Amy P.
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Amy P.
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· Jul 3
What’s going to happen is that these Medicaid cuts are going to go into effect, and hospitals and clinics are going to close, and treatment won’t be available.
And then we’re going to get mainstream news stories with headlines like “Trump Gives Speech Blaming Obamacare for Mass Hospital Closures.”
And then we’re going to get mainstream news stories with headlines like “Trump Gives Speech Blaming Obamacare for Mass Hospital Closures.”
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As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
February 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
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On the long, long list of needed amendments to the Constitution, we can’t forget about fixing the 8th Amendment to protect everyone held in any form of government custody from excessive cruelty & to clarify ‘punishment’ is anything punitive, whether from a sentencing judge or a power-tripping guard.
Reminder that immigration detention is administrative, not criminal.
As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
February 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
On the long, long list of needed amendments to the Constitution, we can’t forget about fixing the 8th Amendment to protect everyone held in any form of government custody from excessive cruelty & to clarify ‘punishment’ is anything punitive, whether from a sentencing judge or a power-tripping guard.
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A federal judge ordered an independent administrator to take control of Arizona's prison health care system after widespread medical neglect by the state.
This life-saving intervention is a result of years of our litigation, and we'll keep fighting until the preventable suffering and deaths end.
This life-saving intervention is a result of years of our litigation, and we'll keep fighting until the preventable suffering and deaths end.
Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care
A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical and mental health care.
apnews.com
February 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A federal judge ordered an independent administrator to take control of Arizona's prison health care system after widespread medical neglect by the state.
This life-saving intervention is a result of years of our litigation, and we'll keep fighting until the preventable suffering and deaths end.
This life-saving intervention is a result of years of our litigation, and we'll keep fighting until the preventable suffering and deaths end.
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“Thomas, Kavanaugh, Alito dissent” is a blessed sentence to read when I open this app
February 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“Thomas, Kavanaugh, Alito dissent” is a blessed sentence to read when I open this app
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I honestly think one reason Millennials are so angry about all this is that many of us grew up during the brief period in American history where the official line was that we had won history *because* of our values, and most of us actually internalized that.
Why don't the people of the Twin Cities just stay home and let DHS do as it pleases? Speaking only for himself, Mike Somes explains that he personally does it because he is an idiot who does it because he failed to realize that all that talk about inalienable rights was an elaborate joke all along.
The Last Idiot Who Earnestly Believes in the American Experiment
Still left out of the joke, even now.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I honestly think one reason Millennials are so angry about all this is that many of us grew up during the brief period in American history where the official line was that we had won history *because* of our values, and most of us actually internalized that.
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“A federal agent fired shots through the driver’s side window”.
Sound familiar?
That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed.
This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year.
They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.
Sound familiar?
That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed.
This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year.
They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.
Third American death linked to ice uncovered by Newsweek
While the 23-year-old's death was reported in March 2025, it was not made clear that a federal agent fired the fatal shot.
www.newsweek.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:13 AM
“A federal agent fired shots through the driver’s side window”.
Sound familiar?
That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed.
This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year.
They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.
Sound familiar?
That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed.
This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year.
They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.
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Don't even get get me started on how an AUSA, in a sworn declaration filed in federal court, complains about how many habeas cases they have and how hard it's making their life. Pathetic.
![Instead, Counsel for Respondet complains that he has too many cases concerning
people—fathers, mothers, children, friends, and neighbors—unconstitutionally detained by
Respondents. Id. at ¶ 9. As recently explained in a case against these same parties,
Respondents “allocated substantial resources to sending thousands of agents to Minnesota,
detaining thousands of people, and housing them in their facilities. [Respondents] cannot
suddenly lack resources when it comes to protecting detainees’ constitutional rights.” The
Advocs. for Hum. Rts. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., Noem, Lyons, Easterwood, No. 26-
CV-00749, slip op. at 29–30 (D. Minn. Feb. 12, 2026) (Dkt. No. 95). Counsel for
Respondent cannot rely on the sheer unlawfulness of his clients’ conduct as an excuse for
his failure to defend such unlawfulness.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreiaytq2l24jbvrfoih7sclyj7d32q6xpfsdvv2llfbltlpvj5j6xdu@jpeg)
February 20, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Don't even get get me started on how an AUSA, in a sworn declaration filed in federal court, complains about how many habeas cases they have and how hard it's making their life. Pathetic.
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"tapering plans" for HRT is a death sentence if you've had gender-affirming surgeries, like I have with my orchi, because your body will just wither away and die without hormones. Unspeakable evil. Demonic shit. You don't hate these motherfuckers enough.
BREAKING: Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
www.lawdork.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"tapering plans" for HRT is a death sentence if you've had gender-affirming surgeries, like I have with my orchi, because your body will just wither away and die without hormones. Unspeakable evil. Demonic shit. You don't hate these motherfuckers enough.
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This is barbaric. There is no world where people don't die because of this policy. That's one of the many, many reasons the courts ordered these policies be changed in the first place after decades of refusal. But that's the point of this change, isn't it?
Full report, with the new policy, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
February 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This is barbaric. There is no world where people don't die because of this policy. That's one of the many, many reasons the courts ordered these policies be changed in the first place after decades of refusal. But that's the point of this change, isn't it?
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BREAKING: Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
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How do you organize safely and effectively in the golden age of surveillance? I have some thoughts and Wired does too: www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
How do you organize safely and effectively in the golden age of surveillance? I have some thoughts and Wired does too: www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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At some point, federal judges are going to have to go beyond issuing strongly worded orders condemning ICE's lawlessness, and start fining recalcitrant Trump administration officials and/or putting them in jail
How Federal Judges Can Bring Down the Hammer On ICE
Federal judges have plenty of tools at their disposal for punishing ICE’s lawlessness—if they feel like using them.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
At some point, federal judges are going to have to go beyond issuing strongly worded orders condemning ICE's lawlessness, and start fining recalcitrant Trump administration officials and/or putting them in jail
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Seven deaths in 49 days, in federal concentration camps.
There is no "pulling back", they are ramping up.
Shocktroops in the streets. Torturers in the concentration camps. Felonious sadists, sexual degenerates in the White House, bumbling racist idiots in Congress and the Courts.
The Golden Age.
There is no "pulling back", they are ramping up.
Shocktroops in the streets. Torturers in the concentration camps. Felonious sadists, sexual degenerates in the White House, bumbling racist idiots in Congress and the Courts.
The Golden Age.
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Seven deaths in 49 days, in federal concentration camps.
There is no "pulling back", they are ramping up.
Shocktroops in the streets. Torturers in the concentration camps. Felonious sadists, sexual degenerates in the White House, bumbling racist idiots in Congress and the Courts.
The Golden Age.
There is no "pulling back", they are ramping up.
Shocktroops in the streets. Torturers in the concentration camps. Felonious sadists, sexual degenerates in the White House, bumbling racist idiots in Congress and the Courts.
The Golden Age.
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A detainee died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody reut.rs/4aY1wgH
February 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A detainee died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody reut.rs/4aY1wgH
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I've been saying it a lot, but these deaths line up with what happened in early concentration camps during other regimes: Deaths from poor conditions, disease, or abuse. These deaths are not accidental. They are the direct result of a camp system that is designed to harm those being imprisoned.
I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for.
We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.
February 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I've been saying it a lot, but these deaths line up with what happened in early concentration camps during other regimes: Deaths from poor conditions, disease, or abuse. These deaths are not accidental. They are the direct result of a camp system that is designed to harm those being imprisoned.
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The US government is engaged in ETHNIC CLEANSING.
IT IS PAST TIME TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
IT IS PAST TIME TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
In Minnesota, this policy involved ICE officers arresting refugees who had done EVERYTHING right, then flying them to Texas in chains for interrogation.
Remember, these people had filed every application on time, had done nothing wrong, and were here in the country 100% legally.
Remember, these people had filed every application on time, had done nothing wrong, and were here in the country 100% legally.
February 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The US government is engaged in ETHNIC CLEANSING.
IT IS PAST TIME TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
IT IS PAST TIME TO CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
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I had been trying to find out more regarding this civil contempt in Minnesota, and an update in the Fox9 report from Paul Blume (whose tweets are below) suggests the gov't miraculously found the man's ID documents quickly after the civil contempt finding. www.fox9.com/news/federal...
February 19, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I had been trying to find out more regarding this civil contempt in Minnesota, and an update in the Fox9 report from Paul Blume (whose tweets are below) suggests the gov't miraculously found the man's ID documents quickly after the civil contempt finding. www.fox9.com/news/federal...
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Oh. So they’re saying the thing. Interesting. Late, but interesting.
February 19, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Oh. So they’re saying the thing. Interesting. Late, but interesting.
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And don’t forget “we will deport green card holders who criticized certain social media content”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
So, the US govt approach is:
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
February 19, 2026 at 3:26 AM
And don’t forget “we will deport green card holders who criticized certain social media content”
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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great arguments here
TLDR - stop treating Newsom like the front-runner because he is not! Getting into petty spats of whether we would vote for him in the general election is counterproductive and feeds into pro-Newsom propaganda because it already places him as the winner of the primary
TLDR - stop treating Newsom like the front-runner because he is not! Getting into petty spats of whether we would vote for him in the general election is counterproductive and feeds into pro-Newsom propaganda because it already places him as the winner of the primary
Wrote about the very unhelpful convo around gavin newsom. arguing over whether we all will or won't vote for him in the general is just helping him establish himself as the GE candidate. He's not even the leader! we don't need to pretend he is! www.everythingishorrible.net/p/we-can-bea...
We Can Beat Gavin Newsom
Liberals and leftists both have to stop acting as if he’s already the nominee
www.everythingishorrible.net
February 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
great arguments here
TLDR - stop treating Newsom like the front-runner because he is not! Getting into petty spats of whether we would vote for him in the general election is counterproductive and feeds into pro-Newsom propaganda because it already places him as the winner of the primary
TLDR - stop treating Newsom like the front-runner because he is not! Getting into petty spats of whether we would vote for him in the general election is counterproductive and feeds into pro-Newsom propaganda because it already places him as the winner of the primary
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Given the past decade, I'd say also say "the establishment press hates women (especially progressives)" because both versions feel true in different ways.
The brunchlord establishment press hates progressives (especially female) exponentially more than fascism and it's simply not subtle
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Given the past decade, I'd say also say "the establishment press hates women (especially progressives)" because both versions feel true in different ways.
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After Arkansas passed it's law banning care, it came out at trial when Dr. Michele Hutchison testified at least 4 trans youth in her care attempted suicide and were hospitalized. These anti trans laws are directly resulting in suicide attempts by trans youth.
The latest review from JAMA Pediatrics has uncovered that 26% of trans youth have attempted suicide. That's actual attempts, ideation was even higher.
The trend was most pronounced in North America, where anti-trans laws have been common.
The latest from our writer S. Baum.
The trend was most pronounced in North America, where anti-trans laws have been common.
The latest from our writer S. Baum.
JAMA Investigation: 26% of Trans and Gender Diverse Youth Have Attempted Suicide
The highest attempt rates came out of North America amidst the United States’ war on trans kids.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:08 AM
After Arkansas passed it's law banning care, it came out at trial when Dr. Michele Hutchison testified at least 4 trans youth in her care attempted suicide and were hospitalized. These anti trans laws are directly resulting in suicide attempts by trans youth.
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The calls for trans people to be quieter as we're wiped out are only going to increase, and you owe it to your sisters and brothers to get louder and louder.
February 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The calls for trans people to be quieter as we're wiped out are only going to increase, and you owe it to your sisters and brothers to get louder and louder.
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I know a bunch of vets who are gonna be PISSED when the Afghan interpreters who saved their lives are put thru this.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I know a bunch of vets who are gonna be PISSED when the Afghan interpreters who saved their lives are put thru this.