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Document Production and ADA Remediation Specialist. Spends every day appalled but not surprised.
But sure, let's do even less regulation for the oil and gas industry.....
The family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.
Why?
For 2 yrs, Oklahoma oil regulators delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
Read @nickbowlin.bsky.social latest for @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social!
Why?
For 2 yrs, Oklahoma oil regulators delayed basic tests that could help them find out.
Read @nickbowlin.bsky.social latest for @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social!
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
But sure, let's do even less regulation for the oil and gas industry.....
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"We've had great success in this operation," says Tom Homan in Minneapolis.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment.
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"We've had great success in this operation," says Tom Homan in Minneapolis.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment.
Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment.
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at galluppanel@gallupmail.com to let them know what you think of this.
Read the whole thread...
So it’s a race: how quickly can a person’s family realize they were snatched and find a lawyer, and how quickly can that lawyer get a habeas petition of file? And is that faster than ICE can load the detainee on a plane to Texas?
It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Read the whole thread...
Stop paying to surveil yourself ( and your neighbors....).
“…this is something to keep in mind if you’re using a Google camera. Even if you aren’t paying for storage, every event recorded by the camera is going to Google’s servers, and it’s probably recoverable long past the deletion timeline stipulated in the company’s policy.”
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
arstechnica.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Stop paying to surveil yourself ( and your neighbors....).
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We've prepared a zine version of our text "Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities," describing the dynamic and resilient system that people in the Twin Cities have developed to keep the pressure on ICE.
Please print and distribute!
crimethinc.com/zines/rapid-...
Please print and distribute!
crimethinc.com/zines/rapid-...
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We've prepared a zine version of our text "Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities," describing the dynamic and resilient system that people in the Twin Cities have developed to keep the pressure on ICE.
Please print and distribute!
crimethinc.com/zines/rapid-...
Please print and distribute!
crimethinc.com/zines/rapid-...
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“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms | Common Dreams
Silicon Valley elites plan to spend big in 2026 to influence Congress for AI-friendly legislation. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million.
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
“‘What Oligarchy Looks Like’: AI Giants Pledge to Pump $100 Million Into 2026 Midterms ***
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations.”
2/11/26 … 1/ www.commondreams.org/news/ai-supe...
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"Florida gave at least $558 million to private contractors last year to work on two immigrant detention centers."
Nine companies "are linked to individuals and groups that in total donated well over $2 million to DeSantis."
#Florida #USA #Incarceration #Lobbying #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Nine companies "are linked to individuals and groups that in total donated well over $2 million to DeSantis."
#Florida #USA #Incarceration #Lobbying #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
New Documents Reveal Florida Paid Over $573 Million to DeSantis-Connected Immigrant Detention Contractors in 2025
Some of these contractors have been directly linked to Republican Party lobbyists and billionaire businessmen who have donated heavily to Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' political campaigns.
unicornriot.ninja
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
"Florida gave at least $558 million to private contractors last year to work on two immigrant detention centers."
Nine companies "are linked to individuals and groups that in total donated well over $2 million to DeSantis."
#Florida #USA #Incarceration #Lobbying #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Nine companies "are linked to individuals and groups that in total donated well over $2 million to DeSantis."
#Florida #USA #Incarceration #Lobbying #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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On the other hand if each of these 5 year olds had liquid assets of six figures or more, I think there might be a much higher flight risk. In that they could afford to relocate or whatever.
5-year-old twins were denied bond because lack of assets and property.
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me. 😡
February 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
On the other hand if each of these 5 year olds had liquid assets of six figures or more, I think there might be a much higher flight risk. In that they could afford to relocate or whatever.
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Starting to think the federal government has no intention of ever paying anyone the money they claimed they would provide.
floridatrib.org/2026/02/06/d...
floridatrib.org/2026/02/06/d...
DeSantis spent $573 million on immigration. The feds may never pay Florida back
Months after federal officials publicly committed to awarding Florida more than half a billion dollars to cover immigration enforcement costs, attorneys for the federal government appear to be backtra...
floridatrib.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Starting to think the federal government has no intention of ever paying anyone the money they claimed they would provide.
floridatrib.org/2026/02/06/d...
floridatrib.org/2026/02/06/d...
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
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I'm sure the mad king being at 36% is totally unrelated to this
Gallup says it will stop doing presidential approval polls (after 88 years of doing it) because of "an evolution in how Gallup focuses it's public research". This is eliminating a time series that goes back to FDR.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I'm sure the mad king being at 36% is totally unrelated to this
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“At least 32 children of immigrants entered foster care over the past year after their parents were detained or deported, officials in seven states told NOTUS.”
Dozens of Kids Entered Foster Care After Immigration Agents Detained Their Parents
States are taking custody of kids separated from their parents in Trump's push for mass deportations. No one knows exactly how many.
www.notus.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“At least 32 children of immigrants entered foster care over the past year after their parents were detained or deported, officials in seven states told NOTUS.”
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Police will not protect you. They will collude with the feds to ensure ICE can kidnap you and your kids at school.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Police will not protect you. They will collude with the feds to ensure ICE can kidnap you and your kids at school.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
These are the same people who visit Europe and complain that people don't speak English.
Spoiler for those asshats - many can speak English as most Europeans speak 2 or 3 languages. They just don't want to speak to YOU. (See also: The First Lady of Japan)
Spoiler for those asshats - many can speak English as most Europeans speak 2 or 3 languages. They just don't want to speak to YOU. (See also: The First Lady of Japan)
Fascist House republicans are calling for a federal criminal investigation into Bad Bunny Benito for performing primarily in Spanish during his Super Bowl half time show.
Every single day republicans prove to be the most insane idiotic hateful immoral trashy corrupt cult on earth.
Every single day republicans prove to be the most insane idiotic hateful immoral trashy corrupt cult on earth.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
These are the same people who visit Europe and complain that people don't speak English.
Spoiler for those asshats - many can speak English as most Europeans speak 2 or 3 languages. They just don't want to speak to YOU. (See also: The First Lady of Japan)
Spoiler for those asshats - many can speak English as most Europeans speak 2 or 3 languages. They just don't want to speak to YOU. (See also: The First Lady of Japan)
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Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Chris Murphy: "I sat with the kids for an hour. They saw things in these prisons they'll never forget. The bottom line is we have a constitutional obligation to only fund an administration that's operating lawfully. We cannot, we should not fund DHS if it committing these crimes."
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I don't think it's widely understood how many people in their 50s are going to lose health coverage because of the new Medicaid work rules at a time in their lives when their medical needs are likely to increase.
Republicans have suggested that Medicaid work rules are aimed at younger people, but their likely to hit middle-aged adults hard.
Researchers say many will be more expensive to treat when they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare.
Researchers say many will be more expensive to treat when they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare.
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard - KFF Health News
Republicans have said new rules requiring many Medicaid participants to work 80 hours a month will pinpoint unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more like...
kffhealthnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I don't think it's widely understood how many people in their 50s are going to lose health coverage because of the new Medicaid work rules at a time in their lives when their medical needs are likely to increase.
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You won't find a more important piece than this -- an absolute must-read from the woman who wrote the book on concentration camps
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
You won't find a more important piece than this -- an absolute must-read from the woman who wrote the book on concentration camps
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At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Education is being dismantled, including the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) responsible for enforcing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Nearly 90% of federal special education complaints are now being dismissed.
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Education is being dismantled, including the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) responsible for enforcing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Nearly 90% of federal special education complaints are now being dismissed.
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We now have confirmation that the Social Circle warehouse cost ICE $130 million, bringing the total spent on warehouses to $714 million. ICE is also reportedly planning on buying a second warehouse in Oakwood, GA and is finalizing the sale now.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
February 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
We now have confirmation that the Social Circle warehouse cost ICE $130 million, bringing the total spent on warehouses to $714 million. ICE is also reportedly planning on buying a second warehouse in Oakwood, GA and is finalizing the sale now.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
Billions more will be spent on retrofitting/staffing.
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The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, according to a White House official. https://to.pbs.org/4r9Xt6E
Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations, White House official says
The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding.
www.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, according to a White House official. https://to.pbs.org/4r9Xt6E
"Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius [6,332 degrees Fahrenheit]."
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
"Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius [6,332 degrees Fahrenheit]."