Rocko's Person
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Rocko's Person
@agninri.bsky.social
· Sep 7
There is still a lot of gaslighting about this but I'm telling you right now: MAGA is a movement that is fueled by racial animus.
I'm mentioning this now because they have started to drop the mask.
I'm mentioning this now because they have started to drop the mask.
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"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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Read my latest ICYMI. It's important.
“Here’s the bottom line: DHS is buying warehouses across the country to build out concentration camps for caging and deporting immigrants, and WEXMAC TITUS is allowing them to be operational in a matter of weeks.”
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Read my latest ICYMI. It's important.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
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May Virginia Giuffre's memory be for a revolution.
February 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM
May Virginia Giuffre's memory be for a revolution.
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The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
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"To those bishops who have remained silent, may we suggest turning to the apostles, who spoke with clarity and boldness in support of the truth. Catholics today deserve the same in our leaders: shepherds unafraid to speak." #PrayForAmerica #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Editorial: Bishops of the United States, history has its eyes on you
We are encouraged by the bishops who have spoken out against the Trump administration's assault on human dignity. But to those bishops who have remained silent, we ask one simple question: What are yo...
www.ncronline.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"To those bishops who have remained silent, may we suggest turning to the apostles, who spoke with clarity and boldness in support of the truth. Catholics today deserve the same in our leaders: shepherds unafraid to speak." #PrayForAmerica #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Wow
Directly into my veins.
February 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Wow
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. 🤡
Stephen A. Smith: "We wouldn’t have a border crisis under my watch."
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
"We ain’t defunding any police… There’s gonna be more."
It's with much regret I foresee the inevitable, he's running
February 17, 2026 at 11:50 PM
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. 🤡
She found her conscience?
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to step down next week - Politico
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
She found her conscience?
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Shock around Rubio speech seems a variation of same delusion that led legacy media to inaccurately declare it a softer touch, as if Rubio, a Latino man who once disputed Trumpism, is an alternative voice. He’s not. He joined fascism; now he’s a fascist; he gave a fascist speech, because fascism.
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Shock around Rubio speech seems a variation of same delusion that led legacy media to inaccurately declare it a softer touch, as if Rubio, a Latino man who once disputed Trumpism, is an alternative voice. He’s not. He joined fascism; now he’s a fascist; he gave a fascist speech, because fascism.
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In first pastoral visit to the Diocese of Rome, Pope Leo sends a liturgical message to the world: yes, female altar servers are allowed and encouraged. Both John Paul and Benedict said as much.
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
In first pastoral visit to the Diocese of Rome, Pope Leo sends a liturgical message to the world: yes, female altar servers are allowed and encouraged. Both John Paul and Benedict said as much.
Good. The international banking system is uniquely vulnerable to trump.
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Good. The international banking system is uniquely vulnerable to trump.
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
Listen to this conversation with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social + Bill Kristol. It is extremely detailed, informative +slightly (completely) terrifying. But we all need to be really clear-eyed about what's happening right now. Props for bringing up Japanese Internment,Jim Crow and stop and frisk.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick - Conversations with Bill Kristol
On Trump’s mass deportation regime
conversationswithbillkristol.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Listen to this conversation with @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social + Bill Kristol. It is extremely detailed, informative +slightly (completely) terrifying. But we all need to be really clear-eyed about what's happening right now. Props for bringing up Japanese Internment,Jim Crow and stop and frisk.
So the admin lied? color me shocked. @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov
ICE/DHS does not need any more funding.
ICE/DHS does not need any more funding.
According to the MN-BCA, on Friday, the FBI notified the BCA and reiterated that they "will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the Jan. 24 shooting death of Alex Pretti" -- nor the Jan. 7 Renee Good or the Jan. 14 Julio Sosa-Celis shootings.
February 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
So the admin lied? color me shocked. @amo.house.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov
ICE/DHS does not need any more funding.
ICE/DHS does not need any more funding.
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The average rent in Wellesley, MA is $4200/mo
Opponents say it's about saving a forest but it's the same old NIMBYism: "Ultimately, many residents simply don’t want a big housing development there ... And that a large apartment complex would be out of character in a suburban neighborhood known for larger single-family homes."
The state wants to build housing on a parking lot in Wellesley. Residents are up in arms. - The Boston Globe
A proposal to build apartments near MassBay Community College has sparked a local backlash, illustrating how housing can be immensely complicated in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The average rent in Wellesley, MA is $4200/mo
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Pope Leo to Pontifical Academy for Life: “It is often said that life and health are equally fundamental values for all, but this statement is hypocritical if, at the same time, we ignore the structural causes and policies that determine inequalities.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Pope Leo to Pontifical Academy for Life: “It is often said that life and health are equally fundamental values for all, but this statement is hypocritical if, at the same time, we ignore the structural causes and policies that determine inequalities.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Sorry all this is my fault; and speculation has grown worse because I have been sick in bed with a high fever and unable to reliably address it (still am sick)
I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
February 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Sorry all this is my fault; and speculation has grown worse because I have been sick in bed with a high fever and unable to reliably address it (still am sick)
I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
I was told by management not to comment until they did. Here is my statement in images below
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
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I just think a country with no real social safety net to speak of could stand to tack a bit left
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I just think a country with no real social safety net to speak of could stand to tack a bit left
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'People can't buy the idea that Putin's ambitions stretch beyond borders they're familiar with.'
As British and German military chiefs say 'we must rearm', James O'Brien and caller Keith discuss why some people are not concerned by Russian aggression.
As British and German military chiefs say 'we must rearm', James O'Brien and caller Keith discuss why some people are not concerned by Russian aggression.
February 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
'People can't buy the idea that Putin's ambitions stretch beyond borders they're familiar with.'
As British and German military chiefs say 'we must rearm', James O'Brien and caller Keith discuss why some people are not concerned by Russian aggression.
As British and German military chiefs say 'we must rearm', James O'Brien and caller Keith discuss why some people are not concerned by Russian aggression.
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One of the most basic tenets of election security is to avoid creating a Single Point of Failure (SPF). Unfortunately, it appears that SCOTUS created a potential SPF by sanctioning DOGE’s access to SSA databases, which are now a key component of Trump’s voter purge election strategy. 1/
February 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
One of the most basic tenets of election security is to avoid creating a Single Point of Failure (SPF). Unfortunately, it appears that SCOTUS created a potential SPF by sanctioning DOGE’s access to SSA databases, which are now a key component of Trump’s voter purge election strategy. 1/
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The thing is people don't have to start hyping Newsom now. Spend now looking for better candidates, not arguing over whether you're going to vote for someone who's not even a candidate yet.
For fuck's sake, make it clear to the Dem establishment we don't have to take the mediocrity they give us.
For fuck's sake, make it clear to the Dem establishment we don't have to take the mediocrity they give us.
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The thing is people don't have to start hyping Newsom now. Spend now looking for better candidates, not arguing over whether you're going to vote for someone who's not even a candidate yet.
For fuck's sake, make it clear to the Dem establishment we don't have to take the mediocrity they give us.
For fuck's sake, make it clear to the Dem establishment we don't have to take the mediocrity they give us.
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying
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No hell hot enough, no guillotine sharp enough
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
No hell hot enough, no guillotine sharp enough