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"L'educazione è l'arma della pace.” Maria
Montessori
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“As a practical matter, ICE agents are above the law and cannot be held accountable for violating your constitutional rights.”

“The threats, performative cruelty and denials of basic due process are not attacks on immigrants. They are attacks on the rule of law itself.”
thehill.com
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Yes, and not only a for-profit school, but a for-profit school that’s already been accused of fraud. Also, for the love of god, “family prison” is a reprehensible phrase.
February 5, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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The Trump admin is ALSO changing the rules so that rather than 30 days to file a Notice of Appeal, people will now only have 10 days (in most cases).

That's just 10 days to find $1,000 and appellate counsel for an appeal the government says it will likely automatically deny!
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Over 73,000 people are currently in ICE custody, the most ever...

But that's not the only shocking number:

- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“There are children now in Minnesota who after ICE leaves will have an ACE score, an Adverse Childhood Experience score, because of the behavior of federal agents.”
@peggyflanagan.bsky.social on The Briefing with Jen Psaki

I too, as a mom, like the Lieutenant Governor, am irate as an about this!
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
If Jeff Bezos with all his 💰 was afraid of pissing off Donald Trump, it makes me think it was about power and i influence and not wealth.

Which is also why all those creeps in the Epstein files funded Trump’s political ascent and domination.

Let’s get it all out in the open!
February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Every time they destroy property they are imposing a governmental 'fine' on the property owner. They are taking $ from the owner, even with insurance coverage because there is almost always a deductible - often very high deductibles.
ICE does not reimburse for the damage. Gang of thieves.
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," helped spur innovation. But they're also insidious to human health. https://to.pbs.org/4qRXD2m
How PFAS harm our health — and why they're everywhere - Horizons
What do non-stick pans, firefighting foam and many of our couches, carpets and cosmetics have in common? They’re all made with PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals helped spur innovation, but they’re...
to.pbs.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This is evil

“They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.”
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
The regime and its enablers use words like young women or underaged women- or Megyn Kelly even said they were “barely legal.”
Yuck! They’re minimizing the harm that was done. That is rape culture.

Also, there were victims as young as 10 trafficked on that island.

The world will not let this go!
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.

Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
President Trump says we should forget about the Epstein files because his name isn’t in them. That’s a lie.
And one more example that his brain processes all information with his ego only.
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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"You are not alone in looking at this mountain of rancid shit and wondering where to start and what you should know as you go along. So, I’m starting this guide, which is intended to be just as helpful to myself in understanding all of it."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
A Guide to the Epstein Files, Part I
Here we go.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Even when force is deemed necessary, law enforcement officers and their agencies typically don’t have such a cavalier attitude about it. The fact that the “agents” bragged about putting holes in people says all we need to hear about the illegitimacy of ICE right now.
Americans speak out about DHS & ICE’s violent use of force. As they testify at my spotlight forum with Rep. Garcia, we must heed their voices & take courage from their bravery. It is an urgent call to action.
U.S. Citizens Testify About DHS/ICE’s Use of Violent Force
YouTube video by SenatorBlumenthal
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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NEW: The DHS arrest records make no mention of the Tren de Aragua gang even though officials repeatedly cited its presence in the building as motivation for the raid, in which agents descended from a Blackhawk helicopter and zip-tied U.S. citizens.
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Yup. The truth is closer to “it was worst in the South.” IMO the minimization of northern slavery, northern segregation, implicit “polite” racism etc, holds us all back from real multiracial democracy. It’s like saying second-degree murder is fine because first-degree murder exists!
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Also, "underage women" isn't a thing. If they're under age, they're not women. That's what under age literally means.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The videos of the abduction today in heavy traffic in Columbia Heights is truly one of the most dystopian things I’ve seen since Alex’s murder.
Ice surrounded a vehicle in heavy traffic boxing it in and then pulled everyone out of the car while other people were honking and then they just took off.
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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All 83,000 acres of an Alabama National Forest.

I did not want to share this week’s USDA press release as there’s no comment or objection period, and I don’t want things to seem hopeless.

So I’ll note the comment and objection period is the midterms.

These are your lands.

These are the stakes.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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Apparently, Google Books deliberately removed search for previewed books??

For ANYONE doing research, this is a BIG deal.

Not to be able to search for specific things that you need? For books that will help? For references used by other authors?

My last book would have been impossible without it.
I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.

In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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Hey folks--

I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.

The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
America at 250: A History - YouTube
This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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just an absolute truth bomb. if we had functioning media they would interrogate that question to the ground
February 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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February 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Watch closely: Donald Trump is plotting to rig the midterms.

In just the past 2 weeks, his AG demanded that Minnesota turn over voter rolls, his DNI raided 2020 election ballots in Georgia, & he called to 'nationalize' our elections.

We must mobilize to protect our democracy.
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Read it for yourself: Section 47- Page 75, from line 1860

Why are they so afraid of disparagement? Do they have something to hide? This feels like the kind of tactics Monsanto has used for decades.
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM