QuietPiglet
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
Yup.
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This is funny, but also brilliant. Once people go down the path (of any wrong decision), it is sooooo hard to turn back -- because it is tantamount to admitting you were foolish. As hard as it is, we need to offer soft landings and gentle off ramps (which is what we'd want too)
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is funny, but also brilliant. Once people go down the path (of any wrong decision), it is sooooo hard to turn back -- because it is tantamount to admitting you were foolish. As hard as it is, we need to offer soft landings and gentle off ramps (which is what we'd want too)
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convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
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The suffering this illegal Trump-Miller scheme—executed by Noem and Lewandowski—has caused is beyond measure.
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
DHS Illegally Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, 9th Cir. Says (2)
The Trump administration’s termination of humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal appeals court ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
The suffering this illegal Trump-Miller scheme—executed by Noem and Lewandowski—has caused is beyond measure.
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
More lies ahead, once ICE invades Ohio to hunt for Haitians.
And that’s what it is: illegal, warrantless, post-apocalyptic, neo-Nazi *people hunting*. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
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He killed it like every other institution he gets his hands on.
The Trump Kennedy Center lasted less than two months
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 AM
He killed it like every other institution he gets his hands on.
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The Kennedy Center died the second Trump touched it.
If we ever get free and fair elections again and a Democratic fighter who will learn from the mistakes of the Civil War, War on Terror, big bailout, Trump's insurrection, then there will be massive accountability and we'll raze Trump's legacy.
If we ever get free and fair elections again and a Democratic fighter who will learn from the mistakes of the Civil War, War on Terror, big bailout, Trump's insurrection, then there will be massive accountability and we'll raze Trump's legacy.
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Kennedy Center died the second Trump touched it.
If we ever get free and fair elections again and a Democratic fighter who will learn from the mistakes of the Civil War, War on Terror, big bailout, Trump's insurrection, then there will be massive accountability and we'll raze Trump's legacy.
If we ever get free and fair elections again and a Democratic fighter who will learn from the mistakes of the Civil War, War on Terror, big bailout, Trump's insurrection, then there will be massive accountability and we'll raze Trump's legacy.
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Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
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This isn’t about renovation. This is Trump trying to save face because nobody wants to perform there or see a show there.
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
This isn’t about renovation. This is Trump trying to save face because nobody wants to perform there or see a show there.
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Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell confirmed the closure plans in a Sunday evening email to staff obtained by The Washington Post.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years, starting in July
Under a proposal by President Donald Trump, the closure could begin July 4, with construction beginning immediately.
wapo.st
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell confirmed the closure plans in a Sunday evening email to staff obtained by The Washington Post.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
“We will have more information about staffing and operational changes in the coming days,” he wrote.
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Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
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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 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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."
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I'm going to be joining and speaking on this call in a bit. Very cool list of folks presenting. Should be interesting - check it out! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
How We Build a General Strike · May Day Strong
We are inspired by the incredible wins coming out of Minnesota - and we know how they got them. More than 75,000 people took to the streets in Minneapolis January 23rd and hundreds of stores closed in...
www.mobilize.us
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I'm going to be joining and speaking on this call in a bit. Very cool list of folks presenting. Should be interesting - check it out! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
n.pr
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
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That's correct. Including the Founders.
February 1, 2026 at 12:09 AM
That's correct. Including the Founders.
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Ukraine is beautiful—and every day it is forced to survive under Russian occupation. While many influential world leaders hide behind excuses and “fatigue,” Ukrainians continue to rebuild, rescue, and defend their homes.
If you feel anger or helplessness, don't look away.
If you feel anger or helplessness, don't look away.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Ukraine is beautiful—and every day it is forced to survive under Russian occupation. While many influential world leaders hide behind excuses and “fatigue,” Ukrainians continue to rebuild, rescue, and defend their homes.
If you feel anger or helplessness, don't look away.
If you feel anger or helplessness, don't look away.
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@briantylercohen.bsky.social: This Melania movie is basically a $40 million bribe from Jeff Bezos. For a movie no one wants to see.
Tommy Vietor: But it gets worse. Amazon is spending $35 million on marketing. This is a $75 million documentary.
Tommy Vietor: But it gets worse. Amazon is spending $35 million on marketing. This is a $75 million documentary.
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: This Melania movie is basically a $40 million bribe from Jeff Bezos. For a movie no one wants to see.
Tommy Vietor: But it gets worse. Amazon is spending $35 million on marketing. This is a $75 million documentary.
Tommy Vietor: But it gets worse. Amazon is spending $35 million on marketing. This is a $75 million documentary.
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The Democratic National Committee is entering the 2026 midterm election year at a staggering financial disadvantage, trailing the Republican National Committee by nearly $100 million, according to new federal financial disclosures.
Republican National Committee Enters 2026 With Nearly $100 Million Edge on D.N.C.
Democrats have struggled to raise money, as is often the case for the party out of power, but the depth of their financial hole against the Republican National Committee is noteworthy.
nyti.ms
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The Democratic National Committee is entering the 2026 midterm election year at a staggering financial disadvantage, trailing the Republican National Committee by nearly $100 million, according to new federal financial disclosures.
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Hundreds of protesters took to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to create a piece of human art in response to recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
📸: Stephen Lam
📸: Stephen Lam
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Hundreds of protesters took to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to create a piece of human art in response to recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
📸: Stephen Lam
📸: Stephen Lam
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Useful historical context.
Attention:
AGSulzberger, Joe Kahn, Pat Healy, Marc Lacy, Carolyn Ryan
Attention:
AGSulzberger, Joe Kahn, Pat Healy, Marc Lacy, Carolyn Ryan
The journalists of the 300-year-old Berlin daily "Vossische Zeitung" were pretty objective right up until they were closed in 1934 by the Third Reich. They didn't intervene, told both sides. They played it straight. Then they were forced to close and some of them were executed later by the Nazis.
January 31, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Useful historical context.
Attention:
AGSulzberger, Joe Kahn, Pat Healy, Marc Lacy, Carolyn Ryan
Attention:
AGSulzberger, Joe Kahn, Pat Healy, Marc Lacy, Carolyn Ryan
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It’s not coming….It’s here open.substack.com/pub/greattra...
It's Not Coming. It Is Here.
We must change our mindset if we are to remain a free people.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It’s not coming….It’s here open.substack.com/pub/greattra...
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👇🏽 @gallego.senate.gov amplifying a witness who worked for Epstein swearing under oath Trump/Epstein threatened witnesses with death/disappearance if they revealed the child sex abuse she witnessed
January 31, 2026 at 8:34 PM
👇🏽 @gallego.senate.gov amplifying a witness who worked for Epstein swearing under oath Trump/Epstein threatened witnesses with death/disappearance if they revealed the child sex abuse she witnessed
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I think it is OUTRAGEOUS that people are LEAPING to the conclusion that some our post prominent Americans are child rapists when it is EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE that they are simply indifferent to whether other people are child rapists so long as those other people can offer them access to power.
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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So much for "deescalation." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
So much for "deescalation." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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I feel like to say you're in a ceasefire, you have to actually, you know, cease firing.
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. n.pr/4q5CyAj
Israeli strikes kill 23 Palestinians as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I feel like to say you're in a ceasefire, you have to actually, you know, cease firing.
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Did you ever notice how everyone in American life seems to suffer consequences except for billionaires?
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Did you ever notice how everyone in American life seems to suffer consequences except for billionaires?
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I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
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paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...