Jim Aldrich🌱
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The similarities with Donald Trump pardoning 1600 violent criminals, rapists and pedophiles is kind of the same thing.
Why didn’t they just push him off a balcony or poison him?
One person on the front isn’t going to help him win this war 🤣
@realjakebroe.bsky.social 👇🏼
Why didn’t they just push him off a balcony or poison him?
One person on the front isn’t going to help him win this war 🤣
@realjakebroe.bsky.social 👇🏼
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The similarities with Donald Trump pardoning 1600 violent criminals, rapists and pedophiles is kind of the same thing.
Why didn’t they just push him off a balcony or poison him?
One person on the front isn’t going to help him win this war 🤣
@realjakebroe.bsky.social 👇🏼
Why didn’t they just push him off a balcony or poison him?
One person on the front isn’t going to help him win this war 🤣
@realjakebroe.bsky.social 👇🏼
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Oh, this is really, really bad.
Suicide rates absolutely will go up.
You cannot take a person with serious mental health problems and yank their meds away without serious repercussions.
You just can't.
This is beyond cruel.
Suicide rates absolutely will go up.
You cannot take a person with serious mental health problems and yank their meds away without serious repercussions.
You just can't.
This is beyond cruel.
As expected, MAGA is coming after disability benefits for combat veterans.
Here's just one example of the rule's impact: Veterans taking anti-depressants for PTSD will be forced to stop taking the medication in order to retain their disability payments.
Here's just one example of the rule's impact: Veterans taking anti-depressants for PTSD will be forced to stop taking the medication in order to retain their disability payments.
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
www.stripes.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Oh, this is really, really bad.
Suicide rates absolutely will go up.
You cannot take a person with serious mental health problems and yank their meds away without serious repercussions.
You just can't.
This is beyond cruel.
Suicide rates absolutely will go up.
You cannot take a person with serious mental health problems and yank their meds away without serious repercussions.
You just can't.
This is beyond cruel.
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A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
Fulton Co elections expert: “In all 5 areas identified by ... the [search warrant] affidavit, there are a multitude of false or misleading statements or omissions. ... Once ... corrected, the affidavit loses any basis in reality.”
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A very detailed explanation of how FBI bamboozled a magistrate into authorizing a raid on Fulton County’s election offices by omitting critical information that would have totally undermined any probable cause claim. Pretty clear-cut case of calculated deception of the courts.
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At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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I’m relieved Wilmer has been released but the fact is there are countless others who have been brutally and needlessly detained by DHS whose stories we don’t know.
I won’t abide by a government that can inflict this kind of terror on American citizens and peaceful residents with impunity.
I won’t abide by a government that can inflict this kind of terror on American citizens and peaceful residents with impunity.
WA man, mauled by dog during arrest, released from ICE custody
Wilmer Toledo-Martinez was released, his lawyer said. Earlier, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said the way he was mauled should "shock the conscience."
www.seattletimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I’m relieved Wilmer has been released but the fact is there are countless others who have been brutally and needlessly detained by DHS whose stories we don’t know.
I won’t abide by a government that can inflict this kind of terror on American citizens and peaceful residents with impunity.
I won’t abide by a government that can inflict this kind of terror on American citizens and peaceful residents with impunity.
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"This was Quigley’s 8th cruiser crash since December 2012."
Even by police standards, the Massachusetts State Police is a remarkably corrupt and rotten institution.
Even by police standards, the Massachusetts State Police is a remarkably corrupt and rotten institution.
25 Investigates: Family in deadly trooper crash suspects cover-up
Schettino, a former Special Olympian, never recovered from his injuries and died in the hospital 31 days after the crash. For the Schettino family, the tragedy of the crash was only the beginning.
www.boston25news.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:53 AM
"This was Quigley’s 8th cruiser crash since December 2012."
Even by police standards, the Massachusetts State Police is a remarkably corrupt and rotten institution.
Even by police standards, the Massachusetts State Police is a remarkably corrupt and rotten institution.
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A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
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Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt' by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says
This could go on for another 10 years.
www.pcgamer.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
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I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.
it's the new [eyeblack]:
it's the new [eyeblack]:
An NBA investor in four teams profits from immigrant athletes — and immigrant megajails
[eyeblack] identifies four NBA teams tied to an investor that made $120M selling property for a planned ICE detention center, and explains why more owners could follow.
www.readeyeblack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I identified four (4) NBA teams part-owned by a firm that sold a property to the Department of Homeland Security for a planned ICE detention center. And I explain why more owners could follow in the warehouse to megajail business.
it's the new [eyeblack]:
it's the new [eyeblack]:
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Corrections Officers and ICE goons have started patrolling the Dilley, Texas ICE Concentration Camp, confiscating children’s drawings, letters, and arts and crafts materials to prevent further leaks of the abhorrent conditions in the camp (February 17, 2026).
February 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Corrections Officers and ICE goons have started patrolling the Dilley, Texas ICE Concentration Camp, confiscating children’s drawings, letters, and arts and crafts materials to prevent further leaks of the abhorrent conditions in the camp (February 17, 2026).
Meanwhile, what is the United States doing?
Spain will launch criminal probes into X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly creating and spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
"The state cannot allow this. The impunity of these giants must end," says Pedro Sánchez.
"The state cannot allow this. The impunity of these giants must end," says Pedro Sánchez.
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Meanwhile, what is the United States doing?
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US Citizenship & Immigration Services is an agency most Americans rarely hear about. It administers the *legal* immigration system. Under Trump, the agency has turned into an enforcement tool in service of the broader crackdown. My latest @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap
Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
US Citizenship & Immigration Services is an agency most Americans rarely hear about. It administers the *legal* immigration system. Under Trump, the agency has turned into an enforcement tool in service of the broader crackdown. My latest @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Dismantle DHS and abolish ICE!
Children don’t belong in prison. The Flores Settlement sets basic safety standards for immigrant children in detention and prioritizes their release to family.
The Trump Administration is trying to dismantle these protections.
CHRCL and co-counsel will continue to #DefendFlores.
The Trump Administration is trying to dismantle these protections.
CHRCL and co-counsel will continue to #DefendFlores.
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Dismantle DHS and abolish ICE!
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I grew up in SJ. He seems like 100 guys I knew who mind their business, do their job, and have had enough.
“As he dashed out, Zobel also grabbed one thing — the American flag he flies in front of his house most of the time (except during football season when an Eagles flag replaces it).”
#GoBirds
“As he dashed out, Zobel also grabbed one thing — the American flag he flies in front of his house most of the time (except during football season when an Eagles flag replaces it).”
#GoBirds
SCOOP: I have the first interview with the 36-year-old South Jersey man whose tearful protest against an ICE raid at a school bus stop has been watched more than 3 million times
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
How a non-political Eagles fan Everyman became the face of ICE resistance
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
South Jersey guy becomes the face of ICE resistance | Will Bunch Newsletter
Last Friday, Joseph Zobel, “an average Joe who grew up in Haddon Heights” saw a video that shocked him. First interview with the ICE protester whose viral video reaction has been seen 3 million times.
www.inquirer.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I grew up in SJ. He seems like 100 guys I knew who mind their business, do their job, and have had enough.
“As he dashed out, Zobel also grabbed one thing — the American flag he flies in front of his house most of the time (except during football season when an Eagles flag replaces it).”
#GoBirds
“As he dashed out, Zobel also grabbed one thing — the American flag he flies in front of his house most of the time (except during football season when an Eagles flag replaces it).”
#GoBirds
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Remember RFK Jr.'s remark about how he was "not scared of a germ" because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats"?
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Remember RFK Jr.'s remark about how he was "not scared of a germ" because he "used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats"?
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
Funny thing about that: Of *course* he's not scared of a germ. Because he doesn't believe in the germ theory of disease.
Really. Literally.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-robert...
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We are just pissing money away.
In other news, the health insurance payment for my family (me, spouse, adult child under 26) is $2390 a month.
But, yeah. Let's repaint a bunch of airplanes for no good reason.
In other news, the health insurance payment for my family (me, spouse, adult child under 26) is $2390 a month.
But, yeah. Let's repaint a bunch of airplanes for no good reason.
The Kennedy-era paint colors on the exterior of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force presidential and VIP fleet are being replaced with a new design in President Trump's preferred palette.
U.S. Air Force VIP fleet being repainted in Trump's preferred palette, sources say
The Kennedy-era robin's egg blue that's currently on the planes is being updated to navy, red and gold.
cbsn.ws
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We are just pissing money away.
In other news, the health insurance payment for my family (me, spouse, adult child under 26) is $2390 a month.
But, yeah. Let's repaint a bunch of airplanes for no good reason.
In other news, the health insurance payment for my family (me, spouse, adult child under 26) is $2390 a month.
But, yeah. Let's repaint a bunch of airplanes for no good reason.
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As @projectsaleos.bsky.social reported on Friday, GEO just got a huge boost via a complex Navy procurement system tapped to disburse most of the $45 billion it got last year — allowing ICE to give it contracts with no competitive bids.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
🚨ICE just got access to one of its biggest private detention center operators last night, thanks to a Navy contract.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
The move lets ICE bypass normal contracting processes to tap GEO Group to operate its detention centers as they race to buy detention sites to house 92,000 detainees nationwide.
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
As @projectsaleos.bsky.social reported on Friday, GEO just got a huge boost via a complex Navy procurement system tapped to disburse most of the $45 billion it got last year — allowing ICE to give it contracts with no competitive bids.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
Notably, GEO's competitors did not get similar treatment.
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The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
Every breakup with ICE is a reason to celebrate
Daughter of detained immigrant celebrates Maryland’s breakup with ICE
Daughter of detained immigrant celebrates Maryland’s breakup with ICE
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill Tuesday to end the state’s local partnerships with federal immigration officials.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Every breakup with ICE is a reason to celebrate
Where is every other member of Congress??
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Where is every other member of Congress??
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Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...
Abolish ICE before it abolishes you!
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Abolish ICE before it abolishes you!
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February 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Why is Jared Kushner still on the loose?
A former Deutsche Bank compliance officer told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after flagging suspicious activity in accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner, offering yet another example of how they operated above the law.
The Epstein Whistleblower Who Was Silenced
A former Deutsche Bank compliance officer told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after flagging suspicious activity in accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner, offering yet another example of how they operated above the law.
jacobin.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Why is Jared Kushner still on the loose?
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ICE appears to have just publicly defended its officers’ violation of protocols and training by essentially suggesting that breaking those protocols is called for in the circumstances the protocols are explicitly written to cover.
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
ICE appears to have just publicly defended its officers’ violation of protocols and training by essentially suggesting that breaking those protocols is called for in the circumstances the protocols are explicitly written to cover.