A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.

We mustn’t let this war do so.

This is on a par with Nat White’s description 👏👏

When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?

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

“The midterms get a bad rap.The grand presidential contests stand out in American history like handsome swans gliding gracefully along a pond. But the ugly duckling midterms paddling away energetically underneath the surface are worth our attention as well.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/same-bruta...

she looks fantastic, so there's that

I think we need to take a step back and acknowledge the absurdity of House Republicans targeting their Epstein investigation on HILLARY CLINTON (who says she never met him!) while ignoring DONALD TRUMP (who Epstein described as his best friend!)

These are not serious people or good faith actors.

@swilsonwrites.bsky.social I see you are a writer. We’re building a volunteer research team to organize, verify, and document evidence from the Epstein files. Timelines, source checks, careful documentation. Facts only — no speculation or clout.
epsteinwiki.com/become-an-ep...

WIRED says the "Johnny MAGA" X account that spreads pro-Trump propaganda is run by a White House staffer named Garrett Wade and does rapid response for the Trump regime www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

He is saying what Mike Johnson believes but won’t say. The Republican majority is more important to them than disavowing a sexual predator boss causing the suicide of staffer.

Dr Oz: "We're announcing a 6 month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment -- prosthesis, orthotics -- supplies across the board."

Trump Lies About Everything

Trump’s Lie-Filled State of the Union Rant Shows He’s Lost Touch with America: AFT’s Weingarten WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement reacting to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address:“Trump is a master of theater, but he lacks empathy and unity. ...

Trump is a master of theater, but he lacks empathy and unity. So if you can’t make ends meet, or your housing or child care or healthcare costs are too high, this speech told you that you don’t matter. Instead of using this speech for American unity, he chose division. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Buttigieg: "About $1k is what his tariffs cost the average American household last year. And maybe to him and his billionaire allies, the kinds of people who got most of his tax cuts, that's not a lot of money. But of course to most Americans, $1k is a lot of money. You can't be tricked about that."

Virginians will get to vote on their congressional map ahead of 2026! A major win for transparency and fair elections.

Schiff: I've not missed the State of the Union in the 25 years I've been in Congress, but we have never had a president violate the constitution every day with seeming impunity.

We can't treat this as some new normal, so I'm here boycotting...

ICE Employee:
I swore an oath to protect the nation when I signed up.I followed it & resigned a little over a week ago. I’m duty bound to report the legally required training program at the ICE academy is defective,and broken.I received secretive orders, teach cadets to violate the Constitution

As the guy who wrote the book on zoning abolition, I'd like to go on record as saying: if you can use zoning to stop the concentration camps, fucking go for it.

According to NBC, Jeanine Pirro has "shelved" the pursuit of Democratic lawmakers over their video informing service members they don't have to follow illegal orders.

BECAUSE. IT. WAS. BS. FROM. THE. START.

www.mediaite.com Adam Schiff Joins Dems Boycotting Trump's State Of The Union

‘Not Business As Usual’: Growing List of Democratic Lawmakers Say They’re Boycotting Trump’s State Of The Union Mediaite

This is cool.

Stop trying to make like there's some kind of grand strategy or secret plan at work. It's not that. Truly. It's the simplest thing you can possibly imagine.

Don't think "four-dimensional chess"

Think "toddler + cheerios"

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/b...

Jasmine Crockett is packing rooms in deep Trump country. 🔥

People are paying attention.
They are ready for something different.
@jasmineforus.bsky.social

#SheShed #Voices4Victory

Trump snubbed as U.S. Women’s Hockey Team declines State of the Union invitation Olympic champions opt out of high-profile White House moment, citing scheduling conflicts

NEWS: The gold medal–winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team has declined an invitation to attend Trump’s State of the Union.

This comes after Trump was heard telling the men’s team he’d begrudgingly invite the women’s champions or risk impeachment.

What an absolute disgrace.

$432 per hour!!

It’s not leadership anymore it’s a circus, and everyone’s fighting for center ring.

Gallego: "They're going and racially profiling people and rounding up Americans until they can prove their citizenship. That money came from kicking millions and millions of Americans off Medicaid. It was the same bill. They cut Medicaid to expand ICE."