heels, cancelled the Talarico interview on Colbert.
TRANSLATION: Dems are poised to flip Texas.
EPILOGUE: Talarico interview now seen by 1,000% more people, on social media.
TRANSLATION: Dems are poised to flip Texas.
EPILOGUE: Talarico interview now seen by 1,000% more people, on social media.
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Susan Collins says she's in favor of the SAVE Act, which is the Trump push to overhaul how elections are administered. wgme.com/news/local/c...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
February 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Susan Collins says she's in favor of the SAVE Act, which is the Trump push to overhaul how elections are administered. wgme.com/news/local/c...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
The bill would impose voter ID requirements... which Mainers literally just rejected in a referendum in November. boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
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Trump's chaotic pardon process isn't just about his own lawlessness or constant grift. He's using it for revenge against judges and anyone standing for the rule of law.
“At this point, Trump really doesn’t give a s--- about public reactions to his pardons,”
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
“At this point, Trump really doesn’t give a s--- about public reactions to his pardons,”
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
Insiders say Trump is using pardons as revenge against judges: 'He hates Boasberg'
President Donald Trump's pardon process doesn't make sense to many observers, including some inside the White House.Nearly three dozen sources spoke to NOTUS, including lawyers and lobbyists and peopl...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Trump's chaotic pardon process isn't just about his own lawlessness or constant grift. He's using it for revenge against judges and anyone standing for the rule of law.
“At this point, Trump really doesn’t give a s--- about public reactions to his pardons,”
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
“At this point, Trump really doesn’t give a s--- about public reactions to his pardons,”
www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...
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CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
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adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.social’s interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
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The FCC has given the gift of incredibly good free PR to the Talarico campaign
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
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The FCC has given the gift of incredibly good free PR to the Talarico campaign
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Ohio State University's former President, Gordon Gee, actually called Luke Perez a Good Samaritan. It's not by accident that this is the school that produced JD Vance & Jim Jordan.
Well, it certainly appears that Ohio State Assistant Professor Luke Perez will face state-level charges.
The assault, now that I think about it, did occur on state property.
The assault, now that I think about it, did occur on state property.
@rooster.info What have we here?
February 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Ohio State University's former President, Gordon Gee, actually called Luke Perez a Good Samaritan. It's not by accident that this is the school that produced JD Vance & Jim Jordan.
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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
youtu.be
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?...