Terry McHugh
@sistert123.bsky.social
~NO KINGS~
Former Republican
~ We no longer have a difference in political opinion; we have a difference in morality.
Former Republican
~ We no longer have a difference in political opinion; we have a difference in morality.
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Terry McHugh
@sistert123.bsky.social
· Jan 7
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
youtu.be
Everyone needs to watch this video.
This is MURDER!!
This is MURDER!!
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There needs to be some serious accountability for the colossal harm to life these absolute demons have caused, and will cause. Life in prison is the moderate option.
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
There needs to be some serious accountability for the colossal harm to life these absolute demons have caused, and will cause. Life in prison is the moderate option.
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“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
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In an interview with Christiane Amanpour, historian Robert Kagan says all major US institutions have buckled before Trump. Only the people are resisting, he says, citing the scenes from the streets of Minneapolis which utterly infuriate Trump and his cronies, driving them to lethal violence.
‘The United States is now a hostile and potentially predatory nation’, says conservative historian | CNN
In a new column in The Atlantic, Robert Kagan writes that Donald Trump “managed in one year to destroy the American order that was.”
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
In an interview with Christiane Amanpour, historian Robert Kagan says all major US institutions have buckled before Trump. Only the people are resisting, he says, citing the scenes from the streets of Minneapolis which utterly infuriate Trump and his cronies, driving them to lethal violence.
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She seems nice
Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
She seems nice
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The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s application to sell a new flu shot is part of a pattern of regulatory U-turns and overruling of FDA staff by Vinay Prasad, head of the agency’s vaccine division www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @wsj.com
Why the FDA Blocked Moderna’s New Flu Shot
The head of the agency’s vaccine division, Vinay Prasad, has overruled pushback from career staffers.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s application to sell a new flu shot is part of a pattern of regulatory U-turns and overruling of FDA staff by Vinay Prasad, head of the agency’s vaccine division www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @wsj.com
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Jay Bhattacharya strikes again
Utter leadership chaos 😢
Utter leadership chaos 😢
NEW: Another NIH institute director hasn't been renewed — the director of NIAMS (arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases institute).
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Jay Bhattacharya strikes again
Utter leadership chaos 😢
Utter leadership chaos 😢
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Early, non-mRNA Covid vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J had rare side effects--deadly blood clots and bleeding--that led to their discontinuance and fed anti-vaxx beliefs. Now researchers have ID'd the cause, which may make safer future vaxxes of this type, esp. a new Ebola vaccine.
Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
www.science.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Early, non-mRNA Covid vaccines from AstraZeneca and J&J had rare side effects--deadly blood clots and bleeding--that led to their discontinuance and fed anti-vaxx beliefs. Now researchers have ID'd the cause, which may make safer future vaxxes of this type, esp. a new Ebola vaccine.
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Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
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Fired TPUSA communications staffer Aubrey Laitsch, as she outlined in her video, seems to genuinely believe that her own organization had something to do with its founder’s murder or an ensuing coverup.
The latest edition of False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social lnk.thebulwark.com/4qyZpVk
The latest edition of False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social lnk.thebulwark.com/4qyZpVk
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA’s Head
Her nutty theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk have won over some of his organization’s employees.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Fired TPUSA communications staffer Aubrey Laitsch, as she outlined in her video, seems to genuinely believe that her own organization had something to do with its founder’s murder or an ensuing coverup.
The latest edition of False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social lnk.thebulwark.com/4qyZpVk
The latest edition of False Flag from @willsommer.bsky.social lnk.thebulwark.com/4qyZpVk
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Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay reut.rs/4kDTo8C
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay
The shipping industry's biggest players are shrugging off Trump administration opposition to a global carbon price and are forging ahead with billions of dollars in emissions-reducing investments, according to company officials and a Reuters analysis of data.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay reut.rs/4kDTo8C
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) telling ICE/CBP heads that if the Pretti probe wraps and they find "nobody is to blame" and "no changes" are being made, "it destroys the trust in ICE." Says people don't trust it'll be a real investigation after administration comments — there have to be "repercussions"
February 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) telling ICE/CBP heads that if the Pretti probe wraps and they find "nobody is to blame" and "no changes" are being made, "it destroys the trust in ICE." Says people don't trust it'll be a real investigation after administration comments — there have to be "repercussions"
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Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
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Judge Boasberg has ordered the administration to either return to the US or afford the opportunity to proceed in court from abroad, whichever they prefer, men removed from the country without due process. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Judge Boasberg has ordered the administration to either return to the US or afford the opportunity to proceed in court from abroad, whichever they prefer, men removed from the country without due process. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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in fact you do not have to show your ID when you board a train in the united states, you only need to show your ticket (which can be purchased without an ID)
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
in fact you do not have to show your ID when you board a train in the united states, you only need to show your ticket (which can be purchased without an ID)
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i feel like fucking cross-stitching this as my "completely insane thing that is nevertheless a true statement about a real thing that actually happened" for 2026 and, queerly beloved, it is only fucking February
so wait el paso airspace got shut down in a turf war over DOD letting the worst racists in the government drunk drive a laser cannon
February 12, 2026 at 6:34 AM
i feel like fucking cross-stitching this as my "completely insane thing that is nevertheless a true statement about a real thing that actually happened" for 2026 and, queerly beloved, it is only fucking February
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NONE! They didn't even get a single vote
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
NONE! They didn't even get a single vote
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CBO SEES LARGE 'HISTORICALLY UNUSUAL' DEFICITS IN COMING DECADE
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
CBO SEES LARGE 'HISTORICALLY UNUSUAL' DEFICITS IN COMING DECADE
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CBO is out with its newest budget and economic outlook. One key thing that stands out is they say that US consumers will bear 95% of tariffs, with US businesses bearing 0% on net and foreign businesses bearing 5%.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
CBO is out with its newest budget and economic outlook. One key thing that stands out is they say that US consumers will bear 95% of tariffs, with US businesses bearing 0% on net and foreign businesses bearing 5%.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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NEW: the U.S. Congressional Budget Office has posted its budget and economic outlook--the first full one we've had in a year so the first one reflecting One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump tariffs.
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
NEW: the U.S. Congressional Budget Office has posted its budget and economic outlook--the first full one we've had in a year so the first one reflecting One Big Beautiful Bill and the Trump tariffs.
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Going to post observations as I move through it. 🧵
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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The Pentagon and the FAA have clear structures in place to ensure that they are, in fact, in clear communications with each other. These structures have existed for decades.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The Pentagon and the FAA have clear structures in place to ensure that they are, in fact, in clear communications with each other. These structures have existed for decades.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
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Two big stories right now: the Olympics, and ICE. They will come together in 2028 in Los Angeles, damping any enthusiasm for foreign tourists to travel to the Games. That's a big moral disaster waiting to happen, but also an economic one for LA.
Great @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social report.
Great @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social report.
Olympic Spirits on ICE - The American Prospect
Why would tourists come to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when Trump is transforming the entire country into a xenophobic danger zone?
prospect.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Two big stories right now: the Olympics, and ICE. They will come together in 2028 in Los Angeles, damping any enthusiasm for foreign tourists to travel to the Games. That's a big moral disaster waiting to happen, but also an economic one for LA.
Great @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social report.
Great @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social report.
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NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
The Trump administration in January issued guidance drastically limiting the types of flags that could be displayed at NPS-managed sites.
dlvr.it
February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
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A sudden 10 day closure of airspace in a major US city like El Paso should be THE STORY, with nothing else getting any air time until at minimum someone within the US government says what’s happening and why.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
A sudden 10 day closure of airspace in a major US city like El Paso should be THE STORY, with nothing else getting any air time until at minimum someone within the US government says what’s happening and why.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
It barely even registers on CNN’s site. It’s literally the last item before the page ends.
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What the hell are they doing?
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
What the hell are they doing?