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#ProudBlue Believer in democracy, "a government of the people, by the people, and for the people"--and that means all the people, of all colors, all genders and gender preferences, all creeds; the only exceptions being bigots and fascists of all stripes

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#EpsteinFiles Yes this! But an obvious speculation further imo is how about if she's been a Putin mole from day one? Taco 2 Dolls would be too afraid to have her suffer a fatal "accident", wouldn't he. ๐Ÿ˜’

16.02.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A measure giving Congress the power to block Trump pardons draws Republican backing "Frankly, it is clear to me the pardon authority has been abused," Rep. Don Bacon said.

Table this for after midterms ๐ŸŒŠ
Republican signs onto effort to let Congress block Trump pardons share.google/FPxw5fXvXwss...

17.02.2026 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pentagon Reportedly Hopping Mad at Anthropic for Not Blindly Supporting Everything Military Does Autonomous drone swarms and mass surveillance are apparently big sticking points for the AI colossus.

Interesting and quite frightening ๐Ÿคจ
Pentagon Reportedly Hopping Mad at Anthropic for Not Blindly Supporting Everything Military Does share.google/D60rHKtTvsIp...

17.02.2026 05:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please help our brave Ukrainian brothers and sisters to fund a mobile lab to accelerate drone R&D. Donate and repost! #Ukraine!

17.02.2026 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Gets Brutally Checked in Court as His Lawlessness Meets Contempt For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...

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17.02.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pinned Because it's critical to know their deceitful plan!

28.07.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 212    ๐Ÿ” 108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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FDA refuses to review Moderna's influenza vaccine application The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not review Moderna's approval application for its influenza vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, sending its shares down 8% in extended trading.

Moderna said last year that itd mRNA-1010 flu vaccine was 27% more effective than an approved standard annual flu shot.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

11.02.2026 04:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If it wasnโ€™t totally believable theyโ€™d try that shit, I โ€˜d say it was unbelievable. Now itโ€™s just Tuesday

11.02.2026 04:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sen. Merkley to Bondi on Trump's crypto dinner: "Don't you think the people have a right to know?""
YouTube video by The Bulwark Sen. Merkley to Bondi on Trump's crypto dinner: "Don't you think the people have a right to know?""

TRUMP AND ELON HAVE STOLEN BILLIONS

12.02.2026 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here are the names. They are starting to come out.

#tRumpIsARapist #HereAreTheNames

12.02.2026 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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What is and isnโ€™t new about US bishopsโ€™ criticism of Trumpโ€™s foreign policy The Catholic Churchโ€™s teachings on โ€˜just warโ€™ have guided leadersโ€™ long history of opposing many military interventions.

U.S. Catholic bishops are criticizing President Trumpโ€™s foreign policy, and while church leaders have long opposed most U.S. wars, the head of Catholic chaplains has gone further, reminding troops to refuse immoral orders.

12.02.2026 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Holy shit! Trump's chief pedophile protector Pam Bondi and the DOJ have been caught spying on lawmakers viewing the unredacted Epstein files. Y'all know who ordered this, right? The pedophile in the Oval Office. ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ‘‡

12.02.2026 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 159    ๐Ÿ” 77    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens โ€” NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were โ€œsortedโ€ at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

12.02.2026 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7611    ๐Ÿ” 3972    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 240    ๐Ÿ“Œ 607
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2026
Texas State Representative Cole Hefner
Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 2910
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-2910
Dear Chair Hefner,
As you know, Texas is home to over 100,000 active duty military personnel - the third largest military population in our nation. San Antonio is correctly known as "Military City, USA", and El Paso can claim the largest military installation and swath of restricted airspace in the continental United States.
Our state is proud of our thousands of active servicemembers, their families, and the work they do in defense of our country, because they volunteered to do it - and did so by swearing a sacred oath of enlistment, which includes a solemn vow to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". Today, we, the undersigned, express our profound concern with recent reporting which alleges widespread violations of basic Constitutional rights within the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss grounds.
Camp East Montana was opened in late 2025, and almost immediately upon its opening, detainees, their families, and legal watchdog organizations began bringing attention to conditions that were deemed unsuitable for detainees, even by internal standards set by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).' These issues were detailed in a secret internal ICE report that only federal officials currently have access to.
On ICE's webpage titled "Detention Management", it states that "detention is non-punitive." Yet, according to reporting by the Washington Post based on sworn statements from dozens of detainees, the facility, for months, was being run like a prison in a country without standards for oversight, health, or safety for the inmates. There were complaints that toilets and sinks didn't work for the first few weeks after the facility's opening last Augusโ€ฆ

TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 10, 2026 Texas State Representative Cole Hefner Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs P.O. Box 2910 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711-2910 Dear Chair Hefner, As you know, Texas is home to over 100,000 active duty military personnel - the third largest military population in our nation. San Antonio is correctly known as "Military City, USA", and El Paso can claim the largest military installation and swath of restricted airspace in the continental United States. Our state is proud of our thousands of active servicemembers, their families, and the work they do in defense of our country, because they volunteered to do it - and did so by swearing a sacred oath of enlistment, which includes a solemn vow to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". Today, we, the undersigned, express our profound concern with recent reporting which alleges widespread violations of basic Constitutional rights within the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss grounds. Camp East Montana was opened in late 2025, and almost immediately upon its opening, detainees, their families, and legal watchdog organizations began bringing attention to conditions that were deemed unsuitable for detainees, even by internal standards set by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).' These issues were detailed in a secret internal ICE report that only federal officials currently have access to. On ICE's webpage titled "Detention Management", it states that "detention is non-punitive." Yet, according to reporting by the Washington Post based on sworn statements from dozens of detainees, the facility, for months, was being run like a prison in a country without standards for oversight, health, or safety for the inmates. There were complaints that toilets and sinks didn't work for the first few weeks after the facility's opening last Augusโ€ฆ

US Army Major General Curtis Taylor and Col. Michael V. Soyka, civil rights and legal advocacy organizations addressed documented cases of illegal, extrajudicial attempts to deport detainees to Mexico.
"These actions by federal officers are clear violations," the civil liberties groups said in the letter.
ICE officers have approached non-Mexicans held at Fort Bliss and informed them orally that they will be deported to Mexico. When detainees state that they fear being removed to Mexico and decline third country deportation, officers have subjected them to physical abuse, and threats of criminal prosecution and lengthy imprisonment."
- Washington Post, December 8, 2025.
The December 8th letter also detailed grave examples of physical and sexual abuse against detainees.
Advocates shared the story of Isaac,' a detainee who was threatened with deportation to Mexico. When he declined, he was violently hit in the head multiple times, and agents "crushed my testicles between their fingers, which was very painful and humiliating." * There are many documented and sworn complaints, just like Isaac's, that clearly demonstrate torturous treatment and a widespread disregard for, or a catastrophic misunderstanding of, due process rights among rank-and-file facility staff.
As of this letter's first drafting, three detainees in ICE custody housed at Camp East Montana have died, all in the past two months. On January 21, 2026, the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office determined that the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, of Cuba, was a homicide by "asphyxia due to neck and torso compression." 5 Mr. Campos was convicted of heinous crimes, and his victims deserved justice.
However, he was not sentenced to death by a judge or jury - he was killed by someone responsible for his care, for unknown reasons or circumstances. It is our responsibility as Texas legislators to ensure that we can trust that jails, prisons, and detention facilities in Texas operate to our high standards and expecโ€ฆ

US Army Major General Curtis Taylor and Col. Michael V. Soyka, civil rights and legal advocacy organizations addressed documented cases of illegal, extrajudicial attempts to deport detainees to Mexico. "These actions by federal officers are clear violations," the civil liberties groups said in the letter. ICE officers have approached non-Mexicans held at Fort Bliss and informed them orally that they will be deported to Mexico. When detainees state that they fear being removed to Mexico and decline third country deportation, officers have subjected them to physical abuse, and threats of criminal prosecution and lengthy imprisonment." - Washington Post, December 8, 2025. The December 8th letter also detailed grave examples of physical and sexual abuse against detainees. Advocates shared the story of Isaac,' a detainee who was threatened with deportation to Mexico. When he declined, he was violently hit in the head multiple times, and agents "crushed my testicles between their fingers, which was very painful and humiliating." * There are many documented and sworn complaints, just like Isaac's, that clearly demonstrate torturous treatment and a widespread disregard for, or a catastrophic misunderstanding of, due process rights among rank-and-file facility staff. As of this letter's first drafting, three detainees in ICE custody housed at Camp East Montana have died, all in the past two months. On January 21, 2026, the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office determined that the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, of Cuba, was a homicide by "asphyxia due to neck and torso compression." 5 Mr. Campos was convicted of heinous crimes, and his victims deserved justice. However, he was not sentenced to death by a judge or jury - he was killed by someone responsible for his care, for unknown reasons or circumstances. It is our responsibility as Texas legislators to ensure that we can trust that jails, prisons, and detention facilities in Texas operate to our high standards and expecโ€ฆ

You, as Chair of a powerful standing committee of the Texas House, have the power to investigate violations of state and federal law occurring within military and defense-aligned government agencies.
You have the power to investigate and question elected and appointed officers of our government when they violate their oaths of office. We believe that, while Camp East Montana is operated and funded by the federal government, you have the power granted by the Texas Constitution and the Texas House Rules to convene a hearing of your committee, to call and compel the testimony of pertinent witnesses, and to issue policy change recommendations.
Our communities are looking to their state government in disgust, shocked that these questions and allegations haven't been met with the seriousness they deserve. We are ready to put in the work necessary to learn the truth and share it with Texas.
Sincerely,
Jession forgie,
Rep. Jessica Gonzรกlez
House District 104
Rep. Ray Lopez
Vice Chair; Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House District 125
Rep. Vincent Perez
House District 77
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Rep. Mihaela Plesa
House District 70
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House District 107
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House District 135
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House District 119
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You, as Chair of a powerful standing committee of the Texas House, have the power to investigate violations of state and federal law occurring within military and defense-aligned government agencies. You have the power to investigate and question elected and appointed officers of our government when they violate their oaths of office. We believe that, while Camp East Montana is operated and funded by the federal government, you have the power granted by the Texas Constitution and the Texas House Rules to convene a hearing of your committee, to call and compel the testimony of pertinent witnesses, and to issue policy change recommendations. Our communities are looking to their state government in disgust, shocked that these questions and allegations haven't been met with the seriousness they deserve. We are ready to put in the work necessary to learn the truth and share it with Texas. Sincerely, Jession forgie, Rep. Jessica Gonzรกlez House District 104 Rep. Ray Lopez Vice Chair; Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs House District 125 Rep. Vincent Perez House District 77 Othear Rep. Mihaela Plesa House District 70 238 Rep. Linda Garcia House District 107 2l Rep. Jon Rosenthal House District 135 Rep. Eddie Morales Jr. House District 74 Jit Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer House District 116 AMRaz Ramos Rep. Ana-Marรญa Rodriguez Ramos House District 102 Donna owned Chintuaal Rep. Donna Howard Rep. Christina Morales House District 48 House District 145 Rep. Bobby Guerra House District 41 Jugenin Rep. Josey Garcia House District 124 Rep. Liz Campos House District 119 Lute Inen Rep. Lulu Flores House District 51 3

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Texas Reps:
โ€œWe have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. We are demanding an independent investigation and public hearings...โ€ #pinks #momsky #resist

12.02.2026 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kansas City firm backs out of deal to sell warehouse to ICE for detention center The firm said in a statement that it doesnโ€™t comment on potential transactions, but that โ€œbaseless speculations, inaccurate narratives, serious threats towards their leadership, employees and families...

I saw this The Kansas City Star article on the The Kansas City Star app and thought you'd be interested.

Kansas City firm backs out of deal to sell warehouse to ICE for detention center
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

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12.02.2026 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Google gave ICE the sensitive personal data of a student journalist, including his bank account and credit card info, without even letting him know.

The company is also helping bankroll Trumpโ€™s vanity ballroom project.

Google is enabling fascism โ€” all to protect its bottom line.

12.02.2026 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3360    ๐Ÿ” 1513    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66
The Last Mountain - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las... RFK Jr. was a big environmentalist before being an anti-vaxxer. Where does he stand now? I think there are probably others in the administration who know climate change is real. If so time to step forward.

14.02.2026 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Germany and the rest of the world.
Our problem is the US media is also owned by fascists. #fascism

09.02.2026 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Trump was present during a rape party at Zorro Ranch according to Maria Farmers testimony. Trump is named in those files over one million times. Trump has been accused of rape in court 28 separate times by different women. Trump is a rapist.

13.02.2026 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Senator Gallego called for drastic action if the Republicans attempt any chicanery. #congress #newsupdate #fyp TikTok video by ๐ŸŒสโฐ™วถฦฦฦณ ฦ๐ค ฦ๐ค ฦ๐ค โณœ๐Ÿงท

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14.02.2026 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We know the tricks, we go analog, we check our neighbors, stay vigilant, thatโ€™s the Minnesota way.

14.02.2026 02:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not that Iโ€™m complaining, but Stephen Miller went from being on camera 24/7 to the MAGA Witness Protection Program.

13.02.2026 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4795    ๐Ÿ” 762    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 287    ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
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The Lives of Others - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liv... when I read today about ICE agents letting protesters know that they know where they lived it reminded me of East Germany where neighbor spied on neighbor. ICE takes a page from the communist playbook.

16.02.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t understand the phrase โ€œsoaking the richโ€ even when the top rate was 90%, that only applied to income above a very high level. With deductions and exemptions those in the 90% bracket only actually paid 35% or less of their income in taxes.

16.02.2026 04:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As Andreas Malm in his book Overshoot points out, thereโ€™s a school of economists who believe we shouldnโ€™t do anything to fight climate change if it cuts into GDP growth. The theory being that we can more effectively combat climate change in the future with a bigger economy. What could go wrong?

16.02.2026 04:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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REP. @aoc.bsky.social : โ€œItโ€™s important to remember thereโ€™s more of us than them โ€” every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.โ€

16.02.2026 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11812    ๐Ÿ” 3207    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 225    ๐Ÿ“Œ 141
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E-mails reveal Epsteinโ€™s bid for clemency from former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist The records show that Epstein sought a direct conversation with Crist in the final months of Cristโ€™s time as governor in 2010.

BREAKING: E-mails reveal Epsteinโ€™s bid for clemency from former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

05.02.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 313    ๐Ÿ” 154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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This is all John Robertsโ€™ fault Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.

Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.

16.02.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 760    ๐Ÿ” 298    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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15.02.2026 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 737    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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