A Scanner Blackhatly
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Oriental Garden https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/landscape-with-flags-1914
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Oriental Garden https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/landscape-with-flags-1914
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Twist in the Studio of Velazquez
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21096
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21096
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Twist in the Studio of Velazquez
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21096
https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/21096
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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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RIP to a legend
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
RIP to a legend
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ICE violently detain a deaf teenager—accuse him of "not listening" to their orders.
"They thought I was stupid—but NO!" he told rally.
"They shrugged at me, they didn't care because I'm deaf."
Agents did not provide sign language interpreter—then denied him access to bathroom.
Los Angeles, CA
"They thought I was stupid—but NO!" he told rally.
"They shrugged at me, they didn't care because I'm deaf."
Agents did not provide sign language interpreter—then denied him access to bathroom.
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2026 at 12:35 AM
ICE violently detain a deaf teenager—accuse him of "not listening" to their orders.
"They thought I was stupid—but NO!" he told rally.
"They shrugged at me, they didn't care because I'm deaf."
Agents did not provide sign language interpreter—then denied him access to bathroom.
Los Angeles, CA
"They thought I was stupid—but NO!" he told rally.
"They shrugged at me, they didn't care because I'm deaf."
Agents did not provide sign language interpreter—then denied him access to bathroom.
Los Angeles, CA
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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.
If i had been abducted and integrated into the Borg and forced to commit a massacre i would be ready for it from my training and simply not do that. I would draw a line in the sand.
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If i had been abducted and integrated into the Borg and forced to commit a massacre i would be ready for it from my training and simply not do that. I would draw a line in the sand.
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29 years ago today, Homer Simpson took his son Bart to a gay steel mill for subsequently unknown reasons.
“Homer's Phobia” first aired February 16, 1997.
“Homer's Phobia” first aired February 16, 1997.
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
29 years ago today, Homer Simpson took his son Bart to a gay steel mill for subsequently unknown reasons.
“Homer's Phobia” first aired February 16, 1997.
“Homer's Phobia” first aired February 16, 1997.
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This one's bad...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
The man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This one's bad...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
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Because the FBI is not doing an investigation. The FBI is engaging in a cover-up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FBI won’t share Alex Pretti shooting evidence, Minnesota authorities say
State’s governor had demanded impartial inquiry into the shooting of the VA nurse by federal immigration agents
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Because the FBI is not doing an investigation. The FBI is engaging in a cover-up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Everything in this administration is grift.
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Everything in this administration is grift.
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this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
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Democrats love praising Republicans, who in turn tell the world that Democrats are all filthy demons.
Absolutely deranged behavior.
Absolutely deranged behavior.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Democrats love praising Republicans, who in turn tell the world that Democrats are all filthy demons.
Absolutely deranged behavior.
Absolutely deranged behavior.
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(whispering to date when the movie credits begin to roll) which one was the Nightcrawler
February 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
(whispering to date when the movie credits begin to roll) which one was the Nightcrawler
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I dash a few quick steps and leap onto the bar, sliding smoothly face first all the way to the end where I gracefully tuck and roll as i land, leaping up and out the open front door into passing traffic
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I dash a few quick steps and leap onto the bar, sliding smoothly face first all the way to the end where I gracefully tuck and roll as i land, leaping up and out the open front door into passing traffic
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If I were Sisyphus I would roll the rock downhill once in a while for variety
October 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If I were Sisyphus I would roll the rock downhill once in a while for variety
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The One Where Ross's Face Opens Along the Wrong Axis and He Devours the Other Friends for His 27-Year Prehibernation Feeding Cycle
December 18, 2024 at 6:39 AM
The One Where Ross's Face Opens Along the Wrong Axis and He Devours the Other Friends for His 27-Year Prehibernation Feeding Cycle
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Hate it when I'm in my rabbit costume in our weird wrong-dimensioned home, watching TV while others elsewhere watch rabbit-me on their TVs & I must fight through the ontological confusion in an instinctive attempt to parse the narrative, producing aesthetically pleasing anxiety
December 19, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Hate it when I'm in my rabbit costume in our weird wrong-dimensioned home, watching TV while others elsewhere watch rabbit-me on their TVs & I must fight through the ontological confusion in an instinctive attempt to parse the narrative, producing aesthetically pleasing anxiety
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Your Honor i rise before the court today because I believe i might be in the wrong room as I have no stake in the matter of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, can u tell me where number 203 is? I know I'm on the 2nd floor so I'm not sure where i went wrong. Also why do you sound so British?
April 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Your Honor i rise before the court today because I believe i might be in the wrong room as I have no stake in the matter of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, can u tell me where number 203 is? I know I'm on the 2nd floor so I'm not sure where i went wrong. Also why do you sound so British?
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I'm not trying to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, I'm trying to go to sleep on the wrong side of the bed
July 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I'm not trying to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, I'm trying to go to sleep on the wrong side of the bed
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Our new Wuthering Heights adaptation fixes a few of the things the OG text got wrong, and we can't wait for you to see the things we mystifyingly decided it got wrong.
September 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Our new Wuthering Heights adaptation fixes a few of the things the OG text got wrong, and we can't wait for you to see the things we mystifyingly decided it got wrong.
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Have been watching 1986's Transformers: The Movie on loop nonstop since childhood for Easter eggs that are "more than meets the eye." I've yet to detect a single thing in this movie I can see without my eyes. After 38 years & very little rest, regret to inform everyone I must abandon the quest.
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Have been watching 1986's Transformers: The Movie on loop nonstop since childhood for Easter eggs that are "more than meets the eye." I've yet to detect a single thing in this movie I can see without my eyes. After 38 years & very little rest, regret to inform everyone I must abandon the quest.
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Inside you are two copies of Oscar nominated Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street." You need surgery but have been putting it off until you're closer to reaching your annual deductible.
December 30, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Inside you are two copies of Oscar nominated Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street." You need surgery but have been putting it off until you're closer to reaching your annual deductible.
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playing an epic prank on my surgeon by not waking up after my procedure
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
playing an epic prank on my surgeon by not waking up after my procedure