C Wilson
@oldcjwilson.bsky.social
Old fart- long retired Texas lawyer- with opinions
Reposted by C Wilson
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Have just watched Trump's full video. Yes, it insulted the Obamas using an old racist trope. What's more it reveals in Trump a suppressed self-awareness of his own gross inadequacy. He's so dangerous, because he's such a sad little man!
This Is Just Who Trump Is www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
This Is Just Who Trump Is www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
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February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Have just watched Trump's full video. Yes, it insulted the Obamas using an old racist trope. What's more it reveals in Trump a suppressed self-awareness of his own gross inadequacy. He's so dangerous, because he's such a sad little man!
This Is Just Who Trump Is www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
This Is Just Who Trump Is www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
First, we must excise the Trumpian cancer from the American body politic. Then, and only then, can we earn back the respect we had. Even then we will likely never again be the essential, north-star nation we were.
The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
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February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
First, we must excise the Trumpian cancer from the American body politic. Then, and only then, can we earn back the respect we had. Even then we will likely never again be the essential, north-star nation we were.
The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
The Globalization of Canadian Rage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
To Trump and too many Republicans, there are the real Americans, and all the other people living in their country.
Common Ground Is for Suckers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Common Ground Is for Suckers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | Common Ground Is for Suckers
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February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
To Trump and too many Republicans, there are the real Americans, and all the other people living in their country.
Common Ground Is for Suckers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Common Ground Is for Suckers www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
The man who would be king?
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The man who would be king?
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Trump wants the Republicans to control all federal elections. Wonder why?
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back
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February 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Trump wants the Republicans to control all federal elections. Wonder why?
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
So, my phone is spying on me? Not surprised, just hope they it doesn't consider me important.
ICE Is Watching You www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
ICE Is Watching You www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | ICE Is Watching You
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February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
So, my phone is spying on me? Not surprised, just hope they it doesn't consider me important.
ICE Is Watching You www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
ICE Is Watching You www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Protecting the perverts, while exposing the victims?
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
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February 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Protecting the perverts, while exposing the victims?
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Good. The Court- especially the "conservative" majority of the Roberts Court needs maximum transparency.
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage
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February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Good. The Court- especially the "conservative" majority of the Roberts Court needs maximum transparency.
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
When the U. S. was founded by white settler-colonist it was already populated by brown and black, as well as white, people. It's time we whites accept the fact that all, we Americans, are in the same boat. If it sinks, we all go down.
www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a...
www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a...
A wake-up call for white Americans
The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about state power and violence
www.salon.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
When the U. S. was founded by white settler-colonist it was already populated by brown and black, as well as white, people. It's time we whites accept the fact that all, we Americans, are in the same boat. If it sinks, we all go down.
www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a...
www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a...
Good to see that the courts are doing what they are supposed to do, and that the Trump Mob is not so bold as to defy them.
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
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February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Good to see that the courts are doing what they are supposed to do, and that the Trump Mob is not so bold as to defy them.
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
ICE is in Houston and it's not popular. And the politicians are learning it the hard way.
Houston City Council meeting turns raucous after anti-ICE protesters shut out from speaking www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston City Council meeting turns raucous after anti-ICE protesters shut out from speaking www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston City Council meeting turns raucous as protesters shut out from speaking
Fueled by outrage over a fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen, dozens of people packed Houston City Hall chambers to protest Houston's cooperation with ICE.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICE is in Houston and it's not popular. And the politicians are learning it the hard way.
Houston City Council meeting turns raucous after anti-ICE protesters shut out from speaking www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston City Council meeting turns raucous after anti-ICE protesters shut out from speaking www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Viewpoint of a Russian expat who lived through what's happening here, now, when it happened over there.
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Viewpoint of a Russian expat who lived through what's happening here, now, when it happened over there.
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
State Terror Has Arrived www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
This will not end well. Having lived through the unrest of the '60s I fear its's only a matter of time. And thinks to the gun nut mentality, Americans are well armed.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
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January 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This will not end well. Having lived through the unrest of the '60s I fear its's only a matter of time. And thinks to the gun nut mentality, Americans are well armed.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Understand: If your skin is brown you are, to Trump, what a Jew was to Hitler.
The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough
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January 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Understand: If your skin is brown you are, to Trump, what a Jew was to Hitler.
The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
"We are now seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats."
The Un-American President www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The Un-American President www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | The Un-American President
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January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"We are now seen as sinister, selfish, unruly and at everybody’s throats."
The Un-American President www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The Un-American President www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Shame on America for electing Trump! Shame on Republicans in Congress for continuing to enable Trump!
The World Will Remember Trump’s Greenland Outburst www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The World Will Remember Trump’s Greenland Outburst www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | The World Will Remember Trump’s Greenland Outburst
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January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Shame on America for electing Trump! Shame on Republicans in Congress for continuing to enable Trump!
The World Will Remember Trump’s Greenland Outburst www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
The World Will Remember Trump’s Greenland Outburst www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Whether Trump is a tool of Putin, or just a self-centered jerk whose' greedy self-gratification benefits Putin the result is the same. He harms humanity and America.
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Whether Trump is a tool of Putin, or just a self-centered jerk whose' greedy self-gratification benefits Putin the result is the same. He harms humanity and America.
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Our (we Americans) real enemy is Donald Trump,
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest
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January 20, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Our (we Americans) real enemy is Donald Trump,
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
I have lived in Texas all my life, but now, if I'm a patriotic American, I'm also a Minnesotan.
In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
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January 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I have lived in Texas all my life, but now, if I'm a patriotic American, I'm also a Minnesotan.
In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
The outlaw President will impose tariffs whatever the Supreme Court rules?
Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate
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January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The outlaw President will impose tariffs whatever the Supreme Court rules?
Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
If you voted for Trump you voted for a petty, little, self-centered loser, and you did Putin a favor. It's time Republicans start putting decency and country first.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say
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January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you voted for Trump you voted for a petty, little, self-centered loser, and you did Putin a favor. It's time Republicans start putting decency and country first.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Linked Greenland Push to Nobel Prize Snub, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
"We are [now] a country ruled by a megalomaniac whose views are openly hateful and proudly ignorant, whose avarice knows no bounds and whose claim to power is absolute."
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"We are [now] a country ruled by a megalomaniac whose views are openly hateful and proudly ignorant, whose avarice knows no bounds and whose claim to power is absolute."
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Donald Trump, Putin's "useful Idiot" in America, is just doing what Putin wants him to do. Wrecking NATO.
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Donald Trump, Putin's "useful Idiot" in America, is just doing what Putin wants him to do. Wrecking NATO.
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...