CIRCLE WITH A DOT

WATCH: “I feel much safer with undocumented immigrants than I EVER will with ICE agents!!!” Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)

WATCH: “Johnny, you just absolutely lied.” Republican candidate for Congress Rep. Johnny Garrett caught BLATANTLY LYING that 50% of all crime in Tennessee was committed by undocumented immigrants (NC5 explains it’s 2%, 90% of those NON-VIOLENT/traffic)

Alternate headline: “47% lie to pollsters”

We are off the cliff, folks. saltypolitics.substack.com/p/laugh-at-t...

“This is not what my father fought for in Vietnam.” WILSON COUNTY folks showed up against an ICE detention center— they now say it isn’t happening and confirmation to media “was made without proper approval” (Translation: Speaking up works) NC5: www.newschannel5.com/news/ice-den...

WATCH: “That’s not America. That’s not Tennessee. I’m ashamed of those sons of bitches.” A decorated veteran from a family of soldiers warns Republican anti-immigrant Stephen Miller bills are creating a “Gestapo”. (Bonus: turns out this patriot is a Holler fan )

Insanity. They are laughing at us.

What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar Daily

Narrator: He has not been “totally exonerated”

DAN RATHER on The SAVE Act Trump trying to subvert the election: “This election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential of my lifetime. The very foundation of our constitutional republic, based on principles of freedom & democracy, is at stake.” open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

$4 BILLION — So corrupt. There is no debating this. Anyone who says otherwise is telling on themselves.

Trump nominating this Holocaust-minimizing white nationalist for a top state department job hasn’t been a big enough story. Will @SenatorHagerty help confirm him? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

KNOX NEWS: “TN GOP lawmakers prioritize ICE over state's needs… Republican leadership is proposing an agenda in the new session that is out of touch with both the needs and preferences of their constituents.” www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...

“AI is now building the next AI… you deserve honesty more than comfort—it's time now. Not in an "eventually we should talk about this" way. In a "this is happening right now & I need you to understand it" way sweet dreams, y’all. (From @mattshumer) shumer.dev/something-bi...

UPDATE: Right-wingers are turning on Epstein’s buddy/PR guy Steve Bannon (Who has had Trump’s ear all along)

Quick note about this Ogles “investigation”

So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions. “ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call. theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...

Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

WATCH: @harryjsisson.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy asks @tomilahren why she suddenly seems to have lost interest in the Epstein Files (now that Trump is mentioned in them more than Harry Potter is mentioned in all 7 books)