@adrienneus.bsky.social
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prohibitionist drug policy is not about drugs – its a tactic that the state uses to expand and enforce its power over all of us, throughout every moment of everyday life
Drug policy lies are the key Trump uses unlock and misuse emergency powers to advance fascism. I wish the media would assign reporters to cover his drug war lies. Better yet, hire the great journalists who have spent years on these issues and are currently unemployed or underemployed!🧵
Of course the cartels are bad people. That’s not the question. The point is that nothing Trump proposed will reduce the flow of drugs because he constantly lies about how drugs are trafficked. He then gives a simplistic fantasy solution to a fictional scenario he invented. No grounding in reality.
February 13, 2026 at 4:25 AM
prohibitionist drug policy is not about drugs – its a tactic that the state uses to expand and enforce its power over all of us, throughout every moment of everyday life
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Another shooting case falls apart (this time ICE, not CBP).
These are the Venezuelans that ICE excused shooting by claiming they beat him w/shovels.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
These are the Venezuelans that ICE excused shooting by claiming they beat him w/shovels.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Another shooting case falls apart (this time ICE, not CBP).
These are the Venezuelans that ICE excused shooting by claiming they beat him w/shovels.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
These are the Venezuelans that ICE excused shooting by claiming they beat him w/shovels.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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If only we could charge people with lying to Congress! If only we knew how!
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
If only we could charge people with lying to Congress! If only we knew how!
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It is a sign of how ridiculous this admin is that Customs and Border Patrol using a DoD drone-killer in a major city without training or notifying the FAA isn't the biggest news story of the week.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
It is a sign of how ridiculous this admin is that Customs and Border Patrol using a DoD drone-killer in a major city without training or notifying the FAA isn't the biggest news story of the week.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
I would not be surprised if the DoD takes back their toys, since CBP won't follow the rules.
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So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
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Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot still in detention after judge denies bail
@chicago.suntimes.com story from @cindylu_7: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story from @cindylu_7: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot still in detention after judge denies bail
At a bond hearing Wednesday, Judge Matthew Beese said Department of Homeland Security prosecutors presented “substantial” evidence that Juan Espinoza Martinez could pose a danger despite being acquitt...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot still in detention after judge denies bail
@chicago.suntimes.com story from @cindylu_7: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story from @cindylu_7: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
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The issue is that both "AI will save humanity" and "AI will doom us all" are false extremes wielded to make people feel powerless. Best to stick to the truthful middle: AI is a tool, useful and even disruptive in some fields; in other cases not useful enough to justify its (so far hidden) cost.
I spent a *lot* of time thinking seriously about this and researching it for my book. It's just not true. We don't need to spend more time giving air to AI doom cultists or AI hype hucksters. They have captured enough of the public imagination already. Here's something shorter I wrote on this:
The Useful Idiots of AI Doomsaying
Those who predict that superintelligence will destroy humanity serve the same interests as those who believe that it will solve all of our problems.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The issue is that both "AI will save humanity" and "AI will doom us all" are false extremes wielded to make people feel powerless. Best to stick to the truthful middle: AI is a tool, useful and even disruptive in some fields; in other cases not useful enough to justify its (so far hidden) cost.
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Omg… it’s like they’re playing in their own action video game.Guns drawn and ready to kill. We’ve been struck”, by who? “Boxed in”, nope. Lining up their defense in advance on audio. They all need to be prosecuted.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Omg… it’s like they’re playing in their own action video game.Guns drawn and ready to kill. We’ve been struck”, by who? “Boxed in”, nope. Lining up their defense in advance on audio. They all need to be prosecuted.
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So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Sounds like Hegseth!
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
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"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
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."
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Young metoo bitch" really gets to the gist of the last ~10 years huh
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This story is insane; listen to this man’s words
An Irish man who has been held in the US by ICE for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government.
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This story is insane; listen to this man’s words
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The GOP’s SAVE Act also requires broad voter purge programs using reportedly unreliable citizenship info from databases “updated” by DOGE (among other sources). My guess is that these purges wld result in many faulty purges of people w/ Hispanic last names, disproportionately impacting Democrats.
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The GOP’s SAVE Act also requires broad voter purge programs using reportedly unreliable citizenship info from databases “updated” by DOGE (among other sources). My guess is that these purges wld result in many faulty purges of people w/ Hispanic last names, disproportionately impacting Democrats.
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Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
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Most Real IDs do *not* prove citizenship. (EDLs, which are available in only 5 states are an exception) The GOP’s “SAVE” Act thus misleads when it says voters can prove citizenship w/ “a form of ID issued consistent with the reqmts of…REAL ID…that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the US…” 1/
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Most Real IDs do *not* prove citizenship. (EDLs, which are available in only 5 states are an exception) The GOP’s “SAVE” Act thus misleads when it says voters can prove citizenship w/ “a form of ID issued consistent with the reqmts of…REAL ID…that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the US…” 1/
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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.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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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Absolutely amazing - and to be shown immediately if someone says "what about China?"
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Absolutely amazing - and to be shown immediately if someone says "what about China?"
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This, from @austinkocher.com, is right on.
If every day you read 4-5 deeply reported articles and 1 academic or NGO report in your field, all the way to the end, and process what stood out to you, you’re 10X ahead of experts who spent their day sitting in meetings and posting takes.
bit.ly/4kzLI75
If every day you read 4-5 deeply reported articles and 1 academic or NGO report in your field, all the way to the end, and process what stood out to you, you’re 10X ahead of experts who spent their day sitting in meetings and posting takes.
bit.ly/4kzLI75
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
This, from @austinkocher.com, is right on.
If every day you read 4-5 deeply reported articles and 1 academic or NGO report in your field, all the way to the end, and process what stood out to you, you’re 10X ahead of experts who spent their day sitting in meetings and posting takes.
bit.ly/4kzLI75
If every day you read 4-5 deeply reported articles and 1 academic or NGO report in your field, all the way to the end, and process what stood out to you, you’re 10X ahead of experts who spent their day sitting in meetings and posting takes.
bit.ly/4kzLI75
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I’m sorry are you telling me that I’m not supposed to shout “pew pew pew” and fire the laser the military gave me at any chance I get? What is this, the fun police?
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I’m sorry are you telling me that I’m not supposed to shout “pew pew pew” and fire the laser the military gave me at any chance I get? What is this, the fun police?
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Boy sounds like a great time to fire tens of thousands of Haitians with TPS working in the healthcare sector, I’m sure that’s going to go well!
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Boy sounds like a great time to fire tens of thousands of Haitians with TPS working in the healthcare sector, I’m sure that’s going to go well!
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first time in new york since zohran took office and other than having to recite the shahada on arrival at laguardia nothing much has changed
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
first time in new york since zohran took office and other than having to recite the shahada on arrival at laguardia nothing much has changed
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Heraskevych’s choice to forfeit the medal chance instead of give up the memorial helmet is the biggest story in Ukraine today. Everyone is heartbroken but there is a unanimous consensus that this was what had to happen rather than to give up.
February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Heraskevych’s choice to forfeit the medal chance instead of give up the memorial helmet is the biggest story in Ukraine today. Everyone is heartbroken but there is a unanimous consensus that this was what had to happen rather than to give up.
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If you build your sporting competition around nations, that’s a political choice. The creation of a nation state is political. The maintenance of a nation state is political. The idea that the Olympics is not political is ridiculous on its face.
February 12, 2026 at 1:58 PM
If you build your sporting competition around nations, that’s a political choice. The creation of a nation state is political. The maintenance of a nation state is political. The idea that the Olympics is not political is ridiculous on its face.