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Caroline Wilkins
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teacher, reader, writer, poet, once-upon-a-time rower, wise-cracker
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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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I almost never agree with Bret Stephens, but this resonates: "To cite Forrest Gump: Life under Trump is like a box of chocolates, because you never know what you're going to get. Except that it's Pandora's box. And they aren't chocolates."
April 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Concentration Camps and the Deportation of American Citizens
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Concentration Camps and the Deportation of American Citizens
There is no limiting principle for disappearing people into the Bukele gulag.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/vot...
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
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April 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I wrote about due process, and the lawless evil that results from doing away with it. There is no rationale and no justification for wishing away due process beyond just being soulless and evil.

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The Lawless Evil Of Denying Due Process
The U.S. government just demonstrated exactly why due process matters. In what should be a shocking admission, the Trump administration revealed in court that it had made a bit of an oopsie (they c…
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April 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Innocent (in a Brutal Prison) Abroad
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Innocent (in a Brutal Prison) Abroad
The Trump administration’s latest stain on our values: sending a man without a conviction to a country where a judge ruled he couldn’t be sent.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Just gonna drop this right here for no particular reason.

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Tesla Facing Fraud Allegations in Canada
Tesla is facing allegations of fraud in Canada after dealerships claimed $43 million in rebates within 72 hours.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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MAHA Is a Fraud
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MAHA Is a Fraud
America has never been healthier. Going backwards is going to mean more people getting sick and dying.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Staying Patriotic in Trump’s America
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Staying Patriotic in Trump’s America
Loving the country while hating its government.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A Midnight Global Health Massacre
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A Midnight Global Health Massacre
Life-saving programs, including George W. Bush’s cherished global AIDS initiative, were hit in the latest, harshest round of cuts.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The Cruelty Isn’t the Point. It’s the Pleasure.
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The Cruelty Isn’t the Point. It’s the Pleasure.
Trump 2.0 is a shared sensual experience in hurting other people.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Staying Patriotic in Trump’s America
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Staying Patriotic in Trump’s America
Loving the country while hating its government.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
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USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
If not for American aid, we would have faced more enemies and won fewer friends.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I saw the vice president referred to as JV Dunce, and it's the only remotely political thing that's made me smile today.
February 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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When President Musk Speaks, Donald Trump Listens
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When President Musk Speaks, Donald Trump Listens
DOGE is in charge now.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Jack Schlossberg (@jackuno) on Threads
Please watch this powerful video and read this statement on RFKJr from my mother
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January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”
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January 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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I agree with Michael Fanone (and I really dislike agreeing with the Lincoln Project guys, but here we are).
lincolnproject.us The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Jan 22
Former DC Metro Police officer Michael Fanone has a message to the Oath Keepers founder who was just pardoned. We share his sentiment.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM