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We need change, we need civil rights, we need leadership. Queer, father, lifelong gamer. Philosophy/Linguistics background/nerd.

Will now and forever bang the drum about the importance of raising the minimum wage.

You get what you give.

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We have a chance to do the funniest thing in Nuremberg, Pennsylvania.
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So… not a hoax then?
February 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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February 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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When The Current Regime has been overthrown, it may be useful to determine if Gestapo supervisors (=ICE Border Patrol) gave any “on the spot” awards, cash bonuses, step increases, or [paid] time off to goons for misconduct, abusing, disappearing, or executing people

newrepublic.com/post/206659/...
Report: ICE Officials Ignored Clear Warning Signs Before Killings
ICE officials were well aware that their officers were using force in reckless and inappropriate ways before an officer shot Renee Nicole Good to death in Minneapolis.
newrepublic.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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I've been seeing a lot of people disparaging democracy as a failure. It has not failed us. We however as a nation have been failing it.

For it to succeed, it needs an engaged and informed populace. Which is why those who want power but not responsibility, attack Free speech and public education
February 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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look at my country man, we’re getting out-No Kings’d by the fuckin’ british
King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest
February 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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I don’t need any additional investigations.

Nor any hearings or committees or fact-finding studies.

What I need is for the people who have committed obvious crimes to be removed from power immediately.

Anything else is nonsense that allows for more crimes.

Don’t settle for Dem bullshit.
February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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“‘I am begging my fellow politicians, my fellow Americans to realize that right now in this country we are not fighting over policy or political party,’ Pritzker said. ‘We are fighting over whether we are going to be a civilization rooted in empathy and kindness—or one rooted in cruelty and rage.’”
February 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Just responded to a sighting of ICE on foot at nearby apartments. They’re out of the way and there’s a major snowstorm as we speak. Some of the worst road conditions I’ve ever seem; spun out my car trying to get there.

When I arrived 5 minutes after the call, at least 30 people were already there.
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Matt‘s running for Angie Craig‘s seat, if you’re unfamiliar. This is yet another insight into how the drawdown isn’t changing the fundamental unconstitutional dynamics of ICE.
Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Please come to this and spread the word if you can. We are raising money for Neighbors Helping Neighbors
February 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Spent all afternoon driving folks around and buying groceries for families in hiding.
Played soccer for the first time since this mess started (even scored a goal). Just kind of overcome with emotion on the snowy drive home as I listened to music from my younger days. Hard to believe this is life.
February 19, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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Yes, I am scared of ICE. I think every American should be afraid of ICE. That is not an American organization; it’s a far-right militia with no training, empathy or questions of who they serve.

And unlike the saints whose stories do get highlighted, I think I would just be gone.
February 19, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Trump could confess his crimes. Or become state’s evidence, turn everyone else in, and go into witness protection. But he prefers to start wars and send hundreds/thousands of people to die.
February 19, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Justice for Dr. Linda Davis. ICE must be held accountable for the deadly chain of events and the cruel aftermath.

Her memory lives on in every life she touched.
February 19, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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Man, expectations are so low and I understand. People have been so beaten down politically that they think that nothing will be changed. But WE are the ones who have to push them to enact the policies they commit to. Nothing will 'just happen.'
February 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Recovery will not happen overnight, but we will rebuild. We can all make an impact by continuing to shop local.

We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds.

www.startribune.com/please-come-...
‘Please come back’: Minnesota restaurants brace for a long recovery after ICE surge
With no official bailout on the horizon, the restaurant community tries to save itself.
www.startribune.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Democrats. For the LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!

Stop chasing conservative votes. They are NEVER going to vote for you. It doesn't matter how hard you are on crime or immigration, they'll just tell their mindless followers that you aren't and that's literally all it ever takes.

We. Don't. Need. Them.
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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The surge in violence meted out by ICE absolutely should continue to be condemned, but I think a lot of people didn't realize or care that activists have been facing life-altering injury from cops for generations. "Law enforcement" has always been the violence. It ALL needs to stop.
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Holy shit.

A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.
February 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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AOC on Randy Fine: “This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official — It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this — Fine should be censured & stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept & normalize it”
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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I don't see a problem as long as justice prevails.
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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I received a report today from a community member who spotted approximately 24 new unmarked SUVs. outside the ICE facility in Tukwila, WA, just south of Seattle.
It’s hard to say for certain what this means, but it could indicate a greater deployment of personnel in the region in the near future.
February 18, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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America is now being ruled by the Epstein Administration.
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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It’s kind of astonishing the sorts of conversations we have these days.
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM