Doug
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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If Trump does back down, the vast amount of money being spent to assemble the military just so he can "negotiate" the only way he knows how --- with threats and blackmail --- is criminal. The military isn't his toy to deploy whenever he wants to throw his weight around.
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 AM
If Trump does back down, the vast amount of money being spent to assemble the military just so he can "negotiate" the only way he knows how --- with threats and blackmail --- is criminal. The military isn't his toy to deploy whenever he wants to throw his weight around.
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I know we’re all just used to Trump living in his Mad King era, but this isn’t how this is supposed to work at all. The entire reason the Constitution puts this power in Congress is so that whether or not we go into a war of choice isn’t just one man’s decision.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though President Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether he’ll authorize such actions, sources familiar with the m...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I know we’re all just used to Trump living in his Mad King era, but this isn’t how this is supposed to work at all. The entire reason the Constitution puts this power in Congress is so that whether or not we go into a war of choice isn’t just one man’s decision.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
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Absolutely. "Deep Impact" is so good... unlike the other asteroid-themed film.
I just watched "Armageddon" not long ago and it's so bad. Ugly, boring, terrible acting... just a slog.
I just watched "Armageddon" not long ago and it's so bad. Ugly, boring, terrible acting... just a slog.
Watching Deep Impact, undoubtedly the best asteroid-themed film of the year 1998.
February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Absolutely. "Deep Impact" is so good... unlike the other asteroid-themed film.
I just watched "Armageddon" not long ago and it's so bad. Ugly, boring, terrible acting... just a slog.
I just watched "Armageddon" not long ago and it's so bad. Ugly, boring, terrible acting... just a slog.
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Sorry, but if you think like this, you're an absolute moron.
Vance, even as a lame duck, would control the levers of power in this country for four years. Look at what Trump is accomplishing. Vance would likely at least have this same level of control.
You're all incredibly stupid.
Vance, even as a lame duck, would control the levers of power in this country for four years. Look at what Trump is accomplishing. Vance would likely at least have this same level of control.
You're all incredibly stupid.
I mean genuinely, I think the country is doomed with a bad democrat. However with Vance there’s the tiny chance that his presidency is lame duck enough to not do much of evil. Like trump 2016z
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Sorry, but if you think like this, you're an absolute moron.
Vance, even as a lame duck, would control the levers of power in this country for four years. Look at what Trump is accomplishing. Vance would likely at least have this same level of control.
You're all incredibly stupid.
Vance, even as a lame duck, would control the levers of power in this country for four years. Look at what Trump is accomplishing. Vance would likely at least have this same level of control.
You're all incredibly stupid.
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republicans are consolidating total media control - fcc, cbs, warner bros - and there's essentially ZERO democrat/liberal response
February 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
republicans are consolidating total media control - fcc, cbs, warner bros - and there's essentially ZERO democrat/liberal response
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Really sucks to root for Netflix, but ...kinda have to here.
Paramount taking control of WB would be disastrous.
Paramount taking control of WB would be disastrous.
Lol and around and around we go
*WARNER BROS. WEIGHS REOPENING SALE NEGOTIATIONS WITH PARAMOUNT
*WARNER BROS. WEIGHS REOPENING SALE NEGOTIATIONS WITH PARAMOUNT
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Really sucks to root for Netflix, but ...kinda have to here.
Paramount taking control of WB would be disastrous.
Paramount taking control of WB would be disastrous.
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Oregon Trail was a great game even though the graphics were a little buggy
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Oregon Trail was a great game even though the graphics were a little buggy
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It's galling to contemplate but I really think you have to admit that Musk buying X was an unqualified victory. It can't be exaggerated just how much prominent journalists, pundits, business type, etc. mistake the vibe on X for "how the country is feeling."
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It's galling to contemplate but I really think you have to admit that Musk buying X was an unqualified victory. It can't be exaggerated just how much prominent journalists, pundits, business type, etc. mistake the vibe on X for "how the country is feeling."
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This summer is going to be a nonstop series of juxtapositions of Trump’s various shitkicker tributes to America’s 250th anniversary attended solely by his rapidly depleting bog spawn and people in the streets doing exactly what we tell ourselves America is
another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This summer is going to be a nonstop series of juxtapositions of Trump’s various shitkicker tributes to America’s 250th anniversary attended solely by his rapidly depleting bog spawn and people in the streets doing exactly what we tell ourselves America is
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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 7:41 PM
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.
Rewatching the "Scream" franchise (for the millionth time) to get ready for the new installment.
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Rewatching the "Scream" franchise (for the millionth time) to get ready for the new installment.
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
#LetterBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched
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This really is how it feels to like literally anything with even a modicum of popularity nowadays.
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
This really is how it feels to like literally anything with even a modicum of popularity nowadays.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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a perennial issue is that people just refuse to believe that the republican party is as far gone as it is.
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
a perennial issue is that people just refuse to believe that the republican party is as far gone as it is.
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Jesus Christ
There genuinely has never been an administration that is as pro-cancer, pro-illness, and pro-death as this one
Unless you’re a fraudster, pedophile, or exceptionally rich (and willing to bribe him), everything this admin has done is maximize suffering
There genuinely has never been an administration that is as pro-cancer, pro-illness, and pro-death as this one
Unless you’re a fraudster, pedophile, or exceptionally rich (and willing to bribe him), everything this admin has done is maximize suffering
BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.
Live updates: Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Trump administration revoked a scientific finding at the center of U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, a significant rollback of regulations.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Jesus Christ
There genuinely has never been an administration that is as pro-cancer, pro-illness, and pro-death as this one
Unless you’re a fraudster, pedophile, or exceptionally rich (and willing to bribe him), everything this admin has done is maximize suffering
There genuinely has never been an administration that is as pro-cancer, pro-illness, and pro-death as this one
Unless you’re a fraudster, pedophile, or exceptionally rich (and willing to bribe him), everything this admin has done is maximize suffering
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It's an indictment of the entertainment industry as well, because I'm fairly sure Sony (the producers of Dawson's Creek), WB (which aired it), Disney (which owned and aired Don't Trust the B*) & Paramount (which produced Varsity Blues) made money off of him & should have insured him for life.
Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially
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Donate to Support for James Van Der Beek's Family, organized by Jason K
James Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family
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February 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
It's an indictment of the entertainment industry as well, because I'm fairly sure Sony (the producers of Dawson's Creek), WB (which aired it), Disney (which owned and aired Don't Trust the B*) & Paramount (which produced Varsity Blues) made money off of him & should have insured him for life.
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Finally watched "Heated Rivalry" and, folks, I loved it.
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Finally watched "Heated Rivalry" and, folks, I loved it.