@herostratus356.bsky.social
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
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Over promise under deliver. White leftists WANT to be lied to. so they can yell at the democratic base instead of their republican friends family and coworkers.
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Over promise under deliver. White leftists WANT to be lied to. so they can yell at the democratic base instead of their republican friends family and coworkers.
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I feel like this should be a bigger story.
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I feel like this should be a bigger story.
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Also...I don't begrudge him for doing this because I know the reality of a budget and aspirational politics are often like oil and water.
What I do begrudge...all the super left bullying people because we pointed that out.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
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hey cool man while you were deep in research or whatever you might want to catch up on some other stuff that has happened in the world in the past year
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
hey cool man while you were deep in research or whatever you might want to catch up on some other stuff that has happened in the world in the past year
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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People didn’t take this seriously because red is scary
February 13, 2026 at 10:07 PM
People didn’t take this seriously because red is scary
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This is the advantage of anarchist groups. Infiltrators can't take the 4-hour-long meetings.
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is the advantage of anarchist groups. Infiltrators can't take the 4-hour-long meetings.
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Tired: be ungovernable
Wired: be too annoying to infiltrate
Wired: be too annoying to infiltrate
February 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Tired: be ungovernable
Wired: be too annoying to infiltrate
Wired: be too annoying to infiltrate
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It feels like it’s built into the structure of leftist politics, now, that there’s always one issue that’s overridingly important, the democrats are always unacceptably wanting in this area, and the solution is always to refuse to vote for them.
The issue changes over time, but nothing else does.
The issue changes over time, but nothing else does.
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It feels like it’s built into the structure of leftist politics, now, that there’s always one issue that’s overridingly important, the democrats are always unacceptably wanting in this area, and the solution is always to refuse to vote for them.
The issue changes over time, but nothing else does.
The issue changes over time, but nothing else does.
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Dear young'uns, you may not realize this, but there was a time oh, about 15 years ago or so when maybe one-in-four Democrats were openly anti-choice and one-in-three Republicans were openly pro-choice.
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Dear young'uns, you may not realize this, but there was a time oh, about 15 years ago or so when maybe one-in-four Democrats were openly anti-choice and one-in-three Republicans were openly pro-choice.
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I know, it sounds weird, it *was* weird, but you'd occasionally have some Dem in a rural district who was somewhat liberal on spending but really bad on guns and abortion, and we'd put up with it because it was them or someone much worse. GOP did the same in the 'burbs but in reverse.
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I know, it sounds weird, it *was* weird, but you'd occasionally have some Dem in a rural district who was somewhat liberal on spending but really bad on guns and abortion, and we'd put up with it because it was them or someone much worse. GOP did the same in the 'burbs but in reverse.
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Bernie Sanders convinced a generation of the left that it was always better to hold out for perfection rather than accept the best available outcome, and it kind of wrecked everything.
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Bernie Sanders convinced a generation of the left that it was always better to hold out for perfection rather than accept the best available outcome, and it kind of wrecked everything.
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evil is not strong enough a word
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 9:31 PM
evil is not strong enough a word
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Senate Democrats blocked a DHS funding bill after the White House refused demands for ICE reforms, setting up a partial shutdown tonight. Meanwhile, a grand jury rejected Trump DOJ charges against Democratic lawmakers, and AG Pam Bondi faced heated questions over her handling of the Epstein files.
Senate Democrats block DHS funding. Pam Bondi goes nuclear. Grand Jury declines to indict Democrats.
Senate Democrats block DHS funding. Pam Bondi goes nuclear. Grand Jury declines to indict Democrats.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Senate Democrats blocked a DHS funding bill after the White House refused demands for ICE reforms, setting up a partial shutdown tonight. Meanwhile, a grand jury rejected Trump DOJ charges against Democratic lawmakers, and AG Pam Bondi faced heated questions over her handling of the Epstein files.
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There are people on this very website who will defend to the death their right to not vote to stop this from happening
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 8:24 PM
There are people on this very website who will defend to the death their right to not vote to stop this from happening
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Biden's economic project was one of heavy state investments! That's not neoliberalism!
Neo-liberalism is the status quo. Biden did not ditch the status quo. If these extra things he did besides maintaining the status quo count towards “ditching neo-liberalism” then neo-liberalism was ditched during George H.W. Bush.
Either way, Biden did not “ditch neo-liberalism”.
Either way, Biden did not “ditch neo-liberalism”.
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Biden's economic project was one of heavy state investments! That's not neoliberalism!
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“I hate you vote for me” isn’t a winning message WHO KNEW
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
“I hate you vote for me” isn’t a winning message WHO KNEW
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Mamdani's victory is what Toby Buckle keeps saying. He ran as a Democrat just a better Democrat, too many leftists are running as "DEMOCRATS SUCK, VOTE FOR ME!"
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Mamdani's victory is what Toby Buckle keeps saying. He ran as a Democrat just a better Democrat, too many leftists are running as "DEMOCRATS SUCK, VOTE FOR ME!"
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I don't understand why the left is still focused on complaining about us Democrats. They wanted to punish us by not supporting us in 2024. They did that and it turned out just like everyone knew it would.
Instead of complaining still, they should be celebrating what they've accomplished.
Instead of complaining still, they should be celebrating what they've accomplished.
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I don't understand why the left is still focused on complaining about us Democrats. They wanted to punish us by not supporting us in 2024. They did that and it turned out just like everyone knew it would.
Instead of complaining still, they should be celebrating what they've accomplished.
Instead of complaining still, they should be celebrating what they've accomplished.
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cause they didn't think past "Dems get embarrased" and now they're suffering. Honestly I think they're in panick mode since it's clear Democrats are recovering when they wanted us destroyed. And even their "WE'LL TAKE OVER" is failing when Sherrill overperformed in NJ while Mamdani underperformed
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
cause they didn't think past "Dems get embarrased" and now they're suffering. Honestly I think they're in panick mode since it's clear Democrats are recovering when they wanted us destroyed. And even their "WE'LL TAKE OVER" is failing when Sherrill overperformed in NJ while Mamdani underperformed
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Thjs suggests the threat to democracy isn’t just authoritarian leaders but a cultural drift toward a subject mentality in a population that’s supposed to be self-governing.
February 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Thjs suggests the threat to democracy isn’t just authoritarian leaders but a cultural drift toward a subject mentality in a population that’s supposed to be self-governing.
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Fury as schools cancel photo day after Epstein link uncovered: 'Shopping list of children'
www.rawstory.com
Fury as schools cancel photo day after Epstein link uncovered: 'Shopping list of children'
twp.ai
February 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Fury as schools cancel photo day after Epstein link uncovered: 'Shopping list of children'
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Anybody who still insists that both parties are the same after the past six years is so deeply callous and deluded that they aren't fit for society TBH.
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Anybody who still insists that both parties are the same after the past six years is so deeply callous and deluded that they aren't fit for society TBH.
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ICE operations seemingly being scaled back in Minneapolis is good for the union members, frontline activists and all Minnesotans who stood up and spoke out for justice in their workplaces and their communities.
https://bit.ly/4rbvLqh
https://bit.ly/4rbvLqh
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
ICE operations seemingly being scaled back in Minneapolis is good for the union members, frontline activists and all Minnesotans who stood up and spoke out for justice in their workplaces and their communities.
https://bit.ly/4rbvLqh
https://bit.ly/4rbvLqh
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It's also sort of understandable that a lot of pop/vulgar leftism is, shall we say, *ambivalent* on the notion of political administration requiring expertise. Traditional elites have often cited their expertise to shut down challengers!
But that doesn't change that you do, actually, want expertise
But that doesn't change that you do, actually, want expertise
This manifests also, obviously, in cases such as the reaction of disappointed communists to the repeated failures of ostensibly-communist states to institute the program of idealistic Marxism. They keep blaming failures of principle, of theory, but there are also simple failures of administration!
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It's also sort of understandable that a lot of pop/vulgar leftism is, shall we say, *ambivalent* on the notion of political administration requiring expertise. Traditional elites have often cited their expertise to shut down challengers!
But that doesn't change that you do, actually, want expertise
But that doesn't change that you do, actually, want expertise