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Concerned American. Former CIA officer. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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02.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This VEEP episode isn’t very funny.

02.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I, a member of <checks notes> the Senate Committees on Finance, Budget, Judiciary, Foreign Relations, & Select Intelligence, have no better idea than you what the hell is happening as the President of the United States takes us into a an illegal war."

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28.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 2809 πŸ” 743 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 14

this is what they said it would be like under socialism

27.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 19276 πŸ” 4342 πŸ’¬ 1074 πŸ“Œ 169
February 26, 2026
Dear members of the Columbia community:
This morning at approximately
6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student.
We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support.
Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a
"missing person." We are working to gather more details.
It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

February 26, 2026 Dear members of the Columbia community: This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a "missing person." We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient.
If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena.
We will update our community as additional information becomes
available.
Sincerely,

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient. If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena. We will update our community as additional information becomes available. Sincerely,

BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.

"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"

26.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 2643 πŸ” 1240 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 191
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ICE is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push, so it's hiring officers before completing standard checks.

The agency fired five people after belatedly finding that they had outstanding warrants for their arrest.

www.reuters.com/world/ice-st...

26.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1682 πŸ” 688 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 110
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Calculating the Taxpayers' Tab for Ken Paxton's Extensive Travels In his three terms as attorney general, Paxton’s state police security detail has cost nearly $3 million as it accompanied him across Texas, the country, and the world.

My look at the taxpayer cost of AG Ken Paxton's extensive travels www.texasobserver.org/taxpayer-tab...

25.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at the PostSports
section this morning, every article from the AP or Philly Inquirer. Shocking and sad
@washingtonpost.com

26.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@uarizona.bsky.social - @Baylor game a much better viewing experience.

25.02.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't really care for using the MoH as a partisan prop ngl

25.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 743 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 2

Trump takes credit for lower crime rates in Washington, DC after sending federal troops last year.

Fact check: Since peaking in 2023, D.C. violent crime fell in 2024, before Trump took office, and has continued to fall at similar rates before and after federal intervention.

25.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

democrats should internalize that this is what their colleagues think of them and act accordingly

25.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 15107 πŸ” 3508 πŸ’¬ 282 πŸ“Œ 1
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Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

25.02.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 16117 πŸ” 4220 πŸ’¬ 258 πŸ“Œ 186

Eye-popping margins in the Pennsylvania special elections today:

β€”Democrats won HD94 by 63 points.
(Harris won it by 30 in 2024.)

β€”Democrats won HD42 by 35 points.
(Harris won it by 17 in 2024.)

[The 2024 numbers are via the essential @the-downballot.com].

25.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 5468 πŸ” 1357 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 87

Walked out of the State of the Union because I couldn’t sit through hours of Trump’s lies.

Americans know the truth: he’s spiking prices and wrecking our economy.

We’re a better country than this.

25.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 4555 πŸ” 767 πŸ’¬ 272 πŸ“Œ 73

Identifying an active duty Night Stalker by name at the State of the Union is wild.

Well-deserved Medal of Honor, but it’s extremely dangerous to out members of JSOC like that

25.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 2120 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 11
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Celebrating Black History Month: Margaret Bailey, first African American Nurse Corps colonel Margaret Bailey, born December 25, 1915 in Selma, Alabama, graduated from nursing school in 1938 and worked at Mercy Hospital in st. Peter...

Black History Month: Margaret Bailey, first African American to attain the rank of colonel in the US Army Nurse Corps, the highest rank possible in the USANC.

#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth2026
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24.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 1517 πŸ” 472 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11

Trump celebrating that they changed the name of Fort Bragg back to once again honor Braxton Bragg, a white supremacist traitor who waged war on the United States so he could keep owning other human beings, and whose incompetence as a general was matched only by his cruelty to his own soldiers

25.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

CNN follows NPR and Politico in finding that DOJ scrubbed the Epstein files of evidence related to a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 years old.

25.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 3551 πŸ” 1469 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 44
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Column | On a new banner, Trump evokes the shadow world of authoritarian icons A new Trump banner outside the Justice Department evokes authoritarian regimes and signals that it is now wholly loyal to the whims of the current president.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

21.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On Oct 18, more than 7 million of us rose at more than 2,700 events in all 50 states, DC, and cities worldwide to say: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. Now, our task is to stay vigilant, stay united, and continue to push back. https://www.nokings.org/

18.02.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Even Fox News is telling Trump to pump the brakes on accusing SCOTUS of being controlled by foreign actors, reminding him he has other "big cases" before the court.

John Yoo: "I think President Trump would be wise to no longer call the justices somehow tools of foreign influence."

20.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 497 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 24

Your occasional reminder that Trump launched a pack of lunatics through the halls of congress howling for the blood of his own vice president

20.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Contrary to the β€œemptied out Midwest” narrative, data show Midwest population trends mirror long-run shifts across the US, not a collapse caused by free-market policies, Cato scholars explain. Basing policy on a false story won’t revive manufacturing or growth.

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20.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Special thanks to the five small businesses owners who brought this case when others were afraid and saved the progressive income tax from Trump’s dumb scheme to replace revenues with tariffs.

20.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump gonna sanction his own supreme court he picked.

20.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3
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Posties who have started a Substack or other newsletter Posties who have started a Substack or other newsletter @geoffreyfowler: https://geoffreyafowler.substack.com @roncharles: https://roncharles.substack.com @Azi: https://azipaybarah.substack.com Ch...

.@jackshafer.bsky.social is keeping a doc of Post journalists who have newsletters or Substacks: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

05.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

And here's a fundraiser for the hundreds who've been laid off. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

05.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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You Can’t Kill Swagger My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.

Yesterday, hundreds of those people were swept out, because of the charlatans in charge. Hundreds remain, carrying on the work.

I wish Americans could really see & feel what it's like in a newsroom. The care. The effort. @sallyjenx.bsky.social captures it here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

05.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A good shot at the facts β€” Mr. Dan Zak Ten years ago today I first reported for work at The Washington Post. Deep Throat had come out a couple days earlier. I might have been wearing a tie. My pants sure as shit didn't fit.

I left The Washington Post last year, but wrote my love letter in the middle of my time there, in 2015.

Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years

05.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1