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Native Mainer. Red Sox. Patriots.
Served my country proudly for 30 yrs.
Native Mainer. Red Sox. Patriots.
Served my country proudly for 30 yrs.
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Federal Judge
Stops ICE before they start targeting people using IRS info
Will they shred it? Delete it from computers?
That is unknown
Do you trust them 😱
Stops ICE before they start targeting people using IRS info
Will they shred it? Delete it from computers?
That is unknown
Do you trust them 😱
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Federal Judge
Stops ICE before they start targeting people using IRS info
Will they shred it? Delete it from computers?
That is unknown
Do you trust them 😱
Stops ICE before they start targeting people using IRS info
Will they shred it? Delete it from computers?
That is unknown
Do you trust them 😱
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Rep. Rebecca Balint (D-VT) with her whole chest out says ‘it didn’t have to be like this I want to remind everyone who supersized the ICE budget, it was Trump and MAGA Republicans in Congress, they are who did this.’ Go off Becca, speaks that truth to power‼️💥🔥💥
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies | Common Dreams
Agriculture experts warn of financial crisis for US farms due to Trump's trade war policies. Tariffs and deportations harming rural communities.
www.commondreams.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...
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Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
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I don't know about y'all, but I'm interested in that #whistleblower complaint.
Congress is too, supposedly.
Maybe we'll get lucky and what's in it will give some of the "lawmakers" in DC enough boniva to grow a gd spine.
Maybe protect the people for once.
#SheShed #TulsiToenails
Congress is too, supposedly.
Maybe we'll get lucky and what's in it will give some of the "lawmakers" in DC enough boniva to grow a gd spine.
Maybe protect the people for once.
#SheShed #TulsiToenails
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I don't know about y'all, but I'm interested in that #whistleblower complaint.
Congress is too, supposedly.
Maybe we'll get lucky and what's in it will give some of the "lawmakers" in DC enough boniva to grow a gd spine.
Maybe protect the people for once.
#SheShed #TulsiToenails
Congress is too, supposedly.
Maybe we'll get lucky and what's in it will give some of the "lawmakers" in DC enough boniva to grow a gd spine.
Maybe protect the people for once.
#SheShed #TulsiToenails
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Adrian Fontes is standing up to Trump, pledging to defy the DOJ as it seeks access to voter rolls. He also backs a bipartisan bill that would improve voting access.
Adrian Fontes wants to secure your right to vote. Let's help him get re-elected.
Re-elect Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State
Adrian Fontes wants to secure your right to vote. Let's help him get re-elected.
Re-elect Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Adrian Fontes is standing up to Trump, pledging to defy the DOJ as it seeks access to voter rolls. He also backs a bipartisan bill that would improve voting access.
Adrian Fontes wants to secure your right to vote. Let's help him get re-elected.
Re-elect Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State
Adrian Fontes wants to secure your right to vote. Let's help him get re-elected.
Re-elect Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State
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From Judge Blackwell: "If the Government undertakes an enforcement operation of this scale, one that results in the detention of large numbers of people, including individuals who are lawfully present in the United States, then the Government assumes a corresponding obligation to ensure that....
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
From Judge Blackwell: "If the Government undertakes an enforcement operation of this scale, one that results in the detention of large numbers of people, including individuals who are lawfully present in the United States, then the Government assumes a corresponding obligation to ensure that....
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President of Ukraine Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Rutte, who is on a visit to Ukraine, honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian warriors.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
President of Ukraine Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Rutte, who is on a visit to Ukraine, honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian warriors.
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6 vital lessons from Minnesota’s general strike
6 vital lessons from Minnesota’s general strike
Minneapolis organizers weigh in on how to make the movement go national.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
6 vital lessons from Minnesota’s general strike
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The New START treaty expires today, 2/5/26. For the first time in 50+ years, the US & Russia face zero binding limits on their nuclear arsenals. Risks: an unconstrained arms race, zero transparency, & heightened global instability.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The New START treaty expires today, 2/5/26. For the first time in 50+ years, the US & Russia face zero binding limits on their nuclear arsenals. Risks: an unconstrained arms race, zero transparency, & heightened global instability.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
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The American presidency protects its holder like a treasure. Popular figures seem to be applauded, while the unpopular ones hide to avoid jeers. The Epstein affairs have made Trump, nicknamed "the pedophile," deeply unpopular, he prefers his own walls to a hostile crowd.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The American presidency protects its holder like a treasure. Popular figures seem to be applauded, while the unpopular ones hide to avoid jeers. The Epstein affairs have made Trump, nicknamed "the pedophile," deeply unpopular, he prefers his own walls to a hostile crowd.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
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We cannot ask survivors to speak out about sexual violence while simultaneously punishing them for it. We cannot hold survivors responsible for their own justice while refusing to give it to them. We cannot expect survivors to come forward while making it impossible for them to do so.
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
We cannot ask survivors to speak out about sexual violence while simultaneously punishing them for it. We cannot hold survivors responsible for their own justice while refusing to give it to them. We cannot expect survivors to come forward while making it impossible for them to do so.
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This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
The whistleblower complaint against Gabbard was allegedly that info was being classified for political reasons.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Congress Receives Redacted Version of Whistleblower Complaint Against Gabbard
Significant portions of the document had been blacked out for executive privilege.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
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Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works?
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This guy, Thiel, is not only a danger to the US of A, he's a danger to the whole of humanity!
Hard to overstate that when a theocratic Technazi like him has a tool like Palantir at his hands.
He's only waiting for the orange clown to die, so he can install his flying monkey, J.V. Vance!
Hard to overstate that when a theocratic Technazi like him has a tool like Palantir at his hands.
He's only waiting for the orange clown to die, so he can install his flying monkey, J.V. Vance!
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This guy, Thiel, is not only a danger to the US of A, he's a danger to the whole of humanity!
Hard to overstate that when a theocratic Technazi like him has a tool like Palantir at his hands.
He's only waiting for the orange clown to die, so he can install his flying monkey, J.V. Vance!
Hard to overstate that when a theocratic Technazi like him has a tool like Palantir at his hands.
He's only waiting for the orange clown to die, so he can install his flying monkey, J.V. Vance!
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As Ted Cruz observed about Trump in 2016:
"Whatever he does, he accuses everyone else of doing. The man cannot tell the truth."
YouTube links to when most Republican politicians were still telling the truth about Trump, in 2016:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6W...
youtu.be/P43wDpKQxaM?...
"Whatever he does, he accuses everyone else of doing. The man cannot tell the truth."
YouTube links to when most Republican politicians were still telling the truth about Trump, in 2016:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6W...
youtu.be/P43wDpKQxaM?...
Republicans warned about Trump’s rhetoric in 2016
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
As Ted Cruz observed about Trump in 2016:
"Whatever he does, he accuses everyone else of doing. The man cannot tell the truth."
YouTube links to when most Republican politicians were still telling the truth about Trump, in 2016:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6W...
youtu.be/P43wDpKQxaM?...
"Whatever he does, he accuses everyone else of doing. The man cannot tell the truth."
YouTube links to when most Republican politicians were still telling the truth about Trump, in 2016:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y6W...
youtu.be/P43wDpKQxaM?...
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Poll: Most Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement via @npr.org
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.
www.npr.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Poll: Most Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement via @npr.org
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...
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Let's make ICE and DHS goons feel very unwelcome on Sunday at the Stupid Bowl
#ChingaLaMigra
#HandsOffSantaClara
#ICEOut
#ChingaLaMigra
#HandsOffSantaClara
#ICEOut
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Let's make ICE and DHS goons feel very unwelcome on Sunday at the Stupid Bowl
#ChingaLaMigra
#HandsOffSantaClara
#ICEOut
#ChingaLaMigra
#HandsOffSantaClara
#ICEOut
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There's been lots of attention on 1 particular inexperienced & untrained govt lawyer
But I want to give a shout-out to Kira Kelley,
climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...,
who focused on ICE's horrific treatment of an immigrant prisoner -- all occurring *after* the court had ordered him released
But I want to give a shout-out to Kira Kelley,
climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...,
who focused on ICE's horrific treatment of an immigrant prisoner -- all occurring *after* the court had ordered him released
February 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
There's been lots of attention on 1 particular inexperienced & untrained govt lawyer
But I want to give a shout-out to Kira Kelley,
climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...,
who focused on ICE's horrific treatment of an immigrant prisoner -- all occurring *after* the court had ordered him released
But I want to give a shout-out to Kira Kelley,
climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...,
who focused on ICE's horrific treatment of an immigrant prisoner -- all occurring *after* the court had ordered him released
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This is a case to watch, started today. Hispanic voters sued MAGA Huntington Beach over at-large voting that denies representation to them. Seek district voting. The orange curtain may fall soon #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
laist.com/news/politic...
laist.com/news/politic...
Trial starts over whether Huntington Beach undermines the power of Latino voters
Huntington Beach is one of a handful of cities that has chosen to fight in court against efforts to force it to adopt geographic districts for city council elections.
laist.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 AM
This is a case to watch, started today. Hispanic voters sued MAGA Huntington Beach over at-large voting that denies representation to them. Seek district voting. The orange curtain may fall soon #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
laist.com/news/politic...
laist.com/news/politic...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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“A free press cannot fulfill its mission if it is starved of its resources it needs to survive. When newsrooms are weakened, our republic is weakened with it.
Because democracy dies in darkness.
Are we all ready to say that together? Democracy dies in darkness.”
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
#1A
Because democracy dies in darkness.
Are we all ready to say that together? Democracy dies in darkness.”
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
#1A
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“A free press cannot fulfill its mission if it is starved of its resources it needs to survive. When newsrooms are weakened, our republic is weakened with it.
Because democracy dies in darkness.
Are we all ready to say that together? Democracy dies in darkness.”
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
#1A
Because democracy dies in darkness.
Are we all ready to say that together? Democracy dies in darkness.”
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
#1A
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“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you would hold me in contempt so I would have a full 24 hours sleep."
— DOJ Atty Julie Le, exhausted, demoralized by the actions of the regime, when asked by a judge why ICE repeatedly failed to comply w/court orders.
She was reassigned...
🧾 is.gd/2RB5nY
— DOJ Atty Julie Le, exhausted, demoralized by the actions of the regime, when asked by a judge why ICE repeatedly failed to comply w/court orders.
She was reassigned...
🧾 is.gd/2RB5nY
ICE attorney who said ‘this job sucks’ removed from detail
Julie Le expressed frustration to judge, in response to questions about failure to comply with court orders
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you would hold me in contempt so I would have a full 24 hours sleep."
— DOJ Atty Julie Le, exhausted, demoralized by the actions of the regime, when asked by a judge why ICE repeatedly failed to comply w/court orders.
She was reassigned...
🧾 is.gd/2RB5nY
— DOJ Atty Julie Le, exhausted, demoralized by the actions of the regime, when asked by a judge why ICE repeatedly failed to comply w/court orders.
She was reassigned...
🧾 is.gd/2RB5nY