“The Americans showed all our so-called multi-step strategists how war should actually be fought.”
— Russian war blogger Maksim Kalashnikov laments the impotence of Russian leadership and the loss of Iran as a strategic partner and ally of Russia.
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Assad, Maduro, & now Khamenei. Putin has lost three of his closest friends in just over a year. He didn't help any of them, said the head of the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affair, Sybyga.
This proves that russia is not a reliable ally, even for those who rely heavily on it.
BREAKING
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Two headlines within 24 hours.
And ICE today is the "best" it'll ever be compared to future. These are their most experienced career agents.
Any moment is a flood of fresh recruits, motivated to join by all this.
It will get worse.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...
so funny to remember news reports last year about "trump fires BLS people because they kept making numbers he was unhappy about" and now see serious reporters be like "BLS numbers seem better than expected, what are the implications of this..."
Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
It's been five years since Trump tried to overthrow the Constitution.
What unfolded over the five years that followed will be remembered as one of the greatest failures of American institutions in our history.
I think my least favorite quality in a person, one that is so often praised as an asset or virtue, is: "doesn't take no for an answer." We're living through an extended nightmare of what that looks like when brought to its logical conclusion.
America is experiencing the consequences
Of government not considering or deferring to
The advice and counsel of
Experts and Professionals
And relying on Republican
Innuendo, opinions based on feelings
Tik Tok accusations
And Stupid Shit, lots and lots of Stupid Shit
The Roberts Six have thoroughly politicized the Court and turned it into a reliable arm of the RNC.
Democrats should have no reservations about calling them out for it, demanding resignations from these bought-off hacks and running on a promise to enact sweeping reforms.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
The fact that the president is focused on remodeling the White House while Stephen Miller commands his security forces makes me think the proper analogy isn't so much Caligula as it is Tiberius and Sejanus.
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Texas loaded busses with desperate migrants and dropped them off in Chicago like trash in the middle of winter. We welcomed them into our communities. Now Texas is sending its National Guard to terrorize them on our streets. In our neighborhoods. What the fuck.