Kepano Kolohe
@alala55.bsky.social
#RESIST
Democrat. Hawaii was home for 35 years. Now in the Desert Southwest, Arizona.
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Democrat. Hawaii was home for 35 years. Now in the Desert Southwest, Arizona.
Please do not ask me for money. I’m unable to donate.
No Crypto or investing.
Please NO DM’s, thank you.
If you don’t have a BIO, I will not follow. Also no posts.
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There is no reason for this to happen. And, it would be tragic.
Why are the U.S. and the U.K. trying to destroy higher education, healthcare systems, economies, and major journalistic institutions at the same time?
Have the governing classes in both countries been affected by the same disease?
Why are the U.S. and the U.K. trying to destroy higher education, healthcare systems, economies, and major journalistic institutions at the same time?
Have the governing classes in both countries been affected by the same disease?
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
There is no reason for this to happen. And, it would be tragic.
Why are the U.S. and the U.K. trying to destroy higher education, healthcare systems, economies, and major journalistic institutions at the same time?
Have the governing classes in both countries been affected by the same disease?
Why are the U.S. and the U.K. trying to destroy higher education, healthcare systems, economies, and major journalistic institutions at the same time?
Have the governing classes in both countries been affected by the same disease?
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New Piece: Court Watch commissioned @rachelweiner.bsky.social , until quite recently a journalist at the Washington Post, to write about reporting on the fastest court district in America and what is lost when there are no assigned reporters left to cover it.
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: Covering the Courts from a Windowless Office
For more than a decade, Rachel Weiner, until quite recently a Washington Post journalist, chronicled the news involving the D.C. metropolitan area, which included stints at the Eastern District of Vir...
www.courtwatch.news
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
New Piece: Court Watch commissioned @rachelweiner.bsky.social , until quite recently a journalist at the Washington Post, to write about reporting on the fastest court district in America and what is lost when there are no assigned reporters left to cover it.
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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An analysis of the [Irish] Dept of Justice data shows the highest failure rates for visas [for travel to Ireland] tended to be African countries.
Of the ten lowest rates of approval, all were African states, including Guinea, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Djibouti, and Malawi.
Of the ten lowest rates of approval, all were African states, including Guinea, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Djibouti, and Malawi.
Nearly 63,000 people were refused visas for travel to Ireland over the past two years, with citizens of some countries facing rejection rates of over 90 percent.
63,000 people refused visas to Ireland over two years
Nearly 63,000 people were refused visas for travel to Ireland over the past two years, with citizens of some countries facing rejection rates of over 90 percent.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
An analysis of the [Irish] Dept of Justice data shows the highest failure rates for visas [for travel to Ireland] tended to be African countries.
Of the ten lowest rates of approval, all were African states, including Guinea, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Djibouti, and Malawi.
Of the ten lowest rates of approval, all were African states, including Guinea, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Djibouti, and Malawi.
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G'day Gillian, you probably know this...
fortune.com/2025/06/26/fortune-500-companies-active-contracts-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/
fortune.com/2025/06/26/fortune-500-companies-active-contracts-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/
These are the Fortune 500 companies that have active contracts with ICE | Fortune
From AT&T to FedEx, these are the organizations contracting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
fortune.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 AM
G'day Gillian, you probably know this...
fortune.com/2025/06/26/fortune-500-companies-active-contracts-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/
fortune.com/2025/06/26/fortune-500-companies-active-contracts-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/
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Here is the update, with info on how to help the recently deported people in the story, and which blue/swing state public funds are invested with Stonepeak. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/more-on-omni...
More on Omni’s ICE Flights
How to help the deported people in my Mother Jones story, and which blue states have public funds and public-employee funds invested in ICE flights.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Here is the update, with info on how to help the recently deported people in the story, and which blue/swing state public funds are invested with Stonepeak. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/more-on-omni...
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There's a lot more in the story, including the account of a Maryland mother of four deported to Vietnam on an Omni plane in November.
"I felt like I was less than an animal."
Please read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"I felt like I was less than an animal."
Please read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:25 PM
There's a lot more in the story, including the account of a Maryland mother of four deported to Vietnam on an Omni plane in November.
"I felt like I was less than an animal."
Please read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"I felt like I was less than an animal."
Please read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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So here's the rub: Dozens of Stonepeak's investors are public-employee retirement funds, including many in blue states. And the human rights abuses happening on Omni's ICE flights would probably violate a lot of their ESG policies -- IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THEM.
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So here's the rub: Dozens of Stonepeak's investors are public-employee retirement funds, including many in blue states. And the human rights abuses happening on Omni's ICE flights would probably violate a lot of their ESG policies -- IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THEM.
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This is Stonepeak's CEO, Michael Dorrell. Australian immigrant billionaire. He keeps a pretty low profile but he sure loves real estate.
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is Stonepeak's CEO, Michael Dorrell. Australian immigrant billionaire. He keeps a pretty low profile but he sure loves real estate.
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Dozens of migrants on Omni ICE flights may have been shackled for more than 73 hours in October and more than 80 hours in December, leaving some elderly deportees too weak to walk. Flight data backs this up.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Dozens of migrants on Omni ICE flights may have been shackled for more than 73 hours in October and more than 80 hours in December, leaving some elderly deportees too weak to walk. Flight data backs this up.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I spoke with a forensic pathologist on the risks of shackling for long periods -- excruciating pain, bruising, cuts, permanent nerve damage, and a "very high risk" of developing blood clots that could become deadly. She described these flights as torture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I spoke with a forensic pathologist on the risks of shackling for long periods -- excruciating pain, bruising, cuts, permanent nerve damage, and a "very high risk" of developing blood clots that could become deadly. She described these flights as torture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The flights are also getting longer. My analysis of public flight data shows that since Stonepeak's purchase of Omni, nearly half of its ICE trips lasted longer than 24 hours.
All adult migrants and some children are shackled are ICE flights.
All adult migrants and some children are shackled are ICE flights.
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The flights are also getting longer. My analysis of public flight data shows that since Stonepeak's purchase of Omni, nearly half of its ICE trips lasted longer than 24 hours.
All adult migrants and some children are shackled are ICE flights.
All adult migrants and some children are shackled are ICE flights.
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These Omni ICE trips include the removal of dozens migrants to Ghana, a country they have never been to, and the transfer deportation of legal asylum seekers back to Russia and Iran, via Omni flights to Egypt, Qatar and Kuwait.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM
These Omni ICE trips include the removal of dozens migrants to Ghana, a country they have never been to, and the transfer deportation of legal asylum seekers back to Russia and Iran, via Omni flights to Egypt, Qatar and Kuwait.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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For years, Omni Air International has been ICE's only large-jet charter for Africa and Asia deportations -- usually a handful of trips a year.
Last April, Omni's parent company was purchase by Stonepeak, and since then, ICE trips have skyrocketed.
Last April, Omni's parent company was purchase by Stonepeak, and since then, ICE trips have skyrocketed.
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
For years, Omni Air International has been ICE's only large-jet charter for Africa and Asia deportations -- usually a handful of trips a year.
Last April, Omni's parent company was purchase by Stonepeak, and since then, ICE trips have skyrocketed.
Last April, Omni's parent company was purchase by Stonepeak, and since then, ICE trips have skyrocketed.
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ICE requires deportees be shackled for their full flight, as long as 24–50 hours; even 80 hours. Conditions are torturous and dangerous.
Omni is the only large-jet airline flying shackled passengers to Africa and Asia. Omni planes, without its name or logo, have flown thousands of ICE deportees.
Omni is the only large-jet airline flying shackled passengers to Africa and Asia. Omni planes, without its name or logo, have flown thousands of ICE deportees.
NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights.
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ICE requires deportees be shackled for their full flight, as long as 24–50 hours; even 80 hours. Conditions are torturous and dangerous.
Omni is the only large-jet airline flying shackled passengers to Africa and Asia. Omni planes, without its name or logo, have flown thousands of ICE deportees.
Omni is the only large-jet airline flying shackled passengers to Africa and Asia. Omni planes, without its name or logo, have flown thousands of ICE deportees.
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Did you spend Valentine’s Day alone?
Don’t worry, the DOW is over 50,000.
Don’t worry, the DOW is over 50,000.
a picture of a cartoon character called goku with the words how to relax my mom below him
ALT: a picture of a cartoon character called goku with the words how to relax my mom below him
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Did you spend Valentine’s Day alone?
Don’t worry, the DOW is over 50,000.
Don’t worry, the DOW is over 50,000.
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Dilley, TX has a population of 3274.
Since the Dilley ICE Detention facility reopened in March 2025, around 3500 people have been detained inside in conditions that mirror punitive detention versus holding/processing.
Over half of the 3500 have been children.
Since the Dilley ICE Detention facility reopened in March 2025, around 3500 people have been detained inside in conditions that mirror punitive detention versus holding/processing.
Over half of the 3500 have been children.
Inside Dilley: The Texas Town at the Center of Trump’s Family Detention Surge
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Dilley, TX has a population of 3274.
Since the Dilley ICE Detention facility reopened in March 2025, around 3500 people have been detained inside in conditions that mirror punitive detention versus holding/processing.
Over half of the 3500 have been children.
Since the Dilley ICE Detention facility reopened in March 2025, around 3500 people have been detained inside in conditions that mirror punitive detention versus holding/processing.
Over half of the 3500 have been children.
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When you have a firm grip of the facts
Peter Navarro: "It's the perfect Trump economy in 2026 ... we're seeing stock market over $50,000"
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
When you have a firm grip of the facts
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I respect his acceptance of failure
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I respect his acceptance of failure
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Literal former president says aliens are real and there are no follow up questions?
barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face .
ALT: barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Literal former president says aliens are real and there are no follow up questions?
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Elon, Epstein, Thiel, and pals banked on buying and bullying their way out of planetary collapse.
The Epstein cohort’s anti-social inclinations rival the worst villainy of any dystopian fiction.
The Epstein cohort’s anti-social inclinations rival the worst villainy of any dystopian fiction.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Elon, Epstein, Thiel, and pals banked on buying and bullying their way out of planetary collapse.
The Epstein cohort’s anti-social inclinations rival the worst villainy of any dystopian fiction.
The Epstein cohort’s anti-social inclinations rival the worst villainy of any dystopian fiction.
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Which countries?
"Can a journalist be deemed to have committed sedition or caused public mischief simply by asking a question at a public forum?
Malaysian journalist briefly detained for sedition over a question during a public lecture
"Can a journalist be deemed to have committed sedition or caused public mischief simply by asking a question at a public forum?
globalvoices.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Which countries?
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When Canadiens continue to avoid your country something is really, really wrong.
www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
When Canadiens continue to avoid your country something is really, really wrong.
www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
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here's today's post: "Kristi Noem wants her fucking blanket NOW" — she doesn’t care how.
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Kristi Noem wants her fucking blanket NOW
she doesn’t care how
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
here's today's post: "Kristi Noem wants her fucking blanket NOW" — she doesn’t care how.
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What to expect. Lol
February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
What to expect. Lol