Penny Westberry
@penbelwest.bsky.social
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Once again, Republicans could stop all this right fucking now, but choose not to.
![We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done," journalist Garrett Graff wrote: "A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
~ Heather Cox Richardson ~](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a5yaa2ip5zbp7rppkuumtzro/bafkreiaqmrh3mo4mu3g2szfnmtujfzpf7kfmae4kgdlld7y27fupnqpfdi@jpeg)
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Once again, Republicans could stop all this right fucking now, but choose not to.
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Our assignment is to embarrass fascist hack and Trump-panderer Bari Weiss by making sure this segment, which she banned from airing, gets more views on YouTube than it would have gotten on CBS. #StreisandEffect
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
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February 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Our assignment is to embarrass fascist hack and Trump-panderer Bari Weiss by making sure this segment, which she banned from airing, gets more views on YouTube than it would have gotten on CBS. #StreisandEffect
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February 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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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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It is pathetic we can’t run a black woman no matter her character or extraordinary credentials! Kamala should have won.
February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
It is pathetic we can’t run a black woman no matter her character or extraordinary credentials! Kamala should have won.
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JOE ROGAN (who helped Trump get elected): “Why would your name be redacted if you’re not a victim? None of this is good for this administration. It looks fucking terrible.”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
JOE ROGAN (who helped Trump get elected): “Why would your name be redacted if you’re not a victim? None of this is good for this administration. It looks fucking terrible.”
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.
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When someone says their country executes pedophiles and you respond by claiming that they are calling for the execution of Donald Trump, you are revealing that you know Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
When someone says their country executes pedophiles and you respond by claiming that they are calling for the execution of Donald Trump, you are revealing that you know Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
Thank you for you attention to this matter.
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Happy 79th birthday to the 🐐!! #CoachK
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a ncaa regional final scoreboard
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a ncaa regional final scoreboard
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February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Happy 79th birthday to the 🐐!! #CoachK
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An 88-year-old grandfather from Norwalk danced in the Super Bowl halftime show.
He carried Costa Rica’s flag and said he just wanted to “give happiness.”
“In a situation as serious as this, you have to come in with a very positive attitude and a willingness to learn."
We can all learn from him.
He carried Costa Rica’s flag and said he just wanted to “give happiness.”
“In a situation as serious as this, you have to come in with a very positive attitude and a willingness to learn."
We can all learn from him.
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
An 88-year-old grandfather from Norwalk danced in the Super Bowl halftime show.
He carried Costa Rica’s flag and said he just wanted to “give happiness.”
“In a situation as serious as this, you have to come in with a very positive attitude and a willingness to learn."
We can all learn from him.
He carried Costa Rica’s flag and said he just wanted to “give happiness.”
“In a situation as serious as this, you have to come in with a very positive attitude and a willingness to learn."
We can all learn from him.
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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That the victims are raising their hands to acknowledge that Pam Bondi ignored them *while* Pam Bondi still ignores them underscores what a cold number Pamela Jo is.
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
That the victims are raising their hands to acknowledge that Pam Bondi ignored them *while* Pam Bondi still ignores them underscores what a cold number Pamela Jo is.
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Madame Attorney General...
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Madame Attorney General...
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At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
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Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison
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Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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📌On this date in 1936, Nazi Germany passed a law investing the Gestapo secret police with absolute authority exempt from any legal review.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
📌On this date in 1936, Nazi Germany passed a law investing the Gestapo secret police with absolute authority exempt from any legal review.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
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Donald Trump was the president of the United States on January 6, 2021.
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Donald Trump was the president of the United States on January 6, 2021.
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
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not to mention doing it while out of town at pre-Super Bowl festivities
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
not to mention doing it while out of town at pre-Super Bowl festivities