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Mike Benson
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Retired rancher, psychologist, happy to be living in Catalonia and making pipes.
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📢 Manifestants denuncien haver estat identificats i intimidats pels Mossos durant la protesta contra Rodalia

🔶Us ho expliquem ací⬇️
Manifestants denuncien haver estat identificats i intimidats pels Mossos durant la protesta contra Rodalia
Els manifestants, la majoria dels quals eren joves, expliquen que els han acorralat i no els deixaven eixir del carrer Ferran 
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February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Rally tomorrow (Sunday), if you are where you can visit the refuge in South Texas:
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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projectsaltbox.bsky.social
MN ICE WAREHOUSE CANCELED!

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Lawmaker says plan for ICE detention center in Shakopee has been abandoned
Rep. Brad Tabke credits "swift and decisive community action."
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February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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dburbach.bsky.social
Put an ICE official in jail for contempt until she's back 🤷‍♂️
nateraymond.bsky.social Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 22h
New: Trump's administration tonight told a Boston judge that his proposal that it issue a student visa to a Babson College student it deported to Honduras in violation of a court order is "unfeasible" and said ICE declines to facilitate her return. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump administration won't let student deported to Honduras return
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday called a judge's proposal that the government issue a student visa to a college student it deported to Honduras in violation of a court order "unfeasi...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 7 Feb 1917 US labour leader, Tom Mooney, who was framed for a bombing was convicted & sentenced to death. Mass campaigning eventually forced President Wilson intervene to grant him a stay of execution, then commutation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1069...
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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BRUTALIDAD POLICIAL
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BRUTALIDAD POLICIAL
Corrupción, disparos ilegales, vínculos con la extrema derecha, racismo: la policía vasca Ertzaintza se mantiene fiel a sí misma, sin dejar ...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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jeremymberg.bsky.social
This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants.

It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.
A word cloud from the titles of ~1100 NSF grants that were terminated. The most frequent words are STEM, ADVANCE, Student, career, and engines.
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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see-saw.fun
In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc.

A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
Meet the Minneapolis Punks Fighting ICE
People in the DIY music scene are using the community organizing tactics they learned by putting on shows to battle ICE.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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bristolsocialist.bsky.social
Well that's dark...
paulwalker44.bsky.social 💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 7h
The U.S. and Trump’s #ICE is turning over Palestinians to Israel.

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Palestinians Detained by ICE released to Israeli Military 2-6-26
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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kendeuel.bsky.social
Congrats Secretary Hegseth, you've finally accomplished what multiple generations of hippies trying for over 50 years haven't been able to do to the MIT/Harvard ROTC consortium.
nukestrat.bsky.social Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8h
Making military dumber: Pentagon cuts ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs. apnews.com/article/harv...

Hormone Hegseth only has use for dumb warriors who don’t know about the world and can’t think for themselves.
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships
The Pentagon says it will cut ties with Harvard University, ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Shameful Leaders Failed Humanity. Shameful Leaders Failed the Palestinian people Gaza, West Bank..

Pintt17b pinttz bnsatan pinttbns izrazi westB gzapal
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
ICE officials said he ran into a wall, which doctors immediately rejected as inconsistent with the wounds. The immigrant's account - that he was beaten in the head by steel batons, contrary to DHS guidelines - is more plausible. But no accountability exists for him, or us.
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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It's not Netanyahu, his government, settlers, or extremists. It's Zionism. Zionism has to be abolished.

#FreePalestine #GazaHolocaust
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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I'm announcing FiscalDisobedience.com ! After nearly two weeks of working on this, I'm happy to be at a place where it can go "live".

It's time to hit companies where it hurts: revenue. Commit to cancelling your subscriptions and GET ICE OUT NOW! ABOLISH ICE!

@fiscaldisobedience.com
ICE OUT NOW - ABOLISH ICE — Fiscal Disobedience
Join us in canceling subscriptions to pressure for change. Every canceled subscription sends a message that we demand accountability and justice.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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boomservice.bsky.social
"Maar niet alles gaat over Israel hoor!"
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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liveforlovessake.bsky.social
The division isn't left vs. right. It's between those whose ethics are rooted in compassion, consistency, and the common good, and those whose ethics are a costume worn to justify cruelty, control, and the consolidation of power.

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡.
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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"The crowd cheered for the Americans but jeers & whistles could be heard as Vance & his wife...were shown on the stadium screens..."

As @apnews.com reports, videos & eyewitness accounts prove Vance was booed. Shame on news outlets that ignore or mislead about it ...
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Cheers for Team USA turn to jeers for Vance at Milan Cortina opening ceremony
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Full story:

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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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indivisible.org
As the regime proposes two rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need, here’s how you can help fight back: Submit a public comment that will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Submit Public Comments
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February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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This 👇🏼
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”

What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain. He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he said he was beaten again. He also remembers the emergency room and the intense pain from eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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X awards $1 million to creator with a history of racist, Hitler-supporting posts

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X awards $1 million prize to creator with history of racist posts
X said it would give $1 million to a user who had previously shared racist posts, including one supporting Hitler.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
NSA's whistleblower report is about contacts between foreign intelligence and someone close to Trump. Instead of acting on this information to protect the United States, Gabbard tipped off the White House and squashed an internal investigation to protect Trump.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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altreclamation.altgov.info
Please take a moment to make your voice heard to protect the Boundary Waters. The vote is being held sometime this week (February 9 - 13).

#AltCitizen
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
mbensonster.bsky.social
Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank
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Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank
What was once creeping encroachment by settlers has escalated over the past three years into a state-backed campaign of mass expulsion.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM