James says abolish ICE (he/him)
@jamespkennedy.bsky.social
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Philly, Providence, São Paolo, Belo Horizonte
Philly, Providence, São Paolo, Belo Horizonte
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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The GOP is entering the “finding out” phase of gerrymandering. By the same metric, Dems got almost 40% of the vote in Utah and currently hold zero congressional seats due to gerrymandering
February 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The GOP is entering the “finding out” phase of gerrymandering. By the same metric, Dems got almost 40% of the vote in Utah and currently hold zero congressional seats due to gerrymandering
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What are specific deregulations you take issue with?
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
What are specific deregulations you take issue with?
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A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, a judge ordered in a ruling released Friday.
Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees
A judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, a judge ordered in a ruling released Friday.
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I’m curious what conditions will bring to be more like the French, although I think the general strikes and mass protests in Minneapolis are a good step.
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I’m curious what conditions will bring to be more like the French, although I think the general strikes and mass protests in Minneapolis are a good step.
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Why Americans Will Never Strike Like the French (And Why That's the Problem)
YouTube video by Tiana Thompson
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February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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I’m curious what conditions will bring to be more like the French, although I think the general strikes and mass protests in Minneapolis are a good step.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2g_...
I’m curious what conditions will bring to be more like the French, although I think the general strikes and mass protests in Minneapolis are a good step.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2g_...
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If you want to explore whether a company you buy from works with DHS/ICE, there is a real simple website to do that! www.usaspending.gov/search
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If you want to explore whether a company you buy from works with DHS/ICE, there is a real simple website to do that! www.usaspending.gov/search
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
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February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
It’s pretty awesome that Norman Finkelstein is in the Epstein files telling another academic that he’s disgusting for backing Epstein. Free Palestine.
February 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
It’s pretty awesome that Norman Finkelstein is in the Epstein files telling another academic that he’s disgusting for backing Epstein. Free Palestine.
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Worth noting that this response actually concedes that what Pritzker said is true.
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Worth noting that this response actually concedes that what Pritzker said is true.
Go Birds.
8. Build more Philly, not more Texas.
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Go Birds.
10. Again, just to close this up and be clear, we should do things like abolish single family zoning, abolish or at least loosen height limits, get rid of parking requirements, add parking maximums, build more public housing (PHIMBY), etc. But let’s not copy Red States.
February 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
10. Again, just to close this up and be clear, we should do things like abolish single family zoning, abolish or at least loosen height limits, get rid of parking requirements, add parking maximums, build more public housing (PHIMBY), etc. But let’s not copy Red States.
8. Build more Philly, not more Texas.
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
8. Build more Philly, not more Texas.
7. It is, in fact, a good thing, on the scale of states on the scale of countries to be the type of place people see as welcoming and full of opportunities. You can find housing in Alabama as a poor person, and the housing is probably extremely dilapidated and isolated from opportunity.
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
7. It is, in fact, a good thing, on the scale of states on the scale of countries to be the type of place people see as welcoming and full of opportunities. You can find housing in Alabama as a poor person, and the housing is probably extremely dilapidated and isolated from opportunity.
6. One of the more cynical things Republicans do is imply that Blue State permissiveness leads to their homeless encampments, but in all seriousness, as a person who’s never been formally homeless but who has definitely teetered on the edge of housing insecurity, I’d rather die than go to Alabama.
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
6. One of the more cynical things Republicans do is imply that Blue State permissiveness leads to their homeless encampments, but in all seriousness, as a person who’s never been formally homeless but who has definitely teetered on the edge of housing insecurity, I’d rather die than go to Alabama.
5. I also just think the idea that homelessness is worse in Blue States suffers from many problems. Which state do you think tracks homelessness more carefully? Massachusetts or Alabama?
kermit the frog is holding his hand to his chin and asking what to choose
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February 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
5. I also just think the idea that homelessness is worse in Blue States suffers from many problems. Which state do you think tracks homelessness more carefully? Massachusetts or Alabama?
4. We should of course deregulate bad regulations, but some regulations are also good. There’s a passage in the book where the authors say a required air filtration system in apartments next to highways will lead to people living under highways. And my response to that is goooo fuuuckk yourselllf.
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
4. We should of course deregulate bad regulations, but some regulations are also good. There’s a passage in the book where the authors say a required air filtration system in apartments next to highways will lead to people living under highways. And my response to that is goooo fuuuckk yourselllf.
3. Houston is, according to Zillow readings at least, ore expensive than, say Philadelphia or Chicago, or even IIRC Minneapolis (I guess the pitch to live in Minneapolis is not so hot at the moment, but pre ICE surge it was a nice place). So I also just find the promise of this kind of weak.
February 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
3. Houston is, according to Zillow readings at least, ore expensive than, say Philadelphia or Chicago, or even IIRC Minneapolis (I guess the pitch to live in Minneapolis is not so hot at the moment, but pre ICE surge it was a nice place). So I also just find the promise of this kind of weak.
2. And before anyone goes all Randall O’Toole and says the Texas highways’ creation of access to cheap land is the answer, it wasn’t cheap to build these, and a lot of the costs of this type of boondoggle are taken up by (clears throat) Blue State taxpayers.
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
2. And before anyone goes all Randall O’Toole and says the Texas highways’ creation of access to cheap land is the answer, it wasn’t cheap to build these, and a lot of the costs of this type of boondoggle are taken up by (clears throat) Blue State taxpayers.
1. The most glaring one for me is that Red State housing sounds like a fate worse than death. Yeah, it’s mysteriously cheaper to build housing in Houston than San Francisco. Could it be because one is a dense, vibrant place and the other is a toxic hellhole built on 23 lane highways (not hyperbole)?
February 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
1. The most glaring one for me is that Red State housing sounds like a fate worse than death. Yeah, it’s mysteriously cheaper to build housing in Houston than San Francisco. Could it be because one is a dense, vibrant place and the other is a toxic hellhole built on 23 lane highways (not hyperbole)?
I have a couple problems with Abundance. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to bitch about it, so here are a few:
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I have a couple problems with Abundance. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to bitch about it, so here are a few:
I’ve only started to listen to this, but so far it’s good, and @unlearnecon.bsky.social has a good track record of creating good stuff.
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What Abundance Misses
YouTube video by Unlearning Economics Live
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February 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I’ve only started to listen to this, but so far it’s good, and @unlearnecon.bsky.social has a good track record of creating good stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxzd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxzd...