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Joan of Snark
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Invasion and war, Trump style. Gen Mark Hertling: The US failed to define a coherent end state. Venezuela remains unstable. Its government lacks legitimacy and coherence. Corruption and oligarchic power structures remain intact... One Month Later, There’s Still No Plan for Venezuela
One Month Later, There’s Still No Plan for Venezuela
The Trump administration is the dog that caught the Caracas.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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matthewjdowd.bsky.social
"A land built by immigrants
And now under attack
A land of beautiful snows
And of ugly ICE
A land of a Good mom and poet
And of a Pretti veteran’s nurse
Taken by force
Killed by hate..."
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L’etoile du Nord
A poem inspired by our Minnesota sisters and brothers
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February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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ketaminecaligula.bsky.social
Beginning to smell a lot like Erik Prince around here!
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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drericding.bsky.social
5) ICE also begins warehouse buying spree to convert into immigration detention facilities.

Gift 🎁🔗

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February 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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drericding.bsky.social
2) How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps

SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger.

migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
migrantinsider.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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drericding.bsky.social
⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 14h
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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gregolear.bsky.social
This is an index of the work I’ve done on Jeffrey Epstein. And like Jeffrey Epstein, there are links to everything.
The Epstein Files
An index of PREVAIL's extensive coverage of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Donald Trump, and the most notorious child sex trafficking operation in recent memory.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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thesteadystate.org
The president getting on speakerphone with frontline FBI agents executing a search tied to his own debunked 2020 fraud claims is the destruction of DOJ independence in real time.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
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February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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which-witch-ru.bsky.social
No it’s not, but partying with known pedophiles and thinking that’s a sign of status means you look the other way from crimes, even against children, and that’s should immediately disqualify you from any position of power.
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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thefarce.org
2024: Sullying children's innocence with The Bluest Eye will be met with the fullest powers of the government

2026:
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h
Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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atrupar.com
the president is psychotic. in reality, his numbers are near all-time lows.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump The highest Poll Numbers I have ever received. Obviously, people like a strong and powerful Country, with the best economy, EVER!
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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english.lemonde.fr
Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X
Paris prosecutors raid French offices of Elon Musk's X
The search is part of a preliminary investigation into a range of alleged offenses, including reports that the AI chatbot Grok helped disseminate Holocaust denial content and sexual deepfakes.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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chelseaman.bsky.social
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes - ABC News share.google/JYD49Z8HNB2Q...
Paris prosecutors raid X offices in probe into child abuse images and deepfakes
French prosecutors have searched the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X
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February 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
DeSantis’ Canadian drug import plan in Florida goes from campaign trail to tough realities
The state’s effort has stalled in part because it failed to win over the Canadian drug industry, which has consistently warned the Canadian government that the U.S. program jeopardized the country’s d...
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February 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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queenofthesouth.bsky.social
Someone ask Trump why ON HIS WATCH elections went from “credible”(electing him while Joe Biden was president) to rife with fraud in less than a year? 🧐🤨🤔
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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weisselberger.bsky.social
In a normal news environment, we’d be talking about a certain electric car company that just decided to stop making cars and sink all its money into revenge porn.
February 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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empowlr.bsky.social
Texans: TODAY (2/2/26) is the last day to register to vote for the March primaries.
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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davidewart.bsky.social
Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025.

You suckers
February 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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sher12.bsky.social
Sen. Jacky Rosen calls for DOJ review of Tom Homan and $50,000 bribe investigation - MS NOW
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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portlandken.bsky.social
Sadly, this is the ICE M.O.: Assault innocent people and then tell elaborate lies to blame the victim. No judge should give any credence to anything a DHS lawyer says to them. They have proven themselves to be liars too often.
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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jaredlholt.bsky.social
You can hear more about these surveillance programs, of which DHS claims don’t exist, on our pod this week. Ken joined us to break it down for us

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February 3, 2026 at 4:59 AM