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Three years ago, Polk County residents expressed weariness of new shelters in their towns. Familiar accusations and fear-mongering arguments arose. But their concerns never materialized. Now, some of the same critics who opposed the shelters say they have no problem with their new neighbors.
Polk County residents were wary of new shelters in their towns. Their concerns never materialized.
With some of the shelters now operating for several years, some residents say they have no problem with their new neighbors
www.streetroots.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Three years ago, Polk County residents expressed weariness of new shelters in their towns. Familiar accusations and fear-mongering arguments arose. But their concerns never materialized. Now, some of the same critics who opposed the shelters say they have no problem with their new neighbors.
I DON'T WANNA BE THE PRISONER
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I DON'T WANNA BE THE PRISONER
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A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Oh, dear. When careless punctuation reveals the truth.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Oh, dear. When careless punctuation reveals the truth.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.
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Howard Mandel has announced that he & Oliver Lake have signed an agreement with SUNY Press to deliver ‘Passin' Thru: The Oliver Lake Reader,’ “including Oliver's art work and poetry, his personal memoirs and interviews with major collaborators and photographs” for publication next fall
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February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Howard Mandel has announced that he & Oliver Lake have signed an agreement with SUNY Press to deliver ‘Passin' Thru: The Oliver Lake Reader,’ “including Oliver's art work and poetry, his personal memoirs and interviews with major collaborators and photographs” for publication next fall
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Remember, the shitty jobs numbers you see from this administration are their fake numbers. The real numbers are much, much worse.
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Remember, the shitty jobs numbers you see from this administration are their fake numbers. The real numbers are much, much worse.
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I’m listening to this while reviewing recent photographs from Gaza that a source provided me for a forthcoming piece and certain resonances between both circumstances have me about at my emotional limit
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I’m listening to this while reviewing recent photographs from Gaza that a source provided me for a forthcoming piece and certain resonances between both circumstances have me about at my emotional limit
That was second. Then Lovecraft. Harry Potter means so little to me, I probably wouldn't have connected the dots without the link
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
That was second. Then Lovecraft. Harry Potter means so little to me, I probably wouldn't have connected the dots without the link
Not trying to be smarmy. I see those letters together in caps, I think of the steak sauce of the gods.
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Not trying to be smarmy. I see those letters together in caps, I think of the steak sauce of the gods.
200% this is still okay though, correct?
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
200% this is still okay though, correct?
Probably, care to explain in DMs?
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Probably, care to explain in DMs?
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once my son woke me up to ask what a three dimensional hexagon was called. yes, please. ask me about the gay instead.
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
once my son woke me up to ask what a three dimensional hexagon was called. yes, please. ask me about the gay instead.
Theme?
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youtu.be/MjRZ8gBbHWk?...
Fugazi - KYEO [Keep Your Eyes Open] (live, 1991)
YouTube video by CutsFromTheVault
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Theme?
youtu.be/MjRZ8gBbHWk?...
youtu.be/MjRZ8gBbHWk?...
FTW
I just heard Musk say on a podcast that one year from now, SpaceX will be doing Starship launches at a rate of ONE PER HOUR to build data centers in space.
There have been 6 successful Starship launches to date. Total.
Earth-based instruments are insufficient to measure how full of shit he is.
There have been 6 successful Starship launches to date. Total.
Earth-based instruments are insufficient to measure how full of shit he is.
Elon Musk's ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. https://cnn.it/46sbAMm
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
FTW
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
DEFUND, ABOLISH, SHUTDOWN!
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
DEFUND, ABOLISH, SHUTDOWN!
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It has never been more important in most of our lifetimes than now to make art that deeply offends and concerns fascists.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It has never been more important in most of our lifetimes than now to make art that deeply offends and concerns fascists.
You can have mine, buddy
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
You can have mine, buddy
@joshd.bsky.social remind me to STAY AWAY from the cherry RC
February 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM
@joshd.bsky.social remind me to STAY AWAY from the cherry RC
My line was always "We'll send you a box of steaks" when mission command called to tell a woman her husband was lost in space.
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My line was always "We'll send you a box of steaks" when mission command called to tell a woman her husband was lost in space.