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NorCal xpat now living in the PNW. On Bluesky for the sanity and the science. Love the chill and the vibe of Portland… so of course the Orange Horror wants to attack us

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I remember doing a snarky iron lung post when he was confirmed but damnit, I was just joking

17.02.2026 03:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
MEMORANDUM OPINION

February 16, 2026
“All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.”
George Orwell, 1984'

As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto
"Ignorance is Strength," this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government
has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain
over historical facts. It does not.
The President's House is a component of Independence National Historical Park that
commemorates the site of the first official presidential residence and the people who lived there,
including people enslaved by President George Washington. On January 22, 2026, the National
Park Service ("NPS") removed panels, displays, and video exhibits that referenced slavery and
information about the individuals enslaved at the President's House.
Plaintiff City of Philadelphia ("the City" filed this lawsuit under the Administrative
Procedures Act ("APA") against the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum…

MEMORANDUM OPINION February 16, 2026 “All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.” George Orwell, 1984' As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto "Ignorance is Strength," this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not. The President's House is a component of Independence National Historical Park that commemorates the site of the first official presidential residence and the people who lived there, including people enslaved by President George Washington. On January 22, 2026, the National Park Service ("NPS") removed panels, displays, and video exhibits that referenced slavery and information about the individuals enslaved at the President's House. Plaintiff City of Philadelphia ("the City" filed this lawsuit under the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") against the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum…

CONCLUsION
For the reasons stated above, the Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be granted. The preliminary injunction will remain in place pending further litigation in this matter. There can b
no prejudice to Defendants' restoration of the status quo as of January 21, 2026, which requires that Defendants reinstall all panels, displays, and video exhibits that were previously in place.
Defendants shall further prevent any additions, removals, destruction, or further changes of any
kind to the President's House site, except in the event that a mutual written agreement is reachec between Defendants and the City of Philadelphia. An order will be entered.

CONCLUsION For the reasons stated above, the Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be granted. The preliminary injunction will remain in place pending further litigation in this matter. There can b no prejudice to Defendants' restoration of the status quo as of January 21, 2026, which requires that Defendants reinstall all panels, displays, and video exhibits that were previously in place. Defendants shall further prevent any additions, removals, destruction, or further changes of any kind to the President's House site, except in the event that a mutual written agreement is reachec between Defendants and the City of Philadelphia. An order will be entered.

Federal court orders Trump administration to restore historical panel exhibits at President’s House in Philadelphia.

Happy Presidents Day.

16.02.2026 17:33 — 👍 2344    🔁 582    💬 26    📌 53
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."

16.02.2026 17:22 — 👍 27383    🔁 7959    💬 531    📌 417

What brave, brave officers. Very threatened by protesting apparently.

15.02.2026 03:44 — 👍 254    🔁 74    💬 6    📌 0

There is no bottom

15.02.2026 04:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

15.02.2026 01:51 — 👍 20971    🔁 8123    💬 370    📌 165

Rebranding of Epstein Island?

14.02.2026 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After my divorce, I bought a beautiful 1924 casita in Culver City and lived there for seven years. It is one of the most community oriented and welcoming cities I have ever lived in. Beautiful, safe, and historic. Pam Bondi is a fucking idiot.

14.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 465    🔁 76    💬 23    📌 7

Right up there with water is wet and the sky is blue as far as insight

14.02.2026 16:19 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
URGENT: GOP Passes Bill to Rig the 2026 Elections
YouTube video by Democracy Docket URGENT: GOP Passes Bill to Rig the 2026 Elections

NEW EPISODE: Republicans know they’re on track to lose the 2026 midterms—and they’re trying to rig the election to stop it. I break down the Save America Act, the most sweeping voter suppression bill in a generation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYsx...

14.02.2026 16:03 — 👍 1760    🔁 830    💬 55    📌 35

I wouldn’t call these bands of thugs police

14.02.2026 16:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Right people, I think that rhymes with something … 🤔

14.02.2026 14:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Opinion | Who got fired by the government in 2025 — and who got hired Philip Bump: Data from the Office of Personnel Management lays out how the composition of the federal government shifted during Trump’s first year back in the White House.

The theme of Trump’s first year back in office: eliminate VA nurses in favor of immigration agents. www.ms.now/opinion/fede...

14.02.2026 13:20 — 👍 229    🔁 80    💬 8    📌 8
Lady Gaga praying for the end of pedophilia in America

Lady Gaga praying for the end of pedophilia in America

Same, Lady Gaga.

Same.

13.02.2026 17:05 — 👍 11073    🔁 2393    💬 336    📌 133

How the fuck is Corey Lewandowski in any position to fire a Coast Guard pilot?

What is his title?

What is his job?

What is his official position in the US government?

If you are Kristi Noem’s boyfriend you get to fire Coast Guard officers?

13.02.2026 11:56 — 👍 14460    🔁 4478    💬 944    📌 191

Can someone ask Trump to use saga and chagrin in a sentence…. Yea, this one from #presidentmiller or that wierd looking guy with an actual dickhead Chung

13.02.2026 02:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.

12.02.2026 19:04 — 👍 15221    🔁 4038    💬 907    📌 248
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?

13.02.2026 00:41 — 👍 15478    🔁 5203    💬 668    📌 194
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.

Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.

12.02.2026 17:22 — 👍 19570    🔁 7840    💬 218    📌 294
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It’s the Epstein Administration.

No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting.

H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social

12.02.2026 14:35 — 👍 9329    🔁 3652    💬 486    📌 214
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

12.02.2026 16:47 — 👍 30872    🔁 9335    💬 734    📌 456
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t

The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.

Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.

11.02.2026 23:30 — 👍 2238    🔁 1140    💬 64    📌 78

I assume everyone gets a pardon on the way out door … if in fact they ever leave.

12.02.2026 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father) Dear Ms Bondi,

This, from @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social, is really perfect. open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...

12.02.2026 15:16 — 👍 1762    🔁 672    💬 122    📌 69

Literally one of the country’s preeminent constitutional law scholars. My wife had him as a professor at American. The laughably stupid arrogance of these shitbirds.

12.02.2026 08:05 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Give me the sanitizer, hold the soda.

12.02.2026 08:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

12.02.2026 02:26 — 👍 15813    🔁 7768    💬 524    📌 300
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Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:

“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”

The ad aged. The internet remembers.

12.02.2026 03:26 — 👍 12114    🔁 5334    💬 1108    📌 734

After nearly 9 decades of tracking presidential approval ratings, Gallup has decided to end their poll measuring following threats from the orange felon after showing his historically low approval ratings.

This is what cowardice and bending the knee to a tyrant looks like.

11.02.2026 21:38 — 👍 3797    🔁 1139    💬 169    📌 66

Kristi Noem has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.

11.02.2026 21:05 — 👍 19902    🔁 3685    💬 1753    📌 372

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