Thomas (he/him)
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Mandatory ID cards. Scrapping jury trials. Calling genocide protesters “terrorists."
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Zack Polanski says Labour has 'thrown in the towel' in Gorton and Denton
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the Green Party leader believes Hannah Spencer represents 'the future' for Gorton and Denton
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Mandatory ID cards. Scrapping jury trials. Calling genocide protesters “terrorists."
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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In 2019, days before Epstein’s federal arrest Bannon was strategizing and plotting with Jeffrey Epstein to “take down” Pope Francis! Let that sink in!
The hypocrisy! MAGA’s “moral crusaders”.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ_qUZ5foRue...
The hypocrisy! MAGA’s “moral crusaders”.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ_qUZ5foRue...
MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis — The Daily Beast
Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.
apple.news
February 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In 2019, days before Epstein’s federal arrest Bannon was strategizing and plotting with Jeffrey Epstein to “take down” Pope Francis! Let that sink in!
The hypocrisy! MAGA’s “moral crusaders”.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ_qUZ5foRue...
The hypocrisy! MAGA’s “moral crusaders”.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AJ_qUZ5foRue...
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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Nobody can afford an abstract preference for state or federal rights now. Use all the tools.
YES. A turn to state constitutions for substantive protections from federal authoritarianism is a necessary development under the present circumstances.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
I've long seen federalism as on balance bad for rights—Jim Crow, after all, lasted nearly a century. But today, its potential can't be denied.
When state courts interpret their own constitutions to offer broader rights, the federal judiciary can't overturn them. A crucial safeguard against authoritarianism.
@kasiawolfkot.bsky.social
@kasiawolfkot.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Nobody can afford an abstract preference for state or federal rights now. Use all the tools.
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Trump claimed he hadn't spoken to Jeffrey Epstein since 2004. But here is an email from 2018 wherein Epstein claims he was asked for 3 names to replace Steven Mnuchin. Everything Donald says is a lie.
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Trump claimed he hadn't spoken to Jeffrey Epstein since 2004. But here is an email from 2018 wherein Epstein claims he was asked for 3 names to replace Steven Mnuchin. Everything Donald says is a lie.
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No matter how bad you think these people are, the truth is they are worse.
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
No matter how bad you think these people are, the truth is they are worse.
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“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.”
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There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly terrified that Europeans will subpoena all his bank records from the European banks he had to use after every US bank blacklisted him following decades of rampant fraud, and the Europeans will see all his suspicious transactions with Epstein...
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly terrified that Europeans will subpoena all his bank records from the European banks he had to use after every US bank blacklisted him following decades of rampant fraud, and the Europeans will see all his suspicious transactions with Epstein...
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This is Leon Black, cofounder and former CEO of Apollo Global Mgmt, the company that owns Shutterfly and Lifetouch.
Screenshots appear to be btw attorney representing #EpsteinSurvivors and SDNY discussing bringing charges against Leon.
Never happened.
PROSECUTE THESE MONSTERS.
#EpsteinPedoFiles
Screenshots appear to be btw attorney representing #EpsteinSurvivors and SDNY discussing bringing charges against Leon.
Never happened.
PROSECUTE THESE MONSTERS.
#EpsteinPedoFiles
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This is Leon Black, cofounder and former CEO of Apollo Global Mgmt, the company that owns Shutterfly and Lifetouch.
Screenshots appear to be btw attorney representing #EpsteinSurvivors and SDNY discussing bringing charges against Leon.
Never happened.
PROSECUTE THESE MONSTERS.
#EpsteinPedoFiles
Screenshots appear to be btw attorney representing #EpsteinSurvivors and SDNY discussing bringing charges against Leon.
Never happened.
PROSECUTE THESE MONSTERS.
#EpsteinPedoFiles
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Why was Dr. Oz inviting Epstein to parties 8 years after Epstein was convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution?
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Why was Dr. Oz inviting Epstein to parties 8 years after Epstein was convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution?
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Narrator: Barbara Pilling was a young model in New York. She first saw Donald Trump at a party in the late 80s. She's never spoken publicly about it before.
Pilling: He said, how old are you? And I said, 17. He goes, oh, great. So you're not too old, not too young. That's just great.
Pilling: He said, how old are you? And I said, 17. He goes, oh, great. So you're not too old, not too young. That's just great.
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Narrator: Barbara Pilling was a young model in New York. She first saw Donald Trump at a party in the late 80s. She's never spoken publicly about it before.
Pilling: He said, how old are you? And I said, 17. He goes, oh, great. So you're not too old, not too young. That's just great.
Pilling: He said, how old are you? And I said, 17. He goes, oh, great. So you're not too old, not too young. That's just great.
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Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Host: So when Donald Trump walked in, there were women in there who weren't fully clothed.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
Hughes: Correct. Women were not fully clothed when Donald Trump came in.
Host: And some of those women were, what, as young as 15?
Hughes: Yeah, as 15 years old.
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Why am I not shocked?
A woman thought she was bathing alone in her apartment. When she looked out the window a police drone was staring back
Woman taking bath spots Denver police drone right outside her window
Denver police admitted its drone was on the way to the scene of a call and was part of a four-month first responder program
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Why am I not shocked?
There goes recruiting...
Pete Hegseth whittling away at reasons to join the military.
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...
February 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM
There goes recruiting...
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(My kingdom for an edit feature.)
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
(My kingdom for an edit feature.)
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
i'm against barriers to the fanchise but it would be extremely funny if the republicans enact barriers to voting and nuke their voter base
Been toying with the same thought. Pointless barriers to voting pitched as a solution to an imaginary problem are a bad idea in principle, but Republicans seem very sure it will help them on net, and that’s not really obvious to me.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
given education polarization and MAGA's reliance on low propensity voters, something like the SAVE Act would almost certainly backfire on republicans (i'm reasonably sure senate republicans understand this too)
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“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
He knows he can't pass the bill.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!”
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
He knows he can't pass the bill.
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1. In an unusual press briefing today in AZ, Sec. Kristi Noem made the extraordinary (but vaguely delivered) claim that as head of DHS, she has authorities over elections, including to make sure that “the right people are voting and electing the right leaders to lead this country.” That is false.
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
1. In an unusual press briefing today in AZ, Sec. Kristi Noem made the extraordinary (but vaguely delivered) claim that as head of DHS, she has authorities over elections, including to make sure that “the right people are voting and electing the right leaders to lead this country.” That is false.