Shelley Powers
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If Dems win in 2026 and gain control of the senate, Fetterman will switch to Republican.
I cannot wait to vote against John Fetterman. Though I strongly suspect that if he runs for reelection in 2028 (a big if), it will not be as a Democrat.
Fetterman on Fox News: "Shutting DHS down will have no impact on ICE. The director confirmed to my face in a hearing just this week, saying it has no impact because they already were funded with the big beautiful bill that I did not vote for. Why are all the Dems going to shutdown our entire DHS?"
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
If Dems win in 2026 and gain control of the senate, Fetterman will switch to Republican.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Fetterman can go fuck off
Fetterman on Fox News: "Shutting DHS down will have no impact on ICE. The director confirmed to my face in a hearing just this week, saying it has no impact because they already were funded with the big beautiful bill that I did not vote for. Why are all the Dems going to shutdown our entire DHS?"
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Fetterman can go fuck off
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Not even subtle about it, is she?
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Not even subtle about it, is she?
Only the Trump administration would consider an unethical trial like this
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical"
CDC awarded $1.6 million for study birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.
arstechnica.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Only the Trump administration would consider an unethical trial like this
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
Yes, you can count me in on the anti-ICE account. Anti-ICE, anti-DHS, anti-RFK, anti-Noem, anti-Hegseth, anti-Bondi, and so on but most importantly...
I hate and loathe Trump for all the harm he's done and continues to do.
So record that, you little shits.
I hate and loathe Trump for all the harm he's done and continues to do.
So record that, you little shits.
This is an anti-ICE account. I wish you would. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yes, you can count me in on the anti-ICE account. Anti-ICE, anti-DHS, anti-RFK, anti-Noem, anti-Hegseth, anti-Bondi, and so on but most importantly...
I hate and loathe Trump for all the harm he's done and continues to do.
So record that, you little shits.
I hate and loathe Trump for all the harm he's done and continues to do.
So record that, you little shits.
I genuinely feel this is wrong, and that the writer got so caught up in the 'dignity' of the law that he has forgotten how damaging this administration has been to the _fundamentals_ of the law.
If a judge needs to include an exclamation to underscore this, exclaim away.
If a judge needs to include an exclamation to underscore this, exclaim away.
"Is it unbecoming a federal judge? Yes. Is it an intellectually compelling way for a judge to write? No. Is it adolescent? Yes.
But it is arresting. It does make one stop and think."
In The Situation @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org considers the role of the exclamation mark in a judicial opinion.
But it is arresting. It does make one stop and think."
In The Situation @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org considers the role of the exclamation mark in a judicial opinion.
The Situation: “Horsefeathers!”
A federal judge with a unique style in punctuation.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I genuinely feel this is wrong, and that the writer got so caught up in the 'dignity' of the law that he has forgotten how damaging this administration has been to the _fundamentals_ of the law.
If a judge needs to include an exclamation to underscore this, exclaim away.
If a judge needs to include an exclamation to underscore this, exclaim away.
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On Friday morning, the city’s permitting department issued a letter upholding its September land use violation. That decision accused building owner Stuart Lindquist of violating a rule prohibiting ICE from holding detainees in its South Portland building overnight or for more than 12 hours.
Portland upholds land use violation against ICE facility’s landlord
Portland officials will continue to seek penalties against the owner of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building for violating a land use agreement.
www.opb.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
On Friday morning, the city’s permitting department issued a letter upholding its September land use violation. That decision accused building owner Stuart Lindquist of violating a rule prohibiting ICE from holding detainees in its South Portland building overnight or for more than 12 hours.
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Trump: "Greenland is gonna want us ... We are negotiating right now for Greenland."
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Trump: "Greenland is gonna want us ... We are negotiating right now for Greenland."
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This is so disgustingly inappropriate to do anywhere, but particularly in front of troops
Trump speaking at Fort Bragg: "The first time, I won but they say I didn't win the popular vote. You know I did. I won it by a lot."
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is so disgustingly inappropriate to do anywhere, but particularly in front of troops
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The previous president was forced to drop out of running for re-election because of concerns over cognitive decline, all while sounding far more coherent than this.
"Helicopter pilots were wounded pretty badly in the legs landing on the couple of machine gunners seemed to have make it through a thicket of bombs. But they were taken out rapidly by our snipers who stationed on platforms. Hellu-- actually unbelievable, helicopter platforms all the way the line"
February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The previous president was forced to drop out of running for re-election because of concerns over cognitive decline, all while sounding far more coherent than this.
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Well, I’m reassured that components of DHS should be blazing away at the sky with anti-drone lasers.
Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Well, I’m reassured that components of DHS should be blazing away at the sky with anti-drone lasers.
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Yeah, we will spend billions in hardware to go after dust. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: You said the Iranian nuclear sites have been 'totally obliterated.' What's left to go after?
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
February 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Yeah, we will spend billions in hardware to go after dust. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I'm no theologian but taunting hungry imprisoned children with food sure sounds like one of those things that substantially increases a person's likelihood of eternal damnation.
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 10:19 PM
I'm no theologian but taunting hungry imprisoned children with food sure sounds like one of those things that substantially increases a person's likelihood of eternal damnation.
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Reason why I require an extension on my brief: I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Reason why I require an extension on my brief: I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future
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Bruh.
This is why there must be a full, independent investigation of every incident that ICE has been involved in. DHS and this administration cannot be trusted to carry out investigations on their own.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
And it’s why Democrats are fighting to rein in ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Bruh.
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For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
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No surprise. ICE knows just how to take care of our children.
February 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
No surprise. ICE knows just how to take care of our children.
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a shame to let this @robgeorge.bsky.social post languish on another platform.
February 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
a shame to let this @robgeorge.bsky.social post languish on another platform.
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
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please enjoy this breakdown of the horrors of crime-ridden culver city
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
please enjoy this breakdown of the horrors of crime-ridden culver city
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"According to recent reports, the agency has introduced a review tool that will vet new National Park Service (NPS) exhibits and signs to ensure they frame the United States in a positive light. The agency has also tightened rules around what employees can say publicly." www.aol.com/articles/nat...
National Park Service's New Rules Ban Employees' Freedom Of Speech: "Everything Has To Be Approved Before We Speak"
While officials say the new rules are nothing to worry about, park employees question what they could mean for the future of transparency.
www.aol.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"According to recent reports, the agency has introduced a review tool that will vet new National Park Service (NPS) exhibits and signs to ensure they frame the United States in a positive light. The agency has also tightened rules around what employees can say publicly." www.aol.com/articles/nat...
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February 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM