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indiscriminately bombing Iran is not a distraction of the Epstein files, it is a validation of their significance as more than a sex pest hunt. this is what elite impunity for morons looks like. a school turned to rubble on a whim.

28.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2010    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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a cat is sitting in a plastic container and looking out of it . Alt: Mrs. Doubtfire saying hello
26.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gary Thorne on the call is the cherry on top of this

26.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I live where DC crime actually happens. Here's what Trump is missing. β€œVirtually everything the administration is doing is pro-crime.”

The president claims that his occupation of DC made the city safer. Experts say it did nothing of the sort.

β€œVirtually everything the administration is doing is pro-crime.”

25.02.2026 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 498    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.

For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.

These words by Supreme Justice Gorsuch should be printed, in full, on tomorrow’s front pages.

20.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1002    πŸ” 357    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 37

Just realized how many lawyers they're going to need in the US Court of International trade, it's going to be fishing with dynamite for plaintiffs seeking to recoup tariffs paid IMO. Say it with me now, they have run out of lawyers.

20.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 901    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 16

I thought this was a Walgreens ad

16.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | A Very Dangerous Ruling in New Orleans

Tragically, there is now considerable evidence that the administration is violating the Eighth Amendment at scale.

13.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.)  If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

08.02.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14985    πŸ” 8428    πŸ’¬ 159    πŸ“Œ 311
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go off jack white

06.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7827    πŸ” 1819    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 201
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβ€”because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.02.2026 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 47145    πŸ” 19333    πŸ’¬ 1350    πŸ“Œ 795

I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

06.02.2026 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 31098    πŸ” 9126    πŸ’¬ 965    πŸ“Œ 318

The frustrating thing about losing out on Valdez is that the team has shown they aren't willing to draft top level pitching talent, so if they aren't willing to sign to pitchers, it's hard to see how we will ever have one.

05.02.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spitballing/bargaining stage of grief: A β€œWashington Banner” outlet, spun off the successful Baltimore Banner and taking advantage of its backend, built out of laid off Washington Post Metro and Sports staffers and funded via a mixed nonprofit and subscription model…

04.02.2026 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 829    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 30

Hard for me to overstate the impact the Washington Post sports section has had on my life.

My morning ritual of devouring the Orioles game recap and sidebar developed a love of reading and words that has shaped my life.

Very sad day.

04.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

04.02.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19469    πŸ” 5626    πŸ’¬ 416    πŸ“Œ 288
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.

https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

03.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4395    πŸ” 2278    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 321
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'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.

β€œAbout 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments.” www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

01.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1224    πŸ” 426    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 35
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For Liam.

30.01.2026 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9444    πŸ” 2950    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 180
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.

28.01.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 20367    πŸ” 5102    πŸ’¬ 715    πŸ“Œ 442

Trump take gun

27.01.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An office building lit up in the dark with a crowd of people holding signs in front of it.

An office building lit up in the dark with a crowd of people holding signs in front of it.

HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.

25.01.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7175    πŸ” 1944    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 49
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

25.01.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17382    πŸ” 8039    πŸ’¬ 1320    πŸ“Œ 1411

This martyr could be any of us. He is doing what so many of us have been trained to do. Standing and recording on his phone, trying to warn his neighbors, and now he’s dead because armed, masked federal paramilitaries are acting with impunity to perform ethnic cleansing.

24.01.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1913    πŸ” 525    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

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How a D.C. bar owner’s love of the Orioles shines through in enemy territory At Eebee's in the Shaw neighborhood, the Orioles remain top dog over the hometown Nationals. When the season arrives this year, the Orioles will be on television.

How a D.C. bar owner’s love of the Orioles shines through in enemy territory

23.01.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

22.01.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14691    πŸ” 7006    πŸ’¬ 393    πŸ“Œ 532

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.

Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

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