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NavyBrat
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Retired HS History& Literature teacher. California transplant PNW. navy brat, lover of dogs- mama to my rottie, Kai. Native gardening. Pro Democracy
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Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time — the same rate as Mitch McConnell and two points above conservative Rand Paul. This is hardly the profile of someone looking to chart her own path. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...
Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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“Univision-affiliated reporter Lidia Terrazas confirmed that the guards had torn up pictures drawn by children and teens with whom she had spoken.”

'They threw away all my drawings,’ said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero on a video chat with Terrazas, shared to her Instagram.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
"The raids at the family detention site an hour southwest of San Antonio are in response to a ProPublica article published Feb. 9, which features the letters and drawings of children inside, according to Manriquez.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐘, 𝐓𝐗:

Staff at a South Texas family immigration detention center allegedly raided dormitories to confiscate and destroy children’s letters and drawings describing conditions inside. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
February 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Now we are seeing John Fetterman going on Fox Propaganda almost daily spreading right-wing lies, promoting their fascism and recently giving advice on live tv to republicans on how to take the midterms. He’s a disgraceful fraud and a traitor who betrayed all who supported him.
February 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.

www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Awfully hard to square the claims that ICE is focused on removing violent criminals that are so dangerous we can't let them be around with the fact that ICE tricks their targets by pretending to need help and waiting for neighborly types to respond by offering to help a stranger for free.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.

“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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A detainee died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody reut.rs/4aY1wgH
February 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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The Ash Wednesday procession through the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church - honoring immigrants, immigration detainees and those killed by ICE & Border Patrol - has begun.

Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal Blase Cupich is near the head of the march.
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Maybe we should ask the guy that was president in 2019?
Why would federal prosecutors in 2019 tell authorities in New Mexico to stop their investigation into Epstein and Zorro Ranch?
New Mexico is pursuing long-overdue answers by investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch through a new subcommittee that was just created by the New Mexico House.

I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.

youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
February 19, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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A German politician and Member of the European Parliament  says she grew up free because US soldiers defeated German fascism. Now she says it “breaks my heart” to watch the US itself drift toward authoritarianism. The warning from Germany could not be more stark. #holdfast
She speaks for millions of shocked Europeans - listen to powerful words of support from German Green Party EU Parliament member Terry Reintke.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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When dictators lose popularity, they kill people and blow up things to change the storyline.
February 19, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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Here's How Democrats Can Resist Trump Even as a Minority

Instead of playing possum or the usual politics, former Republican strategist Kurt Bardella recommends Democrats give the spotlight to Epstein's survivors and victims of ICE after Trump's SOTU.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/heres-how-...
February 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Why would federal prosecutors in 2019 tell authorities in New Mexico to stop their investigation into Epstein and Zorro Ranch?
New Mexico is pursuing long-overdue answers by investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch through a new subcommittee that was just created by the New Mexico House.

I’ve got the details, including why the state’s AG’s Office stopped investigating Epstein back in 2019.

youtu.be/eTfTAvLSv6Q?...
Epstein NM Ranch UNDER INVESTIGATION After DAMNING Evidence REVEALED
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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We need to learn lessons from the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and from Eastern European dissidents in the 1970s and 1980s.
We’re All Minnesotans Now
Let the North Star State give us direction.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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This is actually real.

Chicago Magazine lists a Nazi, Nick Fuentes, as the 7th most powerful person in the city.

What are we doing, America?

www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga...
February 19, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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This country is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It’s not for Convicted Felon Donald Trump & his cronies to grift their way to even more wealth.

Join me & @joyannreid.bsky.social as we lead the charge to boycott the SOTU & instead highlight real people impacted by this Regime.
BREAKING: MeidasTouch and MoveOn are hosting the People’s State of the Union on the National Mall as Dems boycott Trump’s address.

Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid, it will feature lawmakers alongside federal workers, immigrants, and Americans impacted by Trump’s policies.

Watch on our YouTube.
February 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.

“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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"Putin’s barbaric effort to break Ukraine’s spirit by targeting its energy systems and leaving millions without power in the coldest days of winter has clearly failed. To paraphrase Game of Thrones, spring is coming."
Ukraine Exploits a Russian Stumble
. . . launching counterattacks while invaders cope with comms confusion.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
If passed, the bill would allow for misdemeanor charges in demonstrations outside a person's home.
www.yahoo.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM