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I believe I am being threatened with a good time.
Chicago UP is running a HUGE sale, and you can get extremely well-researched hard-bound books about all sorts of topics and all sorts of places for a price of a cheap paperback press.uchicago.edu/resource/Sal...
press.uchicago.edu
February 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I believe I am being threatened with a good time.
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Righteous dissection of the contempt for the great American melting pot shown by Musk and the other assorted ignoramuses assembled by Trump.
When they babble on about the 'grate replacement theory', they're talking about the sewer grates clogged w/ bigotry & hate inside their own disordered minds.
When they babble on about the 'grate replacement theory', they're talking about the sewer grates clogged w/ bigotry & hate inside their own disordered minds.
All right, I got mad enough to write a full post about all this:
Diversity Is Our Strength
This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns
There's ...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Righteous dissection of the contempt for the great American melting pot shown by Musk and the other assorted ignoramuses assembled by Trump.
When they babble on about the 'grate replacement theory', they're talking about the sewer grates clogged w/ bigotry & hate inside their own disordered minds.
When they babble on about the 'grate replacement theory', they're talking about the sewer grates clogged w/ bigotry & hate inside their own disordered minds.
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"If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, a country that inflicts the ultimate punishment on those who dare to be vigilant can no longer be free."
"The Crime of Witness" by Fintan O’Toole in @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
"The videos that expose the administration’s mendacity about its own use of extreme violence against peaceful dissent are themselves products of the courage to show up [and] see for yourself."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
"If the price of liberty is eternal vigilance, a country that inflicts the ultimate punishment on those who dare to be vigilant can no longer be free."
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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...
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Happy Valentine’s Day 💙
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day 💙
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DHS funding ran out at midnight last night, triggering a partial government shutdown.
Republicans had a choice between supporting massively popular, desperately needed restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol or shutting down DHS. And they chose to shut down DHS. 🧵
Republicans had a choice between supporting massively popular, desperately needed restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol or shutting down DHS. And they chose to shut down DHS. 🧵
February 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
DHS funding ran out at midnight last night, triggering a partial government shutdown.
Republicans had a choice between supporting massively popular, desperately needed restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol or shutting down DHS. And they chose to shut down DHS. 🧵
Republicans had a choice between supporting massively popular, desperately needed restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol or shutting down DHS. And they chose to shut down DHS. 🧵
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With everything that is going on in the world and the US right now, this is what The New CBS is airing on Sunday.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
With everything that is going on in the world and the US right now, this is what The New CBS is airing on Sunday.
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⚡️ Zelenskyy: We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land.
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
⚡️ Zelenskyy: We cannot just withdraw. There are 200,000 Ukrainians living there. It is our land.
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Noem to Congress: if you don't fund us, then we don't have to obey the law. But if you do fund us, we also won't obey the law.
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Noem to Congress: if you don't fund us, then we don't have to obey the law. But if you do fund us, we also won't obey the law.
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Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The last 30 years are the fastest warming period since 1880, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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One reason elite, high quality private K12 providers are still super hesitant to get themselves involved in taking voucher cash (apart from not needing the bailout) is they’re worried that one day the government will tell them what they can and can’t teach too
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
One reason elite, high quality private K12 providers are still super hesitant to get themselves involved in taking voucher cash (apart from not needing the bailout) is they’re worried that one day the government will tell them what they can and can’t teach too
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People who denied Corey Lewandowski an officially issued firearm were passed over for promotions. trib.al/i6aLrmb
Kristi Noem’s Alleged Boyfriend Went on Crazed Journey to Get DHS Gun
People who denied Corey Lewandowski an officially issued firearm were passed over for promotions.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
People who denied Corey Lewandowski an officially issued firearm were passed over for promotions. trib.al/i6aLrmb
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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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Incredibly important for the public to see what’s on that video. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Incredibly important for the public to see what’s on that video. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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If you’re tracking the warehouse developments, @projectsaltbox.bsky.social is a must-follow. Doing great work!
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If you’re tracking the warehouse developments, @projectsaltbox.bsky.social is a must-follow. Doing great work!
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Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
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lol. lmao, even
Today a certain pseudo-moderate commentator decided to double down on “politicians shouldn’t waste their time trying to persuade and change public opinion”.
Just noting this because I have cited the trends a lot recently: Tracking data from Civiqs now shows a plurality of the public favors abolishing ICE, with 47% in support and 46% opposed. Independents are net +5 on abolish, up from -40 a year ago substack.com/profile/4791...
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
lol. lmao, even
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Russia poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a toxin from a poison dart frog, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said today.
Alexei Navalny was killed by Russia with frog toxin, 5 European countries say
There is “no innocent explanation” for the presence of the toxin in Navalny’s body, the U.K. said on Saturday.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Russia poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a toxin from a poison dart frog, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom said today.
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ICE and Border Patrol do have huge reserves of funding due to Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, but Republicans have acknowledged that this shutdown will deplete those funds more quickly and possibly disrupt some ICE and CBP operations.
How did they run out of funds when they received 190 billion from the BBB?
February 14, 2026 at 1:37 PM
ICE and Border Patrol do have huge reserves of funding due to Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, but Republicans have acknowledged that this shutdown will deplete those funds more quickly and possibly disrupt some ICE and CBP operations.
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Just watched our Secretary of State laud the Scientific Revolution and deride climate science as a “cult,” almost in same breath.
The distorting effect of fossil fuel’s corrupt influence is astounding, like a warped fun-house mirror.
The distorting effect of fossil fuel’s corrupt influence is astounding, like a warped fun-house mirror.
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Just watched our Secretary of State laud the Scientific Revolution and deride climate science as a “cult,” almost in same breath.
The distorting effect of fossil fuel’s corrupt influence is astounding, like a warped fun-house mirror.
The distorting effect of fossil fuel’s corrupt influence is astounding, like a warped fun-house mirror.
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It’s official: Republicans have let funding for FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard lapse.
Rather than work with House Democrats on commonsense reforms to ICE, Republicans have chosen to SHUT DOWN the entire Department of Homeland Security.
Rather than work with House Democrats on commonsense reforms to ICE, Republicans have chosen to SHUT DOWN the entire Department of Homeland Security.
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 PM
It’s official: Republicans have let funding for FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard lapse.
Rather than work with House Democrats on commonsense reforms to ICE, Republicans have chosen to SHUT DOWN the entire Department of Homeland Security.
Rather than work with House Democrats on commonsense reforms to ICE, Republicans have chosen to SHUT DOWN the entire Department of Homeland Security.
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Because it’s not really about trying to get troops to vote Republican-that would be bad enough. It’s about conditioning the military to obey a man and not their oath to the Constitution. It’s why Hegseth & Trump were so adamant about prosecuting the 6 Dems who spoke up about it.
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Because it’s not really about trying to get troops to vote Republican-that would be bad enough. It’s about conditioning the military to obey a man and not their oath to the Constitution. It’s why Hegseth & Trump were so adamant about prosecuting the 6 Dems who spoke up about it.
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Just noting this because I have cited the trends a lot recently: Tracking data from Civiqs now shows a plurality of the public favors abolishing ICE, with 47% in support and 46% opposed. Independents are net +5 on abolish, up from -40 a year ago substack.com/profile/4791...
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Just noting this because I have cited the trends a lot recently: Tracking data from Civiqs now shows a plurality of the public favors abolishing ICE, with 47% in support and 46% opposed. Independents are net +5 on abolish, up from -40 a year ago substack.com/profile/4791...
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For my Substack, I’ve talked to several high-profile candidates who reflect their communities, hold varying policy views, unified by focus on regular people.
@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social Bob Brooks, @danielbiss.bsky.social Kaela Berg, @ginafortexas.bsky.social & more👇
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowen
@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social Bob Brooks, @danielbiss.bsky.social Kaela Berg, @ginafortexas.bsky.social & more👇
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowen
Josh Cowen's Newsletter | Substack
Politics, Markets, and Schools! Click to read Josh Cowen's Newsletter, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
For my Substack, I’ve talked to several high-profile candidates who reflect their communities, hold varying policy views, unified by focus on regular people.
@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social Bob Brooks, @danielbiss.bsky.social Kaela Berg, @ginafortexas.bsky.social & more👇
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowen
@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social Bob Brooks, @danielbiss.bsky.social Kaela Berg, @ginafortexas.bsky.social & more👇
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowen
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“But Josh, aren’t schools and libraries secondary to the fight for democracy, not actually part of it?”
whyy.org/articles/sta...
whyy.org/articles/sta...
State Dept. orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
Pennsylvania Reps. Madeleine Dean and John Joyce have proposed bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue to serve as passport acceptance.
whyy.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“But Josh, aren’t schools and libraries secondary to the fight for democracy, not actually part of it?”
whyy.org/articles/sta...
whyy.org/articles/sta...