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Now comes MAGA's large scale network of concentration camps phase
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
If ICE gets even one of these facilities fully up and running, it’ll immediately be the second-largest jail in the country behind only Rikers Island.
brunojnavarro.bsky.social Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 13h
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
BOUIE: “.. I try to avoid superlatives in my writing, but there is simply no question that this is the most flagrant display of presidential racism since Woodrow Wilson screened D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in the White House in 1915.”

@jamellebouie.net
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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cameroncorduroy.bsky.social
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.

@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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The Social Security data breach is a national-security disaster that could hurt Americans for the rest of their lives: whistleblower trib.al/gmwiGPC
The Social Security data breach is a national-security disaster that could hurt Americans for the rest of their lives: whistleblower
Every American’s personal data is at risk of fraud after DOGE’s alleged mismanagement, Social Security’s former chief data officer tells MarketWatch.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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berniehendriks.bsky.social
I gotta hand it to Trump. His threats and insanity finally made me get off my butt and sell all my US holdings and double down on Canada, Europe, Japan and emerging markets. Will maybe buy back in after he crashes the economy fully and an adult gets elected to put Humpty Dumpty back together.
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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"Currency options markets had the two busiest days ever last week, reflecting the rush for hedges and speculative bets."

-Bloomberg
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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mattpeterson.bsky.social
Just checking in on American Bitcoin, the Eric Trump venture that is a leveraged bet on Bitcoin.
The image features a line graph set against a white background with a light red shaded area beneath the trend line. The Trend: The line starts on the left (around Feb 1) at approximately $1.50. It maintains a jagged but relatively flat level until midday on Feb 3, where it begins a sharp, consistent decline. The Vertical Axis (Price): Ranges from $1.10 at the bottom to $1.60 at the top. The Horizontal Axis (Time): Marked with dates from February 2 through February 5. Current Position: The line ends at its lowest point on the far right of the chart, marked with a solid red dot at the $1.15 mark. (Summary written with AI)
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
Finance and self-destruction

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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The Real Reason Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post — Slate
The billionaire wanted the Post to die, because a vigorous, well-resourced newspaper does not help his bottom line.
apple.news
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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#DJT
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
#TrumpCoin
Bribery has never been cheaper!
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
#BTC This is literally the moment bitcoin was created for. It has finally lost its last rationalization for existence. It is now purely magic beans. Pointless and ultimately worthless.
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. It does set a precedent, and we will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Frost said.

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Sorry, guys. 🤡
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d
BESSENT SAYS IF TRUMP WINS IRS SUIT, $10B WOULD COME FROM TAXPAYERS
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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deadder.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
America is a forced labor camp. Once you wrap your mind around that a lot of things make more sense.
ceprdc.bsky.social Center for Economic and Policy Research @ceprdc.bsky.social · 2d
NEW from CEPR's Peter Hart: On FMLA's 33rd anniversary, gaps are stark: 44% of workers can't access unpaid leave, 73% lack paid leave, and 95% of lowest-wage workers have nothing. The US is one of only 6 countries w/o national paid leave. A national program is long overdue.: https://bit.ly/4kjMIMp
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
These fucking asshole GOPers and their 'Christian' symbolism. As if Jesus would be ambivalent over unproductive terrorism.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d
“.. I’m sad for our country,” she said. “I don’t think that the escalation that we’ve seen, particularly in Minnesota, I don’t think it is. … ”

She paused for another eight seconds ..

“.. productive.”

@nytimes.com #ALsen
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
gtroblq.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM