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@lakerat61.bsky.social
Tired but not quitting
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Trump claimed he hadn't spoken to Jeffrey Epstein since 2004. But here is an email from 2018 wherein Epstein claims he was asked for 3 names to replace Steven Mnuchin. Everything Donald says is a lie.
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Trump carefully selects the world's most corrupt and morally depraved dealers for his deportation deals and then pays them lots of cash. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US paid $32m to five countries to accept about 300 deportees, report shows
Some of the world’s most corrupt countries have received huge payments in controversial third-country deportation scheme
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal of disqualification has been denied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Heraskevych loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification tied to a planned helmet tribute.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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SEN. KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”

Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl skewered by @kaine.senate.gov
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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DHS funding runs out today. That means we have real leverage in this fight since a funding bill can’t pass without Democratic votes. Call your Members of Congress and demand they reject any bill that doesn’t stop ICE and CBP terror.

House: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...

Senate: 👇
Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible
indivisible.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Head of GEO group was a “dreamer” before immigration laws tightened & now runs GEO which builds DHS concentration camps.🧵

“if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later, he’d more likely be cowering inside the Aurora Detention Center instead of raking in the profits from it.”
shorturl.at/yS5C9
Immigrant Owner of ICE Detention Center Doubles His Money With Trump
The man who is making a killing from Trump’s current onslaught of immigrant persecution is himself an immigrant. In fact, if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later,...
shorturl.at
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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George Zoley was on a conference call just a few hours ago talking about GEO's outstanding 2025. For fiscal year 2025, the company clocked an 800% increase in profit, thanks to our tax dollars. Just a massive wealth distribution upwards to this guy and his fellow profiteers. 800%.
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Geo Group, one of the largest private prison companies, is looking to operate massive detention centers in red states

But even their exec chair calls the prospect of retrofitting warehouses + making them function as mass prisons "concerning" @llanosjackie.bsky.social

www.notus.org/immigration/...
This Private Prison Group Wants to Operate ICE’s Warehouses. It Also Called the Plans ‘Concerning.’
Geo Group’s chair says the company is looking to operate massive detention centers in red states.
www.notus.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Russia Ron says we’re not allowed to learn about our rights.
RON JOHNSON: Are you aware of training for activists, Mr Ellison?

KEITH ELLISON: Yeah I'm aware. It's common for people to use their First Amendment rights, sir
February 13, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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First, read this and learn about the SAVE Act. Then call your senators. We can’t afford to let them impose a poll tax on our right to vote. joycevance.substack.com/p/voting-a-r...
Voting: A Right, Not A Privilege, For Now
Republicans want to change that with the SAVE Act
joycevance.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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The figures underscore sustained public skepticism about president's overall performance in a crucial midterm year.
Donald Trump Suffers Worst Approval Rating Poll in 3 Months
www.newsweek.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Defenders of democracy, keep up the good work! And bring your friends to No Kings 3.0 on 3/28/26!
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Just a reminder (this piece is from 2024), this is the same Corey Lewandowski who wants a government-issued gun

www.cbsnews.com/news/corey-l...
Woman who accused Corey Lewandowski of assault speaks out: "I don't want this to happen to anyone else"
The ex-wife of a wealthy GOP donor reported Lewandowski to the police for allegedly assaulting and stalking her at a Las Vegas charity event.
www.cbsnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
These people are vile trash.
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Is this the “golden age” economy we’ve heard so much about?

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Clay Travis: “The so-called Epstein victims…”🤔

FRANKLIN, TN-based Clay Travis refers to the survivors as ‘SO-CALLED’

@mikenellis.bsky.social : “This is embarrassing for you.”

@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social : “Wow.”
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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we've seen this fake-out by Trump before. indiscriminate mass deportations are not over, no matter what Homan said in Minnesota.
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋‍♀️

Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.

Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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So Epstein ordered industrial style loads of sulfuric acid -
No typos
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM