TimmyTvdP
@timmytvdp.bsky.social
fmr National Foreign Language Teacher Aide in CA, ID, WA, MA, WI, OH
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Ken Paxton hammered for 'chilling' move to investigate group that exposed neo-Nazi
Ken Paxton hammered for 'chilling' move to investigate group that exposed neo-Nazi
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday that he is opening an investigation into the Houston-area Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee because the group exposed the identity of a local white supremacist affiliated with the neo-Nazi Goyim Defense League, who had been spreading antisemitic a...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ken Paxton hammered for 'chilling' move to investigate group that exposed neo-Nazi
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The great Peggy Noonan on the demise of the @washingtonpost.com: "The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it. That isn’t the occasion of jokes, it’s a disaster." www.wsj.com/opinion/a-la...
Opinion | A Lament for the Washington Post
The most powerful capital in the world has no major fully functioning newspaper. That’s a huge absence.
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The great Peggy Noonan on the demise of the @washingtonpost.com: "The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it. That isn’t the occasion of jokes, it’s a disaster." www.wsj.com/opinion/a-la...
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2/ AP and many others got the story right:
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"The crowd cheered for the Americans but jeers & whistles could be heard as Vance & his wife...were shown on the stadium screens..."
As @apnews.com reports, videos & eyewitness accounts prove Vance was booed. Shame on news outlets that ignore or mislead about it ...
apnews.com/article/vanc...
As @apnews.com reports, videos & eyewitness accounts prove Vance was booed. Shame on news outlets that ignore or mislead about it ...
apnews.com/article/vanc...
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
2/ AP and many others got the story right:
bsky.app/profile/news...
bsky.app/profile/news...
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A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
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This is not true. All of the evidence from videos and eyewitnesses show the booing started when Vance appeared on the jumbotron. An accurate headline would say this:
"VANCE BOOED AT MILAN CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY"
"VANCE BOOED AT MILAN CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY"
In an unmistakable sign of Europe’s rapidly dimming view on America, the U.S. delegation entered the Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony to a chorus of boos and disapproving whistles from the international crowd of more than 65,000. on.wsj.com/3ZUmCq1
February 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is not true. All of the evidence from videos and eyewitnesses show the booing started when Vance appeared on the jumbotron. An accurate headline would say this:
"VANCE BOOED AT MILAN CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY"
"VANCE BOOED AT MILAN CORTINA OPENING CEREMONY"
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Columbia cancelled my 2024 class on Race and Media, so I decided to teach it independently anyway.
I made a conscious decision to include whiteness in discussions about race.
What we learned is how much white people have been kept in the dark about white martyrs for civil rights.
I made a conscious decision to include whiteness in discussions about race.
What we learned is how much white people have been kept in the dark about white martyrs for civil rights.
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Columbia cancelled my 2024 class on Race and Media, so I decided to teach it independently anyway.
I made a conscious decision to include whiteness in discussions about race.
What we learned is how much white people have been kept in the dark about white martyrs for civil rights.
I made a conscious decision to include whiteness in discussions about race.
What we learned is how much white people have been kept in the dark about white martyrs for civil rights.
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They definitely muted the boos, while talking merrily about the wonderful US group "led" by Vance.
Yes, it's fascism: trying to silence dissent, & so obviously. It was widely reported ANYWAY. They would have done better to just let it air & say NOTHING.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Yes, it's fascism: trying to silence dissent, & so obviously. It was widely reported ANYWAY. They would have done better to just let it air & say NOTHING.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
They definitely muted the boos, while talking merrily about the wonderful US group "led" by Vance.
Yes, it's fascism: trying to silence dissent, & so obviously. It was widely reported ANYWAY. They would have done better to just let it air & say NOTHING.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Yes, it's fascism: trying to silence dissent, & so obviously. It was widely reported ANYWAY. They would have done better to just let it air & say NOTHING.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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The public deserves a clear explanation for the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s election offices. And we should all demand an end to the Trump administration’s campaign to interfere with elections.
bit.ly/45KDIKw
bit.ly/45KDIKw
Trump Administration Escalates Election Meddling by Seizing 2020 Voting Records in Georgia
All who care about election integrity should demand answers about the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County election offices.
www.brennancenter.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The public deserves a clear explanation for the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s election offices. And we should all demand an end to the Trump administration’s campaign to interfere with elections.
bit.ly/45KDIKw
bit.ly/45KDIKw
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President Trump is butting heads with the Constitution again. This time, he is floating the idea to "nationalize" elections in America's cities. @azsecretary.bsky.social Adrian Fontes joins me at 11 a.m. EST on why Trump's musings are blatant election interference. #Velshi
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
President Trump is butting heads with the Constitution again. This time, he is floating the idea to "nationalize" elections in America's cities. @azsecretary.bsky.social Adrian Fontes joins me at 11 a.m. EST on why Trump's musings are blatant election interference. #Velshi
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Find a No Kings event near you.
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Find a No Kings event near you.
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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So, if he's not waiting to see a short video, how is he doing the job of President? Is he not reading what he signs?
<We know the answer>
And will JD yell "is like the autopen?!"
<We know the answer>
And will JD yell "is like the autopen?!"
“I didn’t make a mistake… no message to anyone offended…”
So much for the “it was a staffer” lie 😕
(H/T @acynig )
So much for the “it was a staffer” lie 😕
(H/T @acynig )
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
So, if he's not waiting to see a short video, how is he doing the job of President? Is he not reading what he signs?
<We know the answer>
And will JD yell "is like the autopen?!"
<We know the answer>
And will JD yell "is like the autopen?!"
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"Black paid Epstein $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for advice related to tax, estate, and asset planning. That is a vast amount of money to pay for such services, especially for a Wall Street insider with easy access to top expertise."
NEW: Epstein emails show how billionaire financier Leon Black, founder of Apollo, relied on the convicted sex offender to help him leverage his multi-billion-dollar art for $500m+ in loans from Bank of America.
www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
How Picasso, Van Gogh And Cézanne Helped Finance Epstein Client Leon Black’s Billionaire Lifestyle
The Epstein files detail private equity tycoon Leon Black’s massive, multi-billion-dollar art collection—and how he leveraged it to grow his wealth.
www.forbes.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Black paid Epstein $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for advice related to tax, estate, and asset planning. That is a vast amount of money to pay for such services, especially for a Wall Street insider with easy access to top expertise."
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There you go: Trump says about posting the grotesquely racist video of the Obamas as apes: “No, I didn’t make a mistake.” MAGA is a white supremacist movement.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
There you go: Trump says about posting the grotesquely racist video of the Obamas as apes: “No, I didn’t make a mistake.” MAGA is a white supremacist movement.
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The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
Your reminder that ICE is a for-profit industry and the companies profiting are huge donors to the politicians who voted to continue funding ICE.
Your reminder that ICE is a for-profit industry and the companies profiting are huge donors to the politicians who voted to continue funding ICE.
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
Your reminder that ICE is a for-profit industry and the companies profiting are huge donors to the politicians who voted to continue funding ICE.
Your reminder that ICE is a for-profit industry and the companies profiting are huge donors to the politicians who voted to continue funding ICE.
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NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
February 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NEW: In the Soviet Union, the leaders counted on the public becoming cynical & apathetic about their brazen lies & obvious corruption. As I write in my OUR LAND newsletter, Trump wants America to slip into the same fog.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
link.motherjones.com/public/43992...
Subscribe to OUR LAND at davidcorn.com.
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
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AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.
February 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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WaPo has nothing on front page online on racist video. They are enablers.
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
WaPo has nothing on front page online on racist video. They are enablers.
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Nationwide rejection of Trump’s abuse of power has hit an inflection point
Americans hate it--plus my colleagues & I have beaten him in court HUNDREDS of times
If he tries election interference using ICE, we & the courts WILL stop him again
I explained on @ms.now 👇
Americans hate it--plus my colleagues & I have beaten him in court HUNDREDS of times
If he tries election interference using ICE, we & the courts WILL stop him again
I explained on @ms.now 👇
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Nationwide rejection of Trump’s abuse of power has hit an inflection point
Americans hate it--plus my colleagues & I have beaten him in court HUNDREDS of times
If he tries election interference using ICE, we & the courts WILL stop him again
I explained on @ms.now 👇
Americans hate it--plus my colleagues & I have beaten him in court HUNDREDS of times
If he tries election interference using ICE, we & the courts WILL stop him again
I explained on @ms.now 👇
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It's not the National Prayer Breakfast. It's a fascist pep rally.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It's not the National Prayer Breakfast. It's a fascist pep rally.
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I still don't understand why that Bible he used in that photo op by Lafayette Square in 2020 did not burst into flames in his hand.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I still don't understand why that Bible he used in that photo op by Lafayette Square in 2020 did not burst into flames in his hand.
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HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
HRC knows what all Twilight fans know.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
Vampires are scared of the sunlight.
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blasphemy left and right
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
blasphemy left and right