Mónica C. Camacho
@mc2x.bsky.social
Open Source Investigator @Lighthouse Reports. Jack of all trades. Wife guy. She/her.
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Mónica C. Camacho
@mc2x.bsky.social
· Nov 6
What do you wanna do now, Captain?
Same thing we always do. Fight ‘em until we can’t.
Same thing we always do. Fight ‘em until we can’t.
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New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
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Bless all the helpers, but especially the teachers. School has been so critical to feeding kids for so long and the attendance impact of the occupation only compounds the crisis. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d...
Hungry Families, ICE and Secret Grocery Networks in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Bless all the helpers, but especially the teachers. School has been so critical to feeding kids for so long and the attendance impact of the occupation only compounds the crisis. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d...
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Literally under siege www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Minnesotans trapped at home, too terrified of ICE to go outside: ‘Our house is like a jail’
The surge of federal immigration agents has forced many families to remain inside for weeks, living in fear of roving ICE patrols snatching people off the street
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Literally under siege www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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"Some residents in Northfield haven’t left their homes or apartments in a month because of fear of ICE. Volunteers help provide many of them with food and help get their children to school safely...“It’s just a complete and utter disruption of life,” Washburn said." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
As immigration crackdown spreads beyond Minneapolis, the small town of Northfield resists
Much of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is concentrated in Minneapolis and surrounding cities. But federal agents are making arrests across Minnesota and community members are banding...
www.mprnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
"Some residents in Northfield haven’t left their homes or apartments in a month because of fear of ICE. Volunteers help provide many of them with food and help get their children to school safely...“It’s just a complete and utter disruption of life,” Washburn said." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Another resistance quilt finished this week. The eye is my own design, the letters are a fpp pattern by QuiltByNight, the rounded corners and black binding are meant to resemble the phones we the people are using to document the horrors and disprove the government’s lies about what they are doing.
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During October's ICE raid in NYC's Chinatown, I saw an IRS criminal division agent standing guard on a corner. A majority of that agency had been detailed to ICE ERO. For @slate.com, I wrote about the phenomenon of federal agents from once-specialized agencies absorbed into this national police blob
The Democratic Plan to “Reform” ICE Misses One Huge Thing
We are no longer talking about individual law enforcement agencies, but rather a giant, singular blob.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
During October's ICE raid in NYC's Chinatown, I saw an IRS criminal division agent standing guard on a corner. A majority of that agency had been detailed to ICE ERO. For @slate.com, I wrote about the phenomenon of federal agents from once-specialized agencies absorbed into this national police blob
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IDK who needs to hear this (Ok, I do, but I'm being diplomatic) but you cannot simply report what DHS says as fact in 2026 without looking into it
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
IDK who needs to hear this (Ok, I do, but I'm being diplomatic) but you cannot simply report what DHS says as fact in 2026 without looking into it
timeline cleanse
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
timeline cleanse
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New Yorkers should not be paying different prices for the same products.
If you think you've been a victim of algorithmic pricing, contact my office:
1-800-771-7755
If you think you've been a victim of algorithmic pricing, contact my office:
1-800-771-7755
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
New Yorkers should not be paying different prices for the same products.
If you think you've been a victim of algorithmic pricing, contact my office:
1-800-771-7755
If you think you've been a victim of algorithmic pricing, contact my office:
1-800-771-7755
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Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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Over at @literaryhub.bsky.social today, I have an excerpt from my book BALLOT about the failures of courts to protect multiracial voting blocks under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act both in Galveston County, Texas, and in my own congressional district in Georgia.
How Gerrymandering Helps Republicans Maintain Power in Texas and Georgia
Galveston County, Texas, population 350,000, sits on the southeast end of the state along the Gulf of Mexico. The county, made up of 55 percent white, 25 percent Hispanic, and 13 percent non-Hispan…
lithub.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Over at @literaryhub.bsky.social today, I have an excerpt from my book BALLOT about the failures of courts to protect multiracial voting blocks under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act both in Galveston County, Texas, and in my own congressional district in Georgia.
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"Some of the largest banks [..] have eschewed the business of private prison giants."
"[P]rivate prison firms are fighting back, spending millions on lobbying Congress to pass a law to require that the banks can’t deny their business."
#USA #Lobbying #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[P]rivate prison firms are fighting back, spending millions on lobbying Congress to pass a law to require that the banks can’t deny their business."
#USA #Lobbying #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans
Major banks have denied financing to ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic — but a bill pushed by companies could force their hand.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"Some of the largest banks [..] have eschewed the business of private prison giants."
"[P]rivate prison firms are fighting back, spending millions on lobbying Congress to pass a law to require that the banks can’t deny their business."
#USA #Lobbying #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"[P]rivate prison firms are fighting back, spending millions on lobbying Congress to pass a law to require that the banks can’t deny their business."
#USA #Lobbying #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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If you're worried about other people doing stuff, vs just adopting the symbolism of doing stuff, you should work to make sure all the spaces you do stuff in are accessible and accommodating to as many people as possible. That gets more people doing stuff. Yelling at people over symbolism is not that
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
If you're worried about other people doing stuff, vs just adopting the symbolism of doing stuff, you should work to make sure all the spaces you do stuff in are accessible and accommodating to as many people as possible. That gets more people doing stuff. Yelling at people over symbolism is not that
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Smart reporting here from @jlbuch.bsky.social www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-de...
How Trump's ICE Is Locking Up Longtime Texans with Paths to Legal Status
The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned.
www.texasobserver.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Smart reporting here from @jlbuch.bsky.social www.texasobserver.org/trump-ice-de...
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First Aid For ICE Response [February 22, 12-4pm, Long Island City, NYC] - a micro street medic training (4 hours instead of the traditional 20) for anyone who might encounter state violence, incl people showing up on the ground in response to ICE kidnappings. RSVP for address at bit.ly/FAFIR0222.
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
First Aid For ICE Response [February 22, 12-4pm, Long Island City, NYC] - a micro street medic training (4 hours instead of the traditional 20) for anyone who might encounter state violence, incl people showing up on the ground in response to ICE kidnappings. RSVP for address at bit.ly/FAFIR0222.
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you're going to see a LOT of this sort of retconning (I was always on the right side of history) by all the very loud people who were on the wrong side of history. Especially as Trump's health fails. we need a big tent to dismantle fascism, but a little accountability might be nice as a treat
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
you're going to see a LOT of this sort of retconning (I was always on the right side of history) by all the very loud people who were on the wrong side of history. Especially as Trump's health fails. we need a big tent to dismantle fascism, but a little accountability might be nice as a treat
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I guess I should add that it's GOOD these guys are trying to retcon with the NYT's help, even if you shouldn't believe that it's driven by any real honest introspection. It means the delicate alliances that propped up this deadly kakistocracy are fracturing and they know shame is returning.
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I guess I should add that it's GOOD these guys are trying to retcon with the NYT's help, even if you shouldn't believe that it's driven by any real honest introspection. It means the delicate alliances that propped up this deadly kakistocracy are fracturing and they know shame is returning.
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holy shit
holy shit
TOM DeLONGE LISTENED TO OUR BIG GAY BLINK-182 BENEFIT COMPILATION
HE HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED IT "RAD"
AHHHHH
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
holy shit
TOM DeLONGE LISTENED TO OUR BIG GAY BLINK-182 BENEFIT COMPILATION
HE HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED IT "RAD"
AHHHHH
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
holy shit
holy shit
TOM DeLONGE LISTENED TO OUR BIG GAY BLINK-182 BENEFIT COMPILATION
HE HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED IT "RAD"
AHHHHH
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
holy shit
TOM DeLONGE LISTENED TO OUR BIG GAY BLINK-182 BENEFIT COMPILATION
HE HAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED IT "RAD"
AHHHHH
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
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I’m not sure what he’s doing or where he’s going but it looks important. out of his way!
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I’m not sure what he’s doing or where he’s going but it looks important. out of his way!
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Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Remember to tell people that things have NOT DEESCALATED. Pulling 700 agents means there's 2,300 agents on our streets, terrorizing us and kidnapping our neighbors.
February 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM