PTmac
@ptmac.bsky.social
Social warrior, fighting for the underdog, democracy advocate. Truth is the substance of all morality… Mahatma Gandhi
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"Just three months before he was arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges in 2019, Jeffrey Epstein had a mission: get Brad Karp, chair of the law firm Paul Weiss, into America’s most exclusive golf club, with the help of former White House strategist Steve Bannon. ..
Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’ ft.trib.al/0dStAqB
Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’
Department of Justice documents detail relationship between head of Wall Street law firm and child sex offender
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February 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
"Just three months before he was arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges in 2019, Jeffrey Epstein had a mission: get Brad Karp, chair of the law firm Paul Weiss, into America’s most exclusive golf club, with the help of former White House strategist Steve Bannon. ..
It's just really sickening what they have done to this country.
“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
It's just really sickening what they have done to this country.
Not a peep!
The conservatives used to shut down the government over a few hundred million dollars. Seriously.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Not a peep!
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“Over 400 children are detained at the Dilley facility” — about a third of the total population there.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“Over 400 children are detained at the Dilley facility” — about a third of the total population there.
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Just six years ago, the Kennedy Center reopened after an extensive, $250 renovation www.kennedy-center.org/globalassets...
www.kennedy-center.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Just six years ago, the Kennedy Center reopened after an extensive, $250 renovation www.kennedy-center.org/globalassets...
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Bad Bunny at the Grammys:
"Before I say 'thanks to God,' I'm going to say 'ICE Out.' We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
"Before I say 'thanks to God,' I'm going to say 'ICE Out.' We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Bad Bunny at the Grammys:
"Before I say 'thanks to God,' I'm going to say 'ICE Out.' We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
"Before I say 'thanks to God,' I'm going to say 'ICE Out.' We are not savages, we are not animals, we are not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
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Here's the link to the boycott info. We can do this!
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Resist and Unsubscribe
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Here's the link to the boycott info. We can do this!
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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“Why are you against tracking how many voucher kids were already in private schools?”
Koch-backed AFP-TN lobbyist Michael Lotfi claims it’s a “privacy issue” (nah), then admits they believe not all should chip in for public schools🤔
Their truth.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DUPAiiT...
Koch-backed AFP-TN lobbyist Michael Lotfi claims it’s a “privacy issue” (nah), then admits they believe not all should chip in for public schools🤔
Their truth.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DUPAiiT...
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Why are you against tracking how many voucher kids were already in private schools?”
Koch-backed AFP-TN lobbyist Michael Lotfi claims it’s a “privacy issue” (nah), then admits they believe not all should chip in for public schools🤔
Their truth.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DUPAiiT...
Koch-backed AFP-TN lobbyist Michael Lotfi claims it’s a “privacy issue” (nah), then admits they believe not all should chip in for public schools🤔
Their truth.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DUPAiiT...
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You’d have to finish this @tennesseannews article trashing our public schools to find it’s by privatization/charters lobbyist Chelsea Crawford of Tennessee CAN — who was TN Department of Ed chief of staff for 4 years
Foxes running the hen house. And our schools are their target.
Foxes running the hen house. And our schools are their target.
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 AM
You’d have to finish this @tennesseannews article trashing our public schools to find it’s by privatization/charters lobbyist Chelsea Crawford of Tennessee CAN — who was TN Department of Ed chief of staff for 4 years
Foxes running the hen house. And our schools are their target.
Foxes running the hen house. And our schools are their target.
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Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
ICE is no longer an immigration enforcement agency. It has become Trump’s domestic army.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
If my “conservative” colleagues truly believe in small government, they should join us in demanding an end to masked federal agents terrorizing communities across this country.
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A "spy sheikh" bought a secret $500 million share of a Trump company.
Months later, the Trump administration gave highly guarded American AI chips to the sheikh's country, the UAE, the @wsj.com reports.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Months later, the Trump administration gave highly guarded American AI chips to the sheikh's country, the UAE, the @wsj.com reports.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A "spy sheikh" bought a secret $500 million share of a Trump company.
Months later, the Trump administration gave highly guarded American AI chips to the sheikh's country, the UAE, the @wsj.com reports.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Months later, the Trump administration gave highly guarded American AI chips to the sheikh's country, the UAE, the @wsj.com reports.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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ICE is rapidly expanding its surveillance capabilities. Critics say some of these tools infringe upon the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens & immigrants alike. Tech Journalist, @byjacobward.bsky.social weighs in, “this stuff is being deployed actively on American citizens.” #Velshi
Inside ICE’s Surveillance Tool Kit
ICE is now the most well-funded law enforcement agency in the country—and it’s spending that money on powerful surveillance tools. From facial recognition and phone tracking to spyware, data brokers, and drones, ICE is expanding its tech arsenal under Trump’s mass deportation push. Technology journalist, Jacob Ward joins Ali to discuss what these tools do, how they work, and why critics warn that these tools infringe upon the privacy and free speech rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
www.msnbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ICE is rapidly expanding its surveillance capabilities. Critics say some of these tools infringe upon the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens & immigrants alike. Tech Journalist, @byjacobward.bsky.social weighs in, “this stuff is being deployed actively on American citizens.” #Velshi
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Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in political movements that shape the society we live in today. “Not only can labor challenge the oligarchy, they can challenge the corporate bosses,” author Thom Hartmann tells Ali Velshi. "Unions are democracy in the workplace.” #Velshi
Labor unions ‘challenge the oligarchy:’ Thom Hartmann on how unions ‘stand up for democracy’
The labor movement has been at the forefront of social change for much of American history. Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in many political movements that helped to shape the society we live in today. “Not only can labor challenge the oligarchy, they can challenge the corporate bosses,” author Thom Hartmann tells Ali Velshi. “They also stand up for democracy… Unions are democracy in the workplace.”
www.msnbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in political movements that shape the society we live in today. “Not only can labor challenge the oligarchy, they can challenge the corporate bosses,” author Thom Hartmann tells Ali Velshi. "Unions are democracy in the workplace.” #Velshi
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🗣️ @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on FOX: “Minnesota is a dystopia. ICE is tear gassing elementary schools, disappearing legal residents, murdering 🇺🇸 citizens. They are making us less safe, not more. This is an emergency. The constitution is being abandoned by this administration.”
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
🗣️ @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on FOX: “Minnesota is a dystopia. ICE is tear gassing elementary schools, disappearing legal residents, murdering 🇺🇸 citizens. They are making us less safe, not more. This is an emergency. The constitution is being abandoned by this administration.”
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"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Don Lemon wasn’t arrested for disrupting a church service. He was arrested because the Trump administration wants journalists afraid. This is intimidation, plain and simple.
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Don Lemon’s Arrest Is a Warning to Every Journalist in America
The Trump administration isn’t just enforcing the law—it’s using arrests as intimidation, and the press is the target.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Don Lemon wasn’t arrested for disrupting a church service. He was arrested because the Trump administration wants journalists afraid. This is intimidation, plain and simple.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
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Big news in Texas:
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Big news in Texas:
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
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Once a child rapist, always a child rapist. “In one case, a 15-year-old victim tried to escape by swimming off Little St. James island. Epstein and others located her and then took her passport in an attempt to keep her captive, the lawsuit alleges.” www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly sexually abused girls in the US Virgin Islands through 2018 | CNN
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly transported underage girls to his secluded homes in the US Virgin Islands and forced them into sex work from 2001 through 2018, according to a lawsuit filed by the Attorney G...
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Once a child rapist, always a child rapist. “In one case, a 15-year-old victim tried to escape by swimming off Little St. James island. Epstein and others located her and then took her passport in an attempt to keep her captive, the lawsuit alleges.” www.cnn.com/2020/01/15/u...
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They promised to deport convicted criminals.
That was too hard.
So they picked up grandmas, not gangbangers.
And have drained US taxpayers to throw tens of thousands of these “grandmas” in private profit prisons.
Someone’s getting rich hurting people in America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
That was too hard.
So they picked up grandmas, not gangbangers.
And have drained US taxpayers to throw tens of thousands of these “grandmas” in private profit prisons.
Someone’s getting rich hurting people in America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
They promised to deport convicted criminals.
That was too hard.
So they picked up grandmas, not gangbangers.
And have drained US taxpayers to throw tens of thousands of these “grandmas” in private profit prisons.
Someone’s getting rich hurting people in America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
That was too hard.
So they picked up grandmas, not gangbangers.
And have drained US taxpayers to throw tens of thousands of these “grandmas” in private profit prisons.
Someone’s getting rich hurting people in America.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?