Hungary holds elections in 2 months. And the US Secretary of State is in Hungary campaigning for Viktor Orban. And as you can see, Russian state media loves it.

Short term, medium term, long term: We have to stop funding ICE. Period.

#stopICE

Americans are campaigning for European right wing Russian supporters. Russian media is loving every minute.

This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.

When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Ukrainian theater provides joy for children facing Russia's bombardment

PBS produced a segment about a children's theater company in Ukraine. This is so bittersweet as they have kept going through four years of war. youtu.be/DAHLGB1eB8g?...

My law firm is now litigating 85 voting and election cases in 40 states. This is the largest number of cases in the most states we have ever handled at one time. And, while Big Law firms mostly sit idly by, the need to protect elections in court is only growing.

I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.

And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.

As the Constitution requires.

Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...

Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies The Torres family story came to public attention after the teen’s father was detained at a Home Depot in Niles.

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...

Rubio just made a speech to the European defense community in Munich that did not mention Ukraine. Or democracy. Or US business deals with Russia. Or the administration's plans to support the European far right. But there were lots of nice words about our common civilization.

President Zelenskyy:

Ukraine didn’t choose this war& it's wrong to assume that this is a permanent arrangement that others can stay safe behind Ukraine forever.Ukrainians are people,not terminators.

Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith

Democracy Docket=Started in 2020 to inform you about democracy and the courts.

The Docket=started yesterday by NYT.

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Backchecking the Bolts 2-13-26 - Olympics & Syracuse Crunch

Olympics, Syracuse, and waffles on a stick. Download and listen wherever fine podcasts are found. #GoBolts

A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.

This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)

RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p

Real Estate Brokers Are Profiting From Warehouse Sales to ICE Lucrative deals selling empty warehouses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine are being quietly facilitated by a handful of powerful real esta...

"In Hutchins Texas, ICE reportedly bought a former Amazon property for $80 million. The broker’s contact on the listing was Majestic Realty, a Los Angeles–based firm owned by Ed Roski Jr, a Trump campaign contributor who is a partial owner of the L.A. Lakers..."

jacobin.com/2026/02/ware...

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Not only were the files that were supposed to be made available to Members of Congress still redacted, but we also learned that Pam Bondi has been keeping track of what Members have reviewed.

Clearly, this is one big cover-up led by Pam.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

From @wired.com: “Federal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state — many near schools, medical offices, and places of worship… DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal procedures…”🤔

You can find J.P.'s campaign website here …

cooneyforcongress.com

… and his ActBlue page here:

secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-we...

Kill (the Dollar) Bill Two boring stories that should worry you.

"Look, I get it. This is not scintillating Orange Man Bad #content. It’s me force-feeding you spinach. But this is how I help us see around corners."

@jvl.bsky.social on currency and payment processing in today's Triad: lnk.thebulwark.com/4tQG30X

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*.

Deciding it’s too dangerous to reveal just how unpopular the current president is seems like the worst poll result ever.

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Blue City Blues with Anne Applebaum YouTube video by Town Hall Seattle

We did a live recording of the Blue City Blues podcast at Seattle Town Hall last night - thanks to all who came!

www.youtube.com/live/_kNjIBE...

Insane levels of corruption.

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

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🚨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...