Thursday, February 12, 2026

Today's news and jokes

The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.

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— Elizabeth Shockman (@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM






maybe they should use ring cameras

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— shing yin khor (@shing.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM










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— Molly White (@molly.wiki) February 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM


The Pentagon has been using a high-energy, counter-drone laser to shoot down mylar party balloons near the border without having coordinated with the FAA first about potential risks to civilian flights. This admin has a love of security theater plus total incompetence. www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...

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— John Wiseman (@lemonodor.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM










Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM


When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...

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— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
(Anyone in congress who doesn't assume this sort of behavior and worse is foolish beyond belief) (same for anyone using a company computer)



The Atlantic’s profile of Bondi has some wow. @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM

This is some genuinely psycho shit...

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— brian pillion (@anaphoristand.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
(Another write-up about the dog)



Lawrence Krauss being endearing again: "good news btw is that woman on conciliation committee seems like a sweetie.. she is old…. not some young metoo bitch."

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— Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
("a star within atheist circles and working as a professor at Arizona State University")







UPDATE: Kinsella has been fired.

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— Casey Seiler (@caseyseiler.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM








Gallup wll miraculously decide to resume on January 20, 2029

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— politiburb (@politiburb.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM

I've heard that Gallup has millions in government contracts.

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— Jack Murphy (@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM








Some pretty sordid stuff in here about Trump's weirdo, laughably unqualified Navy Secretary. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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— Radley Balko (@radleybalko.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM
(collection includes a video art installation that he displays in one of his homes, which features “50 years of Playboy centerfolds.”...“In the living room of our Aspen home we have a 2011 Walead Beshty mirrored floor. It covers the entire space … It is amazing to see people’s reactions at parties when they realise what you can see in the floor — naughty and nice!”)







("It's still on the studio shelf, just lower down")







One of two things happened today. The books are cooked, or all the talking heads who were going these numbers are bad and the email of don’t be a panican were deliberately designed to manipulate prediction markets. Both are bad.

— Nathan (@nateynate17.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
(Discussing the job report)







A story in three acts (read from the bottom).

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— Orin Kerr (@orinkerr.bsky.social) February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM








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just two monks and a dream

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— depths of wikipedia (@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social) February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
(The article) (Too tough or likely to enrage China to make unauthorized pandas?)









































Not fact-checking this







@underrated.simpsons I went to view an apartment today 😭 💀 #apartmenttour ♬ Most epic synth pt. 112 - kleemannbeats








@ejd500 South Texas winter morning stroll 🦍 @San Antonio Zoo #gorilla #zoo #nature ♬ sonido original - Selectomusic | #GoodMusic








@els_x.o We have a chicken nugget thief on resort! #riveriamaya #mexico #grandsirenisrivieramayaresort #thief ♬ Monkeyshine-JP - Lt FitzGibbons Men








@liv.talmage My heart breaks every time #dogparents #dogsoftiktok ♬ gymnopédie no.1 - Edits








@katieandtatesfostermates They’re all just puppies at the end of the day 🥹 @Westminster Kennel Club #westminsterdogshow ♬ оригинальный звук - junior_gd




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