TJ Firpo
@tjfirpo.bsky.social
Twitter refugee, cares about stuff
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Cop: Ma’am, we’ve received word you run a business driving getaway cars for bank robberies.
Me: It’s okay, officer. I cover my eyes when they rob the bank.
Cop: Curses. Foiled again!
Me: Are we done here? I’ve got another robber to pick up at noon.
Me: It’s okay, officer. I cover my eyes when they rob the bank.
Cop: Curses. Foiled again!
Me: Are we done here? I’ve got another robber to pick up at noon.
Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman says he has not gone to see the newly-unredacted Epstein Files and hasn't "decided yet" if he plans to. "I've got a lot of stuff going on," he says to @premthakker.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Cop: Ma’am, we’ve received word you run a business driving getaway cars for bank robberies.
Me: It’s okay, officer. I cover my eyes when they rob the bank.
Cop: Curses. Foiled again!
Me: Are we done here? I’ve got another robber to pick up at noon.
Me: It’s okay, officer. I cover my eyes when they rob the bank.
Cop: Curses. Foiled again!
Me: Are we done here? I’ve got another robber to pick up at noon.
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So it’s a race: how quickly can a person’s family realize they were snatched and find a lawyer, and how quickly can that lawyer get a habeas petition of file? And is that faster than ICE can load the detainee on a plane to Texas?
It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
So it’s a race: how quickly can a person’s family realize they were snatched and find a lawyer, and how quickly can that lawyer get a habeas petition of file? And is that faster than ICE can load the detainee on a plane to Texas?
It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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the US coal mining industry employees ~50k people. For some perspective, The Gap has about 82,000 employees
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the US coal mining industry employees ~50k people. For some perspective, The Gap has about 82,000 employees
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We aren’t though, Karo-lyin.
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
We aren’t though, Karo-lyin.
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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Gallup and its chair, Jim Clifton, have long postured as non-partisan, but this move is a distinctly partisan in this environment.
Like so many other institutions, Gallup is destroying brand integrity in the service of fascism.
Like so many other institutions, Gallup is destroying brand integrity in the service of fascism.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Gallup and its chair, Jim Clifton, have long postured as non-partisan, but this move is a distinctly partisan in this environment.
Like so many other institutions, Gallup is destroying brand integrity in the service of fascism.
Like so many other institutions, Gallup is destroying brand integrity in the service of fascism.
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In yesterday’s congressional hearing, ICE bristled at being called fascist
This story from Idaho alleges they went well beyond fascism-all the way to an American Gestapo
“Parents and children were zip tied at gunpoint”
“officers used racial slurs and sorted..the crowd into groups” based on race
This story from Idaho alleges they went well beyond fascism-all the way to an American Gestapo
“Parents and children were zip tied at gunpoint”
“officers used racial slurs and sorted..the crowd into groups” based on race
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
In yesterday’s congressional hearing, ICE bristled at being called fascist
This story from Idaho alleges they went well beyond fascism-all the way to an American Gestapo
“Parents and children were zip tied at gunpoint”
“officers used racial slurs and sorted..the crowd into groups” based on race
This story from Idaho alleges they went well beyond fascism-all the way to an American Gestapo
“Parents and children were zip tied at gunpoint”
“officers used racial slurs and sorted..the crowd into groups” based on race
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House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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When the mid-terms come around, every single Dem ad better be:
"Republicans have the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They are using them to protect child rapists. If you give us the vote, we can and will prosecute & punish every last one."
Then they'd better fucking do it.
"Republicans have the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They are using them to protect child rapists. If you give us the vote, we can and will prosecute & punish every last one."
Then they'd better fucking do it.
February 12, 2026 at 8:39 AM
When the mid-terms come around, every single Dem ad better be:
"Republicans have the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They are using them to protect child rapists. If you give us the vote, we can and will prosecute & punish every last one."
Then they'd better fucking do it.
"Republicans have the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. They are using them to protect child rapists. If you give us the vote, we can and will prosecute & punish every last one."
Then they'd better fucking do it.
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There’s not enough noise being made about Greg Bovino praising the CBP agent who shot Marimar Martinez.
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
Border patrol chief praised federal agent who shot US citizen in Chicago
New evidence shows Gregory Bovino hailed agent who fired at Marimar Martinez five times in her car
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 AM
There’s not enough noise being made about Greg Bovino praising the CBP agent who shot Marimar Martinez.
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
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Until now, the relatively scarce polling on trans issues has had an outsized effect on the political landscape. An issue that has been seized upon by pundits and supposed strategists as a weakness for Democrats may ultimately be a strength for the party.
Polling on trans issues is difficult to interpret. It becomes even more difficult when pollsters use politically charged terms like 'transgender ideology.'
Great new analysis by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, only on Assigned Media.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Great new analysis by @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, only on Assigned Media.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
When Trans Issues Become ‘Ideology’ — Assigned
Two surveys of Americans, published just days apart, reveal the limitations and revelations of polling.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Until now, the relatively scarce polling on trans issues has had an outsized effect on the political landscape. An issue that has been seized upon by pundits and supposed strategists as a weakness for Democrats may ultimately be a strength for the party.
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Todd Blanche had time to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, but not these women?
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Todd Blanche had time to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, but not these women?
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NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court - Bolts
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
NEW: Arkansas bars public officials who've been appointed by the governor to seek a full term for their position.
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
The 2 justices appointed by Governor Sanders are using a way around that — they're just running for each other's seats.
I wrote on Arkansas' supreme court races coming up in March:
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Wasatch County GOP Chair David Nephi Johnson, accused of waterboarding a 16-year-old relative, has been arrested on charges of felony child abuse.
Wasatch County GOP chair charged with felony child abuse
Wasatch County GOP Chair David Nephi Johnson, accused of waterboarding a 16-year-old relative, has been arrested on charges of felony child abuse.
www.sltrib.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Wasatch County GOP Chair David Nephi Johnson, accused of waterboarding a 16-year-old relative, has been arrested on charges of felony child abuse.
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bondi follows what roy cohn taught trump:
Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever
Always counter-attack, and always with greater force than you received
Use the legal system as a weapon, not a recourse for justice
Manipulate the media ruthlessly
More:
ideas.bkconnection.com/the-five-les...
Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever
Always counter-attack, and always with greater force than you received
Use the legal system as a weapon, not a recourse for justice
Manipulate the media ruthlessly
More:
ideas.bkconnection.com/the-five-les...
The Six Dark Lessons Roy Cohn Taught Trump (That He Still Uses Today)
A collection of the six lessons Trump was taught by Roy Cohn on how to manage people and situations.
ideas.bkconnection.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
bondi follows what roy cohn taught trump:
Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever
Always counter-attack, and always with greater force than you received
Use the legal system as a weapon, not a recourse for justice
Manipulate the media ruthlessly
More:
ideas.bkconnection.com/the-five-les...
Never apologize or admit wrongdoing, ever
Always counter-attack, and always with greater force than you received
Use the legal system as a weapon, not a recourse for justice
Manipulate the media ruthlessly
More:
ideas.bkconnection.com/the-five-les...
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Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
@brendanvduke.bsky.social
www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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I read Gallup's official statement on this discontinuation. Perhaps I'm cynical, but it sounds like BS. I wouldn't at all be surprised if this were in response to pressure from Trump.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting this y...
www.yahoo.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I read Gallup's official statement on this discontinuation. Perhaps I'm cynical, but it sounds like BS. I wouldn't at all be surprised if this were in response to pressure from Trump.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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REP. NEGUSE: “The man in that video… allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on 1/6 — His name is Jared Wise. This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump." 🤷🏼♀️
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump." 🤷🏼♀️
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
REP. NEGUSE: “The man in that video… allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on 1/6 — His name is Jared Wise. This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump." 🤷🏼♀️
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump." 🤷🏼♀️
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One of them has TDS, but it isn’t Massie
Massie: “this is bigger than watergate”
Massie: “this is bigger than watergate”
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
One of them has TDS, but it isn’t Massie
Massie: “this is bigger than watergate”
Massie: “this is bigger than watergate”
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Liberal Dem politicians will see a video of an ICE agent saying “You’re fucking dead, dawg!” and think “At most this agency needs reforming🙂” because they know and appreciate that the agency is working as intended, they just don’t want you seeing it with your own eyes.
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Liberal Dem politicians will see a video of an ICE agent saying “You’re fucking dead, dawg!” and think “At most this agency needs reforming🙂” because they know and appreciate that the agency is working as intended, they just don’t want you seeing it with your own eyes.
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I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Y'all, ICE thugs are still terrorizing people in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Y'all, ICE thugs are still terrorizing people in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
They are counting on America looking away, and it's currently working. Please tell everyone you know, please reach out to people with huge followings, and ask them to help refocus our attention on the ongoing abuses.
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It's kind of insane: the obvious lane open today in US politics is fiery left populism that vows to restrain & discipline the Epstein class ... but our only left party is run by that same class & its quisling pundits! Something is gonna break.
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It's kind of insane: the obvious lane open today in US politics is fiery left populism that vows to restrain & discipline the Epstein class ... but our only left party is run by that same class & its quisling pundits! Something is gonna break.