Torquemada's Kat

Nostalgia is also a sign of weakness, as I wrote in my dissertation (which also cites Nostalgia and Its Discontents). You turn to nostalgia when you are losing, or have already lost, the support of the in-group.

I agree that if democrats take control of the house in 2026 they should starve ICE/CBP of funding, as republicans successfully did with the IRS when they took control of the house in 2022

Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

Without the active support of Senate Republicans, the charge to "convict and remove" would have stalled.

In today's era of FOX and right wing bubblesphere (paid for by America's kingmakers), oligarchic pressure on GOP senators to give Dick a pass outlines Mitch McConnell's exact course of action.

NBC reports, “At least a half-dozen top officials in the current Trump administration have connections to Jeffrey Epstein, according to an NBC News review of some of the over 3 million documents the Justice Department has released.” Also add Bill Barr to this list. 🤬

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Comparing Trump Admin to Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984, Judge Orders Slavery Exhibits Restored A government agency "cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership, regardless of the evidence before it," said the Republican-appointed judge.

On Presidents Day, a federal judge compared the Trump administration removing displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984.

Claims that educating military officers lost the US wars are “a fairly uncreative rehash of stab-in-the-back style mythos that are created in the aftermath of other failed wars… nothing more than culture war slop intended purely for consumption by people who need a comforting narrative.”

Good read👇

Breaking: Under pressure, the Texas owners of the late Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in southern Santa Fe County are willing to cooperate with any law enforcement investigations of the ranch, a spokesperson for Don Huffines says. There are claims of atrocities having been committed there by Epstein.

“Each person who visits the President’s House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country’s history.” — U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe

🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Texting my friends in LA like I'm a dad. "Wet enough for you?" "Are you swimming to work?"

Hyatt executive chairman steps down over Epstein ties | CNN Business Billionaire Tom Pritzker announced on Monday he was retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the latest release ...

Another pedo down. 👏

Billionaire Tom Pritzker announced on Monday he was retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after his association with Jeffrey Epstein

www.cnn.com/2026/02/16/b...

Trump Tracker Tracking the finances of the Trump administration.

If you're curious. How wealthy is this administration exactly?

trumptracker.org

i‘m using it for a column but i want to share here this line from lincoln on jefferson because it is applies to our situation as well. you can find it in his april 6, 1859 letter to henry l. pierce.

ICE vehicles. A Subaru and a Dodge with identical plates GME 448

Tom Homan: "I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong and that, you know, they were, you know, unprofessional."

Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:

AI chatbot providers, including ChatGPT and Grok, are facing a crackdown on illegal content in the United Kingdom, as the government promises swift action to make the internet safer for children. https://cnn.it/4aIQVVU

"According to the experts, these acts could amount to sexual slavery, reproductive violence, enforced disappearance, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, and femicide." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Trump administration formally denies Minnesota investigators access to evidence in Alex Pretti shooting Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota BCA, said the FBI has formally denied his agency access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.

The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.

FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says • Minnesota Reformer The FBI formally notified Minnesota officials on Friday that it would not grant them access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapo...

FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says minnesotareformer.com/briefs/fbi-w...

Did they find her? I imagine at this point it is somebody they know and a member of the family.

A photo of Robert and Luciana Duvall with a horse and dogs

STATEMENT FROM LUCIANA DUVALL Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort. To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind.

Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced

Inside Jeffrey Epstein's social Ponzi scheme New set of messages released by the U.S. Justice Department reveals the staggering range of Jeffrey Epstein's social network. Read more here

What if "favors" were currency? What if your customers paid you in favors for providing them children to rape?

How does that affect the investigation? In a court (assuming justice isn't being molested like the children involved) what is evidence in this case? Are favors incriminating?

From 06 Feb.

Services cut. Staff laid off. New Trump cuts hit schools in 11 states, D.C. Halfway through the academic year, the administration canceled $168 million in community schools grants.

The Education Department abruptly canceled a federal program that helped underserved students, affecting programs in 11 states and D.C., because the grantees had mentioned DEI in their applications.

SERIOUSLY

Epstein’s lawyers asked CIA for records that could show affiliation with agency Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department.

GLOMAR like a motherfucker! "We're sorry. That's a national security issue."

Paywall bypass: archive.ph/KeBkH

From 08 Feb:

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT spent 100s of thousands of dollars and expended thousands of man-hours of labor all to send just NINE people in chains on a Boeing 737 from Minnesota to Texas today 👀

Economic Response Fund Grant Guidelines Small businesses in Minnesota that have experienced operational disruptions in recent weeks may now apply for emergency financial support through the Economic Response Fund.

I'm going to promote the heck out of this:

The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.

More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...

Opinion | I’m a South Carolina pediatrician. This measles outbreak was preventable. Dr. Annie Andrews: I’m a pediatrician — and a measles outbreak is surging in my home state of South Carolina. This was all preventable, and we need to be honest about how we got here.

A really important read from my friend @drannieandrews.com. If like me you are concerned about public health, then pay attention to Annie. If you live in South Carolina, you have a choice. Please vote for Annie.
www.ms.now/opinion/meas...

This is totally bonkers