Millions of Dollars from Now-Defunct USAID Reportedly Paying For Russell Voughtโs Security Detail
Russell Vought reportedly diverted millions of dollars earmarked for the federal agency that once provided global humanitarian and economic aid.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m... #ProudBlue #USDemocracy MAGA Goon Russell Vought who is responsible for the diabolical Project 2025 that is ravishing the nation stole whatโs left of USAID budget ($1.6 million) that was supposed to feed starving children in Africa for his own use. Fuck Vought.
13.02.2026 22:35 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 28 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 2
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13.02.2026 22:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Today is a good day to remember that women should not have to regularly and publicly relive their trauma to convince others that they were abused.
Believe women.
None of this has been okay, nor will it ever be okay.
Survivors need justice & closure. A thorough investigation into the people mentioned in the #TrumpEpsteinFiles must occur swiftly. Appropriate consequences MUST be handed to all perpetrators.
13.02.2026 21:36 โ ๐ 267 ๐ 125 ๐ฌ 9 ๐ 1
RFK Jr. Promised to Restore Trust in Health Agencies. One Year Later, It's Eroding.
He's trying to fix a trust problem he helped create, says one physician
"Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy."
Kennedy has attacked vaccines & experts for decades, maintains that vaccines cause autism. He cut $500M in mRNA research & threw $$ at an ethically dubious Hep B vaccine clinical trial.
The idiotic irony
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13.02.2026 21:25 โ ๐ 70 ๐ 42 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 1
As a former Texan...this news is shocking. The Epstein tentacles are overarching and alarming.
๐ท Photo credit KWTX
#Pinks
13.02.2026 21:26 โ ๐ 70 ๐ 47 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its
Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the features release.
Meta Neural Band
The maker of Meta's smart glasses said it sold more than seven million pairs last year. Lucia Vazquez for The New York Times
HELL TO THE FโNG NOโผ๏ธ
โIn an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the features release.โ
These b*st*rds are out of control.
13.02.2026 21:17 โ ๐ 130 ๐ 106 ๐ฌ 13 ๐ 3
#TrumpAffordabilityDisaster
โPresident Donald Trump has said foreign exporters will pay for his tariffs, but new New York Fed data indicates the contrary is happening.โ -Fortune fortune.com/2026/02/13/n...
13.02.2026 21:16 โ ๐ 76 ๐ 52 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 4
Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings
The monthly poll has been used to measure presidential performance for almost nine decades.
A grim reminder of just how far our โnormsโ have fallen and how I miss conversations truly centered around political discourse โ I feel theyโre important to make real change, hard to do when theyโre flooding the zone with chaos.
None of this is normal, it should be a wake up call, one of many.
13.02.2026 20:59 โ ๐ 243 ๐ 137 ๐ฌ 20 ๐ 7
THIS!
1. Every person born Puerto Rico is a US citizen
2. Trump's EO making English the official language of the US doesn't make it a requirement
3. There are penalties (and laws)for overstaying visas
4. Constitutional rights apply to ALL, including non-citizens
The Korean Vegan
#Pinks
13.02.2026 20:52 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 28 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 3
The next No Kings rally is on March 28. More than 7 million people participated in the last one!
Put it on your calendar. LFGโผ๏ธGo to NoKings.org for information.
๐ฃ๏ธ @optimisticsoap.bsky.social
13.02.2026 20:21 โ ๐ 251 ๐ 158 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 5
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
Pam Bondi spars with Vermont Rep. Balint over Epstein files
IMO...One of the best exchanges in the hearing of Sham Bondi. #BiotchPlease
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 20:35 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
JUST IN๐๏ธ
Two federal officers appear to have lied about an incident last month in Minneapolis that ended with one of them shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said Friday.
13.02.2026 20:17 โ ๐ 71 ๐ 44 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0
This man is Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ and heโs not wrongโฆyou literally canโt make this up.
Health policy from a self-admitted coke user.
Stanley Cup gone?
Detroit is trending while everyone asksโฆ what kind of circus is this? ๐คก
You couldnโt script it!
#USA #Canada
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
13.02.2026 20:29 โ ๐ 90 ๐ 48 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 4
Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan me...
They tried to charge the two Venezuelan men involved, one of whom was shot. It didn't work.
"Court filings show state authorities have opened their own criminal investigation into the shooting, though the FBI has refused to share evidence..." (Including the name of the officer involved.)
#Pinks
13.02.2026 20:08 โ ๐ 72 ๐ 54 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 1
Schools scrap picture day after Epstein link to photo company uncovered โ Raw Story
Parents and critics alike erupted in fury Friday after an alleged Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator was linked to one of the nationโs largest school photography companies, prompting multiple districts to...
This is outrageous. School photo giant Lifetouch is owned by Apollo Global Management co-founded by Leon Black, a major Epstein backer. Now we learn Apolloโs CEO, Marc Rowan, also had Epstein ties.
No wonder districts are canceling picture day.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 20:01 โ ๐ 268 ๐ 180 ๐ฌ 26 ๐ 14
Prince Williamโs Pal Resigns Over Epstein โTorture Videoโ โ The Daily Beast
The company headed by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was a co-founder of Prince Williamโs Earthshot Prize.
Prince William ally Ahmed bin Sulayem has stepped down from DP World after newly released Epstein files revealed years of contact including a 2009 email where Epstein wrote, โI loved the torture video.โ
Another powerful name. Another Epstein tie.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 19:43 โ ๐ 135 ๐ 103 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 1
The Gross Code Words Prince Andrew Used to Sneak Young Women Into Buckingham Palace โ The Daily Beast
A former British Prime Minister is among those now demanding police investigate Andrew over alleged sex crimes.
Prince Andrew allegedly used the code phrase โMrs Windsor will arrive shortlyโ to bring young women into Buckingham Palace unchecked.
Staff say it was routine. Now there are calls for a police probe.
Whoโs accountable? Who knew?
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 19:33 โ ๐ 212 ๐ 134 ๐ฌ 22 ๐ 8
The 50501 Movement (@50501)
After walking 2,300 miles over 109 days, Buddhist monks leading the Walk for Peace arrived in Washington, DC to complete their cross-country pilgrimage.
They marched to promote nonviolence, compassio...
The Monks have made it to D.C.๐ What a journey...what a statement.
Hopefully we have learned something from their strengths, convictions, and kindness. Watching them during their trek has been enlightening.
๐PEACE AND LOVE ABOVE ALL ELSE๐
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 19:32 โ ๐ 99 ๐ 47 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0
Imagine a PRESIDENT who would try to HIDE the truth about what happens to coal miners who spend their lives in the cancer causing coal mines? "Black lung" cancer is a horrible and painful death.
#BlueEarth #ProudBlue #DV1
13.02.2026 19:22 โ ๐ 105 ๐ 70 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1
Pam Bondiโs Epstein Testimony Exposed the Whole Game โ Slate
The attorney generalโs testimony before Congress revealed what a farce this is.
As Dahlia Lithwick writes in Slate, the Epstein file drip isnโt a sideshow. Itโs the template: slow-walk the truth, protect the powerful, normalize impunity.โWe should probably stop calling this law and call it simply โpower.โ A great article! โฌ๏ธ
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
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13.02.2026 19:15 โ ๐ 141 ๐ 98 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 2
Love is stronger than hate...
#Pinks
13.02.2026 19:13 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
New Mexico land commissioner calls for Epstein Zorro Ranch investigation
New Mexico's land commissioner is urging an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch after a troubling claim surfaced in the Epstein files.
In 1993-2019, there were a lot of unsolved missing persons in and around the Santa Fe, New Mexico area.
Why havenโt they dug up Epsteinโs Zorro Ranch?
Could Epstein be the Bone Collector serial killer?
#tRumpEpsteinFiles #Epstein #ProudBlue #ZorroRanch #NewMexico
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13.02.2026 22:23 โ ๐ 112 ๐ 74 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 6
A number of these "deprived" American whites are also billionaires who are busy trying to cut off support for both whites & non-whites who are struggling to get by.
#ProudBlue
13.02.2026 22:22 โ ๐ 33 ๐ 18 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Hope all the people regretting having voted for Trump remember this. We used to think GOP was bad for the economy, now we know they're also incompetent and support child molesters.
#ProudBlue
13.02.2026 22:18 โ ๐ 32 ๐ 19 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
Gabbard is not only incompetent, she's disloyal. She has long had relationships in Russia & middle east countries.
#ProudBlue
13.02.2026 22:04 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Believing tomorrow can be better if we stand together!
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Progressive Dem ๐ and fighting for all things currently under attack.
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An over opinionated Black guy in Seattle.
Democrat all day, every day..
I may not say I'll block you for doing this, that, and the other thing, but you can trust and believe that I WILL block you for doing this, that, and the other thing!!
Fed up with Fascism!
Resist!
Time to put an end to this shit!