@janemcmillan.bsky.social
Journalists should be on the side of democracy. Proud CA/BayArea native currently navigating the North Star State. Springsteen heals. Dylan is forever young. Animals/nature = sentient beings.
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5 days before the Trump administration invaded Venezuela, Senator Mullin of Oklahoma, a member of the Armed Services Committee, purchased between $15,000 and $50,000 in stock in oil companies and a defense contractor.
A U.S. Senator Bought Oil and Defense Stocks Days Before Trump’s Venezuela Invasion
More evidence that members of Congress shouldn't be trading stock.
www.democracy.news
February 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
5 days before the Trump administration invaded Venezuela, Senator Mullin of Oklahoma, a member of the Armed Services Committee, purchased between $15,000 and $50,000 in stock in oil companies and a defense contractor.
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Bloody hell. I spent 15 years getting a ban on the use of this stuff in Colombia for the drug war. It’s basically Roundup (linked to cancer).
“Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate US supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides”
“Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate US supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides”
Trump signs order on domestic herbicide supply for defense purposes, White House says reut.rs/470eN63
February 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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There is no support in the public for targeting any one but criminals. The country has rendered judgment on mass deportation and wants it to end.
The reason Miller needs the new concentration camps is to detain/deport millions of law abiding and legal immigrants to the country - not criminals.
The reason Miller needs the new concentration camps is to detain/deport millions of law abiding and legal immigrants to the country - not criminals.
Let me explain what this genuinely EVIL memo does. The admin is doubling down on its plan to arrest, detain, and interrogate tens of thousands of legally present refugees; people already vetted who’ve lived here legally for 1+ year.
Hundreds were arrested in Minnesota before a court blocked this.
Hundreds were arrested in Minnesota before a court blocked this.
February 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no support in the public for targeting any one but criminals. The country has rendered judgment on mass deportation and wants it to end.
The reason Miller needs the new concentration camps is to detain/deport millions of law abiding and legal immigrants to the country - not criminals.
The reason Miller needs the new concentration camps is to detain/deport millions of law abiding and legal immigrants to the country - not criminals.
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look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest
February 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
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Vinay Prasad: The One Man Roadblocking An mRNA Flu Vaccine
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA's top vaccine regulator. He's also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his…
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA's top vaccine regulator. He's also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his…
Vinay Prasad: The One Man Roadblocking An mRNA Flu Vaccine
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA's top vaccine regulator. He's also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his selective censorship attempts at avoiding public criticism for his anti-vaxxer nonsense. If you show clips of Prasad spewing his anti-vaxxer views to critique them, he'll have your YouTube channel axed.
www.techdirt.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Vinay Prasad: The One Man Roadblocking An mRNA Flu Vaccine
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA's top vaccine regulator. He's also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his…
Dr. Vinay Prasad is currently the FDA's top vaccine regulator. He's also one of many medical goons hand-picked by RFK Jr. to help lead his decidedly anti-vaxxer movement. In fact, the last time we discussed Prasad, it was over his…
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Meet Rep. Monty Fritts— a Tennessee lawmaker running for governor. If you’re one of the millions of American women who’s had an abortion, he thinks that you should be given the death penalty
February 19, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Meet Rep. Monty Fritts— a Tennessee lawmaker running for governor. If you’re one of the millions of American women who’s had an abortion, he thinks that you should be given the death penalty
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An update on Minnesota:
ICE is still here. They've just moved to the suburbs where they're less likely to be noticed while they continue to commit abhorrent kidnappings.
We are adapting our patrols to continue trying to keep our neighbors safe.
ICE is still here. They've just moved to the suburbs where they're less likely to be noticed while they continue to commit abhorrent kidnappings.
We are adapting our patrols to continue trying to keep our neighbors safe.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:44 AM
An update on Minnesota:
ICE is still here. They've just moved to the suburbs where they're less likely to be noticed while they continue to commit abhorrent kidnappings.
We are adapting our patrols to continue trying to keep our neighbors safe.
ICE is still here. They've just moved to the suburbs where they're less likely to be noticed while they continue to commit abhorrent kidnappings.
We are adapting our patrols to continue trying to keep our neighbors safe.
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Law Dork published this memo tonight. It's important, DHS issued it & DOJ filed it a day before a key hearing in a Minnesota case, and it is not remotely available on PACER b/c a judge denied my request to open the docket to all.
Support my independent legal journalism if you can. www.lawdork.com
Support my independent legal journalism if you can. www.lawdork.com
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Law Dork published this memo tonight. It's important, DHS issued it & DOJ filed it a day before a key hearing in a Minnesota case, and it is not remotely available on PACER b/c a judge denied my request to open the docket to all.
Support my independent legal journalism if you can. www.lawdork.com
Support my independent legal journalism if you can. www.lawdork.com
‼️It's not over in Minneapolis!
ICE is still here in Minnesota.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
‼️It's not over in Minneapolis!
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The Fox News chyron reads "Latest Dem hoax" at the same time that Brendan Carr confirms that yes, the FCC would've "enforced the law" and gone after CBS had Colbert aired his interview with Talarico on TV
February 19, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The Fox News chyron reads "Latest Dem hoax" at the same time that Brendan Carr confirms that yes, the FCC would've "enforced the law" and gone after CBS had Colbert aired his interview with Talarico on TV
Good. THIS is being pro-life.
The program will place a small newspaper box in front of businesses and organizations that will be filled with naloxone, which comes in a nasal spray and can reverse the effects of an overdose from opioids.
localnewsmatters.org/2026/02/13/s...
localnewsmatters.org/2026/02/13/s...
San Mateo County launches program to expand public access to naloxone - Local News Matters
San Mateo County announced the launch of a program this week to place emergency overdose medication in publicly accessible boxes around the county. San Mateo County has launched a program to place…
localnewsmatters.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Good. THIS is being pro-life.
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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Watching a senile sex criminal start wars for no reason while Congress shrugs is enough to make you go insane
The U.S. military has moved into place for possible strikes in Iran, leaving the White House with high stakes choices about pursuing diplomacy or war.
As Trump Weighs Possible Iran Strikes, U.S. Military Moves Into Place
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Watching a senile sex criminal start wars for no reason while Congress shrugs is enough to make you go insane
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/chicago-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-ice-custody
US teen who pushed for her father’s release from ICE custody dies of cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, spotlighted her dad Ruben’s illegal detention last fall during Trump’s crackdown in Chicago
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/chicago-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-ice-custody
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What is it going to take, MAGA?
"So grave is the scale of these atrocities that they may meet the criteria of crimes against humanity.
The experts said inquiries should also be launched into how it was possible for such crimes to be committed for so long."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"So grave is the scale of these atrocities that they may meet the criteria of crimes against humanity.
The experts said inquiries should also be launched into how it was possible for such crimes to be committed for so long."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...
www.reuters.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
What is it going to take, MAGA?
"So grave is the scale of these atrocities that they may meet the criteria of crimes against humanity.
The experts said inquiries should also be launched into how it was possible for such crimes to be committed for so long."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"So grave is the scale of these atrocities that they may meet the criteria of crimes against humanity.
The experts said inquiries should also be launched into how it was possible for such crimes to be committed for so long."
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.
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13 workers left Palantir and issued this statement.
"Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a 'revolution' led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend."
"Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a 'revolution' led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend."
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
13 workers left Palantir and issued this statement.
"Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a 'revolution' led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend."
"Palantir is increasingly complicit, normalizing authoritarianism under the guise of a 'revolution' led by oligarchs. We must resist this trend."
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In fact, you wouldn’t have a “legacy” to speak of, had it not been for the Islamic world. Who translated those texts, to save them from oblivion? Arabs did.
There is no coherent historical legacy that directly links Athens and Rome to Christian Europe and the United States while leaving out the Islamic world. This is such ahistorical nonsense.
February 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
Colbert’s James Talarico Interview Hits 3 Million YouTube Views, Surpasses Bad Bunny Appearance
"The Late Show" aired the interview straight to YouTube after alleged pressure from CBS over the FCC's equal-time rule
www.thewrap.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
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She wrote a global history of concentration camps. Now she has a warning for her own country.
In a better world, Andrea Pitzer would be delivering this warning on 60 Minutes.
But you need to listen to how we can stop these systematic atrocities being committed in our name on Next Comes What.
In a better world, Andrea Pitzer would be delivering this warning on 60 Minutes.
But you need to listen to how we can stop these systematic atrocities being committed in our name on Next Comes What.
What do you call warehouses full of humans?
Podcast Episode · Next Comes What · 02/12/2026 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
She wrote a global history of concentration camps. Now she has a warning for her own country.
In a better world, Andrea Pitzer would be delivering this warning on 60 Minutes.
But you need to listen to how we can stop these systematic atrocities being committed in our name on Next Comes What.
In a better world, Andrea Pitzer would be delivering this warning on 60 Minutes.
But you need to listen to how we can stop these systematic atrocities being committed in our name on Next Comes What.
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the TWO MONTH OLD infant was UNRESPONSIVE just in the LAST DAY
a two-month-old infant who was so sick he was unresponsive in the last day, deported with his family and their total of $190
We are laser-focused on tracking them down, holding ICE accountable for this monstrous action, demanding specific details on their whereabouts and wellbeing, and ensuring their safety.
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
the TWO MONTH OLD infant was UNRESPONSIVE just in the LAST DAY
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ICYMI: About two-thirds of Germans view the United States as one of the greatest threats to world peace, surpassing China and edging closer to Russia, according to a new nationwide poll by the Allensbach Institute, a German market research firm.
US now ranks behind only Russia as top world peace threat in German eyes, researchers find
Nearly two-thirds of Germans view the United States as one of the greatest threats to world peace, according to a poll by the Allensbach Institute.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
ICYMI: About two-thirds of Germans view the United States as one of the greatest threats to world peace, surpassing China and edging closer to Russia, according to a new nationwide poll by the Allensbach Institute, a German market research firm.
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That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.sunjournal.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
That last sentence? That's the strategy. They've been pretty open about it.