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Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”

Clippy says: Look's like you're trying to start a global thermonuclear war. Would you like me to decide when to launch?

U.S, Israel Strike Iran: Live Updates The attack brings war to the two countries for the second time in eight months and risks a wider regional conflict in one of the most economically sensitive parts of the world.

This.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

Once again, in actual democracies, people do not need to engage in permanent litigation & political mobilization to retain the basic right to vote, because none of the major political parties make restricting suffrage the central pillar of their policy platform. We also don't have to live like this.

a whole lot of businesspeople learning in real time that a predictable and stable regulatory state - even if you don’t like some of the regulations - is vastly preferable to “boss man doesn’t like you so you’re fucked now”

JUST IN: A federal judge in Oregon has barred ICE from conducting warrantless arrests without probable cause in the state, saying the agency's "dragnets" have flouted "clear and undisputed" law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Same Brutal ICE. Now Stealthier. ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.

Another ICE killing: Blind detainee dropped off without proper in the parking lot of a closed coffee shop -- froze to death.

www.thebulwark.com/i/189360475/...

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Trump is urged to declare emergency to take control of midterms.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.

Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All

In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.

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 the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

We obtained the Dilley detention center’s 911 call logs.

Among them are pleas for help for toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman who passed out and an elementary-school-aged girl having seizures.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

American citizens are leaving in record numbers, settling in other countries.

www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

The lack of self-respect you are exhibiting by just sitting there and taking this shit.

DOJ removed "...more than 50 pages of FBI interviews... with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor."

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Who would have thought?

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

The EPA plans this week to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin that can impair babies’ brain development, internal agency documents show.

$10B for Trump's "Board of Peace"
$10B for Trump's IRS lawsuit
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$135M for Trump's golf outings

The Grifter-in-Chief knows no bounds.

Analysis: GDP growth, trade deficit figures blow a hole in Trump’s rosy narrative | CNN Politics Two new pieces of economic data, one released Thursday and one released Friday, blew another hole in President Donald Trump’s triumphant narrative about the effects of his tariffs.

US Post Reality Communications:

Trump:
"The US Trade deficit has been reduced by 78%"

Bureau of Economic Analysis:
"The US trade deficit has been reduced by 0.2%"

The world wonders, MAGA cheers.

#Trade #Econsky

www.cnn.com/2026/02/21/p...

Survey of 1,000+ registered voters finds that the majority describe the U.S. under Trump as an "Authoritarian" government or worse. 39% on Non-MAGA Republicans agree. The report deserves a close look.

navigatorresearch.org/americans-do...

D.C. protesters say they were attacked by guards of Azerbaijani president Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev is in town for a meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace. Police said an incident that “involved Azerbaijan security guards” had been referred to the State Department.

Board of Autocrats begins business with violation of civil rights.

wapo.st/46jEPB7

The message from the DOJ is unmistakable: Justice is no longer the objective.

Retribution is.

The cover-up just never ends. Rest in peace, Ruben Ray Martinez.

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

How do you feel about having paid about $1,000 in Trump tariffs over the past year?

The daily grift.

When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court

Shoot, blame, and lie

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Utterly unacceptable in a democracy. In a sane world, House Republicans would be drafting impeachment articles today and Senate Republicans would be preparing for a trial to convict and remove him from office