If *I* knew that the closing of the Strait of Hormuz was a major—if not THE major—risk of going to war with Iran, then Trump’s national security team should have known.
And I think they did.
They were likely advised about it by knowledgable officials and ignored the warnings.
The question is why.
Close the Straits? Who could have predicted that?
Meanwhile, in Vermont…
People are getting gassed for protesting ICE. Yep, that’s still going on. America sure is great, isn’t it?
#Vermont #ICE #SouthBurlington
“.. There’s no point in deceiving ourselves: Trump now sounds little different than Vladimir Putin in how he justifies the conflict—and in how much power he has claimed for himself to dictate America’s participation in it.”
@sbg1.bsky.social
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Good thing everyone involved is only in a position of power because of merit
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social fyi i feel the need to post about LBJ post presidency
Finally, a CEO with a real spine in this new era!
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the company “cannot in good conscience” agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its AI models in all lawful use cases.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/a...
So, a man can rape whomever he chooses and if the woman gets rid of the baby, she can get the death penalty. These people are nuts. WTF!!!
#USDemocracy
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“People are mad at how much energy and water our digital pollution machines use, but did you ever think about how much energy and water YOU use?” is an actual argument Sam Altman is making.
So much curling. So, so, so much curling.
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Resistance infrastructure.
This is crazy.
Why the fuck did she have a list of the Epstein files that Jayapal accessed?
Federal court orders unsealing on Tuesday of the Fulton County affidavit used to support the ransacking of the election office files. We will learn what persuaded a magistrate to grant the search warrant, which was a foreboding development.
We earthlings.
TODAY’S DOCKET
⚖️NH: A two-week trial begins in a lawsuit challenging a voter suppression law that requires proof of citizenship for voting.
⚖️MO: A trial begins in a pro-voting lawsuit challenging the wording of a referendum to block the state’s new gerrymandered congressional map.
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Anna and I share the same publicist 😃 (the author herself) and I know how important but also how tough it is to keep momentum going.
This is such important history, and such an expert author and great writer-- please do keep sharing, and **recommending to your libraries**!
A Truth Social post from Donald Trump that reads: "America’s Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World. We are either going to fix them, or we won’t have a Country any longer. I am asking all Republicans to fight for the following: SAVE AMERICA ACT! 1. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW VOTER ID (IDENTIFICATION!). 2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER FOR VOTING. 3. NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!)."
The SAVE America Act doesn't actually end mail voting. There's another bill (the MEGA Act) that does that, but the SAVE America Act just does the first two things on Trump's list.
really fun but also important to get to talk about ICE and 287g on a politics-elections podcast, important to connect the dots between who we're electing and how law enforcement policies are actually working out. (thanks @geoffreyskelley.com for the invite)
in terms of the 'voters trust Rs to handle immigration over Ds' line, 2 points:
1. R advantage has been cut by half/two-thirds since 2024.
2. Public clearly disagrees with Trump on enforcement. Task for Dems is giving voters a coherent alt,
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Big news in California, with filing deadline very near:
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilor and a leader in the local left, has decided to run for mayor against Mayor Karen Bass (and many others).
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
UPDATE: Another 1,110 ballots counted and Mejia expand her lead over Malinowski further, now to 1.4% and 868 votes.
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American Conversations: Representative Joe Neguse
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Representative Joe Nequse serves as a part of House Leadership
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I compiled some thoughts on Venezuela, and more importantly, the insane rhetoric since the attack.
Unlocked for everyone:
www.patreon.com/posts/147513...
Subsidized housing can greatly improve the lives of low-income kids — if we design it right. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Democratic lawmakers proposed amendments that would reduce Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano’s salary to $1 unless records related to the data-sharing scheme between DOGE and an unnamed “political advocacy group” are turned over to Congress.
Heard various elected officials say early on that they still trusted the FBI to conduct a legitimate investigation. Nope.
