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Scribbler. Working on Prosopography in the 3rd Century Roman Empire. Late Roman Empire/Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages enjoyer. North Carolina expat in California. Appalachian and old man undergrad.

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There is zero chance he knows what sanctimonious means.

13.02.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….

it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.

12.02.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6606    πŸ” 2507    πŸ’¬ 380    πŸ“Œ 109

This child died for lack of water. WHILE IN CUSTODY. Monstrous. Another CBP murder.

13.02.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many such cases.

13.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles

12.02.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11127    πŸ” 1634    πŸ’¬ 308    πŸ“Œ 107
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

12.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 14619    πŸ” 5308    πŸ’¬ 757    πŸ“Œ 323

It ain’t over til Minnesota has ICE’s battle flag

12.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3452    πŸ” 644    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 36

So, to wrap up today's insanity:

President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...

11.02.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3187    πŸ” 755    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 28

I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.

Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.

11.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5923    πŸ” 1380    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 52
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This dog is being called a "real-life Lassie" after helping find a missing 3-year-old boy in Kentucky. β€œI don’t know where the dog came from,” one officer said. β€œBut it was a blessing from God that day.” We think the dog deserves some credit too, so we're awarding him our highest honor, a 15/10

11.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3963    πŸ” 478    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 31

I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks

11.02.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5452    πŸ” 811    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 58
The Hill: Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
by Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/11/26 10:38 AM ET

The Hill: Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years by Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/11/26 10:38 AM ET

Politico: Gallup retreats from political polling , again under new leadership

Gallup will announce friday that it plans to measure President Donald Trump's job approval rating only on a monthly basis.

12/21/2018

Politico: Gallup retreats from political polling , again under new leadership Gallup will announce friday that it plans to measure President Donald Trump's job approval rating only on a monthly basis. 12/21/2018

If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.

11.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3336    πŸ” 1243    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 106

sigh

11.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10334    πŸ” 2535    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 35
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

11.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 28862    πŸ” 10262    πŸ’¬ 1075    πŸ“Œ 621

But, the Republicans told the media they were drawing down! And as everyone in the media knows, Republicans only tell them the truth and must never be questioned or thought liars.

11.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are

11.02.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10356    πŸ” 3632    πŸ’¬ 704    πŸ“Œ 272

Have to confess, if you had asked me which institutions would prove to be formidable against the threat of fascism, I would not have guessed grand juries.

11.02.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1251    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 9
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a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt is asking what a week huh ? ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt is asking what a week huh ?
11.02.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 779    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

It's so funny (and on brand) that literally any Dem who grew a spine and treated these fascists like fascists could achieve almost God Emperor status in the party, but instead every single one is like "I'm just a baby, I'm a little guy, please give me $5".

10.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of shocking how much respect I’ve lost for Tim Walz in all of this.

10.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2753    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 58
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Interior Dept directs IT shop to β€˜scrub’ non-English content from its websites | Federal News Network A new disclaimer on Interior Department websites states β€œEnglish is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information.”…

Bad Bunny broke these people

11.02.2026 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

they said it couldn't be done, folks, big strong men with tears in their eyes, they came up to me and said "no president could completely wreck an entire united states economy twice", they said "no one's ever put more people out of work than you"

11.02.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3164    πŸ” 724    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 9

Not going to lie, this is happening faster than I predicted, and I’m glad that it is.

11.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1972    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8

I'm shorting the resurrection and I have a hedge on whether he'll return with big naturals. I'm over-leveraged on rapture default swaps, though.

10.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watters: I was walking in my street, a car drives by and I give him a wave. He rolls down the window and says, β€œF U fascist.” He doesn’t know I’m a fascist!

Jessica: Yes, he does. You’re on TV.

10.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15521    πŸ” 3055    πŸ’¬ 894    πŸ“Œ 556
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How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.

newrepublic.com/article/2059...

11.02.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

i don't think this will be treated as the insanity that it is

11.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?

LYONS: None


SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?

LYONS: None

10.02.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12139    πŸ” 3913    πŸ’¬ 356    πŸ“Œ 204
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🚨 United States v. Benson Learn more here.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...

10.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 21534    πŸ” 6149    πŸ’¬ 699    πŸ“Œ 395
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