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· Jan 11
Fearing for his life, an agent fired a defensive shot
Trump's theater of fascist terror raises the curtains on its catastasis
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I wrote about the state-sanctioned killing of Renee Good and the sadism at the core of ICE and Border Patrol culture.
*concentration camps
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
*concentration camps
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
Also bears repeating that Tom Homan was first appointed to ICE leadership by Obama.
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Also bears repeating that Tom Homan was first appointed to ICE leadership by Obama.
"Despite what they say, it’s not that fascists don’t want migrants; they rely on an anti-migrant politics in order to further racism and in order to further the exploitation, precarity and deportability of migrants."
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"Despite what they say, it’s not that fascists don’t want migrants; they rely on an anti-migrant politics in order to further racism and in order to further the exploitation, precarity and deportability of migrants."
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Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer near Franklin Park, Chicago. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record, recently identified him only as “a Mexican immigrant.” beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...
The ICE Killing the U.S. Has Already Forgotten
Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer near Franklin Park, Chicago. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record, recentl...
beta.elfaro.net
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer near Franklin Park, Chicago. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record, recently identified him only as “a Mexican immigrant.” beta.elfaro.net/en/ef-photo-...
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“The ICE Killing the U.S. Has Already Forgotten”
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February 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“The ICE Killing the U.S. Has Already Forgotten”
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Starting this week, you can find Central American Lens, our photo of the week, in the @elfaroenglish.bsky.social newsletter. Subscribe: elfaro.net/suscribe/en/
A for-profit concentration camp opened by Obama in 2014 and normalized by corporate media as necessary for containing the ‘flood,’ ‘surge’ etc of ‘illegal’ families ‘pouring’ over the border.
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
A for-profit concentration camp opened by Obama in 2014 and normalized by corporate media as necessary for containing the ‘flood,’ ‘surge’ etc of ‘illegal’ families ‘pouring’ over the border.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on private jet belonging to Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
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“The community’s response has been to create an ecosystem of care that does more than proclaim to ‘love your neighbor’—members of the Somali community, alongside allies across community lines, are building the means necessary to protect and defend each other.” ❤️🔥
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“The community’s response has been to create an ecosystem of care that does more than proclaim to ‘love your neighbor’—members of the Somali community, alongside allies across community lines, are building the means necessary to protect and defend each other.” ❤️🔥
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For those not up on their zoomer slang, Gen Z is short for genocidal Zionist
Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For those not up on their zoomer slang, Gen Z is short for genocidal Zionist
For those not up on their zoomer slang, Gen Z is short for genocidal Zionist
Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For those not up on their zoomer slang, Gen Z is short for genocidal Zionist
"while more Americans are killed," which is to say: "ICE & Border Patrol need to stop killing citizens and go back to killing migrants, so we can go back to brunch."
SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
February 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"while more Americans are killed," which is to say: "ICE & Border Patrol need to stop killing citizens and go back to killing migrants, so we can go back to brunch."
“The community’s response has been to create an ecosystem of care that does more than proclaim to ‘love your neighbor’—members of the Somali community, alongside allies across community lines, are building the means necessary to protect and defend each other.” ❤️🔥
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
“The community’s response has been to create an ecosystem of care that does more than proclaim to ‘love your neighbor’—members of the Somali community, alongside allies across community lines, are building the means necessary to protect and defend each other.” ❤️🔥
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"Out of that meeting, the Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance was born: a rapid response network of Somali youth whose devotion to each other and the place they call home outweighed their fears."
truthout.org/articles/som...
truthout.org/articles/som...
Somali Communities Are Building Collective Power in the Face of Trump’s Attacks
Minnesota’s Somali community has organized mutual aid and neighborhood patrols amid Trump’s campaign to crush them.
truthout.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"Out of that meeting, the Cedar Riverside Protection Alliance was born: a rapid response network of Somali youth whose devotion to each other and the place they call home outweighed their fears."
truthout.org/articles/som...
truthout.org/articles/som...
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i had imposter syndrome trying to talk about fascism alongside Alberto Toscano, but i'm glad i did coz it was an incredibly generative conversation that helped distill & crystallize my own thoughts about fascism worldwide today & it's differentiations from the past.
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
Lifeboats, steampunk and colonialism – fascism today | Transnational Institute
In this fascinating opening interview for State of Power 2026, scholar activists Toscano and Walia explore the historic roots and current capitalist dynamics that have led to the rise of fascism world...
www.tni.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
i had imposter syndrome trying to talk about fascism alongside Alberto Toscano, but i'm glad i did coz it was an incredibly generative conversation that helped distill & crystallize my own thoughts about fascism worldwide today & it's differentiations from the past.
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
At least 15 people are dead and 25 injured after the Greek Coast Guard capsized a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Turkey. bbc.com/news/article...
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
At least 15 people are dead and 25 injured after the Greek Coast Guard capsized a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Turkey. bbc.com/news/article...
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
"they're US citizens!" "they entered the country legally!"
that's cool, I don't fucking care. no one deserves to be abducted by fascists and put in a concentration camp
that's cool, I don't fucking care. no one deserves to be abducted by fascists and put in a concentration camp
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"they're US citizens!" "they entered the country legally!"
that's cool, I don't fucking care. no one deserves to be abducted by fascists and put in a concentration camp
that's cool, I don't fucking care. no one deserves to be abducted by fascists and put in a concentration camp
“The leaderless character of the resistance to ICE in Minnesota is precisely what has made it effective.”
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“The leaderless character of the resistance to ICE in Minnesota is precisely what has made it effective.”
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Crowd Control: Appeasement, Vanguardism, and the General Strike
crimethinc.com/2026generals...
Participants in the resistance to ICE operations in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.
crimethinc.com/2026generals...
Participants in the resistance to ICE operations in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.
Crowd Control: Appeasement, Vanguardism, and the General Strike
Participants in the resistance to ICE in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.
crimethinc.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Crowd Control: Appeasement, Vanguardism, and the General Strike
crimethinc.com/2026generals...
Participants in the resistance to ICE operations in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.
crimethinc.com/2026generals...
Participants in the resistance to ICE operations in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.
CBP’s Special Response Team is an elite SWAT unit comprised of “highly trained operators” but please, democrats, liberal media et al, don’t let facts get in the way of your “untrained agents” narrative.
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
CBP’s Special Response Team is an elite SWAT unit comprised of “highly trained operators” but please, democrats, liberal media et al, don’t let facts get in the way of your “untrained agents” narrative.
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
can someone gouge my eyeballs out with a fork pls
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
can someone gouge my eyeballs out with a fork pls