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Zuma888

@zuma888.bsky.social
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Ex nomad stuck in Florida. Trying to figure out the American Experiment one day at a time.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I can’t stop thinking about this.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 27/02/2026
New Jersey joined the growing list of states sued by the Department of Justice after refusing to share personal information of voters with President Donald Trump’s administration because of privacy concerns.
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Trump’s Justice Department sues New Jersey for voters’ personal information
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MarketTwits @markettwits.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
⚠️Britain evacuates personnel from #Iran
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
There is a real argument that the Trump administration's ICE excesses are radicalizing judges of all political stripes against him and his admin. Decisions made by ICE (and the agency's general shrug at court orders) have dramatically brought down DOJ's reputation along with it.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/02/2026
Despite the fact that it hasn't been the top news story for a few days, "the unbelievable scope of DHS’s lawlessness and brutality are becoming more painfully obvious every day." Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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Same Brutal ICE. Now Stealthier.
ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
And the Lancet's editorial that goes with it www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This state court challenge is being led by @harperseldin.bsky.social
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Transgender Kansans Challenge State Law Invalidating Their Driver’s Licenses and Allowing Them to Be Sued for Using Public Restrooms | American Civil Liberties Union
Topeka, KS – Two transgender residents of Kansas have filed a lawsuit in state court challenging a new state law that immediately invalidated their...
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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I make the point that Democrats are one of the most electorally successful centre-left parties in the world a lot but man, setting out the numbers does contextualise how Yanks whining about Dems being losers are the equivalent of like Barcelona fans complaining that they never win anything
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"The midterm elections can’t change the executive branch. But the midterms can mitigate and in some cases stop the damage. They can point to a different path ahead. They could be a repudiation of the Trumpist project. Or they could signify acquiescence to it." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Same Brutal ICE. Now Stealthier.
ICE has learned how to be cruel and lawless without drawing so much attention to itself.
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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Re-upping my Epstein essay from August as new information emerges today. Caution: disturbing descriptions of my and others’ sexual assaults. Release all the damn files. This is the ultimate test of this nation’s useless partisanship.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 27/02/2026
The company that currently owns/runs Truth Social wants to shunt the platform off to a new company tentatively called "SpinCo," which is admittedly a much better reflection of the platform's contents.
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Greg Pinelo @gregpinelo.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Still talking about Pizzagate. You know who ACTUALLY had a network that trafficked children for sex? Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump. www.ms.now/news/hillary...
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Clinton says Epstein committee asked about UFOs and “Pizzagate”
Republicans might not have gotten much out of the former secretary of state in her deposition — aside from fodder for her husband’s turn under oath.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/02/2026
The Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain military support, including requiring members to use sex assigned at birth.
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Pentagon says Scouting America will alter policies to maintain support from US military
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Scouting America will alter several policies to maintain its support from the U.S. military.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 27/02/2026
Exclusive: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over AI use on the battlefield, telling staff he's working on a deal to solve the impasse.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Calls for De-Escalation in Anthropic Showdown With Hegseth
Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of AI on the battlefield, telling his staff that the company was working on a deal that might help solve the impasse.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
ICE impersonating local police and lying should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and then new laws passed to go fuller. newrepublic.com/article/2071...
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ICE’s Latest Bit of Despicable Trickery May Be Illegal
If the federal agents who arrested Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva passed themselves off as local police, city officials need to put a stop to that practice.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
DHS: "Border Patrol agents offered him a courtesy ride, which he chose to accept to a coffee shop, determined to be a warm, safe location." Surveillance video:
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"Or it does until you talk to Cornyn about how he’d view handing his seat to a Republican rival, Ken Paxton, with more baggage than DFW at Christmas." -- www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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‘We’ve Got Enough Performance Artists in DC’: John Cornyn Refuses to Go Quietly
The four-term Texan is testing whether a traditional Republican still has a place in a party reshaped by Donald Trump.
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Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The FDA wants to prioritize speed over safety with new drug approvals. What could possibly go wrong? apnews.com/article/drug...
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FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews
The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 27/02/2026
Aliya Rahman, a disabled woman with autism from Minneapolis who was severely injured by President Donald Trump's immigration forces in January, claimed on Thursday that she was targeted for removal from the president's State of the Union address.
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Woman severely injured by Trump's ICE suspects she was 'targeted' for removal during SOTU
Aliya Rahman, a disabled woman with autism from Minneapolis who was severely injured by President Donald Trump's immigration forces in January, claimed on Thursday that she was targeted for removal from the president's State of the Union address. Rahman attended the address as a guest of Rep. Ilhan ...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27/02/2026
FedEx says that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them.
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FedEx says it will return to customers any refunds it gets back from Trump's illegal tariffs
FedEx filed suit to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I'm seeing commentary that a formal commitment to keep Ukr out of NATO *no longer* satisfies Pu. What?? It never would've. There's plenty of evidence Ru always aimed to control or absorb Ukr and replace Europe's security architecture w an arrangement allowing Ru to reassert domination over EEurope.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"If you compare the United States to every other industrialized country and you rank them from the very best to the very worst, the American stock market comes 21st out of 23."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Trump says this is not happening. Which is why he spent his State of the Union speech honoring sports teams and awarding military medals.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 27/02/2026
Big Tech workers press bosses to back Anthropic in Pentagon clash ft.trib.al/FtjIwM2
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Big Tech workers press bosses to back Anthropic in Pentagon clash
Amazon, Google and Microsoft staff urge their executives to adopt tough AI guardrails and refuse any defence contracts
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 27/02/2026
The 19th spoke with child development experts to get their tips on how parents — particularly those most at risk of being targeted by ICE — can navigate these conversations with their children.
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How to talk to your children about ICE
Child development experts share tips to help parents navigate this time of heightened stress and uncertainty as immigration enforcement expands.
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
From my colleague Stephen Richer: if the executive order on elections said to be circulating at the White House were somehow to go into effect as law, it would not only drastically alter how Americans vote but "likely be administratively impossible for the 2026 midterm elections." /1
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Trump's Draft Executive Order Would Be a Sea Change to How Americans Vote and How Elections Are Run
Given that the contemplated executive order is likely a loser in the courts, and that it might be administratively impossible, what is the real goal of the president in drafting such an executive orde...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 27/02/2026
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni would like the European Union to form a free-trade zone with the US in order to get past the transatlantic tariff fight.
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Meloni Calls Trump’s Tariffs a Mistake, Seeks Free-Trade Zone
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni would like the European Union to form a free-trade zone with the US in order to get past the transatlantic tariff fight.
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Well, it certainly appears as if Anthropic is going to do the right thing. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/a...
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Anthropic CEO Amodei says Pentagon's threats 'do not change our position' on AI
Anthropic said its negotiations with the DOD are still ongoing.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Russian forces struck a residential area of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, with phosphorus munitions — banned weapons that burn at over 800°C — followed by a FAB-1500 bomb, Ukraine's 28th Mechanized Brigade reports. About 2,000 civilians remain in the city. euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/27/r...
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
China’s embassy in Israel calls on its citizens to increase security precautions and enhance emergency preparedness.-N12
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Axios @axios.com · 27/02/2026
NEW: U.S. evacuates Israel embassy staff as Trump's Iran decision looms
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U.S. evacuates Israel embassy staff as Trump's Iran decision looms
A spokesman for Iran's military said "any unwise American action will lead to a widespread fire in the region."
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 27/02/2026
Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election: Anti-Corruption Promises Vs Public Skepticism www.occrp.org/en/news/nepa...
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Nepal’s Post-Uprising Election: Anti-Corruption Promises Vs Public Skepticism
Nepal is heading to polls on March 5 to democratically replace its government toppled by “Gen Z” protests six months ago. Every major political party is promising specific ways to end corruption,...
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
From @charliesavage.bsky.social : Hints that Chief Judge Altonaga may have blocked Fort Pearce grand jury, overseen by Judge Cannon, from pursuing US Atty Jason Reding-Quinones's "grand conspiracy" probe. But not clear, & Miami grand jury proceeds. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...
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Trump Ally Expands Inquiry of Former Officials Who Investigated the President
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Forbes @forbes.com · 27/02/2026
Larry Ellison Relocates To Trump’s Palm Beach Backyard
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From Lanai To Near Mar-A-Lago: Larry Ellison’s Trump Proximity Play
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's official residence is now in Manalapan, Florida, not the Hawaii island that he famously bought in 2012.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
It sounds like the military accidentally shot down a customs and border patrol drone in El Paso. Accidentally. With a laser. How in the actual fuck?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
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Jeff Ash @jeffash26.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"I've logged every flight for the USCG jets and the luxury 737 going back to October, and while it is often not possible to know who is using which plane and for what reason, let me just say: Those 17 trips to Noem's hometown of Watertown, SD, in the last 18 weeks? That was her."
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/02/2026
If the Trump administration needs help bringing them all back, I’ve got receipts. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...
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Tracking All of Trump’s Third-Country Removals (That We Know Of)
Bookmark this post, it will be updated.
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
At least they’re blowing their budget on extremely dumb shit that will be easy to criminally investigate
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
If you were worried the Supreme Court tariff decision undermined the Administration's "deals", let me put your mind at rest. Those "deals" were more reality TV than trade policy: Press conferences, bullet points, and praise, but little substance. The tell: None were ever signed
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge is threatening to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt if they continue defying court orders in immigration cases. "One way or another, ICE will comply." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Far from being deterred by the 5th circuit, federal judges in Texas appear to be ordering the release of more ICE detainees than before on due process/constitutional grounds. Here is Judge Jason Pulliam, a Trump appointee, joining their ranks. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 27/02/2026
So, this wasn’t the greatest day to be Jewish in America, I have to say.
Platner boosts antisemitic conspiracy theorist online“Hey bitch, the goyim are waking the fuck up.”“Tax the Jews” chants ring out at San Francisco event”“Crispin Glover accused of battering woman he allegedly lured to California from the Uk after showing her his Nazi memorabilia.”
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/02/2026
Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say reut.rs/4rBpX9F
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Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say
The U.S. military shot down a U.S. government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, an accident that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, congressional aides told Reuters.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Labour's swing toward racism is perhaps the biggest unforced error in British political history; burnt their base to ashes and won them not a single vote on the right.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/02/2026
Larry Ellison, who lives on a Hawaiian island he owns 98% of, and who flies fighter jets for fun... thinks he knows what "the middle of the country" wants for their entertainment?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
And to be clear, everyone was very aware that this was illegal, but Trump officials and DOGE didi it anyway. Multiple IRS acting commissioners were removed when they raised concerns. Pretty much the entire C-suite resigned. From last year: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/this-tax-d...
Trump has nominated Billy Long, a Congressman with no experience running a large organization, to lead the IRS. The outgoing Commissioner Danny Werfel offered to stay in the position until the new Commissioner was in place. But Trump’s Treasury appointees would not meet with him. So he resigned. He was replaced by an acting Commissioner, a career official named Doug O’ Donnell. O’ Donnell was out just after a month, after he rejected calls to share IRS data. Next up was acting Commissioner Melanie Krause. She was seen as more aligned with DOGE, and put the Chief Human Capital Officer on administrative for not being responsive enough to DOGE. Krause resigned in early April after DHS succeeded in accessing IRS data.

The fourth IRS Commissioner since January is already out. Gary Shapley was installed in the position by Elon Musk without the knowledge or agreement of Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary who oversees IRS. Shapley was announced for the position on April 16, and out by April 18 after Bessent pushed back against Musk usurping his powers. Musk has since attacked Bessent on social media. He will be replaced by another acting Commissioner until Billy Long is confirmed.

So: the IRS is on its fifth Commissioner in three months.

And no Chief Human Capital Officer. The Acting Chief Counsel was replaced with someone more DOGE-friendly after he resisted DOGE requests for data. Oh, and a few other people resigned after the privacy violations occurred. The Chief of Staff. The Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Risk Officer. The Chief Privacy Officer. The Chief Information Officer and his two deputies.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Michaelson: President Trump said that the women's team is coming to the WH. Is that true? Harvey: I'm not sure… I haven't heard any word on that Michaelson: Would you go? Harvey: I mean, I'm just busy right now with school.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
So the Telegraph is taking this well
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