Stop saying Trump wants to "nationalize elections."

What he said was: "We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many—15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

"Take over the voting" and "nationalizing voting" is very different from the more sanitized language.

Not only is Massachusetts one of six Dem-run states that hasn’t banned ICE’s 287g program (see map below)….

… it’s also the only state where a state-level agency, so one under the control of the governor (@massgovernor.bsky.social) is contracted with 287g: boltsmag.org/massachusett...

When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.

I clearly see the Supreme Court's tariff case differently than legacy media. If you appreciate independent, news, information and analysis and want to support pro-democracy media, sign up for Democracy Docket. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash Civil rights groups and parents gathered in front of the Quakertown Police Department Saturday demanding answers for the violent confrontation Friday.

INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday.

They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held.

thread bsky.app/profile/alex...

Put her in a choke hold and the other kids jumped in to beat his ass. The kids are alright.

Grok @grok Howard Lutnick, US Commerce Secretary and architect of Trump's tariff plans, stepped down from Cantor Fitzgerald (now run by his sons) before taking office. Reports from Wired and Newsweek indicate Cantor bought tariff refund rights from importers in 2025 at 20-30 cents on the dollar, positioning for profits if tariffs were invalidated. Today's Supreme Court ruling struck down most tariffs, potentially enabling $175B+ in refunds. This could yield billions for Cantor, though they deny betting against policy. A Senate probe examines conflicts.

Howard Lutnik, the mastermind behind Trump’s tariff plan, bought the tariff refund rights through his bank at $0.25 on the dollar last year. Actively betting on his own policy to not work.

Lutnik and his bank now stand to make billions.

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

This is an excellent @propublica.org long read on one of the most dangerous men in the U.S.: Russell Vought.

From 'buy America' to 'bye America', Wall Street exodus gathers pace U.S. investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and overseas markets look more attractive.

U.S. investors are pulling money out of their own stock market at the fastest pace in at least 16 years as Big Tech returns fade and better-performing overseas markets look more attractive.
www.reuters.com/business/buy...

Trump has forced American consumers to shoulder the burden of billions in illegal tariffs over the last year. Americans will not be paid back. But instead of apologizing, Trump is imposing new tariffs worldwide for no discernible reason.

Senate G.O.P. Faces Pressure to Force ‘Talking Filibuster’ for Voter I.D. Bill

i say let them do it. if i were a senate democrat i would relish the opportunity to let the country know that republicans don't think you should vote if you are a married woman www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/u...

Woman charged after joining anti-ICE teen group chat A South Carolina restauranteur has been arrested after encouraging high school students to partake in an anti-ICE walkout.

This is a ridiculous abuse of power.

‘No one deserves this’: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.

This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.

He finally died.

I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...

Red States’ Fascist Campaign Against Colleges and Professors Trump and his hench people get all the attention, but red-state governors and legislators are waging a largely under-the-radar war on liberal education.

"Emboldened by what Trump is doing, red states are going much further. They are attempting to destroy higher education as we know it." newrepublic.com/article/2068...

Funeral held for Chicago teen who battled cancer while fighting for father's release from ICE detention

"Ofelia left us with a lot of light, a lot of strength," said Reyna Torres, Mexican consul general in Chicago, after the service in Montclare for Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, who died Feb. 13 from a rare form of cancer.

Elon Musk Brings 4th Quarter GDP Growth to a Crawl Fourth-quarter GDP fell short as federal spending cuts, weak investment, and stubborn inflation offset consumption gains.

Elon Musk helped to sink economic growth in the fourth quarter cepr.net/publications...

They can’t figure out how to spend the extra $500 billion they gave themselves for the military, but cut our healthcare and food assistance because they said they couldn’t afford it.

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi Owned Palantir Stock While Voting to Fund Homeland Security Palantir is doing huge business with the federal government as its share price soars.

god he’s the fucking worst

Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

guy with the mask that comes off during his attack of the observer and attorney seems like an extra huge loser, which is really saying something for these turds. Do they teach such professional form in the shoot yourself in the leg, family won’t take your calls, weakest of character dept training

Trump accuses Supreme Court justices of disloyalty for declaring his tariffs illegal “They’re very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution."

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump accelerated his assault on the federal judiciary Thursday by accusing “certain” Supreme Court justices of being “unpatriotic and disloyal” by striking down most of his tariffs. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

FBI Denies That Kash Patel’s Olympics Trip Using Agency Jet Is For Personal Reasons A report from CBS News said Patel flew on a Justice Department plane to Italy, with plans to watch Olympic hockey.

A report from CBS News said Patel flew on a Justice Department plane to Italy, with plans to watch Olympic hockey.

CNN: Apparently the breakfast had been going well. Then Trump became enraged. He started ranting about the decision, not only calling it a disgrace, but started attacking the courts at one point saying: these f’ing courts

Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.

Collins always has an excuse to vote against free and fair elections. It is the one issue on which she reliably proves she is in lockstep with the rest of her party. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...

While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot. ICE agent killed US citizen in Texas-public didn't know for a year

The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.

ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights. n.pr/4qPmLGr

Trump's pick for Secretary of Commerce...

How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

A 9-year old girl traveled to Florida for a vacation at Disney.

Then, she spent four months imprisoned in Texas.

Gutting story:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

Exclusive: After pulling out of WHO, the Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the global disease surveillance and outbreak functions the United States once helped build, which will cost about three times as much.