Cosmonautilus5
@cosmonautilus5.bsky.social
Just a neurospicy cosmic nautiloid from Indiana with an intense interest in leftist politics and a fiery rage for right-wing dipshittery
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
"Sources tell me that DHS has already used masked engagement to infiltrate pro-Palestinian groups in the U.S. and to building databases of potential transnational criminals amongst Mexican and Mexican-American communities."
π¨ ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One
Feds could be in your group chat
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
"Sources tell me that DHS has already used masked engagement to infiltrate pro-Palestinian groups in the U.S. and to building databases of potential transnational criminals amongst Mexican and Mexican-American communities."
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Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is βi will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens unitedβ
βWhen Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles βto $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.β Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the βEpstein Classβ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is βi will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens unitedβ
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Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partnerβs name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partnerβs name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOPβs βshow us your papersβ bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
βIf the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Breaking: House passes new version of SAVE Act, worst voter suppression bill considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partnerβs name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million Americans w/out access to citizenship papers
-69 mil married women who took partnerβs name
-21 mil w/out valid drivers license
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
These pathetic wastes of good air are reveling in the unaccountable power given to them, because they deem anyone within the crosshairs of their mandate as beneath them and worthy of cruelty.
Which is the point of the whole project.
Which is the point of the whole project.
After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges β’ Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
These pathetic wastes of good air are reveling in the unaccountable power given to them, because they deem anyone within the crosshairs of their mandate as beneath them and worthy of cruelty.
Which is the point of the whole project.
Which is the point of the whole project.
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
Bondi running out the clock with absolute nonsense, aided by sexual predator protector and insurrectionist Jim Jordan, instead of answering a single question.
The whole hearing was childish, petulant deflection and Bondi should be held in contempt.
The whole hearing was childish, petulant deflection and Bondi should be held in contempt.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Bondi running out the clock with absolute nonsense, aided by sexual predator protector and insurrectionist Jim Jordan, instead of answering a single question.
The whole hearing was childish, petulant deflection and Bondi should be held in contempt.
The whole hearing was childish, petulant deflection and Bondi should be held in contempt.
The whole Congressional hearing was one of the most disgusting displays of sycophancy, faux outrage, petulant indignancy and deflection made worse by sexual predator protector Jim Jordan's attempts to run interference and allow Bondi to run out the clock.
The whole hearing made my blood boil
The whole hearing made my blood boil
π¨ Pam Bondi refuses to say if the list of "domestic terrorist organizations" she ordered the Justice Department to create has been completed.
"I'm not going to answer yes or no"
"I'm not going to answer yes or no"
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The whole Congressional hearing was one of the most disgusting displays of sycophancy, faux outrage, petulant indignancy and deflection made worse by sexual predator protector Jim Jordan's attempts to run interference and allow Bondi to run out the clock.
The whole hearing made my blood boil
The whole hearing made my blood boil
As much as I would prefer peaceful protests, I don't know how much longer this will be a viable tactic if the MSM never reports on them.
Civil rights protests worked because we could see the horrors on the evening news, but with a fractured private media landscape, I worry that's no longer possible
Civil rights protests worked because we could see the horrors on the evening news, but with a fractured private media landscape, I worry that's no longer possible
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulβan hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
As much as I would prefer peaceful protests, I don't know how much longer this will be a viable tactic if the MSM never reports on them.
Civil rights protests worked because we could see the horrors on the evening news, but with a fractured private media landscape, I worry that's no longer possible
Civil rights protests worked because we could see the horrors on the evening news, but with a fractured private media landscape, I worry that's no longer possible
Text messages from Exum also surfaced in court including one in which he bragged about his marksmanship in a group chat with other agents. "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys," he wrote.
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video reut.rs/4qsPC2Q
'It's time to get aggressive', Border Patrol agent says in Chicago shooting video
Federal prosecutors have released bodycam footage in the case of a Chicago woman who survived being shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last fall.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Text messages from Exum also surfaced in court including one in which he bragged about his marksmanship in a group chat with other agents. "I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys," he wrote.
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This is a pretty brutal Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is a pretty brutal Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievanceβa power usurped from Congress.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Admission to a capricious abuse of power based on petty grievanceβa power usurped from Congress.
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βFour of my children just evaporated,β Badran said, holding back tears. βI looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?β
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
βFour of my children just evaporated,β Badran said, holding back tears. βI looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?β
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Republicans have been holding this vote open for 40 minutes or so, but the holdouts- Massie, Kiley, Bacon, reportedly left the Capitol. The absent Republican is Greg Murphy (R-NC), who has missed a lot of time since a mid December surgery.
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
Not clear why Johnson is still holding this vote open
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.
The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow
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We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
"Immigrants filed more habeas cases in the first 13 months of the second Trump administration than in the past three administrations combined, including his first."
NEW: The Trump administrationβs push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
We are tracking the increase in these cases π
We are tracking the increase in these cases π
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
projects.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"Immigrants filed more habeas cases in the first 13 months of the second Trump administration than in the past three administrations combined, including his first."
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OK, first, the criminal record of a drug cartel is a bit better established than a random Minneapolis resident.
Second, not only has this DVD scenario never occurred with ICE β and Iβm a broken record here! β thereβs no record of any agent being doxed and attacked.
www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
Second, not only has this DVD scenario never occurred with ICE β and Iβm a broken record here! β thereβs no record of any agent being doxed and attacked.
www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
RON JOHNSON: In Central America, if you become a police chief, the drug cartels send you a DVD w/ a video of your family going to church or school...that's what ICE agents are facing
SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest
J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk
SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest
J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
OK, first, the criminal record of a drug cartel is a bit better established than a random Minneapolis resident.
Second, not only has this DVD scenario never occurred with ICE β and Iβm a broken record here! β thereβs no record of any agent being doxed and attacked.
www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
Second, not only has this DVD scenario never occurred with ICE β and Iβm a broken record here! β thereβs no record of any agent being doxed and attacked.
www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
BREAKING: On February 2, Sec. Noem issued a memo asserting the lapse in appropriations for DHS meant there is no Sec. 527 β the provision protecting congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities β and she was issuing a new (third) policy requiring seven-day notice for visits.
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
"The agreement explains that the DOJ plans to conduct its own analysis of statesβ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters, which the federal government has never done before. This would turn the American system of election administration upside down."
A confidential agreement provides yet more evidence of the administrationβs campaign to interfere with upcoming elections. bit.ly/46tX4nd
βConfidentialβ Agreements Show Trump Administrationβs Plans for Statesβ Voter DataΒ
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"The agreement explains that the DOJ plans to conduct its own analysis of statesβ voter files and then instruct the states to remove specific voters, which the federal government has never done before. This would turn the American system of election administration upside down."
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
βAbsolute hellβ: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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Thanks to ProPublica for citing my prior @texasobserver.org report in their story about how an "election fraud" researcher who is a convicted bathroom voyeur may be fueling the federal government's investigations
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thanks to ProPublica for citing my prior @texasobserver.org report in their story about how an "election fraud" researcher who is a convicted bathroom voyeur may be fueling the federal government's investigations
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The Turning Point USA halftime show makes it clear: our multicultural society is keeping us from watching a guy dressed kinda like Ben Franklin play the violin not particularly well
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The Turning Point USA halftime show makes it clear: our multicultural society is keeping us from watching a guy dressed kinda like Ben Franklin play the violin not particularly well
*Priorities
The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking eventβbut not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/nWpno6n
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
*Priorities