David Bailey
@drgdave.bsky.social
Old, White, cisgender straight guy who believes that all people of all ages, ethnicities, genders and sexual orientations have inherent value and are worthy of respect.
History Lesson: The ones putting people in camps are *ALWAYS* the bad guys.
He/him
History Lesson: The ones putting people in camps are *ALWAYS* the bad guys.
He/him
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1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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Funding for Minnesota’s K-12 schools is tied to student attendance. But with some students too afraid to attend class in person, schools are reporting sharp declines in attendance.
School leaders fear declining attendance during ICE surge will also lower state funding
Funding for Minnesota K-12 schools is tied to student attendance. But with some students too afraid to go to school, schools are reporting sharp declines in attendance.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Funding for Minnesota’s K-12 schools is tied to student attendance. But with some students too afraid to attend class in person, schools are reporting sharp declines in attendance.
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman 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 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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Look, all I'm saying is that if you just spent the last six years being frustrated with Durbin and you think there's a chance he's about to be replaced with a guy who thanks ICE for their service and takes AIPAC and crypto money, you should treat it like a very serious emergency
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Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
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Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Look, all I'm saying is that if you just spent the last six years being frustrated with Durbin and you think there's a chance he's about to be replaced with a guy who thanks ICE for their service and takes AIPAC and crypto money, you should treat it like a very serious emergency
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Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
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There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
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The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
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Friends, that was NOT Liam Ramos at the Super Bowl halftime show. Folks need to stop spreading that false information.
That said, the symbolism was clear 🙏🏽
That said, the symbolism was clear 🙏🏽
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Friends, that was NOT Liam Ramos at the Super Bowl halftime show. Folks need to stop spreading that false information.
That said, the symbolism was clear 🙏🏽
That said, the symbolism was clear 🙏🏽
The MVP is Ken Walker.
If they give it to Darnold, with a 50% pass completion rate and 5.3 YPA, I will be annoyed.
If they give it to Darnold, with a 50% pass completion rate and 5.3 YPA, I will be annoyed.
If the second half is pretty much like the first, then Kenneth Walker is MVP and it's not close.
February 9, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The MVP is Ken Walker.
If they give it to Darnold, with a 50% pass completion rate and 5.3 YPA, I will be annoyed.
If they give it to Darnold, with a 50% pass completion rate and 5.3 YPA, I will be annoyed.
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Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on body cameras, sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability.
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
(Published 2023)
I will *NEVER* get an ai.com 'handle'.
连接AI与商业的未来 | zi.com
zi.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I will *NEVER* get an ai.com 'handle'.
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This point needs to be elevated:
By transforming DOJ into his personal “retribution” machine,
Trump has
endangered the public,
prevented the prosecution of
-child pornography,
-terrorism &
-major violent crime.
Trump & Bondi are forcing out the principled prosecutors who handle those cases.
By transforming DOJ into his personal “retribution” machine,
Trump has
endangered the public,
prevented the prosecution of
-child pornography,
-terrorism &
-major violent crime.
Trump & Bondi are forcing out the principled prosecutors who handle those cases.
…
- Melinda Williams, who prosecuted child pornography & sex crimes cases,
- Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, supervisor of the major violent crimes unit, &
- “the top fraud experts in the office.”
These are the prosecutors whom the public is losing, thanks to Trump & Bondi.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
- Melinda Williams, who prosecuted child pornography & sex crimes cases,
- Thomas Calhoun-Lopez, supervisor of the major violent crimes unit, &
- “the top fraud experts in the office.”
These are the prosecutors whom the public is losing, thanks to Trump & Bondi.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This point needs to be elevated:
By transforming DOJ into his personal “retribution” machine,
Trump has
endangered the public,
prevented the prosecution of
-child pornography,
-terrorism &
-major violent crime.
Trump & Bondi are forcing out the principled prosecutors who handle those cases.
By transforming DOJ into his personal “retribution” machine,
Trump has
endangered the public,
prevented the prosecution of
-child pornography,
-terrorism &
-major violent crime.
Trump & Bondi are forcing out the principled prosecutors who handle those cases.
Pedophile pretends to be concerned about children watching suggestive dancing and --- um --- a wedding ceremony.
I guess Trump would prefer that young children watch Kid Rock singing about how liking underage girls is 'mandatory'.
I guess Trump would prefer that young children watch Kid Rock singing about how liking underage girls is 'mandatory'.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Pedophile pretends to be concerned about children watching suggestive dancing and --- um --- a wedding ceremony.
I guess Trump would prefer that young children watch Kid Rock singing about how liking underage girls is 'mandatory'.
I guess Trump would prefer that young children watch Kid Rock singing about how liking underage girls is 'mandatory'.
Let Genspark automate your work.
Until your company fires you, since Genspark is doing all your work.
Until your company brings you back at a higher rate of pay, when they realize that all the work Genspark did was crap.
Until your company fires you, since Genspark is doing all your work.
Until your company brings you back at a higher rate of pay, when they realize that all the work Genspark did was crap.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Let Genspark automate your work.
Until your company fires you, since Genspark is doing all your work.
Until your company brings you back at a higher rate of pay, when they realize that all the work Genspark did was crap.
Until your company fires you, since Genspark is doing all your work.
Until your company brings you back at a higher rate of pay, when they realize that all the work Genspark did was crap.
Probably won't matter, but Pats really should have gone for 2 just then.
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Probably won't matter, but Pats really should have gone for 2 just then.
One thing I really don't like is oppressively loud live music (yes, I'm old. It's in my bio and everything).
But I *PARTICULARLY* don't like being invited to a Super Bowl party only for the TV to be turned off at the start of the second half, to make way for OPPRESSIVELY LOUD LIVE MUSIC.
1/2
But I *PARTICULARLY* don't like being invited to a Super Bowl party only for the TV to be turned off at the start of the second half, to make way for OPPRESSIVELY LOUD LIVE MUSIC.
1/2
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
One thing I really don't like is oppressively loud live music (yes, I'm old. It's in my bio and everything).
But I *PARTICULARLY* don't like being invited to a Super Bowl party only for the TV to be turned off at the start of the second half, to make way for OPPRESSIVELY LOUD LIVE MUSIC.
1/2
But I *PARTICULARLY* don't like being invited to a Super Bowl party only for the TV to be turned off at the start of the second half, to make way for OPPRESSIVELY LOUD LIVE MUSIC.
1/2
If the second half is pretty much like the first, then Kenneth Walker is MVP and it's not close.
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
If the second half is pretty much like the first, then Kenneth Walker is MVP and it's not close.
Watching the Super Bowl just now, I learned that the tagline for Claude AI is "Keep Thinking", which is a ridiculous non-sequiteur.
It's like DoorDash using the tagline: "Keep cooking from scratch".
It's like DoorDash using the tagline: "Keep cooking from scratch".
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Watching the Super Bowl just now, I learned that the tagline for Claude AI is "Keep Thinking", which is a ridiculous non-sequiteur.
It's like DoorDash using the tagline: "Keep cooking from scratch".
It's like DoorDash using the tagline: "Keep cooking from scratch".
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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February 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
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This is awesome but it’s absolutely unconscionable that Minneapolis or Minnesota leaders haven’t ordered an eviction freeze.
Before the charity stream began, content creators from @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social weren't sure what number to aim for — maybe $30,000 or $50,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Within 15 minutes, they raised $58,000 for local food pantry VEAP. Within an hour, $100,000.
Minneapolis video game livestream raises $250K for rent aid during ICE surge
Podcasters from MinnMax and Giant Bomb, two video game media outlets, played games for eight hours during their “ICE Out” livestream.
www.mprnews.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is awesome but it’s absolutely unconscionable that Minneapolis or Minnesota leaders haven’t ordered an eviction freeze.
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NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...