There were whispers from people I trust who said they think there's an Epstein bomb Dems are gonna October Surprise the GOP with, but I didn't believe it. But Chuck is notoriously risk-averse, so if he's saying this into a mic, maybe it's true

UPDATE: Judge Royce Lamberth has set a hearing on this motion — alleging violations of his Feb. 19 court order — for 2:30 p.m. today.

The level of rage I have towards the New York Times that enabled this while blaming us for it is indescribable.

the phrase "left-of-center" here is no doubt the lie he tells himself but it's still a lie. this man is a right-wing anti-trans agitator and that any editor published this bullshit is so embarrassing for all involved.

These people are beyond evil and the only reason that it doesn’t always seem that way is that they’re also beyond stupid.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

Families say Mount Sinai ended teen trans health program It is the latest medical center to stop caring for transgender young people after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funds.

Mt Sinai has followed NYU Langone in blatantly violating NY state and NYC law by stopping provision of gender affirming care to trans youth.

Seriously, what are @mayor.nyc.gov, @newyorkstateag.bsky.social, and @governor.ny.gov going to do about this?

www.advocate.com/health/trans...

Breaking: The Olympic gold-winning U.S. women's hockey team DECLINES Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address after he was caught on video mocking them.

Moms for Liberty ceremony

Moms For Liberty named RJ May the South Carolina Legislator of the Year for 2023 for his efforts to protect children from the evils of the LGBTQ community.

He was just sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by 30 years of supervised probation for distributing child pornography.

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

Can't fuckin' believe I'm doing this but here goes: Twitter is a mind prison, a true jail of career advancement. I stopped posting on there and within months I became the CEO of The Onion and I'm not kidding. Went back on last year, felt worse, then left again.

Pretty amazing that comms person at FBI called my @ms.now colleague @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social a liar and demand a correction only for Kash to post a photo from the locker room

Law acronyms/names have surprising reach- Patriot Act, Hatch Act, Affordable Care Act; I’ll take the FUCK ICE Act and would love to see more 👍🏻

Don’t support anyone who isn’t interested in justice and only “wants to unite.” There can be no harmony without justice.

“I won *all* the swing states!”

—Lyin’ Ceatin’ Donald

To those angry about Muslims praying in Times Square because "Mamdani is Mayor,"—this is the FIFTH year Muslims have done so. The first year was under Mayor Adams in 2022.

So quit hiding behind your fake outrage & own up to your Islamophobic bigotry. OR—just drop the hate & be a decent human being.

Look. I'm just gonna say it right up front. If Sinema broke the law and stole funds and committed crimes I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT FOR HER TO GO TO PRISON.

PLEASE!! PLEASE SEND HER TO PRISON.
YES. PLEASE.

Amber Ruffin's 'Bigfoot!' musical offers hope to anyone who's been othered Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical.

Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical.

Democrats can now credibly call for the repeal of the Trump tax cuts and the clawing back of the additional ICE funding as a way of offsetting the revenue loss from the ending of the illegal tariffs.

When we topple the Trump regime we should claw back every dime his family pilfers from the U.S. Treasury. Include all the fines & restitution he allowed fraudsters to get out of paying via corrupt pardons. Costing Americans billions. Stop MAGA now.

UPDATE: I’ve been at the Northwest Detention Facility for over 3 hours and am still being denied my congressional duty to conduct oversight.

What are they so afraid of that they won't let me meet with detainees?

I will not give up.

I've been saying it a lot, but these deaths line up with what happened in early concentration camps during other regimes: Deaths from poor conditions, disease, or abuse. These deaths are not accidental. They are the direct result of a camp system that is designed to harm those being imprisoned.

Time for Mayor Mamdani to live up to his campaign promises and ensure care is kept safe for New York trans kids.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov

Memo to Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom: Why taxing the rich makes enormous sense And why you shouldn't worry about the wealthy abandoning your states

Memo to Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom: Why taxing the rich makes enormous sense https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-kathy-hochul-and-gavin-newsom

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h BREAKING NEWS: U.S. District Court Judge Laura Provinzino has just found a government atty in CIVIL CONTEMPT of COURT for violations of her orders in a habeas case. Attorney cited is Matthew Isihara, a JAG atty from Dept. of War assisting in local US Attorney office @FOX9 (1/) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h Judge Provinzino had ordered a detained immigrant held by ICE in El Paso, TX be released in Minnesota with all of his identification papers. ICE released the man in TX with none of his papers, forcing his attorney to find him a shelter for the night & flight back to MN (2/)

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 57m Judge said she is imposing CIVIL CONTEMPT "to force the government to comply with her court order" to immediately return immigrant's papers. Gov't attorney Matthew Isihara is responsible for $500 daily fine, every day the man does not have his papers starting tomorrow. (3/3) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 47m CONTEMPT FINDING: Matthew Isihara apologized for allowing the order in this habeas case to "fall through the cracks." Blamed situation on case overload & significant understaffing in US Attorney's office. Says he has picked up nearly 130 habeas cases in just last month. @FOX9

1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.

JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.

And you know why?

Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth

In a blatant violation of NY state and NYC law, NYU Langone has shut down its youth gender clinic and caused a potential forced detransition to its patients. Where is the NY AG and Mayor Mamdani?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...