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James Talarico: It's troubling to all of us that the most powerful politicians and corporate executives are working to sell out the First Amendment.

An attack on any one of our First Amendment rights is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights — whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican.

House passes bill that could create voting barriers for married women The House of Representatives passed a bill on Feb. 11 that would require proof of citizenship to vote.

Married women could lose their right to vote if we don’t take ACTION.

Under the SAVE America Act, millions of women who changed their names after marriage could be blocked from registering to vote. Tell your Senators to STOP this anti-voter bill before its too late: VoteRiders.org/SAVE

Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate

The truth will come out.
#RepublicanPartyOfPedophilia is running out of time.

#RepublicanPresidentOfPedophilia

Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.

Zahilay bans ICE from certain spaces in King County The county executive, in his first executive order, issued a suite of actions aimed at supporting immigrant and refugee communities.

Let me be clear — ICE has no place in our community.

I’m glad to work with leaders like King County Executive Girmay Zahilay who are taking steps to ban these lawless federal agents from terrorizing our neighbors.

If you only read one thing today, let it be this. ICE is not in retreat. What we saw in Minnesota is going to spread everywhere. Get ready, friends. Take a training. Connect with your neighbors. Find out which groups are already doing prep work and volunteer. Lock arms and love on your community.

Brad @BraddrofliT Imagine a little girl tells you an old man was sexually abusing her and your response is "yeah but the stock market."

How can we have a “President’s Day”, when we don’t have a President ??

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state can put a redistricting plan on the ballot this spring that could add as many as four more Democratic seats in Congress.

The referendum will take place on April 21.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...

"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

🚨🚨IMPORTANT: Republicans’ partial government shutdown has started. Here’s what to expect and why it matters.

The text on the center flyer reads:

ICE goons:
You will face justice in this life and the next.
You will rot in jail, and burn in hell.
Resign. Repent. Repay.

The other fliers simply say ICE OUT with a flower.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

💚😂

Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans

Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.

The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...

Since 1931, there has been a blank space at front and center the U of C hospital waiting to honor the person who finds the cure for preeclampsia.

My Thing 2 was a preemie b/c of preeclampsia.

This is so hopeful!

www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/wo...

🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: “We have already made many compromises, and the biggest of them is that Putin and his entourage are still not in prison”

Good night, dear friends. It’s 01:00 in Ukraine. I wish everyone has a safe, peaceful, and calm night. Hopefully see you tomorrow.

Remembrance is not a violation. Russia is a terrorist state!

“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing

Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.

NEWS: @robertgarcia.bsky.social says unredacted Epstein files give “a much better understanding of who the recruiters were.”

There is a list of people who were doing that work for him. Now we will seek out to find out what they know, who they were working for, and how they got all their money.

In case you missed it, there's a new harbor seal in town. Hey, Flounder! 🦭

Flounder is now calling Casey and Hogan his roommates in our Pier 60 harbor seal habitat. He joins us after the passing of Barney—one of the longest-lived harbor seals in human care—early last year. 💙

Federal judge blocks Pentagon's demotion attempt against Sen. Mark Kelly A federal judge's preliminary injunction blocked the Pentagon's attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly.

Links:

www.axios.com/local/phoeni...

www.advocate.com/news/judge-o...

In a separate decision, another federal judge ordered the administration to assist in the return of Venezuelan migrants who were deported to El Salvador and have been stuck in legal and humanitarian limbo since March, if they choose to come back.