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Harris/AOC 2028!
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Harris/AOC 2028!
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If a coffee shop knew that there was a gang of hooligans hanging around the shop just for the purpose of harassing other customers, they would tell the gang to leave. On here it's more like they have a permanent table right at the front.
February 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
If a coffee shop knew that there was a gang of hooligans hanging around the shop just for the purpose of harassing other customers, they would tell the gang to leave. On here it's more like they have a permanent table right at the front.
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I went to an all girls school in New York in the 1980s. Everyone knew what was up with his “parties” at the Plaza.
February 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I went to an all girls school in New York in the 1980s. Everyone knew what was up with his “parties” at the Plaza.
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RE: https://c.im/@BBC/116077717261832605
The main characters here are Canadian and American, it seems. And a fringe religious group.
FBI is failing to act. RCMP is failing to act.
The main characters here are Canadian and American, it seems. And a fringe religious group.
FBI is failing to act. RCMP is failing to act.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:15 AM
RE: https://c.im/@BBC/116077717261832605
The main characters here are Canadian and American, it seems. And a fringe religious group.
FBI is failing to act. RCMP is failing to act.
The main characters here are Canadian and American, it seems. And a fringe religious group.
FBI is failing to act. RCMP is failing to act.
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The rest of the world is looking at the midterms too.
In a normal, functioning democracy a tiny proportion of Trumps crimes would make him and his party unelectable, it wouldn't be remotely close and could even be existential.
The GOP must be obliterated for the message that America can save itself.
In a normal, functioning democracy a tiny proportion of Trumps crimes would make him and his party unelectable, it wouldn't be remotely close and could even be existential.
The GOP must be obliterated for the message that America can save itself.
February 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The rest of the world is looking at the midterms too.
In a normal, functioning democracy a tiny proportion of Trumps crimes would make him and his party unelectable, it wouldn't be remotely close and could even be existential.
The GOP must be obliterated for the message that America can save itself.
In a normal, functioning democracy a tiny proportion of Trumps crimes would make him and his party unelectable, it wouldn't be remotely close and could even be existential.
The GOP must be obliterated for the message that America can save itself.
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If you know what Swatch Beat Time is, schedule your colonoscopy.
my friend (and meta) Emma gave me a clock that displays Swatch Beat Time for my birthday?!?!
February 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If you know what Swatch Beat Time is, schedule your colonoscopy.
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Anyone else get the “fuck off, we don’t care” vibe here?
I mean, OTHER THAN the fact that it’s AT&T.
I mean, OTHER THAN the fact that it’s AT&T.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Anyone else get the “fuck off, we don’t care” vibe here?
I mean, OTHER THAN the fact that it’s AT&T.
I mean, OTHER THAN the fact that it’s AT&T.
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That monocultural, ethnically pure Roman Empire at its height...
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
That monocultural, ethnically pure Roman Empire at its height...
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3. Even primary school kids know that humans have migrated, traded, reproduced, fought and shared materials, ideas & practices in ever-changing permutations since they first evolved in Africa. Any society that has ever interacted with another is the result of innumerable cultural influences.
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
3. Even primary school kids know that humans have migrated, traded, reproduced, fought and shared materials, ideas & practices in ever-changing permutations since they first evolved in Africa. Any society that has ever interacted with another is the result of innumerable cultural influences.
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Reuters identified 4,421 cases since October in which more than 400 federal judges ruled that the Trump administration had detained immigrants unlawfully as part of its mass deportation campaign.
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records ...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Reuters identified 4,421 cases since October in which more than 400 federal judges ruled that the Trump administration had detained immigrants unlawfully as part of its mass deportation campaign.
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
That's almost certainly an undercount, and many cases are ongoing.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So much of our present crisis is coddled, ignorant, and short sighted people tearing down the institutions that protect them because they don’t understand that bad things can happen.
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Roses are red
Cats love to play
Maybe it will happen
On this very day!
Cats love to play
Maybe it will happen
On this very day!
Violets are blue
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
Roses are red
Someday it will happen
And he will be
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Roses are red
Cats love to play
Maybe it will happen
On this very day!
Cats love to play
Maybe it will happen
On this very day!
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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I would have thrown this book so hard at this point.
Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” essay in 1991 urged that we focus on fighting AIDS, reducing homelessness, and developing green energy sources instead of trying to colonize space.
Pethokoukis mentions all this but then says that today we have Elon Musk, so he thinks a Sagan would be psyched for Mars now.
Pethokoukis mentions all this but then says that today we have Elon Musk, so he thinks a Sagan would be psyched for Mars now.
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I would have thrown this book so hard at this point.
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I keep seeing news spots on farmers who aren't into Trumpism.
What I *don't* see is real talk on "Who are they? Why are we like this?"
So let's talk about the 20ish% of farmers who aren't right-wing. Why we'll probably stay a minority. And what our existence can tell us about deep-red politics.
What I *don't* see is real talk on "Who are they? Why are we like this?"
So let's talk about the 20ish% of farmers who aren't right-wing. Why we'll probably stay a minority. And what our existence can tell us about deep-red politics.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I keep seeing news spots on farmers who aren't into Trumpism.
What I *don't* see is real talk on "Who are they? Why are we like this?"
So let's talk about the 20ish% of farmers who aren't right-wing. Why we'll probably stay a minority. And what our existence can tell us about deep-red politics.
What I *don't* see is real talk on "Who are they? Why are we like this?"
So let's talk about the 20ish% of farmers who aren't right-wing. Why we'll probably stay a minority. And what our existence can tell us about deep-red politics.
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"Elizabeth Bruenig: It is a hypothetical account of a very real phenomenon based on careful reporting. I would place it somewhere on the creative nonfiction spectrum."
Never, ever hand it to either Bruenig.
Never, ever hand it to either Bruenig.
Liz made the whole thing up. It is pure fiction. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
"Elizabeth Bruenig: It is a hypothetical account of a very real phenomenon based on careful reporting. I would place it somewhere on the creative nonfiction spectrum."
Never, ever hand it to either Bruenig.
Never, ever hand it to either Bruenig.
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Why didn’t the Biden admin release the Epstein files?
February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Why didn’t the Biden admin release the Epstein files?
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I did not want to spend $50 on a giant playpen for my office (50"x50") and I don't like the idea of keeping him in a playpen for hours at a time, but in the last 30mins I've pulled him out from under my desk 2x, taken my headphone wire out of his mouth 3x, and unstuck him from between furniture 4x.
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I did not want to spend $50 on a giant playpen for my office (50"x50") and I don't like the idea of keeping him in a playpen for hours at a time, but in the last 30mins I've pulled him out from under my desk 2x, taken my headphone wire out of his mouth 3x, and unstuck him from between furniture 4x.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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FBI Announces They Have Located Savannah Guthrie
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
FBI Announces They Have Located Savannah Guthrie
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:42 AM
In Vibe-Teaching™, faculty are no longer required to read the AI-generated slop that students themselves have not paused to read. We only uphold one high-touch requirement: Vibe-Teaching™ faculty must log in every two weeks to respond to the pop-up message, “Are you still teaching?” #AcademicSky 🎢