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A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.
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This is that "red line" we heard so much about at the outset of Trump's second term.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This is that "red line" we heard so much about at the outset of Trump's second term.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Lutnick had said, "I decided [in 2005] I will never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again. So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy. If that guy was there, I wasn't going."
He just admitted visiting Epstein's island in 2012:
He just admitted visiting Epstein's island in 2012:
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Lutnick had said, "I decided [in 2005] I will never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again. So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy. If that guy was there, I wasn't going."
He just admitted visiting Epstein's island in 2012:
He just admitted visiting Epstein's island in 2012:
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Drew from 50501 with an update regarding the supposed "draw down".
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Drew from 50501 with an update regarding the supposed "draw down".
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If you're looking to new she's got a great place to find it. 👀👇
How Do We FIND THE TRUTH?
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
If you're looking to new she's got a great place to find it. 👀👇
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And whisky leaks Hegseth is in charge of our nuclear weapons.. let that sink in...
We are entering a new period of danger with nuclear weapons.
www.youtube.com/shorts/QFNQc...
We are entering a new period of danger with nuclear weapons.
www.youtube.com/shorts/QFNQc...
We are entering a new period of danger with nuclear weapons
YouTube video by USA TODAY
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
And whisky leaks Hegseth is in charge of our nuclear weapons.. let that sink in...
We are entering a new period of danger with nuclear weapons.
www.youtube.com/shorts/QFNQc...
We are entering a new period of danger with nuclear weapons.
www.youtube.com/shorts/QFNQc...
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Here are the details for anyone who worried about the dog’s safety. He finally started to get a little tired after he got to the bottom and started heading back up!
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Here are the details for anyone who worried about the dog’s safety. He finally started to get a little tired after he got to the bottom and started heading back up!
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If Dems don't take back the house & Senate they'll be a mass Exodus from the shit hole country that formally was USA..
'Our last chance to stop Trump': Schlossberg warns of consequences if Dems lose House in midterms.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEr...
'Our last chance to stop Trump': Schlossberg warns of consequences if Dems lose House in midterms.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEr...
'Our last chance to stop Trump': Schlossberg warns of consequences if Dems lose House in midterms
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
If Dems don't take back the house & Senate they'll be a mass Exodus from the shit hole country that formally was USA..
'Our last chance to stop Trump': Schlossberg warns of consequences if Dems lose House in midterms.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEr...
'Our last chance to stop Trump': Schlossberg warns of consequences if Dems lose House in midterms.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKEr...
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'Please get me out of here': Heartbreaking kids' messages come out of ICE center.
www.rawstory.com/please-get-m...
www.rawstory.com/please-get-m...
'Please get me out of here': Heartbreaking kids' messages come out of ICE center
Fourteen-year-old Ariana Velasquez had been held at the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, with her mother for some 45 days when I managed to get inside to meet her. The staff brought everyo...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
'Please get me out of here': Heartbreaking kids' messages come out of ICE center.
www.rawstory.com/please-get-m...
www.rawstory.com/please-get-m...
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Why yes, I am extremely online and this is very funny.
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Why yes, I am extremely online and this is very funny.
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Proof that it's all been about racial profiling.
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
share.google
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Proof that it's all been about racial profiling.
This is Nazi...or most recently...Israel behavior. It tracks, because they train our law enforcement all over the country and they probably "trained" the current bag of tiny dicks at ICE/ DHS/ and CBP.
A kidney transplant recipient in Minnesota who was arrested by ICE has allegedly been denied access to life-saving medication for more than four days.
ICE Arrests Transplant Patient and Cuts Off Life-Saving Meds
The 38-year-old hasn’t had his kidney transplant medication since he was detained on Thursday.
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This is Nazi...or most recently...Israel behavior. It tracks, because they train our law enforcement all over the country and they probably "trained" the current bag of tiny dicks at ICE/ DHS/ and CBP.
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You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You’ve seen the halftime show … now read my friend Petra’s new book from @dukepress.bsky.social about how Bad Bunny became the global voice of Puerto Rican resistance! 👏🏽👏🏽
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
www.dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
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"A growing body of evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein acted as a bridge between wealth, politics and foreign power, with proximity to figures connected to the Kremlin."
dispatch.the-citizens.com/palantir-pet...
dispatch.the-citizens.com/palantir-pet...
Palantir, Peter Thiel and the Epstein files
The files have pushed a powerful surveillance contractor back under the spotlight
dispatch.the-citizens.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"A growing body of evidence shows Jeffrey Epstein acted as a bridge between wealth, politics and foreign power, with proximity to figures connected to the Kremlin."
dispatch.the-citizens.com/palantir-pet...
dispatch.the-citizens.com/palantir-pet...
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When the world falls into chaos, it’s women who hold the line.
Glamour photojournalist Erin Trieb took to the streets of Minnesota to document women holding the city together amid the ongoing ICE and CBP operations. Watch as she takes us behind the scenes of her experience on the front lines.
Glamour photojournalist Erin Trieb took to the streets of Minnesota to document women holding the city together amid the ongoing ICE and CBP operations. Watch as she takes us behind the scenes of her experience on the front lines.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
When the world falls into chaos, it’s women who hold the line.
Glamour photojournalist Erin Trieb took to the streets of Minnesota to document women holding the city together amid the ongoing ICE and CBP operations. Watch as she takes us behind the scenes of her experience on the front lines.
Glamour photojournalist Erin Trieb took to the streets of Minnesota to document women holding the city together amid the ongoing ICE and CBP operations. Watch as she takes us behind the scenes of her experience on the front lines.
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Graffiti artist depiction of Trump as ICE agent appears in Milan knewz.com/donald-trump...
Trump depicted as ICE agent at Olympics
A mural depicting President Donald Trump wearing the uniform of ICE emerged at a homeless center in Milan, Italy, just as the Olympics games kicked off there.
knewz.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Graffiti artist depiction of Trump as ICE agent appears in Milan knewz.com/donald-trump...
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StarTrib should make clear the issue of who is to be obeyed: Trump or Jesus? I’m not an evangelical, but I obey “Love Thy Neighbor.”
“For Romelle Haugen, …, the answer to the question of what would Jesus do in this moment is simple. Obey & pray.”
Gift link:
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“For Romelle Haugen, …, the answer to the question of what would Jesus do in this moment is simple. Obey & pray.”
Gift link:
www.startribune.com/evangelicals...
Evangelicals wrestle with faith and politics as ICE surge continues in Minnesota
Small cracks may be emerging among followers known for their staunch support of MAGA.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
StarTrib should make clear the issue of who is to be obeyed: Trump or Jesus? I’m not an evangelical, but I obey “Love Thy Neighbor.”
“For Romelle Haugen, …, the answer to the question of what would Jesus do in this moment is simple. Obey & pray.”
Gift link:
www.startribune.com/evangelicals...
“For Romelle Haugen, …, the answer to the question of what would Jesus do in this moment is simple. Obey & pray.”
Gift link:
www.startribune.com/evangelicals...
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"The average lifespan of an enslaved sugar plantation worker was only 7-9 years after arrival in the Americas." www.contra-tiempo.org/blog/2022/5/...
The Dark History of Sugar and Slavery — CONTRA-TIEMPO | Activist Dance Theater
Discover the dark history of sugar and slavery explored in CONTRA-TIEMPO's ¡Azúcar! project. Learn how the transatlantic slave trade fueled the sugar industry.
www.contra-tiempo.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 AM
"The average lifespan of an enslaved sugar plantation worker was only 7-9 years after arrival in the Americas." www.contra-tiempo.org/blog/2022/5/...
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Check out my opinion piece at De Los from the Los Angeles Times on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show as a history lesson.
Essay: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show will be a history lesson for the ages
Historian Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo hopes Bad Bunny's halftime show will combat "acute ignorance" about Puerto Rico and its ongoing entanglement with the United States.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Check out my opinion piece at De Los from the Los Angeles Times on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show as a history lesson.