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Retired from the IT world, I now spend my days debating the finer points of playing RPG's (and occasionally medical research). My photography skills are questionable, but at least my cooking experiments haven't resulted in any ethical dilemmas (yet).
If she shouldn't have been moved to a camp, why hasn't she been moved back to where she was?

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Pam Bondi CONFRONTED On Maxwell's Ineligible Prison Transfer
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February 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
That's inhuman. Someone needs to be held accountable.

Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
The man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
False charges and testimony from ICE agents should result in charges against and arrest of all involved ICE agents.

Judge throws out case against LA protester accused of assaulting officer with a cloth hat | Los Angeles | The Guardian share.google/zK2rRKPtKlbZ...
Judge throws out case against LA protester accused of assaulting officer with a cloth hat
Judge says US government acted in ‘bad faith’ against TikTok content creator Jonathon Redondo-Rosales, who was jailed for six months
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February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Where's the Trump DOT on this? I thought the great and mighty DOGE had solved these problems. Turns out they were just a bunch of charlatans they did save us anything!

Thousands of Travelers Grounded in US air...

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Thousands of Travelers Grounded in US as American, Southwest, Delta, Spirit and More Airlines Cancel 331 Flights and Delay 2,376 at Dallas, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando and Ot...
Thousands of travelers grounded in the U.S. as American, Southwest, Delta, and Spirit cancel 331 flights and delay 2,376 at major airports, disrupting travel.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Yet more corruption from the GOP. They never met a pedophile or oligarchy member they wouldn't help while screwing over the average Joe...

Surprised?

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Trump's Bridge CORRUPTION SCANDAL Explained
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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February 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Why would he need a security force to remain behind if they were leaving? I call BS! More lies from this administration!

Trump border czar Tom Homan says small security force to remain in Minnesota - The Washington Post share.google/o9pa9AxYiKxE...
Border czar Homan says small security force to remain in Minnesota
Tom Homan did not provide details on the size of the force to remain, days after declaring an end to the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities area.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
The GOP doesn't even see the hypocrisy as it comes out of their mouths...

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Unhinged GOP senator THREATENS Olympians
YouTube video by Farron Balanced
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February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Someone needs to hold these criminals accountable.

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U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
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February 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Yet again I have to ask, who are the actual criminals?

CBP officer charged with harboring girlfriend in US illegally share.google/CURmgZgoQ3oh...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It is a felony to lie to congress... Who are the criminals invading our cities again? Is it ICE or some gang that doesn't seem to exist?

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ICE director's claim about leaked Aurora operation disappears from social media
YouTube video by Next 9NEWS
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February 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
These guys need to be held accountable for the coverup as well as the initial crimes.

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DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
A bold call from the king just as they are passing legislation to require a passport to vote!

US State Department halts passport services at nonprofit libraries | AP News share.google/PcrLLtdzlE6b...
State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
So it's the DHS staff that are criminally responsible for the drugs coming in from the Caribbean. Why aren't we doing something about rounding them up and whisking them off?

US closes DEA office in the Dominican Republic | AP News share.google/CXMEbIvCsZF4...
DEA supervisor arrested as US shutters Dominican Republic office during visa-fraud probe
A supervisor of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s office in the Dominican Republic has been taken into custody amid an investigation into abuse of a U.S. visa program for confidential informa...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
She showed up to play games, not testify. She needs to be held accountable.
Pam Bondi confused today's hearing with a Democrat Roast. Prepared with a Binder of Oppo Insults, she disrespected Congress, her job, this country and most egregious was her complete disrespect & dismissal of Epstein's Brave Survivors😡

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Pam Bondi Caught With Burn Book Notes on Democrats in House Hearing
A person sitting behind Bondi would tell her which page to turn to as Democratic representatives questioned the attorney general.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Shame!
An image we won't soon forget. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to look at Epstein survivors pictured behind her on the Hill today.
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The GOP is destroying our country and seem to have forgotten everything they used to think about deficits.

All while helping the oligarchy and harming the working class.

National debt interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says | Fortune share.google/7j5DHUKv4Mkz...
America’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says | Fortune
Annual interest payments will double to $2.14 trillion by 2036, nearly double the yearly budget for spending on defense.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
More evidence of the GOP protecting sex trafficking perverts.

Federal Background Investigator Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting | KNSI share.google/R5ILpDldChmG...
Federal Background Investigator Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting
(KNSI) - A man responsible for conducting U.S. Department of Defense background checks on applicants for prosp...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Bondi needs to be held accountable.

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SHOCK MOMENT: Ted Lieu Accuses Bondi Of Lying Under Oath To Her Face Leading To All-Out Clash
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Deplorables indeed. Protecting child molesters at every turn.
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A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Typical right wing war mongering...

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Caused the problem and now gets paid to analyze it
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February 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Trump's idea of keeping us safer is to randomly leave M4 assault rifles lying randomly around. No thank you!

Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel faces ‘retraining’ share.google/ivLRcb0eThyv...
National Guardsman who left M4 at New Orleans hotel to undergo ‘retraining’
News of the incident was widely shared on social media after a picture of the M4 propped up against a bathroom wall was posted on Reddit.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The GOP has turned the DOJ on its head. What will be the new norm? Can we go back to an Apolitical DOJ?

Attorneys raise concern over questions about Trump policies on federal prosecutors' job applications - CBS Minnesota share.google/Sbyina8bcvdf...
Attorneys raise concern over questions about Trump policies on federal prosecutors' job applications
A question for applicants wishing to fill vacancies in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota is sparking concerns from some attorneys who are concerned that politics is getting in the way of a once ...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM