David Castor
@k7el.bsky.social
Retired electrical power engineer living on the Olympic Peninsula. Sailing, woodworking, dogs.
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How fatally flawed are ICE and CBP? Here's a wild statistic: In rough terms, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even *greater* rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
How fatally flawed are ICE and CBP? Here's a wild statistic: In rough terms, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even *greater* rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
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This is journalism 🎯💯
COMMENTARY: It seems an increasing number of Americans, including elected leaders and journalists, are afraid to tell the truth about what happened on January 6. That's dangerous.
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
This is journalism 🎯💯
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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So I guess the President of All The Americas sent a note to the Prime Minister of Norway saying that if he didn't get his Noble Prize, he was going to have to take Greenland for his very own and we're just going to pretend it didn't happen?
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 AM
So I guess the President of All The Americas sent a note to the Prime Minister of Norway saying that if he didn't get his Noble Prize, he was going to have to take Greenland for his very own and we're just going to pretend it didn't happen?
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ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
Durbin loves being in the cushy Senate club more than he loves the country. He’s one of the worst Democrats in Washington. A total empty suit.
I would be hard-pressed to name a more feckless, embarrassing political body in history than the Senate Democratic caucus. Just utterly useless in this moment.
“Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending. … I don’t know if that’s possible.” - @durbin.senate.gov to Danes in Europe.
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
January 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Durbin loves being in the cushy Senate club more than he loves the country. He’s one of the worst Democrats in Washington. A total empty suit.
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
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This is probably approaching "And *now* a warning?" levels, but truly he's gone completely insane.
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is probably approaching "And *now* a warning?" levels, but truly he's gone completely insane.
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Richard Hanania is a gutter racist and vile Nazi. He's not going to fight the destruction of our pluralistic society, social support systems, arts, and sciences; those are his goals.
He's an enemy who wishes Trump's reign was going better and is looking for an exit.
Do not allow him in the tent.
He's an enemy who wishes Trump's reign was going better and is looking for an exit.
Do not allow him in the tent.
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Richard Hanania is a gutter racist and vile Nazi. He's not going to fight the destruction of our pluralistic society, social support systems, arts, and sciences; those are his goals.
He's an enemy who wishes Trump's reign was going better and is looking for an exit.
Do not allow him in the tent.
He's an enemy who wishes Trump's reign was going better and is looking for an exit.
Do not allow him in the tent.
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They've changed their faces to please the patriarchy. It's not about what types of women those patriarchal men personally prefer; it's about showing those men that they are willing to submit. And it's a specific kind of look. It shows their willingness to be controlled.
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
They've changed their faces to please the patriarchy. It's not about what types of women those patriarchal men personally prefer; it's about showing those men that they are willing to submit. And it's a specific kind of look. It shows their willingness to be controlled.
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Today would be a great day for CNAS, CSIS, Brookings, Atlantic Council, RAND, IDA, CNA, & every veterans’ advocacy group to say an attack on NATO over Greenland would be a crime under US and international law and it would shatter American military capacity for generations.
They won’t say a word.
They won’t say a word.
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Today would be a great day for CNAS, CSIS, Brookings, Atlantic Council, RAND, IDA, CNA, & every veterans’ advocacy group to say an attack on NATO over Greenland would be a crime under US and international law and it would shatter American military capacity for generations.
They won’t say a word.
They won’t say a word.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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Congrats again. It would be nice to hear some of the folks from elite East Coast institutions & the Obama administration who endorsed this guy as a serious Treasury Secretary find one of their many platforms & admit they were wrong & call for his resignation now.
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WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Congrats again. It would be nice to hear some of the folks from elite East Coast institutions & the Obama administration who endorsed this guy as a serious Treasury Secretary find one of their many platforms & admit they were wrong & call for his resignation now.
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There is no rhyme or reason in ICElandia. Until Congress steps up to change that, no citizen is safe. Vote accordingly!
ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, says she was born in the U.S. and has provided evidence of her citizenship.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There is no rhyme or reason in ICElandia. Until Congress steps up to change that, no citizen is safe. Vote accordingly!
ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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5,000 protestors and 500 state security personnel killed in a few weeks is a lot.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000 reut.rs/3ZiPI21
Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000
An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blaming "terrorists and armed rioters" for killing "innocent Iranians".
reut.rs
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
5,000 protestors and 500 state security personnel killed in a few weeks is a lot.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
And there’s a good chance the number of protestors Iranian forces have killed is decently higher than that.
No one knows where this will end up, but it’s very serious unrest, deadlier than some armed conflicts.
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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We have ~15 separate radio dispatches, one for each neighborhood, and dozens more for the suburbs/Saint Paul. Each dispatch/monitoring channel contains somewhere between 500 and 2000 people. At any given time there are probably a dozen mobile patrols and 100 on-foot observers in each neighborhood.
Does Minneapolis have a radio dispatch set up for the people who are following ICE? That's brilliant.
alright here you go
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
We have ~15 separate radio dispatches, one for each neighborhood, and dozens more for the suburbs/Saint Paul. Each dispatch/monitoring channel contains somewhere between 500 and 2000 people. At any given time there are probably a dozen mobile patrols and 100 on-foot observers in each neighborhood.
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Again, that GRU hack of the DNC has gotta be the cheapest destruction of a rival great power in history.
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 18, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Again, that GRU hack of the DNC has gotta be the cheapest destruction of a rival great power in history.
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Vance argues, as it were, for being unprincipled on principle.
Rather than asking conservatives to reflect on the proper limits of political power or the potential consequences of overreaching, JD Vance is effectively granting permission for greater intrusions against Americans' rights and liberties.
'We cannot be afraid to do something because the left might do it in the future'
Vice President J.D. Vance on the nature of power
reason.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Vance argues, as it were, for being unprincipled on principle.
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